Long Beach (CGN 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDER RONALD HEATH EXECUTIVE OFFICER USS LONG BEACH (CGN 9) Commander Ronald Heath served as Executive Officer from June 1990 to October 1991. He was bom in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, graduated from Titusville High School. Titusville, Florida in 1971 and attended the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), majoring in Engineering. Upon graduation and commissioning in May 1975, Commander Heath completed Nuclear Propulsion Training and Surface Warfare Officer School in 1976. He served on the commissioning crew of the USS TEXAS (CGN 39) as the Electri- cal Division Officer and Nuclear Training Assistant from 1976 to 1979. He served as the Damage Con- trol Assistant in USS MISSISSIPPI (CGN 40) from 1979 to 1980 and as Instructor and Division Director, Naval Nuclear Power Sc hool from 1980 to 1983. After graduation from Department Head School in 1983. Commander Heath served as the Combat Systems Officer in USS O ' BANNON (DO 987) from 1984 to 1985 and as the Main Propulsion Assistant in USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) from 1985 to 1987. Commander Heath then successfully completed a most recent tour at Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet as a Nuclear Propulsion Examining Board Inspector and as Executive Officer from 1987 to 1990. prior to reporting to USS LONG BEACH (CGN 9) for duty as the Executive Officer. Commander Heath holds the following decora- tions: Meritorious Service Medal. Meritorious Unit Commendation, Battle Efficiency Awards, Navy Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.

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COMMANDER JAMES L. CASS EXECUTIVE OFFICER USS LONG BEACH (CON 9) Commander Jim Cass was born October 1954 in Springfield, Missouri. Following graduation from West Springfield High School. Springfield, Virginia in 1972, he attended the University of Missouri under a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship and majored in Electrical Engineering. Upon graduation and commissioning in May 1976, Commander Cass received Nuclear Propulsion train- ing and Surface Warfare Division Officer training before reporting to the commissioning crew of USS MISSISSIPPI (CGN 40) in 1978. Serving as Electn- cal Officer and Machinery Division Officer, he quali- fied as a Surface Warfare Officer. Commander Cass then served in the Engineering Department of USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) from 1980 to 1982, and obtained qualifications as Engineer Officer. Commander Cass earned a Masters Degree in Elec- trical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey, California in 1984. Following Depart- ment Head School, he served as Operations Officer in USS BENJAMIN STODDERT (DDG-22) from 1985 to 1987 and as Reactor Controls Assistant in USS NIMITZ (GVN 68) from 1987 to 1989. Prior to reporting as Executive Officer of USS LONG BEACH (CGN 9) in October 1991, Commander Cass served on the staff of Commander Naval Air Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet in the Ship Material Division. Commander Cass has been awarded the Navy Com- mendation Medal with gold star. Navy Achievement Medal and various unit awards. Commander Cass is married to the former Jennie Lee Street of Hampton, Virginia. They reside in San Diego, California with their two sons, Callaway James and Christopher Lee.