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| Jay A. DeLoach | |
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| born 1955 | |
 Rear Admiral Jay A. DeLoach |
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| Place of birth | San Diego, California |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1976–present |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands | NR COMSEVENTHFLT Detachment 111 Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Resources, Requirements and Assessments |
| Awards | Legion of Merit Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal (2) Joint Service Commendation Medal |
| Other work | Senior Executive Service equivalent with the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board |
Rear Admiral Jay A. DeLoach born in 1955 is an American submarine commander who played a instrumental role in implementing a visionary "Memorandum of Understanding" between the Submarine Force Active component and the Reserve component. He helped pioneer many key initiatives that have since been adopted Navy-wide. DeLoach is currently the Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Resources, Requirements and Assessments.
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[edit] Early years
DeLoach was born in San Diego, California to Jesse Howell DeLoach and Berta Peña, a young women from Texas of Hispanic-American descent. DeLoach's father was a Chief Yeoman when he met Ms Peña, who at that time worked at the Convair plant, building F-102 fighters, in San Diego in the early 1950s. DeLoach's father received a commission in 1960 through the Limited Duty Officer program and therefore, the family would be in a constant state of relocation. As a consequence DeLoach attended various schools in different states.
His family had a strong tradition of Naval Service. Besides his father, his grandfather was a Chief Machinist's Mate in the Navy and served for 23 years from 1922 to 1945. DeLoach received his first taste of what Navy life was like when he was a teenager and his father took him out his minesweeper for two weeks. This experience plus, the fact that it was his family's tradition to serve in the Navy, where influential factors when he choose in 1974 to attend the United States Naval Academy upon his graduation from First Colonial High in Virginia Beach, Virginia.[1]
DeLoach barely passed the entrance physical exam and medical screening to get into the Naval Academy because of a permanent injury to his right shoulder from birth. This type of injury is known as Brachial Plexus Injury. However, he did pass and this was due to his parent's early intervention and persistent exercising of his arm. He was able to have good use of his right arm.
[edit] Military career
DeLoach graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Engineering from the Naval Academy in 1978 and commissioned an Ensign. He entered training and service in submarines and made ten deterrent patrols on the USS Kamehaha (SSBN 642) in the Mediterrean, USS Patrick Henry (SSBN 599) in the South China Sea, and USS Lewis and Clark (SSBN 644) in northern Atlantic. He served as Engineer Officer in the latter two and was awarded three Battle Efficiency 'E' awards. In 1980, he was promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade and in 1983 to Lieutenant. DeLoach, who received a spot promotion to Lieutenant Commander in 1985, was the Sonar Transducer Branch Chief at Naval Sea Systems Command from 1987 to 1989. During this period of time DeLoach earned a Masters of Arts in Management & Supervision degree from Central Michigan University in 1987 and in 1988 was permanently promoted to Lieutenant Commander.
[edit] Navy Reserve
After his active duty tours, DeLoach continued to serve with the Navy Reserve. Amongst his assignments were Naval Intelligence, OPNAV N87 Submarine Warfare staff, Navy Recruiting, Commander 7th Fleet staff, and Naval Sea Systems Command Inspector General. He served as the Reserve Force Director for 44 reserve units reporting to the Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet and as the Commanding Officer of NR COMSEVENTHFLT Detachment 111. Among the various awards which his units received under his command are the Captain Leo V. Bilger Award for excellence in mission effectiveness and a CNO Letter of Commendation. He completed two extended active duty assignments with the Joint Staff J7 working on Joint Doctrine and Professional Military Education initiatives. In 1993, DeLoach earned a Masters of Engineering in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Virginia and was promoted to Commander.
DeLoach played an instrumental role in furthering the integration of the Submarine Force’s Reserve Component with the Active component into a surge-ready force. Under DeLoach's direction, the Submarine Force’s Reserve Component has continued to lead this transformation to the new model of warfighting wholeness. DeLoach's role in implementing a visionary Memorandum of Understanding between the Submarine Force Active component and the Reserve component is considered to have pioneered many key initiatives that have since been adopted Navy-wide.
On February 25, 2003, then Captain Deloach was nominated for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (lower half) while serving as commanding officer, Naval Reserve, commander, Seventh Fleet Detachment 111, Fort Worth, Texas. That same year he earned a Masters of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies form the Naval War College. On September 3, Deloach was promoted to Rear Admiral in a ceremony held at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C.[2]
[edit] Search for the USS Alligator
Deloach was contacted by the Director of Naval Research, RADM Jay Cohen, to help search for the USS Alligator that went down in a storm off the coast of North Carolina in 1863, close to where the USS Monitor went down. The USS Alligator is the first submarine built during the Civil War by the Union Navy. The Navy wanted such a vessel to counter the threat posed to its wooden-hulled blockaders by the former screw frigate Merrimack which, according to intelligence reports, the Norfolk Navy Yard was rebuilding as an ironclad ram for the Confederacy (the CSS Virginia). The search's main purpose is to educate the Submarine Force and Navy in general that their undersea heritage actually started back in the Civil War era.[3]
[edit] Currently
Deloach is currently the the Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Resources, Requirements and Assessments. Among his responsibities are to support the development, management, and execution of the Navy's budget and shipbuilding/weapon system programs. He was selected to Who's Who in Executives and Professionals for 2002, 2003, and 2004. He is a member of several professional societies, including the Association of Naval Service Officers, Reserve Officer Association, U.S. Naval Institute, and Naval Submarine League.
He has been the the motivational keynote speaker in various Hispanic related conferences. Among them the recently held Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists, Inc. 18th Annual National Leadership Conference held at the University of Texas in El Paso, Texas.[4]
In his civilian job, DeLoach is a Senior Executive Service equivalent with the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board in Washington, D.C..
He is currently resides in Herndon, Virginia with his wife Jodi whom he met in 1978 at a dance at the Naval Academy. They have two grown daughters, Jessica and Jaclyn.
[edit] Awards and decorations
Among Rear Admiral Deloach's miltary decorations are the following:
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (2)
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Navy Commendation Medal (3)
Navy Achievement Medal (3)
Joint Meritorious Unit Citation
Meritorious Unit Citation (3)
Battle Efficiency "E" (3)
Navy Recruiting Ribbon
Foreign Overseas Ribbon
Sea Service Ribbon
GWOT Service Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal (3)
Badges:
SSBN Deterrent patrol pin (10 stars)
Joint Staff badge
Shore Command pin
Navy Recruiting Gold Wreath for Recruiting Excellence with 5 stars
[edit] Notes
- ^ Daily News online Retrieved: April 8, 2007
- ^ United States Navy Biography; Retrieved: April 8, 2007
- ^ Alligator Symposium
- ^ Horizons online news; Retrieved: April 8, 2007
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