Ronald J. Bath
{{short description|United States Air Force general}}
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Ronald Jay Bath (born November 4, 1944) is a retired United States Air Force major general who directed U.S. Air Force Strategic Planning for the service's Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs at service headquarters in the Pentagon.
Bath's prior assignment was as director, Quadrennial Defense Review and Defense Integration. The Defense Integration Office was established to prepare and represent the Air Force in the QDR and the follow-on actions, including the Defense Planning Guidance within the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense.
Career
Bath began his military career in 1968 as a boiler operator and heating specialist in the enlisted ranks of the Nevada Air National Guard. During the 1997 QDR, he was the Air National Guard assistant to the director for the Air Force effort. Bath was one of 16 senior military officers representing the four services and the single National Guard officer assigned as professional staff to the 1995 congressionally mandated Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces. Having been a traditional guardsman and air technician, Bath is a command pilot with more than 3,500 flying hours in the RF-101 and RF-4 Phantom II. He flew 31 combat missions in Operation Desert Storm, during the Persian Gulf War.
=Assignments=
- June 1969{{spaced ndash}}June 1970: student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma
- June 1970{{spaced ndash}}July 1984: RF-101 reconnaissance pilot, 192nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Reno, Nevada
- July 1984{{spaced ndash}}November 1990: RF-4C pilot and flight commander, 192nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Reno, Nevada
- November 1990{{spaced ndash}}July 1991: flight safety officer, 35th Tactical Fighter Wing, Sheik Isa Air Base, Bahrain
- July 1991{{spaced ndash}}July 1993: Chief of Safety, later, Chief of Plans, 152nd Tactical Reconnaissance Group, Reno, Nevada
- July 1993{{spaced ndash}}July 1994: National Security Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- July 1994{{spaced ndash}}July 1995: professional staff, Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces, Washington, D.C.
- July 1995{{spaced ndash}}July 1996: Air National Guard adviser to the Army Division Redesign Study, Washington, D.C.
- July 1996{{spaced ndash}}December 1997: Air National Guard assistant to the Director, Air Force QDR, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
- December 1997{{spaced ndash}}December 1999: Division Chief, National Defense Review, Directorate of Air Force Strategic Planning and Programming, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
- December 1999{{spaced ndash}}September 2001: Deputy Director, Air Force QDR, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
- September 2001{{spaced ndash}}March 2002: Director, Air Force QDR and Defense Integration, Office of the Special Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
- March 2002{{spaced ndash}}May 2006: Director, Air Force Strategic Planning, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
=Flight information=
=Awards and decorations=
| 100px |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Air Force Distinguished Service ribbon|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Meritorious Service ribbon|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=3|type=oak|name=Air Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|Air Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Aerial Achievement Medal ribbon|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|name=Air Force Commendation ribbon|width=60}}
|Air Force Commendation Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Air Force Achievement ribbon|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=5|type=oak|other_device=v|name=Outstanding Unit ribbon|width=60}}
|Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor device and silver oak leaf cluster |
| {{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|name=Organizational Excellence ribbon|width=60}}
|Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with bronze oak leaf cluster |
| {{ribbon devices|number=5|type=oak|name=Combat Readiness Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|Combat Readiness Medal with silver oak leaf cluster |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|name=National Defense Service Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star |
| {{ribbon devices|number=2|type=service-star|name=Southwest Asia Service ribbon|width=60}}
|Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze service stars |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|name=Air Force Longevity Service ribbon|width=60}}
|Air Force Longevity Service Award with bronze oak leaf cluster |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Armed Forces Reserve Medal with mobilization device.png|width=60}}
|Armed Forces Reserve Medal with bronze hourglass and M device |
| {{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|name=USAF Marksmanship ribbon|width=60}}
|Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with bronze service star |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|name=Air Force Training Ribbon|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
=Dates of rank=
| class="wikitable"
|+ Promotions ! Insignia !! Rank !! Date | ||
| |36px | Major general | April 1, 2002 |
| |20px | Brigadier general | July 1, 1999 |
| |25px | Colonel | December 23, 1994 |
| |20px | Lieutenant colonel | June 14, 1987 |
| |20px | Major | March 18, 1983 |
| |15px | Captain | March 18, 1976 |
| |6px | First lieutenant | March 18, 1972 |
| |6px | Second lieutenant | March 18, 1969 |
Education
- 1968: B.S., business and agriculture, University of Nevada, Reno
- 1971: MBA, University of Nevada, Reno
- 1975: J.D., McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, California
- 1982: Air Command and Staff College, by seminar
- 1993: Air War College, by correspondence
- 1994: National Security Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 2014: Associate of Applied Science in Welding Technology, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, Nevada
Personal life
Bath retired in November 2007 and formed the RJBath Group, specializing in classified and unclassified defense analysis consulting.
References
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External links
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122044319/http://www.af.mil/bios/bio_print.asp?bioID=4625&page=1 |date=January 22, 2009 |title=Official website }}
- [http://www.rjbath.com/ RJBath Group]
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Category:Recipients of the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
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