Master Chief Bass Navy Cross

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Master chief bass navy cross. Was the first american to receive the navy cross since the invasion of panama in 1989. Medal of honor recipients francis p. Master chief petty officers are addressed as master chief last name in colloquial contexts and they constitute the top 1 25 of the enlisted members of the maritime forces. Assigned to fighting squadron 5 on board saratoga.

Bass navy cross was the first navy cross awarded since operation just cause. Chief petty officer stephen bass also was one of three special operations personnel among six service members honored by a prominent national security support group underscoring the unprecedented role special operations forces played in the afghanistan and iraq conflicts. It is the ninth and highest enlisted rank with pay grade e 9 in the united states navy and united states coast guard just above senior chief petty officer scpo. According to the citation that accompanied his navy cross bass was engaged continuously by direct small arms fire indirect mortar fire and rocket propelled grenade fire as he entered the prison to try and recover the two cia operatives inside.

In november 2001 bass was also at the mazer e sharif prison as the captured terrorist prisoners attempted to seize the facility. The president of the united states of america takes pleasure in presenting the navy cross to chief boatswain s mate stephen bass united states navy for extraordinary heroism as a member of sea air land team one seal 1 while serving with the british special boat service during combat operations in northern afghanistan on 25. A graduate of the university of nevada las vegas he studied double bass with richard straub and performed in the award winning unlv jazz ensemble under the direction of frank. Navy boatswain s mates as was navy cross recipient stephen bass.

9 bud s class 164 in 1990. Navy cross recipient for heroism during operation anaconda in 2002. Master chief musician randy mattson a native of marshall minn joined the navy band in 1991 after seven years as a bassist with las vegas entertainer wayne newton. He led a small team of british special boat squadron operators in a rescue attempt at the mazar 1 sharif prison compound in afghanistan november 25 th and 26 th 2001.

Bass again acted as combat air patrol during the battle of the. Cesar romero achieved the rating of chief boatswain s mate aboard the coast guard manned assault transport uss cavalier. Former member of devgru from 1994 to 2008 and former command master chief of naval special warfare group 2. For his important part in the battle ensign bass was awarded the navy cross.

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