Aggie Park

Monday Lunch | LT Jason Heinen, USN (Ret.)

Join us Every Monday at Aggie Park for a time of Camaraderie

About the Speaker

LT Jason Heinen, USN (Ret.) – Jason M. Heinen enlisted into the United States Navy in June of 2000 from San Antonio, Texas. He attended Nuclear Machinist Mate “A” School, Naval Nuclear Power School, and Naval Nuclear Prototype Unit, subsequently laterally converted to a Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance) in November of 2002. Upon successful graduation of “A” school and two “C” schools, he was assigned to the USS Vella Gulf (CG-72) in 2003. There he advanced to Second Class Petty Officer, and was selected as JSOQ. This tour included a Persian Gulf Deployment and Baltic Operations. In 2006, he accepted order to the Personnel Exchange Program Canada, Canadian Forces Station (CFS) Leitrim in Ottawa, Ontario. Highlights of this tour included a three month deployment to CFS Alert, an isolated station lying within the arctic circle approximately 200 miles south of the North Pole; and promotion to First Class Petty Officer. In October of 2008, Petty Officer Heinen transferred to the USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) as the Leading Petty Officer, member of the commissioning crew, and part of the maiden deployment in 2011. In April of 2012, he was commissioned under the Limited Duty Officer Program and upon completion of two intermediate schools he transferred to Fleet Cyber Command/C10F. In October of 2015 he transferred to the USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) and completed one Persian Gulf deployment and supported emergency response efforts in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. In February of 2018 he transferred to San Antonio Texas. He assumed command of the Alamo Battalion in July, 2021.

About the Presentation - Alamo Battalion, San Antonio Sea Cadets

Overview of the United States Navy/United States Coast Guard Chartered Youth program the United States Naval Sea Cadets here in San Antonio, Texas Military City. Our Program serves youth ages 10 to 18 interested in Military type careers and opportunities without signing on the bottom line. We have ALSO had the pleasure of sending several graduating Cadets to the Corps at A&M.