Facts:   - caption: bath . , during his tenure as a major general    - birth name: ronald jay bath    - battles: persian gulf war      - birth date: 4 november 1944    - serviceyears: 1968 & ndash ; 2006    - name: ronald j. bath    - branch: usa    - unit: nevada air national guard    - image: ronald bath.jpg    - birth place: nevada , u.s.    - laterwork: rjbath group    - rank: 24px major general   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ronald j. bath .
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ronald jay bath -lrb- born november 4 , 1944 -rrb- 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 .