Commander Damian McRight serves as Commander of Support Services with the Long Beach Police Department. He is a graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University where he earned an Associate of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice. He is a graduate of the FBI Mississippi Command College and is currently working towards his Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice. 

Commander McRight began his law enforcement career in 1998 with the Monroe Police Department in Monroe, LA. After graduating from the North Delta Regional Training Academy he worked as a patrolman for the Monroe Police Department. In 2000 he moved to the Mississippi Gulf Coast where he continued in his profession as a Law Enforcement Officer with the Gulfport Police Department. Commander McRight joined the Long Beach Police Department in 2010.

During his career Commander McRight has served as a Field Training Officer, K9 officer, Detective, Police Driving Instructor, Firearms Instructor, FTO Coordinator, Department Training Coordinator, State Certified Law Enforcement Instructor, and Sergeant before being promoted to Commander of Support Services.