Bruce MacLean
Bruce MacLean | |
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Allegiance | Canada |
Service/ | Canadian Forces |
Years of service | 1970–2006 |
Rank | Vice-Admiral |
Commands | HMCS Okanagan HMAS Oxley HMAS Orion HMCS Provider Maritime Forces Atlantic |
Awards | Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces' Decoration |
Vice-Admiral M. Bruce MacLean CMM, CD is a retired officer of the Canadian Forces. He was Chief of the Maritime Staff from 2004 to 2006.
Career
Educated at Dalhousie University, MacLean joined the Canadian Forces in 1970.[1] He became Commanding Officer of the submarine HMCS Okanagan in 1982.[1] He went on to be Director Maritime Force Development in the Directorate of Submarine Requirements in 1986, Commanding Officer of the supply ship HMCS Provider in 1992 and Chief of Staff to the Commander Maritime Forces Pacific in 1994.[1] He was next appointed Director General Maritime Development in the National Defence Headquarters in 1995, Director General International Security Policy at National Defence Headquarters in 1998 and Commander of Maritime Forces Atlantic in 2000.[1] His final posts were as Canadian Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee in August 2002 and Chief of the Maritime Staff in 2004 before retiring in 2006.[2]
Awards and decorations
MacLean's personal awards and decorations include the following:
Ribbon | Description | Notes |
Order of Military Merit (CMM) |
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Special Service Medal |
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Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal |
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Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD) |
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- He was a qualified Submariner and as such wore the Canadian Forces Submariner Dolphins
References
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Ronald Buck | Chief of the Maritime Staff 2004–2006 | Succeeded by |
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- Walter Hose
- Percy Nelles
- George Jones
- Howard Reid
- Harold Grant
- Rollo Mainguy
- Harry DeWolf
- Herbert Rayner
- William Landymore
- John O'Brien
- Henry Porter
- Robert Timbrell
- Douglas Boyle
- Andrew Collier
- John Allan
- Andrew Fulton
- James Wood
- Charles Thomas
- Robert George
- John Anderson
- Peter Cairns
- Larry Murray
- Lynn Mason
- Gary Garnett
- Greg Maddison
- Ronald Buck
- Bruce MacLean
- Drew Robertson
- Dean McFadden
- Paul Maddison
- Mark Norman
- Ron Lloyd
- Art McDonald
- Craig Baines
- Angus Topshee