Bruce MacLean

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.

Bruce MacLean
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	Canadian Forces
Years of service	1970–2006
Rank	Vice-Admiral
Commands held	HMCS Okanagan HMAS Oxley HMAS Orion HMCS Provider Maritime Forces Atlantic
Awards	Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces Decoration

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)	Appointed Commander (CMM) on 3 October 2001[3] Appointed Officer (OMM) on 18 November 1992 [3]
	Special Service Medal	with NATO-OTAN Clasp
	Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal	Decoration awarded in 2002[4] Canadian version
	Canadian Forces Decoration (CD)	with two Clasp for 32 years of service

• He was a qualified Submariner and as such wore the Canadian Forces Submariner Dolphins

References

1. Vice-Admiral Bruce MacLean, CMM, CD NATO
2. Continuing Canadian Naval Officer Training in the 21st Century Canadian Naval Review, Summer 2006
3. "Order of Military Merit List". The Governor General of Canada.
4. "The Queen Golden Jubilee Medal List". The Governor General of Canada.