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==Career==
==Career==
Educated at [[Dalhousie University]], MacLean joined the Canadian Forces in 1970.<ref name=nato>[http://www.nato.int/cv/milrep/ca/maclean-e.htm Vice-Admiral Bruce MacLean, CMM, CD] NATO</ref> He became Commanding Officer of the [[submarine]] [[HMCS Okanagan (S74)|HMCS ''Okanagan'']] in 1982.<ref name=nato/> 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 (AOR 508)|HMCS ''Provider'']] in 1992 and Chief of Staff to the Commander [[Maritime Forces Pacific]] in 1994.<ref name=nato/> He was next appointed Director General Maritime Development in the [[National Defence Headquarters (Canada)|National Defence Headquarters]] in 1995, Director General International Security Policy at National Defence Headquarters in 1998 and Commander of [[Maritime Forces Atlantic]] in 2000.<ref name=nato/> He final posts were as Canadian Military Representative to the [[NATO]] Military Committee in August 2002 and [[Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy|Chief of the Maritime Staff]] in 2004 before retiring in 2006.<ref>[http://www.navalreview.ca/wp-content/uploads/public/vol2num2/vol2num2art7.pdf Continuing Canadian Naval Officer Training in the 21st Century] Canadian Naval Review, Summer 2006</ref>
Educated at [[Dalhousie University]], MacLean joined the Canadian Forces in 1970.<ref name=nato>[http://www.nato.int/cv/milrep/ca/maclean-e.htm Vice-Admiral Bruce MacLean, CMM, CD] NATO</ref> He became Commanding Officer of the [[submarine]] [[HMCS Okanagan (S74)|HMCS ''Okanagan'']] in 1982.<ref name=nato/> 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 (AOR 508)|HMCS ''Provider'']] in 1992 and Chief of Staff to the Commander [[Maritime Forces Pacific]] in 1994.<ref name=nato/> He was next appointed Director General Maritime Development in the [[National Defence Headquarters (Canada)|National Defence Headquarters]] in 1995, Director General International Security Policy at National Defence Headquarters in 1998 and Commander of [[Maritime Forces Atlantic]] in 2000.<ref name=nato/> His final posts were as Canadian Military Representative to the [[NATO]] Military Committee in August 2002 and [[Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy|Chief of the Maritime Staff]] in 2004 before retiring in 2006.<ref>[http://www.navalreview.ca/wp-content/uploads/public/vol2num2/vol2num2art7.pdf Continuing Canadian Naval Officer Training in the 21st Century] Canadian Naval Review, Summer 2006</ref>


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Revision as of 02:59, 8 October 2013

Bruce MacLean
Allegiance Kanada
Service/branch Canadian Forces
Years of service1970-2006
RankVice-Admiral
CommandsHMCS Okanagan
HMCS Provider
Maritime Forces Atlantic
AwardsCommander 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]

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Military offices
Preceded by Chief of the Maritime Staff
2004-2006
Succeeded by