Brendan Reid McLane (born 1968) is a

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vice admiral and surface warfare officer who has served as the commander of Naval Surface Forces and Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet since December 21, 2023. He most recently served as

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from May 2021 to June 2023. He previously served as Special Assistant to the commander of the United States Fleet Forces Command, with terms as commander of

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from May to December 2020 and commander of

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from July 2018 to April 2020. A 1990 graduate of the

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with a

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degree in history, McLane also earned a

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degree in public administration from

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, as well as a master's degree in national security affairs from the

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. He completed Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Seminar XXI and the Naval Operational Planning Course (now the Maritime Advanced Warfighting School). In April 2023, McLane was nominated for promotion to vice admiral and assignment as commander of Naval Surface Forces and Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet.

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