Bruce Waid Clingan

Education

He is a graduate of the University of Washington and received a Master of Science degree from the University of Southern California.

Career

He previously served as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy and Commander, United States Sixth Fleet, as well as Commander, Joint Command Lisbon from August 2008 to November 2009. He will retire from the Navy in the fall of 2014 after over 37 years of service. Born in Lafayette, Indiana, he was raised in Bellevue, Washington.

Designated a naval aviator in May 1979, Clingan flew F-14 Tomcats with Fighter Squadron 124, Fighter Squadron 114, and Fighter Squadron 211, making deployments aboard United States Ship America (CV-66), United States Ship Enterprise (CVN-65), United States Ship Kitty Hawk (CV-63), and United States Ship Nimitz (CVN-68).

He commanded Fighter Squadron 11, and after completing the nuclear power program, served as executive officer of United States Ship Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). Subsequently, he commanded the 6th Fleet flagship United States Ship Louisiana Salle (AGF-3) and United States Ship Carl Vinson (CVN-70).

After selection to flag rank, Clingan joined United States Central Command, serving as deputy director of Operations from April 2002 to May 2004 during Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Clingan assumed command of Carrier Strike Group 3 / Carl Vinson Strike Group in June 2004 and served as CTF-50/152 during an extended deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005.

Subsequently he joined the staff of the chief of Naval Operations in September 2005 as deputy director, Air Warfare Division (N78B), followed by assignments as director, Air Warfare Division (N88) and director, Warfare Integration/Senior National Representative (N8F).

Following his tour on chief of Naval Operations staff, he assumed command of Joint Command Lisbon. Commander, United States. 6th Fleet. Commander, Allied Joint Command Lisbon.

Commander, Striking and Support Forces North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Deputy commander, United States. Naval Forces Europe.

Deputy commander, United States. Naval Forces Africa.

And Joint Forces Maritime Component Commander, Europe. Clingan began his current (as of 2012) tour of duty in December 2009 as deputy chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy (N3/N5). He assumed his current position February 24, 2012.

Achievements

• His decorations include two Defense Superior Service Medals, four Legion of Merit Awards, the Bronze Star Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal and two Navy Achievement Medals.

Membership

Being a member of the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps, he was commissioned to the United States. Navy in June 1977. Ashore, Clingan served as an F-14 flight instructor at Fighter Squadron 124, where he helped Naval Air Systems Command and Grumman Aerospace Corporation develop the F-14D Super Tomcat as a member of the Aircrew Systems Advisory Panel. Clingan’s first Joint assignment was in Europe, as a member of the Operations and Readiness Branch, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, where he helped negotiate various North Atlantic Treaty Organization (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)/Spanish Coordination Agreements.