Rear Adm. Troy M. McClelland is a native of Yakima, Washington. He is a 1990 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland where he received a Bachelor of Science in Ocean Engineering. He holds a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Washington and a Master of Business Administration from the Foster School of Business (University of Washington), both in Seattle, Washington. In addition, McClelland earned a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island.

McClelland’s operational unit experience includes company commander and air detachment officer-in-charge (OIC), Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Forty, Port Hueneme, California where he served in Operation Joint Endeavor, Bosnia and Herzegovina; company commander and equipment OIC, Cargo Handling Battalion Five, Tacoma, Washington; commanding officer, Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit Three Zero Three, San Diego, California; operations officer, First Naval Construction Regiment, Port Hueneme, California; Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines serving as the engineer for Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines, Zamboanga City, Philippines; commander, First Naval Construction Regiment, Port Hueneme, California; deputy commander, Naval Construction Group One, Port Hueneme, California; and deputy for Naval Construction Force, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, Little Creek, Virginia.

Other assignments include Activity Civil Engineer and Facilities Support Contracts projects manager, Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey, California; assistant resident officer in charge of Construction during the construction of Naval Station Everett, Everett, Washington; aide to the Commander and Chief of Civil Engineers, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Washington District of Columbia; operations officer, Theatre Contingency Engineering Management at U.S. Pacific Command, Camp Smith, Hawaii; and deputy commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Washington, D.C.

McClelland is currently serving as the program executive officer, Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization, Washington, D.C.

McClelland has served with teams that have been awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, and the Navy “E” Ribbon. His personal awards include the Legion of Merit (three awards), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal (five awards), Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal. 

McClelland is designated as a Seabee combat warfare officer and is a registered professional engineer in the state of Washington.

Last Updated: 10 March 2024