Rear Adm. Ted LeClair is a native of Scituate, Massachusetts, and a 1991 graduate of Villanova University, where he holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and was commissioned through Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps. He holds Master Degrees from the Harvard Kennedy School and the U.S. Army War College and is a graduate with distinction of the Joint Forces Staff College.

A Surface Warfare Officer, he initially served as First Lieutenant and Repair Division Officer aboard USS Callaghan (DDG 994). He has operational experience in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, as well as the Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Gulf including deployments in support of Operations Northern and Southern Watch, Iraqi Freedom, and Enduring Freedom. His two mobilizations were to combat zones in Kuwait and Iraq.

Upon affiliating with the Navy Reserve (NR), he first served as assistant operations officer at Battle Group Staff 2 in support of USS George Washington (CVN 73) Strike Group. Subsequently, he completed operations department head, executive officer and back to back command tours in Naval Coastal Warfare and Maritime Expeditionary force hardware commands. Other staff assignments include deputy J3 (wartime) at U.S. Forces Korea and various assignments at U.S. Combined Forces Command Korea and United Nations Command Korea; as MOC chief, U.S. 7th Fleet; deputy director, Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Navy Reserve Enterprise; and acting chief of staff, Warfare Integration (OPNAV N9I) on the staff of the chief of naval operations.

His command tours include Inshore Boat Unit 22, Maritime Expeditionary Boat Division 42, NR U.S. Forces Korea, CNO Warfare Systems (OPNAV N9) Reserve Support Unit, and NR U.S. 7th Fleet.

Rear Admiral LeClair assumed duties as the Mobilization Assistant to the Director for Operations (J3), Headquarters, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in May 2020. He serves as a joint/combined military operations advisor to the Commander. His previous flag tour was as Deputy Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet.

He is a former member of the Secretary of the Navy’s National Navy Reserve Policy Board and served on Navy teams that have been awarded the Navy Unit Commendation, the Meritorious Unit Commendation and the Battle Efficiency “E” Awards.

(as of June 2020)

Last Updated: 24 February 2025