Albert Melrose Calland III (July 30, 1952 – March 31, 2023) was a

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in the

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who was the deputy director for Strategic Operational Planning at the

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and commander of

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from 2002 to 2004. He also previously served as

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of the

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from July 2005 to July 2006 and commanded the

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from 1997 to 1999. Calland was a commander of

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and was the first U.S. military flag officer to set foot in Afghanistan after the

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Naval career

Calland graduated from the

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with a

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degree in 1974 and received a commission as an Ensign in the

. Calland received orders to Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training (BUD/S) at

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. After six months of training, Calland graduated with BUD/S class 82 in June 1975. His first operational assignment was with Underwater Demolition Team ELEVEN (UDT-11). Following SEAL Basic Indoctrination and completion of a six month probationary period, he received the 1130 designator as a Naval Special Warfare Officer, entitled to wear the

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. Calland served as assistant platoon commander of a

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(SDV) platoon till 1977. He later served as platoon commander at SEAL TEAM ONE from 1977 to 1981, phase instructor at

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Training from 1981 to 1983, research, development and acquisition officer at Naval Special Warfare Group 1, and Naval Special Warfare/Explosive Ordnance Disposal Officer at Naval Surface Forces Pacific. Calland served as executive officer of Special Boat Unit 12 from 1986 to Apr 1988. He deployed as part of

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in the

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. Following his XO tour Calland was assigned as assistant chief of staff for research, development and acquisition at Naval Special Warfare Command from April 1988 to May 1990. He served at US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) at Tampa, FL from 1990 to November 1993. Calland became commanding officer of SEAL Team ONE from 1993 until January 1995. He later earned a

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degree in national resource strategy from the

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in 1996 followed by assignment as director of operations at Joint Special Operations Command. From June 1997 until June 1999, Calland commanded the

. Calland was the commanding officer of

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(SOCCENT), part of

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, and as such, commanded efforts in Afghanistan in 2001 during

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. Between August 2002 and March 2004, Calland served as the commanding officer of the

. Calland's career at the

began with his appointment to the position of associate director of Central Intelligence for military support in March 2004, a position he filled until his appointment as deputy director. Calland resigned from that position upon the confirmation of

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Michael Hayden, as a 1953 amendment to the

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prevents the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, director and

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from serving in the military simultaneously. After leaving the CIA, Calland served for a year as deputy director for strategic operational planning at the

(NCTC). He retired from the navy on July 1, 2007, after 33 years of service, becoming executive vice president for security and intelligence integration with CACI International Inc. Calland died on March 31, 2023, from long-term health complications caused by injuries sustained during his military service. He was 70. Calland is interred at the

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Awards and decorations

References

External links

Official Navy Biography
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