Rear Admiral Brian Metcalf is a native of Honolulu, Hawaii. He graduated from the US Naval Academy in May 1994 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Naval Architecture. He earned a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Naval Post Graduate School in 2000 and was selected to transfer to the Engineering Duty Officer (EDO) community.
Metcalf’s shipboard tours include USS SAN JACINTO (CG 56) and USS BRISCOE (DD 977), completing two deployments to the Persian Gulf and earning his Surface Warfare Officer qualification.
After selection to the EDO community, Metcalf qualified as an EDO at Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA serving as an Aircraft Carrier Project Manager and then served on the Board of Inspection and Survey.
In 2006, Metcalf joined PEO Aircraft Carriers and served in the CVN 21 Program Office (PMS 378).He completed an Individual Augmentee assignment in Baghdad, Iraq with the US Army Corps of Engineers, and then transferred to PEO Ships and served in the LPD 17 Program Office (PMS 317).In 2010, he reported to Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Bath, ME as the Program Manager’s Representative for DDG 1000, and then returned to Washington DC as the DDG 1000 Deputy Shipbuilding Director (PMS 500) and then as Chief of Staff for the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Ships).Starting in August 2016, he served as Major Program Manager for the LPD 17 Program Office (PMS 317).Metcalf then served as Executive Assistant to Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA).In July 2020, he was hand-selected to serve as the Major Program Manager for the CVN 78 FORD Class Program (PMS 378).After his Program Manager command tours, Metcalf served as the NAVSEA Vice Commander. He assumed his current duties as Program Executive Officer, Ships in May 2025.
Metcalf’s awards include the Legion of Merit (three awards), Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal (four awards), Navy Commendation Medal (two awards), Navy Achievement Medal (three awards), and various unit and campaign awards.