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MARADMIN 231/16

Officer Promotions for June 2016 and Projected Officer Promotions for July 2016

This MARADMIN announces officer promotions effective June 1, 2016, and projects promotions for July 2016. It authorizes the promotion of regular, reserve, and limited duty officers across multiple grades from Captain to Colonel, as well as warrant officer promotions from CWO3 to CWO5, affecting numerous Marine Corps officers across various military occupational specialties.

Issued: May 2, 2016
1.  AUTHORITY.  Refs (a) through (h) regulate all Marine Corps officer promotions.  This MARADMIN is the authority for commanding officers to effect promotions.  Per the refs, an officers promotion may not be effected until that officers name appears on a promotion MARADMIN or CMC message.  Appropriate commissions will be mailed to parent commands under separate cover.  Expect 2-3 weeks for delivery.  The commission is not the legal authority to promote and is not required to effect the promotion.  For the purposes of conducting a promotion ceremony, sample commissions and the oath of office can be found in chapter 6 of ref (b) or the Officer Promotion Branchs homepage at www.Marines.mil.  Click on "Marines," go to the "career" section under "information for Marines," and then click on "promotions."  Click on "officer promotions," "FAQS," and then "promotion ceremonies."<br>
2.  All officers promoted to the grade of colonel are required to submit current biographical data and photographs to the Director of Marine Corps History (HDR) as directed by MCO 5750.1H, page 2-5.  See paragraph 14 for mailing address and POC information.<br>
3.  Under the provisions of section 624 of refs (a) and (c), the Secretary of the Navy, acting for the President of the United States, hereby authorizes the promotion of the following named regular officers to the grade indicated.  Rank, pay and allowances are effective from 1 June 2016.<br>
Name                            Grade        MCC<br>
Dawn R. Alonso                  Col          NJS<br>
John B. Barranco, Jr.           Col          QAS<br>
Adam L. Chalkley                Col          NA6<br>
Dom D. Ford                     Col          143<br>
Andre T. Harrell                Col          142<br>
Edward L. Jeep                  Col          QAQ<br>
Patrick S. McDoniel             Col          TMX<br>
Forrest C. Poole III            Col          1CE<br>
Matthew S. Reid                 Col          T45<br>
Farrell J. Sullivan             Col          NBW<br>
Robert S. White                 Col          K63<br>
James W. Bauch                  LtCol        067<br>
Michael A. Beckhart             LtCol        082<br>
Christopher P. Brown            LtCol        460<br>
William P. Brown, Jr.           LtCol        1RS<br>
Kevin M. Chunn                  LtCol        145<br>
Richard J. Cushing              LtCol        L9M<br>
Jeffrey S. Decker               LtCol        070<br>
Jason D. Egan                   LtCol        1JD<br>
John A. Fallon                  LtCol        1JN<br>
Daniel J. Gaskell               LtCol        NBR<br>
Cornelius D. Hickey             LtCol        1CE<br>
Nathan J. Hill                  LtCol        1C0<br>
Adam L. Jeppe                   LtCol        T52<br>
Christian M. Kelley             LtCol        NGW<br>
Adam M. King                    LtCol        021<br>
Troy T. Lowe                    LtCol        1C1<br>
Alasdair B. Mackay              LtCol        QAM<br>
Perry D. Maurer, Jr.            LtCol        086<br>
Jack D. Pearce                  LtCol        091<br>
Eric J. Piper                   LtCol        022<br>
Bolivar P. Pluas                LtCol        110<br>
Peter L. Schnurr                LtCol        1FN<br>
Noah M. Spataro                 LtCol        007<br>
Wyeth M. Towle                  LtCol        TM6<br>
Brian D. Turner                 LtCol        QAP<br>
Michael B. Weber                LtCol        110<br>
James R. Armstrong              Maj          J59<br>
Wally A. Blair                  Maj          V26<br>
Johnathan M. Boucek             Maj          1VG<br>
Kevin P. Bowler                 Maj          VF4<br>
Daniel E. Bowring               Maj          J62<br>
Jason C. Ciarcia                Maj          J38<br>
Gregory L. Collins              Maj          1FU<br>
Colin J. Culkin                 Maj          K48<br>
Joseph P. Davidoski             Maj          1MR<br>
Jeffrey C. Davis                Maj          V8B<br>
Peter J. Dorn                   Maj          036<br>
Paul J. Eickhoff III            Maj          1JA<br>
Henry C. Flynn                  Maj          1GS<br>
Allen J. Frazier                Maj          124<br>
Nicholas J. Freeman             Maj          V17<br>
Tristan M. Gerritsen            Maj          VFG<br>
David R. Haines                 Maj          VHB<br>
Clinton K. Hall                 Maj          V25<br>
Chad A. Hamlin                  Maj          B34<br>
Sean B. Hanson                  Maj          1T9<br>
Andrew S. Harkins               Maj          V14<br>
Samuel A. Hart                  Maj          142<br>
Andrew P. Hornfeck              Maj          V22<br>
Scott A. Humr                   Maj          1C0<br>
Brian A. Jaquith                Maj          19F<br>
John E. Kivelin III             Maj          V27<br>
Andrew C. Kolb                  Maj          1R1<br>
Samuel E. Kunst                 Maj          036<br>
Kyle J. Ladwig                  Maj          VMH<br>
Matthew H. Lampert              Maj          J38<br>
Zachary D. Lott                 Maj          J62<br>
Christopher E. Lyon             Maj          036<br>
Edward D. Mahoney, Jr.          Maj          J62<br>
Christopher F. Melling          Maj          JAM<br>
Benjamin C. Nickell             Maj          036<br>
Reginald C. Odjimer             Maj          H99<br>
Brian D. Perkins                Maj          B31<br>
Jeffrey B. Persons, Jr.         Maj          J62<br>
Daniel R. Petronzio             Maj          KA1<br>
Brandon S. Pope                 Maj          1A5<br>
Caleb M. Reed                   Maj          V22<br>
Javier Roman                    Maj          174<br>
Kirt R. Samson                  Maj          116<br>
Benjamin G. Schmidt             Maj          V6A<br>
Evan L. Shockley                Maj          V6A<br>
Chapman D. Spring               Maj          1V4<br>
Scott A. Stewart                Maj          QBF<br>
Michael T. Thesing              Maj          H60<br>
Craig A. Thompson               Maj          H09<br>
Brent M. Timmer                 Maj          199<br>
Carl D. Tucker                  Maj          068<br>
Jonah B. Warren                 Maj          VM2<br>
Joshua R. Affron                Capt         VLC<br>
Geoffrey S. Badger              Capt         VM4<br>
Daniel M. Belet                 Capt         V81<br>
Nicholas A. Bender              Capt         V38<br>
Steven J. Bernard               Capt         1Y1<br>
Benjamin J. Bradshaw            Capt         1NB<br>
Aaron T. Cauble                 Capt         VHG<br>
Aaron J. Davis                  Capt         15E<br>
Paul S. Deller                  Capt         121<br>
David M. Devine                 Capt         K18<br>
Thomas K. Dioguardi             Capt         V36<br>
Ryan D. Gainer                  Capt         948<br>
Matthew B. Genovese             Capt         A81<br>
Aaron J. Gittleman              Capt         1HK<br>
Matthew J. Gonzales             Capt         1SG<br>
Joseph G. Grimison              Capt         V36<br>
Thomas W. Holman                Capt         VMB<br>
Christopher G. Hood             Capt         V16<br>
Garry L. Hufford, Jr.           Capt         145<br>
Alexander D. Irion              Capt         1UW<br>
Scott F. JohnsonMartin          Capt         1UR<br>
Paul P. Keith                   Capt         J9W<br>
Michael L. Kerr                 Capt         1NJ<br>
Roxanne E. Kilmer               Capt         145<br>
Nicholas R. Koeppen             Capt         130<br>
Nicholas L. Koza                Capt         K71<br>
Yiu S. Leung                    Capt         026<br>
John B. Madden                  Capt         C88<br>
Michael R. Marchbanks           Capt         VLC<br>
Thomas J. Marcin                Capt         VHG<br>
Juan P. Matta                   Capt         VM4<br>
Jack H. May III                 Capt         V21<br>
Sean P. McCarthy                Capt         VLB<br>
Aaron M. Moshier                Capt         1XJ<br>
Joshua J. Pena                  Capt         1C0<br>
Liston H. Pennington            Capt         1NR<br>
Maximilian E. Pereira           Capt         1V1<br>
Luke A. Perry                   Capt         VHM<br>
Sean D. Reed                    Capt         VLF<br>
Luqman A. Salaam                Capt         VMJ<br>
James S. Schlabach              Capt         V15<br>
Jonathan P. Schoepf             Capt         1JH<br>
Braum G. Schofield              Capt         1HL<br>
Yuri T. Sepp                    Capt         15B<br>
Timothy J. Shrader              Capt         K71<br>
Brandon J. Shull                Capt         1S8<br>
Steven L. Stansbury             Capt         1NE<br>
Kamil W. Stasiulewicz           Capt         1SG<br>
Carl R. Welch                   Capt         1EG<br>
Craig T. Worland                Capt         193<br>
4.  Under the provisions of section 5589 of ref (a), the Secretary of the Navy, acting for the President of the United States, hereby authorizes the promotion of the following named limited duty officers (LDO) to the grade indicated.  Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from 1 June 2016.<br>
Name                            Grade        MCC<br>
Michael J. Malone               LtCol        1JV<br>
James C. Rose                   LtCol        110<br>
Shelton Williams                LtCol        1C1<br>
David J. Curtis                 Maj          1T9<br>
Mario A. Ortega                 Maj          1C0<br>
5.  Under the provisions of section 14308 of ref (a), the Secretary of the Navy, acting for the President of the United States, hereby authorizes the promotion of the following named active reserve (AR) officers to the grade indicated.  Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from 1 June 2016.<br>
Name                            Grade        MCC<br>
Adam T. Strickland              Col          QAQ<br>
Craig C. Ullman                 Col          1FM<br>
Thomas A. Boggs                 LtCol        S3A<br>
Patrick M. Kiely                LtCol        111<br>
6.  Under the provisions of section 14308 of ref (a), the Secretary of the Navy, acting for the President of the United States, hereby authorizes the promotion of the following named reserve officers to the grade indicated.  Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from 1 June 2016.<br>
Name                            Grade        MCC<br>
John E. Moore                   Col          HAB<br>
Kent E. Walsh                   Col          S8F<br>
Lucas C. Keck                   LtCol        IRR<br>
Glenn E. McCartan               LtCol        HAB<br>
Jenny I. Storm                  LtCol        S6G<br>
James R. Uwins                  LtCol        SR2<br>
Joel A. Vanbrunt                LtCol        HAB<br>
Robert D. Bloomer               Maj          1EE<br>
Matthew E. Hobert               Maj          S2B<br>
Christopher B. McCarthy         Maj          IRR<br>
Lee J. Mersek                   Maj          IRR<br>
Keith J. Schwennesen            Maj          HAB<br>
Lance C. Carr                   Capt         SM6<br>
Thomas M. Merket                Capt         IRR<br>
Allison R. Trabert              Capt         IRR<br>
Patrick B. Whalen               Capt         1SG<br>
7.  Under the provisions of section 578 of refs (a) and (c), the Secretary of the Navy, acting for the President of the United States, hereby authorizes the promotions of the following named regular officers as indicated, to the permanent grade of chief warrant officer five (CWO5) through chief warrant officer three (CWO3).  Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from 1 June 2016.<br>
Name                            Grade        MCC<br>
Scott D. Easton                 CWO5         J15<br>
David R. Fulton                 CWO5         022<br>
Carlos V. Cruz                  CWO4         014<br>
James H. Colville               CWO3         TMG<br>
Jose F. Figueroa                CWO3         1C1<br>
Dustin L. Murphy                CWO3         1JW<br>
8.  Delay of Promotion.  Per refs (b) and (h), if the respective commanding officer determines that an officer is not mentally, physically, morally, or professionally qualified for promotion, the promotion shall not be effected.  This includes the physical examination requirement for reserve officers per section 10206 ref(a).  The  officer shall be given written notice of the grounds for delay before the effective date of the appointment, unless it is impracticable to do so, in which case the notice shall be given as soon as practicable.  CMC (MMPR-1) must also be notified prior to the effective date of the appointment so that the promotion will not be effected in Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS) and administrative action can be initiated.  Refs (a), (b), (c), and (e) contain guidelines for the timely submission of supporting documentation.<br>
9.  Retirement and Transfer.  Officers considering voluntary retirement should review ref (d) for service obligation prior to acceptance of promotion.  An officers selection for promotion carries over into the reserve, between AR and SMCR-IRR, and with augmentation into the regular component.<br>
10.  Accepting and Declining Promotion.  Any regular or reserve officer who is promoted under the refs is considered to have accepted such promotion on the effective date contained in paragraphs 3 through 7 (for purposes of date of rank, pay, and allowances in the grade to which promoted).  To decline a promotion, an officer is required to submit a letter of declination to CMC (MMPR-1) expressly at the time their command notifies them of their promotion and directs that they begin wearing the insignia of the next higher grade.  Any statement or action by the officer which signals their acceptance of the promotion, forever waives their right to decline.<br>
11.  The following FY16 promotions are projected for July 2016 and are subject to change.  Promotions from the remaining FY16 boards will be promulgated based on vacancy determination.<br>
            Senior Officer        Sel    Junior Officer        Sel<br>
Col         T. P. Bajus II        40     E. D. Cloutier        45<br>
Col (AR)    list cleared                 list cleared<br>
Col (R)     P. S. Klop            30     S. M. Dirghalli       34<br>
LtCol       W. J. Mitchell        179    C. P. Roy             200<br>
LtCol (AR)  list cleared                 list cleared<br>
LtCol (R)   I. P. Brooks          83     J. S. Woodruff        84<br>
Maj (LDO)<br>
MOS: 0430   J. M. Weathers        5      J. M. Weathers        5<br>
Maj (R)     A. R. Diener          190    B. J. Phipps          196<br>
Capt        S. R. McKenna         477    B. J. Adams           532<br>
Capt (R)    A. J. Ring            134    V. A. Burks           135<br>
CWO5        none                  none   none                  none<br>
CWO4       <br>
MOS: 0170   J. DeLaTrinidadDeHaro 8      J. DeLaTrinidadDeHaro 8<br>
CWO3<br>
MOS: 3010   S. C. Salazar         3      S. C. Salazar         3<br>
12.  The following FY17 promotions are projected for July 2016 and are subject to change.  Promotions from the remaining FY17 boards will be promulgated based on vacancy determination.<br>
            Senior Officer        Sel    Junior Officer        Sel<br>
LtCol (LDO) none                  none   none                  none<br>
LtCol (AR)  none                  none   none                  none<br>
Maj         E. T. Moffit          322    L. F. Morales         389<br>
Maj (LDO)<br>
MOS: 2340   M. G. Smith           2      M. G. Smith          2<br>
MOS: 2802   J. W. Darsey          1      J. W. Darsey         1<br>
MOS: 6004   J. V. Russell IV      5      J. V. Russell IV     5<br>
13.  For Marine officer promotion matters call Comm (703) 784-9706 or DSN 278-9706.  Email inquiries may be submitted via the Promotion Branchs internet web page at www.Marines.mil.  Click on "Marines," go to the "career" section under "information for Marines," and then click on "promotions."  Click on "officer promotions," then look under "contacts."<br>
14.  Per ref (i), material can be mailed to Marine Corps History Division (HDR), 3078 Upshur Avenue, Quantico, Virginia, 22134.  POC is Ms. Annette Amerman at Comm (703) 432-4875 or DSN 378-4875.  Email address is history.division(at)usmc.mil.<br>
15.  Release authorized by MajGen Craig Q. Timberlake, Director, Manpower Management Division.