Officer Promotions for July 2016 and Projected Officer Promotions for August 2016
This MARADMIN announces officer promotions effective July 2016 and projects promotions for August 2016 across all officer grades (Colonel through Captain) for regular, reserve, and limited duty officers. The message provides the names and Military Occupational Code (MCC) for each promoted officer and includes administrative guidance for commanding officers to effect promotions, requirements for newly promoted colonels to submit biographical data, and procedures for delaying or declining promotions.
Issued: June 3, 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. under "Marines/career," click on "promotions." under "active Marines," click on "Promotion Branch," click on "Officer Promotions," look under "FAQs" for "promotion ceremonies," then "reference."<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 July 2016.<br>
Name Grade MCC<br>
Thomas P. Bajus II Col 011<br>
Mark H. Clingan Col 1EE<br>
Eric D. Cloutier Col TM6<br>
Steven J. Delazaro Col 145<br>
Jonathan P. Dunne Col J59<br>
Thomas D. Gore Col 1JD<br>
Terry M. Johnson Col 068<br>
Richard J. Allain LtCol H99<br>
Francisco A. Caceres LtCol NFH<br>
Scott A. Clippinger LtCol QAQ<br>
Franklin H. Freeman LtCol 15A<br>
Jeremie N. Hester LtCol 094<br>
Matthew D. Lundgren LtCol V14<br>
Nicole A. Mann LtCol U59<br>
William J. Mitchell LtCol QAS<br>
Sean P. Mullen LtCol 069<br>
Tyler L. Phipps LtCol H99<br>
Thomas E. Richards III LtCol NHD<br>
Rodney C. Rodriguez LtCol 100<br>
Christopher P. Roy LtCol 007<br>
Aaron J. Schwartz LtCol 1S8<br>
Thomas M. Siverts LtCol H99<br>
Scott A. Stahl LtCol 1FU<br>
Matthew L. Steele LtCol 1RW<br>
Allen E. Szczepek, Jr. LtCol VF3<br>
Koichi Takagi LtCol NCL<br>
Timothy S. Taylor LtCol 124<br>
Keith P. Tighe LtCol U18<br>
James R. Vallario LtCol 1T2<br>
Eric J. Williamson LtCol 1C1<br>
Matthew R. Ashton Maj 1NA<br>
Blaine N. Barby Maj 1GR<br>
William M. Barrett Maj 1T6<br>
Ryan E. Benes Maj 1TC<br>
Christopher W. Bergman Maj VFE<br>
Ralia R. Bouska Maj 1ML<br>
Jason P. Bowers Maj 1EC<br>
Jason D. Butler Maj 1T5<br>
Christopher K. Caldwell Maj V15<br>
Aaron R. Carlson Maj VM4<br>
Anthony J. Cesaro Maj H99<br>
John A. Crutchfield Maj C77<br>
Thomas P. Cunningham Maj 1XC<br>
Nolan G. Dean Maj 036<br>
John M. Dove Maj V17<br>
Eric A. Duchene Maj 1A5<br>
Jonathan T. Edmondson Maj TM6<br>
James A. Evensen Maj VR1<br>
Kevin P. Fallon Maj V34<br>
Russell L. Fluker Maj V33<br>
Wayne A. Gantz Maj 1EA<br>
David M. Garcia Maj QAQ<br>
Joseph L. Gill II Maj 1NA<br>
William T. Graves, Jr. Maj J38<br>
Tyson L. Griffith Maj M32<br>
Peter L. Hackett Maj 1NG<br>
Kevin E. Harris Maj 160<br>
Adam S. Hooper Maj 1XG<br>
Richard J. Jacobs Maj 904<br>
Michael A. Jevons Maj V33<br>
Richard W. Johnson, Jr. Maj J15<br>
Steven C. Kleppin, Jr. Maj 077<br>
John J. Koepke Maj VFG<br>
Michael W. Kohler Maj V23<br>
Paul B. Kozick Maj 007<br>
Andrew J. Kurtz Maj VFE<br>
Camille C. Lampert Maj G76<br>
Nathan J. Loomis Maj 016<br>
Andrew D. Markoff Maj 1MR<br>
Luke J. McLearen Maj 007<br>
Federico W. Mendizabal Maj UCB<br>
Eric T. Moffit Maj 1F1<br>
Luis F. Morales Maj 1CE<br>
Steven P. Murello Maj TM6<br>
Justin P. Murphy Maj 1CQ<br>
Brendan R. Neagle Maj 1RT<br>
David J. Palka Maj 1NB<br>
Jeffrey D. Parker, Jr. Maj J38<br>
Christopher M. Patterson Maj 1RA<br>
John G. Pico Maj 1XC<br>
Ian J. Plummer Maj 1NA<br>
John W. Pross Maj 1TC<br>
Vineet Rajan Maj TL4<br>
George A. Rawson Maj 1T9<br>
Stephen A. Reamy Maj 082<br>
Michael L. Reid Maj J9W<br>
Eric P. Roby Maj 233<br>
Matthew L. Rohlfing Maj 199<br>
Michael C. Schmidt Maj 938<br>
Kevin B. Semler Maj 1VB<br>
Jesse R. Simoneau Maj 914<br>
James R. Smith Maj 011<br>
Eric W. Spitznogle Maj 1NB<br>
Jason A. Sylvester Maj 1T5<br>
Kenneth A. Tarr Maj J38<br>
Tina D. Terry Maj 036<br>
Raphael J. Thalakottur Maj 1EH<br>
Clinton T. Thompson Maj 1ES<br>
Benjamin J. Vanzytveld Maj 1NE<br>
Joshua H. Weiland Maj V9D<br>
Todd R. White Maj 010<br>
Gary J. Windt Maj VRA<br>
Paul G. Witherspoon Maj TM6<br>
Brian J. Adams Capt V35<br>
Ryan P. Baker Capt VLD<br>
William D. Beaver, Jr. Capt 1NB<br>
Zachary J. Behler Capt VHB<br>
Murray W. Best II Capt 1QH<br>
Johnpaul Bruno Capt J9X<br>
Nicholas S. Calardo Capt 1NE<br>
Eric J. Callahan Capt 19D<br>
Frank S. Cannavo Capt VM3<br>
Daniel A. Conte Capt 1NH<br>
Timothy H. Courchaine Capt 010<br>
Derek J. Donovan Capt 1Y2<br>
Robert D. Durling Capt 1G8<br>
Adam M. Fountain Capt V38<br>
William P. Fouse Capt 1JH<br>
Gary J. Goodwin Capt V25<br>
Nicholas R. Grey Capt 1SJ<br>
Austin J. Hartman Capt V21<br>
Matthew D. Haskins Capt VHD<br>
Brett A. Hermanson Capt V36<br>
Michael T. Hopkins Capt 1FZ<br>
Kyle S. King Capt 017<br>
Yannick A. Lobe Capt 1DX<br>
Beau J. Mabery Capt 1V2<br>
Waverly C. McFarland, Jr. Capt 199<br>
Mark A. McGee Capt 1JY<br>
Scott R. McKenna Capt V17<br>
John F. McNamara II Capt V17<br>
Louis R. Miller III Capt UCG<br>
Jamie D. Nicholson Capt 017<br>
Daniel A. OConnor Capt VLA<br>
Brendan H. ODonnell Capt VLA<br>
Jacob D. Partin Capt 174<br>
Kenneth D. Reep Capt 1J2<br>
Brian A. Richmond Capt 174<br>
Kyle B. Rosenberger Capt 2WY<br>
Bradley D. Rzetelny Capt 1SH<br>
Benjamin T. Seiffert Capt K03<br>
Kyle D. Shaw Capt VLF<br>
Gregory W. Snyder Capt 1MU<br>
James W. Sowinski Capt 069<br>
James E. Stauffer Capt 1CY<br>
Tyler Stratton Capt 152<br>
Michael C. Tipton Capt V36<br>
Jeremy M. Tyler Capt 1JV<br>
Samantha J. Vanmeekeren Capt 1L1<br>
Nowele U. Versoza Capt J9W<br>
Alexander B. Vestal Capt VLA<br>
Steven P. Whitfield Capt 1HN<br>
Daniel N. Wort Capt 1HM<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 July 2016.<br>
Name Grade MCC<br>
Michael J. Malone LtCol 1JV<br>
Jimmy W. Darsey Maj 15A<br>
John V. Russell IV Maj 143<br>
Michael G. Smith Maj 086<br>
James M. Weathers 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 July 2016.<br>
Name Grade MCC<br>
Christopher T. Steinhilber Col 1FZ<br>
Michelle L. Heath LtCol SIJ<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 July 2016.<br>
Name Grade MCC<br>
Alexander J. Chotkowski Col HAB<br>
Kyle R. Dewar Col QAJ<br>
Stefan M. Dirghalli Col HAB<br>
Patricia S. Klop Col SAN<br>
Matthew C. Shortal Col HAB<br>
Ian P. Brooks LtCol 1W6<br>
Justin S. Woodruff LtCol HAB<br>
Alexander R. Diener Maj SHL<br>
Jared V. Hidalgo Maj SJ7<br>
Charles L. Hornbaker II Maj IRR<br>
Kyle C. Parton Maj IRR<br>
Brian J. Phipps Maj HAB<br>
William A. Wachlin Maj HAB<br>
Shawn D. Wilkinson Maj IRR<br>
Valerie A. Burks Capt TMG<br>
John R. Gayton Capt IRR<br>
James S. Hatch Capt IRR<br>
Adam J. Ring Capt S3A<br>
Patrick A. Schweighart Capt IRR<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 Four (CWO4) through Chief Warrant Officer Three (CWO3). Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from 1 July 2016.<br>
Name Grade MCC<br>
Jesus DeLaTrinidadDeHaro CWO4 023<br>
Stuart C. Salazar CWO3 1CM<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 August 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 R. J. Schmidt 47 J. P. Sullivan, Jr. 51<br>
Col (R) S. N. Day 35 D. J. Defazio 37<br>
LtCol B. J. Harrison 203 Y. J. Lee 212<br>
LtCol (R) list cleared list cleared<br>
Maj (LDO) list cleared list cleared<br>
Maj (R) B. A. Maurer 198 A. E. Reinhart 204<br>
Capt S. R. McGrury 534 R. E. Miller 594<br>
Capt (R) G. A. Dallacqua 136 G. A. Dellacqua 136<br>
CWO5<br>
MOS: 0620 B. J. Mosley 1 B. J. Mosley 1<br>
CWO4<br>
MOS: 0170 T. R. Ellis, Jr. 10 T. R. Ellis, Jr. 10<br>
MOS: 0430 N. Artz 3 J. M. Fabbie 5<br>
MOS: 0610 R. T. Mawson III 2 R. T. Mawson III 2<br>
MOS: 0640 M. L. Carreon 1 M. L. Carreon 1<br>
MOS: 2125 J. P. Hynes 1 J. P. Hynes 1<br>
MOS: 2305 J. A. Morgan, JR. 2 K. A. Crawley 3<br>
MOS: 2602 W. C. Tadios 2 W. C. Tadios 2<br>
MOS: 3408 R. N. McNamee 2 R. N. McNamee 2<br>
MOS: 4602 J. C. Knauth 1 J. C. Knauth 1<br>
MOS: 5702 W. Jason 3 W. Jason 3<br>
MOS: 5950 J. T. Mayfield 1 J. T. Mayfield 1<br>
MOS: 6802 D. A. Hale, Jr. 1 R. N. Ebanks 2<br>
CWO3<br>
MOS: 0170 V. N. Phan 4 G. B. Thomas 8<br>
MOS: 0430 D. W. Dixon 8 D. W. Dixon 8<br>
MOS: 0610 J. E. Williams 3 G. L. Swank 5<br>
MOS: 0620 E. W. Cook 3 E. W. Cook 3<br>
MOS: 0640 S. M. Nagy 3 S. M. Nagy 3<br>
MOS: 0650 J. M. Wagner 1 M. D. Tolbert 9<br>
MOS: 2125 R. L. Cunningham 1 R. L. Cunningham 1<br>
MOS: 2340 M. W. Moyer 1 C. L. Gomez 5<br>
MOS: 2602 M. C. Johnson 4 M. C. Johnson 4<br>
MOS: 2805 J. T. Guzman 1 C. K. Stevens 3<br>
MOS: 3102 J. M. Shipman 1 E. D. Gamble 4<br>
MOS: 3408 C. E. Remaly 2 R. B. Lyons 3<br>
MOS: 5702 B. P. Barron 10 B. P. Barron 10<br>
MOS: 5804 R. A. Cripe 3 R. A. Cripe 3<br>
MOS: 5910 J. F. Haunty 1 J. F. Haunty 1<br>
MOS: 5970 J. T. Lynch 1 J. T. Lynch 1<br>
MOS: 6004 D. E. Guerpo 11 D. E. Guerpo 11<br>
MOS: 6302 J. A. Ortiz 12 J. J. Jenket 13<br>
MOS: 6502 K. J. Middendorf 3 D. J. Collinson 4<br>
MOS: 6802 C. L. Reighard 3 C. L. Reighard 3<br>
12. The following FY17 promotions are projected for August 2016 and are subject to change. Promotions from the remaining FY17 boards will be promulgated based on vacancy determination and board approval.<br>
Senior Officer Sel Junior Officer Sel<br>
Col (AR) none none none none<br>
LtCol (LDO) none none none none<br>
LtCol (AR) J. M. Owens 3 D. Y. Finn 5<br>
Maj P. R. Johnsen 397 Z. N. Embers 450<br>
Maj (LDO)<br>
MOS: 0430 C. M. Smith 1 C. M. Smith 1<br>
MOS: 5902 J. A. Yukica 1 J. A. Yukica 1<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. Under "Marines/Career," click on "promotions." Click on "active Marines," click on "Promotion Branch," click on "Officer Promotions," 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.