Officer Promotions for December 2018 and Projected Officer Promotions for January 2019
This MARADMIN announces officer promotions effective December 1, 2018, and projects promotions for January 2019 across multiple grades and components. The message authorizes commanding officers to effect promotions for regular, active reserve, and reserve officers to grades ranging from Captain through Colonel, as well as Chief Warrant Officer promotions, with detailed lists of promoted personnel by name and Military Occupational Code (MCC).
Issued: November 13, 2018
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." Click on "Officer Promotions," look under the "Reference" tab on the right side of the page.<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 13 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 December 2018.<br>
Name Grade MCC<br>
Douglas C. Sanders Col QAS<br>
Michael W. Stehle Col 1Y1<br>
David J. Bachta LtCol 1JF<br>
David L. Brown LtCol QAR<br>
Cory T. Callison LtCol 1JC<br>
Michael P. Cicchi LtCol 145<br>
Michael T. Conte LtCol 080<br>
Robert M. Groceman LtCol 007<br>
Timothy J. Kuhn LtCol 016<br>
Benjamin M. Middendorf LtCol V25<br>
William F. Miles LtCol V6B<br>
Michael J. Regner LtCol NBP<br>
Kevin D. Shepherd LtCol NBW<br>
Kevin J. Stepp LtCol TM6<br>
Brendan M. Walsh LtCol 1LX<br>
David Z. Zartman LtCol 036<br>
Ian C. McDonald Maj 902<br>
Gabriel S. Acevedo Capt VLB<br>
Brendan X. Adams Capt V24<br>
Ghazi F. Albanna Capt 1NG<br>
Lauren E. Allam Capt 040<br>
JohnCurtis I. Andrews Capt 1HK<br>
Scott S. Aquino Capt J9Z<br>
Dean H. Aszman Capt VR1<br>
Jeremiah D. Bakker Capt 070<br>
Wensley Barker IV Capt V23<br>
Taylor S. Batye Capt A49<br>
Benjamin J. Bechard Capt 07A<br>
Brandon W. Becker Capt 1Y1<br>
Gabriel A. Benjamin Capt 1G7<br>
Evan D. Bloom Capt 1JE<br>
Logan A. Bridgewater Capt 1J3<br>
James S. Brooks Capt V37<br>
Catherine A. Brown Capt 063<br>
Sean P. Carney Capt V13<br>
Andrew W. Caveness Capt 1JX<br>
Jonathan M. Charles Capt 1G7<br>
Jacob P. Childers Capt 1CH<br>
Daniel A. Christian Capt 1CC<br>
William A. Cortez Capt 038<br>
Vanessa L. Covarrubias Capt 016<br>
Courtney M. Culhane Capt 1PA<br>
Derek R. Deeb Capt VLF<br>
John M. Defelice Capt SAN<br>
Robert A. Detchon Capt VMJ<br>
Adam L. Devine Capt V31<br>
Joseph A. Doyle Capt 1J3<br>
Zachary T. Duncavage Capt 1HM<br>
Taylor B. Evans Capt 1RA<br>
Keenan M. Faix Capt V15<br>
Robert J. Fusco III Capt 082<br>
David B. Gallaher Capt 1T3<br>
Riacca G. Glatt Capt 1UR<br>
Michael S. Gonzales Capt 193<br>
Robert M. Graham Capt 1Y2<br>
Obakai D. Grandisson Capt 124<br>
Jared M. Griffin Capt VM5<br>
Christine N. Guerrero Capt 1JS<br>
David J. Hall Capt KB6<br>
Thomas J. Haverty Capt V23<br>
Patrick C. Heitkamp Capt VHM<br>
Lauren R. Hendrix Capt K03<br>
Jeremy K. Henry Capt ME9<br>
James W. Higginson, Jr. Capt 167<br>
Jon B. Horton Capt 15A<br>
Sean J. Hunt Capt 07A<br>
Eric E. Jacobs Capt VLF<br>
Angelique T. Johnson Capt 1JD<br>
Benjamin E. Kekeisen Capt R19<br>
Conor A. Kelley Capt V25<br>
Justin L. Lenhart Capt VLF<br>
Caroline P. Locksmith Capt 233<br>
Sergio A. Logan Capt 1EC<br>
Kellie A. Lundmark Capt 093<br>
Christopher M. MaldonadoThompson Capt VM5<br>
Abraham L. McAndrew Capt VMA<br>
Thomas D. McClure Capt 1G8<br>
Robert M. McCollum III Capt 1J2<br>
Joshua R. McDuffie Capt V31<br>
Keith H. Means Capt 1L3<br>
Nikko Y. Melonas Capt 1V2<br>
Logan N. Meurer Capt 175<br>
Joshua M. Meyer Capt 1HK<br>
Brian A. Nagy Capt K71<br>
Marcus D. Nguyen Capt V32<br>
Kristina L. Nunes Capt 145<br>
Andrew D. Ogden Capt VM3<br>
Christopher M. Pagan Capt 040<br>
Evan F. Palelei Capt 114<br>
Sydnee S. Percival Capt 1XA<br>
Paloma D. PerezUrena Capt 15C<br>
Nicholas R. Prins Capt VRA<br>
Christopher Ramos Capt 1JQ<br>
Daniel E. Reither Capt 1G8<br>
Wesley E. Rice III Capt 017<br>
Dylan J. Riedell Capt 442<br>
Jason O. Roman Capt 974<br>
Jonathan G. Roman Capt J9X<br>
Jose R. Ruiz, Jr. Capt VLB<br>
Steven D. Sacks Capt 115<br>
Daniel J. Sargenti Capt SWD<br>
Gavin L. Schelske Capt 1QH<br>
Steven F. Schrems Capt J9W<br>
Christopher D. Scott Capt 017<br>
Samantha A. Sirois Capt VLD<br>
Katherine L. Smith Capt 1L2<br>
Andrew P. Snyder Capt TMH<br>
Michael J. Soltis, Jr. Capt 15A<br>
Jackson B. Streiff Capt 1V2<br>
Victorino T. Untalan Capt 1GD<br>
William E. Vernon Capt 198<br>
Steven W. Wagner Capt A29<br>
Spencer J. Warren Capt 1GS<br>
Brice M. Watt Capt VMA<br>
Robert M. Weede Capt K71<br>
Ethan C. Westhoff Capt 1XC<br>
Tyler S. Wiersma Capt VR1<br>
Samuel W. Zickgraf Capt 1Y2<br>
John E. Zimmer Capt V23<br>
4. 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 December 2018.<br>
Name Grade MCC<br>
Timothy A. Dempsey Maj 912<br>
Benny W. Rhodes, Jr. Maj QLA<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 reserve officers to the grade indicated. Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from 1 December 2018.<br>
Name Grade MCC<br>
Jason B. Corcoran Col 1C1<br>
Patrick F. Tiernan Col 143<br>
Baret L. Bailey LtCol G19<br>
Jeniffer V. CruzCancel LtCol IRR<br>
Chad R. Hyde LtCol QAR<br>
Joshua P. Lash LtCol TG1<br>
Jeremiah H. Leibowitz LtCol SM3<br>
Stephen F. Shaw LtCol SKD<br>
Edward P. Treble II LtCol S3J<br>
Brian P. Wierman LtCol 1FY<br>
Eric B. Williams LtCol SA5<br>
Jeffrey W. Wong LtCol QAQ<br>
William E. Aguilar Maj S38<br>
Tristan A. Baker Maj 110<br>
Theodore R. Beck Maj IRR<br>
Jason W. Blydell Maj IRR<br>
Mark D. Boudreaux Maj SGU<br>
Nishan P. Campbell Maj S9N<br>
Tyler C. Crawford Maj SN6<br>
Carlos A. Cruz, Jr. Maj SJE<br>
Allison E. Dolby Maj 1EE<br>
Jennifer N. Dymicki Maj 014<br>
Kelly S. Epperson Maj S6D<br>
Tyler C. Evans Maj SA5<br>
Michael J. Flenniken Maj S6G<br>
Rory J. Fleury, Jr. Maj SCP<br>
Michael R. Gravelle Maj IRR<br>
Eddie D. Hammond II Maj S30<br>
Paul M. Hoffman Maj IRR<br>
Zachary V. Hulm Maj S8S<br>
Christopher A. Jones Maj S4E<br>
Christopher D. Katz Maj IRR<br>
Justin T. Kratzer Maj SMS<br>
Preston B. Lann Maj S2R<br>
Christopher M. Lehman, Jr. Maj 1RA<br>
Coleman D. Lewis Maj SJQ<br>
Martin E. Lindig Maj IRR<br>
Andrew L. Mayton Maj IRR<br>
Brent T. Olsson Maj IRR<br>
Christopher P. Ott Maj 1C0<br>
Vincent J. Panepinto Maj SIJ<br>
Alexander B. Pearson Maj SLN<br>
Timothy E. Pease Maj SMK<br>
Joseph E. Reed Maj IRR<br>
Elizabeth N. Reynolds Maj IRR<br>
Andrew A. Richard Maj SQJ<br>
Joshua P. Roberts Maj SCP<br>
Lee T. Robertson Maj S7B<br>
Brandon J. Rogers Maj IRR<br>
Ronald Saglimbene Maj SP3<br>
Daniel R. Scharf Maj SKD<br>
Matthew H. Shortway Maj IRR<br>
Michael S. Shuda Maj 1EM<br>
Adam L. Sims Maj SU6<br>
Melvin D. Taylor Maj 1F1<br>
Ryan C. Tung Maj 1C1<br>
Jamison T. Vincent Maj IRR<br>
Christopher R. Williams Maj J9Y<br>
John F. Winters Maj IRR<br>
David L. Wood Maj SJ3<br>
Michael J. Agonis Capt SHS<br>
JoseAntoni Avina Capt IRR<br>
Andrew N. Bishtawi Capt SKD<br>
Kaitlynn N. Blackwell Capt IRR<br>
Kendall R. Brennan Capt IRR<br>
David B. Butron Capt S2F<br>
Joseph R. Cardoza Capt SC2<br>
Jonathan Y. Chang Capt IRR<br>
Noah F. Chavis Capt SM6<br>
Daniel L. Crossland Capt IRR<br>
Darcos Cruz Capt SIW<br>
Jack E. Dement Capt S6M<br>
Recordo Demetrius Capt SLG<br>
Benjamin D. Dupont Capt SN4<br>
Kris M. Elliott Capt S2F<br>
Benjamin R. Hanner Capt SDV<br>
Katelyn M. Hunt Capt IRR<br>
Dustin M. Irwin Capt SDC<br>
Jonathan D. Kray Capt S2R<br>
April M. LaBrecque Capt K91<br>
Adam C. Laureano Capt SND<br>
Jordan D. Lee Capt S4H<br>
Lucas M. Loury Capt S11<br>
Daniel J. Lusheck Capt SLQ<br>
Samuel J. Martin Capt SGB<br>
Frank A. Massi Capt S3B<br>
Shaen G. Medina Capt K79<br>
Brooke N. Meneses Capt IRR<br>
Martin A. Park Capt IRR<br>
Robert A. Pleines, Jr. Capt S4K<br>
Caleb B. Royster Capt SG8<br>
Kevin D. Ryan Capt SKH<br>
Blair V. Santaspirt Capt IRR<br>
Benjamin J. Scoggan Capt SMG<br>
Daniel F. Smith Capt SLF<br>
Brendan J. Tallon Capt S8V<br>
Robert N. Tebben Capt IRR<br>
Anthony M. Tovar Capt B22<br>
Michael J. Troy Capt SGH<br>
6. 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) and Chief Warrant Officer Three (CWO3). Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from 1 December 2018.<br>
Name Grade MCC<br>
Jack K. Davis CWO4 122<br>
Chad E. Mazyck CWO4 QAQ<br>
Jerry J. McDonough CWO4 15H<br>
Stephen L. Nobles CWO4 145<br>
William A. Rios, Jr. CWO3 1JY<br>
7. 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>
8. 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>
9. 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 6 (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>
10. The following FY18 promotions are projected for January 2019 and are subject to change. Promotions from the remaining FY18 boards will be promulgated based on vacancy determination.<br>
Senior Officer Sel Junior Officer Sel<br>
CWO5<br>
MOS: 2110 B. K. Quick 1 B. K. Quick 1<br>
MOS: 6004 S. G. Watrus 1 S. G. Watrus 1<br>
CWO4 none none none none<br>
CWO3 none none none none<br>
11. The following FY19 promotions are projected for January 2019 and are subject to change. Promotions from the remaining FY19 boards will be promulgated based on vacancy determination and senate confirmation.<br>
Senior Officer Sel Junior Officer Sel<br>
Col B. S. Dryzga 77 R. C. Zyla 87<br>
MOS: 3404 none none none none<br>
Col (AR) none none none none<br>
Col (R) R. M. Wood 28 A. W. Ralston 29<br>
LtCol G. R. Gordy IV 302 R. E. Shuford 320<br>
LtCol (AR) T. L. MegowJones 7 A. S. Sferrazza 8<br>
LtCol (R) J. D. Winfrey 39 B. S. Smith 48<br>
Maj<br>
MOS: 3404 T. B. Carson 18 T. B. Carson 18<br>
Maj (LDO)<br>
MOS: 0430 K. C. Datiz 6 K. C. Datiz 6<br>
Maj (AR) none none none none<br>
Maj (R) V. S. Oliveira 360 G. T. Raftery 390<br>
Capt G. Matulionis 341 J. M. Rosso 451<br>
MOS: 3404 D. P. Carrigan 14 J. W. Chek, Jr. 15<br>
Capt (R) K. W. Wittbold 84 S. A. Berenshtein 85<br>
CWO4 (AR)<br>
MOS: 6004 B. M. Payton 1 B. M. Payton 1<br>
CWO3 (AR)<br>
MOS: 6004 E. J. AmezquitaZamora 2 E. J. AmezquitaZamora 2<br>
12. 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. Email address is OfficerPromotions@usmc.mil.<br>
13. 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@usmc.mil.<br>
14. Release authorized by MajGen Craig C. Crenshaw, Director, Manpower Management Division.