OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR APRIL 2021 AND PROJECTED OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR MAY 2021
Date Signed: 3/24/2021 | MARADMINS Number: 161/21
MARADMINS : 161/21

R 241515Z MAR 21
MARADMIN 161/21
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR APRIL 2021 AND PROJECTED OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR MAY 2021//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/CONGRESS//
REF/B/MSGID: DOC/CMC MMPR-1/YMD: 20060809//
REF/C/MSGID: DOC/SECNAV/YMD: 20190328//
REF/D/MSGID: DOC/CMC MMSR/YMD: 20190215//
REF/E/MSGID: DOC/SECNAV/YMD: 20181010//
REF/F/MSGID: DOC/SECNAV/YMD: 20190415//
REF/G/MSGID: DOC/SECNAV/YMD: 20190627//
REF/H/MSGID: MSG/MP/YMD: 120935ZJUN2001//
REF/I/MSGID: DOC/MCO 5750.1H/YMD: 20090213//
NARR/REF A IS TITLE 10, U.S.C. REF B IS MCO P1400.31C, MARINE CORPS PROMOTION MANUAL, VOLUME 1, OFFICER PROMOTIONS. REF C IS SECNAVINST 1420.3, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY COMMISSIONED OFFICER PROMOTION PROGRAM. REF D IS MCO 1900.16 CH 2, MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL. REF E IS SECNAVINST 1120.9B, DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS OF THE REGULAR MARINE CORPS AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE AS MARINE CORPS JUDGE ADVOCATE. REF F IS SECNAVINST 1412.6M, PROMOTION OF OFFICERS TO THE GRADE OF LIEUTENANT (JUNIOR GRADE) IN THE NAVY AND TO THE GRADE OF FIRST LIEUTENANT IN THE MARINE CORPS. REF G IS SECNAVINST 1412.11B, MARINE CORPS LIMITED DUTY OFFICER AND WARRANT OFFICER PROGRAMS, PROMOTIONS, AND CONTINUATION PROCEDURES. REF H IS MARADMIN 277/01, BACCALAUREATE DEGREE REQUIREMENT FOR RESERVE OFFICERS. REF I IS MCO 5750.1H, BIOGRAPHICAL DATA AND PHOTOGRAPH REQUIREMENTS FOR NEWLY PROMOTED COLONELS.//
POC/K. E. HANNA/MAJ/HD MMPR-1/-/TEL: (703) 784-9703/EMAIL: KRISTIN.E.HANNA@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  AUTHORITY.  Refs (a) through (i) regulate all Marine Corps officer promotions.  This MARADMIN is the authority for commanding officers to effect promotions.  Per the refs, an officer's promotion may not be effected until that officer's 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 Branch's 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.
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 16 for mailing address and POC information.
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 April 2021.
Name                            Grade        MCC
Michael E. Ogden                Col          NAG
Blake G. Johnston               LtCol        1F6
Stephen M. McNeil               LtCol        1C1
Scott E. Murphy                 LtCol        LTB
Ramiro Aceves                   Maj          1JW
Daniel S. Behne                 Maj          1L1
William D. Comiskey             Maj          1MR
Jacob G. Cools                  Maj          023
Joseph F. Deignan IV            Maj          1T5
Matthew P. Eady                 Maj          TM6
Brandon A. Griffith             Maj          DKB
James W. Hammond IV             Maj          1NA
Kendall J. Ignatz               Maj          1PG
Alex J. Pfannenstiel            Maj          1C0
Daniel C. Phillips              Maj          V13
Robert K. Regalia               Maj          145
Robert E. Sharp                 Maj          007
Michael S. Smithson             Maj          H99
Marc A. Stpierre                Maj          1CM
William D. Allen                Capt         V38
Steven P. Alves II              Capt         VLA
Zachary F. Anderson             Capt         1LB
Michael L. Beckwith             Capt         V25
Paul T. Boley                   Capt         1HN
Maxwell A. Burt                 Capt         15N
Mitchell G. Burton              Capt         UKT
Devin G. Castello               Capt         1JT
Christopher W. Civiello         Capt         KAA
Ryan C. Coacher                 Capt         077
Zachary A. Cole                 Capt         VM6
Miguel Compres                  Capt         VRA
Brendan A. Costello             Capt         1EC
Zackary L. Dahl                 Capt         1PJ
Kevin M. Devore, Jr.            Capt         VLA
Joshua C. Dipietro              Capt         1V4
Joshua D. Dotson                Capt         1J1
Christopher M. Doyal            Capt         VMB
Slater R. Ezell                 Capt         041
Alexander M. Feldman            Capt         1NE
Matthew R. Ferguson             Capt         1MY
Jacob N. Garvin                 Capt         VH1
Codie L. Gauthier               Capt         G78
Hunter R. Gavis                 Capt         KAK
Ezekiel P. Giron                Capt         19D
Michael S. Goff                 Capt         068
Robert D. Goheen                Capt         1JM
Scott N. Griebel                Capt         114
Jacob L. Haase                  Capt         1V2
Travis J. Hall                  Capt         V32
Seth M. Ham                     Capt         KAF
Jack W. Hanly                   Capt         V34
Justin B. Hebert                Capt         V12
Austin B. Heron                 Capt         19F
Robert B. Hugin                 Capt         V14
Brian Q. Hutchison              Capt         VF2
Casey W. Johns                  Capt         V13
Brendan W. Jones                Capt         V14
Trevor H. Kenahan               Capt         198
Vincent B. Killian              Capt         122
Panayiotis M. Kostakis          Capt         1J2
Brandon R. Lin                  Capt         233
Daniel J. Lyrla                 Capt         KBM
Adam W. Mackie                  Capt         TP6
Nicholas R. Maguire             Capt         233
Tanoy Mandal                    Capt         VLB
Reed R. Miller                  Capt         1C1
Robert E. Mills                 Capt         946
Spencer C. Mohr                 Capt         J9W
Dalin W. Nelson                 Capt         174
Preston L. Nelson               Capt         116
Brian W. Nickerson              Capt         V34
Anthony V. Novelly              Capt         VME
Ryan M. Perez                   Capt         J9V
Anthony J. Raguso               Capt         040
Aaron B. Rody                   Capt         V14
Jon P. Ronda                    Capt         114
Cody W. Santangelo              Capt         J9Z
William J. Sears                Capt         UKT
Kurtis M. Shimek                Capt         1JS
Benjamin B. Sterett             Capt         V26
Christopher G. Tasler           Capt         VHD
Ronald L. Tassoni               Capt         V18
Adam R. Taylor                  Capt         J9W
Travis S. Tiner                 Capt         J9W
Jacob W. Tippets                Capt         TG6
Donald Tripp III                Capt         V36
Kirklan L. Ventrella            Capt         V34
Adam W. Wachholz                Capt         J9Z
Wesley W. Walker                Capt         V37
Collin J. Whetstone             Capt         1PM
Joseph A. White                 Capt         15S
Justin E. Winter                Capt         KAR
Alexander R. Witt               Capt         VLD
Joseph K. Work                  Capt         175
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 officer (LDO) to the grade indicated.  Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from 1 April 2021.
Name                            Grade        MCC
Rosell Hudson III               Maj          111
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 April 2021.
Name                            Grade        MCC
Wesley J. Matthews              LtCol        S7L
John J. Wise                    Maj          SP2
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 April 2021.
Name                            Grade        MCC
Eric R. Armstrong               LtCol        S6E
Ryan T. Baker                   LtCol        QAQ
Nelson F. Candelario, Jr.       LtCol        QAR
Jason M. Snook                  LtCol        S6E
Robert T. Lipscomb              Maj          IRR
Jason D. Topshe                 Maj          IRR
Ryan L. Trunk                   Maj          S0D
Andrew C. Archambeau            Capt         S97
Evan J. Bauza                   Capt         1ER
Luis Bracamonte                 Capt         IRR
Grant A. Brown                  Capt         SMK
Christopher M. Carmichael       Capt         SIT
Axel L. Chardon                 Capt         IRR
Alex T. Chou                    Capt         S4K
Kyle V. Crum                    Capt         IRR
Brandon T. Cummings             Capt         IRR
James M. Dalessio               Capt         SL6
Mark D. Dannunzio               Capt         SL7
Levi P. Davis                   Capt         STL
Campbell P. Donajkowski         Capt         SN3
Kevin C. Dwyer                  Capt         IRR
Keith R. Edelstein              Capt         IRR
Ismael Esquivel                 Capt         S3B
Matthew T. Falk                 Capt         SL5
Timothy W. Farrell              Capt         IRR
Jonathan D. Francisco           Capt         S43
Derek W. Frohbieter             Capt         SNE
David C. George                 Capt         IRR
Raymond Grapsy IV               Capt         IRR
Justin R. Haggard               Capt         IRR
Timothy J. Haltermann           Capt         IRR
Kevin W. Hohe                   Capt         SP5
Philip A. Ingaglio              Capt         IRR
Carlos M. Javier                Capt         SL5
Jason T. Jolivette              Capt         IRR
Constantine N. Karellas         Capt         091
Corey J. Kenneally              Capt         IRR
David D. Knoll                  Capt         S4L
Benjamin T. Knuckles            Capt         S6K
Brandon T. Koh                  Capt         IRR
Daryl K. Lalanne                Capt         IRR
Gavin L. Landgraf               Capt         008
Justin T. Loughran              Capt         SJH
Jordan S. Lyons                 Capt         IRR
Brian Martinez                  Capt         IRR
Ben G. Matthews III             Capt         IRR
Robert D. McCain                Capt         S11
Sean P. McDonough               Capt         IRR
Blake S. McFarland              Capt         SWB
David T. McKenzie               Capt         SKG
Aarin P. McLaughlin             Capt         IRR
Dirk W. McOmber                 Capt         SKE
Andrew D. Metz                  Capt         S7A
Cesar Mireles                   Capt         S5Q
Mdsadaf U. Mondal               Capt         S2F
Timothy P. Moran                Capt         SLH
Erik M. Oberacker               Capt         SWA
Thomas M. Parrott               Capt         SHL
Richard O. Pendleton            Capt         S2H
Kevin C. Phillips               Capt         SUM
Maxfield V. Priestley           Capt         IRR
Rolando N. Ranada, Jr.          Capt         SJE
Thomas W. Raymond               Capt         SD6
Stephen E. Rebmann              Capt         SCH
Matthew A. Reed                 Capt         IRR
Kyle M. Royalty                 Capt         IRR
Christian J. Savella            Capt         IRR
Justin J. Schmidt               Capt         SMV
Jarod M. Schrock                Capt         SKD
Brett M. Sears                  Capt         IRR
Todd R. Self                    Capt         S2A
Francis S. Senger               Capt         IRR
Craig S. Serpa                  Capt         SD3
Alexander Solis                 Capt         IRR
Erinayo O. Soniregun            Capt         STL
Trevor S. Strandh               Capt         SL3
Michael S. Summerour            Capt         S9N
Justin W. Teague                Capt         IRR
George J. Thomas                Capt         IRR
Pierce E. Tria                  Capt         SD3
Brock A. Westerbeck             Capt         IRR
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 April 2021.
Name                            Grade        MCC
Se W. Kim                       CWO5         1F6
John A. Miller, Jr.             CWO5         1CQ
Percy B. Benavente              CWO4         137
Brian P. Burke                  CWO4         175
David R. Young                  CWO4         SU7
Luis R. MartinezBido            CWO3         1LB
Nathan P. McCallum              CWO3         060
8.  Under the provisions of section 12242 of references (a) and (c), the Secretary of the Navy, acting for the President of the United States, hereby authorizes the promotion of the following named reserve officers as indicated, to the permanent grade of Chief Warrant Officer Five (CWO5) and Chief Warrant Officer Four (CWO4).  Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from 1 April 2021.
Name                            Grade        MCC
Richard A. Wilkins, Jr.         CWO5         S3F
Stephen M. Tassin               CWO4         1GH
9.  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.
10.  Retirement and Transfer.  Officers considering voluntary retirement should review ref (d) for service obligation prior to acceptance of promotion.  An officer's selection for promotion carries over into the reserve, between AR and SMCR-IRR, and with augmentation into the regular component.
11.  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 8 (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.
12.  Promotions from the remaining FY20 boards will be promulgated based on vacancy determination.
13.  The following FY21 promotions are projected for May 2021 and are subject to change.  Promotions from the remaining FY21 boards will be promulgated based on vacancy determination.
            Senior Officer        Sel    Junior                Sel
Col         E. J. Smith           88     N. S. Krick           99
Col (AR)    S. A. Donahue         4      J. E. Burkett         5
Col (R)     none                  none   none                  none
LtCol       P. E. Duncan          308    B. Hansell            333
LtCol (AR)  E. L. RedmonSteed     6      J. R. Wengel          7
LtCol (R)   T. R. Newkirk         138    T. R. Newkirk         138
Maj (AR)    list cleared                 list cleared
Maj (R)     none                  none   none                  none
Capt        W. P. Morgan          799    A. R. Cone            891
Capt (R)    list cleared                 list cleared
CWO5
MOS: 0170   none                  none   none                  none
MOS: 1310   none                  none   none                  none
MOS: 2120   J. E. Bering          1      J. E. Bering          1
MOS: 2602   list cleared                 list cleared
CWO5 (R)
MOS: 0170   list cleared                 list cleared
CWO4
MOS: 0170   none                  none   none                  none
MOS: 0210   G. Sifuentes          4      G. Sifuentes          4
MOS: 0306   T. R. Johnson         1      T. R. Johnson         1
MOS: 1310   none                  none   none                  none
MOS: 2120   M. J. Kirkland        1      M. J. Kirkland        1
MOS: 2602   none                  none   none                  none
MOS: 3510   none                  none   none                  none
MOS: 6604   S. G. Gribbon         1      S. G. Gribbon         1
CWO4 (R)
MOS: 0170   list cleared                 list cleared
CWO3
MOS: 0306   P. C. Cochrane        3      P. C. Cochrane        3
MOS: 1390   list cleared                 list cleared
MOS: 3510   none                  none   none                  none
14.  The following FY22 promotions are projected for May 2021 and are subject to change.  Promotions from the remaining FY22 boards will be promulgated based on vacancy determination and senate confirmation.
            Senior Officer        Sel    Junior                Sel
Maj         P. E. Hanf            57     Z. N. Maldonado       106
Maj (LDO)
MOS: 2340   M. W. Moyer, Jr.      1      M. W. Moyer, Jr.      1
Maj (AR)    L. G. Karavokiris     1      K. L. Madsen          3
15.  For Marine officer promotion matters call Comm (703) 784-9706 or DSN 278-9706.  Email inquiries may be submitted via the Promotion Branch's internet web page at www.Marines.mil.  Email address is officerpromotions@usmc.mil.
16.  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.
17.  Release authorized by BGen Michael J. Borgschulte, Director, Manpower Management Division.//