MARADMINS : 012/18
R 081439Z JAN 18
MARADMIN 012/18
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR (AY) 18-19 TOP LEVEL SCHOOL (TLS) SELECTION BOARD RESULTS//
REF/A/MSGID: MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MM/YMD: R 260932Z OCT 16//
AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 600-17, ACADEMIC YEAR (AY) 18-19 TOP LEVEL SCHOOL (TLS) SELECTION BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT//
POC/M. D. NICHOLSON/MAJ/UNIT: USMC MMOA-3/-/TEL: 703-784-9284/EMAIL: MARK.NICHOLSON@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. The AY 18-19 TLS Board convened on 5 Dec 17 to select officers for assignment to TLS. Through a highly competitive board process, the Marine officers listed in paragraph 2 were selected from among the eligible population, resulting in a primary selection opportunity of approximately 14 percent and an overall selection opportunity (primary and alternates) of approximately 20 percent. All officers selected as a primary or an alternate will have a letter indicating their selection placed in their Official Military Personnel File (OMPF).
2. The AY 18-19 TLS primary selectees and school assignments are as follows:
Name PMOS MCC
2.a. Advanced Strategic Leadership Studies, Ft. Leavenworth
(Report JUL 18)
Butler, Leroy B. 0802 1NK
2.b. Air War College (Report JUL 18)
Aziz, Sherif A. 0202 1C1
Browning, Christopher A. 7532 1ET
Gibbons, William J. 1803 B22
Lowery, James T. 0602 016
McCullar, Gary A. 1302 198
Mulvihill, Brian T. 0302 B46
Perry, Tracy A. 0102 017
Tomlinson, Robert A. 7523 VFE
2.c. Army War College (Report JUL 18)
Beeman, Paul G. 0602 1G8
Buffa, Jeffrey H. 0202 B64
Burch, Ashley K. 3002 016
Dinsmore, Jeffrey S. 0202 174
Doty, Aaron M. 0802 E75
Green II, Lawrence B. 7315 1J2
Kilian, Kyle R. 4402 TA8
McGinley, Brett T. 0302 KAD
Mendonca Jr, Elvino M. 0302 1F2
Mitchell, Richard C. 0302 KAB
Nash, Jennifer A. 1302 1YB
Shadle, Ryan E. 7562 142
Siler, Christopher D. 1302 1EA
Tiger, Jayson M. 7523 S8D
2.d. College of Information and Cyberspace (Report JUL 18)
Hester, Jeremie N. 7565 1HK
2.e. College of International Security Affairs (Report JUL 18)
Rivaldi, Gregory J. 7563 057
2.f. College of Naval Warfare (Report JUL 18)
Bennett, David J. 7532 VMA
Boyce, Kevin J. 6602 143
Brunk, Aaron J. 7565 G78
Buerke, Benedict G. 7523 VF4
Cotoia, Heather J. 0102 143
Doan, Jackson T. 0302 V35
Kenney, Jonathan Q. 0302 V27
Martin, Richard M. 0202 1ML
McGee, Thomas B. 0602 1G7
Micklis, Daniel W. 0302 V11
Nuzzo, Nicholas C. 0302 KAM
OBrien, William E. 1803 19F
Pluas, Bolivar P. 3002 1CK
Sattely, John S. 0402 15T
Sjoberg, Jesse L. 3404 017
Sullivan, Brendan P. 0302 V15
2.g. The Eisenhower School (Report JUL 18)
Atkinson, Thomas A. 8061 UAS
Bean, Bradley P. 0202 175
Brown Jr., William P. 0402 15S
Byrum, Dustin J. 7523 VFD
Clarkson II, Craig M. 1302 1CG
Diorio Jr., Frank . 0302 1F7
Fitzgerald, Karin R. 3002 15E
Gillikin, Paul L. 8061 070
Kearns, John P. 3404 143
McLean, Brian D. 7202 1L3
Murphy, Michael P. 7509 G71
Petersen, Robert A. 6002 1JS
Thumm, Douglas M. 7532 VM4
Vaughn, Chad A. 7518 V8A
2.h. Joint Advanced Warfighting School (Report JUL 18)
Harvey, Brian M. 0302 096
Martinez, David M. 0202 239
2.i. Marine Corps War College (Report JUL 18)
Batson, Carrie C. 4502 QAW
Brennan, Michael P. 7523 1JJ
Kent, Rory D. 5803 1SH
Lagoski, Joseph B. 7565 VLA
Langfeldt, Lance J. 1802 199
McCalmont, John S. 3002 1Y9
McClam, Reginald J. 0302 V18
Nakonieczny, Michael R. 0302 1GR
Smith, Erik J. 3002 15H
Stout, Kevin M. 0802 BAG
Vaughn, Quentin R. 7562 024
2.j. National War College (Report JUN 18)
Berg, Jason B. 0402 146
Chestnut, Melissa D. 3002 15J
Clark, Erick T. 0302 V17
Franko, Mark E. 7532 QAS
Haar, Christopher M. 1302 193
Harrison, Benjamin B. 0802 1NJ
Hasseltine, George D. 0302 E76
Jennings, Joseph M. 4402 R06
Liston, Mark R. 0302 1GS
Shell, Jude C. 0202 W52
Smith, Daniel T. 7565 G36
Stevens, Ian D. 7566 VHC
Summa, Gregory J. 7518 1VF
Ward, Ryan B. 7509 V80
2.k. Argentine National Defense School (Report JAN 20)
(Language Training approx. APR-DEC 19, Monterey, CA)
Purcell, Eric D. 7566 VHG
2.l. Inter-American Defense College, Ft. McNair (Report JUL 19)
(Language Training JAN-JUN 19, WASH DC)
Krockel, Anthony G. 7532 VM6
2.m. Israeli National Defense College (Report JUN 18)
MacCutcheon, Seth W. 0302 1RS
2.n. Japanese National Institute for Defense Studies (Report AUG 20)
(Language Training approx. MAR 19-JUN 20, Moneterey, CA)
Fallon, John A. 6002 1JN
2.o. NATO Defense College, Rome, Italy
Fletcher, Ian C. 0202 1MY (Report SEP 18)
Rybka, Russell C. 7565 1HM (Report FEB 19)
2.p. Department of Homeland Security, Wash DC (Report JUL 18)
Crim, Christopher F. 7202 1PR
2.q. Department of Justice, Wash DC (Report JUL 18)
Phillips, Kyle G. 4402 KAH
2.r. U.S. Institute of Peace, Wash DC (Report JUL 18)
Woodward, Barian A. 0602 K18
2.s. Department of State, Wash DC (Report JUL 18)
McCarthy, Todd D. 0802 1NE
2.t. Hoover Institution, Stanford (Report JUL 18)
Mahar, Todd E. 0302 V36
2.u. International Studies Program, Yale (Report JUL 18)
Eldridge, Patrick F. 0802 1NF
2.v. JFK School of Government, Harvard (Report JUL 18)
Goedecke, Kenneth K. 0802 B98
2.w. Logistics Fellowship, Penn State (Report JUL 18)
Warren, Thomas M. 0402 NBW
2.x. School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins
(Report JUL 18)
Root, Kevin R. 0202 1R1
2.y. SECDEF Executive Fellowship (Report JUN 18)
Cobb, Llonie A. 7543 V9C
Stover, James R. 0402 1US
2.z. Security Studies Program, MIT (Report JUL 18)
Emmel, David C. 0302 1RW
2.aa. U.S. Agency for International Development, Wash DC
(Report JUL 18)
Farina, Jennifer M. 0602 R10
3. The list of officers selected as alternates will be published via the MMOA-3 board updates page following the release of this message. The list will be posted alphabetically by full name, MOS and MCC. No action is required by officers on this list. If vacancies for TLS quotas open from the primary slate, an alternate will be notified by the primary MOS monitor and fleeted up from the prioritized alternate list.
4. Fellowships and foreign PME. An indoc conference for Fellows as well as SECDEF Executive Fellowship specific assignments and orientation program will be coordinated with MCU POCs listed below. Officers assigned to foreign PME will conduct foreign language training as indicated. Those selectees in these categories are directed to coordinate with MCU POC (see para 9 below) for the applicable indoctrination or language training.
5. Security clearance, special access, and passport requirements.
5.a. All officers who will attend TLS should possess a regular (tourist) passport.
5.b. Inter-American Defense College, Marine Corps War College, Advanced Strategic Leadership Studies, Air War College, the Eisenhower School, School of Advanced International Studies: Secret, official passport.
5.c. Army War College: Secret, no official passport requirement.
5.d. National War College: secret with TS-SCI only for students taking certain elective courses (selectees should contact the Senior Marine Corps rep at the school for details), official passport (which can be applied for once at the college).
5.e. College of Naval Warfare: Secret with TS-SCI only for students taking certain elective courses (selectees should contact the Senior Marine Corps rep at the school for details).
5.f. NATO Defense College: NATO COSMIC TS (SSBI), official passport.
5.g. Joint Advanced Warfighting School: TS/SSBI, official passport.
5.h. Departments of State, Justice, and Homeland Security, and United States Agency for International Development: TS/SCI, official passport.
5.i. United States Institute of Peace: TS, official passport.
5.j. SECDEF Executive Fellowship, JFK School of Government (Harvard), International Studies Program (Yale), Logistics Fellowship (Penn State), Hoover Institution (Stanford), School of Advanced International Studies (Johns Hopkins): Secret, no official passport requirements. Security Studies Program (MIT): TS/SCI, no official passport requirement.
5.k. Israeli National Defense College: Secret, official passport.
6. Officers selected as either a primary or an alternate should immediately consult their local Security Manager-Special Security Office (SSO) to confirm their eligibility for TS-SCI respectively. Failure to coordinate clearance-access requirements may negate eligibility to attend TLS.
7. All primary selectees are required to accept or decline their assignment via their respective monitor by 22 January 2018. Selectees who decline their assignment must submit their declination in writing (AA Form) via the first General Officer in their chain of command to HQMC (MMOA-3) within (thirty) calendar days of release of this message. A letter recognizing this declination will be placed in that Officers OMPF.
8. All correspondence must originate from or be endorsed by the selected officer utilizing an AA Form. Officers should scan and email AA Forms in PDF format to the MMOA SMB mailbox at: smbmanpowerofficerpr@usmc.mil or mail correspondence to:
Headquarters US Marine Corps
Manpower and Reserve Affairs (MMOA-3)
Attn: TLS
3280 Russell Rd
Quantico, Va 22134-5103
9. Points of contact are:
Col B. M. Wilson, MMOA Branch Head
DSN: 278-9300, COMM: (703) 784-9300
email: blake.m.wilson@usmc.mil
Col D. S. DeWolfe, Aviation Col Monitor
DSN: 278-9300 COMM: (703) 784-9300
email: douglas.dewolfe@usmc.mil
Col D. R. Everly, Ground Col Monitor
DSN: 278-9300, COMM: (703) 784-9300
email: david.r.everly@usmc.mil
LtCol C. M. Murray, Aviation LtCol Monitor
DSN: 278-9267 COMM: (703) 784-9267
email: christopher.m.murray@usmc.mil
Maj P. M. Haines, Deputy Aviation LtCol Monitor
DSN: 278-9267 COMM: (703) 784-9267
email: patrick.haines@usmc.mil
LtCol R. H. Pitchford, Ground LtCol Monitor
DSN: 278-9279 COMM: (703) 784-9279
email: richard.pitchford@usmc.mil
Maj S. C. Culbertson, Deputy Ground LtCol Monitor
DSN: 278-9279 COMM: (703) 784-9279
email: scott.culbertson@usmc.mil
LtCol S. O. Meredith, Head, MMOA-3 Plans and Programs
DSN: 278-9284, COMM: (703) 784-9284
email: scott.meredith@usmc.mil
Maj M. D. Nicholson, Plans Officer, MMOA-3
DSN: 278-9284, COMM: (703) 784-9284
email: mark.nicholson@usmc.mil
Mr. M. G. Cooper, CMC Fellowships/Foreign PME MCU
DSN: 378-0696, COMM: (703) 432-0696
email: michael.cooper@usmcu.edu
Maj R. Arant, PME Plans and Policy MCU
DSN: 378-4837, COMM: (703) 432-4837
email: robin.arant@usmcu.edu
10. This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
11. Release authorized by MajGen Robert F. Castellvi, Director, Manpower Management Division.//