OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR MARCH 2021 AND PROJECTED OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR APRIL 2021
Date Signed: 2/23/2021 | MARADMINS Number: 087/21
MARADMINS : 087/21

R 231230Z FEB 21
MARADMIN 087/21
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR MARCH 2021 AND PROJECTED OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR APRIL 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/UNIT: 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 15 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 March 2021.
Name                            Grade        MCC
Joshua D. Anderson              Col          K92
Jonathan R. Smith               Col          QDC
Ian D. Stevens                  Col          080
Lawrence H. Wentzell            Col          T12
James E. Beeson                 LtCol        G91
James R. Corrington             LtCol        T52
Jacob V. Crespin                LtCol        QAP
Ania V. Driscoll                LtCol        NAP
Nicholas J. Harvey              LtCol        1JF
Victor M. Colon                 Maj          1FY
Kevin M. Courtney               Maj          V14
Zachary E. Daugherty            Maj          C59
Jeffrey R. Dierling             Maj          904
Michael M. Dobrinen             Maj          VHE
Zachary M. Eldridge             Maj          VMJ
Nicholas V. Engle               Maj          1R1
Thomas W. Fields                Maj          V38
Nelson D. Hooker                Maj          080
Jared H. Juntunen               Maj          VHB
Paul J. Kapavik                 Maj          114
Jayme L. Karlstrom              Maj          K99
Adam K. Klemm                   Maj          15L
Joshua W. Larson                Maj          QAW
Andrew J. Lloyd                 Maj          1HK
Matthew D. Nole                 Maj          1A5
Benjamin K. Oydna               Maj          H99
Zack A. Pinkerton               Maj          198
Jason M. Rees                   Maj          1NP
Taylor H. Reeves                Maj          1UW
Richard F. Rose                 Maj          G87
Michael A. Shuman               Maj          036
Benjamin A. Skarzynski          Maj          1F7
Traci A. Willemse               Maj          1T5
Erin M. Wright                  Maj          VHA
Westley J. Adelman              Capt         KAT
David A. Aghakhan               Capt         198
Joseph D. Artis                 Capt         V13
Jesus E. Barrios                Capt         1JL
Jordain A. Belill               Capt         KB6
Ian E. Benisti                  Capt         VRA
Jonathan A. Bertella            Capt         J9V
Robert A. Brown                 Capt         2WY
Phillip J. Brunner              Capt         J9X
Jonathan R. Buford              Capt         VLD
Andrew B. Bullard               Capt         VM2
Elliott J. Burnworth            Capt         193
Terrence W. Caploe              Capt         1CK
Jared P. Chappelear             Capt         1V4
Jesse A. Comer                  Capt         1NE
Monica L. Compton               Capt         1NG
Joshua S. Cordova               Capt         1EN
Shae J. Crombie                 Capt         1JA
Kyle P. Dearaujo                Capt         V27
Trevor D. Deckard               Capt         1US
Jason D. Diehl                  Capt         1JG
Samuel T. Disselkamp            Capt         174
Michael Donovan                 Capt         KAT
Richard C. Dow                  Capt         1JG
Blake J. Eames                  Capt         V17
Cameron H. Edinburgh            Capt         121
Michael A. Estrada              Capt         VRA
Angelo Fracassa                 Capt         1YD
Andrew W. Frankenberger         Capt         KA7
Conrad Gainski                  Capt         V27
Jeremy M. Geear                 Capt         1J1
Thomas E. Graham III            Capt         122
Gregory A. Greenaway            Capt         J9W
Christopher B. Greig            Capt         V35
Andrew C. Griles                Capt         K71
Daniel J. Groome                Capt         1J2
Corey J. Hanley                 Capt         1NE
Brittany A. Hartsfield          Capt         VHM
Sophie M. Holmes                Capt         VLF
Beau T. Howes                   Capt         1HK
Roy A. Hundley, Jr.             Capt         S2H
Alexander P. Hunt               Capt         226
Kevin B. Justice                Capt         1GS
Colin B. Kennard                Capt         130
Corey D. Klonowski              Capt         1LB
Jadran Kocic                    Capt         142
Samuel E. Kuca                  Capt         1K4
Neil G. Kulik                   Capt         J9V
Grant E. Larock                 Capt         V12
Andrew R. Latchford             Capt         J33
Christopher J. Lowther          Capt         16D
Michael T. Maley                Capt         R22
Patrick V. Malone               Capt         1GS
Matthew M. Martin               Capt         1L3
Wyatt W. McAlpine               Capt         069
Patrick E. McEnaney             Capt         1HM
Emerson F. McGuire III          Capt         1UW
Stephen A. Mendoza              Capt         KB6
John A. Merten                  Capt         19F
Daniel F. MirandaHidalgo        Capt         VLC
Joshua C. Moore                 Capt         1MP
Christopher D. Morrison         Capt         VLA
Ryan T. Nelson                  Capt         1NJ
James C. Newman, Jr.            Capt         V14
Monye A. Nwokogba               Capt         1QE
John M. Olszewski               Capt         J9W
Matthew J. Ondusko              Capt         198
Shawn P. ONeil                  Capt         J9Z
Kyle R. Patrie                  Capt         1G8
Joshua D. Patterson             Capt         SKD
Jackeline Paz                   Capt         1QE
Jacob M. Perry                  Capt         VHB
Dieudor Pierre                  Capt         1JH
James P. Portigue               Capt         K03
Ryan Pruthi                     Capt         J9W
Randall L. Riehl II             Capt         1QA
Michael J. Robinson             Capt         VME
Nathan C. Rogers                Capt         UKT
Kevin M. Scheiber               Capt         VHE
Zachary D. Shackelford          Capt         114
Connor P. Sherin                Capt         KB6
Samuel B. Sherwood              Capt         KA7
Donald A. Sickenberger          Capt         114
Gregory A. Snell                Capt         TMG
Megan A. Stone                  Capt         1YD
Daniel A. Urban                 Capt         1V1
Charles P. Valenza              Capt         027
Eric T. Wilfong                 Capt         VR1
Alec D. Wilson                  Capt         041
Veronica L. Winkler             Capt         1QG
Daniel H. Woo                   Capt         V13
Eli A. Young                    Capt         1J2
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) officer to the grade indicated.  Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from 1 March 2021.
Name                            Grade        MCC
Zachary A. Fulmer               Maj          S6C
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 March 2021.
Name                            Grade        MCC
Joseph A. Katz                  Col          010
Jeremy D. Moore                 LtCol        SGH
Michael K. Holoman              Maj          S6E
Mark M. Rothrock                Maj          S5E
James H. Bedi                   Capt         IRR
Robert W. Bennett               Capt         IRR
Thomas J. Marlowe               Capt         SDH
Casey J. Schneider              Capt         IRR
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 Five (CWO5) through Chief Warrant Officer Three (CWO3).  Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from 1 March 2021.
Name                            Grade        MCC
Robert Y. Lee                   CWO5         1C1
William J. Stewart              CWO5         016
Edgardo L. Borrero              CWO4         092
Raymond M. GarciaCortijo        CWO4         904
Zachary P. McManigal            CWO4         1YB
Jana Tang                       CWO4         15C
Geronima Cruz                   CWO3         012
Harry D. Goldsborough           CWO3         1F7
Perry R. Graham III             CWO3         J54
Andrew Ridley                   CWO3         011
Claudia L. Schultz              CWO3         1XJ
Zachary R. Strelke              CWO3         SJP
Jonathan J. Williams            CWO3         G71
7.  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 officer as indicated, to the permanent grade of Chief Warrant Officer Four (CWO4).  Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from 1 March 2021.
Name                            Grade        MCC
Cesar A. Espinoza               CWO4         SND
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.
9.  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.
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.
11.  Promotions from the remaining FY20 boards will be promulgated based on vacancy determination.
12.  The following FY21 promotions are projected for April 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         M. E. Ogden           87     M. E. Ogden           87
Col (AR)    none                  none   none                  none
Col (R)     none                  none   none                  none
LtCol       S. E. Murphy          305    B. G. Johnston        307
LtCol (AR)  W. J. Matthews        5      W. J. Matthews        5
LtCol (R)   R. T. Baker           137    N. F. Candelario, Jr. 137.6
Maj (AR)    J. J. Wise            9      J. J. Wise            9
Maj (R)     R. L. Trunk           340    R. T. Lipscomb        342
Capt        K. L. Ventrella       718    A. W. Mackie          793
Capt (R)    G. L. Landgraf        81     M. S. Summerour       121
CWO5
MOS: 0170   none                  none   none                  none
MOS: 1310   J. A. Miller, Jr.     1      J. A. Miller, Jr.     1
MOS: 1390   list cleared                 list cleared
MOS: 2605   S. W. Kim             1      S. W. Kim             1
CWO5 (R)
MOS: 0170   R. A. Wilkins         1      R. A. Wilkins         1
CWO4
MOS: 0170   none                  none   none                  none
MOS: 1310   D. R. Young           5      D. R. Young           5
MOS: 1390   list cleared                 list cleared
MOS: 2602   B. P. Burke           2      B. P. Burke           2
MOS: 3510   P. B. Benavente       3      P. B. Benavente       3
CWO4 (R)
MOS: 0170   S. M. Tassin          1      S. M. Tassin          1
CWO3
MOS: 0170   list cleared                 list cleared
MOS: 0306   N. P. McCallum        2      N. P. McCallum        2
MOS: 1390   list cleared                 list cleared
MOS: 3510   L. R. MartinezBido    5      L. R. MartinezBido    5
13.  The following FY22 promotions are projected for April 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         M. A. StPierre        42     J. G. Cools           56
14.  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.
15.  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.
16.  Release authorized by BGen Michael J. Borgschulte, Director, Manpower Management Division.//