RESULTS OF THE FY24 CMC MASTER OF APPLIED CYBER OPERATIONS PROGRAM PANEL
Date Signed: 4/6/2023 | MARADMINS Number: 175/23
MARADMINS : 175/23

R 060830Z APR 23
MARADMIN 175/23 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC DCI WASHINGTON DC// 
SUBJ/RESULTS OF THE FY24 CMC MASTER OF APPLIED CYBER OPERATIONS PROGRAM PANEL//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/MCO 1300.8 CH1/YMD:20210510// 
REF/B/MSGID: DOC/MCO 1040.31/YMD:20100908// 
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1300.8 Ch 1, THE MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY. REF B IS MCO 1040.31, ENLISTED RETENTION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.// 
POC-NPS/A. B. ROZNOWSKI/LTCOL/831-656-2794/AMY.ROZNOWSKI@NPS.EDU// 
POC-DC I/A. F. CALLANAN/MAJ/667-812-8521/AUDREY.CALLANAN@USMC.MIL// 
POC-DC I/A. M. FALLAN/MSGT/703-695-9529/ANDREW.FALLAN@USMC.MIL// 
POC-MMEA/T. N. GASTONGUAY/MSGT/703-784-9337/ TIMOTHY.GASTONGUAY@USMC.MIL// 
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  The Deputy Commandant for Information (DC I) convened the FY24 Masters of Applied Cyber Operations Program (MACO)Selection Panel to select Marines as candidates for assignment to the FY24 Naval Postgraduate School MACO Program. 
2.  Senior leadership recognizes the need to develop resident knowledge within the cyber operations domain and to manage and retain our highly educated Marines. Selection to the MACO program reinforces the Marine Corps’ commitment to identify exquisite talent and provide continuing educational opportunities to our professional orce.  The selected individuals will gain knowledge and expertise through all stages of operations in the information environment.  The skillset developed through the MACO program will enable commander’s ability to meet the challenges of operationalizing cyberspace across the Marine Air Ground Task Force.  
3.  The panel selected the following Marine to attend NPS’s FY24 MACO Program: 
Name                   Rank     MOS 
Kerns, Kristofer R.    GySgt    1721 
4.  No later than two weeks from the release date of this MARADMIN selected Marines must: 
4.a.  Contact their primary MOS monitor to communicate acceptance of their assignment. Selectee(s) will receive their orders from their Primary Military Occupational Specialty (PMOS) monitor to report to the President, Naval Postgraduate School, no later than 15 September2022. 
4.b.  Contact the NPS Deputy Senior Marine Corps representative to communicate acceptance and receive further guidance. 
5.  Release authorized by LtGen Matthew G. Glavy, Headquarters Marine Corps, Deputy Commandant for Information.//