R 121455Z DEC 25
MARADMIN 592/25
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN ASM//
SUBJ/RESULTS OF THE FY26-01 4TH MARINE AIRCRAFT WING (MAW)
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AIRLIFT (OSA) AVIATOR SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/MARADMIN/203/22//
REF/B/MSGID: DOC/MARADMIN/475/19//
REF/C/MSGID: DOC/CMC/MCO 1001R.1L W/ADMIN CH-2/20250307//
REF/D/MSGID: DOC/4TH MAW/WGO 5320.2V//
REF/E/MSGID: DOC/CMC/ MCO 1331.2K//
NARR/REF A IS THE SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE AVIATOR ASSIGNMENT
POLICY.
REF B IS THE MOBILIZATION DEFERMENT FOR MARINES TRANSITIONING FROM
THE ACTIVE COMPONENT TO THE RESERVE COMPONENT.
REF C IS THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT MANUAL.
REF D IS THE 4TH MAW ORDER ON RESERVE OFFICER MANAGEMENT POLICIES.
REF E IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER ON TRANSITION CONVERSION TRAINING
FOR MARINE NAVAL AVIATORS AND NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICERS.//
POC/J. J. BARTUCCO III/LTCOL/HQ 4TH MAW G-1/504-697-7784/ EMAIL:
JOHN.BARTUCCO@USMC.MIL.//
POC/K. R. SPIRITUS /MAJ/VMR BELLE CHASSE OPERATIONS OFFICER/
TEL:504-678-7442/ EMAIL: KYLE.SPIRITUS@USMC.MIL.//
POC/A. D. KINGSBURY/LTCOL/VMR ANDREWS EXECUTIVE OFFICER/TEL:
714-745-5614/ EMAIL: ANDREW.D.KINGSBURY@USMC.MIL.//
POC/A. E. BEST/LTCOL/VMR ONE EXECUTIVE OFFICER/TEL:
DSN 739-1563/817-782-1563/EMAIL: ADAM.BEST@USMC.MIL.//
POC/J. E. GOODRICH/LTCOL/CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN ASM/TEL:
DSN 223-3606/703-614-3606/EMAIL: JOSEPH.GOODRICH@USMC.MIL.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. IAW REF A, the FY26-01 OSA Selection Board was
convened by 4th MAW on 24 November 2025 and selected the below listed
officers for service within 4th MAW, and subsequent service in the
Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR). Read in four columns:
Rank Name MOS Squadron
LtCol Josh E. Greb 7565 Andrews
Maj Garrett A. Dennis 7563 Andrews
Maj Tauren M. Sampson 7532 Andrews
Maj Wade C. Cofer 7532 Belle Chasse
Maj Ben D. Lemisch 7532 Belle Chasse
Maj Ross R. Roberts 7565 Belle Chasse
LtCol Steven M. Lemons 7566 Fort Worth
Maj Andrew E. McMillan 7557 Fort Worth
1.a. Alternates:
Rank Name MOS Squadron
Maj Steven T. Picchini 7566 Andrews
Maj Kevin S. Minnig 7566 Belle Chasse
2. All personnel listed above are directed to contact their
appropriate squadron point of contact listed above within 30 days of
the release of this message accepting or declining their assignment
to the appropriate squadron.
2.a. Primary selectees will be joined upon acceptance. Alternates
remain eligible until convening of the next OSA Selection Board, and
they will be advised on billet vacancies if they come available.
2.b. Acceptance of this assignment and subsequent completion of
required Command Aircraft Crew Training (CACT) constitutes a
voluntary waiver of the deployment deferment afforded in
reference (B).
2.c. Selectees who cannot join the appropriate unit and attend
training within 180 days will forfeit their selection and be
required to reapply.
3. The next 4th MAW OSA Selection Board will be scheduled for
the Spring of fiscal year 2026 as required. All applicants applying
to future boards will be required to submit a new package as all
previous application packages are destroyed.
4. This message constitutes a 4th MAW join and Duty Involving Flight
Operational (DIFOP) approval authority for the selected officers, per
references (C) and (D). 4th MAW DIFOP is approved, effective with
their actual unit join, unless the selectee is already a member of a
4th MAW squadron.
5. IAW Ref (E), Naval Aviators who have completed
transition training is under contractual obligation for four
years. This obligation will commence on the date transition
training is completed.
6. Depending on the selectee’s current component code, the join
process to 4th MAW will differ. Selectees will work with their
respective squadron to determine their assigned Billet Identification
Code (BIC).
6.a. Active-duty Marines are advised to contact their career
Planner to facilitate Direct Affiliation Program (DAP) authorization
utilizing this message as authorization to join 4th MAW.
6.b. SMCR Marines will use this message as their source document
for their Inter-unit Transfer (IUT) request. After Marine Forces
Reserve (MARFORRES) G1 approves the IUT, the losing commands will
generate IUT orders to their respective squadron.
6.c. Marines in the Individual Ready Reserve are advised to contact
their local prior service recruiter for join processing utilizing
this message as authorization to join 4th MAW.
7. Administrative Guidance:
7.a. Overview. Processing of orders for the approved training
period requires the following: submission of a training request
package via CG, 4th MAW, to approving authority from DC for Aviation
(ASM), and submission of a signed statement of understanding to
MARFORRES G-1.
7.b. Selectees will request fund approval and submit orders via the
Marine Reserve Order Writing System (MROWS) to CG 4th MAW.
Adjustment of the new Mandatory Drill Stop Date (MDSD) will also be
required. Utilize the required page 11 entry templates provided in
section 7.f.1 to acknowledge acceptance of contractual obligation
associated with transition training.
7.c. 4th MAW is the only entity authorized to submit requests for
and approve funding for training for SMCR personnel.
MARFORRES G-1 is the only entity authorized to process MDSD's upon
completion of pilot training.
7.d. Requests will be submitted by unit commanders to transition
approving authority via CG, 4th MAW G-3 training.
7.e. Upon approval of the request, 4th MAW G-3 training will notify
the officer’s unit using an approval endorsement.
7.f. The SMCR unit will:
7.f.1. Create a page 11 entry utilizing paragraph 7.f.1.a
acknowledging the required contractual obligation. The page 11
entry requires both the Marine’s and the commanding officer
signatures. Page 11 entry must be dated utilizing the date the
Marine acknowledged and accepted the approved training. Selectees
will sign the appropriate page 11 entries below:
7.f.1.a. Transition: IAW MCO 1331.2K (obligated service), naval
aviators who complete aircraft transition training are under
contractual obligation for four years. This obligation will
commence on the date transition training is completed. This
will be recorded in the pilot’s OMPF and forwarded to MARFORRES G-1
via 4th Marine Aircraft Wing for MDSD adjustment. A Sample page 11
entry follows: “I acknowledge and agree to the additional
contractual obligation required per MCO 1331.2K.”
7.f.2. Units are directed to utilize the applicable per diem rates
available at the training site. Messing and lodging is directed,
if available, at cost. Unit S-3 will contact the 4th MAW G-3 point
of contact for training funding data.
7.f.3. No less than 30 days from the reporting date of the approved
transition training, the unit must submit a set of orders via
MROWS. MROWS order requests will not be approved without the prior
receipt of the Marines signed page 11 entry.
7.g. Upon completion of SMCR actions, CG 4th MAW will screen and
approve the Marines’ orders request.
7.h. Upon completion of required training, the SMCR unit will
submit an MDSD adjustment request along with a signed copy of the
Marine’s page 11 entry to MARFORRES G-1 via their organizational
mailbox at MFR_MANPOWER@USMC.MIL. MARFORRES G-1 will report and
adjust the MDSD utilizing the date transition/conversion training
was completed.
8. Naval aviators are reminded that 4th MAW has open DIFOP and
Duty Involving Flight Denied (DIFDEN) billets with other SMCR units.
To learn more contact 4th MAW G1 at commercial telephone
(504)697-7750 or via e-mail at OMB_4THMAW_MANPOWER@USMC.MIL.
Online applications can be filled out at the following URL:
https://www.marforres.marines.mil/Units/4th-Marine-Aircraft-Wing/Join
9. Release authorized by Lieutenant General W. H. Swan, Deputy
Commandant for Aviation.//