OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR MARCH 2015 AND PROJECTED OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR APRIL 2015
Date Signed: 2/25/2015 | MARADMINS Number: 085/15
MARADMINS : 085/15
R 250912Z FEB 15
MARADMIN 085/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR MARCH 2015 AND PROJECTED OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR APRIL 2015//
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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 1420.1B, PROMOTION, SPECIAL SELECTION, SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT, AND SELECTIVE EARLY REMOVAL BOARDS FOR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS. REF D IS MCO P1900.16F, MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL. REF E IS SECNAVINST 1120.9A, DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS OF THE REGULAR MARINE CORPS AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE AS MARINE CORPS JUDGE ADVOCATES. REF F IS SECNAVINST 1412.6L, 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 1412.9B, 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.//
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GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  AUTHORITY.  REFERENCES A THROUGH H REGULATE ALL MARINE CORPS OFFICER PROMOTIONS. THIS MARADMIN IS THE AUTHORITY FOR COMMANDING OFFICERS TO EFFECT PROMOTIONS. PER THE REFERENCES, 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 AT THE OFFICER PROMOTION HOMEPAGE AT WWW.MARINES.MIL. CLICK ON "MARINES," GO TO THE "CAREER" SECTION UNDER "INFORMATION FOR MARINES" AND THEN CLICK ON "PROMOTIONS." CLICK ON "OFFICER PROMOTIONS," "FAQS," AND THEN "PROMOTION CEREMONIES."
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 14 FOR MAILING ADDRESS AND POC INFORMATION.
3.  UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 624 OF REF A AND REF 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 2015.
NAME                            GRADE        MCC
BRIAN G. HUGHES                 COL          124
MICHAEL V. SAMAROV              COL          WPG
JOSE E. ALMAZAN                 LTCOL        1WW
ROBERT G. ANTOLINO              LTCOL        V8B
JEREMY W. BEAVEN                LTCOL        QAS
TODD C. GATES                   LTCOL        045
BRIAN M. HARVEY                 LTCOL        UKT
JAMES F. HICKEY, JR.            LTCOL        010
BRIAN E. HUTCHERSON             LTCOL        1K3
ROBERT D. JOHNSON               LTCOL        NFN
CHRISTOPHER R. KOTLINSKI        LTCOL        T9B
MICHAEL F. MASTRIA              LTCOL        15A
MARK D. MCCARROLL               LTCOL        1NR
LEE A. YORK                     LTCOL        NAE
DAVID J. ABMA, JR.              CAPT         VFE
JAMES N. ALLRED                 CAPT         1NG
MICHAEL J. AUGUSTIN             CAPT         VHE
STEPHEN R. BARCHICK             CAPT         V27
AUBREY W. BIBBS, JR.            CAPT         070
DAVID M. BICK                   CAPT         VR1
MATTHEW W. BICKSLER             CAPT         V16
JUSTIN R. BISSELL               CAPT         J9W
ALEXANDER B. BLANK              CAPT         J9W
BRADLEY M. BOLTON               CAPT         19F
LOGAN A. BREWER                 CAPT         016
GIOVANNI J. CABEZAS             CAPT         1G9
GEORGE W. CARPENTER II          CAPT         VM5
ERIC D. CASH                    CAPT         J62
BOULAT CHAINOUROV               CAPT         1C0
ADAM L. CHASE                   CAPT         J9Q
BRENDAN J. CHESLEY              CAPT         1G8
MATTHEW A. CHOMIAK              CAPT         V36
BRYAN S. COLBOURN II            CAPT         1Y6
KYLE G. CONNELLY                CAPT         1CK
VALERIE J. CRANMER              CAPT         1LB
JONATHAN D. CRASE               CAPT         V29
RYAN J. DALY                    CAPT         1HM
TODD A. DENTON                  CAPT         1PK
JEFFREY R. DIERLING             CAPT         S7A
MATTHEW D. DIESKA               CAPT         VLC
DARIO J. DONATELLI              CAPT         1JS
JEFFERSON M. DOWDY              CAPT         V13
DOUGLAS L. DRIVER III           CAPT         1NJ
RYAN H. EDER                    CAPT         VHC
ZACHARY P. FOX                  CAPT         1SG
ZACHARY A. FULMER               CAPT         VLC
CESAR A. GILCARDONA             CAPT         066
ERIK T. GJORDING                CAPT         116
STEFAN A. GLIWA                 CAPT         078
BRETT E. GRADY                  CAPT         V13
JUSTIN T. GREEN                 CAPT         K80
JAMES R. GUTOWSKI               CAPT         115
JAMES A. HANSEN                 CAPT         K18
JOSEPH W. HAWKINSON             CAPT         1HL
ROBERT S. HAYNE                 CAPT         V13
LUCAS A. HELMS                  CAPT         K20
MICHAEL K. HOLOMAN              CAPT         1JE
MATTHEW C. HUMMER               CAPT         15B
ROYCE B. HYLAND                 CAPT         121
GRAHAM K. JOHNSON               CAPT         199
THOMAS C. JOHNSON               CAPT         1NA
ANDREW B. JONES                 CAPT         1V1
GEORGE S. JONES                 CAPT         1CF
JACOB T. JONES                  CAPT         1GD
ZEBULUN Z. JOSEY                CAPT         J9Q
JARED H. JUNTUNEN               CAPT         VMA
KYLE E. KAUFFMAN                CAPT         V9D
TYLER S. KEITHLEY               CAPT         146
STEVEN M. KERR                  CAPT         15L
PETER C. KOERNER                CAPT         THL
JOSHUA A. LETTEER               CAPT         122
BRADLEY C. LINDBERG II          CAPT         1NR
ANDREW R. LONG                  CAPT         V15
JEFFREY P. MAGNUSSEN            CAPT         1NA
JONATHON R. MARSH               CAPT         J9W
JACOB T. MATHIESON              CAPT         1F1
ERIN D. MATHIS                  CAPT         J9W
ROYSE W. MAYO                   CAPT         1HK
JESSICA L. MCGRATH              CAPT         1MS
KYLE K. MCLEOD                  CAPT         JAM
WILLIAM J. MCPHERSON            CAPT         174
RICHARD F. MELDRUM              CAPT         V21
LAWRENCE W. MONTREUIL           CAPT         1K2
MICHAEL J. MOREHEAD             CAPT         1NF
SUZANNE L. MULET                CAPT         1JJ
ROY L. NGUYEN                   CAPT         VRA
JOSEPH M. PIZZILLO              CAPT         V28
JUSTIN A. RHUDA                 CAPT         V21
MARK M. ROTHROCK                CAPT         19D
NICHOLAS J. SCARSELLA           CAPT         1L3
BRANDAN R. SCHOFIELD            CAPT         1NR
JOSHUA W. SEDLOCK               CAPT         078
JEFFREY M. SIMONSON             CAPT         1V2
MATTHEW J. SIMPSON              CAPT         078
BENJAMIN A. SKARZYNSKI          CAPT         V22
JONATHAN S. SMITH               CAPT         127
MARCUS A. SMITH                 CAPT         VLC
MICHAEL P. SWEANEY              CAPT         VME
JASON A. TAYLOR                 CAPT         1NE
CURTIS R. THIEL                 CAPT         VM5
KEVIN P. TRACY                  CAPT         J9Q
RYAN E. TULLY                   CAPT         V15
NOLAN R. UTTERBACK              CAPT         1HK
BRYANT E. WAGGONER              CAPT         142
KRISTINA F. WARREN              CAPT         16D
MATTHEW D. WEINBERG             CAPT         1Y2
PHILIP M. WHEAT                 CAPT         J9Q
ANDREW T. WILLEY                CAPT         V61
KYLE J. WILLIAMS                CAPT         1NP
WYATT E. WILSON                 CAPT         1JH
ADAM WILTSE                     CAPT         1CK
JACOB S. WOLFF                  CAPT         VME
SAMUEL D. WOOD                  CAPT         KA7
AKINORI YONAMINE                CAPT         JAM
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 OFFICERS TO THE GRADE INDICATED. RANK, PAY, AND ALLOWANCES ARE EFFECTIVE FROM 1 MARCH 2015.
NAME                            GRADE        MCC
MORRIS A. DESIMONE III          LTCOL        460
ROBERT M. MANNING               LTCOL        070
PAULO T. ALVES                  MAJ          MB1
5.  UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 14308 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 MARCH 2015.
NAME                            GRADE        MCC
JAMES P. EDMUNDS III            COL          QAS
DAWN M. BURKE                   LTCOL        SJ3
6.  UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 14308 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 2015.
NAME                            GRADE        MCC
DARRIN S. BRIGHTMON             COL          IMA
THADDEUS COAKLEY                COL          IMA
MAX GORALNICK                   COL          SIJ
JOHN P. HANLON                  COL          IMA
PETER C. MCCONNELL              COL          IMA
BRIAN P. ROBINS                 COL          IMA
MICHAEL C. BENNETT              LTCOL        IMA
RYAN B. BOLLING                 LTCOL        IMA
TED A. BONANNO                  LTCOL        IMA
KEITH K. BORDEN                 LTCOL        IRR
JEANNETTE A. HAYNIE             LTCOL        IMA
GARY R. KIPE                    LTCOL        IRR
YVONNE M. MARCINKO              LTCOL        IMA
AUSTIN J. MILLER                LTCOL        IMA
CHI H. PARK                     LTCOL        IMA
EDWARD J. SHEA                  LTCOL        SCQ
JEREMY S. SIBERT                LTCOL        SIJ
SANDERSON S. STYLES             LTCOL        IRR
MICHAEL K. WENDLER              LTCOL        SN3
MITCHELL D. BISHOP              MAJ          IMA
ROBERT S. BLACK                 MAJ          SEW
DANIEL K. BOYLE                 MAJ          S9R
JAMES C. BUTTRY                 MAJ          SJ7
DENNIS K. CRENNAN               MAJ          S2R
KEITH A. GALE                   MAJ          IRR
JESSICA J. GAUL                 MAJ          S2R
ROBERT G. GILL IV               MAJ          SK9
AVERY D. KATZ                   MAJ          IRR
SHAWN M. MERCER                 MAJ          S4F
LORI E. MILLER                  MAJ          IMA
MICHAEL D. MITCHELL             MAJ          S97
MONICA J. MOON                  MAJ          IRR
JEREMY D. MOORE                 MAJ          SGX
JOSHUA G. MOORE                 MAJ          IRR
JONI A. ONG                     MAJ          IMA
KATIE C. ROWBOTHAM              MAJ          IMA
JOHN M. SCHNEIDER               MAJ          IRR
MICHAEL J. SHANAHAN             MAJ          IRR
BRAD A. SHULTZ                  MAJ          IMA
MICHAEL S. STEVENS              MAJ          IRR
BENJAMIN A. SWANSON             MAJ          IRR
RICHARD D. TURNER               MAJ          SCQ
JOEL A. VANWINKLE               MAJ          IRR
CASEY A. VIEGELAHN              MAJ          SAN
JOSH P. WALKER                  MAJ          SCQ
CHRISTOPHER L. WITBRACHT        MAJ          S17
COLIN D. CAMPBELL               CAPT         SU6
ERNESTO A. DELARIVA             CAPT         SHE
PAUL D. GOWIN                   CAPT         IRR
DAVID E. HORTON                 CAPT         IRR
JAMES J. KORDAHL                CAPT         SJ3
ROBERTO MATOZZO                 CAPT         S7A
THOMAS M. MCCARTHY              CAPT         SNF
7.  UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 578 OF REF A AND REF 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 2015.
NAME                            GRADE        MCC
KENNETH W. REED                 CWO5         110
TYRONE E. MATHENY               CWO4         G81
DON SAECHANG                    CWO4         145
CLAUDE A. CRUSE                 CWO3         1JY
8.  UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 12242 OF REF A AND REF C, THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, ACTING FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE PROMOTION OF THE FOLLOWING NAMED RESERVE OFFICER TO THE GRADE INDICATED. RANK, PAY, AND ALLOWANCES ARE EFFECTIVE FROM 1 MARCH 2015.
NAME                            GRAD         MCC
RAYMOND HILLEN III              CWO5         SGB
9.  DELAY OF PROMOTION. PER REFERENCES 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 OF 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.  REFERENCES 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 REFERENCES 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.  THE FOLLOWING FY15 PROMOTIONS ARE PROJECTED FOR APRIL 2015 AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PROMOTIONS FROM THE REMAINING FY15 BOARDS WILL BE PROMULGATED BASED ON VACANCY DETERMINATION AND BOARD APPROVAL.
           SENIOR OFFICER       SEL     JUNIOR OFFICER       SEL
COL        M. A. PHILLIPS       11      T. R. BRYANT         12
COL (AR)   NONE                 NONE    NONE                 NONE
COL (R)    T. R. THOMAS III     34      P. S. HOULAHAN       36
LTCOL      A. W. PTINEY         91      L. O. BRITO, JR.     98
LTCOL (LDO)
MOS: 6004  A. C. LYONS          1       S. P. HULSE          2
MOS: 6302  A. R. STRAUSS        3       A. R. STRAUSS        3
LTCOL (AR) M. D. GALE           11      M. D. GALE           11
LTCOL (R)  A. J. GUESSJOHNSON   87      P. H. STEUBER        92
MAJ (LDO)  NONE                 NONE    NONE                 NONE
MAJ (AR)   S. A. RITCHIE        5       S. A. RITCHIE        5
MAJ (R)    S. M. LASKEY         238     W. H. GOLDSTON       277
CAPT       J. M. KERNTKE        507     J. M. LEE            637
CAPT (R)   D. M. MARTIN         95.9    F. G. RODRIQUEZ      126
CWO5       NONE                 NONE    NONE                 NONE
CWO5 (R)   NONE                 NONE    NONE                 NONE
CWO4
MOS: 0170  D. LEBRETON          7       D. LEBRETON          7
MOS: 5804  J. J. NOLAN IV       1       J. J. NOLAN IV       1
CWO4 (R)   M. J. NIEZGODA, JR.  5       M. J. NIEZGODA, JR.  5
CWO3
MOS: 4430  M. A. BASKIN         2       M. A. BASKIN         2
MOS: 6302  J. D. SMITH          10      J. D. SMITH          10
13.  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. CLICK ON "MARINES," GO TO THE "CAREER" SECTION UNDER "INFORMATION FOR MARINES" AND THEN CLICK ON "PROMOTIONS." CLICK ON "OFFICER PROMOTIONS," THEN LOOK UNDER "CONTACTS."
14.  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(AT)USMC.MIL.
15.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN CRAIG Q. TIMBERLAKE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//