OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR DECEMBER 2015 AND PROJECTED OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR JANUARY 2016
Date Signed: 11/20/2015 | MARADMINS Number: 585/15
MARADMINS : 585/15
R 200925Z NOV 15
MARADMIN 585/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR DECEMBER 2015 AND PROJECTED OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR JANUARY 2016.//
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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 1420.1B, 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.  Refs (a) through (h) 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. 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 13 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 December 2015.
Name                            Grade        MCC
Brendan C. Burks                LtCol        QAS
Patrick B. Byrne                LtCol        1FR
James T. Kay                    LtCol        1K2
Richard C. Mitchell             LtCol        1FS
Soulynamma D. Pharathikoune     LtCol        145
Dustin R. Thorn                 LtCol        070
Robert M. Altman                Capt         034
George N. Barnes II             Capt         021
Michael L. Bettis               Capt         1NE
Kenneth S. Bobby, Jr.           Capt         VHB
Matthew J. Bova                 Capt         UAN
James M. Bricken IV             Capt         098
Benjamin P. Brighton            Capt         098
Ashley I. Bucholz               Capt         VF3
Amanda J. Buckley               Capt         023
Sarah E. Burns                  Capt         QAW
Zachary T. Butler               Capt         V12
Christine A. Calderon           Capt         A60
Devin C. Capece                 Capt         15B
Samuel C. Carlson               Capt         V31
Lloyd E. Carroll III            Capt         TP6
Ian J. CarterCondon             Capt         1CH
Alex J. Center                  Capt         V26
Daniel S. Champoux              Capt         1JE
Taiyuan Chang                   Capt         15E
Trevor G. Christman             Capt         1J3
James J. Cosh                   Capt         198
Victoria L. Crabbe              Capt         K46
Aidan C. Crofton                Capt         199
Robert A. Dahlstrom             Capt         094
Nicholas M. Decker              Capt         1JF
Andrew J. Dehaan                Capt         TSR
Adam F. Dierker                 Capt         1Y8
Steven M. Doherty               Capt         097
Bradley P. Dunlap               Capt         15L
Jean F. Durham                  Capt         1FT
Steven M. Evans                 Capt         034
Gerard R. Farao                 Capt         902
Andrew B. Fernando              Capt         UKT
Donmichael A. Ferrer            Capt         007
Aric R. Forfar                  Capt         KAF
Christina M. Forsythe           Capt         V63
Jessica M. Fox                  Capt         G02
Joshua C. Fralick               Capt         KAB
Nelson A. Francisco, Jr.        Capt         1RA
Savannah L. Frank               Capt         1C0
Devin D. Fultz                  Capt         V14
Brandon J. Futrell              Capt         1K2
Peter GibbonsNeff, Jr.          Capt         115
Michael Giordano                Capt         V13
Robert A. Handley               Capt         VHE
Jeremy R. Harbaugh              Capt         KB6
Ashley M. Hart                  Capt         1Y2
Joshua S. Harvey                Capt         096
John Heron IV                   Capt         021
Jon C. Herrera                  Capt         KA0
Sonny L. Hodgin                 Capt         098
Quinn M. Hoffman                Capt         S5J
Michael T. Holdridge            Capt         1Y5
Christopher T. Holmes           Capt         097
Nicholas W. Ingold              Capt         070
Paul A. Jackson                 Capt         016
Benjamin A. James               Capt         1Y2
Katie A. Johnson                Capt         012
Matthew B. Johnson              Capt         017
Mark Kand                       Capt         J33
Wonho Kang                      Capt         122
Timothy M. Keane                Capt         044
Jeffrey T. Kennedy              Capt         VM3
Ryan P. Kerestes                Capt         094
Richard W. Korges               Capt         021
Vincent W. Ku                   Capt         097
Stephen P. Kwiatkowski          Capt         1J1
Kathryn D. Lavergne             Capt         1Y4
Rachel A. Lietzau               Capt         15S
Adam D. Locascio                Capt         025
Jeffrey J. Long, Jr.            Capt         097
Elliot C. Loper                 Capt         1F6
Richard N. Lynch, Jr.           Capt         J54
Luke F. Mannion                 Capt         1C1
Cody W. McGee                   Capt         016
Brendan J. McKenna              Capt         15A
Ashley N. McMillan              Capt         1PJ
Talmadge M. Melton              Capt         TM3
Stefan Milan                    Capt         950
Adam C. Miller                  Capt         1JQ
Ross I. Milligan                Capt         031
Nicholas O. Mitchke             Capt         124
Patrick B. Moran                Capt         1YB
Thomas K. Morton                Capt         017
Lauren E. Neal                  Capt         098
Alexander B. Nicoll             Capt         1FU
Gannon J. OBrien                Capt         1QE
Matthew R. Palumbo              Capt         077
Jordan A. Peoples               Capt         1JX
Joshua T. Phillips              Capt         V35
Corban Y. Pierce                Capt         KAP
Kenneth A. Pierce               Capt         1HK
John C. Piluso                  Capt         J78
Jami Pruschki                   Capt         1FT
Christopher R. Recalde          Capt         073
Brandon M. Reese                Capt         031
Brandon K. Regan                Capt         097
Keith J. Richards               Capt         V9D
Joshua M. Rodriguez             Capt         1PJ
Vidal V. Rodriguez              Capt         1GS
Sean P. Rohrs                   Capt         1HN
Tyler A. Ross                   Capt         15B
Sean D. Rutherford              Capt         1NJ
Matthew W. Schoneweis           Capt         097
Matthew J. Shulman              Capt         016
Ashley D. Sloan                 Capt         031
Juaquina J. Soland              Capt         924
Christopher A. Sotolongo        Capt         S3A
Jessica L. Sproule              Capt         016
Elaine M. Stolhammer            Capt         1EA
Cody J. Stolz                   Capt         1JA
Daniel T. Tedford               Capt         098
Joseph S. Teirab                Capt         015
Ari D. Tessler                  Capt         097
Gregory J. Thornton             Capt         034
Cullen Tores                    Capt         15E
Andres E. Vasquez               Capt         034
Scott P. Voigt                  Capt         1V2
Edward A. Warren                Capt         1MZ
Floyd A. Weigman                Capt         1CE
Scott S. White                  Capt         1PK
Andrew K. Williams              Capt         016
Pearl A. Winston                Capt         1CM
John B. Woodruff II             Capt         031
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 (LDO) to the grade indicated.  Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from 1 December 2015.
Name                            Grade        MCC
Henry C. Bodden                 LtCol        007
Rebecca L. Wilkinson            Maj          1FU
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 active reserve (AR) officers to the grade indicated.  Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from 1 December 2015.
Name                            Grade        MCC
Michael J. Corrado              Col          SA5
William S. Chairsell III        LtCol        1GH
Mark A. Selak                   Maj          S7L
6.  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 December 2015.
Name                            Grade        MCC
Priscilla P. Failmezger         Col          SR2
Jerry T. Blacketer              LtCol        G19
Stephanie R. Griffith           LtCol        IRR
Nathanael J. Herman             LtCol        HAB
Nick G. Mackres                 LtCol        S7A
Rafael Maryahin                 LtCol        HAB
Christopher P. ODonnell         LtCol        IRR
Stephen W. Paap                 LtCol        HAB
David M. Ross                   LtCol        008
Brian D. Stempien               LtCol        S7M
Joseph A. Thompson              LtCol        IRR
Stephen C. Waters               LtCol        QAJ
Frank P. Albi                   Maj          SAN
James S. Baehr                  Maj          SAP
Marcus J. Bolen                 Maj          IRR
Marcus A. Camacho               Maj          SGU
Meghan K. Harvey                Maj          IRR
Geoffrey G. Hengerer            Maj          HAB
Michael J. Hilleary             Maj          HAB
Robert J. Jorgenson             Maj          S7F
John P. Mclaughlin              Maj          IRR
Jay L. Montgomery               Maj          HAB
Charles A. Morris               Maj          HAB
Christian D. Palmer             Maj          SAN
Robert C. Pierson               Maj          IRR
Nicholas O. Ralston             Maj          IRR
Nathaniel B. Sidwell            Maj          S3F
Patrick R. Tierney              Maj          IRR
Andrew A. Yeung                 Maj          HAB
Jonathan J. Hodges              Capt         SHJ
James P. Morgan                 Capt         IRR
Danny J. Smyl                   Capt         SD3
John E. Stanescki               Capt         SAN
Michael A. Williams             Capt         SMU
7.  Under the provisions of section 12242 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 reserve officer to the grade indicated.  Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from 1 December 2015.
Name                            Grade        MCC
Edwin E. Harman III             CWO5         S6G
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.  The following FY16 promotions are projected for January 2016 and are subject to change.  Promotions from the remaining FY16 boards will be promulgated based on vacancy determination.
           Senior Officer       Sel    Junior Officer       Sel
Grade      to be Promoted       No.    to be Promoted       No.
Col        J. C. McArthur       1      H. Meadows III       2
Col (AR)   none                 none   none                 none
Col (R)    none                 none   none                 none
LtCol      J. W. Thompson       98     J. Salame            104
LtCol (LDO)list cleared                list cleared
LtCol (AR) E. J. Wunderlich     8      D. W. Laux           11
LtCol (R)  J. R. Colombero      40     M. J. Markham        48
Maj (LDO)  none                 none   none                 none
Maj (AR)   none                 none   none                 none
Maj (R)    R. L. Lohner         123    Z. A. White          137
Capt       A. J. Fazio          140    P. J. Miller         193
Capt (R)   C. M. Hearn          50     R. I. Magallanes     51
CWO5 (R)   list cleared                list cleared
12.  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."
13.  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.
14.  Release authorized by MajGen Craig Q. Timberlake, Director, Manpower Management Division.//