OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR FEBRUARY 2026 AND PROJECTED OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR MARCH 2026

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MARADMIN 033/26
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SUBJ/OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR FEBRUARY 2026 AND PROJECTED OFFICER
PROMOTIONS FOR MARCH 2026//
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REF/F/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20190415//
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REF/H/MSGID:MSG/MP/DTG:120935ZJUN2001//
NARR/REF A IS TITLE 10, U.S.C. REF B IS MCO 1400.31D, 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 W/CH-3, 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 1412.11, MARINE CORPS WARRANT
OFFICER PROMOTION AND CONTINUATION AND LIMITED DUTY OFFICER
CONTINUATION PROCEDURES. REF H IS MARADMIN 277/01, BACCALAUREATE
DEGREE REQUIREMENT FOR RESERVE OFFICERS.//
POC/M. J. COOK/MAJ/UNIT:HD MMPB-10/TEL:(703) 784-9705/
EMAIL:[email protected]//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. AUTHORITY. Refs (a) through (h) regulate all
Marine Corps officer promotions. This message is the authority for
commanding officers to effect promotions. Per the refs, CMC
(MMPB-10) will not effect an officer's promotion until that
officer's name appears on a promotion MARADMIN or CMC message.
MMPB-10 will mail appropriate commissions to parent commands under
separate cover. Expect 4-6 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 are located in chapter 6
of ref (b) or the Officer Promotions 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. 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 officer(s) to the grade indicated. Rank, pay and allowances
are effective from 1 February 2026.
Name Grade MCC
Jason W. Britain Col J65
Christopher R. Hart Col KB3
John C. Huenefeld II Col NA6
Scott A. Martin Col K63
Richard J. Vaccariello Col QAT
Adam T. Deitrich LtCol 070
Joseph W. Fischer LtCol 1FZ
Kelsey W. Gibson LtCol 1F1
Chance A. Hughes LtCol QAE
Joseph R. Lousche LtCol NCU
Thomas P. McKavitt III LtCol 068
Paul P. Moreau LtCol 070
Jason C. Murphy LtCol MAM
Michael J. Putnam LtCol 1MX
Andrew L. Taulbee LtCol 110
Timothy D. Wrenn, Jr. LtCol TMG
Lucas H. Aaron Maj V26
Gregory L. Adamiec Maj 121
Gaurav Aggarwal Maj 1RA
Jonathan T. Ammen Maj V13
Roy S. AxcellMcKeever Maj 014
Shea Y. Baker Maj 145
Shawn R. Balent Maj 15L
Evan R. Barrett Maj 1T3
Adam T. Barrett Maj 1NA
Christophe L. Bier Maj VRA
Ryan W. Blaser Maj V17
Steven P. Bourdow II Maj QDC
Louis K. Boyd Maj 007
Larry Boyd, Jr. Maj 082
Connor M. Britt Maj 1VD
Andrew W. Bunker Maj 1F4
Arne J. Bussler Maj U42
Zachary C. Byrd Maj V31
Troy E. Campbell II Maj V17
Christopher D. Clark Maj QDC
Amalya G. Clayton Maj VHB
Miles H. Coats Maj QBN
Christopher J. Colosimo Maj 1G0
Theresa E. Corsentino Maj 903
Kyra S. Covin Maj QAS
Gregory J. Cronen Maj QBN
Mariah L. Curcio Maj 130
Matthew S. DeRosa Maj 1F4
Brandon K. Desque Maj 1V3
Nicolas A. Dilan Maj 115
Eric M. Dios Maj KA9
Eric M. Dolan Maj V36
Dominic R. Durno Maj 1TC
Elise C. Erickson Maj 122
Philip G. Franz Maj 1RS
John S. Fredrickson Maj 1GF
Christian J. Friend Maj 135
Alfonso M. Fucci Maj V80
Brittany R. Fuentes Maj 476
Patrick D. Galindo Maj 1FV
Pamela I. Garcia Maj R70
Brian J. Garretson Maj H50
Jacob C. Gibbons Maj 1JA
Charles J. Gonzalez Maj 1R6
Kevin C. Greene Maj T43
Daniel F. Grund Maj K46
Emi Gutierrez Maj 1PC
Connor D. Hankin Maj V35
Zachary A. Harner Maj 115
William G. Hatfield Maj VF3
Sergei K. Herbert Maj 193
Samuel J. Higgs Maj V31
Sean W. Hoban Maj V16
Eric M. Holm Maj 1TV
Bradley A. Hoover Maj 012
Jacob L. Hoxie Maj 1CV
Joshua R. Ingram Maj 063
Kurt P. James Maj V44
Kelley B. Johnson Maj 1YJ
John G. Johnson Maj 1QP
Taylor H. Jones Maj G71
Samantha B. Jones Maj 1HL
Jessica L. Kaiser Maj 124
Janelle M. Kelly Maj 1J0
Trevor S. Kerchner Maj V15
Justin L. Kerstetter Maj 152
David Q. Kimberling Maj 090
Mason G. Kraft Maj VR1
Tyler J. Launi Maj 152
Brian J. Lay Maj 1JH
Justin K. Lee Maj 121
Daniel D. Macy Maj 1GF
James A. Marker Maj 122
Benton J. Mathis III Maj 1HL
Matthew R. Matsko Maj VRA
Kristina L. McCoy Maj 080
Shane P. McDougall Maj V12
Adam B. Medford Maj 1Y1
Trevor M. Medlen Maj 160
Rory J. Mikita Maj 1NB
Justin L. Miller Maj 1NB
Murphy B. Mosley Maj V63
Michael S. Mursuli Maj V27
Edwin G. Myers Maj VRA
Jasen A. Myers Maj 1JD
Paul S. Nergararian Maj 069
Payton D. Nevills Maj 014
Michael S. Noble Maj 130
Pierce T. Oka Maj 1R6
Eric C. Pak Maj 029
Jessica L. Parham Maj 069
Jonathan A. Parmer Maj 1CQ
Emily M. Phillips Maj J9C
Zachary M. Pipkorn Maj G71
Richard A. Ramos Maj 1G0
Steven K. Rhodes Maj MDT
Nathan T. Ricketts Maj 1YB
Jacob D. Ridings Maj 15L
Nielsen J. Rivera Maj 1NR
David A. Rivera Maj 1JJ
Simone E. Romano Maj J9Z
Harrison L. Rosenbaum Maj J38
Nicholas C. Ruiz Maj V31
Mina N. Saad Maj 1L2
Jeremy D. Sacks Maj 032
Joseph G. Salvemini Maj VFE
Philip J. Scott Maj T0F
Dylan J. Scott Maj 082
Lucas J. Seaberg Maj V27
Jonathan C. Shomsky Maj 1TC
Paul J. ShowalterBlades Maj K48
Justin D. Shuma Maj 1CJ
Stephen T. Sigmon Maj 805
Jackson T. Simon Maj VFE
Ajmer Singh Maj 121
Jacob W. Slaughter Maj QAJ
Aaron M. Smith Maj 193
Alec V. Soran Maj V15
Augustus C. Sortino III Maj 1NG
Connor T. Spiegel Maj TSR
Noah F. Spielvogel Maj 1ET
Joshua A. Spradlin Maj V22
Landon P. Stevens Maj 800
John W. Stewart Maj T0F
Benjamin T. Stoner Maj 022
Christopher M. Svidesskis Maj 1NP
Mark L. Swindall Maj T61
Alexandria E. Switzer Maj 901
Osvaldo J. Teixeira Maj 1JW
Nathaniel M. Thompson Maj 091
Jackson R. Timian Maj VFG
Benjamin J. Toledo Maj SVP
Trace R. Tomme Maj T0F
Cassandra N. Touchstone Maj V8E
Luan C. Tran Maj 052
Cody J. Vaccaro Maj 1J2
Logan H. Vaughan Maj 1V4
Brandon T. Vucovich Maj 174
Christian F. Wachter Maj T46
Natasha B. Ward Maj 142
Gregory R. Ward Maj 15A
Rock G. Warnick Maj 016
Trevor H. Weaser Maj 1NF
Johnathan C. Weber Maj V24
John W. Webster Maj U36
Richard L. Weidner Maj VFF
Hassan Williamson Maj 1F6
Andrew R. Wood Maj J62
Michael T. Wu Maj G78
Carrie M. Yonge Maj 142
Sunwoo M. Youm Maj TMH
Jensen A. Youngblood Maj 1C0
Max J. Allen Capt TRQ
Akeem K. Archer Capt 1Y9
Carlos E. Arellano, Jr. Capt 1CQ
Khalid A. Awad Capt 1CH
Kristin D. Bales Capt 124
Derek T. Bell Capt 1HM
Brandon L. Bennett Capt 19F
Daniel J. Bent Capt KB6
Travis M. Borkey Capt 1F1
Shamar J. Bowen Capt 965
Matthew A. Brines Capt 312
Marquise D. Browder Capt KA7
Hayden R. Brown Capt 283
Daniel J. Burke Capt J62
Kevaughn U. Burney Capt 040
Joshua T. Burns Capt K73
Bryan D. Burpee Capt KB6
Jesus M. Camacho II Capt 1JC
Sabrina I. Camino Capt KA7
Elijah D. Campiglio Capt 1Y1
Skye J. Ciaccio Capt 124
Anthony J. Collier Capt K46
Ethan C. Collins Capt 160
Rachel K. Culp Capt 069
David J. Custodio Capt 017
Kyle J. Daly Capt 1J1
Grant M. Daniel Capt 15G
Alec F. Dilullo Capt 013
Diana L. Disu Capt 233
Raymond G. Dunn Capt TAR
Dylan T. Enyeart Capt 015
Christopher M. Escobedo Capt 1PN
Gillian C. Feasel Capt 01E
Matthew F. Fish Capt J33
Michael V. Fisher Capt J9W
Jacob R. Friend Capt 1L2
Taylor R. Frye Capt 1PJ
Jonathan J. Gares Capt 1F4
Elias R. Gavilan Capt 007
Douglas C. Gentry Capt 15E
Anthony M. Goodyear Capt 1HN
Taylor D. Gray Capt 15A
Alexis T. Hall Capt 078
James K. Halvorson Capt J9T
Hunter W. Hardenberg Capt V15
Brett J. Hargis Capt 1L2
Joseph A. Harness Capt 1J3
David R. Harris Capt 1NE
Jennifer C. Heltsley Capt U55
Samuel J. Ignaczak Capt 1R2
Ahad A. Ikram Capt 1CJ
Amber M. Jadus Capt H07
Emily D. Jaeckle Capt 1CG
Dylan M. Jensen Capt K73
Paije R. Johnson Capt 1Y2
Cameron P. Joseph Capt 330
Connor A. Keane Capt 1NL
Joshua M. Kelly Capt 041
Andrew C. Kilgore Capt V24
Daniel C. Kim Capt H99
Phillip A. Kirk Capt J9W
Nicholas C. Kiser Capt 1JQ
Troy A. Kurtz Capt KAF
Sean M. Laird Capt 1EG
Tucker R. Leigland Capt 313
Kleyn C. Lopez Capt 014
Wade A. Lopiccolo Capt U44
Brady M. Loveless Capt J9X
Gretchen A. Martin Capt 1QN
Luke F. McCaleb Capt V16
Braeden C. McClain Capt V25
Jenna B. McCullar Capt 314
Thomas J. McGuire Capt 013
Erin E. McNamara Capt 1YA
David M. Miller Capt 130
Euxephrone E. Miller Capt TD9
Sean M. Mokarry Capt K73
Tarnashia L. Moore Capt 1J1
Benjamin D. Moreno Capt 1DX
Egan T. Nickerson Capt K03
Kyla D. Nolen Capt J62
Kera A. Olsen Capt J62
Josiah A. Olson Capt 016
Allegra O. Pankratz Capt H99
Kara R. Paradowski Capt 1JG
Thomas C. Peagler Capt 078
Jose M. Perez Capt 1J3
Andreja M. Petrulis Capt 139
James C. Piggford Capt J9X
Rogers E. Prewitt, Jr. Capt J54
Wilson C. Priefer Capt 926
Martin QuevedoChirinos Capt 967
Griffin B. Reagan Capt VR1
Michael W. Rector Capt 1NC
Adan P. Renner Capt 067
Jeremiah C. Reynolds Capt 1NE
Reginald B. Richardson Capt 15J
Mark A. Rivera Capt H99
Brianna N. Robertson Capt KE1
Marc P. Robertson Capt 1CK
Diony J. Rojas Capt 926
Sophie L. Rowe Capt 1PJ
Mara B. Royse Capt VLB
Steven K. Ruane Capt 1QP
Lucas J. Sass Capt KA0
Jordan E. Saxe Capt K73
Gerrit T. Schaafsma Capt 1ER
Chad M. Schultz Capt K71
William N. Scott Capt G81
Caden M. Scott Capt 078
Casey M. Shannahan Capt 1YJ
Kyle B. Sistrunk Capt 1JZ
Nathaniel J. Smith Capt JU9
Michael A. Sparks Capt KA7
Jacob H. Stern Capt K66
Alex C. Sullivan Capt 1F2
Charles H. Switzer Capt 1FY
Samuel M. Todd Capt 078
Allison M. Toney Capt R00
Martin TorresAcosta Capt KA7
Nicholas J. Trombatore Capt V80
Kaitlin R. Warnke Capt KA7
Sean N. Warrington Capt J9T
Jacob R. Wilson Capt 1QD
Heather R. Woolridge Capt 1CQ
3. 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
officer(s) (LDO) to the grade indicated. Rank, pay, and allowances
are effective from 1 February 2026.
Name Grade MCC
Matthew A. Beard LtCol QAS
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(s) to the grade indicated. Rank, pay, and allowances are
effective from 1 February 2026.
Name Grade MCC
Jennifer M. Raymond Col ARP
Myles F. Tweedy LtCol ARP
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 officer(s)
to the grade indicated. Rank, pay, and allowances are effective
from 1 February 2026.
Name Grade MCC
Michael P. Abrams Col S0E
John B. Cadwalader Col 1C1
Jeffrey G. Dean Col QAS
David R. Dixon, Jr. Col SVP
Christopher D. Esposito Col K57
Catherine N. Johansen Col 1EE
Brett W. Leffler Col QBR
Michael J. Miklos Col S8F
Samuel J. Adams LtCol 1FY
Adam J. Breslin LtCol NAG
Alexander S. Calciano LtCol IRR
Ryan T. Conner LtCol S6D
William F. Cowell LtCol S8D
Braden W. Cummins LtCol GA1
Christy R. Daughterty LtCol SG8
Jeremy M. Dittmer LtCol NVM
Cole C. Ferrin LtCol SHE
Lynn Fleming, Jr. LtCol 1FY
Jason T. Floyd LtCol SVP
Timothy C. Franklin LtCol S6D
Joshua S. Geherty LtCol T30
James P. Heg LtCol NVM
Zachary D. Johnson LtCol 930
Brandon T. Johnson LtCol S3H
James R. Jones LtCol 994
Daniel H. Kim LtCol SGB
Erin J. LeDrew LtCol QAE
Johnathon J. Lorraine LtCol 023
Christopher J. Markham LtCol 1EM
Ryan P. Marzec LtCol SR2
Robert C. McCartney LtCol SIJ
Trevor D. Mills LtCol QAT
Melissa E. Moses LtCol T30
William F. Nadeau LtCol SIJ
Christopher J. Nassar LtCol 1GH
Jonathan R. Noftsier LtCol S7F
Jeffrey H. Palmer LtCol QAR
Michael A. Pernice LtCol S4E
Lee A. Roberson LtCol S4F
Megan E. SelbachAllen LtCol S0E
Alexander F. Sell LtCol S0E
Christopher C. Smauley LtCol SR2
Devon A. Stcyr LtCol S7F
Drake P. Toney LtCol SHE
Richard T. Veloz LtCol 976
Steven P. Verblaauw LtCol SM3
Benjamin J. Vigil LtCol 023
William A. Vyoral LtCol 110
James R. Wareham LtCol 1F1
Mark P. Washington LtCol 952
Jordan D. Willoughby LtCol SMG
Christopher S. Zipf LtCol S3F
Anthony J. Acebo Maj IRR
Guadalupe N. Bandillo Maj 1GA
Javier O. Cantu Maj ARP
Evan C. Clark Maj S2D
Robert S. Curtis Maj 987
Kathryn J. Evering Maj IRR
Raymond C. Frederick Maj IRR
Andrew J. Harper Maj SK5
Mark T. Holt Maj SAP
Timothy F. Kerner Maj S6E
Jordan L. Kline Maj SAQ
Nicholas J. LaBonde Maj S17
William C. Armstrong Capt IRR
Robert L. Hobart III Capt IRR
Matthew J. Pinna Capt SLG
Cameron F. Riedy Capt IRR
Andrew C. Sweet Capt SK7
6. 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 officer(s) as indicated, to the permanent grade of Chief
Warrant Officer Five (CWO5) and Chief Warrant Officer Three (CWO3).
Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from 1 February
2026.
Name Grade MCC
Mark F. Erhardt CWO5 086
Hanmo L. Broeker CWO3 1CQ
Michael T. Huck CWO3 T12
7. Delay of Promotion
7.a. Commanding Officer Determination. 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 of ref (a). Ref (a) requires written notification to the
officer 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. Commanding Officers
must also notify CMC (MMPB-10) prior to the effective date of the
appointment so that the promotion is not effected in Marine Corps
Total Force System (MCTFS) and to allow for the initiation of
administrative action. Refs (a), (b), (c), and (e) contain
guidelines for the timely submission of supporting documentation.
7.b. Adverse Screening Process. Before the release of this
promotion authority, all officers were screened for adverse or
potentially adverse information. If applicable, CMC (MMPB-10)
removed the names of those officers with records identified during
the adverse screening process as containing adverse or potentially
adverse information from the promotion authority MARADMIN. Those
officers will receive correspondence under separate cover from CMC
(JPL).
8. 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.
9. 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 2 through 6 (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
(MMPB-10) 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.
10. The following FY25 promotions are projected for March 2026 and
are subject to change. Promotions from the remaining FY25 boards
will be promulgated based on vacancy determination and senate
confirmation.
Senior Officer Sel Junior Officer Sel
CWO5
MOS: 0306 list cleared list cleared
CWO4 none none none none
CWO3
MOS: 0803 list cleared list cleared
MOS: 1310 none none none none
11. The following FY26 promotions are projected for March 2026 and
are subject to change. Promotions from the remaining FY26 boards
will be promulgated based on vacancy determination and senate
confirmation.
Senior Officer Sel Junior Officer Sel
Col (AR) list cleared list cleared
Col (R) D. I. Fuller, Jr. 36 C. T. Hermann 41
LtCol C. K. Fletecher 416 B. J. Sabin 417
LtCol (LDO)
MOS: 6502 list cleared list cleared
LtCol (AR) B. J. McCombs 20 P. L. Brown, Jr. 21
LtCol (R) J. B. Cerniglia 210 T. A. Basham 225
Maj (R) S. P. Kinsella 262 M. A. Hill 296
Capt J. H. Ray 704 E. T. Hall 829
Capt (R) C. M. Blood 77.5 R. M. Holen, Jr. 86
12. The following FY27 promotions are projected for March 2026 and
are subject to change. Promotions from the remaining FY26 boards
will be promulgated based on vacancy determination and senate
confirmation.
Senior Officer Sel Junior Officer Sel
Col C. W. Collins 21 D. T. Pugh 24
LtCol M. R. Massman 1 M. W. Kociba 18
Maj M. M. Cook 320 P. L. Nelson 476
13. For Marine officer promotion matters call Comm (703)784-9705 or
DSN 278-9705. Email inquiries may be submitted via the Officer
Promotions homepage at www.Marines.mil. Email address is
[email protected].
14. Release authorized by BGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director,
Manpower Management Division.//