1stLt Promotions for June 2026
This MARADMIN authorizes the promotion of 61 officers (57 active duty and 4 reserve) to the permanent grade of First Lieutenant in June 2026. The promotions are effective on various dates throughout June 2026, with rank, pay, and allowances effective from each officer's designated date of rank (DOR). Commanding officers are authorized to effect these promotions immediately upon publication of this message.
Issued: May 27, 2026
1. Authority. Refs (a) through (g) 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 ref (f), the Acting Secretary of the Navy, acting for the President of the United States, hereby authorizes the promotion of the following named officer(s) on active duty, as indicated, to the permanent grade of first lieutenant. Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from the date indicated. Name DOR MCC Garrett R. Hatch 01Jun26 K03 Alexander C. Hipp 01Jun26 J61 John E. Morris 01Jun26 15L Schuyler J. Sanchack 01Jun26 1JW Maximilian K. Valentine 01Jun26 1NP Madeline I. Chilton 03Jun26 K71 Stephen W. Farris 03Jun26 K03 Jack P. McBrayer 03Jun26 K03 Kyle D. Smith 03Jun26 1R1 Nicholas F. Ericson 07Jun26 K03 Angel FernandezHernandez 07Jun26 QAF Auryndette M. West 07Jun26 1PM Benjamin K. Boyer 08Jun26 K03 Connor J. Lehr 08Jun26 1PB William S. Park 08Jun26 V34 Zachary K. Reed 08Jun26 K03 Christian L. Simonsen 08Jun26 K03 Sam R. Sniffen 08Jun26 1CQ Alexander J. Hardin 09Jun26 K03 Jose C. Acevedo 10Jun26 K71 Javier J. Cruz 13Jun26 1NC Cole M. Habben 14Jun26 K03 Gabriel N. Holley 14Jun26 193 Robert T. Modar 14Jun26 V18 William J. Rifley 14Jun26 028 James T. Selcke 14Jun26 1C1 Patrick J. Beres 15Jun26 1GE Mario J. Celi 15Jun26 1J8 Clark H. Klitenic 15Jun26 V28 Zachary J. Graham 17Jun26 J61 Matthew O. Chan 18Jun26 V27 Elena L. Petersen 21Jun26 1NG Ethan R. Springfield 21Jun26 138 Thomas D. DeCaro 22Jun26 V24 Michael A. Fraticelli 22Jun26 1GR Dylan N. Fritz 22Jun26 1Y6 Ceaser J. Gonzalez, Jr. 22Jun26 K03 Joseph G. Gottesman 22Jun26 1EG Trevor C. Johnson 22Jun26 K71 Jake R. Jones 22Jun26 1LB Miguel Millan 22Jun26 K03 Thomas S. Payton, Jr. 22Jun26 K03 Jacob R. Romanello 22Jun26 1QG Charles J. Ross 22Jun26 K03 Donovan A. Thornhill 22Jun26 19F William O. Valentine 22Jun26 124 Hugo O. Flores 24Jun26 1EE John L. Fischbach 28Jun26 V15 Edward W. Knowles III 28Jun26 K9R Jacob F. Saldana 28Jun26 V25 James A. Avila 29Jun26 124 Martin S. Herrera 29Jun26 K71 Joseph R. Coonen 30Jun26 1NB Mark B. Mattei 30Jun26 K03 Samuel A. Medina 30Jun26 J61 Nicholas O. Redding 30Jun26 1QF 3. Under the provisions of ref (f), the Acting Secretary of the Navy, acting for the President of the United States, hereby authorizes the promotion of the following named reserve officer(s), as indicated, to the permanent grade of first lieutenant. Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from the date indicated. Name DOR MCC Peter J. Cannella 03Jun26 SK5 Jesus Mosqueda 13Jun26 SQA Dustan R. Jones 22Jun26 S11 Dawn E. Parry 28Jun26 S26 4. Delay of Promotion 4.a. Commanding Officer Determination. Per refs (b) and (g), 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. 4.b. Adverse Screening Process. Before the release of this promotion authority, all officers are 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). 5. 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. 6. 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 and 3 (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. 7. 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 officerpromotions@usmc.mil. 8. Release authorized by MajGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director, Manpower Management Division.