Officer Promotions for September 2026 and Projected Officer Promotions for October 2026
This MARADMIN announces officer promotions effective 1 September 2026 for regular, reserve, and limited duty officers across multiple grades (Colonel through Chief Warrant Officer). It also provides projected promotion timelines for October 2026 from FY25, FY26, and FY27 promotion boards. The message includes important guidance on promotion acceptance, declination procedures, and commanding officer responsibilities for delaying promotions when officers are not qualified.
Issued: August 25, 2026
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 "Warrants" tab on the left side of the
page.
2. Under the provisions of section 624 of ref (a) and ref (c), the
Acting 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 September 2026.
Name Grade MCC
Derrick F. Breville Col 029
Jeffrey M. Brewer Col J65
Andrew C. Eckert Col NBH
Michael L. Gardner Col NFN
Nathan L. Golike Col 094
Scott H. Helminski Col NF2
Jeromy R. Johnson Col NBW
Eric T. Kauffman Col QAM
Adan A. Maldonado Col JVD
Robert J. Neman Col 063
Mark P. Nostro Col NAG
William J. Pomeroy Col 462
Will A. Schmitt Col 111
John T. Schreiner Col T12
Jesse P. Schweig Col W18
Eric J. Skoczenski Col 121
Kenneth W. Smith Col 1DX
Bryceson K. Tenold Col NBS
Richard J. Wagner Col 1CE
Joshua W. Wort Col T9B
Salahudin E. Ali LtCol 044
Richard B. Benning LtCol 1F7
Benjamin P. Broadmeadow LtCol 017
Dominic J. Chiaverotti LtCol QAJ
Brian A. Chwalisz LtCol QAM
Michael J. Cook LtCol 091
Adam M. Crise LtCol 1RX
Samuel P. David LtCol TAW
Juan Diaz LtCol TSR
John A. Faucette II LtCol 1FT
Mark A. Ferris LtCol 092
Evan K. Field LtCol NG1
Ryan J. Fullmer LtCol 023
Melissa I. Giannetto LtCol 1EE
Gray P. Gish LtCol 1JF
Daniel P. Grant LtCol J66
Stephanie G. Hebda LtCol QAQ
Andrew N. Hiller LtCol 1CC
Paul M. Hutchinson LtCol 086
John H. Lindberg, Jr. LtCol 1JG
Paul R. Lindholm LtCol J9Z
Scott C. Lindsay LtCol 1C1
Eric C. Meeder LtCol QLA
Nicholas J. Meier LtCol 145
Holly J. Meredith LtCol 901
Mark C. Moore LtCol 110
William J. Mossor LtCol 122
Bradley L. Nelson LtCol NFN
Alexander M. Polivka LtCol V11
Sean K. Price LtCol U41
Daniel J. Putnam LtCol QDC
Dustin M. Ralph LtCol 1A5
Eric J. Russell LtCol UBO
Jacob A. Showalter LtCol NFE
Steven C. Sifuentes LtCol TRG
Rothana L. Um LtCol 143
Zachary J. Winters LtCol 1C0
Lucy B. Ackerman Capt 174
Trevor J. Ahrens Capt U45
Caleb R. Anderson Capt 1PR
Tyler K. Anderson Capt UCJ
Andrew F. Arenella Capt J9C
Benjamin G. Bailey Capt 115
Andrew L. Bennett Capt K73
Seth P. Benscoter Capt 130
Anthony M. Berlinghoff Capt 1GS
Nathan J. Betts Capt H99
Daniel W. Beverly Capt KA7
Matthew D. Bianca Capt 078
Chandler D. Bienek Capt 1XC
Catherine M. Bierlein Capt H99
John W. Bish Capt 122
William D. Bley Capt V24
Rachael R. Blundo Capt U41
Reid H. Bolen Capt JAN
Brendan P. Boyle Capt 1L1
Evan A. Brace Capt 1GT
Kevin A. Brennan Capt 1R2
Garrison L. Brooks Capt V26
Trevor R. Brooks Capt 950
Catherine J. Brown Capt 995
Timothy M. Brown Capt 1V2
Keith J. Brown, Jr. Capt U5I
Kyle S. Burke Capt T34
Joseph H. Busch Capt A04
John F. Callaghan II Capt J9V
Brooke R. Campbell Capt 114
Oliver C. Campeau Capt VM5
Joshua A. Capets Capt H99
Daniel K. Cashell Capt KAT
Abel M. Christians Capt J9T
Robert L. Clement Capt 1NA
Lark D. Commanday Capt U44
Grace M. Conlin Capt 1NF
Brendan P. Corcoran Capt VM2
Thomas F. Corley Capt K91
Haley M. Creech Capt 1NJ
Jerry L. Crews Capt 1G9
Anthony T. Crisafi Capt 1NE
Dominic A. Crisafulli Capt KA7
Ryan L. Cronin Capt 116
Ryan P. Cunningham Capt K03
Jeanneney M. Currie Capt VM4
Audra G. Curtin Capt J62
Aimee S. Dalsimer Capt 040
Marco A. DelRealMendoza Capt H99
Jack L. Demareski Capt 124
Ryan S. Desjarlais Capt VRA
Ryan P. Dickerson Capt 1PB
William D. Dobbins Capt VMD
David P. Driscoll Capt 130
Andrew C. Drollinger Capt J9T
Hunter L. Dunn Capt J9T
Jacob D. Durfee Capt C77
Jared D. Dykman Capt KA7
Cody N. Dykstra Capt H99
Samuel D. Dzuris Capt J9T
Eric F. Edmonson Capt U5H
Jordan D. Elliott Capt KA7
Lindsey E. Ellison Capt B29
Harrison J. Eppers Capt 961
Samuel Z. Epperson Capt H53
Matthew J. Fadel Capt KAT
Shane P. Finney Capt KAT
Samuel J. Follett Capt R50
Pablo Fomperosa Capt U48
Jamesjakob F. Free Capt 114
Owen K. Galligan Capt V24
Brian J. Gannon Capt 122
Luke F. Geiser Capt U41
Bryon W. Gephart Capt 160
Luke J. Gillcrist Capt 1NF
Lucas J. Gobel Capt V32
Charles B. Goodrich Capt KAT
Kyle S. Grady Capt 114
Garrett W. Graham Capt U37
Donald B. Griffith, Jr. Capt UBP
Brycen H. Groess Capt V31
Dylan A. Hadaway Capt U45
Brian J. Hand Capt UCJ
Mason S. Harrigfeld Capt 1PL
Trevon D. Harris Capt A21
Micah D. Hastings Capt 1NJ
Paul T. Hatala Capt 314
Jonathan M. Hegedus Capt 1RA
George T. Heinen Capt 041
Taylor L. Hicks Capt 174
Alexander Holden Capt 925
Robert J. Holmes Capt 19F
Christopher P. Hummel, Jr. Capt U37
William M. Hyer Capt V24
John C. James Capt V12
Emily Jensen Capt UCJ
Richard G. Jethon, Jr. Capt K99
Jacob W. Johnson Capt KAT
Benjamin M. Jones Capt K73
Mitchell R. Jorgensen Capt J9Z
Gabriel M. Jourdonnais Capt V15
Jake A. Karczewski Capt H40
Kaitlin M. Kassal Capt U41
Sebastian W. Keefer Capt K38
Patrick S. Kelley Capt UCJ
Callahan K. Kelly Capt V31
Kelly A. Klettner Capt 1QE
Megan J. Lamendola Capt K38
Dylan Larkin Capt KB6
Andrew T. Lazarus Capt V37
Haofeng Liu Capt A14
Calvin A. Long Capt KAT
Samuel C. Longo Capt 1NJ
Julia M. Lotterer Capt V22
Timothy D. Lovewell Capt UBP
Nathanael E. Mackay Capt W9P
Jonas K. Madison Capt V35
John A. Major Capt 1XC
Frank B. Mallek Capt U5D
Alicia M. Mancilla Capt 1JE
Scott A. Mandelberg Capt K03
Carolyn H. Mang Capt V28
Brandon M. Martin Capt V27
Matthew C. McConnell Capt 1PJ
Casey R. McCormick Capt 016
Griffin G. McDermott Capt 1JV
Pierce C. McFarlane Capt J9Z
Timothy P. McMullen Capt 124
Mark S. Mercer Capt V34
Patrick W. Miller Capt 1QH
Mary S. Miranda Capt 1W2
River I. Modarelli Capt V31
Mateo C. Montoya Capt KF1
Sydney B. Moore Capt U5G
Conor H. Morford Capt KAT
Zachary A. Moser Capt 1JE
Bennett C. Moudy Capt KA7
Owen T. Norton Capt KB6
John F. OHearn Capt V35
Eugene J. Om Capt 1G7
Nicholas B. Orie Capt 233
John H. Osment Capt H99
Gonzalo OsoresArzubiaga Capt H99
Jadd D. Oweimrin Capt H99
Cole A. Pade Capt KAT
Jomer Paulino Capt 1G8
Benjamin E. Payne Capt 021
Avi S. Perkoff Capt VRA
Luke J. Phelan Capt 1F7
Alden J. Pierce Capt V21
Katherine M. Pitz Capt U40
Donald A. Pius Capt UBO
Caleb R. Plumley Capt KB6
Emma R. Ponitz Capt 1EP
Cameron C. Quinn Capt 15L
Quin A. Ramos Capt 1DX
Peter M. Raves Capt H99
Chad T. Richter Capt 972
Mark A. Rigano Capt V13
Joshua B. Ritter Capt U52
Zachary M. Robole Capt U42
Nicholas C. Roy Capt U5C
Philip A. Safari Capt U5G
Ryan H. Samotis Capt V11
Sean P. Scanlon Capt 15L
Reid A. Schindler Capt 1R2
Jack T. Schoonmaker Capt 040
Walter B. Scott Capt H99
Lawrence Seger Capt U40
Michael P. Sevarino Capt U38
Benjamin C. Sexton Capt U39
Caroline N. Shanahan Capt U36
Derek T. Shockey Capt 1MZ
Amelie C. Slaydon Capt 1FZ
Andrew J. Snedecor Capt KAT
Kenneth A. Snyder Capt 1CE
Carter D. Sorrels Capt J9T
Sakorey Srongprapa Capt J9Z
Matthew L. Stasell Capt 023
Duncan C. Stoner Capt 130
Jonah E. Svendsen Capt V37
Rachel M. Swetnam Capt 040
Andrew D. Szewc Capt K73
Brian D. Tanner Capt J9V
Joseph B. Traywick Capt 1R1
Josias C. Valdez Capt 041
Allison R. VanSplunder Capt U38
Jovan M. Vasquez Capt KAT
Carlos F. Velasquez Capt 992
Derrick G. Vernon Capt V35
David A. Warlick Capt KAT
Madeline A. Warrender Capt 966
Josiah G. Watanabe Capt K71
Samuel J. Weis Capt 1NE
Adam J. Weiss Capt 034
Joseph M. Westberry Capt U48
Elizabeth A. Williams Capt H99
Peter J. Yamasaki Capt HC3
Jack Zheng Capt U41
Matthew L. Zwolak Capt U48
3. Under the provisions of section 5589 of ref (a), the Acting
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 September 2026.
Name Grade MCC
Scott M. Carter LtCol 111
Nicky J. Jones LtCol 1FZ
John R. Hall, Jr. Maj 1C1
Bart A. Harry Maj 1JQ
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 September 2026.080514
Name Grade MCC
Zachary A. Fulmer LtCol ARP
5. Under the provisions of section 14308 of ref (a), 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) to the grade indicated. Rank, pay, and
allowances are effective from 1 September 2026.
Name Grade MCC
Richard W. Dawson Col T30
Joseph R. Faller Col 1F1
Tyson W. Adams LtCol GB2
Joshua R. Barrett LtCol S8B
Thomas J. Bond LtCol SM3
Thomas R. Byrd, Jr. LtCol 1EM
Eric M. DePue LtCol QAR
Mark A. Director LtCol IRR
Kyle S. Durant LtCol SDN
Seth M. Engel LtCol QAR
Nicholas R. Ferri LtCol SJ5
Zachary W. Graham LtCol SND
Theodore J. Hardy LtCol S0E
Alan R. Holt LtCol NBW
Daniel E. Libert LtCol 1EE
Michael J. MacPhee LtCol S2B
Todd W. Maneth LtCol S3E
Christopher M. Martinelli LtCol RS3
Clifton K. McKenzie IV LtCol S6C
Timothy S. Meldahl LtCol QAS
Kevin S. Minnig LtCol SJ5
Brock R. Money LtCol GA7
Colin P. Pena LtCol 110
Konrad N. Reese LtCol QAQ
Kyle T. Ruark LtCol SVP
Ryan J. Silverberg LtCol T13
Ashley L. Thompson LtCol S0E
Brandon M. Wilsey LtCol QAR
James K. Arnold, Jr. Maj IRR
Cody E. Asbury Maj SK7
Bethany L. Ashworth Maj IRR
Benjamin A. Baeza Maj IRR
Lance W. Bell Maj S2E
Daniel J. Burrell Maj S9C
Kadian D. Carter Maj IRR
Samuel W. Dawson Maj IRR
Griffin P. Dulany Maj IRR
Daniel J. Fortier Maj SLH
Joseph P. Garland Maj S4L
Donald A. Giron Maj SNG
Felipe A. Gomez Maj IRR
Tyler S. Hardenbrook Maj S7L
Harvey C. May IV Maj IRR
Deonte A. Means Maj IRR
Joseph N. Monaghan Maj SK7
Jeffrey K. Moore Maj IRR
Vincent S. Nelson Maj SA5
Colton F. Raab Maj 093
Sydney J. Salamone Maj IRR
Jerid A. Schmidt Maj QAM
Michael T. Snyder Maj IRR
Litton M. Vanderwerff Maj IRR
Fredrick D. Walker Maj ARP
Jordan L. Walker Maj IRR
Ian A. Wiggins Maj SGN
Kwame B. Agyemandua Capt SJ5
Alexander B. Allred Capt SJG
Jaime J. Arcos III Capt SNE
Simeon L. Bolds Capt SU9
Jayden J. Bossian Capt SQJ
Grey Q. Buxton Capt SDV
John L. Carter Capt IRR
Zachary S. Cayford Capt SMK
Jonathan C. Clark Capt S8F
Robert Curma Capt SKW
Emily K. Davis Capt IRR
Colin M. Devany Capt SUX
Kenton T. Ellis Capt SLM
Alexander G. Ellis Capt SLH
Michael J. Feeks Capt SDN
Liam P. Ferris Capt S7L
Adam F. Franky Capt S15
Benjamin C. Garner Capt LOS
Samuel S. Gilbert Capt SAT
Jason H. Goldberg Capt SLD
Ryan G. Heath Capt S9A
Thomas N. Herron Capt STL
Paul C. Hoffman Capt IRR
Nicholas J. Hradisky Capt SN4
Assande Y. Kassi Capt SQJ
Socrates C. Kastanos Capt SD3
Nicholas I. Kidd Capt STL
Adrain A. Kimmons Capt SJP
Juan F. Landron Capt S3G
Daniel W. Lincoln Capt SLD
Antonio Mares, Jr. Capt SJH
Nathan E. Martin Capt SL9
Logan J. McEniry Capt SWD
Mark W. McLamb Capt SJR
Manuel O. Merino Capt S4E
Luke E. Mosolf Capt SN4
Logan T. Nerland Capt ARP
Nicholas J. Newton Capt S4K
Avraham N. Olesky Capt W65
Connor P. OShea Capt S2K
John M. Peluso Capt S9A
Jack F. Ruess Capt SN6
Christian J. Sasala Capt SGN
Brendan A. Sexton Capt SCQ
Timothy B. Singleton Capt SIY
Michael J. Stack Capt S4L
Michael T. Stupski Capt SDS
Logan N. Taylor Capt S8T
Eric B. Thompson Capt S2R
Kevin Tran Capt SNF
David T. Tung Capt SVP
Ryan N. Tupper Capt SNF
Brady J. Tynan Capt S2B
Cristopher B. Valerdi Capt IRR
Matthew B. Weiss Capt SVP
Matthew T. Wheeler Capt SG5
Lucas G. Wilkes Capt S5D
Davis O. Wilkes Capt ARP
Jacob H. Williams Capt SDC
Reid D. Yankowski Capt SJ5
Jeffrey A. Zila Capt S2R
Sky Zoom Capt S5Q
6. Under the provisions of section 578 of ref (a) and ref (c), the
Acting 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 September 2026.
Name Grade MCC
Robert W. Joyner CWO5 1YB
Matthew P. McNulty CWO5 1C0
Glen A. Cline CWO4 15A
Clinton T. Cowart CWO4 070
Anthony B. Davis CWO4 1Y8
Darnell A. Gervais CWO4 016
Victor S. MojicaChicas CWO4 SP2
Samantha C. Whitmore CWO4 S8F
Amy E. Asio CWO3 130
Michael A. Craft CWO3 1YB
Agrepina C. Diego CWO3 1J8
Richard Munguia, Jr. CWO3 1DX
Christian R. Orozco CWO3 J54
Steven T. Shortt, Jr. CWO3 LKB
Joseph M. Snyder CWO3 F03
Jason J. Warner CWO3 1JZ
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 October 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
CWO4
MOS: 1310 list cleared list cleared
CWO3
MOS: 1310 R. S. Jackson 6 R. S. Jackson 6
11. The following FY26 promotions are projected for October 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
Capt list cleared list cleared
CWO5
MOS: 0170 V. N. Phan 1 C. W. Mertins 2
MOS: 1310 A. Shanks 2 A. Shanks 2
MOS: 3510 list cleared list cleared
CWO4
MOS: 0170 E. Medina 6 E. Medina 6
MOS: 1310 D. C. Hanson 1 D. C. Hanson 1
MOS: 2110 list cleared list cleared
MOS: 3510 list cleared list cleared
MOS: 4810 list cleared list cleared
MOS: 6604 list cleared list cleared
CWO3
MOS: 0210 none none none none
MOS: 0803 list cleared list cleared
MOS: 1120 D. D. Mosher 5 D. D. Mosher 5
MOS: 3510 list cleared list cleared
MOS: 6604 list cleared list cleared
12. The following FY27 promotions are projected for October 2026
and are subject to change. Promotions from the remaining FY27
boards will be promulgated based on vacancy determination and senate
confirmation.
Senior Officer Sel Junior Officer Sel
Col C. E. Buscemi 72 C. J. Culkin 110
Col (AR) none none none none
Col (R) D. B. Elliott 24 M. J. Bauman 31
LtCol L. S. Black, Jr. 176 R. J. Costello, Jr. 279
LtCol (LDO)
MOS: 2102 list cleared list cleared
MOS: 2305 list cleared list cleared
MOS: 2340 M. L. Reynolds 1 M. L. Reynolds 1
MOS: 6302 F. S. Abdelhalim 3 F. S. Abdelhalim 3
LtCol (AR) J. I. Wise 13 J. I. Wise 13
LtCol (R) J. C. Oliver 122 I. T. McKechnie 153
MAJ (LDO)
MOS: 2305 list cleared list cleared
MOS: 2340 R. S. Jevning 2 R. S. Jevning 2
MOS: 6004 R. J. Perez 5 T. L. Elliott 6
MOS: 6502 A. J. Clarke 2 A. J. Clarke 2
MAJ (R) C. M. Bright 265 N. O. Holmes 271
Capt N. J. Adams 202 J. E. Chenoweth 303
Capt (R) N. G. Cordova 59 J. D. Collier 61
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
officerpromotions@usmc.mil.
14. Release authorized by MajGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director,
Manpower Management Division.