FISCAL YEAR 2027 ACTIVE MARINE ATTACHÉ SELECTION BOARD: OFFICER SELECTION RESULTS


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R 131513Z NOV 25 MARADMIN 543/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2027 ACTIVE MARINE ATTACHÉ SELECTION BOARD: OFFICER SELECTION RESULTS// REF/A/MSGID:  MCO/CMC/20090709// REF/B/MSGID:  MCO/CMC/20250307// REF/C/MSGID:  MCO/CMC/20250528// NARR/REF A IS MCO 3821.2, THE DEFENSE ATTACHÉ SYSTEM.  REF B IS MCO 1300.8, W/ CH 2 MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY.  REF C IS MCO 1900.16 W/ CH 3, SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL.// POC/T. J. KITASATO/MAJ/MMOA-3/TEL: 703-784-9284/ EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/S. A. WESTERFIELD/CIV/INTEL DIV/TEL: 703-693-5421/ EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/M. T. WELTZIEN/MAJ/DC I RLO/TEL: 703-630-1395/ EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/R. W. DAWSON/LTCOL/RESERVE DETACHMENT OIC/501-847-2186 EMAIL:  [email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  On 5 May 2025, the Director for Manpower Management convened the Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) Marine Active and Reserve Attaché (MARA) Selection Board to select Marines as primary candidates and identify alternates for duty with the Defense Attaché Service (DAS) to report in country in FY27.  The Secretary of the Navy has approved the list of Marines herein and nominated them to the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) for final approval. 2.  The board considered the packages of Active Component (AC) officers and selected 14 as primary candidates.  Demonstrated performance, Marine Air Ground Task Force experience, and the potential to operate effectively in a foreign, independent duty environment were among the factors considered in the selection process. 3.  Board results.  Any changes from the originally advertised country list were based on requirements from DIA. 3.a.  Primary selections.  The board selected the following AC officers for nomination with the DAS as MARAs or Senior Defense Official/Defense Attaché (SDO/DATT) with their slated assignments: Name                       MOS     Country             Notes Aggarwal, Guarav           3404    Oman Ans, Aleksanders B.        0202    Ukraine Deavenport, Joseph D.      0202    Thailand Ho, Yuwynn E.              4402    Vietnam Johnston, Tayler E.        0202    Cameroon Krebs, Jacob J.            1302    Indonesia Kreiger, Daphne E.         0202    Iraq Kush, Keegan C.            0202    Jordan MacDonald, Andrew M.       7543    Papua New Guinea    SDO/DATT Riopelle, Rebecca J.       0102    Turkey Sawyer, Aleksandra J.      0202    Kenya Stockman, Luke D.          0202    Norway Voyne, Anna M.             0202    China White, Ansley R.           1707    Bangladesh