OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR DECEMBER 2025 AND PROJECTED OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR JANUARY 2026


https://www.marines.mil/News/Messages/Messages-Display/Article/4343361/officer-promotions-for-december-2025-and-projected-officer-promotions-for-janua/

R 252004Z NOV 25 MARADMIN 566/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR DECEMBER 2025 AND PROJECTED OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR JANUARY 2026// REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CONGRESS// REF/B/MSGID:MCO/CMC/YMD:20211028// REF/C/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20190328// REF/D/MSGID:MCO/CMC/YMD:20190215// REF/E/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20181010// REF/F/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20190415// REF/G/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20190627// 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 December 2025. Name                            Grade        MCC Joseph A. Andrejack             Col          NBP James G. Argentina Jr.          Col          T15 Eldon W. Beck                   Col          1FU Daniel H. Benson                Col          NBM John F. Campbell                Col          QAQ Benjamin R. Heredia             Col          NBU Erik A. Keim                    Col          086 Ethan C. Krumnow                Col          032 Lindsay E. Mathwick             Col          K92 Shawn A. Meier                  Col          NGW Stephen M. Piantanida           Col          G78 Stephen A. Ritchie              Col          1FU Daniel M. Schierling            Col          1V1 Morris M. Sharber Jr.           Col          080 Jon D. Stiebner                 Col          016 Danielle E. Thomas              Col          NFH Joseph F. Albano Jr.            LtCol        1C1 Brian M. Anderson               LtCol        121 Emanuel Araica                  LtCol        SR2 Stephan A. Bohanan              LtCol        QDC Kyle A. Bookhout                LtCol        087 Stephen K. Brower Jr.           LtCol        TVZ Michael E. Bruce                LtCol        1NP Tyrel L. Campbell               LtCol        JVU Nicholas C. Castle              LtCol        1B1 Christopher M. Doyle            LtCol        022 Thomas R. Dudro                 LtCol        NCN Brandon L. Erwin                LtCol        082 Jeremy A. Fisher                LtCol        QAQ Lewis C. Flinn                  LtCol        036 Thomas R. Fricton               LtCol        UBN Logan A. Giger                  LtCol        233 Brian C. Hampton                LtCol        QAS Talya C. Havice                 LtCol        1RA David J. Heuwetter III          LtCol        1MT Norman B. Holcombe              LtCol        1HK Ryan P. Holland                 LtCol        J95 Travis E. Horner                LtCol        068 Jason R. Hotalen                LtCol        NFB Stephanie V. Iacobucci          LtCol        MS8 Evan F. Keel                    LtCol        J66 Michael S. Kelly                LtCol        1S8 Keegan R. Kinkade               LtCol        1ES William M. Lambuth Jr.          LtCol        KA1 Alex M. Lang                    LtCol        1C0 Richard B. Larger Jr.           LtCol        143 Charlyne D. Lawrence            LtCol        1DX William D. Long                 LtCol        1RT Roberto A. Martins Jr.          LtCol        016 Jordan D. Miller                LtCol        1NC Eric K. Nilsson                 LtCol        1FS Liam P. Olone                   LtCol        122 Chun H. Park                    LtCol        T35 Daniel J. Paton                 LtCol        1C0 Nicholas D. Peters              LtCol        145 Nick G. Pyper                   LtCol        1K2 Charles C. Randolph             LtCol        TXX Jordan M. Reid                  LtCol        1Y2 Patrick S. Reilly               LtCol        TNF David W. Roberts                LtCol        063 Bradley T. Roensch              LtCol        111 Ted A. Rose                     LtCol        1F1 John J. Sabol III               LtCol        H99 Ryan S. Sawyer                  LtCol        007 Philip R. Schmitz               LtCol        QAQ Thomas G. Scovel                LtCol        1RU Ryan W. Steenberge              LtCol        1NL Matthew E. Stilson              LtCol        1F1 Matthew D. Tweedy               LtCol        1RV Raymond C. Webb II              LtCol        145 Isaac S. Williams               LtCol        1C1 Michael J. Wish                 LtCol        1RA Valen T. Avery                  Capt         15C Andrew R. Baez                  Capt         143 Alanna M. Baker                 Capt         1MZ Andrew F. Bartholow             Capt         J9Z Nathan B. Bell                  Capt         K71 Ian R. Bennett                  Capt         1JY Tressa L. Bice                  Capt         15D Jonathan W. Bright              Capt         1YB William P. Brown                Capt         H99 Martin M. Burg                  Capt         1ET Nathan A. Butcher               Capt         KAF Katherine E. Capps              Capt         VF3 Jesse L. Cornell III            Capt         1JC Kaylin W. Craine                Capt         K18 Cledo L. Davis II               Capt         K03 Lenning A. Davis IV             Capt         124 Jared L. Dayton                 Capt         KA7 Spencer L. Derr                 Capt         193 Andrew S. Desjardins            Capt         239 Olivia M. Dicarlo               Capt         124 Brooke E. Discher               Capt         1QE Kyle S. Donnelly                Capt         122 Brendan M. Dunkle               Capt         1V2 Kayla A. Eshleman               Capt         H99 Myles L. Fells                  Capt         1C1 Madison G. Floyd                Capt         VHD Elizabeth A. Fugit              Capt         KA7 Wyatt D. Galloway               Capt         1CE Jeremy C. Gentle                Capt         116 Taylor J. Gigandet              Capt         15B MaryMargaret W. Greer           Capt         15B Austin B. Grumbles              Capt         UKT Hailey L. Harms                 Capt         091 Claire L. Harrison              Capt         1C1 Katie A. Hernandez              Capt         H99 Alexander R. Hernandez          Capt         J9C Arturo Herrera                  Capt         VLA William S. Honaker              Capt         H99 Conner J. Hyden                 Capt         J9T Isabel M. Izquierdo             Capt         TF4 Cody N. Jordan                  Capt         1NB Jared R. Kester                 Capt         1J8 Zain A. Khodr                   Capt         038 Kaylyn M. King                  Capt         038 Korrey E. King                  Capt         1CV Luke K. Knollinger              Capt         J9T Anthony M. Kraus                Capt         SJE Margaret L. Lane                Capt         1JE Austin R. Larue                 Capt         1HN Joohyuk Lee                     Capt         1GT Jonathon C. Lee                 Capt         1NR Anthony Limbrick                Capt         1QB John P. Longshore               Capt         TSR Jack M. Loucy                   Capt         C15 Nicholas D. Marra               Capt         KA7 Joel D. Marshall                Capt         H54 Claire E. Martinez              Capt         1RA Andrew G. Mascoli               Capt         1JN Jordan M. McGinnis              Capt         KA7 Jacques P. McNally              Capt         15R Regina A. Miles                 Capt         W9L Reagan S. Miller                Capt         H99 Douglas C. Murphy               Capt         145 Brendan D. Niebel               Capt         1Y4 Trevor S. OConnor               Capt         KA7 David J. Ogas                   Capt         1LB Tobechukwu E. Okafor            Capt         233 Erik A. Olson                   Capt         068 Reeve V. ONeill                 Capt         1G7 Elizabeth C. Ososkie            Capt         J9V Conor R. OToole                 Capt         K73 John T. Patton                  Capt         19F Elizabeth A. Pease              Capt         V34 Daniel J. Petrillo              Capt         226 Liam M. Pie                     Capt         1Y9 Darius E. Piggott               Capt         016 Brandon A. Quan                 Capt         1EP Thomas C. Reilly                Capt         KA7 Lorenzo V. Rios                 Capt         VHD Joseph A. Rivas                 Capt         041 Jose A. Robles                  Capt         1FU Julia M. Savarese               Capt         1NA Robert E. Schrader IV           Capt         116 Justin J. Scroggin              Capt         VLA Barnave J. Seguy                Capt         J62 Daniel A. Sernadas              Capt         1JT Noelle G. Siroit                Capt         H99 Samuel P. Skaggs                Capt         1JH Samuel O. Slagle                Capt         15A Leslie S. Sosa                  Capt         C01 Mitchell A. Sutten              Capt         J9C Austin M. TalbertLoving         Capt         080 Lindsay M. Tanner               Capt         J54 Eric W. Thomas                  Capt         V36 Isabella A. Vernon              Capt         051 Samantha A. WebbMartin          Capt         1V2 William F. White                Capt         UCJ Joshua D. Wilson                Capt         146 Tanner E. Wood                  Capt         15A Patrick J. Woodsome             Capt         114 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 December 2025. Name                            Grade        MCC Sergio Abreu                    LtCol        124 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 December 2025. Name                            Grade        MCC Kyle R. Rosen                   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 December 2025. Name                            Grade        MCC Daniel P. Dieckhaus             Col          S0D Rosendo Garza Jr.               Col          IRR Seth M. Lynn                    Col          QAQ Eric J. Navarro                 Col          TMG Daniel J. Ponzo                 Col          S0E Brian C. Riordan                Col          122 Alaghakiz N. GhongKedze         LtCol        NGW Ramon J. Munoz                  LtCol        800 Thomas V. Oberdorf              LtCol        GA8 Brian D. Ralston                LtCol        1C0 Guy D. Smith                    LtCol        15A Floyd J. Usry III               LtCol        GA2 Pamela R. Whalen                LtCol        IRR Opubo Agiobenebo                Maj          IRR Ariel Aquino                    Maj          SGB Theodore L. Augustus            Maj          S17 Kyle R. Bish                    Maj          SL5 Alejandro E. Castillo           Maj          SAP Sean W. Chang                   Maj          SCP Siwen D. Cremean                Maj          RS1 Brian M. Diaz                   Maj          SVP Michael C. Diggs                Maj          IRR Sarah B. Donahue                Maj          IRR Brendan J. Dougherty            Maj          IRR Colt J. Dresser                 Maj          SP5 Stephen W. Dukes                Maj          QAR Marc J. Eteve                   Maj          SVP William C. Goggins IV           Maj          IRR Adam S. Goler                   Maj          IRR Antonio J. Gonzalez             Maj          S3H John D. Hardinbey               Maj          IRR Benjamin E. Hogue               Maj          IRR Michael A. Hughey               Maj          S54 Lauren M. Jarreau               Maj          IRR Hugo J. Jury                    Maj          QBC William F. Keller               Maj          QAM Gregory P. Klever               Maj          SHE Bryce D. Laxton                 Maj          SP4 Cody W. Matthews                Maj          SJ7 Luke E. McPeek                  Maj          SHE Robert C. Miller                Maj          UGG Liam R. Moffett                 Maj          R00 William S. Murphy               Maj          IRR Julia M. OBrien                 Maj          IRR Kate A. Pearson                 Maj          SAP Vu H. Pham                      Maj          952 John V. Quinata                 Maj          SK9 Ashley M. Robert                Maj          IRR Patrick J. Root                 Maj          934 Jake L. Ryan                    Maj          SLD Miguel R. Salazar               Maj          SHE Kyle D. Stackhouse              Maj          SHE Scott J. Summers                Maj          SAN Zachary M. Teeny                Maj          IRR Matthew J. Thomas               Maj          097 Michael I. Tuimavave            Maj          IRR Brian H. Tuomi                  Maj          S2R John E. Walton                  Maj          TVZ Zachary E. Yearsley             Maj          SCP Elliott D. Zieba                Maj          S8S Conor J. Buckley                Capt         SD3 Elizabeth M. Chavez             Capt         IRR Hunter D. Hobson                Capt         IRR Joshua S. Kim                   Capt         LOS Richard J. Medina               Capt         SG3 Steve A. Ramirez                Capt         IRR Brandon D. SheehanArias         Capt         IRR Samuel L. Shrout                Capt         IRR 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).  Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from 1 December 2025. Name                            Grade        MCC Shawn M. Bryant                 CWO5         1JT Calvin K. See                   CWO5         1T5 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 January 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: 0170   Q. Q. Phung           5     Q. Q. Phung           5 MOS: 0210   M. R. Brandal         2     M. R. Brandal         2 MOS: 5702   D. P. Carreon         3     D. P. Carreon         3 CWO4 MOS: 0170   L. D. Townsend        17    L. D. Townsend        17 MOS: 1120   J. L. Made            1     J. L. Made            1 CWO3 MOS: 1310   P. H. Coutts          3     P. H. Coutts          3 MOS: 6604   A. B. Arruda          2     A. B. Arruda          2 11.  The following FY26 promotions are projected for January 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)    none                  none  none                  none Col (R)     M. D. Berentson       19    A. L. Braden          26 LtCol       S. D. Kasdan          386   D. T. Montambo        403 LtCol (AR)  S. A. Steele          18    S. A. Steele          18 LtCol (R)   V. J. Fertitta IV     118   B. E. Thompson        164 Maj (R)     P. D. Griffin         241   T. E. Rodger          247 Capt        S. D. Sutton          397   M. D. Miller          531 Capt (R)    B. L. Sanders         72.1  S. D. Walker          75 12.  The following FY27 promotions are projected for January 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         P. Ortiz              13    K. H. Harrell         15 Maj         G. M. Nelson          1     T. Y. Branch          150 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.//