1STLT PROMOTIONS FOR MARCH 2026


https://www.marines.mil/News/Messages/Messages-Display/Article/4414201/1stlt-promotions-for-march-2026/

R 251626Z FEB 26 MARADMIN 065/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/1STLT PROMOTIONS FOR MARCH 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: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 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 (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 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 Kim A. Denton                   01Mar26      J61 Joshua L. Lewis                 11Mar26      J61 Juan C. Ibarra                  13Mar26      J61 Joshua A. Radke                 18Mar26      V44 Dylan A. Abel                   23Mar26      1PB Bonjoffrey B. Abuan             23Mar26      1NE Vito S. Acosta                  23Mar26      1JB Joseph S. Adcock                23Mar26      1JF Naomi N. Allsman                23Mar26      K71 Derek R. AltieryRodriguez       23Mar26      160 Amanda N. Alvarado              23Mar26      135 Jose G. Alvarez                 23Mar26      K71 Hussein A. Alzubaidy            23Mar26      K71 Antkare J. Anderson             23Mar26      1JC Alec M. Apperti                 23Mar26      1CS Zachary R. Araneta              23Mar26      K71 Lynn P. Ashby                   23Mar26      K71 Justin R. Aughe                 23Mar26      1PN Heath C. Ault                   23Mar26      V27 Jasmine E. Bailey               23Mar26      J61 Adam M. Baj                     23Mar26      KBM Robert F. Barie V               23Mar26      V28 Jared T. Bascio                 23Mar26      V35 Julian S. Baseman               23Mar26      121 Stephen M. Battersby            23Mar26      165 Zachary I. Becan                23Mar26      V28 Braden J. Behr                  23Mar26      193 Donald C. Belt II               23Mar26      091 Alexander L. Bergin             23Mar26      15Y Dhahraun B. Bivins              23Mar26      040 Conway Bolt IV                  23Mar26      K71 Maxwell R. Bosman               23Mar26      1NG Abel J. Bowden                  23Mar26      1RX Kieshonna C. Brooks             23Mar26      1R1 Jordan L. Burkhardt             23Mar26      093 Kyle J. Byrdsong                23Mar26      1EG Ethan M. Cady                   23Mar26      K03 Alyssa M. Cain                  23Mar26      1G8 Michael Cappuccilli             23Mar26      036 John M. Carey                   23Mar26      KBM John J. Carroll III             23Mar26      121 Jadon K. Carroll                23Mar26      1NA Robert B. Castleberry           23Mar26      115 Jackson S. Chilton              23Mar26      1LB Xavier T. Clark                 23Mar26      1PL Esha A. Clements                23Mar26      1QD James N. Cooper                 23Mar26      011 Lyndell B. Cooper               23Mar26      K03 William B. Copleston            23Mar26      V15 Kody L. Cox                     23Mar26      K03 Kaycee M. CoxPhilyaw            23Mar26      1GT Trevor A. Crist                 23Mar26      1GT Antonio J. Cruz                 23Mar26      1NA Jacob B. Cuellar                23Mar26      146 Karlton O. Cupit                23Mar26      1PF Jacob D. Danes                  23Mar26      V37 Austin J. DeLaRiva              23Mar26      1XC Tyler J. DeLaura                23Mar26      1JX Tyler J. Dellinger              23Mar26      1US Jonas G. Dewald                 23Mar26      V18 Braden N. Diaz                  23Mar26      1G7 Daniel C. Dittmann              23Mar26      121 Ryan J. Doorhy                  23Mar26      1NC Grayson R. Dow                  23Mar26      115 John W. Elam                    23Mar26      1GT Quansulo T. Ellis               23Mar26      KBM Stephen J. Espey                23Mar26      114 Shane N. Eustace                23Mar26      174 Turner M. Evans                 23Mar26      V34 Shaye M. Farley                 23Mar26      1CF Christian T. FlowersDeLosh      23Mar26      1JH HarryClyde K. Foncham           23Mar26      1C1 Joseph J. Funston IV            23Mar26      J61 Dominic L. Gibson               23Mar26      1Y2 Benjamin W. Giessinger          23Mar26      1NA Zachary J. Ginder               23Mar26      1NE Joseph G. Glover                23Mar26      1RU Demetrios J. Goddard            23Mar26      V16 Isaac R. Gonzalez               23Mar26      19F Joseph R. Gore                  23Mar26      1NL Alexis A. Goya                  23Mar26      K03 Gavin J. Greenhill              23Mar26      1NC Aidan L. Greer                  23Mar26      V13 Roman Groenewold                23Mar26      1QE Lee A. Gulley, Jr.              23Mar26      VRA Ishmael Gutierrez               23Mar26      TP6 Johnathan GutierrezMaya         23Mar26      J61 Robyn E. Guy                    23Mar26      K03 Brandon J. Haag                 23Mar26      K71 Samuel D. Haita                 23Mar26      1YB Chance M. Halfhill              23Mar26      026 Seth R. Halman                  23Mar26      1R2 Halley A. Ham                   23Mar26      15G Jeremy T. Hannah                23Mar26      1NP Kyle P. Hansen                  23Mar26      1Y1 Chase S. Harrison               23Mar26      K71 Wyatt A. Hasch                  23Mar26      V11 Joshua L. Hewey                 23Mar26      160 John M. Hirsh                   23Mar26      V34 Tyler M. Holtke                 23Mar26      1YB Jacob A. Houston                23Mar26      K03 Johnathon L. Ireland            23Mar26      TD9 Ken F. Jachmann                 23Mar26      1NF Kyle B. Jackson                 23Mar26      K03 Michael R. Jung                 23Mar26      132 Caroline A. Katzmann            23Mar26      1QN Patrick L. Kelly                23Mar26      124 Khaleid J. Kinsey               23Mar26      1GT Alexia A. Kizer                 23Mar26      1YE Logan M. Kohlrus                23Mar26      124 Tyler E. Koontz                 23Mar26      15J Hunter B. Kopacz                23Mar26      1L7 James A. Korzenik               23Mar26      1CF Dylan R. Kovach                 23Mar26      V82 Kyle R. Kraemer                 23Mar26      15A Shane M. Lashlee                23Mar26      132 Alexander D. Le                 23Mar26      1NE Jack O. Lee                     23Mar26      V32 Peter C. Leonard                23Mar26      1G7 Scott E. Locker                 23Mar26      1NB Dalton H. Locklear              23Mar26      1JJ Michael A. Lord                 23Mar26      1GS Brian W. Loughran               23Mar26      1Y4 Wolfgang J. Lynn                23Mar26      K71 Robert D. Marquez               23Mar26      V32 Charles A. Martin               23Mar26      V15 Michaela G. Masters             23Mar26      15A Christophe S. Matthews          23Mar26      K03 Michael J. Mayfield             23Mar26      1PB Jacob D. Mays                   23Mar26      K03 Keion J. McCormick              23Mar26      132 Joel J. McEnnis                 23Mar26      198 Luke A. McInerney               23Mar26      1NE Harper V. McKerrow              23Mar26      V35 Lance T. McLaughlin             23Mar26      V31 Benjamin M. Mees                23Mar26      1RT Lorenzo F. Meigs                23Mar26      121 Mitchell R. Meyer               23Mar26      193 James P. Mills                  23Mar26      V37 Nicholas D. Mills               23Mar26      1G8 Andrejs J. Minka                23Mar26      K03 Clark R. Mollencop              23Mar26      1GS Gina M. Monahan                 23Mar26      1CH Max R. Mora                     23Mar26      1G9 Leander C. Murphy               23Mar26      174 Joseph W. Nameth                23Mar26      1GR Hemchan Narain                  23Mar26      15L Cristian A. NazarioRodriguez    23Mar26      15A Conor W. Neil                   23Mar26      135 Georgiy V. Nemkov               23Mar26      TP6 Samantha R. Nordhaus            23Mar26      KF2 Braden J. Olson                 23Mar26      092 Mahesh P. Pai                   23Mar26      122 Micah S. Parker                 23Mar26      1FT John D. Patterson               23Mar26      TSR Owen R. Pease                   23Mar26      1GT Abelardo A. Peralta             23Mar26      V22 Charles E. Perryman             23Mar26      19G Tyler A. Petrella               23Mar26      V26 Brandon Pieszala                23Mar26      J61 John E. Poulin                  23Mar26      15E Jacob T. Pulling                23Mar26      VM6 Nicholas A. Ravida              23Mar26      1L1 Samuel C. Reed                  23Mar26      K71 Parker J. Retes                 23Mar26      1RX Riley J. Reutener               23Mar26      142 Chase W. Ricketts               23Mar26      VFG Chase F. Robinett               23Mar26      V26 Ethan J. Robinson               23Mar26      142 Joseph A. Robinson              23Mar26      1J1 Colin D. Rockwell               23Mar26      122 Adrian Rodriguez                23Mar26      1R3 Collin R. Rook                  23Mar26      1F1 Cade B. Roske                   23Mar26      1EG Clayton H. Rustmann             23Mar26      1GS Julian J. Saenz, Jr.            23Mar26      V32 Destiny N. Sanchez              23Mar26      1XJ Luke G. Scherer                 23Mar26      114 Matthew A. Sciandra             23Mar26      V22 John R. Scott                   23Mar26      V35 Andrew R. Sekerak               23Mar26      K03 Hunter D. Sheets                23Mar26      1JX Mitchell A. Shinskie            23Mar26      V32 Samuel G. Smith                 23Mar26      V11 Kenneth D. Snell                23Mar26      SR2 Jonathan L. SosaOrta            23Mar26      124 Samuel P. Stallworth            23Mar26      V44 Ozrick A. Stavreff              23Mar26      V44 Maximillia P. Steinbach         23Mar26      V24 Carter A. Stevenson             23Mar26      1EC Michael D. Sullivan             23Mar26      K03 Nicolas D. Supnet               23Mar26      1NF Matthew R. Sweeney              23Mar26      V44 Jackson P. Swift                23Mar26      19G Lukasz Szczygielski             23Mar26      1QR Daniel R. Tabor                 23Mar26      1JB Benjamin M. Tafoya              23Mar26      K03 DianeMae O. Tan                 23Mar26      1YE Kyle J. Taylor                  23Mar26      124 Selma J. Taylor                 23Mar26      1QH Langston K. Thomas              23Mar26      V24 Zachery T. Thompson             23Mar26      174 Kaden B. Tjeerdsma              23Mar26      1JJ Charles G. Towle                23Mar26      V12 Noah M. Trahar                  23Mar26      V35 Shane M. Tully                  23Mar26      1Y4 Robert L. Turner                23Mar26      1QB Thomas A. Undercuffler          23Mar26      175 Katerina A. Valenta             23Mar26      1QE Cristian A. Valenzuela          23Mar26      122 Eric Vasquez, Jr.               23Mar26      15G Makayla N. Vogt                 23Mar26      15A Patrick R. Waldron              23Mar26      VFE Sean M. Walroth                 23Mar26      1Y2 Noah R. Waters                  23Mar26      V37 Charles V. Weiss                23Mar26      V28 Todd C. Welsh                   23Mar26      V44 Chloe S. Wilson                 23Mar26      146 Cooper T. Wilson                23Mar26      116 Evelyne M. Witherell            23Mar26      K71 Shaughn P. Wright               23Mar26      121 Taylor A. Ziska                 23Mar26      1F2 Zachary P. Zobel                23Mar26      1CL 3.  Under the provisions of ref (f), the 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 Connor J. Archibald             23Mar26      S8S John P. Barrett                 23Mar26      SL6 Kevin A. Belfon                 23Mar26      SDN Preston B. Bremus               23Mar26      SCH Juan P. Carbone                 23Mar26      SK5 Andrew S. Fisher                23Mar26      SC2 Matthew R. Flaim                23Mar26      S7A Wade D. Hembree                 23Mar26      SKB Keshun M. Jackson               23Mar26      SKB Markus R. Jackson               23Mar26      SMG Duyoung Lee                     23Mar26      SND Jacob P. Lerch                  23Mar26      S5N Lee W. Mauldin                  23Mar26      SD6 Nicholas K. Nishikawa           23Mar26      SM7 James K. Robertson              23Mar26      SP4 Jose M. Sanchez, Jr.            23Mar26      HAB Matthew D. Strong               23Mar26      SJT Fritznick Thelusca              23Mar26      SDN Christophe M. Trinkus           23Mar26      SYF Cameron B. Wood                 23Mar26      S2J 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 [email protected]. 8.  Release authorized by BGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director, Manpower Management Division.//