1STLT PROMOTIONS FOR AUGUST 2026

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MARADMIN 339/26
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/1STLT PROMOTIONS FOR AUGUST 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/Officer Promotions/UNIT: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 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
Cierra C. Ransom 01Aug26 1Y2
Bryce L. Uselis 01Aug26 K03
John Bosco 02Aug26 15W
Kevin H. Amaya 03Aug26 V81
Zachary R. Anderson 03Aug26 K71
Brenden J. Armstrong 03Aug26 1G8
Roman A. Avila 03Aug26 1NL
Michael H. Balbuena 03Aug26 124
Marelyn E. Barrios 03Aug26 1QE
Bradley A. Biggs 03Aug26 1Y6
Garrett J. Bigham 03Aug26 1PR
Trevon E. Bizzle 03Aug26 1G7
Lance E. Bokinskie 03Aug26 1NF
James T. Bradsher 03Aug26 J61
Andrew O. Branch 03Aug26 V12
Micah D. Bremer 03Aug26 V32
Dylan M. Briggs 03Aug26 130
James J. Brownstein 03Aug26 K03
Rhys T. Carpenter 03Aug26 1PC
Jesus R. ChaviraDiaz 03Aug26 1XC
Tyler A. Chipman 03Aug26 V37
Alexis E. Clark 03Aug26 J61
Hector J. ColonMiro 03Aug26 V18
Owen T. Conlin 03Aug26 V18
Zariah N. Cooke 03Aug26 15J
William E. Cooke 03Aug26 122
Jose A. CortorrealPerez 03Aug26 1J3
LaVance E. Cuiellette, Jr. 03Aug26 146
Catherine M. Darr 03Aug26 K71
Lauren T. Delgadillo 03Aug26 1G9
Christine S. Deocampo 03Aug26 1QP
Christopher S. Douglas 03Aug26 K71
Cole A. Erickson 03Aug26 V16
James J. Eslick 03Aug26 193
Sam Esmaili 03Aug26 1PJ
Kimani E. FernandezRoy 03Aug26 K03
Ryan F. Flanagan 03Aug26 1NB
Brandon A. Friend 03Aug26 1G7
Jacob M. Frith 03Aug26 K71
Emma L. Gannett 03Aug26 137
Douglas M. Gaw 03Aug26 1XC
Jaylee M. Giffin 03Aug26 1CC
Angie N. Gillette 03Aug26 1EC
Julio A. Giraldo 03Aug26 K9R
Allison M. Gonzalez 03Aug26 1CN
Paul W. Harris III 03Aug26 V35
Andrew T. Hernandez 03Aug26 V15
Matthew J. Horton 03Aug26 V18
Joshua G. Htoo 03Aug26 J61
Taylor C. Hughes 03Aug26 V8B
Aldo Ibarra 03Aug26 1JZ
Caitlynn M. Jenkins 03Aug26 V25
Riley C. Jones 03Aug26 V35
Joseph D. Kamin 03Aug26 1GT
Michael J. Kendall 03Aug26 174
William M. Lawrence 03Aug26 1GR
Tucker A. Leppa 03Aug26 1GD
John R. Lopez 03Aug26 K71
William S. Lucas II 03Aug26 1LB
Kaleb G. Lucero 03Aug26 K03
Colin J. Lundberg 03Aug26 V44
Vsevolod V. Lytvyn 03Aug26 121
Steven J. Madrid 03Aug26 1RS
Mark J. Masini 03Aug26 KB6
Charles K. Massey IV 03Aug26 19F
Garrett M. McCormick 03Aug26 1CV
Matthew S. McGury 03Aug26 1EH
Thomas G. Melonja 03Aug26 138
Christopher M. Montoya 03Aug26 15J
Nathan J. Moore 03Aug26 1F7
Christian T. Murillo 03Aug26 J61
Grant P. Napierala 03Aug26 1CQ
William Neubauer 03Aug26 V8A
Kyra S. Norton 03Aug26 1GD
Connor P. Penn 03Aug26 V16
Melina N. Peters 03Aug26 115
Warren A. Petteway II 03Aug26 V44
Sarah P. Phillips 03Aug26 J61
Daniel L. Pore III 03Aug26 K03
Seth C. Roberts 03Aug26 V18
Josiah D. Schumacher 03Aug26 V34
Jenna M. Seafuse 03Aug26 1L3
Andrew J. Seewald 03Aug26 J61
Hannah E. Shannon 03Aug26 J61
Alexander H. Shvets 03Aug26 1RX
Madelyn A. Smith 03Aug26 143
Daniel R. Starozytnyk 03Aug26 122
Marquis E. Stewart 03Aug26 K03
Jeffry J. Stober, Jr. 03Aug26 1NG
Benjamin N. Terry 03Aug26 1QF
John C. Treanor 03Aug26 K71
Nicholas A. True 03Aug26 1Y2
Zachery R. Walton 03Aug26 1PJ
Matthew I. Weiss 03Aug26 TMG
Codi L. Weisz 03Aug26 K03
Arianna J. Werner 03Aug26 027
Katherine J. White 03Aug26 V34
Michael A. Whitmire 03Aug26 1PR
Levi H. Williams 03Aug26 013
Nathan M. Williams 03Aug26 1YK
Lauren A. Woodis 03Aug26 J61
Seth D. Wright 03Aug26 1PF
Jeff Xiong 03Aug26 174
Kyle J. Zator 03Aug26 1G9
Aaron C. Zirbel 03Aug26 124
Nathan T. Cooper 05Aug26 19G
Jacob H. Stern 06Aug26 19F
William D. Bentley 09Aug26 146
Hubert W. Lange 09Aug26 1G9
Lanie G. Lopez 09Aug26 V24
Kyle M. Switzer 09Aug26 19F
Davis K. Blake 10Aug26 V13
Daria O. Chalupa 10Aug26 J61
Zachary A. Cross 10Aug26 1NJ
Pablo R. Garcia 10Aug26 1GR
Christopher A. Lew 10Aug26 1NF
Jessie LopezLeon 10Aug26 137
Rebecca L. Martinez 10Aug26 J61
Zachary S. Mason II 10Aug26 15R
Samantha D. Mercurio 10Aug26 K03
Roentgen M. Mojado 10Aug26 TTX
William B. Newberry 10Aug26 V18
Ivan J. NivicelaQuizphi 10Aug26 1NA
Eric J. Pugh 10Aug26 K03
Daniel K. Winters, Jr. 10Aug26 1YB
Justin W. Woolery 10Aug26 K03
Trevor C. Harrison 11Aug26 1F2
Joshua D. Contreras 12Aug26 1CQ
Braxton T. Fisher 12Aug26 V44
Jake A. Grandolfo 12Aug26 TZ6
William J. Horton 12Aug26 V44
Joshua S. Kuik 12Aug26 V44
Hayden J. Smith 12Aug26 K03
Evan A. Nitzschke 14Aug26 K03
Daniel M. Soto 15Aug26 1NE
Ryan A. Thompson 15Aug26 1CG
James C. Fiscus 16Aug26 15E
Trevor K. Hansen 16Aug26 121
Samuel P. Oakley 16Aug26 UBP
Garrett Z. Ross 17Aug26 1NE
LanceRonald P. Gabriel 22Aug26 K71
Anders E. Johnson 22Aug26 K03
Arush Naidu 23Aug26 1EC
Joseph R. Hardenbergh 27Aug26 K71
Daniel A. Martinez 28Aug26 1QB
Daniel J. Charlonis 30Aug26 15E
Connor E. Cox 30Aug26 K71
Danielle M. Mann 30Aug26 1NF
Max M. Jimenez 31Aug26 1CV
Frank J. Mika V 31Aug26 1Y1
Elijah J. Parish 31Aug26 V17
Caleb S. Wallentine 31Aug26 1G8
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
John E. Argentieri 03Aug26 LOS
Jake H. Black 03Aug26 HAB
Shane P. Callahan 03Aug26 LOS
David T. Chiep 03Aug26 SWD
Brendan P. Coughlan 03Aug26 LOS
William C. Ertl 03Aug26 S7G
Benjamin R. Fero 03Aug26 LOS
Trentin J. Gala 03Aug26 SMS
Cesar D. IrahetaUrbina 03Aug26 SU6
Thomas M. Joven 03Aug26 LOS
Timothy A. Kaske 03Aug26 S3A
Derrick J. Lawson 03Aug26 LOS
Jules C. Lemmon 03Aug26 LOS
Bryce L. Limon 03Aug26 LOS
Lawrence Z. Lin 03Aug26 LOS
Shelby K. Mains 03Aug26 S7G
William L. Martin 03Aug26 LOS
Shea B. McCormic 03Aug26 LOS
Chaz M. Mercer 03Aug26 LOS
David S. Mitchell 03Aug26 SQP
John M. Schafer 03Aug26 S2A
Aaron B. Smith 03Aug26 LOS
Daniel A. Vazquez 03Aug26 LOS
John J. Wendling 03Aug26 S4F
Christopher H. Widger 03Aug26 S97
Edward N. Wolford 03Aug26 S97
Brook C. Ziegelmeier 03Aug26 LOS
Ryan M. Mattimoe 04Aug26 LOS
Katarina M. Crowell 10Aug26 SN4
David A. Fuchs 10Aug26 LOS
Brian M. Vazquez 20Aug26 SND
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 MajGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director,
Manpower Management Division.//