Marine Corps Reserve Policy Board — New Members for Calendar Year 2026–2028
Lists the six officers newly appointed to the Marine Corps Reserve Policy Board for CY 2026–2028, along with the current full membership roster. This is an informational announcement; it contains no eligibility, selection, or action items for individual Marines.
This is a routine update — a name list, a set of results, or a recurring notice. There is nothing here to translate into plain English, so the official text is reproduced in full below. Read it on marines.mil
Official text
R 231613Z MAR 26 MARADMIN 121/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA// SUBJ/MARINE CORPS RESERVE POLICY BOARD - NEW BOARD MEMBERS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2026// REF/A/MSGID/DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20230627// REF/B/MSGID/DOC/DASN/YMD:20251219// NARR/REF (A) IS SECNAVINST 5420.170N, THE NATIONAL NAVY RESERVE POLICY BOARD AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE POLICY BOARDS. REF (B) IS THE DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY'S APPOINTMENT OF BOARD MEMBERS TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE POLICY BOARD CALENDAR YEAR 2026// POC/M. D. MCCARTHY/COL/MCRPB CHIEF OF STAFF/EMAIL: MICHAEL.D.MCCARTHY@USMC.MIL// POC/RESERVE AFFAIRS MAILBOX/HQMC RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION/ SMB_RAP@USMC.MIL// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose. To announce new members for the Calendar Year (CY) 2026 through 2028 Marine Corps Reserve Policy Board (MCRPB). 2. Background. The MCRPB is established per reference (a) to consider and make recommendations to the Secretary of the Navy on reserve policy matters. The MCRPB meets four times per year, twice in person, and twice virtually. Members of the MCRPB are highly qualified individuals of the Marine Corps Active and Reserve components who possess wide ranges of experiences. The Board consists of no more than 21 members who serve a three-year term. 3. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) approved the following personnel to serve as board members for CY 2026-2028: a. Brigadier General John K. Jerrard, USMCR b. Colonel Stephen M. Sarnecky, USMCR c. Lieutenant Colonel Christopher H. Cheung, USMCR d. Lieutenant Colonel Leo P. Spaeder III, USMC e. Major Matthew J. Saam, USMCR f. Major Spencer M. Schaffer, USMCR 4. The current membership includes the following: a. Brigadier General Raymond L. Adams, USMCR b. Brigadier General Patrick F. Tiernan, USMCR c. Colonel Michael D. McCarthy, USMCR d. Lieutenant Colonel Mathison G. Hall, USMCR e. Lieutenant Colonel Dianna F. DiToro, USMCR f. Major Chadd S. Montgomery, USMCR g. Major Christopher C. Smauley, USMCR h. Major Drake P. Toney, USMCR i. Chief Warrant Officer 5 Thomas J. Villa, USMCR j. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ignacio R. Juarezperez, USMCR k. Sergeant Major Bryan J. Axelrod, USMCR l. First Sergeant Charles Lauersdorf, USMCR m. DC M&RA, RA Sergeant Major (billet) n. MARFORRES Force Surgeon (billet) o. MARFORRES Sergeant Major (billet) 5. The MCRPB thanks all applicants who submitted packages for consideration. Applicants not selected are encouraged to apply again for the CY 2027 Board. 6. Questions concerning the MCRPB can be directed to the point of contact above. 7. Release authorized by Major General John F. Kelliher III, Director, Reserve Affairs Division.//
Resources & references
The documents this bulletin points to, with a plain-English note on why each matters. Links marked CAC required need a government login.
- National Navy Reserve Policy Board and Marine Corps Reserve Policy Boards instruction (SECNAVINST 5420.170N)Reference
This is the Secretary of the Navy instruction that establishes the MCRPB and governs its purpose, structure, and authority to make reserve policy recommendations. It is the foundational authority cited for everything described in this MARADMIN.
- DASN Appointment of MCRPB Members for CY 2026Reference
This is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy's December 2025 document formally appointing the new board members for CY 2026. It is the direct authority behind the personnel announcements in this MARADMIN.