FY26 Semiannual International Affairs Program Experience Track Selection Panel Results
The name list of Marines selected for Foreign Area Officer (FAO) and Regional Affairs Officer (RAO) Additional Military Occupational Specialties (AMOS) by the FY26 semiannual IAP Experience Track panel. Applies to the specific Active Component selectees named; it also serves as the authority to assign the listed AMOS designations.
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 271307Z MAY 26 MARADMIN 237/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC PPO PL WASHINGTON DC// SUBJ/FY26 SEMIANNUAL INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PROGRAM EXPERIENCE TRACK SELECTION PANEL RESULTS// REF/A/DOC/CMC/PPO/20250311// REF/B/DOC/SECDEF/OUSD-P&R/20220325// REF/C/DOC/SECNAV/DUSN(P)/20230406// REF/D/GENADMIN/CMC/011954ZDEC25// NARR/REF A IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 1540.33, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PROGRAM (IAP). REF B IS DODI 1315.20, MANAGEMENT OF THE DOD FOREIGN AREA OFFICER PROGRAM. REF C IS SECNAVINST 1301.7B, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY FOREIGN AREA OFFICER PROGRAMS. REF D IS MARADMIN 574/25, FY 2026 MARINE CORPS FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY BONUS ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.// POC/1/BRETT M. MCCORMICK/LTCOL/CMC PPO PL WASHINGTON DC/DSN 312- 224-4365/703-692-4365/BRETT.MCCORMICK(AT)USMC.MIL// POC/2/CLAYTON J. FISHER/CIV/CMC PPO PL WASHINGTON DC/DSN 312-224- 0322/703-614-0322/CLAYTON.FISHER(AT)USMC.MIL// POC/3/LEE M. MOFFETT/MGYSGT/CMC PPO PL WASHINGTON DC/DSN 312-224- 4366/703-692-4366/LEE.MOFFETT(AT)USMC.MIL// POC/4/IVAN A. LIVIA/MSGT/CMC PL WASHINGTON DC/DSN 312-224-4366/703- 614-0322/IVAN.A.LIVIA.MIL2USMC.MIL// POC/5/ASHLEY K. ALMEIDA/CTR/CMC PPO PL WASHINGTON DC/DSN 312-224- 2168/703-692-2168/ASHLEY.K.ALMEIDA.CTR(AT)USMC.MIL// POC/6/IAP OMB/IAPMARINE(AT)USMC.MIL// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. The purpose of this MARADMIN is to announce the results of the FY26 Semiannual International Affairs Program (IAP) Experience Track Selection Panel. 2. Based on their background, operational experience, and academic credentials, the IAP experience track selection panel selected the Marines listed below for assignment for the Foreign Area Officer (FAO) and Regional Affairs Officer (RAO) Additional Military Occupational Specialty (AMOS). Selection panel results. (Read in 6 columns): Name Rank PMOS AMOS Desig Region Ahonen, J.T Maj 0302 8244 FAO Middle East Barnett, B LtCol 0202 8221 RAO LATAM Barnett, B LtCol 0202 8223 RAO INDO-PACOM Berentson, M.D Col 8041 8241 FAO LATAM Berentson, M.D Col 8041 8245 FAO Africa Ding, M.H Maj 0802 8242 FAO Europe Gibson, H.R Maj 0602 8222 RAO Europe Kopach, S.J LtCol 0202 8224 RAO Middle East Nerswick, S.E Maj 6602 8223 RAO INDO-PACOM Vega, F.J LtCol 0302 8222 RAO Europe 3. This MARADMIN serves as authority to assign the respective AMOS as listed above. All selectees listed above must request appropriate entries be made into their permanent service records to reflect the appropriate AMOS through their Installation Personnel Administration Centers or command administration offices. 4. Per ref A, Marines applying for an IAP AMOS are highlighting their availability to serve in international affairs billets when not serving in their primary MOS. Marines who subsequently decline to serve in such billets will have their IAP AMOS administratively withdrawn. 5. Per refs A and D, Marines with a FAO AMOS are required to maintain current minimum Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) scores of 2/2/1+ (FAO). Failure to maintain minimum scores will result in administrative withdrawal of the FAO AMOS. 6. Per ref A, IAP Marines who are slated with orders to fill 82XX billets are required to complete a Tier 5 (T-5) investigation in order to facilitate their integration into MAGTF planning, operations, security cooperation, and intelligence efforts during future assignments within tactical, operational, and strategic- level Marine Corps staffs, joint and combined staff, and for duty with interagency organizations. Marines who are slated to fill 82XX billets and do not have current T-5 investigation will submit a request through their Security Office. Orders issued for individuals filling 82XX billets will serve as the authoritative document to initiate a T-5 Investigation. 7.Language sustainment training may be available for Marines in the 82XX AMOS, contingent upon available funding. Cost-free options can be found on the IAP website "https //www.ppo.marines.mil/Units/ Strategy-and-Plans-Division/International-Affairs-Branch/ International-Affairs-Program/" under the courses section. These resources offer opportunities to develop and enhance language skills. Additional requests may be submitted to IAPMarine(at)usmc.mil. 8. Questions regarding the IAP should be directed to the points of contact (POCs) listed above. Panels will take place during the first week of November and May, with applications submitted no later then 30 October and 30 April, respectively. Applications must be in one pdf named as "Rank.Last.First.Region" (e.g., GySgt.Smith.John.Africa). Applications must be submitted through the IAP website under the IAP Submissions and Registration section, using the link titled Experience Track Panel. 9. Release authorized by Mr. Stephen M. Hoyle, Deputy Director, Strategy and Plans Division, Plans, Policies, and Operations, Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps, By Direction//
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.
- International Affairs Program order (MCO 1540.33)Reference
This is the governing Marine Corps Order for the International Affairs Program. It sets the rules for earning and keeping an IAP AMOS, including billet obligations, language score requirements, and security investigation requirements cited throughout this MARADMIN.
- DOD Foreign Area Officer Program instruction (DODI 1315.20)Reference
This DoD instruction governs management of the Foreign Area Officer program across the Department of Defense. It provides the DoD-level policy framework under which the Marine Corps FAO program operates.
- Department of the Navy Foreign Area Officer Programs instruction (SECNAVINST 1301.7B)Reference
This Secretary of the Navy instruction establishes Department of the Navy policy for Foreign Area Officer programs. It sits between DoD-level and Marine Corps-level policy for FAO and RAO assignments.
- FY26 Foreign Language Proficiency Bonus Eligibility Requirements (MARADMIN 574/25)MARADMIN
This MARADMIN defines the minimum Defense Language Proficiency Test score requirements that FAO AMOS holders must maintain. Marines who received a FAO AMOS in this panel need to know these requirements to avoid administrative withdrawal of their AMOS.
This is the Marine Corps International Affairs Program's central website, covering applications, submission forms, and language training resources for programs like Foreign Area Officer, Regional Affairs Officer, and the Personnel Exchange Program. Marines interested in applying to these programs or maintaining language proficiency requirements will find the relevant forms, policies, testing guidance, and course links here.