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FY2027 Lieutenant Colonel Command Screening Board Results
The primary selectee list from the FY2027 Lieutenant Colonel Command Screening Board, which convened 7 July 2026 and screened 686 lieutenant colonels for 148 commands. Applies to active-component and Reserve (I-I and SMCR) lieutenant colonels; several I-I and Reserve-associated commands appear on the list.
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 291000Z JUL 26 MARADMIN 344/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2027 LIEUTENANT COLONEL COMMAND SCREENING BOARD RESULTS// REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC/20170323// REF/B/MSGID:MSG/CMC/20260501// REF/C/MSGID:MSG/CMC/20260528// NARR/REF A IS MCO 1300.64B, COMMAND SCREENING PROGRAM. REF B IS MARADMIN 203/26, FISCAL YEAR 2027 COMMAND SCREENING BOARDS ANNOUNCEMENT. REF C IS MARADMIN 239/26, ACADEMIC YEAR 2027-2028 TOP LEVEL SCHOOL SELECTION BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT// POC/T. J. SCHULZE/MAJ/MMOA-3/(703) 784-9284/ EMAIL: JOSEPH.SCHULZE1@USMC.MIL// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. The Fiscal Year 2027 Lieutenant Colonel Command Screening board convened on 7 July 2026. The board consisted of 2 general officers and 19 colonels who screened the records of 686 lieutenant colonels and lieutenant colonels (sel) for assignment to 148 commands. 2. Command screening ensures that Marines receive the best possible leadership while providing all eligible officers with a fair and equitable opportunity to compete for command. The small number of command billets available relative to the number of eligible officers makes command selection an exceptionally competitive process. 3. The following officers are approved as primary selectees for command: NAME MOS COMMAND Abercrombie, Erick R. 3002 MWSS-171, MAG-12 Angel, Matthew J. 1302 1ST CBT ENGR BN Avery, Lane C. 0802 2D BN, 11TH MAR Barton, Andrew C. 0602 MWCS-28 Basile, Brian J. 0402 HQTRS BN 1ST MLG Bergman, Trevor A. 0602 I-I 6TH COMM BN Bianca, Michael A. 1803 2D ASLT AMPHIB BN Black Jr., Larry S. 0302 I-I, 2D BN, 25TH MAR Blackwell, Nathan J. 0302 3D LAR BN Blyleven, Scott C. 7565 VMM-165, MAG-16 Bookhout, Kyle A. 7557 H-HS, MCAS CHERRY PT Bookwalter, Joshua C. 0302 3D BN, 4TH MAR Brower Jr., Stephen K. 1702 HQTRS MC CYB SPT BN, MARFORCYBER Burton, Jacob T. 0802 FIRE SPT BN 10TH MAR REGT Carlson, Marianne S. 7563 HMLA-269, MAG-29 Carpenter II, George W. 7532 VMM-261, MAG-26 Champagne, Jonathan A. 7532 VMM-161, MAG-16 Chapman, Richard W. 0302 2D RECON BN Chase, Adam L. 7518 VMFA-231, MAG-14 Chavez, Jonathan S. 0402 1ST DSB Chenoweth, Cody D. 1702 CMT-2 (701 CMT) Chiaverotti, Dominic J. 0602 9TH COMM BN Cummings, Rachel E. 0402 CLB-13 Cybulski, David J. 7563 MCAF QUANTICO Daigle, Lane A. 7557 MCAS KANEOHE BAY Danielson, Matthew E. 0402 CLB-15 Davis, Christopher M. 4402 1ST RT BN, MCRD PI Dieska, Matthew D. 7563 SITE COMMAND, BELLE CHASSE Dillon, Matthew J. 3002 2ND STORAGE BATTALION Dobrinen, Michael M. 7566 HMH-464, MAG-29 Donovan, Robert M. 0402 I-I 4TH DSB Druffel-Rodriguez, Kevin C. 1302 MWSS-272, MACG-28 Duehring, Jason E. 0302 2D BN, 6TH MAR Dyson, Wesley S. 0370 REGION 4 FT LAUDERDALE Eggert, Elliot D. 0802 I-I, 3D BN, 14TH MAR Elliott, Joshua P. 0370 2D MRB Erwin, Daniel A. 0802 FIRE SUPPORT BN, 11TH MAR Faherty, Kyle J. 0302 2D BN, 4TH MAR Florence, Jason M. 0202 REGION 7 FRANKFURT Galvin, James J. 7518 VMFA-121, MAG-12 Gerdes, Andrew J. 0402 12TH LLB, 12TH MLR Gerlach, Earl D. 7202 MASS-3, MACG-38 Getchell, Daniel S. 7598 VT-35 Gish, Gary P. 7532 VMM-268, MAG-24 Gourrick, Kingsley G. 6002 MALS-13, MAG-13 Grant, David M. 1302 I-I, 4TH CBT ENGR BN Graziosi, Dennis A. 0302 1ST BN, 2D MAR Green, Christopher M. 7563 HMLA-169, MAG-39 Grill, Matthew J. 0402 CLB-7 Hambidge, Thomas C. 7202 1ST LAAD, MACG-18 Hanks, Matthew S. 0302 1ST BN, 6TH MAR Harding, Brian J. 3002 2D MAINT BN Hart, Ryan J. 0302 1ST BN, 7TH MAR Hassett, Patrick S. 0302 ADV INF TNG BN, SOI, MCB CAMP LEJ Hebda, Stephanie G. 0402 CLB-11 Helms, Lucas A. 0202 2D INTEL BN Heuwetter III, David J. 0370 3D MRB Holland, Seth A. 0302 WOUNDED WARRIOR BATTALION (EAST) Hoogervorst, Tyler A. 7566 HMH-461, MAG-29 Hopkins, Erik S. 7518 VMFA-251, MAG-14 House, Shelley C. 0202 MAR CRYPT SPT BN, NAV SEC GROUP Howser, John A. 6602 DET CNATT CPEN Hubbard, Cameron A. 6002 MALS-39, MAG-39 Hubert, Brian D. 0302 I-I, 3D BN, 25TH MAR Huddleson, Nicholas W. 0602 2D NETWORK BN Hyland, Royce B. 0402 CLB-4 James, Katherine L. 7202 MACS-4, MACG-18 Jessup, Marc D. 4402 REGION 3 BANGKOK Jones, Billy J. 7532 VMM-264, MAG-26 Kimmins, Brian C. 7518 VMFA-224, MAG-31 King, Joseph C. 7557 VMGR-152, MAG-12 Kolbay, Kevin T. 7557 H-HS, MCAS MIRAMAR Koselak, Eric B. 5803 SECURITY BN, MCB QUAN Lacey, Thomas S. 0302 3D BN, 5TH MAR Lambuth Jr., William M. 1803 MCSF BANGOR, WA Lawrence, Charlyne D. 0102 SPT BN RTR, MCRD SAN DIEGO Letteer, Joshua A. 0602 3D NETWORK BN Leyndyke, Matthew J. 0370 3D MSRB Link, Benjamin J. 7563 H-HS CAMP PEN Lipton, Ryan C. 4402 SPT BN RTR, MCRD PI Macaluso, Nicholas G. 0102 PA SCHOOL Magee, Kenneth F. 0402 HQTRS 2D MLG Majette, Richard A. 7202 ACTS, MCCES Maldonado, Zachary M. 3002 3D MAINT BN Martino, Nicholas R. 1302 I-I, CLB-25 Massman, Matthew R. 1302 2D CBT ENGR BN Mattson, Matthew J. 0302 I-I, 3D BN, 23D MAR May, Joseph P. 7565 H-HS, MCAS NEW RIVER McCoy, Terry A. 0202 3D INTEL BN McFadden, Chris 0302 2D LAR BN Mercer, Stephen C. 7202 MASS-1, MACG-28 Meyer, Robert G. 0302 ADV INF TNG BN, SOI, MCB CAMP PEN Mindeman, Nathan L. 3002 MWSS-373 Moore, Mark C. 1302 MWSS-271, MACG-28 Mortenson, Robert W. 0302 REGION 8 FRANKFURT Motenko, Justin R. 7563 H-HS, MCAS YUMA Murray, Vince M. 7518 VMFA-542, MAG-14 Navaro, Nathaniel P. 0370 1ST ANGLICO Newbold, Jonathan E. 0802 3D BN, 11TH MAR Nilsson, Eric K. 7565 HMLA-167, MAG-29 Odom, Christopher S. 7532 SITE COMMAND, NEW RIVER Ornelas, Timothy A. 0202 3D RT BN, MCRD SAN DIEGO Park, Chun H. 6002 MALS-11, MAG-11 Parker, David J. 7523 VMFA-232, MAG-11 Perkins, David H. 1702 CMT-1 (700 CMT) Petersen, Clark J. 0802 5TH ANGLICO Pietri, Francisco L. 0402 III MSB, III MIG Pinkerton, Zack A. 1302 7TH ENGR SPT BN Piston, Matthew S. 7532 VMM-262, MAG-36 Polivka, Alexander M. 0302 3D BN, 7TH MAR Ponce, Alexander M. 0802 1ST BN, 11TH MAR Powers, Edwin B. 3002 CLB-26 Raine, Keith D. 0402 2D DSB Ralph, Dustin M. 7563 HMLA-267, MAG-39 Rehbein, Milton A. 1302 MWSS-273, MACG-28 Retter, Jason A. 0302 2D BN, 5TH MAR Robertson, Taylor D. 7532 VMM-364, MAG-39 Rose, Victor C. 7557 VMGR-352, MAG-11 Ryan, Jessica L. 0402 CLB-2 Sampsel, Craig F. 7518 VMFA-533, MAG-31 Schatz, Joshua P. 7566 HMH-462, MAG-16 Scott, Chelsea R. 0402 CLB-24 Scotto, Michael D. 0302 2D BN, 2D MAR Scovel, Thomas G. 0302 HQBN, SOI, MCB CAMP PEN Shank, David A. 7518 VMFAT-401, MAG-41 Simpson, Matthew J. 0802 2D BN, 10TH MAR Sinnott, Shawna L. 0202 MARDET DAM NECK Smith, Charles T. 7565 VMM-263, MAG-26 Smith, Christopher A. 0202 WOUNDED WARRIOR BATTALION (WEST) Smith, Christopher M. 7565 H-HS, MCAS BEAUFORT Smith, Jonathan S. 3002 1ST STORAGE BATTALION Smolucha, James S. 0302 I-I, 2D BN, 23D MAR Soltan, Joshua B. 7557 H-HS, MCAS FUTENMA Streck, Kelly T. 0402 CLB-8 Sweeney, Michael P. 0402 3D LNDG SPT BN Thomas, Jonathan R. 0402 CLB-1 Thomas, Stephen C. 0402 CLB-6 Trujillo, Elizabeth 3002 MWSS-371 Turner, Philip A. 0802 I-I 6TH ANGLICO Vaughn, Matthew A. 1302 CLB-31 Viehmeyer, Robert W. 0302 I-I, 1ST BN, 25TH MAR Watts, Chester J. 7318 VMU-1, MAG-13 Webster, Ryan A. 7532 VMMT-204, MAG-26 White, David L. 6602 MALS-31, MAG-31 Wood, Collin M. 7518 VMFAT-501, MAG-31 Wright, Erin M. 7566 HMH-466, MAG-16 Yarber, Zully G. 3002 SUPPLY SCHOOL, MCCSSS Zach, Matthew S. 0302 1ST RT BN, MCRD SAN DIEGO 4. MMOA-3 will place a letter annotating selection in the official military personnel files of all officers selected as primaries or alternates. 5. MMOA will publish the list of officers selected as alternates on the MMOA-3 Top Level Schools and Programs tab in the Command Screening Board Historical Data sub-tab webpage located at https://www.manpower.marines.mil/Divisions/Manpower-Mana gement/Officer-Assignments/Plans-and-Programs-MMOA-3/#tab/top-level- schools-and-programs. MMOA will list alternates alphabetically by full name and MOS. 6. Coordinating instructions 6.a. Primary selectees. Primary selectees are to accept or decline via email to their monitor listed in paragraph (7) NLT 14 calendar days after the release of this message. The majority of primary selectees will assume command between 1 Jun 2027 and 31 May 2028. 6.b. Alternate selectees. No action is required by officers on the alternate list. If a command becomes vacant due to a declination or other extenuating circumstances, Manpower Management will fleet-up an officer from the alternate list. 6.c. Declinations. Officers who decline command must submit a declination in writing (AA Form) via the first general officer in their chain of command addressed to HQMC via MMOA-3 NLT 14 calendar days after the release of this message. Officers who decline command are ineligible for future command, unless otherwise approved by the Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. 6.d. Deferrals. Officers selected for command who are unable to execute orders due to extraordinary circumstances may request a deferral. If approved, the Director, Manpower Management will defer the officer to a future command screening board. Primary selectees may submit a deferral request in writing (AA Form) to HQMC (MMOA-3) via the first general officer in their chain of command. 6.e. Officers slated to command will schedule their attendance to Cornerstone: Commandant's Combined Commandership Program prior to, or shortly after, assuming command. The program consists of two courses conducted concurrently aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico: a two week commanders course and a five-day spouses workshop. FY27 courses will be announced via MARADMIN. The point of contact (POC) for the Cornerstone course is the Marine Corps University Lejeune Leadership Institute at (703) 432-4684 or via email: LLI_MLD@usmcu.edu. Further information is available at https://www.usmcu.edu/Academic-Programs/Lejeune- Leadership-Institute/Commandants-Combined-Commandership-Course/. 6.f. Officers slated for Ground Combat Element (GCE) commands are encouraged to attend the five-day GCE Commanders Course (GCECC) at the Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group (MCTOG) prior to, or within the first six months of assuming command. A separate MARADMIN will announce FY27 course dates. 6.g. Officers slated for Logistics commands across the Fleet Marine Force and Supporting Establishment are encouraged to attend the annual Logistics Commanders Course (LCC) conducted by the Marine Corps Logistics Operations Group. A separate MARADMIN will announce FY27 course dates. 6.h. Officers slated for Air Combat Element (ACE) commands are encouraged to attend the annual Commanders Conference/Re-Black at Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1). A separate MARADMIN will announce the FY27 conference dates. 6.i. Officers slated for Inspector-Instructor (I&I) and Site Support commands are encouraged to attend the annual Marine Forces Reserve Inspector-Instructor Commander’s Course prior to, or within the first six months of assuming command. A separate MARADMIN will announce FY27 course dates. 7. Deconfliction with Academic Year 2027-2028 Top Level School (TLS) Board. If a Marine is a primary select by the Fiscal Year 2027 Lieutenant Colonel Command Screening Board, command selection will take priority and the Marine is no longer eligible for Academic Year 2027-2028 TLS Selection Board. 8. MMOA Points of Contact: Colonel E. J. Smith Branch Head, MMOA DSN: 278-9300, COMM: (703) 784-9300 Email: erik.smith@usmc.mil Lieutenant Colonel B. D. Kelly Aviation Lieutenant Colonel Monitor Comm: (703) 432-9485 Email: brandon.d.kelly@usmc.mil Lieutenant Colonel B. A. Salter Combat Arms Lieutenant Colonel Monitor Comm: (703) 784-9275 Email: brandon.salter@usmc.mil Lieutenant Colonel D. C. Walker Combat Service Support Lieutenant Colonel Monitor Comm: (703) 784-9433 Email: daniel.c.walker.mil@usmc.mil Lieutenant Colonel C. T. Thompson Information Lieutenant Colonel Monitor Comm: (703) 784-9274 Email: clinton.t.thompson@usmc.mil 9. This message is only applicable to the active component. 10. Release authorized by MajGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director, Manpower Management 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.
- Command Screening Program (MCO 1300.64B)Reference
This order governs how the Marine Corps conducts command screening. It is the policy foundation for the FY27 Lieutenant Colonel Command Screening Board described in this MARADMIN.
This is the earlier message that announced the FY27 Command Screening Boards. Officers who want background on the board's purpose, eligibility, and process should consult this announcement.
This message announced the Academic Year 2027-2028 Top Level School Selection Board. It is referenced alongside the command screening process, suggesting officers competing for command may also be considering top-level school opportunities.
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