Jan. 23, 2018

Navy’s 2018 VITA Program is Open for Business

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Jan. 23, 2018

Income Tax Frequently Asked Questions

When does tax season start and end? Persons residing within the United States: The tax season begins Jan. 29. For resident aliens and U.S. citizens residing within the United States, the filing deadline to submit 2017 tax returns is Tuesday, April 17, 2018, rather than the traditional April 15 date. Washington, D.C., will celebrate Emancipation Day on that Monday, which pushes the deadline to the next day for most of the nation. Persons residing within the United States can request a 6-month extension.

Jan. 19, 2018

Yokosuka Holiday Benefit Concert Assisted Local Residents in Need

In December, members of the Yokosuka JAG community -- through their participation in the Japanese Community Legal Association (JCLA) -- continued an annual holiday tradition of supporting Kaifu Gakuen,...

Jan. 12, 2018

Naval Station Guantanamo Bay JAGs Flourish Performing Cutting Edge Legal Work

Permanent-party judge advocates are assigned to support Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba ("NSGB") for 18-to-30 month tours. Navy and Marine Corps judge advocates who do so trace a history of over a hal...

Jan. 9, 2018

DJAG Trip Log: Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia (EURAFSWA)

The following message was released by Rear Adm. John G. Hannink, Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy, and Commander, Naval Legal Service Command. In November, Master Chief Legalman Jondell Ritchie, the command master chief (CMC) of Naval Leg...

Jan. 5, 2018

Moultrie Native is Serving on USS Eisenhower

In celebration of the 46th anniversary of the Legalman rating, the following news article -- released by the Navy Office of Community Outreach and highlighting the contributions of Legalman 2nd Class Nikki Millican -- was selected as this week's #BZF...

Jan. 4, 2018

No Further Questions For USS Frank Cable's Sailor of the Year

"It’s super intense. The room is thick. You can hear yourself breathing,” said Legalman 1st Class Diamond Harris as she describes the atmosphere of the Sailor of the Year board process on board the submarine...

Dec. 27, 2017

DJAG Trip Log: Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Md.

Last month, the Naval Legal Service Command command master chief Jondell Ritchie and I visited JAG community personnel stationed at NAS Patuxent River, Md. I gain enlightening insights from all of my site visits, and this trip was no different. Our first stop on base was the branch office of Region Legal Service Office Naval District Washington.

Dec. 21, 2017

Military Commissions Defense Organization

In July 2016, I volunteered for a three year recall to active duty to serve at the Military Commissions Defense Organization (MCDO). When I volunteered I had very little understanding of exactly what MCDO did other than it ...

Dec. 15, 2017

JAG Community Members Attend the Women’s Leadership Symposium

In October, Lt. Catherine Nguyen and Lt. Joanna Gonzales -- judge advocates who currently are stationed at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam -- attended the 2017 Hawaii Women's Joint Leadership Symposi...

Dec. 13, 2017

Chaplain Instructor Shares Expertise with Lawyers

Naval Chaplaincy School and Center A Naval Chaplaincy School and Center instructor addressed an all-services audience attending the 2017 Integrated Legal Services for Victims Conference Sept. 12. Lt. Cmdr. Leroy...

Dec. 8, 2017

The Navy JAG Corps Turns 50

The Navy Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps celebrates 50 years of service and excellence on Dec. 8, 2017. "From the time the Navy created the 'law specialist' program . to the JAG Corps we know today, the Navy's legal team has made a difference every day - providing steady counsel and advice to keep us from running aground ethically and on the right course always," said Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer.

Dec. 1, 2017

Bilateral Women’s Luncheon

Lt. Cmdr. Brandi Orton, Deputy Force Judge Advocate, Commander, Naval Forces Japan/Navy Region Japan attended a Bilateral Women's luncheon hosted by Japan Mar...

Nov. 27, 2017

RLSO SE Holds Promotion Ceremony

Lt. Savannah Smidt, Lt. Nic Walker, Lt. Cmdr. Ben Adams, Cmdr. Sara de Groot, and Cmdr. Bill Lucier, were promoted during a ceremony in the courtroom at Region Legal Service Office Southeast (RLSO SE) in ...

Nov. 17, 2017

RLSO NW Winner of the Project Good Neighbor Community Service Award

Region Legal Service Office Northwest (RLSO NW) was recently selected by Navy Region Northwest as winner of the 2017 Project Good Neighbor Award in the “small command” category. As...

Nov. 9, 2017

Hurricane Season Highlights RLSO SE Capabilities

Hurricane season 2017 tested the entire Region Legal Service Office Southeast (RLSO SE) team. Due to RLSO SE’s geographical size, several hurricanes have made their mark on the ar...

Nov. 3, 2017

NAPABA Names Navy Judge Advocate as 2017 Military and Veteran Service Award Winner

The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) named Cmdr. Sylvaine W. Wong, deputy director of the Office of the Judge Advocate General’s Corps, Military Personnel Division, as the inaugural 2017 NAPABA Military and Veteran Service Awa...

Oct. 27, 2017

CARAT Indonesia

In September, Lt. j.g. Maria Deguzman, Region Legal Service Office Japan, arrived in Surabaya, Indonesia to participate in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia. The U....

Oct. 24, 2017

Admirable Reserve Officer Promoted to Captain

Navy Reserve Capt. James H. Burns was promoted in a small ceremony at Region Legal Service Office Southeast (RLSO SE), Jacksonville, Fla., on Aug. 4, 2017. Capt. Anthony Kalams, the Comman...

Oct. 20, 2017

Legalman Receives National Image Inc. Award

Legalman 1st Class Evelin Garcia, assigned to Region Legal Service Office Northwest (RLSO NW), was selected as the naval active-duty recipient of the 2017 National Image Inc., Meritorious Service Awa...

Oct. 17, 2017

Region Legal Service Office Southeast Enjoys “Kings Bay Day”

Region Legal Service Office Southeast (RLSO SE) personnel enjoyed the first ever “Kings Bay Day” gathering at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay (NSB Kings Bay) to learn about base-wide operatio...

Oct. 13, 2017

Asakura Disaster Relief

Last month, Legalman 2nd Class Bridget Lawrence, Legalman 2nd Class Justin Tisdale and Seaman Tomi Waters -- along with 95 other members of the Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS) communi...

Oct. 6, 2017

From Defense to Offense: Representing Navy at the Defender’s Cup

Lt. Rosemarie Lombardi, a judge advocate stationed at Defense Service Office Pacific, Branch Office Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was selected for the U.S. Women’s Armed Forces Soccer Team, which recently...

Sept. 29, 2017

RLSO SE Selects a Deserving Sailor for Meritorious Advancement

Region Legal Service Office Southeast (RLSO SE) trial office quickly reported for an unscheduled meeting wherein Legalman 2nd Class Keia Greenwood was promoted to petty officer first class by Capt. Patrick Gibbons, commanding officer of RLSO SE on Aug. 3.  Greenwood was selected for advancement under the Meritorious Advancement Program.  

Sept. 22, 2017

Legalman Receives LATINA Style 2017 Distinguished Meritorious Service Award

The LATINA Style organization honored Chief Legalman Alicia R. Cooper, Naval Legal Service Command, with the LATINA Style 2017 Distinguished Meritorious Service Award at the 14th Annual National LATI...

Sept. 19, 2017

RLSO NW Partners with USCIS for Naturalization Ceremony During Seattle Seafair Fleet Week

Raising your hand to defend a country of which you are not a citizen is truly one of the greatest sacrifices an individual can make. Since October 2001, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Servi...

Sept. 15, 2017

Military-to-Military Engagement

Lt. j.g. Joshua C. Fiveson was the action officer for a military-to-military engagement with Mexican Naval Secretariat (SEMAR) judge advocates and served as the primary liaison between SEMAR, U.S. No...

Sept. 14, 2017

RLSO EURAFSWA Innovation Challenge

Region Legal Service Office Europe, Africa, SW Asia (EURAFSWA) held its first Innovation Challenge - a call for innovative proposals to improve the delivery of legal services. The ide...

Sept. 12, 2017

DSO West Holds Change of Command

Defense Service Office (DSO) West held a Change of Command ceremony aboard the Veterans Museum and Memorial Center in San Diego, Calif., on September 8, 2017. Rear Adm. John G. Hannink, Co...

Sept. 8, 2017

2016 Civilians of the Year

The Office of the Judge Advocate General (OJAG) and Naval Legal Service Command (NLSC) announced its 2016 Civilians of the Year. The recipients were chosen from a community of highly-talented civilians...

Sept. 7, 2017

Navy JAG Corps In-Service Procurement Program Application Tips

We asked some of the Sailors selected for the JAG Corps In-Service Procurement Program (IPP) to share their top tips for success. The JAG Corps IPP is open to active-duty enlisted personnel and Navy full-time support personnel, in any rating or mili...

Sept. 1, 2017

NMCCA Clerk Receives Blacks In Government (BIG) Meritorious Service Award

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Tracey Holtshirley, senior judicial clerk of the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals (NMCCA), accepted the Blacks In Government (BIG) Meritorious Service Award at t...

Aug. 25, 2017

Continuing Promise 2017

Coordinating the legal acceptance and shipping from the U.S. to Honduras of over $750,000 in medical donations from a private organization...

Aug. 22, 2017

Reenlistment aboard USS Wyoming

In July, I reenlisted aboard the USS Wyoming (SSBN 742). Capt. Robert J. Clark, chief of staff of Commander, Submarine Group 10, administered the oath of enlistment and my Command Mas...

Aug. 18, 2017

Judge Advocates Honored by American Bar Association

Capt. Art Record, deputy assistant judge advocate general (Criminal Law Division), received the Outstanding Military Service Career Judge Advocate Award and Lt. Thomas Caruso, staff judge advocate at...

Aug. 15, 2017

San Remo Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) Competition

As the Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Division and the Leadership Ethics and Law (LEL) curriculum course director, I served as the coach and te...

Aug. 11, 2017

At the Helm

Seaman Michael Martin was at the helm of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), as we sailed down the Elizabeth River from Norfolk Naval Shipyard to conduct Sea Trials which took place July 21-25. Mart...

Aug. 4, 2017

Stephen Waldron Accepted into the Executive Masters of Business Administration

Stephen Waldron, Fiscal & Resource Services Support (Code 64), was recently accepted into the Executive Masters of Business Administration (EMBA) program at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS).

Aug. 2, 2017

JAG Trip Log: Japan, Korea and Guam

NAF Atsugi Executive Officer Cmdr. Matt Szoka greets Judge Advocate General Vice Adm. James W. Crawford III before departing on a tour of the installation...

July 28, 2017

Ms. Kazumi Takahara passes California Bar

Vice Adm. James W. Crawford personally congratulated Ms. Kazumi Takahara for passing the California Bar on June 20, 2017. Takahara has been a valued employee of the Region Legal Service Office (...

July 27, 2017

Retirement Ceremony Honoring Master Chief Legalman Suzanne H. Burleigh

“Put your hand in a bucket of water; that’s the Navy with you in it. Now, take your hand out of that bucket. That’s the Navy without you; the Navy will be fine.” Capt. Michael Boock (...

July 25, 2017

RLSO Southeast Holds Change of Command

Region Legal Service Office Southeast (RLSO SE) held a change of command ceremony on June 30 at the Ocean Breeze Conference Center aboard Naval Station Mayport, Florida. Rear Adm. John ...

July 21, 2017

Region Legal Service Office Japan

Legalman 1st Class Chen Nee and his assigned partner for the Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) Bilateral Leadership Continuum receive their graduation certificates. 

July 17, 2017

Reflections on the RLSO Southeast Symposium

CAPT Klein’s opening remarks set the tone for the RLSO Southeast Training Symposium, by reminding every attendee of our priorities: service, shipmate, self. Given that our region stretches from Guant...

July 14, 2017

USNA Legalman promoted under Navy's Meritorious Advancement Program

Legalman 2nd Class Malisha Eley,U.S. Naval Academy Commandant Legalman, was advanced to Legalman 1st Class and pinned by Vice Adm. Ted Carter, the superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, in a...

July 7, 2017

Judge Advocate Presents Research at the University of Iceland

Lt. Adam Smith, Region Legal Service Office EURAFSWA Detachment Rota, presented independent research at the Nordic Asylum Law Seminar at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik, Iceland on May 29, 2017.

July 6, 2017

JAA and JAF Honors Two Navy JAGs

Two members of the Navy JAG community – Capt. Charles Passaglia and Cmdr. Clif Hutchinson – were honored with Outstanding Career Judge Advocate Awards. The awards – which are p...

June 30, 2017

First Fairy Tale Land Circuit Court

It was a tough week for canines in the First Fairy Tale Land Circuit Court. In early June, students in the third and fifth grades at the Bahrain Department of Defense Dependent School -- assisted by Lt. ...

June 23, 2017

First Navy Sailor Earns Law Degree Through JAG Corps In-Service Procurement Program

On May 20, Aviation Electrician’s Mate 1st Class Christopher Salmon, from Region Legal Service Office Naval District Washington (RLSO NDW), graduated from George M...

June 22, 2017

2017 Navy JAG Corps Summer Interns

Ana Maria Burgos-Solis, University of San Diego, School of Law Western Judicial Circuit "I chose to pursue a career in law because I wanted to make a difference in people’s lives. While in law school, I had the opportunity to clerk for the USD V...