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June 20, 2017
Two All-Star Navy Daughters
Twenty-one years ago, Capt. Jim Lucci -- commanding officer, Defense Service Office Pacific -- and Capt. Dom Flatt -- commanding officer, Region Legal Service Office Japan -- started Officer In...
June 16, 2017
Legalman Named Naval Construction Group TWO Senior Sailor of the Quarter
Legalman 1st Class Felicia Allen, assigned to Naval Construction Group TWO (NCG 2), was selected as the Senior Sailor of the Quarter. "Receiving this honor is a huge accomplishment for me," ...
CNFK-ROKNA Women's Leadership Symposium
Lt. Cmdr. Meredith S. Werner, judge advocate for Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea (CNFK) hosted the first ever Combined CNFK-Republic of Korea (ROK) Naval Academy Women's Leadership Symposium at Turtle Cove, on Commander, Fleet Activities Chinhae base on May 22.
June 13, 2017
Judge Advocate Named SECNAV Innovation Winner
Lt. Andrea Logan, Region Legal Service Office Naval District Washington, was named a Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Innovation Award winner in the Innovation Scholar (PME) Category during a ce...
June 9, 2017
Dancing with the Stars
Ms. Silvana Palmese, claims specialist at Region Legal Service Office EURAFSWA, appeared on Ballando con le Stelle, the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars, on April 22, 2017. Palmese's...
June 8, 2017
Navy Region Singapore Community Remembers the Battle of Midway on 75th Anniversary
Navy Region Singapore (NRS) First Class Petty Officer Association hosted a presentation to recognize the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, June 6th at Café Lah. The event was open to all members of the NRS community to honor those who served in the battle and lost their lives in service of their country.
June 2, 2017
Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40
As Pride Month (June) kicks off, two members of the Navy JAG Corps have been acknowledged by the LGBT Bar Association. Lt. Jennifer Johnson and Lt. Paul Wagoner...
OJAG Staff is Acknowledged in New Book About Rick James
Did you know? Rick James -- an influential musician, composer and actor, and the signer of the infamous "Super Freak" song -- spent time in the Navy Reserve. His biography, including details a...
May 26, 2017
Wireless Courtroom
The JAG community's wireless courtroom pilot project, led by the Knowledge Management (KM) team, is expeditiously moving forward thanks to Ms. Kimberlie Ginyard and the rest of the ...
Lt. Drew Austria Earns Federal Asian Pacific American Council Military Meritorious Service Award
The Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC) awarded Lt. Drew Austria the FAPAC Military Meritorious Service Award, at its 32nd National Leadership Training Program in Rockville, Md., on ...
May 23, 2017
NAVCENT Reserve Legal Team Honored for Support
MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) -- Members of a new Navy Reserve legal team providing support to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet (NAV...
RLSO Japan Hosts Naturalization Ceremony
Region Legal Service Office Japan’s Legal Assistance Office in coordination with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) hosted a naturalization ceremony at the Chapel of Hope in Flee...
May 19, 2017
Legalmen Receive Academic Recognition
Overall grade point average of 3.2 or higher and a grade point average of 3.5 within the paralegal courses of the program....
Region Legal Service Office EURAFSWA Celebrates Law Day
Region Legal Service Office Europe, Africa, and Southwest Asia (RLSO EURAFSWA) conducted a series of events in honor of Law Day on May 1, 2017. Law Day was first comm...
May 18, 2017
Professional Military Education Trip to Iwo To
The Region Legal Service Office Japan and Defense Service Office Pacific conducted a professional military education (PME) tour to familiarize participants with the historical and current signi...
May 16, 2017
Naval Hospital Bremerton JAG recognized by Kitsap County Bar Association
The Outstanding Navy Legal Professional Award was presented by the Kitsap County Bar Association to Lt. Timothy J. Donahue, Judge Advocate General Corps, on May 5, 2017. The award noted that his ser...
Navy Reserve Law Program Holds East Coast Training Symposium
Navy Reserve JAG officers met to discuss the latest developments related to the Navy JAG Corps May 6-7 at the 2017 Military Law Training Symposium for the East Coast in Alexandria, Va. Rea...
May 12, 2017
Judge Advocate Receives Special DOJ Award
Navy Lt. Alyssa Nichol – a judge advocate serving as a Victims’ Legal Counsel in Norfolk, Va. – was honored by the Department of Justice last week for her hard work, professionalism, and devoti...
NCIS Recognizes a JAG Community Member
Lt. Cmdr. Courtney Lewis, who currently is assigned to the Trial Counsel Assistance Program (TCAP) in Washington, D.C., received a letter of appreciation from the Naval Criminal Investigative S...
May 5, 2017
Sailors Challenging Reality and Educating Against Myths
Legalman 2nd Class Ronald Forster, Region Legal Service Office (RLSO) Japan volunteered as the producer and official master of ceremonies of Sailors Challenging Reality and Educating Against My...
May 2, 2017
RLSO EURAFSWA Hosts Mock Trial
Lt. Robert McRight, victim legal counsel, and Lt. Katharine Shumway, defense attorney, spearheaded a mock trial hosted in the Region Legal Service Office Europ...
April 28, 2017
Humanitarian law in the fight against ISIS
“Tactical training helps these men win the fight, but there is another side to war that they have never experienced,” said Lt. Cmdr. Erin M. Baxter-Haynes, U.S. Navy Judge Advocate Genera...
April 25, 2017
JAG and LN Reservists attend the Military Law Training Symposium West
April 1, 2017 marked the 124th birthday of Navy chief petty officers. That same day, approximately 75 legalmen, 140 Reserve judge advocates (JAs) and 15 new Reserve JA accessions took part in t...
April 14, 2017
Judge Advocate Takes an Icy Plunge for a Good Cause
Lt. John Doyle, judge advocate assigned to Region Legal Service Office Northwest, left behind the gray skies of the Pacific Northwest for the icy waters of Lake Michigan on March 5, 20...
April 11, 2017
NMCCA Hears Oral Argument at GMU
The Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals (NMCCA) heard oral argument in U.S. v. Harris at George Mason University's (GMU) Antonin Scalia Law School on April 6. The NMCCA is the interm...
April 7, 2017
Enriching Experiences in Japan
“What didn’t I learn?” That’s how Lt. Rachael Baker responded when asked what she gained from attending an orientation program at the Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs from Feb. 28 to March ...
Helping a Neighbor in Need
Last month, while leaving a restaurant on a cold afternoon in Waukegan, Ill., two JAG community members – Lt. Daniel Moore and LT. Daniel Phipps – noticed a woman in distress. They did wha...
April 6, 2017
Senior Chief Legalman Robert Nail Retires After a 20 Year Career
Senior Chief Legalman Robert Nail (Surface Warfare/Aviation Warfare) retired at a ceremony held at Naval Station Great Lakes, Great Lakes, Ill., after 20 years of service, 16 as a lega...
April 4, 2017
Retirement Ceremony in Honor of Senior Chief Legalman Shannon W. Miller
U.S. Navy Senior Chief Legalman Shannon W. Miller looked out at the gathering of friends, family, and colleagues and reminisced about his time in the Navy aboard USS Midway (CV-41) during ...
March 31, 2017
Chief Selected for JAG Corps In-Service Procurement Program
The Fiscal Year 2017 Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps In-Service Procurement Program (IPP) selection board met in February to consider 21 highly qualified applicants and selected Chief Elect...
March 30, 2017
DOJ Visits Naval Air Station Pensacola
Last month, when they received word that Acting Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Thomas E. Wheeler would soon visit Naval Air Station Pensacola, the team at Region Legal Service Office...
March 28, 2017
RLSO Japan Hosts JCLA Mock Trial
Region Legal Service Office (RLSO) Japan hosted a Japanese Community Legal Association (JCLA) mock-trial for Japanese students from Chuo University and Tokyo University of Foreign Studies at ...
March 24, 2017
Naturalization and Immigration Day
Region Legal Service Office Europe, Africa, SW Asia (RLSO EURAFSWA) partnered with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the State Department (DOS) to hold a natu...
March 16, 2017
Judge Advocates Compete at WMD Winter Workshop and Teach WMD and the Law
Lt. Cmdr. Graham Winegeart, Region Legal Service Office Southeast and Lt. Ryan Sylvester, Fleet Cyber Command, recently attended the annual National Defense University (NDU) Center for the ...
March 14, 2017
RLSO SE FTJAs Out to Sea Aboard USS New York (LPD 21)
Region Legal Service Office Southeast (RLSO SE) first tour judge advocates – Lt. Katie Gorski, Lt. Alyssa Williams, Lt. Bobby Walsh and Lt. John Kelley – had the opportunity to go underway ...
March 10, 2017
A JAG Corps Lieutenant Takes the Stage
Lt. Ben Leatham – a legal assistance attorney in his first tour at Region Legal Service Office Japan – played a leading role in a recent production of Speaking in Tongues at the Pocket Theatre ...
March 3, 2017
IG Inspection Coordinators
Deputy Judge Advocate General Rear Adm. John Hannink -- alongside Capt. Gary Sharp, chief of staff of Naval Legal Services Command (NLSC) -- recently recognized three Sailors for their outstand...
Feb. 17, 2017
Knowledge Management is Named a Best Practice
The phrase “best practice” frequently is used by Navy and government leaders – and by executives in virtually every industry sector. But, what does it actually mean? Best practices are defin...
Feb. 10, 2017
Legalman Named Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet Shore Sailor of the Year
Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet (C3F) named Legalman 1st Class Kashetah Bedford the 2016 Shore Sailor of the Year. The award was announced during a ceremony held at the C3F headquarters building in S...
Feb. 9, 2017
Navy JAG Community Reservists Gather for Leadership Meeting
From Navy Judge Advocate General Corps Public Affairs The 2017 Navy Reserve Law Program (RLP) Commanding Officer, Reserve Component Command (RCC) Staff Judge Advocate and Senior Leadership Training Symposium took place Jan. 27-29 in Newport, R.I. ...
Feb. 3, 2017
Leading the Combined Federal Campaign to Success
Lt. Cmdr. Adam Yost didn’t really consider his efforts on behalf of the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) to be a collateral duty. He had just assumed his new post in General Litigation (Code ...
Jan. 31, 2017
Judge Advocate Earns Prestigious German Military Proficiency Badge
STUTTGART, Germany – U.S. Navy Cmdr. Tom Jones, deputy staff judge advocate (SJA), United States European Command (EUCOM), was awarded the German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficien...
Jan. 27, 2017
Navy JAG Community Names Top Enlisted Sailors
Leaders of the Navy’s Judge Advocate General (JAG) community honored the outstanding service of its top enlisted Sailors during a ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard on Jan. 27.
Jan. 23, 2017
JAG and CMC Visit the Military Commissions Defense Organization
Navy Judge Advocate General (JAG) Vice Adm. James W. Crawford III and Command Master Chief Jondell Ritchie visited the Military Commissions Defense Organization (MCDO) in Arlington, Va. on J...
Jan. 13, 2017
Lessons from Career Day
Lt. Joe Horton takes part in a Career Day event at E.J. King High School in Sasebo, Japan....
Jan. 10, 2017
Summer at the Stockton Center
When he established the Naval War College, Admiral Luce referred to international law as an "indispensable branch of the great study of war." Today, Admiral Luce would be happy to know that the Stockton Center for the Study of In...
Jan. 6, 2017
Navy JAG Community Member Skates Alongside Greats
Allison Kimberly Einhorn, who works in the Criminal Law Division, Office of the Judge Advocate General of the Navy, played winger in the Army-Navy Hockey game Dec. 5 hosted by the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Cen...
Jan. 4, 2017
Happy 45th Birthday to the Legalman Rating!
Secretary of the Navy John Chafee approved the establishment of the legalman rating on January 4, 1972. During the past 45 years, in times of conflict and peace, legalmen have provided critical legal assistance both ashore and afloat.
Jan. 3, 2017
RLSO MW visits Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
Region Legal Service Office Midwest (RLSO MW) personnel visited Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law for “engaged recruiting” – by attending and participating in a Public Ser...
Dec. 2, 2016
John C. Stennis Hosts Visiting JAGs
PACIFIC OCEAN – When USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) got underway from Naval Base Kitsap – Bremerton, Nov. 22, the legal department had four extra personnel, judge advocates from shore commands. The fo...