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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. 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).
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 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.
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 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 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 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 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 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...
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 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 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...
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 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 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. 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. 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. 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...