News September 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.
A formal promotion ceremony was held at the RLSO SE headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla., on Aug. 4. Chief Legalman Justin …
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 LATINA Symposium in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 15. The award recognizes women from the Department of Defense who have enhanced the role of Latinas in their organizations through their service. The LATINA Style organization honored Chief Legalman Alicia R. Cooper, Naval Legal Service Command, with the …
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 Services (USCIS) has naturalized over 110,000 members of the military. 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 …
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. Northern Command (NORTHCOM), and Region Legal Service Office Southwest (RLSO SW), August 21-25. He escorted the Mexican judge advocates to and from all of their events, helped coordinate their visits to the various commands, and oversaw translation. Lt. j.g. Joshua C. …
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. held its first Innovation Challenge - a call for innovative proposals to improve the delivery of legal services.
The idea for the challenge began after Capt. Keith Gibel, commanding officer of RLSO EURAFSWA, tasked Lt. Cmdr. Caleb Christen, head of the Civil Law …
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, Commander of Naval Legal Service Command and Deputy Judge Advocate General, presided over the ceremony in which Capt. Daniel Cimmino relieved Capt. Michael Bates as commanding officer of DSO West. Defense Service Office (DSO) West held a Change of …
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, the selectees’ accomplishments were particularly noteworthy and especially deserving of recognition. 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 …
Navy JAG Corps In-Service Procurement Program Application Tips
We asked some of the Sailors selected for the We asked some of the Sailors selected for the JAG Corps In-Service Procurement Program (IPP) to share their top tips 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 military occupational specialty, in pay grades E-5 through E-7. The JAG Corps IPP is open …
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 the 39th Annual BIG National Training Institute in Atlantic City, N.J., on Aug. 22.
Holtshirley was recognized for his outstanding support and development of minorities and women within the Navy and Marine Corps, and his service as a role model, leader, and …