Navy JAG Corps Judge Advocate General's Corps

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 17, 2017. FAPAC, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, is the oldest and largest Asian American Pacific Islander affinity group for federally employed Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. FAPAC works to promote equal opportunity and cultural diversity for Asian Pacific Americans within the …

MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) -- Members of a new Navy Reserve legal team providing support to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet (NAVCENT/C5F) were officially presented with the 2017 Rear Adm. Hugh H. Howell, Jr. Award of Excellence by the NAVCENT vice commander, May 14. MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) -- Members of a new Navy Reserve legal team providing support to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet (NAVCENT/C5F) were officially …

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 Fleet Activities Yokosuka, April 27.  Twenty-eight candidates, consisting of nine active duty and 19 dependents from 10 different countries, were naturalized.  Region Legal Service Office Japan’s Legal Assistance Office in coordination with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) hosted a naturalization ceremony at …

Roger Williams University recognized several legalmen for their academic performance on May 5.  Roger Williams University recognized several legalmen for their academic performance on May 5. 

Legalman 2nd Class Daniel Van Hooser -- who currently is stationed at Naval War College -- and Legalman 1st Class Erin Bowles -- from Region Legal Service Office Mid-Atlantic -- were inducted into the Lambda Epsilon Chi (LEX) Honor Society. Legalman 2nd Class Linnea Walters -- who …

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 commemorated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958, and it acknowledges how law profoundly influenced the foundation of our country, as well as its importance today. This year's theme was the Fourteenth Amendment, a landmark in American legal history. Law is involved in all aspects of military …

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 significance of the Iwo To island (the name was changed from Iwo Jima to Iwo To in 2007) to Japan and the United States. During this tour we visited major points of interest so we could appreciate its importance to victory in WWII. This was a one-in-a-lifetime …

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 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 service assigned to Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB) as a naval officer …

 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.  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.

Rear Adm. John G. Hannink, Deputy …

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 devotion to her community and loved ones. 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 …

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 Service (NCIS) on April 12. The letter was presented by Special Agent L. Matthew Butler, who is the director of the NCIS Training Academy located at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Ga. During the past year, Lewis visited the …

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 Myths (SCREAM), a Sexual Assault Awareness program featuring volunteer Sailors performing skits intended to educate Sailors about sexual assault April 18-19. 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 …

Lt. Robert McRight, victim legal counsel, and Lt. Katharine Shumway, defense attorney, spearheaded a mock trial hosted in the Region Legal Service Office Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia (RLSO EURAFSWA) courtroom for 34 high school and middle school students from the Naples, Italy area on April 25.  Students from both the local Department of Defense high school and various local home school programs litigated a first degree murder trial acting as …

"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 General Corps. “LOAC sets the rules of conduct and expectations for military forces at war. The fighters from these tribes have primarily been on the receiving end of poor treatment from hostile forces, so this isn’t anything they would …

April 1, 2017 marked the 124pril 1, 2017 marked the 124^th 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 the annual Military Law Training Symposium (MLTS) West in San Diego, Calif. The symposium kicked off on March 31 and wrapped up on April 2. birthday of Navy chief petty officers. …

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, 2017. Every year, people like Doyle brave the near-freezing (and sometimes frozen) waters of Lake Michigan in an effort to raise money for Special Olympics Chicago. Lt. John Doyle, judge advocate assigned to Region Legal Service Office Northwest, left behind the …

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 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 The NMCCA is the intermediate appellate court for criminal convictions in the U.S. Navy and …

“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 3. “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 3.

Baker currently serves as …

 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 legalman, in the United States Navy on December 9, 2016. Nail had served as the senior enlisted leader for Region Legal Service Office Midwest (RLSO MW) since January 2013. Many of those who worked with him on base, including all RLSO MW …

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 his retirements ceremony in San Diego, Calif., Feb. 24, 2017. 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 …