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Navy JAG Supports Joint Warrior 12-2  “Well, JAG, what do you think?”  How little we realize how often that question is asked and how much depends on the answer.  Nothing could bring that into sharper focus than the operational environment.  This question was put to me as I briefed a critical rules of engagement (ROE) request during a recent coalition exercise.  This was the pinnacle event of Joint Warrior 12-2 …

Please join us in congratulating Legalman 1st Class (SW) Na'eem Phillips on his selection as the 2012 Judge Advocate General Legalman of the Year, and Legalman 1st Class (SCW) Dana Martinez on her selection as the 2012 Naval Legal Service Command Sailor of the Year. These two outstanding Sailors were chosen from a pool of incredibly talented nominees.

Phillips became a legalman in 2000 and is currently assigned to Expeditionary …

The staff judge advocate for the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division and the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake recently spent a week aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) helping its Sailors take care of legal matters before deploying. With a little more than three years in the Navy, Lt. Kristin Seewald has already done a lot of things she never imagined she would – she did a tour of …

The Naval Legal Service Command (NLSC) recently reorganized its offices and leadership explained where fleet units and individuals in need of services go to obtain legal help in a NAVADMIN released Nov. 30. The Naval Legal Service Command (NLSC) recently reorganized its offices and leadership explained where fleet units and individuals in need of services go to obtain legal help in a NAVADMIN released Nov. 30.

The NLSC provides four …

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Lt. Cmdr. James Toohey, Region Legal Service Office Hawaii, received the National District Attorneys Association Award from the National District Attorneys Association’s National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse (NCPCA) in Honolulu, Hawaii on Nov 30. Lt. Cmdr. James Toohey, senior trial counsel, Region Legal Service Office Hawaii, received the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA) Award …

[caption id="attachment_12093" align="alignright" width="300"] [caption id="attachment_12093" align="alignright" width="300"] Judge Advocate General of the Navy Vice Adm. Nanette DeRenzi salutes Rear Adm. Steven Talson, outgoing Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy for Reserve Affairs and Operations and Deputy Commander, Naval Legal Service Command, during a change of command ceremony in the Sail Loft at the Washington Navy Yard. Rear Adm. Steven M. Talson was relieved by Rear Adm. Janet R. …

By U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kevin Stiens, CJIATF 435 Staff Judge Advocate Sentinel Vol. 1, Issue 11 [caption id="attachment_11624" align="alignright" width="300"] [caption id="attachment_11624" align="alignright" width="300"] U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Nanette DeRenzi, Navy’s top Judge Advocate General, speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Nathan Johnson (right) and U.S. Army Maj. Michael Gould (left), CJIATF 435 SJA, during the TJAG visit to CJIATF 435 Nov. 5. (DoD photo by U.S. Air …

By Lt. Adam Brandon, Naval Air Station Jacksonville [caption id="attachment_12202" align="alignright" width="300"] [caption id="attachment_12202" align="alignright" width="300"] Cmdr. Wagner Soria, Lt. Jessica Pyle, Legalman 1st Class Teresa McKeever, U.S. Air Force Capt. Sosa Thomas, Lt. Brad Davis, and Lt. Cmdr. Pontony legal problem-solving at PANAMAX 2012, a USSOUTHCOM-sponsored exercise that focuses on ensuring the defense of the Panama Canal. For two weeks in August, military forces from the United States and …