The Air Force JAG Corps Reporter Education and Outreach from The Judge Advocate General's Corps
By Col James Young, USAF (Ret). This article examines the historical context of R.C.M. 905, its newly enacted standard, and recommends changes to conform more closely to federal civilian practice.
Read More »The Reporter is published by The Judge Advocate General’s School (AFJAGS) for the Office of The Judge Advocate General, United States Air Force.
Contributions from all readers are invited. Items are welcomed on any area of the law, legal practice, or procedure that would be of interest to members of The Judge Advocate General’s Corps.
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May, 2019
April, 2019
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25 April
“WHY WE FIGHT”
By Lt Col Charles Warren. What good is being a subject matter expert in the administration of military justice if you cannot convince your colleagues, your commanders, and when it comes down to it, the court-martial members, that your application of the law is not only the correct one, but the just one.
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10 April
Autonomous Weapons Need Autonomous Lawyers
By Col Walter “Frank” Coppersmith. Timely adoption of AI inside today’s U.S. Air Force legal practice will be essential for attorneys trying to keep pace with clients and organizations now operating at Internet speed and cloud computing scale.
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March, 2019
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28 March
Military Sexual Assault Testimony
By Maj Douglas DeVore II. The following describes a specific case where the federal officer removal statute was implicated through the creative use by civilian counsel. This article sets forth considerations that JAGs should consider when analyzing a case that implicates multiple jurisdictions.
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6 March
Understanding Environmental Remediation On An Air Force Installation
By Maj Michael Schrama. Air Force bases have rich histories that predate legislation describing how hazardous substances should be handled and disposed; and the military mission inherently involves various substances, solvents, fuels and munitions, that make their way into the subsurface and groundwater.
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February, 2019
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20 February
Advising the Undocumented Military Spouse
By Capt Aaron Petty. Although both parole in place and DACA may offer the undocumented military spouse peace of mind, legal assistance attorneys should ensure clients fully understand the benefits and limitations of each type of relief, as well as the eligibility criteria for both.
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6 February
Nothing Says ‘I Love You’ Like a Contract
By Capt Matthew Ormsbee. As legal assistance attorneys and paralegals, we draft our clients’ requested estate planning documents, oversee document execution, and generally consider our work done. But it is also our job to ensure that clients’ later efforts to use their estate documents are as painless as possible.
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January, 2019
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23 January
How to Achieve Success in Federal Magistrate Court
By Capt David Rolek & Capt Gabriel Bush. Beyond the relevant AFI, there is little Air Force guidance available to JAGs on the administration and prosecution of magistrate court cases. This article identifies four practical ways JAGs can achieve success as SAUSAs in federal magistrate court...
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9 January
A Movement for Temperance: A Principle, a P.O.W., and a Values-Based Plan for the Future Force
By Lt Col Benjamin Martin. This article first contemplates our responsibility to guide Airmen with lessons of temperance learned from life in the glass house and offers the philosophy of a “stoic” Prisoner of War (P.O.W.) in Vietnam.
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December, 2018
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13 December
Anticipatory Self-Defense
By Maj Megan Mallone and Capt Christine Seibert. Anticipatory self-defense has been recognized by the international community after it was first articulated in 1837 in the Caroline case. There are two types of anticipatory attacks in self-defense: pre-emptive and preventive. The distinction is nuanced and often misunderstood...
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