News November 2019
USS GHWB Legal Department Earn Qualifications
The Legal Department aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) crushed qualifications! Lt. SaraAnn Bennett qualified as Officer of the Deck (Underway) (OOD(U/W)), Legalman 1st Class Precious Lee and Legalman 3rd Class Tiffany Williams earned Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist (ESWS) qualifications, and Legalman 1st Class Jonathan White earned Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist (EAWS) qualification.
The ESWS and EAWS qualifications help legalmen better understand the different departments on the ship …
Navy Reserve Law Program Luminary Retires
On Nov. 2, 2019, Capt. Bradley Cordts -- a widely respected member of the Navy Reserve Law Program -- retired after 31 years of service. The ceremony was held at the World War II Museum in New Orleans, La. Capt. Mark Holley -- who currently leads the Inspector General's office at the JAG community headquarters -- served as the master of ceremonies and Rear Adm. (ret.) Carol M. Lynch officiated the …
Ms. Jana Rittman Received the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award
Human Resource Specialist at the Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS), Ms. Jana Rittman received the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award for outstanding meritorious service while serving the Judge Advocate General and Commander, Navy Legal Service Command from August 2014 through June 2019.
Rittman’s service has been marked by outstanding professionalism and dedication. She skillfully oversaw the day-to-day management behind personnel decisions was especially critical to the JAG Corps attaining the …
Judge Advocate and Harvard Law School Fellow Shares Public Service Experience
Lt. Joshua Fiveson – a judge advocate currently assigned to the Appellate Government Division at the Office of the Judge Advocate General (JAG) of the Navy – provided remarks at the 20th annual dinner for Harvard Law School (HLS) Heyman Fellows in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 17.
Fiveson – a 2016 Heyman Fellow who joined the Navy JAG Corps in 2013 – spoke passionately about the importance of public service, …
VLC Team Member Coordinates Charitable Drive in Naples
In late August, Navy Yeoman 2nd Class Coryna Houston – who currently is stationed in Naples, Italy, and provides administrative support to the Navy JAG community’s Victims' Legal Counsel (VLC) program – coordinated an extremely successful humanitarian drive for a nearby immigrant family shelter.
She already is coordinating a second humanitarian drive to benefit local residents in need, which she expects to take place January or February 2020.
“I've always …