News Tagged 'Careers'

Naturalization and Immigration Day

March 24th, 2017

Region Legal Service Office Europe, Africa, SW Asia (RLSO EURAFSWA)  partnered with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the State Department (DOS) to hold a naturalization and immigration day in Naples, Italy on March 17.  partnered with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the State Department (DOS) to hold a naturalization and immigration day in Naples, Italy on March 17.

The day started with USCIS and DOS …

Northwestern University School of Law Panel

May 6th, 2016

Region Legal Service Office Midwest (RLSO MW) personnel visited Northwestern University Law School for  a panel discussion entitled, “Island Building and Territorial Disputes in the South China Sea: Examining the Military Lawyer’s Role in National Policy,” along with two Northwestern University law professors in January. Region Legal Service Office Midwest (RLSO MW) personnel visited Northwestern University Law School for  a panel discussion entitled, “Island Building and Territorial Disputes in the …

Navy Legalmen Selected as Enlisted Navy Legislative Fellows

Navy Legalmen Selected as Enlisted Navy Legislative Fellows

April 28th, 2016

In 2014, the Navy Office of Legislative Affairs opened the Navy Legislative Fellows (LEGIS) program to enlisted applicants. Chief Legalman Ronald Ratliff, a native of Elizabethton, Tenn., was selected as the first enlisted Navy legislative fellow to work on Capitol Hill. The following year, Chief Legalman Kevin Jaress, native of Tempe, Ariz., was selected as the second enlisted Navy legislative fellow. In 2014, the Navy Office of Legislative Affairs opened …

How China Shot Down Its Own A2/AD Lawfare Strategy

How China Shot Down Its Own A2/AD Lawfare Strategy

October 15th, 2015

Last month, President Obama made political history by becoming the first U.S. president to visit the Arctic, where he discussed American interests in that region and the need for nations around the world to collectively address the challenges of climate change.  During that same week, another momentous event of a different sort occurred nearby:  five warships from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) transited through U.S. territorial seas off the …

U.S., Brazil JAG Subject Matter Expert Exchange

June 9th, 2015

U.S. Navy and Coast Guard judge advocates travelled to Rio De Janeiro, Brazil for a subject matter expert exchange (SMEE), focusing on operational and international law, with Brazilian navy judge advocates on March 30. U.S. Navy and Coast Guard judge advocates travelled to Rio De Janeiro, Brazil for a subject matter expert exchange (SMEE), focusing on operational and international law, with Brazilian navy judge advocates on March 30.

Cmdr. James …

Navy Lawyer Supports DESRON 26 for Joint Warrior

April 9th, 2015

USS ANZIO, At Sea (NNS) -- After she finished law school eight years ago, Lt. Nancy Pham sought and earned her USS ANZIO, At Sea (NNS) -- After she finished law school eight years ago, Lt. Nancy Pham sought and earned her commission in the Navy Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps. The Navy provided Pham with an opportunity to put her legal skills to use in service to her country …

First Tour Judge Advocate Participates in Multi-National Exercise

November 6th, 2014

Join the Navy and see the world?  Eighteen months into his first tour at Region Legal Service Office (RLSO) Midwest, first tour judge advocate Lt. Adam Smith had seen more “amber waves of grain” than “blue of the mighty deep.”  This past summer, however, he got the chance to operate in the country of New Centralia, where he advised the land component of a United Nations (U.N.)-sponsored multi-national …

Environmental Law (Code 12)

August 19th, 2014

The Office of the Judge Advocate General Environmental Law Division (Code 12) provides subject matter expertise to the Navy Judge Advocate General on the impact of environmental law on naval operations.  Given the increasing focus over the last 15 years by regulators and non-governmental organizations on potential impacts from Navy training and testing on oceans, marine mammals and fisheries, the practice of environmental law is one of the most dynamic …

Navy Lawyer Completes Summer Immersion Portion of Program for Emerging Leaders

July 1st, 2014

U.S. Navy Lt. Ryan J. Sylvester, judge advocate assigned to Defense Service Office North, recently completed the Summer Immersion portion of the Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction’s (WMD Center) U.S. Navy Lt. Ryan J. Sylvester, judge advocate assigned to Defense Service Office North, recently completed the Summer Immersion portion of the Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction’s (WMD Center) Program for Emerging Leaders …

Judge Advocate General's Corps In-Service Procurement Program

April 29th, 2014

The FY-14 Judge Advocate General's Corps In-Service Procurement Program (IPP) Selection Board met on January 30 The FY-14 Judge Advocate General's Corps In-Service Procurement Program (IPP) Selection Board met on January 30th, 2014 and considered 11 highly qualified applicants. Due to unique circumstances this year, two exceptional applicants will commission through this program. Please join us in congratulating and welcoming to the JAG Corps the inaugural selectees: , 2014 and …

Navy Lawyer Expands Horizons at Sea Practicing Operational Law

Navy Lawyer Expands Horizons at Sea Practicing Operational Law

February 18th, 2014

From leaving the turmoil of a war-torn nation following the break-up of the Soviet Union, to now teaching thousands of Navy and Marine Corps operators in the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (BOXARG) the law of armed conflict,  Lt. Givi Tibaneli, a Navy judge advocate, is on an eight-month deployment practicing a unique and specialized form of his profession. From leaving the turmoil of a war-torn nation following the break-up of …

Taking a Break

August 21st, 2013

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U.S., Foreign Judge Advocates Participate in PANAMAX 2012

November 13th, 2012

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. 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 …