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This commentary makes the case that the Department of Defense (DoD) needs to create its own generative artificial intelligence (GAI) large language model (LLM) similar to ChatGPT. (1) Before digging [...]

During a recent conversation with colleagues about building and shaping the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps of tomorrow, someone brought up a quote attributed to the famed football [...]

A military judge (MJ) and a defense counsel (DC) are at a motions hearing. MJ: Defense Counsel, will you be able to proceed on the docketed date? DC: No, Your [...]

Cecil L. Forinash, who served in our Corps from 1950 until 1969, had a very successful career as an Army lawyer, including tours as the staff judge advocate (SJA) at [...]

The existential threat to the world order is arguably higher than it has been at any point since the end of the Cold War. (1) Russia is conducting a drawn-out, [...]

On 10 May 2022, two top U.S. intelligence officials testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on global threats to the United States and its allies. (1) Army Lieutenant General [...]

On 30 August 2022--the first anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Afghanistan--Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin signed an order ending issuance of the National Defense Service Medal [...]

Military justice is certainly not new as a practice area within our Army; military justice predates the very founding of our country. Mirroring the history of our own Judge Advocate [...]

As the Command Judge Advocate of the 1st Multi-Domain Task Force (1st mdtf), it has been my privilege to serve in a team focused on innovation. Since its inception, 1st [...]

"What about being a lawyer in the Army?" He asked me. "I didn't know you can do that," I replied. "It wasn't on the preference list that my ROTC instructor [...]

Introduction The Army Review Boards Agency, commonly referred to as ARBA, contains fifteen boards that render decisions concerning military personnel issues. As the focus of this discussion is military personnel [...]

On the morning of 8 April 2003, Task Force 4-64 of the 2d Brigade Combat Team, 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized), was engaged in fierce fighting in the center of Baghdad [...]

The legal practice related to international agreements has received minimal attention during recent years. Although the Office of the Judge Advocate General is the proponent for Army Regulation (AR) 550-51, [...]

Introduction The U.S. Army is on the cusp of its most significant reorganization since the early 1940s. (1) The Army Transformation Plan seeks to reorganize the Army into what is [...]

Introduction Most judge advocates are undoubtedly familiar with the general prohibition against engaging in the private practice of law while serving on active duty as a judge advocate. (1) Most [...]

Update to Army Regulation (AR) 27-55, Notarial Services (1) Introduction Army soldiers and civilians administer oaths, notarize documents and take various kinds of statements under 10 U.S.C. [subsection] 936 and [...]

"Although MRE 513 provides little protection to statements made by the accused, it can provide substantial protections to statements made by victims and witnesses." (1) Introduction You are the chief [...]

Introduction Imagine yourself as the Chief of Administrative Law at the 55th Division. In this capacity, you routinely advise the Inspector General (IG) on family support matters, and occasional ethics [...]

Summary Court-Martial: Using the Right Tool for the Job It would seem inconceivable that a serious charge ... would ever be prosecuted before a court which could impose maximum confinement [...]

Center for Law and Military Operations (CLAMO) The Judge Advocate General's School, U.S. Army Paving the Road to the Warfighter: Preparing to Provide Legal Support on the Battlefield Lieutenant Colonel [...]

Preparation Tips for the Deployment of a Brigade Operational Law Team (BOLT) This is the fourth in a series of CLAMO notes discussing tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) for a [...]