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News & Notes 2023 Issue 3

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Hannah Zeigler
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2024-04-05

News & Notes

2023 Issue 3

Eight Kentucky Army National Guard JAs completed the Basic Trial Advocacy Course at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The course, hosted by the Trial Counsel Assistance Pro - gram (TCAP), marked the National Guard’s first training session at TCAP. (Credit: 1LT Kaitlin Baudendistel)

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CPT Tommy Horne, a JA with the Missis - sippi National Guard, receives the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal for his commitment to his local community at the Mississippi National Guard’s fourth regimental dinner in Ocean Springs, MS. The dinner highlighted a conference designed to keep JAs current on changes to military and civilian law. (Credit: CPL Justin Humphreys)

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SGT Dylan Moser (center), a paralegal spe - cialist with Headquarters Support Company, 34th Red Bull Infantry Division, Minnesota National Guard, stands with members of the Minnesota National Guard’s legal team at the General John W. Vessey Readiness Center on 13 November 2023. SGT Moser recently graduated law school and passed the bar exam. (Credit: SSG Mahsima Alkamooneh)

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220th Officer Basic Course. (Credit: Billie Suttles, TJAGLCS)

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U.S. Army Service members and Kuwait Forces service members pose for a group photo after the Task Force Spartan Kuwait Legal Symposium on 26 June 2023 in Kuwait. The Task Force Spartan Kuwait Legal Symposium provides an opportunity for partner nations to build relationships and learn how legal staff are incorporated into each country’s respective warfighting functions. (Credit: SPC Christian Cote).

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COL Shawn Smith, Staff Judge Advocate, U.S. Army Central, visits MAJ Chen Shmallo-Mantzur, Israel Defense Forces, and LTC Mohammed Hussein Agele, Iraqi Armed Forces, during their graduation from the 71st Judge Advocate Graduate Course at The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School (TJAGLCS) in Charlottesville, VA, on 1 June 2023. COL Smith visited TJAGLCS to continue en - gagement initiatives with the international students and build partnerships. (Credit: SGT Egypt Johnson)

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COL Howard Matthews Jr., JA at U.S. Army Europe and Africa, gives remarks as the guest speaker at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance at Tiger Theater, Sembach Kaserne, Germany, on 16 January 2024. COL Matthews gave a detailed speech about the importance of MLK’s legacy and the impact he made. COL Matthews spoke about MLK’s ideals and how people must consis - tently keep his values of change in mind if they want to see the change he envisioned for America. (Credit: SPC Samuel Signor)

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Members of the Government Appellate Division team (JAs and 2L summer/ROTC Cadet interns) before the 248th JAG Corps Birthday 5K around the National Mall. (Credit: COL Christopher B. Burgess)

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MAJ Mitchell Herniak (left), MAJ Robert Rodriguez (right), and Ms. Megan LeG - resley (center) (Defense Appellate Division summer intern) prior to running the 248th JAG Corps Birthday 5K on 26 July 2023. (Credit: LTC Autumn R. Porter)

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Mr. David Howlett, a Civilian environmen - tal law attorney with the Environmental Law Division at Fort Belvoir, VA, and a DoD-recognized expert on the National Environmental Policy Act, provided a block of instruction on 24 July 2023 at the Air Force Basic Environmental Law Course at Maxwell AFB to a multi-Service audience composed of both Civilian and military environmental law practitioners. (Credit: LTC Michael J. Lovelace)

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Eight Kentucky Army National Guard JAs completed the Basic Trial Advocacy Course at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The course, hosted by the Trial Counsel Assistance Pro - gram (TCAP), marked the National Guard’s first training session at TCAP. (Credit: 1LT Kaitlin Baudendistel)

Photo 2
CPT Tommy Horne, a JA with the Missis - sippi National Guard, receives the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal for his commitment to his local community at the Mississippi National Guard’s fourth regimental dinner in Ocean Springs, MS. The dinner highlighted a conference designed to keep JAs current on changes to military and civilian law. (Credit: CPL Justin Humphreys)

Photo 3
SGT Dylan Moser (center), a paralegal spe - cialist with Headquarters Support Company, 34th Red Bull Infantry Division, Minnesota National Guard, stands with members of the Minnesota National Guard’s legal team at the General John W. Vessey Readiness Center on 13 November 2023. SGT Moser recently graduated law school and passed the bar exam. (Credit: SSG Mahsima Alkamooneh)

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220th Officer Basic Course. (Credit: Billie Suttles, TJAGLCS)

Photo 5
U.S. Army Service members and Kuwait Forces service members pose for a group photo after the Task Force Spartan Kuwait Legal Symposium on 26 June 2023 in Kuwait. The Task Force Spartan Kuwait Legal Symposium provides an opportunity for partner nations to build relationships and learn how legal staff are incorporated into each country’s respective warfighting functions. (Credit: SPC Christian Cote).

Photo 6
COL Shawn Smith, Staff Judge Advocate, U.S. Army Central, visits MAJ Chen Shmallo-Mantzur, Israel Defense Forces, and LTC Mohammed Hussein Agele, Iraqi Armed Forces, during their graduation from the 71st Judge Advocate Graduate Course at The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School (TJAGLCS) in Charlottesville, VA, on 1 June 2023. COL Smith visited TJAGLCS to continue en - gagement initiatives with the international students and build partnerships. (Credit: SGT Egypt Johnson)

Photo 7
COL Howard Matthews Jr., JA at U.S. Army Europe and Africa, gives remarks as the guest speaker at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance at Tiger Theater, Sembach Kaserne, Germany, on 16 January 2024. COL Matthews gave a detailed speech about the importance of MLK’s legacy and the impact he made. COL Matthews spoke about MLK’s ideals and how people must consis - tently keep his values of change in mind if they want to see the change he envisioned for America. (Credit: SPC Samuel Signor)

Photo 8
Members of the Government Appellate Division team (JAs and 2L summer/ROTC Cadet interns) before the 248th JAG Corps Birthday 5K around the National Mall. (Credit: COL Christopher B. Burgess)

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MAJ Mitchell Herniak (left), MAJ Robert Rodriguez (right), and Ms. Megan LeG - resley (center) (Defense Appellate Division summer intern) prior to running the 248th JAG Corps Birthday 5K on 26 July 2023. (Credit: LTC Autumn R. Porter)

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Mr. David Howlett, a Civilian environmen - tal law attorney with the Environmental Law Division at Fort Belvoir, VA, and a DoD-recognized expert on the National Environmental Policy Act, provided a block of instruction on 24 July 2023 at the Air Force Basic Environmental Law Course at Maxwell AFB to a multi-Service audience composed of both Civilian and military environmental law practitioners. (Credit: LTC Michael J. Lovelace)