News & Notes
Photo 1: Captain Chelsea Kim (second from left), an XVIII ABN Corps Legal Assistance Attorney, was a member of the All-Army Women’s team that finished first in the 10k at the U.S. Track and Field Cross-Country Championship. Captain Kim ran the race in 41.07, finishing twenty-fourth overall.
Photo 2: Major General Evans, Commanding General, U.S. Army Cadet Command and Fort Knox, Mrs. Katherine Flowers, the tax center officer-in-charge, SFC Angel Tovar, tax center noncomissioned officer-in-charge, along with members of the tax center team, cut the ribbon at the Fort Knox Tax Center grand opening on 22 January 2020. Last year, the Fort Knox Tax Center prepared nearly 4,000 returns, served almost 2,000 client, generated over $4.3 million in tax refunds, and saved approximately $680k in tax preparation fees!
Photo 3: On 31 January 2020, Mr. Toland, Command Counsel, U.S. Army Materiel Command, hosted the retirement ceremony for Mr. John German. Mr. German was the primary subject matter expert on environmental compliance and restoration issues for U.S. Army Materiel Command, and was widely recognized as an environmental law expert by the Office of The Judge Advocate General and the Department of the Army. The ceremony officially recognized Mr. German’s forty-year career as a judge advocate and civilian environmental law attorney, and included his wife, Janet, and many retired staff judge advocates, colleagues, and friends.
Photo 4: On 18 December 2019, the United States Army Recruiting Command Leadership (Major General Frank Muth, CW5 Troy DeGolyer, and CSM Tabitha Gavia), represented the command in publicly recognizing and thanking Ms. Kathy Veith for her forty years of service to the United States Army. Ms. Veith is a consummate professional and always brings a spark of joy to the office.
Photo 5: On 30 January 2020, SPC Djaunae Lewis, paralegal specialist for 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade “Lifeliners,” graduated from Basic Leader Course at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Specialist Lewis is a tremendous representative of the 101st Sustainment Brigade and the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).
Photo 6: From 7-9 January 2020, the 10th Mountain Division (LI) Office of the Staff Judge Advocate (OSJA) hosted the Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (OFS)/Resolute Support Pre-Deployment Training. Special guests included COL Joseph Fairfield, USFOR-A SJA & RS Senior LEGAD, Col Stacey J. Vetter, incoming SOJTF-A SJA (Air Force), LTC Patrick McGrath, Chief, Ad Law, OFS OSJA, our partners from the 7th LOD, and Mr. Douglas A. Dribben, Attorney Advisor, U.S. Army Claims Service.
Photo 7: Captain Luke Webster, New Hampshire National Guard, and LTC Ruth Cresenzo, North Carolina National Guard, participated in the National Guard Bureau’s Central and East Regional Biathlon Competition at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, from 13-19 January 2020. Captain Webster took third place in the novice category with the New Hampshire team, and LTC Cresenzo, who brought a team from the Virgin Islands National Guard, placed second in the women’s masters category.
Photo 8: The 335th Signal Command (T)(P) Office of the Center Judge Advocate representing the Judge Advocate General’s Corps during the Martin Luther King Jr. 5k at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. From left to right: SPC Kevin Rodriguez, PFC Kadeem Gadson, LTC Rod O’Connor, CPT Joseph Colston, PV2 Aaron Richard, SFC Pamela Ayaay, SPC Justin Vanwert, PV2 Logan Harrel.
Photo 9: After much competition and demonstrating his knowledge of both Army and paralegal related topics, SPC Mark Halstead recently won the 1st Cavalry Division’s Paralegal/NCO Quarter Board on 24 January 2020.