31 MAY 1951: The Uniform Code of Military Justice, approved by Congress one year prior, was formally enacted. Drafted to make military justice more closely resemble civilian criminal law, the UCMJ produced substantive changes within the Air Force legal community. For the first time, judge advocates performing trial duty in General Courts-Martial were required to [...]
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26 May 1993: Major Robert L. Lowry, a judge advocate assigned to 21st Air Force, confronted an armed intruder who entered the headquarters legal office at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. Major Lowry attempted to calm the deranged individual while staff and clients fled to safety. The son of retired judge advocate Brigadier General [...]
21 MAY 1993: Major General David C. Morehouse, Air Force TJAG, presided over the dedication of the William L. Dickinson Law Center at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Named in honor of Alabama Congressman William Dickinson, a retired JAG Reservist who championed the project on Capitol Hill, the facility became the new home of the [...]
11 MAY 1997: An interview with Air Force Lieutenant Kelly Flinn aired on the CBS news program 60 Minutes, generating unprecedented media coverage of a seemingly routine court-martial scheduled for 20 May 1997. A graduate of the Air Force Academy, and the first woman ever selected by the Air Force for B-52 combat crew training, [...]
5 MAY 1950: President Harry Truman signed the Military Justice Act of 1950, establishing the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Drafted by a working group comprised of both civilian and military attorneys, the bill called for the creation of a single system of justice for all members of the United States Armed Forces. The resulting [...]
