This Week in JAG History: Air Force JAGs Get a New Home

May 19, 2010

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 [...]

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This Week in JAG History: Another Victory in the Court of Public Opinion

May 12, 2010

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, [...]

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Yesterday’s News…Third SEAL Not Guilty

May 7, 2010

HQ Special Operations Command Central Press Release on SO2 McCabe’s not guilty verdict: May 6, 2010, Norfolk, Va.  – Earlier today, a Special court-martial comprised of four Naval Officers and three Enlisted members found SO2 (SEAL) Matthew McCabe not guilty of assaulting an Iraqi detainee.  This was the third court-martial related to the assault that [...]

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This Week In JAG History: No Love for the UCMJ

May 6, 2010

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 [...]

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This Week in JAG History: Air Force Integration

April 30, 2010

26 APRIL 1948:  Anticipating an executive order from President Harry S. Truman, the Air Force became the first branch of the Armed Forces to plan for racial integration. Secretary of the Air Force W. Stuart Symington argued that African Americans should enter the Air Force on the basis of their merits and abilities rather than [...]

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Never surprised by local Florida news anymore

April 25, 2010

Having lived in Florida for a few years now, I’ve grown accustomed to scratching my head in wonder at how many stupid things happen here.  I actually love living in Florida, but if you ever hear an outlandish story about criminal misconduct, look for a location and you’ll likely find Florida right in the mix [...]

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2nd Navy SEAL Not Guilty

April 23, 2010

Fox News reports that Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Keefe found not guilty of dereliction of duty.  Here’s the lowdown: Defense lawyers…seized on inconsistencies in DeMartino’s testimony and questioned the credibility of Abed, a suspected terrorist, to raise doubt about their versions of events. They also relied on evidence recycled from Huertas’ trial in claiming [...]

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Secret Space Plane Blasts Off on Maiden Voyage

April 23, 2010

Here’s a nice slideshow on Fox News.com of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle that launched into orbit earlier today.   News about the launch is everywhere, but this is a good slideshow. I also recommend this interesting read in Popular Mechanics about the history of X-37′B’s development and its potential mission capabilities.  The launch of X-37B certainly [...]

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Navy SEAL ~ Not Guilty

April 22, 2010

The testimony and the result.  A six-man jury found Petty Officer 1st Class Julio Huertas, 29, of Blue Island, Illinois, not guilty of charges of dereliction of duty and attempting to influence the testimony of another service member. The jury spent two hours deliberating the verdict. [Source: Fox News] Looks like turning down the 15 [...]

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