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Irregular Warfare Is More Than Just SOF: The Need for Statutory Authority for Conventional Forces to Support IW Operations

By MAJ Joshua R. Hall

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Irregular warfare demands more than special operations forces. History and current law show conventional forces play a critical role, yet lack clear fiscal authority to train and equip partners. Legislative action is needed to close gaps and strengthen competition with near‑peer adversaries.

U.S. soldier instructs partner forces beside helicopter during joint training exercise
A large group of approximately fifty military personnel in camouflage uniforms representing multiple nations pose together outdoors in front of trees for a formal group photograph
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Strengthening Legal Interoperability: The Urgent Need to Sustain Mil-to-Mil Legal Engagements Across NATO

Legal interoperability in NATO operations: how U.S. judge advocates and allied legal advisors build compatible frameworks for LOAC, combined arms, and large-scale combat through engagement, exercises, and assessment tools.

By Colonel Matthew A. Kopetski and Lieutenant Colonel Grzegorz Janiszewski, Polish Army

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In Memoriam: Remembering the Recently Departed Members of the Regiment

Honors the lives and service of Army Judge Advocate General Corps members who passed in 2025, recognizing decades of military, legal, and public service marked by leadership, integrity, and dedication to Soldiers, the rule of law, and the nation.

By Dr. Nicholas K. Roland, Ph.D.

U.S. Army Soldiers stand in formation on a paved surface under bright overhead lights during an early morning pre-dawn assembly, their long shadows stretching across the ground
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Pivotal Perspective: In Defense of the Formation: How Engaging with Your Unit Increases Lethality

A U.S. Army JAG Corps officer argues that military formations build unit cohesion, combat readiness, and Soldier well-being through casual interaction and shared presence—making them essential to lethality, not merely administrative routine.

By Captain Sarah Tate Chambers

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From Soldier to "Condemned Prisoner": A Review of Modern Military Death Sentence Procedure

Modern military death sentence procedures trace a service member’s path from capital court-martial through appeals, presidential review, and execution planning, underscoring the layered safeguards, executive authority, and legal complexity surroundin...

By MAJ Alexandria J. Altimas and MAJ Allyson J. Montgomery

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