Military personnel in a futuristic command center studying a large holographic globe displaying threat data and satellite imagery over Africa and Europe.

Artificial Intelligence as a Judge Advocate’s Force Multiplier

By CPT Bridget R. Reineking

Read Time: < 21 mins

Army Judge Advocates must embrace AI or risk becoming a brake on operations. CPT Reineking provides practical LLM applications—from continuity books to contract review—and protocols for safe, responsible use on authorized platforms.

U.S. Army Soldiers wearing camouflage and carrying rucksacks march in formation along a snow-covered rural road during inactive-duty training

Read Time: < 14 mins

Saturday Night Jurisdiction over Reserve Soldiers, Part II

Analysis of UCMJ jurisdiction over Reserve Soldiers during inactive-duty training (IDT). Examines United States v. Taylor (CAAF 2025), the Military Justice Act of 2016, and gaps in ordering reservists to active duty for courts-martial.

By COL T. Scott Randall

U.S. Army soldiers in uniform attend an indoor briefing led by an instructor holding papers.

Read Time: < 44 mins

Preparing a Brigade Legal Section for a CTC Rotation During Decisive Action: A Brigade Judge Advocate's Guide for Success in a LSCO Environment at the Army's Combat Training Centers

A senior operational-law OC/T guides brigade judge advocates through five lines of effort for preparing a brigade legal section for combat training center rotations in large-scale combat operations environments.

By Major Michael D. Winn

Graduation of the ninth class of The Judge Advocate General’s School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in April 1943. (Source: Bentley Historical Library: Bentley Image Bank)

Read Time: < 17 mins

Silk Stockings or the Danger Zone: The World Wars, SAGEBRUSH, and the Past, Present, and Future of USAR Legal Support

From WWI's "danger zone" to WWII's War Crimes Group, U.S. Army Reserve Judge Advocates mobilized attorneys nationwide to support industry, conscription, and combat divisions—including one JAG's fatal secret Pacific mission. Part I of a four-part hist...

By Sergeant Major (Retired) Stephen W. Minyard

Picture of Rule for Courts-Martial 706 from the 2019 Manual for Courts-Martial.

Read Time: < 43 mins

Mental Competence and Responsibility in Courts-Martial: Evaluating Procedures and Proposing Refinements

Mental competence, mental responsibility, and partial mental responsibility shape how courts-martial address mental health concerns. Proposed reforms to RCM 706 and RCM 909 aim to improve efficiency, reduce delays, and strengthen procedural fairness ...

By MAJ Victoria J. Bell

Warfighter 26-3: Warfighters Assemble—Building a Multi-Component, Multi-National, Warfighting Team of Legal Professionals to Sharpen the Legal Edge in Large-Scale Combat Operations
LTC Hurd details how V Corps assembled, trained, and onboarded a multi-component, multinational JAG legal team for Warfighter Exercise 26-3, sharing lessons learned on legal interoperability in large-scale combat operations.

By Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas E. Hurd
Supreme Command The "Unequal Dialogue" of Civil-Military Relations
A review of Eliot Cohen's Supreme Command examines civil-military relations through four wartime statesmen, challenging Huntington's theory and offering judge advocates vital context for principled counsel.

By Major Bradan T. Thomas
Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?: Appointment of Guardians for Incompetent Soldiers
Commanders' legal obligations to appoint guardians for incapacitated Soldiers unable to direct their own medical care, including steps to identify authorized persons, engage state agencies, and initiate guardianship proceedings as a last resort.

By Mr. Daniel C. Brown
The Man Behind the SCOTUS Military Justice Case Names: Warden Jacob J. Parker
Warden Jacob J. Parker links two landmark Supreme Court military justice cases, O’Callahan v. Parker and Parker v. Levy. His biography traces Marine Corps combat service, federal prison leadership, and how shifts in court-martial review reshaped cons...

By Mr. Dwight H. Sullivan
Court Is Assembled: Ready? Set. Go! Readiness in Legal Training and Education Across the JAG Corps
Colonel Kennedy examines legal readiness for JAG Corps personnel, exploring institutional, operational, and self-development learning domains and available TJAGLCS resources to support mission success.

By Colonel Keirsten H. Kennedy
Irregular Warfare Is More Than Just SOF: The Need for Statutory Authority for Conventional Forces to Support IW Operations
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 strength...

By MAJ Joshua R. Hall
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
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.
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
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
Father Time Is Undefeated: Intelligence, and How a Judge Advocate Can Prepare for Its Inevitable Decline
Aging reshapes how judge advocates think and lead. As fluid intelligence declines, experience-driven judgment grows. Embracing mentorship, specialization, and leadership allows senior JAs to sustain mission impact and purpose across the second half o...

By MAJ Jonathan M. Harrar
The Battling JAGs of the Philippines: Reserve Officers as Soldiers, Lawyers, and Prisoners of the Rising Sun
SGM (Ret.) Minyard chronicles four Reserve JAG officers who deployed to the Philippines in 1941, endured Bataan, Corregidor, and Japanese captivity, documented war crimes as POWs, and largely perished on "hell ships" — with three still unaccounted fo...

By Sergeant Major (Retired) Stephen W. Minyard
The JAG Corps Strategy: Building a Future-Ready JAG Corps, Inspired by a Legacy of Service
How the JAG Corps developed its 2025 strategy using Army Design Methodology to guide transformation in uncertain times

By Members of the JAG Corps Strategy Development OPT 1
Financial Light in the Darkness: Leveraging the HEART Act Conversion to Build Generational Wealth for Surviving Military Spouses
Empowers surviving military spouses to transform SGLI and death gratuity benefits into long‑term, tax‑free assets through the HEART Act, enabling substantial retirement growth and strengthened financial security with proactive planning and supplement...

By MAJ Wesleigh J. Cochrane
A Challenge Accepted: A Review of The Leadership Challenge, Seventh Edition
Maj. Kator reviews Kouzes and Posner's Leadership Challenge (7th ed.), arguing its five practices and data-backed framework offer JAG Corps officers practical tools for building cohesive teams, developing subordinates, and growing as leaders.

By Major Daniel J. Kator