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Artificial Intelligence as a Judge Advocate’s Force Multiplier 5/31/2026

Army Judge Advocates must embrace AI or risk becoming a brake on operations. CPT Reineking provides practical LLM applications—from continuity books to contract ...

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Saturday Night Jurisdiction over Reserve Soldiers, Part II 5/31/2026

Analysis of UCMJ jurisdiction over Reserve Soldiers during inactive-duty training (IDT). Examines United States v. Taylor (CAAF 2025), the Military Justice Act o...

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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 5/31/2026

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 rotati...

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Silk Stockings or the Danger Zone: The World Wars, SAGEBRUSH, and the Past, Present, and Future of USAR Legal Support 5/31/2026

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 comb...

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Mental Competence and Responsibility in Courts-Martial: Evaluating Procedures and Proposing Refinements 6/29/2026

Mental competence, mental responsibility, and partial mental responsibility shape how courts-martial address mental health concerns. Proposed reforms to RCM 706 ...

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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 5/31/2026

LTC Hurd details how V Corps assembled, trained, and onboarded a multi-component, multinational JAG legal team for Warfighter Exercise 26-3, sharing lessons lear...

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Supreme Command The "Unequal Dialogue" of Civil-Military Relations 4/30/2026

A review of Eliot Cohen's Supreme Command examines civil-military relations through four wartime statesmen, challenging Huntington's theory and offering judge ad...

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Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?: Appointment of Guardians for Incompetent Soldiers 4/30/2026

Commanders' legal obligations to appoint guardians for incapacitated Soldiers unable to direct their own medical care, including steps to identify authorized per...

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The Man Behind the SCOTUS Military Justice Case Names: Warden Jacob J. Parker 5/28/2026

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...

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Court Is Assembled: Ready? Set. Go! Readiness in Legal Training and Education Across the JAG Corps 4/30/2026

Colonel Kennedy examines legal readiness for JAG Corps personnel, exploring institutional, operational, and self-development learning domains and available TJAGL...

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Irregular Warfare Is More Than Just SOF: The Need for Statutory Authority for Conventional Forces to Support IW Operations 5/28/2026

Irregular warfare demands more than special operations forces. History and current law show conventional forces play a critical role, yet lack clear fiscal autho...

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Strengthening Legal Interoperability: The Urgent Need to Sustain Mil-to-Mil Legal Engagements Across NATO 4/30/2026

Legal interoperability in NATO operations: how U.S. judge advocates and allied legal advisors build compatible frameworks for LOAC, combined arms, and large-scal...

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In Memoriam: Remembering the Recently Departed Members of the Regiment 5/28/2026

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 b...

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Pivotal Perspective: In Defense of the Formation: How Engaging with Your Unit Increases Lethality 4/30/2026

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...

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From Soldier to "Condemned Prisoner": A Review of Modern Military Death Sentence Procedure 5/28/2026

Modern military death sentence procedures trace a service member’s path from capital court-martial through appeals, presidential review, and execution planning, ...

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