Veterans Day 2021: Great memories of wonderful vets
Veterans Day this year has special meaning to the thousands who served in Afghanistan. The wisdom (or not) of how the war was conducted and how withdrawal was handled is a discussion for another...
Category: Judge Advocates
Shortburst: Air Force JAG – Connections and Conversations
Lawfire® readers know “Shortbursts” is an occasional feature that aims to bring you bursts of information on a variety of happenings you may find of interest. Today’s compilation includes a couple of recent events...
Gen Mattis on law, lawyers, law school, and the commanders’ role in military justice
Former Secretary of Defense and retired Marine Corps general Jim Mattis made his views clear about the importance of a commander-centric military justice system earlier this year when he spoke at our 2021 Center...
In Memoriam: Colonel W. Hays Parks, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)
I’m writing to report the very sad news that Col. W. Hays Parks, USMC (Ret.) passed away last week. Not only was he a friend of many decades, he was also a legendary international...
A conversation with General Jim Mattis about leadership…and much more!
World-class speakers and panelists blessed LEN’s just-completed 26th Annual National Security Law conference. We could not have been more honored to have retired Marine general and former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis deliver the conference’s...
Guest Post: “Two retirees question the competence of today’s JAGs. Here’s why that’s off the mark”
Today’s guest post is from my former student, Greg Speirs, someone Lawfire readers have gotten to know (see here, here, and here). In this essay Greg rather thoroughly deconstructs an ill-considered post appearing on...
Guest Post: Brian Cox on “Military Justice Reform, Accountability, and the Legitimacy Imperative: The Kunduz Example”
Today’s post is by previous Lawfire® contributor, my friend Brian Lee Cox, who is an adjunct professor of law at Cornell Law School, a visiting scholar at Queen’s Law, and a retired U.S. Army...
Calling all law students! Info about careers in the Air Force, Army, National Security Agency – and more
Recently I’ve received information about legal careers in the Air Force, Army, and the National Security Agency that I wanted to pass on to law students – and others who may be interested in...
The 2020 Solf-Warren Lecture: Professor John Norton Moore on “Defending Defense in the Law of Jus Ad Bellum”
Today’s guest post is a real treat. With the gracious permission of the Army’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps, we’re able to present to you the 2020 Solf-Warren Lecture by Professor John Norton Moore. Professor...
Duke Law grad’s letter from the battle against ISIS: public service in uniform
With COVID-19 dominating the news these days, we can sometimes forget there are young Americans deployed ‘downrange’ for the fight against the still-dangerous Islamic State remnants – and to stand guard against Iran and...
