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The Judge Advocate General's Corps, also known as the "JAG Corps" or "JAG", is the legal arm of the United States Navy.Today, the JAG Corps consists of a worldwide organization of more than 1,000 commissioned officers serving as judge advocates, 550 enlisted members (primarily in the legalman rating), and nearly 700 civilian personnel, all serving under the direction of the judge advocate ...
The judge advocate general of the Navy, according to the United States Navy Regulations, has three principal roles: Staff Assistant in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, commanding the Office of the Judge Advocate General (OJAG), and is Chief of the Judge Advocate General's Corps.
The Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG or JAG Corps) is the military justice branch or specialty of the United States Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy. Officers serving in the JAG Corps are typically called judge advocates .
Although there had been a Judge Advocate General of the Navy since 1865, naval lawyers were line officers until they were split into their own staff corps, the Judge Advocate General's Corps, in 1967. [11] In 1918, the uniforms for all staff corps became identical to those of line officers, except for the distinguishing staff corps insignia.
The Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy (DJAG) [1] is the second-highest ranking JAG officer and lawyer in the United States Navy.As part of the Judge Advocate General’s Corps, the DJAG also serves as Deputy Department of Defense Representative for Ocean Policy Affairs.
He served as the Command Judge Advocate on board the USS Independence (CVA-62) from 1988 to 1990, was the first Navy instructor/professor of law at the Army JAG School in Charlottesville, VA (International Law Department—1991-1993), and served as the Executive Officer and Commanding Officer of the Naval Legal Service Office in Norfolk, VA ...
Christopher C. French is a United States Navy vice admiral who has served as the 46th Judge Advocate General of the Navy since September 5, 2024. [1] He served as the Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy from 2021 to 2024.
John G. Hannink (born 1962) [2] is a retired United States Navy officer. He last served as the 44th Judge Advocate General (JAG) of the United States Navy. He assumed the position on September 12, 2018 following the retirement of Vice Admiral James W. Crawford, III and relinquished it on August 18, 2021 to Darse Crandall.