182nd Airlift Wing Hosts Joint-Force JAG Training

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SPRINGFIELD, IL (09/16/2015)(readMedia)-- PEORIA, Ill. – The 182nd Airlift Wing hosted a joint-force training workshop for approximately 60 legal professionals from both the Illinois Air and Army National Guard in Peoria, Illinois Sept. 12-13.

"The point of the conference is to bring judge advocates and paralegals together and conduct continuing legal education," said Army Col. Bob Roth of Springfield, Illinois staff judge advocate for the Illinois National Guard. "We present material and information on core legal areas within the (Judge Advocate General) Corps – legal assistance, operational law, military justice, and administrative law topics."

Roth said the two-day training event included updates on national military law projects and insights the professionals will take back to their home units to enhance the cohesiveness of the joint-force JAG Corps mission.

"We have a very good reputation of working well together. Certainly at the headquarters level we do that, and to a certain extent we want that to filter down to the wing and brigade levels as well," said Air Force Col. Marty Green of Canton, Illinois, the JAG for the Illinois Air National Guard headquarters based in Springfield, Illinois.

The Judge Advocate General Corps provides professional counsel and a full spectrum of legal capabilities to the Soldiers and Airmen.

Photo Cutline 1: U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. David D. Gorman of Columbus, Ohio, judge advocate at the 182nd Airlift Wing based in Peoria, Illinois, Illinois Air National Guard, speaks to Air and Army National Guard legal professionals during a joint-force training workshop at the 182nd Airlift Wing, Sept., 12. The Judge Advocate General Corps provides professional counsel and a full spectrum of legal capabilities to service members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lealan Buehrer/Released)

Photo Cutline 2: Illinois National Guard Soldiers and Airmen with the Judge Advocate General Corps watch a welcome briefing during a joint-force training workshop held at the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Illinois, Sept. 12. The Judge Advocate General Corps provides professional counsel and a full spectrum of legal capabilities to service members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lealan Buehrer/Released)

Photo Cutline 3: U.S. Air Force Col. Cory K. Reid of Bartonville, Illinois, Commander of the 182nd Mission Support Group, Illinois Air National Guard, speaks to Air and Army National Guard legal professionals during a joint-force training workshop at the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Illinois, Sept. 12. The Judge Advocate General Corps provides professional counsel and a full spectrum of legal capabilities to service members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lealan Buehrer/Released)