September 01, 2009 4:05 PM, by: Tom Reoder, THE GAZETTE Two Air Force Academy majors are wrapped up in separate sex crime cases. One was arrested Monday on child pornography charges. Another will hear opening arguments tomorrow in a court martial where he’s charged with a string of sexual assaults.
Continue reading ›“The Lincoln Log On This Day.” Telegraph – Herald (Dubuque). Telegraph Herald (Dubuque). 2009. HighBeam Research. 29 Aug. 2009 <http://www.highbeam.com>. August 13, 1863: President Lincoln writes to Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt regarding Major Alexander Montgomery’s dismissal from the Army. Montgomery allegedly remarked that “President Lincoln ought to have his dam’d black heart cut out…
Continue reading ›CAAF issued its opinion in United States v. Ashby today affirming the decision of NMCCA.
Continue reading ›Here was a story from KansasCity.com on 28 August 2009: Soldier accused of killing set for trial, The Associated Press FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. | A soldier at Fort Leonard Wood is set to go on trial on charges of killing another soldier’s wife. Spc. Jermaine Johnson was originally to face a court martial trial…
Continue reading ›Off topic, but interesting to see how one state has decided to approach returning combat veterans with mental health issues. By Chris Roberts / El Paso Times Posted: 08/30/2009 12:00:00 AM MDT EL PASO — Combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder who are accused of certain crimes may soon have a choice between a trial…
Continue reading ›Office Tab. Do you (as you should) use Firefox as your browser? If so, you are perhaps used to using tabs for opening multiple windows. I’m told even Explorer does that now. Also, Adobe and my favorite Nitro PDF also use tabs to navigate between documents. Anyway, here is a potential useful tool for your…
Continue reading ›For whatever reason it appears the military will stop (or reduce) profiling of journalists covering matters in Afghanistan. Here’s: Kevin Baron, Stars and Stripes, Mideast edition, Monday, August 31, 2009 RELATED STORIES: Army used profiles to reject reporters Pentagon: Reporter profiling under review Files prove Pentagon is profiling reporters Journalists’ recent work examined before embeds…
Continue reading ›See what you think? I’ve posted the article about LtCol Chessani not being prosecuted, but facing a BOI. One of the papers reported: Instead, the Marine Corps will convene a Board of Inquiry to hear testimony and recommend whether Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani should be demoted to major for purposes of retirement. Even if such…
Continue reading ›CA Court of Appeals provides guidelines for “knowing posession”. In People v. Michael James Tecklenburg, (2009, 169 Cal. App. 4th 1402) the California Court of Appeals considered the relevance and applicability of involuntary “pop-ups” and temporary Internet files (TIF or “cache”) to the applicable statute. California’s Penal Code section 311.11(a) makes it illegal to “knowingly…
Continue reading ›FORT BLISS, Texas — A Fort Bliss soldier charged with murder in the shooting death of a local high school student has been found incompetent to stand trial, the U.S. Army announced Saturday. Spc. Gerald Polanco, 37, will be transferred within the next week from the Otero County Detention Facility in New Mexico to the…
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