Provide principled counsel and premier legal services, as committed members and leaders in the legal and Army professions, in support of a ready, globally responsive, and regionally engaged Army.
The JAG Corps of 2030 will be the most highly trained, inclusive, and values-based team of trusted legal Army professionals who excel in our Army and Joint Force missions in an increasingly complex and legally dynamic world.
Lieutenant General Risch, a native of Orange/West Orange, NJ, was initially commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery in 1984. He served as a Platoon Leader, Executive Officer, and Company Commander in the 78th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Reserve, while attending law school. He entered active duty and the Judge Advocate General's Corps in 1988.
Major General Joseph B. Berger III graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1992 and was commissioned into the Military Police Corps, where he served as a Platoon Leader (including a tour in Mogadishu, Somalia from July to December, 1993), Company Executive Officer, and Battalion Supply Officer and Adjutant. Major General Berger was subsequently selected for the Army’s Funded Legal Education Program and received his juris doctor from the George Mason University School of Law.
William J. Koon is the Director, Civilian Personnel, Labor and Employment Law for the Office of The Judge Advocate General (OTJAG), and serves as the Functional Chief’s Representative for the Legal Career Program (CP-56). He is the primary legal advisor to HQDA proponents of policies, programs and plans affecting the Army’s civilian employees. He leads a team of attorneys who advise and counsel HQDA officials on civilian personnel matters and represent the Army in administrative litigation. He is the chief advisor to The Judge Advocate General on all matters relating to civilian employees of the JAGC, with emphasis on the professional development of over 500 civilian attorneys and over 600 civilian paraprofessionals, and is responsible for management and administration of the Army-wide Labor Counselor Program.
Chief Warrant Officer Five Tammy Richmond is a native of Oklahoma. She enlisted in the United States Army in 1998 as a 71D, Legal Specialist, and was selected to attend Warrant Officer Candidate School in 2004 and appointed as a Warrant Officer One in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps.
Command Sergeant Major Mike Bostic is a native of Bennettsville, South Carolina. He completed Basic Training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, later graduated Legal Specialist AIT at Fort Jackson, SC and Airborne School at Fort Benning, GA in 1994. CSM Bostic and his wife Kristen, have two children- Madison & Gavin.
The Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG Corps) is a different kind of law firm. Since its founding in 1775, the JAG Corps has retained its original mission to represent the legal interests of Soldiers and the U.S. Army with unmatched strength and courage, character and commitment, and unsurpassed knowledge of the law.
To find out more about our Corps, click on the following link for a series of available podcasts: The Quill and Sword Podcast - The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center & School - TJAGLCS (army.mil)
