Editor's Note: The following article was written in 1968, when the author was a colonel in the Judge Advocate General's Corps. Colonel Hagopian was assigned by Major General Hodson, The Judge Advocate General, to serve as the executive agent to Congress during the legislative...

Given the theme of the conference, "Proud Traditions, Unlimited Future," it is appropriate to devote this penultimate session to military justice. It is sort of like having the last dance with the date you came with. Military justice is our historical reason for being-it...

Roberta Wohlstetter, a military intelligence expert who said faulty analysis of intelligence signals enabled Japan to attack Pearl Harbor and who saw the same danger in a possible Soviet nuclear strike, has died. She was 94.Wohlstetter died Jan. 6, according to a statement Tuesday by...

Defense Secretary Robert Gates outlined for the first time Wednesday his concerns about oversight of private contractors in Iraq, telling Congress that he sent a fact-finding team to Baghdad and reminded U.S. commanders they have the authority to discipline private workers.Gates also said he was...

The U.S. military has established a justice system apart from the civilian court system to give military commanders the tools they need to enforce good order and discipline. Facts about the military justice system and how it is applied are explored.