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By Staff Sgt. Scott Wolfe
Multi-National Division – Baghdad Public Affairs Office
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq – Maj. Gen. Scott Black, the judge advocate general of the U.S. Army, visited and shared a meal with Staff Judge Advocate Soldiers and leaders serving with 4th Infantry Division and Multi-National Division – Baghdad, as part of his "Article Six" visit Nov. 6.
According to Article 6 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, the judge advocate general, also known as TJAG, is required to visit the units of the JAG Corps, said Capt. Keith Schellack.
"We call it the 'Article 6' visit," said Schellack
Black was accompanied by Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Glaze and Chief Warrant Officer Richard Johnson, the senior non-commissioned officer and senior warrant officer of the JAG Corps.
The Article 6 visit is usually a formal affair when in garrison; however, this event, put together by Schellack and hosted by Lt. Col. Tania Martin, the 4th Inf. Div. and MND-B staff judge advocate, had a more relaxed atmosphere with games and music playing in the background.
A relaxed and friendly hum filled the small building known as the "Stadium" in front of 4th Inf. Div. headquarters as each of the guests was seated at a different table. They seemed to enjoy themselves as they answered questions or caught up with old friends over a shared meal.
Johnson had previously served with Capt. Alan Wehbe, who arranged to sit at his table, and they rehashed old stories in between catching up on current affairs and future assignments.
Martin presented some mementos of the 4th Inf. Div. to Black and invited him and his staff to take part in the Gilmore Gallop, the first of what will be an annual run held in memory of Army JAG Corps fallen heroes, which include Command Sgt. Maj. Cornell Gilmore and Chief Warrant Officer Sharon Swartworth, who were killed in 2003 when their helicopter was shot down in Tikrit during an Article 6 visit.
Black told the MND-B SJA officers and enlisted Soldiers about their boss, Martin, who came to work for him as an intern many years ago and how happy he was to see her in her current place of employment as the SJA for the 4th Inf. Div. and MND-B. He congratulated the entire MND-B legal staff on their hard work throughout the deployment and reaffirmed his faith and trust in them.
The dinner broke up by ones and twos as the Soldiers returned to their respective brigade combat team areas of responsibility.
The relaxed mood hoped for by the evening's planners pervaded the air as the dinner guests left after having an all too brief moment together. Likely, the next Article 6 visit will appropriately be a more formal affair for many in attendance. But for a little while in Iraq, things were relaxed as the lawyers, paralegals and other law specialists loosened their proverbial ties.
| Date Taken: | 11.13.2008 |
| Date Posted: | 11.13.2008 06:53 |
| Story ID: | 26272 |
| Location: | BAGHDAD, IQ |
| Web Views: | 1,166 |
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