J06 Office of the Staff Judge Advocate
Key Appointments
| Title |
Name |
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Staff Judge Advocate
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CAPT Dustin Wallace, US Navy
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| Deputy Staff Judge Advocate |
Mr. Tom McCann |
| Chief of National Security Law |
CDR Ian Santicola, US Navy |
| Deputy Chief of National Security Law |
CMDR Jacqueline Swinton, Royal Australian Navy |
| Chief of Administrative Law |
LTC Brandon Bergmann, US Army |
Front Office Contact
Phone: +1 (808) 477-6378 | Email: j06.pacom@pacom.mil
About the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate
The Office of the Staff Judge Advocate (OSJA) delivers full-spectrum legal support to integrated deterrence, legal force readiness, and counter-lawfare in support of COMUSINDOPACOM’s Theater Campaign Plan. In keeping with COMUSINDOPACOM’s objectives, the OSJA upholds USINDOPACOM’s commitment to the Rules-Based International Order and a Free and Open Indo-Pacific, and actively seeks to strengthen relationships with Allies and Partners through direct collaboration and information sharing.
Counter-Lawfare
Counter-lawfare is a cross-functional initiative to think, act, and operate differently in the legal domain. As an element of USINDOPACOM’s campaign approach, counter-lawfare contributes to integrated deterrence by reinforcing the current rules-based international order and contesting efforts by potential adversaries to undermine and reshape international law. Likewise, counter-lawfare seeks to deny potential adversaries from using “legal warfare” as a tool for coercion or pretext for aggression. In practice, counter-lawfare consists of legal vigilance (monitoring and responding to trends in the legal environment), support to operations in the information environment, and legal partnership building designed to foster resilience and strength in numbers.
Among other reference materials, the informational products featured on this webpage include Tactical Aids (TACAIDs), combined information papers, and the OSJA’s quarterly newsletter, the Legal Vigilance Dispatch. These products contain legal opinion and analysis produced by the OSJA to highlight important legal issues affecting the Indo-Pacific region and USINDOPACOM’s mission. Please contact the OSJA with any feedback or questions.
Bi/Multi-lateral Memos:
Legal Vigilance Dispatches:
International Military Law and Operations Strategic Engagement (MILOPS):
Presentations/Briefs:
Legal Articles:
Tactical Aids (TACAIDS):
(as of May 2024)