DIILS Staff attend the Security Cooperation Education and Training Working Group (SCETWG) in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany this Spring.
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Congratulations to DIILS alumnae COL Charity Njuguna, from Kenya, who recently completed a tour of duty as a legal officer at the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations, and was promoted to Colonel.
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A DIILS team partnered with the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force to conduct operational law training. The program focused on utilizing a legal advisor in the military planning process.
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Please join us in extending our appreciation and best wishes to Col Kirk Davies who has retired from the US Air Force after 30 years of military service. We also extend our congratulations to Mr. Jeff Stefani, who has retired after 30 years of government service. Former and present colleagues, friends and relatives attended a recent joint retirement ceremony at the Naval War College to celebrate these milestones. We wish them well as they embark on their respective new chapters in life.
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Honoring Memorial Day
On Monday, May 27th, 2019 Americans will observe Memorial Day, a National holiday that honors all the brave men and women who have died in their service to our country.
Thank you to all for your service.
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DIILS traveled to Mexico City, Mexico to partner with members of the Mexican military and engage in discussions on Human Rights in Domestic Operations and Defense Support to Civilian Authorities. Read More
DIILS congratulates Commander D J "Douggie" Ward, MBE, British Royal Navy, an operational lawyer who was recognized in Queen Elizabeth's 90th Birthday Honors List and awarded membership in the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for his outstanding outreach and men Read More
By Emma Bareihs, GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies hosted the European Security Seminar – East 19-13 here June 10 to 14. This year’s ESS-East focused on countermeasures to fight security challenges in Europe and... Read More
Copenhagen, Denmark, June 04, 2019. Denmark, a rotating Member of Senior Advisory Council (SAC) since 2018, hosted this year’s meeting at the Royal Danish Defense College. The SAC, the governingbody of the P Read More
The Defense Institute of International Legal Studies - DIILS - is a Defense Department organization that plans and executes professional legal education and international engagement focused on human rights, international humanitarian law, and the law of armed conflict. DIILS is one of several Defense resources that support the conduct of U.S. foreign policy through security cooperation.
