HAFMD1-14 governs the mission, organizational relationships, and responsibilities of the General Counsel and The Judge Advocate General.
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It establishes the roles of SAF/GC and TJAG in providing legal services and describes their authority, coordination, and reporting relationships. It requires compliance with the publication and addresses standard operating procedures, civil litigation, and legal positions.
The SECAF is responsible for, and has all legal authority necessary to conduct, the affairs of the Department of the Air Force. (paragraph 2)
The SAF/GC reports directly to the SECAF and serves as agent of the SECAF within assigned policy and program domains, but also provides support to the Secretariat, the CSAF and other Air Staff offices, and provides guidance, direction, and oversight for all matters pertaining to the formulation, review, and execution of plans, policies, programs, and budgets within his/her area of responsibility. (paragraph 2)
The SECAF may re-delegate authority/assign responsibility to TJAG, but the SECAF, through the CSAF and, as appropriate, Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force, retains ultimate responsibility. (paragraph 2)
AF/JA and SAF/GC will provide one another with timely notice of the initiation or pendency of significant or potentially significant litigation and will provide updates and an opportunity to comment quarterly and whenever a major event in that civil litigation matter occurs (e.g., a dispositive ruling by a judge). (paragraph 4)