Scholarly Publications

•  The Law of Air, Space, and Cyber Operations (4th ed. 2020) (contributing author).

•  Beyond Snowden: Understanding the Military Whistleblower Protection Act, The Reporter, Aug. 22, 2019, available at https://reporter.dodlive.mil/2019/08/beyond-snowden/ (last visited Aug. 22, 2019).

•  Lawyers are Leaders: Applying the Air Force’s Core Values to Your Daily Practice, Texas Bar Blog (State Bar of Texas), Jun. 5, 2019, available at https://blog.texasbar.com/2019/06/ articles/guest-blog/lawyers-are-leaders-applying-the-air-forces-core-values-to-your-daily-practice/#more-14177 (last visited Jun. 10, 2019).

•  Protecting the IG’s Greatest Asset: You, Secretary of the Air Force Office of the Inspector General, Jan. 8, 2019, available at https://www.afinspectorgeneral.af.mil/ Publications/Commentaries/Display/Article/1726602/protecting-the-igs-greatest-asset-you/ (last visited 22 Jan 2019).

•  Something to Believe In: Aligning the Principle of Honor with the Modern Battlefield, 6 Nat’l Sec. L.J. 35 (2018) (co-author).

•  National Competition Problem, 2017 Clara Barton International Humanitarian Law Competition, Washington D.C. (lead author).

•  Ready, Set, Post!  The Influence of Legal Blogs in Today’s Professional Landscape, The Reporter, Vol. 43, No. 3 (2016).

•  The Law of Armed Conflict: Fundamentals for Air Force Officers, Law for Air Force Officers textbook (co-author), United States Air Force Academy (2016).

•  Bridging the Gap: Amending FISA to Allow Seamless Surveillance of Foreign Terrorists Who Breach Our Nation’s Walls, 4 Homeland & Nat’l Security L. Rev. 1 (2016).

•  ISIS in the United States: Which Legal Regime Applies?, Just Security, Jan. 11, 2016, available at https://www.justsecurity.org/ 28745/isis-united-states-legal-regime-applies/ (last visited Jan. 11, 2016).

•  Hunting Down Terrorists “Wherever They Exist”: ISIL in Syria and the Legal Argument for United States Military Operations Within the Territory of a Non-Consenting Nation-State, 74 A.F. L. Rev. 133 (2015).

•  The Sky Is Not Falling: An Analysis of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace and the Proposed Identity Ecosystem, 10 Okla. J.L. & Tech. 74 (2015).

•  Habeas Corpus in the Global War on Terror: An American Drama, 65 A.F. L. Rev. 263 (2010).

•  Playing in the Mud: Lessons Learned in the Panamanian Jungle, The Reporter, Vol. 37, No. 3 (2010).

•  Cyberspace . . . the Final Frontier: How the Communications Decency Act Allows Entrepreneurs to Boldly Go Where No Blog Has Gone Before, 5 Okla. J.L. & Tech. 45 (2009).

•  Civilian Soldiers: Expanding the Government Contractor Defense to Reflect the New Corporate Role in Warfare, 63 A.F. L. Rev. 211 (2009).

Professional Presentations

• Guest Presenter, The Honor Foundation, “The Legal Brief: Maximizing Your Options in Military Transition.” (April 2024).

• Lectures (various), Defense Institute for International Legal Studies Conference in Rabat, Morocco (Moroccan Strategic Partnership), “International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law, and Civilian Harm Mitigation.” (January 2023).

• Various Law and Ethics Presentations within Air Force Special Operations Command and the 24th Special Operations Wing (July 2020 - May 2023).

• Lectures (various), Defense Institute for International Legal Studies Conference in Abuja, Nigeria (Nigerian Strategic Partnership), “International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law, and Civilian Harm Mitigation.” (May 2022).

• Lectures (various), Defense Institute for International Legal Studies Conference in San Antonio, TX (Nigerian Strategic Partnership), “International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law, and Civilian Harm Mitigation.” (December 2021)

• Guest Lecturer, Air Force Special Operations Command Squadron Leadership Course, “Introduction to the Military Commander and the Law.” (June 2021)

• Panel Member, Air Force Special Operations Command Squadron Leadership Course (January 2021).

• Lecture, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University, “Aspects of the Law of War.” (November 2019).

• Conference Speaker, Dougherty-Nelson Continuing Legal Education Conference, “Whistleblower Retaliation.” (November 2019).

• Lecture, Inspector General National Training Course, “IG Investigations and the Role of the JAG.”  (June 2019).

• Webcast Presentation, U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps, “Understanding the Military Whistleblower Protection Act: Reprisal and Restriction Cases.” (18 April 2019).

• Lecture, Inspector General National Training Course, “IG Investigations and the Role of the JAG.”  (March 2019).

• Lecture, Inspector General National Training Course, “IG Investigations and the Role of the JAG.”  (January 2019).

• Lecture, Inspector General National Training Course, “The Role of the JAG.” (October 2018).

• Keynote Speaker, Clara Barton International Humanitarian Law Competition, Georgetown University Law Center, “CBC Experience: Through the Eyes of a Deployed SJA.” (March 2018).

• Guest Lecturer, International Law Symposium, King Abdullah Special Operations Training Center, “Military Targeting: Contemporary Principles in the Law of War.” (December 2017).

• Guest Lecturer, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, “The Law of Armed Conflict: The Use of RPAs on the Battlefield.” (August 2016).

• Guest Lecturer, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, “Military Justice in the United States Air Force.” (August 2016).

• Guest Lecturer, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, “Use of Force Decisions & Anticipatory vs. Preemptive Self-Defense.” (August 2016). 

• Panel Member, Air Force Judge Advocate General’s School, Maxwell Air Force Base, “Lessons Learned from a Special Victims’ Counsel.” (December 2013).

• Presentation, Maxwell Air Force Base, “Understanding AFI 1-1: The Little Book.” (August 2013).

• Guest Lecturer, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, “Military Justice in the United States Air Force.” (various lectures, 2012-2014).