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Show HILLTOP TIMES Tarwp 3 The Air Force is looking for lawyers, extends learning opportunities 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs A pplications for the Funded Legal Education Program (FLEP) and Excess Leave Program (ELP) are being accepted through March 1. Interested officers are encouraged to compete. The number of FLEP and ELP applicants selected in any academic year is determined based on the needs of the Air Force. "Our Air Force missions are constantly changing, and commanders deserve to have access to legal advisors with a broad background of military experiences," said Maj. Tamona L. Bright, Chief of the Accessions Branch, Professional Development Directorate, Office of The Judge Advocate General. "The FLEP and ELP will ensure that we can continue to maintain a corps of officers whose military experience complements their legal training providing commanders with the highest caliber of legal support." According to Bright, Air Force JAGs do more than just "Our Air Force missions are constantly changing, and commanders deserve to have access to legal advisors with a broad background of military experiences." MAJ. TAMONA L. BRIGHT, Chief Of The Accessions Branch, Professional Development Directorate, Office of the Judge Advocate General provide legal assistance. In addition to prosecuting and defending clients brought before courts-martial, JAG officers routinely participate in nearly every facet of the Air Force mission including developing and acquiring weapons systems, ensuring availability of airspace and ranges where those systems are tested and operated, consulting with commanders about how those systems are employed in armed conflict, and assisting commanders in the day-to-day running of military installations around the world. "Every facet of every Air Force mission is bound by elements of the law," Bright said. The FLEP is a paid legal studies program for active-du- ty Air Force commissioned officers. Participants receive full pay, allowances, and tuition. FLEP applicants must have between two and six years active duty service (enlisted or commissioned) and must be in the pay grade 0-3 or below as of the day they begin law school. The FLEP is subject to tuition limitations. Positions may be limited due to overall funding availability. The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) establishes the tuition limit for each year. The Academic Year 2012 was set at approximately $16,000 per year, but this amount may vary year to year. The Air Force was unable to offer any FLEP seats in 2012. Financing has been secured for a handful of slots for Academic Year 2013. All eligible officers interested in becoming a member of the Air Force JAG Corps are encouraged to apply. The ELP is an unpaid legal studies program for Air Force officers. ELP participants do not receive pay and allowances but remain on active duty for retirement eligibility and benefits purposes. ELP applicants must have between two and ten years active duty service and must be in the pay grade 0-3 or below as of the first day of law school. Applications for FY12 FLEP and ELP will be accepted through March 1. Both the FLEP and ELP programs require attendance at an American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law school. Upon graduation and admission to practice law in the highest court of any state, commonwealth, or territory of the United States, candidates are eligible for designation as judge advocates. To be considered for FLEP or ELP, applicants must complete all applica- tion forms, apply (acceptance is not required at the time of application for FLEP/ELP) to at least one ABA accredited law school, receive their Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) results, and interview with a Staff Judge Advocate by Feb. 15. Officers must provide a letter of conditional release from their current career field. Selection for both programs is competitive. Applications meet a selection board in early March, and selections are made based on a review of the application package using a "whole person" concept. The total number of applicants selected for any academic year is based on the needs of the Air Force. AFI 51-101, Judge Advocate Accession Program, Chapters 2 and 3, discuss the FLEP and ELP. For more information and application materials, visit http://www.airforce.com/jag, contact the Hill AFB Legal Office, or contact Maj. Sean Elameto, HQ USAF/JAX (sean. or elameto@pentagon.af.mil 1-800-JAG-USAF). DoD awards first joint licensing agreement BY AMAANI LYLE American forces Press Service W ASHINGTON — The Defense Department has leveraged the buying power of more than two million information technology users to award a three-year, $617 million joint enterprise license agreement for Microsoft products, defense officials announced. The deal, led by the Army Contracting Command in collaboration with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), the Army and the Air Force, demonstrates the best pricing DoD has received to date for Microsoft desktop and server software licenses, officials said. "There's a move afoot throughout the department to bring about efficiencies in the (information technology) world," David L. DeVries, DoD deputy chief information officer, told American Forces Press Service. "We took a long, hard look at it, realizing that the Department of Defense relies upon the network and upon information technology to do its business." Under the agreement, the Army, Air Force and DISA can begin using the newest versions of Microsoft products, including Microsoft Office 2013, SharePoint 2013 and Windows 8, officials said, adding that Office 2013 provides enhanced security and content management tools. The package has been customized to meet the specific security needs of the Defense Department. "How do we bring about better effectiveness for the warfighter, better improved security on the networks ... while reducing the cost of ownership?" DeVries asked. "We are the largest corporation out there, comprised of four military services. No one comes close to our scale, so when we talk about something that produces a standardized way of buying, installing and maintaining (enterprise software), that's a huge deal." Department officials estimate savings could run into tens of millions over the course of several years through lower license and software assurance costs, at meets is She Hiding? officials said. "This effort is a significant pathfinder on how to do major contract awards for the Department of Defense," said Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael J. Basla, Air Force CIO and chief of information dominance. "This contract award culminates over a year's worth of great teaming between the Air Force, Army and DISA, and ultimately the Air Force will see a cost avoidance of about $50 million a year." Michael E. Krieger, Army deputy CIO, said the Army will save more than $70 million each year for the span of the agreement. "The Army Contracting Command negotiated terms that met the complex technical and security requirements for Army, the Air Force and DISA in a single agreement," Krieger said. "The spirit of collaboration between the services enables unprecedented opportunities for improvements in efficiency and productivity for DoD and the Army is proud to have led the effort." Navy Rear Adm. David G. Simpson, DISA's vice director and senior procurement executive, also expressed confidence in the joint venture, noting overall savings of more than 10 percent for the life of the agreement. "(The agreement) gives us a good way of bringing the volume of the government's purchase to bear and reducing the time and effort that Microsoft needs to spend negotiating across the government," Simpson said. "Bottom line: lower price for greater value." The admiral also explained that the license advances DoD's continued focus on mobile computing. "(The agreement) recognizes the shift to mobility," Simpson said. "Microsoft is committed to making sure that the technology within the agreement has a mobile-first focus, and we expect to begin to take advantage of Microsoft's mobile offerings as part of our enterprise mobility ecosystem." Officials said the agreement also provides software assurance benefits which will offer Army organizations additional training and consulting services. 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