THE KWAJALEIN HOURGLASS Volume 40, Number 48 Friday, June 16, 2000 U.S
Kwajalein Hourglass THE KWAJALEIN HOURGLASS Volume 40, Number 48 Friday, June 16, 2000 U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands JAG reviews criminal and admin policies From the Command Judge Advocate Office The USAKA/KMR Legal Office re- cently received some queries about how the justice system works here. We thought this would be a good opportunity to explain the criminal and administrative processes that occur when an individual violates rules, regulations, and statutes at USAKA/KMR. Just the facts The process starts with the Kwa- jalein Police Department. When a crime or violation is reported, police (Photo by Peter Rejcek) investigators initiate a full investi- Aviation Services manager Skip MacQueen, left, speaks with Lt. Col. Dave Stoddard, gation they gather the facts. They USAKA/KMR deputy commander, about the Raytheon D1900, which is being consid- explore all avenues to obtain the evi- ered as a replacement for the Dash-7. dence relevant to the case. They talk to witnesses, examine evidence, and Up in the air visit the scene of the incid-ent. When they have gathered the relevant evi- 1900D being considered as dence, they prepare a report of their findings. The report is then forwarded to the replacement for Dash-7 fleet USAKA/KMR Legal Office, where it By Peter Rejcek Aviation Services manager. Its a is evaluated to determine what fo- The Dash-7 may be in the final very comfortable airplane. We rum, if any, is appropriate. The fo- years of its service at USAKA/KMR if wouldnt miss a beat as far as com- rums available include the United a proposal to replace it with a newer, fort and performance.
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