text: Introduction
  mobile, tailored forces. Judge advocates train and prepare to operate independently across the range of
  military operations,standing by the commander’s side. To succeed in today’s operational environment, judge
  advocates are versatile practitioners who are experts in their roles as lawyers, ethics advisors, counselors, law
  of armed conflict (also called law of war) subject matter experts, and rule of law practitioners. Judge
  advocates increase their knowledge as Soldiers and leaders. Judge advocates work proactively to accomplish
  the mission and serve Army personnel and their families.
  Commanders, supported by staff judge advocates (SJAs), are responsible for training and supporting JAG
  Corps personnel to ensure robust legal support to operations (in this manual, SJA also refers to the senior
  legal advisor to the commander of an Army Service Component Command (ASCC), known as the “Judge
  Advocate”). Training is conducted according to the Army’s training principles, including training for combat
  proficiency, under realistic conditions, to standard, and in accordance with appropriate doctrine. This training
  should include training that integrates JAG Corps elements with the units they support in various
  environments, settings, and exercises. Commanders conduct active, realistic training so that JAG Corps
  personnel develop the Soldier and lawyer skills needed to provide legal support to operations.