Col. Lauren DiDomenico is the Staff Judge Advocate, HQ Air Reserve Personnel Center (ARPC), Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. In this role, Col DiDomenico serves as legal advisor to the ARPC commander, vice commander, directorates, and key staff personnel, and to HQ Individual Reservists Readines Organizaton (RIO) and its seven detachments. She provides comprehensive counsel on a full spectrum of administrative and personnel legal issues involving nearly 1.3 million Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, active duty Air Force, retired members, and civilian personnel, both locally and throughout the Air Force Reserve Command.
DiDomenico has served as an Appellate Government Counsel, Deputy Staff Judge Advocate at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, the Deputy Chief of the Military Justice Division, Judiciary Directorate, Air Force Legal Operations Agency, the Staff Judge Advocate at 42d Air Base Wing, Maxwell AFB, the Deputy Commandant, Air Force Judge Advocate General’s School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL and the Staff Judge Advocate at the United States Air Force Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, NV.
DiDomenico entered the Air Force through the Direct Appointment Program in February 2004. She is admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court of Illinois, the Supreme Court of Hawaii, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
EDUCATION
2000 Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and International Studies, University of Evansville, IN
2003 Juris Doctor, The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL
2005 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
2009 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
2014 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
2018 Air War College, by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 2004 – August 2006, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate (Chief of Legal Assistance and Civil Law), Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, CA
2. August 2006 – August 2007, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate (Chief of Military Justice and International/Civil Law), 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea
3. August 2007 – September 2008, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate (Chief of Military Justice), 56th Fighter Wing, Luke AFB, AZ
4. (January 2008 – July 2008, JDRC Attorney, Task Force 134, Multinational Forces-Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq)
5. September 2008 – August 2011, Litigation Attorney, Military Personnel, AFLOA/JACL, Rosslyn, VA
6. (May 2010 – November 2010, Contracts and Fiscal Law Attorney, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Djibouti, Africa)
7. August 2011 – August 2013, Appellate Attorney, Government and Trial Appellate Division, Air Force Legal Operations Agency, Joint Base Andrews, MD
8. January 2012 – August 2013, Executive Officer, USAF Judiciary, Air Force Legal Operations Agency, Joint Base Andrews, MD
9. (December 2012 – June 2013, Legal Mentor, Operation Onward Liberty, Monrovia, Liberia)
10. August 2013 – June 2014, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
11. June 2014 – July 2016, Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, 502d Installation Support Group, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, TX
12. July 2016 – July 2018, Deputy Chief, Military Justice Division, Air Force Legal Operations Agency, Joint Base Andrews, MD
13. July 2018 – July 2020, Staff Judge Advocate, 42d Air Base Wing, Maxwell AFB, AL
14. July 2020 – July 2022, Deputy Commandant, Air Force Judge Advocate General’s School, Maxwell AFB, AL
15. July 2022 – July 2024, Staff Judge Advocate, United States Air Force Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, NV
16. July 2024 – present, Staff Judge Advocate, HQ Air Force Reserve Personnel Center, Buckley Space Force Base, CO
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
AF Outstanding Unit Award
AF Organizational Excellence Award
National Defense Service Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
1st Lt. 9 February 2004
Capt. 9 August 2004
Maj. 1 December 2010
Lt. Col. 1 June 2016
Col. 1 June 2021
Current as of August 2024