Colonel CHRISTINE C. PIPER Col Christine Piper is the Mobilization Assistant to the Director, Military Justice and Discipline, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. In this capacity, Colonel Piper assists the Director in supervising the administration of military justice throughout the Air Force and the Space Force, including 450 personnel at 79 locations worldwide engaged in development and review of military justice policy and legislation; prosecution, defense, and victims’ representation at the trial and appellate levels; clemency and parole; and representation of Airmen in the disability evaluation system.Col Piper entered the Air Force as an active duty judge advocate in May 1997, obtaining her commission through direct appointment. While on active duty, she served as a deployed staff judge advocate, program attorney, and associate general counsel. As a civilian Air Force attorney, Col Piper served as Chief, Plans and Programs, Headquarters, Acquisition Law and Litigation Directorate; and as a senior trial attorney in the Commercial Litigation Field Support Center, Air Force Legal Operations Agency. As a reservist, Col Piper served at the center, division, numbered air force, MAJCOM, and air staff levels before assuming her current role. She is admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court of Colorado and the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.EDUCATION1993 Bachelor of Arts Degree in Italian, The University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. 1996 Juris Doctorate, The University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. 1997 Officer Training School 1999 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence2004 Master of Laws (Government Procurement), Highest Honors, The George Washington UniversityWashington, DC2011 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence2014 Air War College, by correspondenceASSIGNMENTSJuly 1997 – June 1999, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate (Chief of Claims, Contract Law), 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, ItalyJuly 1999 – June 2002, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate (Chief of Military Justice, Operational Acquisitions), Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma (September 2001 – December 2001, Deployed Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia)July 2002 – July 2003, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate (Chief of Military Justice), Kunsan Air Base, Republic of KoreaAugust 2003 – June 2004, Student, George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C.July 2004 – June 2006, Program Attorney, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles, Calif. (December 2004 – April 2005, Deployed Staff Judge Advocate and Deputy Staff Judge Advocate Joint Contracting Command – Iraq, and General Counsel, Project and Contracting Office, Baghdad, Iraq)July 2006 – June 2008, Assistant General Counsel, National Reconnaissance Office, Chantilly, Va.August 2008 – March 2009, (civilian) Assistant Deputy General Counsel (Acquisition), Office of the General Counsel, Washington, D.C.April 2009 – April 2011, (IMA) Reserve Coordinator and Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Field Support Center, Air Force Legal Operations Agency, JB Andrews, MarylandApril 2011 – April 2012, (civilian) Chief, Plans and Programs, Headquarters Acquisition Law and Litigation Directorate, JB Andrews, MarylandApril 2011 – June 2014, (IMA) Legal Advisor, Air Force Review Boards Agency Legal Support Directorate, JB Andrews, MarylandMay 2012 – April 2016, (civilian) Senior Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Field Support Center, Air Force Legal Operations Agency, JB Andrews, MarylandJune 2014 – December 2016, IMA to the Staff Judge Advocate, 7th Air Force, Osan Air Base, Republic of KoreaJanuary 2017 – April 2019, IMA to the Division Chief, Military Justice Division, Air Force Legal Operations Agency, JB Andrews, MarylandMay 2019 – April 2021, IMA to the Staff Judge Advocate, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, IllinoisMay 2021 – June 2023, IMA to the Total Force Advisor to TJAG, Pentagon, Washington, DC (January 2023 – June 2023, Staff Judge Advocate, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.)June 2023 – January 2024, IMA to the Director, Civil Law and Litigation, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.February 2024 – Present, Mobilization Assistant to the Director, Military Justice and Discipline, JB Andrews, MarylandPUBLICATIONSKilling the Goose that Laid the Golden Egg: Data Rights Law and Policy in Department of Defense Contracts, 34 Pub. Cont. L. J. 287 (Winter 2005); Winner, 2005 PCLJ writing competitionMAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONSLegion of MeritAir Force Meritorious Service Medal with eight oak leaf clusters Civilian Meritorious Service MedalAir Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster Air Force Achievement MedalJudge Advocates’ Association Outstanding Career Judge Advocate (AF Reserve) 2020EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONFirst Lieutenant 12 May 1997Captain 30 Dec 1997Major 3 Dec 2004Lieutenant Colonel 2 Nov 2010Colonel 1 May 2017