Joint Base San Antonio-Medina Annex, Texas -- The Commandant of the Judge Advocate General's School recently announced the recipients of the JAG Corps Annual Scholastic Awards for 2015.
Lt. Col. John Wigglesworth, 960th Cyber Operations Group Staff Judge Advocate, was named the recipient of the Donald C. Rasher Award.
Wigglesworth is humbled by this recognition; when asked what this award means to him, he shared his definition of honor.
“Honor entails recognizing another's value with great respect,” Wigglesworth said. “Never honor yourself, only others. Real honor is not coupled with pride, but married to humility.”
The Rasher Award honors Col. (ret.) Donald C. Rasher, a career judge advocate and the eighth commandant of the JAG's School. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to the JAG Corps' education and training programs by an Air Reserve Component judge advocate or paralegal.
Wigglesworth was cited for his skilled direction of the TRIALS program (Teaching by Reservists In Advocacy and Litigation Skills), a worldwide program of intensive instruction in trial advocacy, planning and matching resources for all TRIALS offerings as well as teaching in several of the programs.
As a TRIALS director, Wigglesworth leads a team of 29 Reserve JAGs with vast and varied litigation experience.
“TRIALS teaches eight courses a year to up and coming JAGs throughout the Air Force including two courses in Europe and the Pacific,” Wigglesworth said. “Instructors teach every aspect of a litigated court martial and then critique students' performance during a video recorded moot court.”
In addition, the TRIALS reservists serve as adjunct professors at the Air Force Judge Advocate General School. In 2015, the TRIALS team sharpened the courtroom skills of over 300 students including JAGs from our sister services.
Senior Airman Richard Schober, a client support specialist assigned to the 960th Cyberspace Operations Group recently met with Wigglesworth to have a last will and testament prepared and was happy to hear the news of this recognition.
“He was there to walk me through every step of the process, making it very easy,” said Schober. “He’s a really humble guy, and it’s nice to see deserving people get recognized for their hard work, especially when – as in this case – that work is such a huge benefit to Reservists and their families.”
Wigglesworth’s name will be inscribed on an award plaque on display at the Dickinson Law Center at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., along with all previous award recipients.