Maj. Gen. Mitchel Neurock is the Mobilization Assistant to The Judge Advocate General, Headquarters United States Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Major General Neurock assists the Judge Advocate General in advising the Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Chief of Space Operations, and all officers and agencies of the Department of the Air Force. He also assists The Judge Advocate General in the professional oversight of more than 2,200 judge advocates, 350 civilian attorneys, 1,400 enlisted paralegals, and 500 civilians in the Total Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps, overseeing military justice, operations and international law, and civil law functions at all levels of Air Force and Space Force commands.
Maj. Gen. Neurock entered the Air Force in 1992 and served on active duty at Air Force wings in the United States and abroad, as well as at the Government Trial and Appellate Counsel Division in Washington, D.C. Upon leaving active duty in 1998, General Neurock continued his service in the Air Force Reserve, with assignments at the wing, numbered air force, major command, and Air Staff levels. Major General Neurock has returned to active duty to serve as the Air Reserve Component Advisor to The Judge Advocate General, Director of Military Justice and Discipline, and Director of Operations and International Law. He reported to his current position in February 2021.
In his civilian life, Maj. Gen. Neurock is a United States magistrate judge in Corpus Christi, Texas.
EDUCATION
1988 Visiting Student, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
1989 Bachelor of Arts, Rice University, Houston, Texas
1992 Juris Doctor, Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Va.
1995 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence
2002 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2006 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2017 Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Alan L. Freed Associates, Washington, D.C.
2018 Continuous Process Improvement for Executives, Institute for Defense & Business, Cincinnati
ASSIGNMENTS
1. November 1992–July 1994, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.
2. July 1994–May 1996, Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, 425th Air Base Squadron, Izmir Air Station, Turkey
3. May 1996–March 1998, Appellate Government Counsel, Government Trial and Appellate Counsel Division, Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C.
4. April 1998–December 2002, Reserve Appellate Government Counsel, Government Trial and Appellate Counsel Division, Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C.
5. December 2002–December 2004, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, 12th Flying Training Wing, Randolph AFB, Texas
6. December 2004–May 2008, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas (July 2006–August 2006, Joint Task Force 134 (Detainee Operations) Liaison Officer, Central Criminal Court of Iraq, Baghdad)
7. May 2008–June 2008, Senior Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Staff Judge Advocate, 37th Training Wing, Lackland AFB, Texas
8. June 2008–March 2009, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas
9. March 2009–August 2009, Senior Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Staff Judge Advocate, Headquarters Eighth Air Force, Barksdale AFB, La.
10. August 2009–May 2013, Air Reserve Component Advisor to the Judge Advocate General, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
11. May 2013–June 2015, Senior Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Staff Judge Advocate, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
12. July 2015–August 2018, Mobilization Assistant to the Director, Administrative Law Directorate, Headquarters United States Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
13. August 2018–September 2019, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Legal Operations Agency, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
14. October 2019–February 2021, Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Judge Advocate General, Headquarters United States Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. (August 2020–September 2020, Director, Military Justice and Discipline, Office of The Judge Advocate General, Joint Base Andrews, Md.) (September 2020–April 2021, Director, Operations and International Law, Office of The Judge Advocate General, Joint Base Andrews, Md.)
15. February 2021–present, Mobilization Assistant to The Judge Advocate General, Headquarters United States Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
MAJOR AWARDS, DECORATIONS, AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
Iraq Campaign Medal
Mentor of the Year, The Judge Advocate General’s Corps Reserve Junior Officers Council, 2015
Outstanding Reserve Judge Advocate of the Year, Air Education and Training Command, 2006
Outstanding Reserve Judge Advocate of the Year, Air Force Judiciary, 2002
ADMISSIONS
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
United States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals
United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
Licensed to practice: Texas; Colorado; District of Columbia
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Aug. 24, 1990
First Lieutenant Nov. 16, 1992
Captain May 21, 1993
Major June 2, 2000
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 30, 2004
Colonel May 1, 2008
Brigadier General Dec. 23, 2017
Major General April 29, 2021
(Current as of January 2022)