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Maj. Gen. Charles J. Dunlap Jr. is Deputy Judge Advocate General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. General Dunlap 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 assigned worldwide. In addition to overseeing an array of military justice, operational, international and civil law functions, General Dunlap provides legal advice to the Air Staff and commanders at all levels.

General Dunlap was commissioned through the ROTC program at St. Joseph's University, Pa., in May 1972, and was admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1975. The general has served in the United Kingdom and Korea and deployed for various operations in the Middle East and Africa, including short stints in support of operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. He has led military delegations to Uruguay, the Czech Republic, South Africa, Colombia and Iraq. Prior to assuming his current position, General Dunlap served as the Staff Judge Advocate at Headquarters Air Combat Command.

General Dunlap speaks widely on legal and national security issues, and his articles have appeared in a variety of publications ranging from the New York Times to the Stanford Law Review. He is the author of "Shortchanging the Joint Fight?", an analysis of counterinsurgency doctrine published by Air University.

He received his B.A. from St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1972 and earned a J.D. from Villanova University School of Law in 1975.