Authority: 10 U.S.C. § 9013, Secretary of the Air Force; 10 U.S.C. § 9037, Judge Advocate General, Deputy Judge Advocate General: Appointment and duties; 10 USCS § 1044, Legal Assistance; Air Force Instruction 51-304, Legal Assistance, Notary, Preventive Law, and Tax Programs.

Purpose: To obtain information required for official purposes, to include claims adjudication, administration of military justice, civil litigation (including bankruptcy and patents), legal assistance matters (WebLions), and management of Judge Advocate personnel assignment, duties, and related matters such as attorney licenses, continuation pay, and deployments.

Routine Uses: In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, these records contained therein may specifically be disclosed outside of the DoD as a routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows: To the appropriate Federal, State, local, territorial, tribal, foreign, or international law enforcement authority or other appropriate entity where a record, either alone or in conjunction with other information, indicates a violation or potential violation of law, whether criminal, civil, or regulatory in nature.
To any component of the Department of Justice for the purpose of representing the DoD, or its components, officers, employees, or members in pending or potential litigation to which the record is pertinent.
In an appropriate proceeding before a court, grand jury, or administrative or adjudicative body or official, when the DoD or other Agency representing the DoD determines that the records are relevant and necessary to the proceeding; or in an appropriate proceeding before an administrative or adjudicative body when the adjudicator determines the records to be relevant to the proceeding.
To the National Archives and Records Administration for the purpose of records management inspections conducted under the authority of 44 U.S.C. §§ 2904 and 2906.
To a Member of Congress or staff acting upon the Member's behalf when the Member or staff requests the information on behalf of, and at the request of, the individual who is the subject of the record.
To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (1) the DoD suspects or has confirmed that there has been a breach of the system of records; (2) the DoD has determined that as a result of the suspected or confirmed breach there is a risk of harm to individuals, the DoD (including its information systems, programs, and operations), the Federal Government, or national security; and (3) the disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to assist in connection with the DoD's efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed breach or to prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
To another Federal agency or Federal entity, when the DoD determines that information from this system of records is reasonably necessary to assist the recipient agency or entity in (1) responding to a suspected or confirmed breach or (2) preventing, minimizing, or remedying the risk of harm to individuals, the recipient agency or entity (including its information systems, programs and operations), the Federal Government, or national security, resulting from a suspected or confirmed breach.

Disclosure: Disclosure is voluntary with respect to EDIPI/DoD ID number requested. Non-disclosure of requested personal information may result in the inability of JACG personnel to provide appropriate legal assistance or properly manage Judge Advocate personnel assignments, duties, and related matters. Disclosure is non-voluntary with respect to the administration of military justice.

SORNs:
051 AFJA B (Invention, Patent Application, Application Security, and Patent Files)
051 AFJA C (Legal Assistance Administration); (Judge Advocate Personnel Records)
051 AFJA D (Litigation Records (Except Patents); (Patent Infringement and Litigation Records)
051 AFJA F (Courts Martial and Article)
051 AFJA H (Claims Records)