LTC Caitlin Chiaramonte Program Director Law and Philosophy caitlin.chiaramonte [at] westpoint.edu About Education Research & Publications LTC Caitlin Chiaramonte is an academy professor of law in the Department of Law and Philosophy at the United States Military Academy. She is from Poughkeepsie, NY. After playing professional basketball from 2006-08 in Germany and Finland and working in the off-season at a New York City law firm as a litigation associate, LTC Chiaramonte commissioned into the Judge Advocate General’s Corps in 2008. She has served in several legal positions, including legal assistance attorney, tax attorney, and prosecutor, Fort Benning, GA; Chief of Administrative Law, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan; Brigade Judge Advocate, 18th Fires Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC; criminal defense attorney, Ansbach, Germany; Deputy Command Judge Advocate, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg; Task Force Legal Advisor, Operation INHERENT RESOLVE; Congressional Fellowship, U.S. Senate; and legislative counsel, U.S. Army Office of the Chief Legislative Liaison.LTC Chiaramonte has had three operational deployments. B.A. - Fordham University M.A. - Fordham University Graduate School of Arts and Science M.P.S. - George Washington University J.D. - Fordham University School of Law LL.M. - Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School (Administrative Law Specialty) Research Interests The Law of Armed Conflict and detention operations during armed conflict Investigation, prosecution, and adjudication in counter terrorism cases; interaction between the U.S. government and other governmental and non-governmental organizations in developing international law; use of the National Guard in domestic operations; and operational efficiencies in higher education Selected Publications “Israel – Hamas 2024 Symposium – Why Yahya Sinwar Was Not Hors de Combat” (with co-author LTC William Biggerstaff), Articles of War, Lieber Institute for Law & Land Warfare (Nov. 1, 2024).“Ukraine Symposium - The Legal and Practical Challenges of Surrendering to Drones” (with co-author LTC William Biggerstaff), Articles of War, Lieber Institute for Law & Land Warfare (Feb. 8, 2023).Book Review, Hamilton’s Curse: How Jefferson’s Arch Enemy Betrayed the American Revolution – and What it Means for Americans Today, The Army Lawyer, February 2-17, at 50.Presentations“Unlawful Command Influence: Ethical & Legal Issues,” Villanova Law Review Norman J. Shachoy Symposium on Military Justice Reform: The Next Twenty Years, 2003.“American Citizens in Combat Zones: Issues and Challenges for the United States Government,” United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Continuing Legal Education and Training Program, George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, 2004.“Migrating to a New Learning Management System (LMS), a Professor’s Perspective,” InstructureCon 2024, Explore the Ed-cosystem, Nevada, 2024.