UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS

CEREMONIAL MISC. NO. 03-20

IN RE: THE MATTER OF THE RETIREMENT OF ROSE M. BENNETT

Before BARTLEY, Chief Judge, and PIETSCH, GREENBERG,

ALLEN, MEREDITH, TOTH, and FALVEY, Judges.

O R D E R

Before the Court is the matter of the retirement of Rose M. Bennett. Before Ms. Bennett became 

our colleague at the Court, she had already enjoyed a distinguished career in the United States Air 

Force and served at the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. In uniform, Ms. Bennett 

first served as Assistant Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) of the 35th Tactical Fighter 

Wing at George Air Force Base, California. Thus began her work as a paralegal and legal executive, 

and her commitment to helping others has been the hallmark of her long and distinguished career. 

Ms. Bennett went on to serve as the NCOIC of the Claims Division of the 8th Fighter Wing at

Kunsan Air Base, Korea, and later as the NCOIC of the General Law Division at the 3rd Wing Legal 

Office, Pacific Air Forces, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. In this position at Elmendorf, her 

section was responsible for providing legal support to a community of more than 22,000 active duty, 

retired personnel, and dependents. She completed her last Air Force assignment at the Air Force Legal 

Services Agency, where she served as the Law Office Manager to the Chief Trial Judge of the Air 

Force, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C. Ms. Bennett's extensive and highly regarded military 

experience and her reputation for excellence next led to her selection as Confidential Assistant to the 

Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, whom she served until she 

joined our Court in 2013.

As Confidential Assistant to Judge William S. Greenberg over the last 7 years, Ms. Bennett has 

been indispensable to the efficient operation of his chambers. Her background, training, and

experience, together with her unique ability to collaborate with and inspire Judge Greenberg's law 

clerks and legal interns, ensured the swift completion of all tasks entrusted to his chambers. Team 

effort is the key to Judge Greenberg's system of case review and decision preparation, and Ms. Bennett 

proved herself an effective and efficient team leader. Ms. Bennett's no-nonsense work ethic combined 

with her friendliness toward members of Judge Greenberg's chambers, the Court, and the larger 

veterans bar, ensured efficiency, comity, and collegiality, and served Judge Greenberg extremely well. 

Ms. Bennett is recognized for her outstanding public service as a respected, distinguished, 

knowledgeable public servant who led by example in the highest traditions of American military and 

civilian public service. These distinctive accomplishments reflect great credit upon her and the United 

States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. 

Upon consideration of the foregoing, and as she departs to enjoy retirement, it is

ORDERED that Rose M. Bennett will take with her our admiration for her dedicated Government 

career, our gratitude for the years of outstanding service she rendered to the Court, the warmth of our 

continued friendship, and our very best wishes.

DATED: June 30, 2020 PER CURIAM.