Major Jeremy Grunert is an officer in the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps and is currently serving as a Legal Advisor to the JAG Corps' Operations & International Law Directorate. Major Grunert has previously been stationed as a trial attorney at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, and Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, and has deployed to Qatar and Afghanistan. He holds an undergraduate degree in Government & Literature from Claremont McKenna College, a JD from the Pepperdine University School of Law, and an LL.M. in “Air & Space Law” from the University of Mississippi School of Law. Most recently, Major Grunert served as an Assistant Professor of Law at the United States Air Force Academy teaching the “Space Law” and “Law for Air Force Officers” courses. Major Grunert’s research interests include outer space law, particularly space security law and its relationship to military operations; international law and politics; Middle Eastern politics and history; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and air law; and military history.

*Major Grunert's appearance at UK Space Conference 2023 is undertaken in his personal capacity. His remarks do not reflect the official views of the US Government, Department of Defense, or Department of the Air Force.