Admiral A.J. Chegwidden

Admiral Chegwidden made his first appearance midway through the first season. We learn that Chegwidden was a Navy SEAL in Vietnam, commanded a Destroyer and then got his law degree and joined JAG. He headed JAG in the Pacific before becoming a Judge Advocate General.

In season two he had a romance with a Judge, Laura Delaney. She was killed. In the third season ep, we find out that Chegwidden was married once. While he was stationed in Italy, he was married to the daughter of the mayor. It didn't last, though. And, we find out that Chegs has a daughter named Francesca Paretti. She's a journalist in the fashion industry and she appears to be in her mid twenties. She lives in Naples, Italy.

During the third season, we find that AJ seems to be attracted to Mac. He has a dream with her in it, and he comes close to kissing her. Although, he was the one who stopped the kiss, realizing that it was wrong for the both of them.

In the fourth season, we meet AJs' ex-wife, Marcella Paretti, when his daughter is kidnaped. He rescues Francesca from her kidnapper and mentions that he never stopped loving Marcella. Chegs goes to Russia to find Harm and Mac and even gets to do something that a lot of people have wanted to do in the past, punch Clayton Webb!

AJ and Webb team up to save a C.I.A. agent, AJ's friend and Webb's mentor, from terrorists. AJ is also drafted for duty when he delivers Bud and Harriet's baby, AJ. Harm asks AJ to help get him returned to flight status. AJ did not want him to leave JAG, but saw how much he wanted his designator changed, and helped, even thought it involved asking a favor from the Secretary of the Navy. We learn that his initials stand for Albert Jethro (which is Don Bellisario's father's name, so don't make fun!)

To start off the fifth season, AJ is the object of a war between Bud, Tiner and the newly arrived Gunny Galindez to see who can win his favor by getting him concert tickets for a Navy Auction. He also makes Harm's return to JAG as painless as possible, well, maybe not that easy for Harm, he made him defend the son of the Secretary of the Navy when he was court martialed. He was faced with a superiors nightmare when Harm was accused of writing an editorial that criticized the President.

We also learn that AJ bears a striking resemblance to CPO Burns, who served with Harm's father. (This is of course because John Jackson played CPO Burns in the episode. AJ deals with feelings that he may be getting to old to stay in the Navy when he attends the retirement party of a friend who is leaving the Navy.

AJ also plays peacemaker when he makes Harm and Mic �settle� their difference in Australia. AJ�s personal life gets a lift when he meets Dr. Sydney Walden. AJ and Sydney hit it off and got very serious.

Trouble surfaced in the sixth season with the injection of her son, Danny, into the mix. Danny borrowed Chegwidden�s car and then claimed it was stolen. The car was later recovered in a ditch with marijuana inside (JAG TV). This lead to a huge fiasco for Chegwidden when he tried to get his car back. Sydney and AJ broke up over a disagreement of whether Danny was involved with this or not.

information cited to The JAGsite