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Air Force Courts-Martial: Data and Trends

Analysis of 2,952 Air Force courts-martial in the public records, 2015–2026.

Understanding Trends in Military Practice · 15 min read

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Analysis of 2,952 Air Force courts-martial in the public records, 2015–2026.

YearCourts-martial
20152
2016249
2017374
2018368
2019346
2020257
2021267
2022266
2023225
2024225
2025218
2026155

Year in Review

Offense Trends

By Rank

Month by Month

Installations

More Analysis

Counsel of Record Overviews

Counsel of Record by Year

Counsel Experience and Verdicts

Discharges by Year

Law Changes

Charges Over Time

Contested Cases by Year

Regional Roundups

Timing

How this data was built: methodology and known gaps.

About the author. Jocelyn C. Stewart is a retired Army JAG with more than 24 years of trying courts-martial and more than 200 jury trials. She hosts Where All The Bodies Are Buried and runs the Law Office of Jocelyn C. Stewart. This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.

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