> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.bodiesburied.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Andersen AFB, Guam Courts-Martial, 2016–2018: What 13 Cases Show - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/andersen-afb-guam-courts-martial-2016-2018/ - Published: 2026-10-30T08:02:20.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T08:02:20.000Z - Description: Andersen AFB, Guam tried 13 courts-martial from April 2016 through August 2018. Panels of members heard 69% of them, compared with 45% across the Air Force. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Andersen AFB, Guam, Air Force [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) › [Andersen AFB, Guam](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-andersen-afb-guam/) › 2016–2018 **Short answer:** Andersen AFB, Guam tried 13 courts-martial from April 2016 through August 2018\. Panels of members heard 69% of them, compared with 45% across the Air Force. The median confinement was 1 year, compared with 4 months Air Force-wide, and Article 112a (drug) was charged in 55% of cases with charges listed. Based on 13 cases · 2016–2018 · Air Force records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## Panels Heard Most Cases Panels of members heard 69% of the 13 cases, compared with 45% in the Air Force as a whole. The records list 5 officer panels and 4 enlisted panels. A military judge alone decided the other 4. The accused usually chooses whether a military judge alone or a panel of members decides guilt. Air Force records from these years rarely list a guilty plea, so the records cannot show how the forum lined up with the plea. ## Longer Median Confinement, Fewer Sentences With It Of the 13 cases, 11 ended in a conviction on at least one charge. Only 6 of those 11 sentences included confinement (55%). The median term was 1 year, longer than the 4 months median Air Force-wide. These are adjudged sentences, as announced at trial before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. Each sentence covers every charge in the case. ## Drug Charges Led the List The charges are listed for 11 of the 13 cases, and each article counts once per case. Article 112a (wrongful use or possession of controlled substances) appeared in 6 cases (55%), compared with 48% in the rest of the Air Force. Article 134 (general article) appeared in 4 cases (36%), compared with 25%. Article 120b (rape and sexual assault of a child) appeared in 2 (18%), compared with 10%. Article 133 (conduct unbecoming an officer), Article 121 (larceny), Article 93 (cruelty and maltreatment), and Article 85 (desertion) each appeared in 1 case. | UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, the rest of the Air Force | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---------- | -------------------------------- | | [Art. 112a](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-112a-drug-offenses/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 6 | 55% | 48% | | [Art. 134](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-134/?ref=bodiesburied.com) General article | 4 | 36% | 25% | | [Art. 120b](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-120b/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Rape and sexual assault of a child | 2 | 18% | 10% | | Art. 133 Conduct unbecoming an officer | 1 | 9% | 2% | | [Art. 121](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-121/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Larceny | 1 | 9% | 7% | | Art. 93 Cruelty and maltreatment | 1 | 9% | 0% | | Art. 85 Desertion | 1 | 9% | 1% | ## Punitive Discharges Among 10 enlisted members convicted, 6 received a bad-conduct or dishonorable discharge (60%). That is more often than the 55% across the Air Force. 2 of the 6 were dishonorable. The records list 1 convicted officer or warrant officer, and that officer was not dismissed. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation. ## Full Acquittals 2 of the 13 cases ended in a full acquittal (15%), compared with 20% in the rest of the Air Force. This rate uses all cases as its base, not only contested cases, because Air Force records from 2016 to 2019 rarely list the plea when the accused pleaded guilty. ## A More Senior Group and More General Courts-Martial The accused were 6 junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4), 6 NCOs (E-5 to E-9), and 1 officer or warrant officer. That mix is more senior than Air Force-wide, where 63% were junior enlisted. General courts-martial heard 7 of the 13 cases (54%), compared with 47% in the Air Force as a whole. A general court-martial can impose any lawful sentence, including a dishonorable discharge or dismissal. A special court-martial caps confinement at one year and cannot impose a dishonorable discharge. ## Compared With Hill and Moody Hill AFB, Utah and Moody AFB, Georgia each tried 20 Air Force cases in the same years. Median confinement was 6 months at Hill and 4 months at Moody, both shorter than 1 year at Andersen. Their enlisted punitive discharge shares were 53% and 67%, compared with 60% at Andersen. | Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) | | ------------------ | ----- | --------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------------------- | | Andersen AFB, Guam | 13 | — | — | 1 year | 60% | | Hill AFB, Utah | 20 | — | — | 6 months | 53% | | Moody AFB, Georgia | 20 | — | — | 4 months | 67% | ## Timing and the 2019 Rules There were 5 trials in 2016, 4 in 2017, and 4 in 2018\. The 13 cases were 1% of the 991 Air Force courts-martial in those years. In a group of 13, a single case moves each percentage by several points. All of these trials came before the Military Justice Act of 2016 took effect on January 1, 2019\. That law later set fixed panel sizes, created judge-alone special courts-martial capped at six months with no punitive discharge, and brought in written plea agreements. ## What the Records Leave Out Only cases that reached a courtroom appear. Nonjudicial punishment, administrative separations, and cases with no action are not included. The records do not describe the evidence or the plea terms, and Air Force records rarely list charges in full acquittals and never report plea agreements. Dates and sources for the law changes mentioned here: [UCMJ change timeline](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/ucmj-change-timeline/). ### How We Counted Every court-martial in the data tried at Andersen AFB, Guam with a trial date in 2016–2018 (13 cases), compared with all 991 Air Force trials in those years. Dates are trial dates. Source: public court-martial records (Article 140a, UCMJ) in [Military Trial Results](https://www.bodiesburied.com/military-trial-results/), data updated October 24, 2026\. Definitions, sources, and known gaps: [how this data was built](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/how-the-military-trial-results-data-was-built/). 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Gruen](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-patricia-a-gruen/) - [Scott E. Harding](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-scott-e-harding/) - [Christina M. Jimenez](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-christina-m-jimenez/) - [Shelly W. Schools](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-shelly-w-schools/) - [Christopher M. Schumann](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-christopher-m-schumann/) - [Vance H. Spath](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-vance-h-spath/) - [Charles E. Wiedie Jr.](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-charles-e-wiedie-jr/) Names and links only. Each judge's record of pleas, findings, and sentences is on their Know Your Judge page, part of the [Court-Martial Characters](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judges/) membership. **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](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/?ref=bodiesburied.com). This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.