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Article 128 (Assault): Court-Martial Data and Trends
Analysis of the 2,505 Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps courts-martial in the data that charged Article 128 (Assault).
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Analysis of the 2,505 Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps courts-martial in the data that charged Article 128 (Assault).
By Service
- Army Article 128 Cases by the Numbers, 2021–2025
- Fewer or More? Assault Charges at Air Force Courts-Martial, 2016–2025
- Navy-Marine Corps Article 128 Cases by the Numbers, 2017–2025
Sentences
- Article 128 Sentences in the Army: Confinement and Discharges, 2021–2025
- What Sentence Follows an Air Force Assault Conviction?
- What Sentence Follows a Navy-Marine Corps Assault Conviction?
Contested Cases and Acquittals
- How Often Are Contested Army Article 128 Cases Acquitted?
- Not Guilty Pleas in Navy-Marine Corps Article 128 Cases: What Happened at Trial
Guilty Pleas
- When Army Accused Plead Guilty to Assault
- Pleading Guilty to Article 128 in the Air Force: What Sentences Followed?
- Guilty Pleas in Navy-Marine Corps Assault Cases: How Often, and What Came Next
By Installation
- Did Assault Cases at Fort Bliss Change After 2024?
- Assault Cases at Fort Bragg: 2021–2023 vs. 2024–2026
- Article 128 at Fort Campbell Before and After 2024
- Article 128 at Fort Hood Before and After 2024
- Article 128 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Before and After 2024
- Did Assault Cases at Vilseck (Europe) Change After 2024?
- Assault Cases at Bremerton, Washington: 2013–2018 vs. 2019–2023
- Did Assault Cases at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Change After 2019?
- Did Assault Cases at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Change After 2024?
- Article 128 at Camp Pendleton, California Before and After 2019
- Article 128 at Camp Pendleton, California Before and After 2024
- Article 128 at Jacksonville, Florida Before and After 2019
- Article 128 at Mayport, Florida Before and After 2019
- Did Assault Cases at Norfolk, Virginia Change After 2019?
- Did Assault Cases at Okinawa, Japan Change After 2019?
- Article 128 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Before and After 2019
- Article 128 at Pensacola, Florida Before and After 2019
- Did Assault Cases at San Diego, California Change After 2019?
- Did Assault Cases at San Diego, California Change After 2024?
- Did Assault Cases at Yokosuka, Japan Change After 2019?
- How Camp Humphreys Handled Assault Cases (Article 128), 2021–2023
- Assault Charges at Camp Humphreys, 2024–2026: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences
- 36 Assault Courts-Martial at Fort Bliss, 2021–2023: What the Records Show
- Assault Charges at Fort Bliss, 2024–2026: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences
- Assault Charges at Fort Bragg, 2021–2023: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences
- Article 128 Cases at Fort Campbell, 2020–2023: 46 Courts-Martial
- Article 128 Cases at Fort Campbell, 2024–2026: 20 Courts-Martial
- 17 Assault Courts-Martial at Fort Carson, 2021–2023: What the Records Show
- 34 Assault Courts-Martial at Fort Hood, 2021–2023: What the Records Show
- How Fort Hood Handled Assault Cases (Article 128), 2024–2026
- How Fort Stewart Handled Assault Cases (Article 128), 2021–2023
- Article 128 Cases at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, 2021–2023: 34 Courts-Martial
- 22 Assault Courts-Martial at Vilseck (Europe), 2024–2026: What the Records Show
- 22 Assault Courts-Martial at Wheeler Army Airfield, 2021–2023: What the Records Show
- Assault Charges at Bremerton, Washington, 2013–2018: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences
- Article 128 Cases at Bremerton, Washington, 2019–2023: 31 Courts-Martial
- Assault Charges at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 2017–2018: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences
- Assault Charges at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 2019–2023: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences
- Article 128 Cases at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 2024–2026: 20 Courts-Martial
- How Camp Pendleton, California Handled Assault Cases (Article 128), 2017–2018
- How Camp Pendleton, California Handled Assault Cases (Article 128), 2019–2023
- 28 Assault Courts-Martial at Camp Pendleton, California, 2024–2026: What the Records Show
- Article 128 Cases at Jacksonville, Florida, 2013–2018: 24 Courts-Martial
- How Jacksonville, Florida Handled Assault Cases (Article 128), 2019–2023
- Article 128 Cases at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, 2019–2023: 27 Courts-Martial
- 31 Assault Courts-Martial at Mayport, Florida, 2013–2018: What the Records Show
- Article 128 Cases at Mayport, Florida, 2019–2023: 19 Courts-Martial
- Article 128 Cases at Norfolk, Virginia, 2013–2018: 122 Courts-Martial
- Assault Charges at Norfolk, Virginia, 2019–2023: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences
- Assault Charges at Okinawa, Japan, 2017–2018: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences
- Article 128 Cases at Okinawa, Japan, 2019–2023: 36 Courts-Martial
- 38 Assault Courts-Martial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 2013–2018: What the Records Show
- Assault Charges at Pensacola, Florida, 2013–2018: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences
- 75 Assault Courts-Martial at San Diego, California, 2013–2018: What the Records Show
- How San Diego, California Handled Assault Cases (Article 128), 2019–2023
- How Washington, D.C. Handled Assault Cases (Article 128), 2013–2018
- 45 Assault Courts-Martial at Yokosuka, Japan, 2013–2018: What the Records Show
Year by Year
- Assault at Air Force Courts-Martial, 2016: The Year in Numbers
- Assault at Air Force Courts-Martial, 2017: The Year in Numbers
- Air Force Article 128 Cases in 2018
- Assault at Air Force Courts-Martial, 2019: The Year in Numbers
- Air Force Article 128 Cases in 2020
- Air Force Article 128 Cases in 2021
- How Air Force Assault Cases Ended in 2022
- How Air Force Assault Cases Ended in 2023
- Assault at Air Force Courts-Martial, 2024: The Year in Numbers
- Air Force Article 128 Cases in 2025
- Army Article 128 Cases in 2021
- How Army Assault Cases Ended in 2022
- How Army Assault Cases Ended in 2023
- Assault at Army Courts-Martial, 2024: The Year in Numbers
- Assault at Army Courts-Martial, 2025: The Year in Numbers
- Navy-Marine Corps Article 128 Cases in 2017
- Assault at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial, 2018: The Year in Numbers
- Assault at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial, 2019: The Year in Numbers
- How Navy-Marine Corps Assault Cases Ended in 2020
- Navy-Marine Corps Article 128 Cases in 2021
- Assault at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial, 2022: The Year in Numbers
- Navy-Marine Corps Article 128 Cases in 2023
- Navy-Marine Corps Article 128 Cases in 2024
- How Navy-Marine Corps Assault Cases Ended in 2025
By Rank
- Junior Enlisted (E-1 to E-4) Charged Under Article 128 in the Army
- What Happens to Army NCOs (E-5 to E-9) Facing Assault Charges?
- What Happens to Army Officers Facing Assault Charges?
- Junior Enlisted (E-1 to E-4) Charged Under Article 128 in the Air Force
- What Happens to Air Force NCOs (E-5 to E-9) Facing Assault Charges?
- Air Force Assault Cases Against Officers: Outcomes and Sentences
- Navy-Marine Corps Assault Cases Against Junior Enlisted (E-1 to E-4): Outcomes and Sentences
- What Happens to Navy-Marine Corps NCOs (E-5 to E-9) Facing Assault Charges?
- Officers Charged Under Article 128 in the Navy-Marine Corps
Charged Together With Other Articles
- Articles 120 and 128 in the Same Case: What the Records Show
- Assault Plus Orders Violation: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 128 and 92
- Assault Plus General Article: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 128 and 134
- When Article 128 and Article 80 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
- Articles 120b and 128 in the Same Case: What the Records Show
- Articles 107 and 128 in the Same Case: What the Records Show
- Drug Plus Assault: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 112a and 128
- When Article 128 and Article 128b Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
- Articles 128 and 90 in the Same Case: What the Records Show
- Communicating Threats Plus Assault: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 115 and 128
- Assault Plus Obstruction: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 128 and 131b
- Assault Plus AWOL: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 128 and 86
- Indecent Recording And Exposure Plus Assault: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 120c and 128
- Property Damage Plus Assault: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 109 and 128
- Assault Plus Conspiracy: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 128 and 81
- When Article 121 and Article 128 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
- Articles 128 and 129 in the Same Case: What the Records Show
- Articles 128 and 93 in the Same Case: What the Records Show
- When Article 128 and Article 87a Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
- Articles 119b and 128 in the Same Case: What the Records Show
- Articles 128 and 133 in the Same Case: What the Records Show
- When Article 113 and Article 128 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
- Articles 128 and 91 in the Same Case: What the Records Show
- Assault Plus Disrespect: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 128 and 89
- Assault Plus Solicitation: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 128 and 82
- Articles 114 and 128 in the Same Case: What the Records Show
- Murder Plus Assault: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 118 and 128
- When Article 108 and Article 128 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
- Articles 116 and 128 in the Same Case: What the Records Show
Charged Together, by Service
- Army Cases Charging Both Article 120b and Article 128
- Army Cases Charging Both Article 120c and Article 128
- Army Cases Charging Both Article 121 and Article 128
- Army Cases Charging Both Article 128 and Article 134
- Army Cases Charging Both Article 128 and Article 90
- Army Cases Charging Both Article 128 and Article 92
- Army Courts-Martial With Article 107 and Article 128, 2021–2026
- Army Courts-Martial With Article 109 and Article 128, 2021–2026
- Army Courts-Martial With Article 112a and Article 128, 2021–2026
- Army Courts-Martial With Article 113 and Article 128, 2021–2026
- Army Courts-Martial With Article 120 and Article 128, 2021–2026
- Army Courts-Martial With Article 128 and Article 129, 2021–2026
- Army Courts-Martial With Article 128 and Article 80, 2021–2026
- Article 112a With Article 128 in the Navy and Marine Corps: What the Records Show
- Article 115 With Article 128 in the Army: What the Records Show
- Article 119b With Article 128 in the Army: What the Records Show
- Article 128 With Article 128b in the Army: What the Records Show
- Article 128 With Article 129 in the Navy and Marine Corps: What the Records Show
- Article 128 With Article 131b in the Army: What the Records Show
- Article 128 With Article 81 in the Navy and Marine Corps: What the Records Show
- Article 128 With Article 87a in the Army: What the Records Show
- Article 128 With Article 90 in the Navy and Marine Corps: What the Records Show
- Article 128 With Article 92 in the Navy and Marine Corps: What the Records Show
- Article 128 With Article 93 in the Army: What the Records Show
- Navy-Marine Corps Cases Charging Both Article 115 and Article 128
- Navy-Marine Corps Cases Charging Both Article 128 and Article 134
- Navy-Marine Corps Cases Charging Both Article 128 and Article 80
- Navy-Marine Corps Cases Charging Both Article 128 and Article 86
- Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial With Article 107 and Article 128, 2021–2026
- Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial With Article 120 and Article 128, 2021–2026
- Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial With Article 128 and Article 128b, 2021–2026
- Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial With Article 128 and Article 131b, 2021–2026
Counsel of Record
- Army Defense Counsel in Contested Article 128 Cases: Prior Cases and Verdicts, 2023–2026
- Who Prosecuted Contested Army Article 128 Cases? Trial Counsel Experience, 2023–2026
Across the Services
Judge Alone or Members
- Army Article 128 Trials Before a Military Judge Alone: Verdicts and Sentences
- When Members (A Panel) Decided a Contested Army Article 128 Case, 2021–2025
What the offense covers: Article 128 on the law firm's website.
How this data was built: methodology and known gaps.
Compare: federal court. Aggravated Assault: Federal Sentences vs. Article 128 Courts-Martial, 2016–2025
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.