> ## 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. # Inside 15 Courts-Martial at Eielson AFB, Alaska, 2019–2022 - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/eielson-afb-alaska-courts-martial-2019-2022/ - Published: 2026-10-30T08:02:29.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T08:02:29.000Z - Description: The records hold 15 courts-martial at Eielson AFB, Alaska from 2019 to 2022. Article 134, the general article, was charged in 36% of the cases with charges listed, compared with 21% across the Air Force. The median confinement was 3 months, compared with 4 months for the service. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Eielson AFB, Alaska, Air Force [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) › Eielson AFB, Alaska › 2019–2022 **Short answer:** The records hold 15 courts-martial at Eielson AFB, Alaska from 2019 to 2022\. Article 134, the general article, was charged in 36% of the cases with charges listed, compared with 21% across the Air Force. The median confinement was 3 months, compared with 4 months for the service. Based on 15 cases · 2019–2022 · Air Force records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## Charges More Common at Eielson 14 of the 15 records list charges. Article 112a (drug use or possession) was the most common, in 8 cases (57%), compared with 43% across the Air Force. Article 134, the general article, appears in 5 cases (36%), compared with 21%. Article 86 (AWOL) appears in 3 cases (21%), compared with 5% service-wide. Article 80 (attempts) appears in 2 (14%), compared with 1%. Each article counts once per case, and one case can fall under several articles. Article 92 (failure to obey an order or regulation) appears in 2 cases (14%), close to the 16% Air Force share. Article 120c (other sexual misconduct), Article 120b (rape and sexual assault of a child), and Article 123 (forgery before 2019, computer misuse since) each appear in 1 case. | UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, Air Force-wide | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---------- | --------------------- | | [Art. 112a](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-112a-drug-offenses/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 8 | 57% | 43% | | [Art. 134](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-134/?ref=bodiesburied.com) General article | 5 | 36% | 21% | | [Art. 86](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-86/?ref=bodiesburied.com) AWOL | 3 | 21% | 5% | | [Art. 92](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-92/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Failure to obey order or regulation | 2 | 14% | 16% | | [Art. 80](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-80/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Attempts | 2 | 14% | 1% | | [Art. 120c](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-120c/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Other sexual misconduct | 1 | 7% | 3% | | [Art. 120b](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-120b/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Rape and sexual assault of a child | 1 | 7% | 7% | | Art. 123 Forgery before 2019, computer misuse since | 1 | 7% | 0% | ## Confinement in Nearly Every Conviction 14 cases ended in a conviction on at least one charge. 13 of those sentences included confinement (93%). The median was 3 months, shorter than the 4 months in the Air Force as a whole, and a quarter of the terms were 11 months or longer. The terms are adjudged sentences, recorded before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. A single term covers all the charges in its case. ## Few Full Acquittals 1 of the 15 cases ended in a full acquittal (7%). Across the Air Force, the rate was 23%. Because Air Force records from 2016 to 2019 seldom list guilty pleas, the rate is measured against all cases, not only contested ones. ## Punitive Discharges 57% of convicted enlisted members received a punitive discharge: 5 bad-conduct discharges and 3 dishonorable discharges. The Air Force rate was 56%, about the same. A sentence without a punitive discharge can still be followed by an administrative separation. ## Forum, Rank, and Court Level A military judge alone decided 11 cases. Enlisted panels and officer panels each decided 2\. Members heard 27% of the cases, lower than the 37% across the Air Force. 12 accused were junior enlisted (E-1 to E-4), 3 were NCOs (E-5 to E-9), and none were officers. That mix is more junior than the Air Force as a whole, where 64% were junior enlisted. 8 of the 15 cases were general courts-martial (53%), about the same as the 52% for the rest of the Air Force. ## Eielson Beside Barksdale and Hill Barksdale AFB, Louisiana and Hill AFB, Utah each tried 20 cases in the same years. Median confinement was 2 months at Barksdale and 8 months at Hill. The punitive discharge rate for enlisted convictions was 53% at Barksdale and 84% at Hill. | Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) | | ------------------------ | ----- | --------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------------------- | | Eielson AFB, Alaska | 15 | 2 of 6 | 0 of 2 | 3 months | 57% | | Barksdale AFB, Louisiana | 20 | 47% | 4 of 8 | 2 months | 53% | | Hill AFB, Utah | 20 | 43% | 0 of 6 | 8 months | 84% | ## Years Covered and What Is Missing The trials ran from January 2019 to September 2022: 6 in 2019, 5 in 2020, 1 in 2021, and 3 in 2022\. They are 1% of the 1,136 Air Force courts-martial in those years. The records show charges, pleas, findings, and sentences. They do not show the evidence, plea terms, or conduct handled outside a court-martial. 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 Eielson AFB, Alaska with a trial date in 2019–2022 (15 cases), compared with all 1,136 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/). Errors: content@bodiesburied.com. ## Related Analysis - [Air Force Courts-Martial: Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-courts-martial/) (hub) - [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) (hub) - [Dyess AFB, Texas Courts-Martial, 2019–2022: What 36 Cases Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/dyess-afb-texas-courts-martial-2019-2022/) (same years, similar size) - [Andersen AFB, Guam Courts-Martial, 2016–2018: What 13 Cases Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/andersen-afb-guam-courts-martial-2016-2018/) - [Aviano AB, Italy Courts-Martial, 2016–2018: What 16 Cases Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/aviano-ab-italy-courts-martial-2016-2018/) - [Aviano AB, Italy, 2019–2023: Charges, Verdicts, and Sentences in 17 Cases](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/aviano-ab-italy-courts-martial-2019-2023/) - [Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, 2016–2018: Charges, Verdicts, and Sentences in 27 Cases](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/barksdale-afb-louisiana-courts-martial-2016-2018/) - [Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona Courts-Martial, 2019–2023: What 29 Cases Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/davis-monthan-afb-arizona-courts-martial-2019-2023/) - [Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, 2016–2018: Charges, Verdicts, and Sentences in 35 Cases](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/davis-monthan-afb-arizona-courts-martial-2016-2018/) - [Search every case in Military Trial Results](https://www.bodiesburied.com/military-trial-results/) (members) ## Military Judges Who Presided Over Cases at Eielson AFB, Alaska, 2019–2022 - [Elijah F. Brown](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-elijah-f-brown/) - [Colin P. Eichenberger](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-colin-p-eichenberger/) - [Brett A. Landry](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-brett-a-landry/) - [Brian C. Mason](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-brian-c-mason/) - [Dayle P. Percle](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-dayle-p-percle/) - [Jennifer E. Powell](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-jennifer-e-powell/) - [Mark F. Rosenow](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-mark-f-rosenow/) - [Rebecca E. Schmidt](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-rebecca-e-schmidt/) - [Christopher M. Schumann](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-christopher-m-schumann/) 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.