> ## 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. # FE Warren AFB, Wyoming Courts-Martial, 2016–2018: What 23 Cases Show - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/fe-warren-afb-wyoming-courts-martial-2016-2018/ - Published: 2026-10-28T06:31:05.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T08:02:30.000Z - Description: FE Warren AFB, Wyoming tried 23 courts-martial from April 2016 to December 2018. 44% of convicted enlisted members received a punitive discharge, compared with 55% in the rest of the Air Force. The median confinement was 5 months, about the same as the 4 months across the Air Force. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, FE Warren AFB, Wyoming, Air Force [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) › [FE Warren AFB, Wyoming](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-fe-warren-afb-wyoming/) › 2016–2018 **Short answer:** FE Warren AFB, Wyoming tried 23 courts-martial from April 2016 to December 2018\. 44% of convicted enlisted members received a punitive discharge, compared with 55% in the rest of the Air Force. The median confinement was 5 months, about the same as the 4 months across the Air Force. 5 of the 23 cases ended in a full acquittal (22%), compared with 20% across the Air Force. Based on 23 cases · 2016–2018 · Air Force records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## Fewer Punitive Discharges Than the Air Force Overall Of the enlisted members convicted at FE Warren AFB, 44% received a punitive discharge: 4 bad-conduct discharges and 4 dishonorable discharges. Across the Air Force in the same years, the share was 55%. For enlisted members, a punitive discharge is a bad-conduct or dishonorable discharge. For officers, the equivalent is a dismissal. A sentence without one does not rule out a later administrative separation, and those separations are not in these records. ## Compared With Similar Bases Vandenberg SFB, California and Whiteman AFB, Missouri each tried 23 Air Force cases in the same years, the same number as FE Warren AFB. FE Warren AFB had the lowest punitive discharge rate of the 3 bases: 44%, compared with 63% at Whiteman AFB and 79% at Vandenberg SFB. It also had the shortest median confinement: 5 months here, 6 months at Whiteman AFB, and 8 months at Vandenberg SFB. With 23 cases at each base, a few cases can change these figures. | Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) | | -------------------------- | ----- | --------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------------------- | | FE Warren AFB, Wyoming | 23 | — | — | 5 months | 44% | | Vandenberg SFB, California | 23 | — | — | 8 months | 79% | | Whiteman AFB, Missouri | 23 | — | — | 6 months | 63% | ## Drug Charges Were the Most Common The charge lists cover 18 of the 23 cases, and a case with several articles is counted under each one. Article 112a, the wrongful use or possession of controlled substances, was the most common charge, in 8 of those cases (44%). Across all Air Force cases in those years, the share was 48%. Assault under Article 128 was charged in 4 cases (22%, compared with 11% across the Air Force). Article 120 (rape and sexual assault) was charged in 3 (17%, compared with 9%). Article 92 (failure to obey an order or regulation) was charged in 3 cases. Article 121 (larceny) and Article 85 (desertion) were each charged once, and 2 other articles were each charged in a single case. | UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, all Air Force cases in those years | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------- | | [Art. 112a](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-112a-drug-offenses/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 8 | 44% | 48% | | [Art. 128](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-128/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Assault | 4 | 22% | 11% | | [Art. 92](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-92/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Failure to obey order or regulation | 3 | 17% | 16% | | [Art. 120](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-120-sexual-assault/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Rape and sexual assault | 3 | 17% | 9% | | [Art. 121](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-121/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Larceny | 1 | 6% | 7% | | Art. 132 Frauds against the united states | 1 | 6% | 1% | | Art. 85 Desertion | 1 | 6% | 1% | | Art. 83 Fraudulent enlistment | 1 | 6% | 1% | ## Confinement After a Conviction Of the 23 cases, 18 ended in a conviction on at least one charge, and 13 of those sentences included confinement (72%). The median confinement was 5 months, about the same as the 4-month median across the Air Force. A quarter of those sentences were 1 year or longer. These are adjudged sentences, the terms announced at trial before any plea-agreement limit, clemency, or appeal. Each one covers every charge in the case, not a single offense. ## How Many Cases Ended in a Full Acquittal? 5 of the 23 cases ended in a full acquittal, meaning not guilty on every charge. The full-acquittal rate was 22%, compared with 20% across the Air Force. That rate is measured against all cases, not only contested cases. Air Force records from 2016 to 2019 rarely list the plea when the accused pleaded guilty. For that reason, the share of contested cases cannot be measured reliably for this period. The records also rarely list the charges in a full acquittal. ## Panels Heard Many of These Cases A military judge alone decided 13 cases. Enlisted panels heard 5, and officer panels heard 5\. Members heard 43% of the cases, compared with 45% across all Air Force cases. The accused usually chooses whether a judge alone or a panel of members decides guilt. ## General Courts-Martial and Rank General courts-martial made up 74% of these cases (17 of 23), and special courts-martial made up the rest. A general court-martial can impose any lawful sentence, including long confinement and a dishonorable discharge. A special court-martial caps confinement at one year. Junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4) made up 61% of the accused, and NCOs made up 39%. Officers made up 0%. In the rest of the Air Force, junior enlisted members were 63%. ## Before the 2019 Rules, and Other Limits FE Warren tried 9 cases in 2016, 8 in 2017, and 6 in 2018\. Together they are 2% of the 991 Air Force courts-martial in those years. All were tried before the Military Justice Act of 2016 took effect on January 1, 2019\. That law set fixed panel sizes and introduced written plea agreements. These records show only cases that went to a court-martial, not nonjudicial punishment or administrative separations. They do not describe the evidence, and Air Force records 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 FE Warren AFB, Wyoming with a trial date in 2016–2018 (23 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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Brown](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-jefferson-b-brown/) - [James R. Dorman](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-james-r-dorman/) - [Donald R. Eller Jr.](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-donald-r-eller-jr/) - [Christina M. Jimenez](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-christina-m-jimenez/) - [Andrew Kalavanos](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-andrew-kalavanos/) - [Mark W. Milam](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-mark-w-milam/) - [Bradley A. Morris](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-bradley-a-morris/) - [Mark F. Rosenow](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-mark-f-rosenow/) - [Shelly W. Schools](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-shelly-w-schools/) - [Vance H. Spath](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-vance-h-spath/) - [Brian D. Teter](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-brian-d-teter/) - [Marvin W. Tubbs II](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-marvin-w-tubbs-ii/) - [Tiffany M. Wagner](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-tiffany-m-wagner/) 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.