What Was Tried at FE Warren AFB, Wyoming, 2024–2026? 10 Courts-Martial
The records show 10 courts-martial at FE Warren AFB, Wyoming from 2024 to 2026. All 7 convictions included confinement, and the median term was 2.5 years, compared with 4 months at the same installation in 2019 to 2023. With 10 cases, each figure rests on very few trials.
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Short answer: The records show 10 courts-martial at FE Warren AFB, Wyoming from 2024 to 2026. All 7 convictions included confinement, and the median term was 2.5 years, compared with 4 months at the same installation in 2019 to 2023. With 10 cases, each figure rests on very few trials.
Confinement Since 2024
Confinement was part of the sentence in 7 of 7 convictions. The median term was 2.5 years. In 2019 to 2023, FE Warren had 21 cases, 93% of convictions included confinement, and the median was 4 months.
These are adjudged sentences, imposed at trial before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. Each one covers every charge in its case, so a long term may reflect several offenses.
| 2019–2023 | 2024–2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cases | 21 | 10 |
| Contested (of pleas recorded) | 44% | 2 of 8 |
| Full acquittals (decided contested) | 5 of 7 | 1 of 2 |
| Convictions with confinement | 93% | 7 of 7 |
| Median confinement | 4 months | 2.5 years |
| Punitive discharge (enlisted) | 64% | 4 of 6 |
| General courts-martial | 57% | 60% |
Pleas, Acquittals, and Discharges
8 records list a plea, and 2 of those were contested, meaning the accused pleaded not guilty to at least one charge. In 2019 to 2023, 44% of cases with a plea recorded were contested.
Of the 2 contested cases that reached a verdict, 1 ended in a full acquittal. 4 of 6 convicted enlisted members received a punitive discharge, compared with 64% in the earlier period. A sentence without one does not rule out a later administrative separation.
General Courts-Martial
6 of the 10 cases were general courts-martial (60%), compared with 57% in 2019 to 2023. A general court-martial can impose long confinement and a dishonorable discharge. A special court-martial caps confinement at one year.
Charges Listed
All 10 records list charges. Article 134, the general article, appears in 3 cases (30%), compared with 24% in the rest of the Air Force. Article 128 (assault), Article 92 (failure to obey an order or regulation), and Article 120 (rape and sexual assault) each appear in 2 cases (20%).
Article 128b (domestic violence), Article 115 (communicating threats), Article 107 (false official statements), and Article 108 (military property loss, damage, or destruction) each appear in 1 case. A case can count under several articles.
| UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, the rest of the Air Force |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art. 134 General article | 3 | 30% | 24% |
| Art. 128 Assault | 2 | 20% | 13% |
| Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation | 2 | 20% | 16% |
| Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault | 2 | 20% | 13% |
| Art. 128b Domestic violence | 1 | 10% | 15% |
| Art. 115 Communicating threats | 1 | 10% | 3% |
| Art. 107 False official statements | 1 | 10% | 6% |
| Art. 108 Military property; loss, damage, destruction | 1 | 10% | 1% |
Forum and Rank
A military judge alone decided guilt in 8 of the 10 cases (80%). An enlisted panel decided 1 and an officer panel decided 1.
Junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4) were 50% of the accused, NCOs were 40%, and officers were 10%. In the rest of the Air Force, junior enlisted members were 58%.
Ramstein and McConnell for Comparison
Ramstein AB, Germany tried 20 cases and McConnell AFB, Kansas tried 21 in the same years. Their median confinement was 9 months and 3 months, both shorter than the 2.5 years at FE Warren.
| Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FE Warren AFB, Wyoming | 10 | 2 of 8 | 1 of 2 | 2.5 years | 4 of 6 |
| Ramstein AB, Germany | 20 | 59% | 3 of 10 | 9 months | 65% |
| McConnell AFB, Kansas | 21 | 21% | 1 of 3 | 3 months | 44% |
Dates, Law Changes, and Limits
The trials ran from January 2024 to August 2026: 4 in 2024, 1 in 2025, and 5 so far in 2026. That is 2% of the 598 Air Force courts-martial in those years, about 2 a year compared with about 4 a year before.
Since December 28, 2023, special trial counsel decide whether to prosecute covered offenses such as sexual assault and domestic violence. Military judges now set the sentence when every guilty finding is for an offense after December 27, 2023. The records give trial dates, not offense dates, so they cannot show which rules applied, and they do not show the evidence or plea terms.
Dates and sources for the law changes mentioned here: UCMJ change timeline.
How We Counted
Every court-martial in the data tried at FE Warren AFB, Wyoming with a trial date in 2024–2026 (10 cases), compared with all 598 Air Force trials in those years. Dates are trial dates.
Source: public court-martial records (Article 140a, UCMJ) in Military Trial Results, data updated October 24, 2026. Definitions, sources, and known gaps: how this data was built. Errors: content@bodiesburied.com.
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Military Judges Who Presided Over Cases at FE Warren AFB, Wyoming, 2024–2026
- Nathan Rick Allred
- Adam D. Bentz
- Nathan D. Royer
- Matthew P. Stoffel
- Brian Michael Thompson
- Ja Rai Antoinette Williams
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 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. This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.