> ## 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. # JB Andrews, Maryland Before and After 2019: How Its Courts-Martial Changed - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/jb-andrews-maryland-before-after-2019/ - Published: 2026-10-30T08:06:11.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T08:06:11.000Z - Description: The accused at JB Andrews, Maryland in 2019–2023 were more senior than across the Air Force: junior enlisted members were 33% of the 21 accused, compared with 64% Air Force-wide, and officers were 24%. Punitive discharges for convicted enlisted members went from 73% in 2016–2018 to 50%. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, JB Andrews, Maryland, Air Force [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) › [JB Andrews, Maryland](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-jb-andrews-maryland/) › Before and after 2019 **Short answer:** The accused at JB Andrews, Maryland in 2019–2023 were more senior than across the Air Force: junior enlisted members were 33% of the 21 accused, compared with 64% Air Force-wide, and officers were 24%. Punitive discharges for convicted enlisted members went from 73% in 2016–2018 to 50%. The median confinement was 4 months, the same as the Air Force median. Based on 21 cases · 2019–2023 · Air Force records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## NCOs and Officers Made Up Most of the Accused Of the accused at JB Andrews from 2019 to 2023, 33% were junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4), 43% were NCOs, and 24% were officers. Across the Air Force in the same years, junior enlisted members were 64% of the accused. General courts-martial, the level that can impose long confinement and a dishonorable discharge or dismissal, heard 12 of the 21 cases (57%). In 2016–2018 the share was 61%. Special courts-martial heard the other cases. A special court-martial caps confinement at one year and cannot impose a dishonorable discharge. ## Bad-Conduct Discharges Only Of 14 convicted enlisted members, 7 received a punitive discharge (50%). All 7 were bad-conduct discharges, and there were 0 dishonorable discharges. The share was 73% at JB Andrews in 2016–2018 and 56% across the Air Force in 2019–2023. 1 convicted officer or warrant officer appears in the records and was dismissed. Dismissal is the officer equivalent of a punitive discharge. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation. | | 2016–2018 | 2019–2023 | | ----------------------------- | --------- | --------- | | Cases | 18 | 21 | | Contested (of pleas recorded) | — | 50% | | Convictions with confinement | 86% | 80% | | Median confinement | 5 months | 4 months | | Punitive discharge (enlisted) | 73% | 50% | | General courts-martial | 61% | 57% | ## Pleas and Full Acquittals The plea is listed in 14 of the 21 records: 7 guilty pleas and 7 not-guilty or mixed pleas. A contested case is one in which the accused pleaded not guilty to at least one charge. The contested share of 50% matched the Air Force share. Of the 21 cases, 6 ended in a full acquittal (29%), compared with 24% Air Force-wide. Air Force records from 2016 to 2019 rarely list a guilty plea, so this rate is measured against all cases. Among contested cases that reached a verdict, 5 of 7 ended in a full acquittal. ## Confinement at the Air Force Median Of 15 convictions, 12 included confinement (80%), compared with 86% in 2016–2018\. The median confinement was 4 months, the same as across the Air Force and lower than the 5 months at JB Andrews in 2016–2018. A quarter of the terms with confinement were 1.1 years or longer. These are adjudged sentences, the sentence given at trial. They come before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal, and each covers every charge in its case. ## Drug and Assault Charges Charges are listed for 15 of the 21 cases. Article 112a, covering wrongful use and possession of controlled substances, appeared in 7 (47%), compared with 41% Air Force-wide. Article 128 (assault) appeared in 4 (27%), compared with 19%. Article 115, Article 128b (domestic violence), Article 107 (false official statements), Article 134 (the general article), and Article 86 (AWOL) each appeared in 2 cases (13%). Article 115 covered malingering before 2019 and communicating threats since. The Article 128b and Article 86 shares were higher than the 5% Air Force-wide for each, and the Article 134 share was lower than the 21% Air Force-wide. Article 109 (property other than military; waste, spoilage, destruction) appeared in 1 case. | UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, the whole Air Force docket | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---------- | --------------------------------- | | [Art. 112a](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-112a-drug-offenses/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 7 | 47% | 41% | | [Art. 128](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-128/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Assault | 4 | 27% | 19% | | [Art. 115](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-115/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Malingering before 2019, communicating threats since | 2 | 13% | 4% | | [Art. 128b](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-128b-domestic-violence/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Domestic violence | 2 | 13% | 5% | | [Art. 107](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-107/?ref=bodiesburied.com) False official statements | 2 | 13% | 6% | | [Art. 134](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-134/?ref=bodiesburied.com) General article | 2 | 13% | 21% | | [Art. 86](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-86/?ref=bodiesburied.com) AWOL | 2 | 13% | 5% | | Art. 109 Property other than military; waste, spoilage, destruction | 1 | 7% | 1% | ## Who Decided Guilt A military judge alone decided guilt in 14 of 20 cases with the forum listed (70%). Members heard 6: 4 enlisted panels and 2 officer panels. In most cases the accused chooses whether a judge or members decide guilt. ## Yearly Counts and Similar Bases The 21 cases ran from May 2019 to July 2023: 5 in 2019, 3 in 2020, 5 in 2021, 5 in 2022, and 3 in 2023\. JB Andrews had 18 cases in 2016–2018\. Counting full years only, that is about 6 a year before 2019 and about 4 a year after. Percentages in groups this small can change by a lot with a few cases. FE Warren AFB, Wyoming and JB Lewis-McChord, Washington each tried 21 cases in these years. Each of these bases had a median confinement of 4 months. The punitive discharge rate was 64% at FE Warren and 69% at JB Lewis-McChord. JB Lewis-McChord had a contested share of 80%, and FE Warren had 44%. | Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) | | ---------------------------- | ----- | --------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------------------- | | JB Andrews, Maryland | 21 | 50% | 5 of 7 | 4 months | 50% | | FE Warren AFB, Wyoming | 21 | 44% | 5 of 7 | 4 months | 64% | | JB Lewis-McChord, Washington | 21 | 80% | 4 of 8 | 4 months | 69% | ## What the Records Do Not Cover Trial records show the charges, pleas, findings, and sentence. The evidence, the plea terms, offense dates, and conduct handled outside a court-martial are not included. 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 tried at JB Andrews, Maryland in 2016–2018 (18) and 2019–2023 (21). 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 - [JB Andrews, Maryland: Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-jb-andrews-maryland/) (hub) - [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) (hub) - [JB Andrews, Maryland, 2019–2023: Charges, Verdicts, and Sentences in 21 Cases](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/jb-andrews-maryland-courts-martial-2019-2023/) - [Inside 18 Courts-Martial at JB Andrews, Maryland, 2016–2018](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/jb-andrews-maryland-courts-martial-2016-2018/) - [Inside 10 Courts-Martial at JB Andrews, Maryland, 2024–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/jb-andrews-maryland-courts-martial-2024-2026/) - [Andersen AFB, Guam Before and After 2019: How Its Courts-Martial Changed](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/andersen-afb-guam-before-after-2019/) - [Aviano AB, Italy, 2016–2018 vs. 2019–2023: A Side-by-Side Look](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/aviano-ab-italy-before-after-2019/) - [Aviano AB, Italy, 2019–2023 vs. 2024–2026: A Side-by-Side Look](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/aviano-ab-italy-before-after-2024/) - [Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, 2016–2018 vs. 2019–2023: A Side-by-Side Look](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/davis-monthan-afb-arizona-before-after-2019/) - [Search every case in Military Trial Results](https://www.bodiesburied.com/military-trial-results/) (members) ## Military Judges Who Presided Over Cases at JB Andrews, Maryland, 2019–2023 - [W. Shane Cohen](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-w-shane-cohen/) - [Bryon T. Gleisner](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-bryon-t-gleisner/) - [Christina M. Jimenez](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-christina-m-jimenez/) - [Brian C. Mason](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-brian-c-mason/) - [Matthew N. McCall](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-matthew-n-mccall/) - [Andrew R. Norton](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-andrew-r-norton/) - [Dayle P. Percle](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-dayle-p-percle/) - [Shaun S. Speranza](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-shaun-s-speranza/) - [Charles G. Warren](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-charles-g-warren/) - [Bryan D. Watson](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-bryan-d-watson/) - [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.