Inside 18 Courts-Martial at JB Andrews, Maryland, 2016–2018
JB Andrews, Maryland had 18 courts-martial in the records from 2016 to 2018. Article 121 (larceny) was charged in 36% of the cases with charges listed, compared with 7% across the Air Force.
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Short answer: JB Andrews, Maryland had 18 courts-martial in the records from 2016 to 2018. Article 121 (larceny) was charged in 36% of the cases with charges listed, compared with 7% across the Air Force. 8 of 11 convicted enlisted members received a punitive discharge (73%), compared with 55% in the rest of the Air Force.
Larceny and Officer Misconduct Charges
Charges are listed for 14 of the 18 cases. Article 121 (larceny) appears in 5 (36%), compared with 7% across the Air Force. Article 133 (conduct unbecoming an officer) appears in 3 (21%), compared with 2%.
Article 112a (drug use or possession) also appears in 5 cases (36%), but that is lower than the 48% Air Force share. Article 120 (rape and sexual assault) and Article 92 (failure to obey an order or regulation) each appear in 3 (21%), compared with 9% and 16%. Article 134, Article 107, and Article 128 each appear in 1. A case counts under every article it charges.
| UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, the whole Air Force docket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 5 | 36% | 48% |
| Art. 121 Larceny | 5 | 36% | 7% |
| Art. 133 Conduct unbecoming an officer | 3 | 21% | 2% |
| Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation | 3 | 21% | 16% |
| Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault | 3 | 21% | 9% |
| Art. 134 General article | 1 | 7% | 25% |
| Art. 107 False official statements | 1 | 7% | 7% |
| Art. 128 Assault | 1 | 7% | 11% |
Officers Among the Accused
By rank, the accused were 8 junior enlisted members, 6 NCOs, and 4 officers. That group is more senior than the Air Force as a whole.
3 convicted officers appear in the records, and 2 were dismissed. Dismissal is the officer form of a punitive discharge.
Discharges for Enlisted Members
8 of 11 convicted enlisted members received a punitive discharge: 4 bad-conduct discharges and 4 dishonorable discharges. In the rest of the Air Force, the share was 55%. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation.
Confinement
Confinement was part of 86% of the 14 convictions. The median term was 5 months, compared with 4 months in the rest of the Air Force. A quarter of the terms were 4.3 years or longer.
Each is an adjudged sentence, set at trial before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal, and covering all the charges in its case.
Court Level, Forum, and Acquittals
JB Andrews had 11 general and 7 special courts-martial. The general share of 61% is higher than the 47% across the Air Force. A special court-martial caps confinement at one year and cannot impose a dishonorable discharge.
Members decided 39% of the cases with a forum listed: 2 enlisted panels and 5 officer panels. A military judge alone decided the other 11.
4 of the 18 cases ended in a full acquittal (22%), compared with 20% across the Air Force. Air Force records from these years seldom list a guilty plea, so the rate is measured against all cases.
JB Andrews Beside Hill and Moody
Hill AFB, Utah and Moody AFB, Georgia each tried 20 cases in these years. Hill had a median confinement of 6 months and Moody had 4 months. Their punitive discharge rates for enlisted convictions were 53% and 67%, both lower than the 73% at JB Andrews.
| Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JB Andrews, Maryland | 18 | — | — | 5 months | 73% |
| Hill AFB, Utah | 20 | — | — | 6 months | 53% |
| Moody AFB, Georgia | 20 | — | — | 4 months | 67% |
Dates, Rules, and Limits
The trials ran from June 2016 to October 2018: 4 in 2016, 7 in 2017, and 7 in 2018. They are 2% of the 991 Air Force courts-martial in those years. All came before the Military Justice Act of 2016 took effect on January 1, 2019.
This is what reached a courtroom. Nonjudicial punishment, administrative separation, the evidence, and plea terms are not in these records, and Air Force records seldom list charges in full acquittals.
Dates and sources for the law changes mentioned here: UCMJ change timeline.
How We Counted
Every court-martial in the data tried at JB Andrews, Maryland with a trial date in 2016–2018 (18 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, 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 JB Andrews, Maryland, 2016–2018
- W. Shane Cohen
- Ryan A. Hendricks
- Christina M. Jimenez
- John C. Johnson
- Andrew Kalavanos
- J. Wesley Moore
- Lyndell M. Powell
- Christopher Santoro
- Shelly W. Schools
- 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 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.