JB Langley-Eustis, Virginia, 2019–2023: Charges, Verdicts, and Sentences in 15 Cases
From March 2019 to March 2023, JB Langley-Eustis, Virginia had 15 Air Force courts-martial, 1% of the 1,361 Air Force cases in those years. The median confinement was 8 months, the same as in 2016–2018 and longer than the 4 months across the Air Force.
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Short answer: From March 2019 to March 2023, JB Langley-Eustis, Virginia had 15 Air Force courts-martial, 1% of the 1,361 Air Force cases in those years. The median confinement was 8 months, the same as in 2016–2018 and longer than the 4 months across the Air Force. Only 1 of the 15 cases ended in a full acquittal (7%), compared with 24% Air Force-wide.
How the Period Compares With 2016–2018
In 2016–2018 the installation had 16 cases, about 5 a year. From 2019 on it averaged about 3 a year: 6 cases in 2019, 3 in 2020, 2 in 2021, 3 in 2022, and 1 in 2023.
The median confinement stayed at 8 months. The share of convictions that included confinement went from 67% to 86%. The punitive discharge rate for convicted enlisted members went from 53% to 57%, and general courts-martial went from 31% of cases to 53%. A few cases either way can move figures for groups this small.
| 2016–2018 | 2019–2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cases | 16 | 15 |
| Contested (of pleas recorded) | — | 4 of 8 |
| Convictions with confinement | 67% | 86% |
| Median confinement | 8 months | 8 months |
| Punitive discharge (enlisted) | 53% | 57% |
| General courts-martial | 31% | 53% |
Convictions and Acquittals
Of the 15 cases, 14 ended in a conviction on at least one charge and 1 ended in a full acquittal (7%). Across the Air Force, 24% of cases ended in a full acquittal. Because Air Force records from 2016 to 2019 rarely list guilty pleas, this rate is measured against all cases.
The plea is recorded for 8 cases, and 4 of them were contested. None of those 4 contested cases that reached a verdict ended in a full acquittal.
Length of Confinement
Confinement was part of 12 of the 14 convictions. The median confinement was 8 months, longer than the 4 months for all Air Force cases in those years. A quarter of the sentences with confinement were 3 years or longer.
These figures are adjudged sentences, set at trial before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. A sentence covers every charge in the case.
What Was Charged
Charges are listed for 14 cases. Article 112a (drug offenses) was the most common, in 4 cases (29%), compared with 41% Air Force-wide. Article 120 (rape and sexual assault) was charged in 3 cases (21%), compared with 11%.
Article 86 (AWOL), Article 134 (the general article), Article 121 (larceny), Article 128 (assault), and Article 107 (false official statements) were each charged in 2 cases. Larceny was charged in 14% of cases here, compared with 4% across the Air Force. A case with several articles counts under each one.
| UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, Air Force-wide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 4 | 29% | 41% |
| Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault | 3 | 21% | 11% |
| Art. 86 AWOL | 2 | 14% | 5% |
| Art. 134 General article | 2 | 14% | 21% |
| Art. 121 Larceny | 2 | 14% | 4% |
| Art. 128 Assault | 2 | 14% | 19% |
| Art. 107 False official statements | 2 | 14% | 6% |
| Art. 120c Other sexual misconduct | 1 | 7% | 3% |
Punitive Discharges
A punitive discharge followed 57% of enlisted convictions: 4 bad-conduct discharges and 4 dishonorable discharges. The rate in the rest of the Air Force was 56%. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation.
Rank, Court Level, and Forum
All of the accused were enlisted: 11 junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4) and 4 NCOs (E-5 to E-9). That mix is more junior than the Air Force as a whole, where 64% were junior enlisted. General courts-martial made up 8 of the 15 cases (53%).
A military judge alone decided guilt in 9 cases (60%). Members decided the other 6: 1 enlisted panel and 5 officer panels.
Installations With a Similar Number of Cases
RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom and USAF Academy, Colorado each tried 20 cases in these years. Mildenhall had the same median confinement, 8 months, and the Academy had 4 months.
| Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JB Langley-Eustis, Virginia | 15 | 4 of 8 | 0 of 4 | 8 months | 57% |
| RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom | 20 | 50% | 1 of 7 | 8 months | 73% |
| USAF Academy, Colorado | 20 | 75% | 3 of 9 | 4 months | 7% |
What the Records Leave Out
The records cover only cases that reached a courtroom. Nonjudicial punishment, administrative separation, and cases closed without action are not included. The records do not describe the evidence or plea terms, and Air Force records rarely 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 Langley-Eustis, Virginia with a trial date in 2019–2023 (15 cases), compared with all 1,361 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 Langley-Eustis, Virginia, 2019–2023
- Wesley A. Braun
- Bryon T. Gleisner
- Jason M. Kellhofer
- Matthew N. McCall
- Andrew R. Norton
- Michael A. Schrama
- Shaun S. Speranza
- Pilar G. Wennrich
- 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 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.