JB Langley-Eustis, Virginia Courts-Martial, 2024–2026: What 15 Cases Show
JB Langley-Eustis, Virginia had 15 Air Force courts-martial from November 2024 to June 2026, 3% of the 598 Air Force cases in those years. All 13 cases with a plea recorded were guilty pleas, and a military judge alone decided all 15.
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Short answer: JB Langley-Eustis, Virginia had 15 Air Force courts-martial from November 2024 to June 2026, 3% of the 598 Air Force cases in those years. All 13 cases with a plea recorded were guilty pleas, and a military judge alone decided all 15. The median confinement was 3 months, shorter than the 6 months in the rest of the Air Force.
Every Recorded Plea Was Guilty
The plea is recorded for 13 of the 15 cases, and all 13 were guilty pleas. None of the recorded pleas was a not-guilty or mixed plea, so 0% of these cases were contested. In the rest of the Air Force, 43% of cases with a plea recorded were contested.
A military judge alone decided all 15 cases (100%). No case went to a panel of members.
Shorter Confinement Terms
Of 14 convictions, 11 included confinement. The median confinement was 3 months, compared with 6 months for the rest of the Air Force. A quarter of the sentences with confinement were 1.3 years or longer.
These are adjudged sentences, set at trial before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. Each covers every charge in the case.
The General Article Was the Most Common Charge
Charges are listed for 14 cases. Article 134 (the general article) appears in 7 of them, 50% compared with 24% across the Air Force. Article 121 (larceny), Article 112a (drug offenses), and Article 128b (domestic violence) were each charged in 3 cases (21%).
Article 120b (rape and sexual assault of a child), Article 82 (soliciting), and Article 115 (communicating threats) were each charged in 2 cases. Article 120 (rape and sexual assault) was charged in 1. A case with several articles is counted under each one.
| UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, the Air Force as a whole |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art. 134 General article | 7 | 50% | 24% |
| Art. 121 Larceny | 3 | 21% | 8% |
| Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 3 | 21% | 20% |
| Art. 128b Domestic violence | 3 | 21% | 15% |
| Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child | 2 | 14% | 9% |
| Art. 82 Soliciting | 2 | 14% | 1% |
| Art. 115 Communicating threats | 2 | 14% | 3% |
| Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault | 1 | 7% | 13% |
Discharges and Dismissals
Of 12 convicted enlisted members, 5 received a punitive discharge: 2 bad-conduct and 3 dishonorable. Across the Air Force, the share was 62%. Both convicted officers or warrant officers were dismissed. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation.
Change Since 2019–2023
The installation had 15 cases in 2019–2023, about 3 a year, and has averaged about 5 a year since. The median confinement went from 8 months to 3 months. The punitive discharge rate for enlisted convictions went from 57% to 42%, and the general court-martial share went from 53% to 40%. Small groups can shift with a few cases.
| 2019–2023 | 2024–2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cases | 15 | 15 |
| Contested (of pleas recorded) | 4 of 8 | 0% |
| Convictions with confinement | 86% | 79% |
| Median confinement | 8 months | 3 months |
| Punitive discharge (enlisted) | 57% | 42% |
| General courts-martial | 53% | 40% |
Rank and Court Level
Junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4) made up 60% of the accused, NCOs 27%, and officers 13%. Across the Air Force, junior enlisted were 58%.
There were 6 general and 9 special courts-martial. The general court-martial share, 40%, was lower than the 56% in all Air Force cases in those years. A special court-martial caps confinement at 1 year and cannot impose a dishonorable discharge.
Similar Installations
Ramstein AB, Germany and McConnell AFB, Kansas tried 20 and 21 cases. At Ramstein, 59% of cases with a plea recorded were contested, and at McConnell 21% were. McConnell had the same median confinement, 3 months.
| Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JB Langley-Eustis, Virginia | 15 | 0% | — | 3 months | 42% |
| Ramstein AB, Germany | 20 | 59% | 3 of 10 | 9 months | 65% |
| McConnell AFB, Kansas | 21 | 21% | 1 of 3 | 3 months | 44% |
Timing and Limits
There were 4 cases in 2024, 6 in 2025, and 5 in 2026, a partial year. Since December 28, 2023, special trial counsel decide whether to prosecute covered offenses such as sexual assault, domestic violence, and murder. The records give trial dates, not offense dates, so they cannot show which cases fell under that rule.
The records do not include nonjudicial punishment or administrative separation, and they do not describe the evidence or the plea terms. Air Force records never report plea agreements.
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 2024–2026 (15 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 JB Langley-Eustis, Virginia, 2024–2026
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.