> ## 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 Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, 2016–2018 vs. 2019–2023: A Side-by-Side Look - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/jb-pearl-harbor-hickam-hawaii-before-after-2019/ - Published: 2026-10-28T06:34:09.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T08:06:13.000Z - Description: JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii had 34 Air Force courts-martial in 2019–2023, compared with 24 in 2016–2018. Drug charges under Article 112a were in 62% of the later cases that list charges, compared with 41% across the Air Force. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Air Force [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) › [JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-jb-pearl-harbor-hickam-hawaii/) › Before and after 2019 **Short answer:** JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii had 34 Air Force courts-martial in 2019–2023, compared with 24 in 2016–2018\. Drug charges under Article 112a were in 62% of the later cases that list charges, compared with 41% across the Air Force. Punitive discharges for convicted enlisted members went from 45% in the earlier period to 64%. Based on 34 cases · 2019–2023 · Air Force records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## Drug Charges Were More Common Than Across the Air Force Of the 26 Air Force cases at JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam in 2019–2023 whose records list charges, 16 charged Article 112a, the article covering wrongful use and possession of controlled substances. That is 62%, compared with 41% in the rest of the Air Force. Several other articles were also charged more often than across the Air Force. Article 134 (the general article) was charged in 27% of cases, compared with 21%. Article 92 (failure to obey an order or regulation) was charged in 23%, compared with 16%. Article 128 (assault) was charged in 23%, compared with 19%. Article 113 (drunken or reckless driving since 2019, misbehavior of a sentinel before that) and Article 128b (domestic violence) were each charged in 12%, compared with 4% and 5%. A single case can fall under several articles. | UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, the rest of the Air Force | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---------- | -------------------------------- | | [Art. 112a](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-112a-drug-offenses/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 16 | 62% | 41% | | [Art. 134](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-134/?ref=bodiesburied.com) General article | 7 | 27% | 21% | | [Art. 92](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-92/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Failure to obey order or regulation | 6 | 23% | 16% | | [Art. 128](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-128/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Assault | 6 | 23% | 19% | | [Art. 113](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-113/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Misbehavior of a sentinel before 2019, drunken or reckless driving since | 3 | 12% | 4% | | [Art. 128b](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-128b-domestic-violence/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Domestic violence | 3 | 12% | 5% | | [Art. 86](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-86/?ref=bodiesburied.com) AWOL | 2 | 8% | 5% | | [Art. 107](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-107/?ref=bodiesburied.com) False official statements | 2 | 8% | 6% | ## How the Two Periods Compare This page sets 2016–2018 beside 2019–2023\. The earlier period had 24 cases, about 8 a year. The later period had about 7 a year, counting full years only. The median adjudged confinement went from 3 months to 4 months, and the share of convictions with any confinement went from 77% to 85%. Punitive discharges for convicted enlisted members went from 45% to 64%. General courts-martial went from 38% of cases to 47%. In small groups a few cases can change a percentage, so these changes show direction, not precision. | | 2016–2018 | 2019–2023 | | ----------------------------- | --------- | --------- | | Cases | 24 | 34 | | Contested (of pleas recorded) | — | 39% | | Convictions with confinement | 77% | 85% | | Median confinement | 3 months | 4 months | | Punitive discharge (enlisted) | 45% | 64% | | General courts-martial | 38% | 47% | ## The Later Cases Year by Year From March 2019 to December 2023, the data holds 34 cases: 4 in 2019, 11 in 2020, 8 in 2021, 4 in 2022, and 7 in 2023. ## Fewer Contested Cases and Fewer Full Acquittals Of the 28 records that list a plea, 17 were guilty pleas and 11 were contested, meaning the accused pleaded not guilty to at least one charge. That is 39% contested, compared with 50% across the Air Force. Of the 11 decided contested cases, 45% ended in a full acquittal, lower than the 51% across the Air Force. Another 2 were partial acquittals, not guilty of at least one charge but guilty of another. Air Force results give one verdict per case, so a partial acquittal appears only when an appeals opinion reports it. Members heard 7 of the 11 contested cases (64%). Across all cases with the forum listed, members heard 29%: 4 enlisted panels and 6 officer panels. A military judge alone decided the other 24. ## Sentences After Conviction 26 cases ended in a conviction on at least one charge, and 22 of those sentences included confinement (85%). The median confinement was 4 months, the same as in all Air Force cases in those years. A quarter of the sentences were 10 months or longer. Sentences longer than one year were less common here: 4 of 26 convictions (15%), compared with 23% across the Air Force. These are adjudged sentences, before clemency or appeal, and they cover every charge in the case. | Adjudged confinement | Convictions | Share here | Share, the Air Force as a whole | | ------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------------------------------- | | No confinement | 4 | 15% | 12% | | Under 6 months | 14 | 54% | 50% | | 6 months to 1 year | 4 | 15% | 15% | | More than 1 year, under 5 years | 3 | 12% | 17% | | 5 years or more | 1 | 4% | 6% | ## General Versus Special Courts-Martial At the 16 general courts-martial, 7 of 9 convictions included confinement, and the median was 1.2 years. At the 18 special courts-martial, 88% of convictions included confinement, and the median was 3 months. A special court-martial caps confinement at one year and cannot impose a dishonorable discharge. General courts-martial were 47% of cases here, lower than the 53% in the rest of the Air Force. ## Discharges and Who Was Charged 16 of 25 convicted enlisted members received a punitive discharge: 13 bad-conduct and 3 dishonorable. In the rest of the Air Force the share was 56%. 1 officer or warrant officer was convicted, and none was dismissed. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation. By rank, the accused were 21 junior enlisted members, 12 NCOs, and 1 officer. This mix was similar to the Air Force as a whole. ## Compared With Similar Installations Dyess AFB, Texas (36 cases) and Ramstein AB, Germany (38 cases) tried a similar number of Air Force cases in these years. Pearl Harbor-Hickam had the lowest contested share of the 3: 39%, compared with 43% at Dyess and 61% at Ramstein. Its punitive discharge share, 64%, was higher than at Dyess (42%) or Ramstein (43%). Its median confinement, 4 months, was between Dyess at 3 months and Ramstein at 5 months. | Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) | | ------------------------------ | ----- | --------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------------------- | | JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii | 34 | 39% | 5 of 11 | 4 months | 64% | | Dyess AFB, Texas | 36 | 43% | 6 of 10 | 3 months | 42% | | Ramstein AB, Germany | 38 | 61% | 9 of 19 | 5 months | 43% | ## Limits of These Figures Only cases that reached a courtroom are counted. Air Force records never report plea agreements, rarely list charges in full acquittals, and from 2016 to 2019 rarely list a guilty plea, so the earlier period has no contested share. Nonjudicial punishment and administrative separations are not in the data. 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 Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii in 2016–2018 (24) and 2019–2023 (34). 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/). 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Dorman](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-james-r-dorman/) - [Joseph S. Imburgia](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-joseph-s-imburgia/) - [Christopher D. James](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-christopher-d-james/) - [Jennifer E. Powell](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-jennifer-e-powell/) - [Matthew P. Stoffel](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-matthew-p-stoffel/) 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.