> ## 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. # Keesler AFB in the Records: The Data Behind S1 E11 - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/keesler-afb-in-the-records-the-data-behind-s1-e11/ - Published: 2026-10-28T06:33:15.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T08:04:31.000Z - Description: The trial records hold 42 courts-martial at Keesler AFB, Mississippi from November 2016 through June 2026. Article 92 (orders violation) was charged in 28% of the cases with charges listed, compared with 16% across the Air Force. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Keesler AFB, Mississippi [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [Episode Companions](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/episode-companions/) › S1 E11 **Short answer:** The trial records hold 42 courts-martial at Keesler AFB, Mississippi from November 2016 through June 2026\. Article 92 (orders violation) was charged in 28% of the cases with charges listed, compared with 16% across the Air Force. 12 of the 42 cases (29%) ended in a full acquittal, compared with 22% across the Air Force. S1 E11: Keesler Air Force Base Chaos covers this installation on the podcast; this page sets out what the records show. Based on 42 cases · 2016–2026 · Air Force records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## More Full Acquittals Than Across the Air Force 12 of the 42 Keesler cases ended in a full acquittal, meaning not guilty of every charge (29%). Across all Air Force cases in the same years the rate was 22%. This figure is measured against all cases, not only contested ones. Air Force records from 2016 to 2019 rarely list the plea when the accused pleaded guilty, so a rate for contested cases alone cannot be measured reliably for this period. For the same reason, only 21 of the 42 Keesler records list a plea, and this page does not draw conclusions from the plea split. ## Which Charges Were More Common? Charge lists are available for 32 of the 42 cases. Article 92 and Article 112a (drug) were each charged in 9 cases. Article 128 (assault) and Article 134 (the general article) were each charged in 7, and Article 120b (sexual abuse of a child) in 6. Compared with the Air Force overall, Keesler charged Article 92 more often (28% compared with 16%) and Article 120b more often (19% compared with 8%). Drug charges were less common: 28% compared with 38%. Larceny under Article 121 was more common: 12% compared with 6%. | UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, all Air Force cases in those years | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------- | | [Art. 92](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-92/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Failure to obey order or regulation | 9 | 28% | 16% | | [Art. 112a](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-112a-drug-offenses/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 9 | 28% | 38% | | [Art. 128](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-128/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Assault | 7 | 22% | 15% | | [Art. 134](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-134/?ref=bodiesburied.com) General article | 7 | 22% | 23% | | [Art. 120b](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-120b/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Rape and sexual assault of a child | 6 | 19% | 8% | | [Art. 121](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-121/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Larceny | 4 | 12% | 6% | | [Art. 120](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-120-sexual-assault/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Rape and sexual assault | 3 | 9% | 11% | | [Art. 86](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-86/?ref=bodiesburied.com) AWOL | 2 | 6% | 4% | ## Convictions and Sentences by Charge Air Force records list charges mainly for convictions, so the charge-level figures give conviction counts and sentences rather than conviction rates. For Article 92, 8 of the 9 cases charging it ended in a conviction on that article, and the median confinement was 4 months. For Article 112a, all 9 did, and the median was also 4 months. | Article | Cases charging it | Convicted of it | Median confinement when convicted of it | | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- | --------------- | --------------------------------------- | | Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation | 9 | 8 | 4 months | | Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 9 | 9 | 4 months | ## The Median Was Typical, but Long Sentences Were More Common Of 30 convictions, 26 included confinement. The median confinement was 4 months, the same as across the Air Force. Sentences under 6 months made up 50% of convictions, compared with 47% across the Air Force. Only 4 convictions included no confinement. Long sentences were more common. A quarter of confinement sentences were 1.6 years or longer. 9 of 30 convictions (30%) included more than one year, compared with 23% across the Air Force. Sentences from more than 1 year to under 5 years made up 23% of convictions here and 16% across the Air Force. These are adjudged sentences, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal, and each covers every charge in the case. | Adjudged confinement | Convictions | Share here | Share, all Air Force cases in those years | | ------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------- | | No confinement | 4 | 13% | 15% | | Under 6 months | 15 | 50% | 47% | | 6 months to 1 year | 2 | 7% | 15% | | More than 1 year, under 5 years | 7 | 23% | 16% | | 5 years or more | 2 | 7% | 7% | ## General Versus Special Courts-Martial Keesler had 24 general and 18 special courts-martial. General courts-martial were 57% of cases, compared with 52% across the Air Force. A general court-martial can impose any lawful sentence, including long confinement and a dishonorable discharge or dismissal; a special court-martial caps confinement at one year. Confinement was about as common at both levels, but sentences were longer at general courts-martial. At general courts-martial, 88% of convictions included confinement, and the median was 1.4 years. At special courts-martial, 86% included confinement, and the median was 2 months. ## Discharges and Dismissals A punitive discharge was part of 59% of enlisted convictions: 13 bad-conduct and 3 dishonorable. That is about the same as the 57% across the Air Force. The records show 3 convicted officers or warrant officers, and 2 were dismissed. Dismissal is the officer equivalent of a punitive discharge. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation. ## Forum and Rank Members decided 35% of cases with the forum listed: 7 enlisted panels and 7 officer panels. A military judge alone decided the other 26\. The accused usually chooses the forum, and most judge-alone cases are guilty pleas. The accused were more senior than across the Air Force. Junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4) made up 48% of the accused. NCOs made up 38%, and officers 14%. Across the Air Force, junior enlisted were 62%. ## How Many Cases Each Year? The year with the most cases was 2017, with 9\. There were 7 in 2018 and 6 in 2023\. Other years had between 1 and 4, with 2 in the partial year of 2026\. With counts this small, changes from year to year do not show a pattern on their own. ## Rules in Force and What Is Missing The Military Justice Act of 2016 took effect on January 1, 2019\. Since December 28, 2023, special trial counsel decide whether to prosecute covered offenses. Both changes turn on the offense date, which the records do not give. Air Force records rarely list charges in full acquittals and never report plea agreements. The records also do not show the evidence, nonjudicial punishment, or administrative separations. 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 in the data tried at Keesler AFB, Mississippi, 2016–2026. 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 - [Episode Companions](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/episode-companions/) (hub) - [Keesler AFB, Mississippi, 2016–2018: Charges, Verdicts, and Sentences in 18 Cases](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/keesler-afb-mississippi-courts-martial-2016-2018/) - [Keesler AFB, Mississippi Courts-Martial, 2019–2023: What 16 Cases Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/keesler-afb-mississippi-courts-martial-2019-2023/) - [Behind S2 E2: Courts-Martial at MCAS Miramar by the Numbers](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/behind-s2-e2-courts-martial-at-mcas-miramar-by-the-numbers/) - [Camp Pendleton Courts-Martial Since 2020: The Numbers Behind S1 E32 and E33](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/camp-pendleton-courts-martial-since-2020-the-numbers-behind-s1-e32-and-e33/) - [Fort Hood After 2009: What Its Courts-Martial Look Like Now](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/fort-hood-after-2009-what-its-courts-martial-look-like-now/) - [Panels by the Numbers: The Data Behind S2 E24, Farce of a Panel](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/panels-by-the-numbers-s2e24/) - [The OSTC Years in the Data: Companion to S4 E1](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/ostc-years-in-the-data-s4e1/) - [S1 E11: Keesler Air Force Base Chaos](https://www.bodiesburied.com/s1e11-keesler-air-force-base-chaos/) (podcast, members) - [Search every case in Military Trial Results](https://www.bodiesburied.com/military-trial-results/) (members) **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.