> ## 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. # Inside 14 Courts-Martial at MacDill AFB, Florida, 2016–2018 - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/macdill-afb-florida-courts-martial-2016-2018/ - Published: 2026-10-30T08:03:04.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T08:03:04.000Z - Description: MacDill AFB, Florida had 14 Air Force courts-martial from April 2016 to August 2018, 1% of the 991 Air Force cases in those years. Of 11 convicted enlisted members, 9 received a punitive discharge (82%), compared with 55% across the Air Force. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, MacDill AFB, Florida, Air Force [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) › [MacDill AFB, Florida](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-macdill-afb-florida/) › 2016–2018 **Short answer:** MacDill AFB, Florida had 14 Air Force courts-martial from April 2016 to August 2018, 1% of the 991 Air Force cases in those years. Of 11 convicted enlisted members, 9 received a punitive discharge (82%), compared with 55% across the Air Force. The median confinement was 8 months, compared with 4 months Air Force-wide, and 1 sentence was confinement for life. Based on 14 cases · 2016–2018 · Air Force records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## Punitive Discharges Of 11 convicted enlisted members, 9 received a bad-conduct or dishonorable discharge (82%). In the Air Force as a whole, 55% did. Of those 9, 3 were dishonorable discharges. A bad-conduct discharge can come from a special or general court-martial. A dishonorable discharge can come only from a general court-martial. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation. ## Confinement Terms Confinement was part of 91% of the 11 convictions. The median confinement was 8 months, compared with 4 months in the Air Force as a whole. A quarter of the sentences with confinement were 11 months or longer, and 1 was a life sentence. These are adjudged sentences, set at trial before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. Each one covers every charge in the case. ## Court Level and Rank General courts-martial made up 57% of the cases (8 of 14), and special courts-martial made up the rest. A general court-martial can impose any lawful sentence, including long confinement and a dishonorable discharge. Junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4) made up 71% of the accused and NCOs 29%. No officers were tried. Across the Air Force, 63% of the accused were junior enlisted. ## What Was Charged Charges are listed for 11 of the 14 cases. Article 112a (drug offenses) was charged in 6 of them (55%), compared with 48% Air Force-wide. Article 134 (the general article) was charged in 3 (27%), compared with 25%. Each other article in the table appears in 1 case. A case with several articles counts under each one. | UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, Air Force-wide | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---------- | --------------------- | | [Art. 112a](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-112a-drug-offenses/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 6 | 55% | 48% | | [Art. 134](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-134/?ref=bodiesburied.com) General article | 3 | 27% | 25% | | [Art. 120](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-120-sexual-assault/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Rape and sexual assault | 1 | 9% | 9% | | [Art. 128](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-128/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Assault | 1 | 9% | 11% | | [Art. 120c](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-120c/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Other sexual misconduct | 1 | 9% | 2% | | [Art. 120b](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-120b/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Rape and sexual assault of a child | 1 | 9% | 10% | | Art. 85 Desertion | 1 | 9% | 1% | | [Art. 107](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-107/?ref=bodiesburied.com) False official statements | 1 | 9% | 7% | ## Verdicts and Forum Of the 14 cases, 3 ended in a full acquittal (21%), about the same as the 20% across the Air Force. Because Air Force records from 2016 to 2019 rarely list guilty pleas, this rate is measured against all cases. Members heard 57% of the cases: 4 enlisted panels and 4 officer panels. A military judge alone heard 6\. Across the Air Force, members heard 45% of cases. ## Similar Installations Hill AFB, Utah and Moody AFB, Georgia each tried 20 cases in the same years. Hill had a median confinement of 6 months and a punitive discharge rate of 53%. Moody had 4 months and 67%. | Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) | | -------------------- | ----- | --------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------------------- | | MacDill AFB, Florida | 14 | — | — | 8 months | 82% | | Hill AFB, Utah | 20 | — | — | 6 months | 53% | | Moody AFB, Georgia | 20 | — | — | 4 months | 67% | ## Years and Limits There were 6 cases in 2016, 5 in 2017, and 3 in 2018\. All came before the Military Justice Act of 2016 took effect on January 1, 2019, so its changes to panel sizes, judge-alone special courts-martial, and plea agreements did not apply. The records give trial dates, not offense dates. They do not describe the evidence or plea terms, and they do not show nonjudicial punishment or administrative separation. 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 MacDill AFB, Florida with a trial date in 2016–2018 (14 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](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 - [MacDill AFB, Florida: Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-macdill-afb-florida/) (hub) - [Air Force Courts-Martial: Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-courts-martial/) (hub) - [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) (hub) - [Inside 14 Courts-Martial at MacDill AFB, Florida, 2020–2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/macdill-afb-florida-courts-martial-2020-2023/) (another period) - [Luke AFB, Arizona, 2016–2018: Charges, Verdicts, and Sentences in 14 Cases](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/luke-afb-arizona-courts-martial-2016-2018/) (same years, similar size) - [Andersen AFB, Guam Courts-Martial, 2016–2018: What 13 Cases Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/andersen-afb-guam-courts-martial-2016-2018/) (same years, similar size) - [Aviano AB, Italy Courts-Martial, 2016–2018: What 16 Cases Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/aviano-ab-italy-courts-martial-2016-2018/) - [Aviano AB, Italy, 2019–2023: Charges, Verdicts, and Sentences in 17 Cases](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/aviano-ab-italy-courts-martial-2019-2023/) - [Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, 2016–2018: Charges, Verdicts, and Sentences in 27 Cases](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/barksdale-afb-louisiana-courts-martial-2016-2018/) - [Search every case in Military Trial Results](https://www.bodiesburied.com/military-trial-results/) (members) Next: [Inside 14 Courts-Martial at MacDill AFB, Florida, 2020–2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/macdill-afb-florida-courts-martial-2020-2023/) → ## Military Judges Who Presided Over Cases at MacDill AFB, Florida, 2016–2018 - [Steven J. Grocki](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-steven-j-grocki/) - [Ryan A. Hendricks](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-ryan-a-hendricks/) - [Andrew Kalavanos](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-andrew-kalavanos/) - [Richard D. Mink](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-richard-d-mink/) - [J. Wesley Moore](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-j-wesley-moore/) - [Vance H. Spath](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-vance-h-spath/) 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.