Moody AFB, Georgia, 2016–2018 vs. 2019–2023: A Side-by-Side Look
Moody AFB, Georgia had 17 courts-martial in 2019–2023, compared with 20 in 2016–2018. The median confinement was 7 months, compared with 4 months across the Air Force and 4 months at Moody in the earlier period.
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Short answer: Moody AFB, Georgia had 17 courts-martial in 2019–2023, compared with 20 in 2016–2018. The median confinement was 7 months, compared with 4 months across the Air Force and 4 months at Moody in the earlier period. Drug offenses (Article 112a) were charged in 54% of the cases with charges listed, compared with 41% Air Force-wide.
Members Heard Most Cases
Members heard 59% of the cases: 6 enlisted panels and 4 officer panels. A military judge alone decided the other 7. The accused usually chooses whether a military judge alone or a panel of members decides guilt.
Only 8 records list a plea, and 3 of those were contested. Of the 3 contested cases that reached a verdict, 2 ended in a full acquittal. Across all 17 cases, 4 ended in a full acquittal (24%), the same as the Air Force rate measured the same way.
Confinement
Confinement was part of 77% of the 13 convictions, compared with 89% in 2016–2018. The median confinement was 7 months. A quarter of the terms were 1.5 years or longer. These are adjudged sentences, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal.
| 2016–2018 | 2019–2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cases | 20 | 17 |
| Contested (of pleas recorded) | — | 3 of 8 |
| Convictions with confinement | 89% | 77% |
| Median confinement | 4 months | 7 months |
| Punitive discharge (enlisted) | 67% | 46% |
| General courts-martial | 25% | 53% |
Punitive Discharges
Of 13 convicted enlisted members, 6 received a bad-conduct or dishonorable discharge (46%), and 3 of those were dishonorable. The Air Force share was 56%, and the Moody share in 2016–2018 was 67%. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation.
Drug and Orders Charges
Charges are listed in 13 of the 17 records. Article 112a (drugs) appeared in 7 cases (54%). Article 92 (failure to obey an order or regulation) appeared in 4 cases (31%), compared with 16% Air Force-wide. Article 128b (domestic violence) appeared in 2 cases (15%), compared with 5%.
| UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, all Air Force cases in those years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 7 | 54% | 41% |
| Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation | 4 | 31% | 16% |
| Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault | 2 | 15% | 11% |
| Art. 128 Assault | 2 | 15% | 19% |
| Art. 128b Domestic violence | 2 | 15% | 5% |
| Art. 134 General article | 2 | 15% | 21% |
| Art. 109 Property other than military; waste, spoilage, destruction | 1 | 8% | 1% |
| Art. 113 Misbehavior of a sentinel before 2019, drunken or reckless driving since | 1 | 8% | 4% |
Rank and Court Level
The accused were 10 junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4) and 7 NCOs (E-5 to E-9), with no officers. That mix is more senior than the Air Force as a whole, where 64% were junior enlisted.
General courts-martial heard 9 of the 17 cases (53%), the same as the Air Force share and higher than the 25% at Moody in 2016–2018. A special court-martial caps confinement at 1 year and cannot impose a dishonorable discharge.
Case Counts and Similar Bases
The records show 9 cases in 2019, 2 in 2020, 3 in 2021, 1 in 2022, and 2 in 2023, about 3 a year. The earlier period averaged about 7 a year.
RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom and USAF Academy, Colorado each tried 20 cases in the same years. RAF Mildenhall had a median confinement of 8 months, and USAF Academy had 4 months.
| Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moody AFB, Georgia | 17 | 3 of 8 | 2 of 3 | 7 months | 46% |
| 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 do not describe the evidence or plea terms. Nonjudicial punishment and administrative separations are not included. Air Force records rarely list charges in full acquittals and, from 2016 to 2019, rarely list a guilty plea.
Dates and sources for the law changes mentioned here: UCMJ change timeline.
How We Counted
Every court-martial tried at Moody AFB, Georgia in 2016–2018 (20) and 2019–2023 (17).
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 Moody AFB, Georgia, 2019–2023
- Wesley A. Braun
- Bryon T. Gleisner
- Jason M. Kellhofer
- James E. Key III
- Andrew R. Norton
- Joshua D. Rosen
- Michael A. Schrama
- Shaun S. Speranza
- Bryan D. Watson
- Pilar G. Wennrich
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.