> ## 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. # Mountain Home AFB, Idaho Courts-Martial, 2019–2023: What 16 Cases Show - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/mountain-home-afb-idaho-courts-martial-2019-2023/ - Published: 2026-10-30T08:03:10.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T08:03:10.000Z - Description: Mountain Home AFB, Idaho tried 16 courts-martial from 2019–2023. The median confinement was 9 months, compared with 4 months in the rest of the Air Force, and a punitive discharge followed 64% of enlisted convictions. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, Air Force [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) › Mountain Home AFB, Idaho › 2019–2023 **Short answer:** Mountain Home AFB, Idaho tried 16 courts-martial from 2019–2023\. The median confinement was 9 months, compared with 4 months in the rest of the Air Force, and a punitive discharge followed 64% of enlisted convictions. Article 120b (rape and sexual assault of a child) was charged in 29% of the cases with charges listed, compared with 7% Air Force-wide. Based on 16 cases · 2019–2023 · Air Force records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## Sentences Longer Than the Air Force Median Confinement was part of 93% of the 14 convictions. The median confinement was 9 months. In the rest of the Air Force the median was 4 months. A quarter of the sentences with confinement were 6 years or longer. These are adjudged sentences, set at trial before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. Each one covers every charge in its case. ## Dishonorable Discharges Outnumbered Bad-Conduct Discharges A punitive discharge followed 64% of enlisted convictions, compared with 56% in the whole Air Force. Of those discharges, 6 were dishonorable and 3 were bad-conduct discharges. A dishonorable discharge requires a general court-martial. General courts-martial made up 11 of the 16 cases here, a share of 69%, compared with 53% in all Air Force cases in those years. ## Child Sexual Offenses and Assault The charge lists cover 14 of the 16 cases, and a case with 3 articles appears in 3 rows. Article 112a (drug use or possession) was the most common charge, in 5 cases (36%), though less common than the 41% Air Force-wide. Article 128 (assault) and Article 120b (rape and sexual assault of a child) were each charged in 4 cases (29%). Those shares compare with 19% and 7% across the Air Force. Article 134 was charged in 3 cases (21%). Article 115 (malingering before 2019, communicating threats since), Article 120, and Article 92 were each charged in 2. | UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, the whole Air Force docket | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---------- | --------------------------------- | | [Art. 112a](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-112a-drug-offenses/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 5 | 36% | 41% | | [Art. 128](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-128/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Assault | 4 | 29% | 19% | | [Art. 120b](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-120b/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Rape and sexual assault of a child | 4 | 29% | 7% | | [Art. 134](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-134/?ref=bodiesburied.com) General article | 3 | 21% | 21% | | [Art. 115](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-115/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Malingering before 2019, communicating threats since | 2 | 14% | 4% | | [Art. 120](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-120-sexual-assault/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Rape and sexual assault | 2 | 14% | 11% | | [Art. 92](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-92/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Failure to obey order or regulation | 2 | 14% | 16% | | Art. 119b Child endangerment | 1 | 7% | 0% | ## Guilty Pleas Outnumbered Contested Cases Pleas are recorded for 11 of the 16 cases: 7 guilty pleas and 4 contested cases. The contested share, 36%, compares with 50% across the Air Force. A contested case is a not-guilty or mixed plea. Of the 4 contested cases that reached a verdict, 1 ended in a full acquittal. Against all 16 cases, 2 ended in a full acquittal (12%), compared with 24% in all Air Force cases in those years. ## Forum and Rank A military judge alone decided guilt in 9 of the 16 cases (56%). Members heard 7: 4 enlisted panels and 3 officer panels. The accused usually chooses between a judge alone and a panel. The accused were 10 junior enlisted members and 6 NCOs. No officer was tried. The mix is similar to all Air Force cases in those years. ## Before and After 2019 Mountain Home had 10 cases in 2016–2018, about 3 a year, and the same pace in 2019–2023\. The median confinement went from 3 months to 9 months. General courts-martial went from 50% to 69% of cases. These are small groups, so a few cases can change each figure. | | 2016–2018 | 2019–2023 | | ----------------------------- | --------- | --------- | | Cases | 10 | 16 | | Contested (of pleas recorded) | — | 36% | | Convictions with confinement | 6 of 7 | 93% | | Median confinement | 3 months | 9 months | | Punitive discharge (enlisted) | 4 of 6 | 64% | | General courts-martial | 50% | 69% | ## RAF Mildenhall and USAF Academy RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom and USAF Academy, Colorado each tried 20 cases in the same years. Mildenhall had a contested share of 50%, a median confinement of 8 months, and a punitive discharge rate of 73%. The Academy had 75% contested, a median of 4 months, and a rate of 7%. | Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) | | ------------------------------ | ----- | --------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------------------- | | Mountain Home AFB, Idaho | 16 | 36% | 1 of 4 | 9 months | 64% | | RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom | 20 | 50% | 1 of 7 | 8 months | 73% | | USAF Academy, Colorado | 20 | 75% | 3 of 9 | 4 months | 7% | ## Dates and Limits The trials ran from February 2019 to November 2023: 4 in 2019, 3 in 2020, 4 in 2021, 4 in 2022, and 1 in 2023\. They are 1% of the 1,361 Air Force courts-martial in those years. The records give trial dates, not offense dates. They do not describe the evidence or plea terms, and they leave out nonjudicial punishment and administrative separations. Air Force records rarely list charges in full acquittals. 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 Mountain Home AFB, Idaho with a trial date in 2019–2023 (16 cases), compared with all 1,361 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/). 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Eichenberger](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-colin-p-eichenberger/) - [Christopher D. James](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-christopher-d-james/) - [Brett A. Landry](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-brett-a-landry/) - [Jennifer E. Powell](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-jennifer-e-powell/) - [Mark F. Rosenow](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-mark-f-rosenow/) - [Rebecca E. Schmidt](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-rebecca-e-schmidt/) - [Christopher M. Schumann](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-christopher-m-schumann/) - [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.