> ## 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 11 Courts-Martial at Offutt AFB, Nebraska, 2024–2026 - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/offutt-afb-nebraska-courts-martial-2024-2026/ - Published: 2026-10-30T08:03:14.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T08:03:14.000Z - Description: Offutt AFB, Nebraska had 11 courts-martial from 2024–2026, 7 of them in 2026. The median confinement was 1.6 years, compared with 4 months at Offutt in 2019–2023, and 7 of 8 convicted enlisted members received a punitive discharge. A military judge alone decided 9 of the 11 cases. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Offutt AFB, Nebraska, Air Force [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) › [Offutt AFB, Nebraska](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-offutt-afb-nebraska/) › 2024–2026 **Short answer:** Offutt AFB, Nebraska had 11 courts-martial from 2024–2026, 7 of them in 2026\. The median confinement was 1.6 years, compared with 4 months at Offutt in 2019–2023, and 7 of 8 convicted enlisted members received a punitive discharge. A military judge alone decided 9 of the 11 cases. Based on 11 cases · 2024–2026 · Air Force records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## Longer Confinement Than in 2019–2023 Confinement was part of 7 of 9 convictions. The median confinement was 1.6 years. In 2019–2023, Offutt had a median of 4 months and confinement in 100% of convictions. These are adjudged sentences, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. With this few cases, 1 sentence can change the median. | | 2019–2023 | 2024–2026 | | ----------------------------------- | --------- | --------- | | Cases | 24 | 11 | | Contested (of pleas recorded) | 17% | 3 of 8 | | Full acquittals (decided contested) | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Convictions with confinement | 100% | 7 of 9 | | Median confinement | 4 months | 1.6 years | | Punitive discharge (enlisted) | 67% | 7 of 8 | | General courts-martial | 54% | 64% | ## Punitive Discharges Of 8 convicted enlisted members, 7 received a punitive discharge. In 2019–2023 the rate at Offutt was 67%. A punitive discharge is a bad-conduct or dishonorable discharge, and a sentence without one does not rule out a later administrative separation. ## Pleas and Full Acquittals Of the 8 cases with a plea recorded, 3 were contested. A contested case is one where the accused pleaded not guilty to at least one charge. Of the 3 contested cases that reached a verdict, 2 ended in a full acquittal, the same count as in 2019–2023. ## Child-Related Charges and the General Article All 11 records list the charges, and a case with 3 articles appears in 3 rows. Article 134 (the general article) was the most common, in 3 cases (27%). Article 112a, Article 92, Article 119b (child endangerment), Article 120b (rape and sexual assault of a child), Article 128 (assault), and Article 128b (domestic violence) were each charged in 2 cases (18%). The Article 119b share compares with 1% across the Air Force, and the Article 120b share compares with 9%. | UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, the Air Force as a whole | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---------- | ------------------------------- | | [Art. 134](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-134/?ref=bodiesburied.com) General article | 3 | 27% | 24% | | [Art. 112a](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-112a-drug-offenses/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 2 | 18% | 20% | | [Art. 92](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-92/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Failure to obey order or regulation | 2 | 18% | 16% | | Art. 119b Child endangerment | 2 | 18% | 1% | | [Art. 120b](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-120b/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Rape and sexual assault of a child | 2 | 18% | 9% | | [Art. 128](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-128/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Assault | 2 | 18% | 13% | | [Art. 128b](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-128b-domestic-violence/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Domestic violence | 2 | 18% | 15% | | [Art. 120c](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-120c/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Other sexual misconduct | 1 | 9% | 3% | ## Forum, Rank, and Court Level A military judge alone decided guilt in 9 cases, and enlisted panels heard 2\. Members heard 18% of the cases, compared with 28% across the Air Force. The accused were 5 junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4), 4 NCOs (E-5 to E-9), and 2 officers or warrant officers. That mix is more senior than the whole Air Force, where 58% were junior enlisted. General courts-martial made up 64% of the cases (7 of 11). ## Ramstein AB and McConnell AFB Ramstein AB, Germany tried 20 cases in the same years and McConnell AFB, Kansas tried 21\. Their median confinement was 9 months and 3 months. Their punitive discharge rates were 65% and 44%. | Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) | | --------------------- | ----- | --------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------------------- | | Offutt AFB, Nebraska | 11 | 3 of 8 | 2 of 3 | 1.6 years | 7 of 8 | | Ramstein AB, Germany | 20 | 59% | 3 of 10 | 9 months | 65% | | McConnell AFB, Kansas | 21 | 21% | 1 of 3 | 3 months | 44% | ## Timing, Rules, and Limits The cases ran from May 2024 to October 2026: 1 in 2024, 3 in 2025, and 7 in 2026, a partial year. They are 2% of the 598 Air Force courts-martial in those years. In 2019–2023 Offutt had 24 cases, about 5 a year. Since December 28, 2023, special trial counsel decide whether to prosecute covered offenses, and new sentencing parameters apply when every guilty finding is for an offense after December 27, 2023\. The records give trial dates, not offense dates, so they cannot show which rules applied. They do not describe the evidence or plea terms. 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 Offutt AFB, Nebraska with a trial date in 2024–2026 (11 cases), compared with all 598 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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Braun](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-wesley-a-braun/) - [Vicki L. Marcus](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-vicki-l-marcus/) - [Bradley J. Palmer](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-bradley-j-palmer/) - [Jennifer E. Powell](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-jennifer-e-powell/) - [Nathan D. Royer](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-nathan-d-royer/) 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.