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Courts-martial, crimes and punishment at Joint Base San Antonio
May 22, 2018 — The Joint Base San Antonio Judge Advocate General completed two Air Force courts-martial in the month of April 2018. Also during the month of April, Joint Base San Antonio Air Force and Army commanders administered a variety of non-judicial punishment actions under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice... MORE

Courts-martial, crime and punishment at Joint Base San Antonio
April 18, 2018 — The Joint Base San Antonio Judge Advocate General completed three Air Force courts-martial during the month of March. The results of a court-martial are not final until the clemency and/or appeals process is completed. Also during March, Joint Base San Antonio Air Force and Army commanders administered a variety of non-judicial punishment actions under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice... MORE

Courts-martial, crime and punishment at Joint Base San Antonio
March 22, 2018 — The punishments imposed reflect the commander’s determination of an appropriate punishment after considering the circumstances of the offense and the offender’s record... MORE

There are three different types of courts martial; general, summary and special. In a general court martial, the maximum punishment for a guilty verdict is higher than that of a summary or special trial.

Courts-martial, crime and punishment at Joint Base San Antonio
October 18, 2017 — During the month of September, there was one court-martial of an Air Force member and one court-martial of an Army member at Joint Base San Antonio. Joint Base San Antonio Air Force and Army commanders also administered a variety of non-judicial punishment actions under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice... MORE

Courts-martial, crime and punishment at Joint Base San Antonio
June 23, 2017 — The Joint Base San Antonio Judge Advocate General completed three Air Force courts-martial in the months of May 2017. During the month of May, JBSA commanders administered 15 non-judicial punishment actions under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice... MORE

Courts-martial, crime and punishment at Joint Base San Antonio
December 20, 2016 — The Joint Base San Antonio Judge Advocate General completed three Air Force courts-martial during the month of October. The results of a court-martial are not final until the clemency and/or appeals process is completed. During the month of October and November, JBSA Air Force commanders administered 41 non-judicial punishment actions under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice... MORE