Justice File: Legal Office releases February, March UCMJ actions

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Editor's note: Each month, the legal office publishes the results of actions under the Uniform Code of Military Justice completed during the previous month. Specific individuals are not identified.

Article 15 Actions: During February and March 2011, Nellis and Creech commanders administered 39 non-judicial punishment actions under Article 15 of the UCMJ. The punishments imposed reflect the commander's determination of an appropriate punishment after considering the circumstances of the offense and the offender's record. A "suspended" punishment does not take effect unless the offender engages in additional misconduct or fails to satisfy the conditions of the suspension. The suspension period usually lasts for six months unless a lesser amount is specified.

Damage of Government Property: A senior airman received a reduction to airman first class, forfeiture of $975 pay per month for two months, the portion in excess of $975 suspended, 45 days extra duty, and a reprimand.

Damage of Government Property: A senior airman received a suspended forfeiture of $975 pay, 15 days extra duty, and a reprimand.

Damage of Government Property and Dereliction of duty: An airman first class received a reduction to the grade of airman.

Dereliction of Duty: An airman first class received a reduction to the grade of airman, 15 days extra duty, and a reprimand.

Dereliction of Duty: A senior airman received a suspended reduction to the grade of airman first class and a reprimand.

Dereliction of Duty: A senior airman received a reduction to the grade of airman first class, 30 days extra duty, and a reprimand.

Dereliction of Duty: An airman first class received a suspended reduction to the grade of airman, forfeiture of $300 pay per month for two months, 45 days extra duty, and a reprimand.

Dereliction of duty (two offenses) and Failure to go: A senior airman received a reduction to the grade of airman first class, a suspended forfeiture of $919 pay, and a reprimand.

Disorderly Conduct: An airman first class received a reduction to the grade of airman.

Disrespect to a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer: An airman first class received a suspended reduction to the grade of airman, 10 days extra duty, and a reprimand.

Drunken Operation of a Vehicle: An airman first class received a reduction to the grade of airman and forfeiture of $822 pay per month for 2 months.

Drunken Operation of a Vehicle: An airman first class received reduction to the grade of airman basic with reduction below airman suspended, 30 days extra duty, and restriction to the limits of Nellis Air Force Base for 30 days.

Drunken Operation of a Vehicle: A master sergeant received reduction to the grade of technical sergeant and a reprimand.

Failure to go: An airman first class received a reduction to the grade of airman, 30 days extra duty, and a reprimand.

Failure to go: An airman first class received a suspended reduction to the grade of airman basic, forfeiture of $300 pay, 15 days extra duty, and a reprimand.

Failure to go and Failure to obey an order: An airman first class received a suspended reduction to the grade of airman, forfeiture of $200 pay per month for two months, 30 days extra duty, and a reprimand.

Failure to go and False official statement:
A senior airman received a suspended reduction to the grade of airman first class and a reprimand.

Failure to obey an order: An airman first class received a reduction to the grade of airman, 30 days extra duty, and a reprimand.

Failure to obey an order: An airman first class received a suspended reduction to the grade of airman, forfeiture of $300 pay per month for two months, 45 days extra duty, and a reprimand.

Failure to obey an order: An airman first class received a suspended reduction to the grade of airman basic, 45 days extra duty, and a reprimand.

Failure to obey an order: An airman first class received a suspended reduction to the grade of airman and 15 days extra duty.

Failure to obey an order: An airman first class received a reduction to the grade of airman.

Failure to obey an order (Possession of Spice): An airman first class received a reduction to the grade of airman, 15 days extra duty, and 15 days restriction to the limits of Nellis Air Force Base.

False official statement: A captain received a forfeiture of $1,565 pay per month for two months and a reprimand.

False official statement: An airman first class received a suspended reduction to the grade of airman, 45 days extra duty, and a reprimand.

False official statement: A staff sergeant received a suspended reduction to the grade of senior airman, 45 days extra duty, and a reprimand.

False official statement and Obtaining services under false pretenses: A staff sergeant received a reduction to the grade of senior airman and forfeiture of $1,162 pay.

Impaired Operation of a Vehicle and Wrongful use of Marijuana: An airman first class received a reduction to the grade of airman basic, 30 days extra duty, 30 days restriction to the limits of Nellis Air Force Base, and a reprimand

Larceny: An airman first class received a reduction to the grade of airman and 30 days extra duty.

Sleeping on post: A senior airman received a reduction to the grade of airman first class, a suspended forfeiture of $919 pay, and a reprimand.

Wrongful distribution of Percocet: A senior airman received a reduction to the grade of airman first class and a reprimand.

Wrongful use of Dextroamphetamine: A senior airman received a suspended reduction to the grade of airman first class and forfeiture of $100 pay.

Wrongful use of Marijuana: An airman first class received a reduction to the grade of airman basic with reduction below airman suspended, 45 days extra duty, and a reprimand.

Wrongful use of Marijuana: An airman first class received a reduction to the grade of airman basic, a suspended forfeiture of $733 pay for two months, restriction to the limits of Nellis and Creech Air Force Bases for 45 days, 45 days extra duty, and a reprimand.

Wrongful use of Marijuana: An airman first class received a reduction to the grade of airman basic.

Wrongful use of Oxycodone: An airman first class received a reduction to the grade of airman.

Wrongful use of Oxycodone: An airman received a reduction to the grade of airman basic.

Wrongful use of Steroids: An airman first class received a reduction to the grade of airman and 30 days extra duty.

Wrongful use of Steroids: A staff sergeant received a reduction to the grade of senior airman and 45 days extra duty.

Wrongful use of Xanax: An airman first class received a reduction to the grade of airman and a reprimand.

Wrongful use of Xanax: An airman first class received a reduction to the grade of airman and a reprimand.

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