A military judged sentenced an Air Force general on June 29 to a reprimand, restriction to Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph for two months, and $10,000 forfeiture of pay per month for 6 months.
Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart, the first general in Air Force history to face a court-martial by jury, was found not guilty of sexual assault but convicted of other charges on June 29.
The first panel in history to sit for the court-martial of an Air Force general entered deliberations June 28. Eight general officers will now consider the fate of the defendant, Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart. The former head of the 19th Air Force, which is responsible ...
An Air Force general’s decision to plead guilty to two relatively minor charges may be part of a strategy to build his credibility when defending against more serious charges, according to a military legal expert.
The trial of Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart, the second Air Force general in history to face court-martial hit some turbulence June 19 as the court ran out of candidates for the eight-seat panel, the military equivalent of a jury.
Sexual assaults in the U.S. military decreased for the first time in nearly a decade last year, according to a survey released May 16—but the Defense Department still faces deep mistrust among many women service members in how it handles cases. Both reported and estimated ...
Finding generals to sit on a panel, the military equivalent of a jury, for the June 17 court-martial of Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart could prove complicated due to the small field of candidates and the wide margin for the defense team to challenge their impartiality.
Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart's request to retire in lieu of facing a court-martial kicks off a waiting game as the request is considered by the head of Air Education and Training Command (AETC) and ultimately Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall.
Air Force Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart will face a court-martial on charges including sexual assault, conduct unbecoming an officer, and controlling an aircraft within 12 hours of consuming alcohol. The date of his court-martial is still pending.
Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart, the former head of pilot training in the Air Force, will face a preliminary hearing on Oct. 24 over a range of alleged impending charges including sexual assault and drinking alcohol within 12 hours of controlling an aircraft.
The Air Force and the Space Force had a significant increase in reports of sexual assault last year, according to figures released April 27. For fiscal 2022, the Department of the Air Force had the largest annual increase in the history of its Sexual Assault ...
The U.S. Air Force Academy is doubling its sexual assault prevention and response (SAPR) workforce from 12 to 24 employees after a recent Pentagon report showed incidents rising across the service academies.