The Judge's Bench: July UCMJ actions

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  • By 319th Air Base Wing
  • Office of the Staff Judge Advocate
GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. --  The following members of the 319th Air Base Wing were punished under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) in July 2011:

Nonjudicial Punishment Actions:

· A senior airman from the 319th Communications Squadron received an Article 15 for violating a lawful regulation by smoking and distributing spice to other Airmen. The following punishment was imposed: Reduction to the grade of airman basic, 30 days of extra duty, restriction to Grand Forks AFB for 30 days and a reprimand.

· An airman first class from the 319th Force Support Squadron received an Article 15 for violating a lawful regulation by smoking spice. The following punishment was imposed: Reduction to the grade of airman basic, 45 days of extra duty, restriction to Grand Forks AFB for 45 days and a reprimand.

· An airman first class from the 319th FSS received an Article 15 for violating a lawful regulation by smoking spice. The following punishment was imposed: Reduction to the grade of airman basic, 45 days of extra duty, restriction to Grand Forks AFB for 45 days and a reprimand.

· An airman first class from the 319th FSS received an Article 15 for violating a lawful regulation by smoking spice. The following punishment was imposed: Reduction to the grade of airman basic, 45 days of extra duty, restriction to Grand Forks AFB for 45 days and a reprimand.

· An airman first class from the 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron received an Article 15 for violating a lawful regulation by smoking spice and dereliction of duty for drinking alcohol while under the legal age. The following punishment was imposed: Reduction to the grade of airman basic, 30 days of extra duty, restriction to Grand Forks AFB for 30 days and a reprimand.

· An airman first class from the 319th Operations Support Squadron received an Article 15 for drunk driving while returning to base from downtown Grand Forks. The following punishment was imposed: Reduction to airman and 30 days of extra duty.

· An airman first class from the 319th OSS received an Article 15 for violating of a lawful regulation by smoking spice. The following punishment was imposed: Reduction to airman basic, 45 days of extra duty, and forfeiture of $733 pay for two months (suspended).

· An airman first class from the 319th OSS received an Article 15 for violating a lawful regulation by smoking spice. The following punishment was imposed: Reduction to airman basic, 45 days of extra duty and forfeiture of $733 pay for two months (suspended).

· A senior airman from the 319th Security Forces Squadron received an Article 15 for dereliction of duty by failing to properly clear a weapon as was his duty to do while acting as a clearing official. The following punishment was imposed: Reduction to the grade of airman first class and forfeiture of $975.

· An airman first class from the 319th SFS received an Article 15 for dereliction of duty by negligently discharging his firearm. The following punishment was imposed: Reduction to the grade of airman and forfeiture of $822.

· An airman first class from the 319th SFS received an Article 15 for violating a lawful regulation by smoking spice. The following punishment was imposed: Reduction to the grade of airman basic, restriction to Grand Forks AFB for 30 days and a reprimand.