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4 days ago Maj. Gen. William T. Cooley, former Air Force Research Laboratory commander, will face court-martial on a sexual assault charge. (R.J. Oriez/Air Force) Maj. Gen. William Cooley, the former commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory, will face court-martial on a sexual assault charge, marking the first time the Air Force has ever opted to prosecute a general officer. Cooley is accused of making unwanted sexual advances toward a civilian woman, kissing and touching her throug...

Wesley Farnsworth / U.S. Air Force The former head of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will face a general court-martial. Maj. Gen. William Cooley was removed from command Jan. 15, 2020, following allegations of sexual assault. Gen. Arnold. W. Bunch, Jr., Air Force Materiel Command commander, reviewed the case and referred one charge with three specifications of sexual assault, according to an Air Force release. "After a comprehensive review of all of th...

Air Force Materiel Command Public Affairs / Published April 21, 2021 WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- A sexual assault charge has been referred to general court-martial in the case of Air Force Maj. Gen. William T. Cooley. The General Court-Martial Convening Authority, Gen. Arnold. W. Bunch, Jr., Air Force Materiel Command commander, referred one charge under the Uniformed Code of Military Justice, including three specifications of sexual assault under Article 120. “...

USAF A US Air Force general is being court-martialed for the first time in the history of the service. The charge is linked to allegations of sexual assault against a civilian during a 2018 off-duty incident. The Air Force said it is unclear at this time when the court-martial will take place. A US Air Force two-star general is facing court-martial in a first for the Air Force, the service said Wednesday. A sexual assault charge against Air Force Maj. Gen. William ...

Pentagon establishes working group to counter extremism in the ranks By Eleanor Watson April 10, 2021 / 12:22 PM / CBS News Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has established a working group to further study the scope of the problem of extremism in the ranks and outlined immediate actions in a memo he issued Friday. The new directive calls for immediate actions like updating screening questionnaires and reviewing the definition of prohibited extremist behavior. The Cou...

By ERICA EARL | STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 8, 2021 TOKYO — A Navy officer has been punished for penning a letter to the Yokosuka Naval Base housing office that excoriated his enlisted neighbors as “deviants” and “perverts.” Yokosuka Naval Hospital determined that Lt. Nathanael Allison wrote the letter, in which he complained of being forced to live with his family in a building for enlisted families, according to Task and Purpose, a military news site, on Thursday. Task and...

Judge makes recommendation in Cooley case By London Bishop - lbishop@aimmediamidwest.com WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — A military judge has made a recommendation in the case of Maj. Gen. William T. Cooley. The former Air Force Research Lab commander faced an Article 32 hearing Feb. 8, in which the judge heard the evidence surrounding the case, and has subsequently made his recommendation. “The Preliminary Hearing Officer has completed the report and transmitted it to the Air Force Mater...

The Army doesn’t know how many extremists it has booted February 19 Several armed protesters stand in front of the New Hampshire Statehouse Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson) The Army can’t say how many soldiers have been kicked out for extremism in recent years, largely because those incidents are filed under the broad category of “misconduct” discharges, according to the service’s response to a Freedom of Information Act request. Army officials ...

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — The former commander of the Air Force Research Lab faced a military judge Monday morning at Wright-Patterson Air Fo

Former AFRL commander may face court-martial By London Bishop - lbishop@aimmediamidwest.com WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — The former commander of the Air Force Research Lab faced a military judge Monday morning at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to determine whether or not allegations against him shall proceed to a formal court-martial. Maj. Gen. William T. Cooley faces a potentially historic legal proceeding, having been charged with three counts of sexual assault under the Uniformed Cod...