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MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. (AFNS) -- The Air Force’s newest chief master sergeant-selects were invited to participate in the Chief’s Orientation Course on behalf of Chief Master Sgt.
U.S. Government Could Have Stopped Mass Shooter Who Opened Fire at Texas Church, Judge Finds Alberto Luperon Devin Patrick Kelley The U.S. government bears most of the liability for a disgraced former Air Force serviceman killing 26 people at a Texas Church, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday. Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, committed the mass shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs on November 5, 2017, but Air Force agents and leadership failed to get him into an FBI database due to a previous domestic violence conviction. That conviction, for abusing his then-wi...
Airman convicted for murder in death of son sentenced to 18 years in prison Gary MatthewsFebruary 19, 2021News Cunningham Sentenced ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. – An airman who was convicted yesterday of killing his 6-month-old son has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. James Cunningham, 26, was found guilty Thursday of murder in the March 2020 death of his son, Zachariah. Prosecutors said Cunningham lied three times before confessing to punching him. They say medical evidence showed the baby died from being shaken and hit multiple times. Friday, a military judge sentenced Cunningham t...
KNBN NewsCenter1 February 19, 2021 ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. – The sentencing phase of the court-martial of Senior Airman James T. Cunningham ended late Feb. 18, with the military judge sentencing SrA Cunningham to serve 18 years in a military prison, be reduced to the grade of Airman Basic, forfeit all pay and allowances, and to be discharged from the United States Air Force with a Dishonorable Discharge. Photo Courtesy Pennington County Jail Cunningham was charged on Aug. 4, 2020, with one count of violating Article 118 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice for murder. Following a ...