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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 through her clothes while off duty in Albuquerque, N.M., in August 2018. The two-star general also faces a...

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 the evidence from the investigation and the Article 32 preliminary hearing, I've informed Maj. Gen. Co...

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. “After a comprehensive review of all of the evidence from the investigation and the Article 32 prelim...

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 Cooley, former commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory, has been referred to court-martial, A...

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 Countering Extremist Working Group will look at longer-term efforts like reviewing the Uniformed Code o...