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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...

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...

1 minute read The US Air Force is receiving one of the three main components of a laser weapon system demonstrator this month which is being developed to counter surface-to-air and air-to-air missile attacks on fighter aircraft, the service revealed. The Self-Protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator (SHiELD) project, in development by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), is a system consisting of a pod containing a laser weapon and a beam controller fitted on a military jet. Full System Test in 2024 The pod will be delivered this month, while the other two subsystems are scheduled to arr...

A senior officer who presided over an Article 32 hearing weighing sexual assault charges against a former commander of Air Force Research Laboratory has issued his report and recommendation on how the case should proceed.

Government and defense attorneys traded arguments in military court Monday, with the defense for the former commander of Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) contending that Maj. Gen. William Cooley is the victim of a "conspiracy" to end his career, and prosecutors arguing that Cooley sexually assaulted a woman.