A military judge at Kirtland AFB, N.M., found A1C Corey Hudgins, assigned to the 58th Maintenance Squadron at Kirtland, guilty of sexually assaulting two female airmen on Kirtland, sentencing Hudgins to 11 years confinement, a dishonorable discharge, and reprimand, according to a Nov. 15 release. The charges included rape, forcible sodomy, and assault consummated by battery for crimes which occurred in 2011 and 2012. The court-martial took place Nov. 9.
Air Force Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich assumed command of U.S. European Command on July 1, taking over the key assignment as the U.S. and its allies contend with a resurgent Russia and a grinding war in Ukraine.