Lajes Airman convicted by special court-martial Published Jan. 24, 2007 LAJES FIELD, Azores (AFNEWS) -- A senior airman assigned to the 65th Communications Squadron here was convicted by special court-martial Jan. 22 of wrongful distribution of marijuana in the hashish form and making a false official statement. Senior Airman Tanya Saltis pled guilty to the charge of making a false official statement and not guilty to two charges of wrongful distribution. Maj. Adam Oler, the military judge, sentenced Airman Saltis after a trial by military judge alone to a reduction in rank to E-1, 100 days confinement to be served at the Army detention center in Mannheim, Germany, and a bad-conduct discharge. Airman Saltis faced a maximum of one-year confinement, a bad-conduct discharge, reduction in rank, a fine, and forfeitures of pay. The case will be reviewed by the special court-martial convening authority, Col. Robert Winston, the 65th Air Base Wing commander, for possible mitigation. Comment on this story (comments may be published on Air Force Link) Click here to view the comments/letters page