(a) Summary courts-martial may be convened by—
(3)
the commanding officer of a detached squadron or other detachment of the Air Force or a corresponding unit of the Space Force; or
(4)
the commanding officer or officer in charge of any other command when empowered by the Secretary concerned.
(b)
When only one commissioned officer is present with a command or detachment he shall be the summary court-martial of that command or detachment and shall hear and determine all summary court-martial cases brought before him. Summary courts-martial may, however, be convened in any case by superior competent authority when considered desirable by him.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 45; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 924(b)(21)(C), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3824.)