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Fort Leavenworth's Death Row Five, soon to be Six. The last Execution performed by the United States military was that of of John A. Bennett for rape and attempted murder in 1961.

— Ronald A. Gray, convicted in April 1988 of several murders and rapes while stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C. (25 years and counting) -
On December 15, 1986, Gray abducted, raped, sodomized, and murdered Private Laura Lee Vickery-Clay, age 18. On January 3, 1987, he raped and attempted to murder Private Mary Ann Lang Nameth, age 20. Three days later, on January 6, he raped, sodomized, robbed, and murdered a civilian, Kimberly Ann Ruggles, age 23.

— Dwight J. Loving, convicted in April 1989 of killing two cab drivers while stationed at Fort Hood. (24 years+)
Loving was an Army Private First Class stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. On the night of December 11, 1988, he committed two armed robberies of convenience stores, netting less than $100. He then decided to rob some cab drivers. On December 12, during the course of those robberies, Loving murdered two taxicab drivers and attempted to murder a third.

— Hasan K. Akbar, convicted in May 2005 of attacking fellow soldiers in Kuwait, killing two, during the invasion of Iraq. (Another Soldier of Allah? Only 8 years so far!)
Former Sergeant Hasan Karim Akbar (born Mark Fidel Kools on April 21, 1971) threw four hand grenades into three tents in which other members of the 101st Airborne Division were sleeping, and fired his rifle at fellow soldiers in the ensuing chaos. Army Captain Christopher S. Seifert was fatally shot in the back, and Air Force Major Gregory L. Stone was killed by a grenade. Fourteen other soldiers were wounded by Akbar, mostly from grenade shrapnel.

— Andrew Witt, convicted in October 2005 of killing a fellow airman and his wife at their home at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia. An appeals court ordered his case reopened earlier this month. (Almost 7 years.)
In the early morning hours of 5 July 2004, two bodies were discovered in a base house located at 1152A Fort Valley Street, Robins Air Force Base, Warner Robins, Georgia. Senior Airman (SrA) Andrew "Andy" Schliepsiek was found dead, lying on his back in the living room. He had been stabbed in the back and chest. His wife, Jamie Schliepsiek, was also dead. She was wearing only a t-shirt and underwear and lay approximately 10 feet away. There was a large blood stain on the wall behind Jamie’s body, and blood was also visible on the door, floor, nightstand, and bedroom lamp. At a nearby hospital, a third victim, SSgt Jason King, underwent a surgery for the five knife wound injuries sustained during a violent attack.

— Timothy Hennis, convicted in April 2010 of killing a North Carolina mother and her two children a quarter-century earlier. (Only 3 years on Death Row [THIS TIME]!)
Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis was convicted [by North Carolina] once before of killing Kathryn Eastburn and her daughters, Kara, 5, and Erin, 3. He even spent several years on death row awaiting execution after his 1986 conviction, but he gained his freedom after an appeal and acquittal at a second trial in 1989 [discounted eyewitness testimony]. This third time [Military Court], Army prosecutors also had powerful incriminating evidence that was not available in the two earlier trials: A prosecution witness testified that a swab taken from Kathryn Eastburn's body contained DNA from Hennis.