10 U.S.C. § 928 — Art. 128. Assault

(a) Assault . A person covered by this chapter who, unlawfully and with force or violence (1) attempts to do bodily harm to another person; (2) offers to do bodily harm to another person; or (3) does bodily harm to another person; commits assault. The person must be punished as a court-martial may direct. (b) Aggravated Assault . Any person subject to this chapter (1) who, with the intent to do bodily harm, offers to do bodily harm with a dangerous weapon; (2) who, in committing an assault, inflicts substantial bodily harm or grievous bodily harm on another person; or (3) who commits an assault by strangulation or suffocation; commits aggravated assault. The person must be punished as a court-martial may direct. (c) Assault With Intent to Commit Specified Offenses. (1) In general . A person covered by this chapter who commits assault with intent to commit an offense specified in paragraph (2) must be punished as a court-martial may direct. (2) Offenses specified . The offenses referred to in paragraph (1) are murder, voluntary manslaughter, rape, sexual assault, rape of a child, sexual assault of a child, robbery, arson, burglary, and kidnapping.