The Air Force said Wednesday it has temporarily suspended two leaders of the unit where accused Pentagon document leaker Jack Teixeira worked.
The commander of the 102nd Intelligence Support Squadron and the detachment commander overseeing administrative support have both been temporarily suspended from their leadership positions and have temporarily lost access to classified systems and information.
Teixeira, the 21-year-old who allegedly posted hundreds of classified Pentagon documents online for months, worked as a systems administrator in the 102nd Intelligence Wing in the Massachusetts Air National Guard.
The two commanders are suspended pending further investigation by the Air Force inspector general. As more information becomes available, more members of Teixeira's unit could face suspension or removal.
The Air Force reassigned the unit's intelligence mission to other units earlier this month and ordered the inspector general to probe the unit's policies and procedures related to the handling of national security information.
Investigators with the IG's office arrived at Otis Air National Guard Base Tuesday.
Teixeira has a detention hearing scheduled for Thursday in Worcester, Massachusetts.
The Justice Department argued in court documents filed late Wednesday that he should be held until his trial because, among other things, he poses a significant flight risk and nations hostile to the U.S. might even try to help him flee.
zbobet2012 on April 27th, 2023 at 03:25 UTC »
It makes sense that he had a clearance, it makes sense being an it guy he had access, it does not make sense that guys access wasn't audited and did not generate automated alarms! It does not make sense that guys commanders somehow let him leave a SCIF with classified documents!
Lost_Nudist on April 27th, 2023 at 01:05 UTC »
People his age lead soldiers in combat and are expected to make life and death decisions. He deserves the full weight of the law.
domino2064 on April 27th, 2023 at 01:05 UTC »
Yeah, this douchebag who literally released the shit for lulz to impress kids 5+ years younger than him just ruined a lot of lives.