Air Force Suspends Leaker’s Two Commanding Officers

The Stars & Stripes reports:

The Air Force has suspended two commanding officers linked with Jack Teixeira, a member of the same military unit who is accused of posting a trove of classified government documents online.

The commander of the 102nd Intelligence Support Squadron and a detachment commander — who oversees administrative support — were suspended “pending further investigation into the unauthorized disclosure of classified information,” Air Force spokesperson Ann Stefanek told NBC News.

Officials suspect they might have helped Teixeira, a 21-year-old air national guardsman, leak a series of documents online, among them briefing slides detailing Ukrainian military positions as well as assessments of international support for Ukraine and other sensitive topics.

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The Air Force has suspended two commanding officers linked with Jack Teixeira, the guardsman accused of leaking state secrets online.https://t.co/fK8rpdvfd6

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