The navy intelligence unit on Cape Cod the place Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira labored has misplaced its intelligence mission within the wake of Teixeira allegedly leaking extremely categorised Pentagon data, in keeping with the U.S. Air Force.
The Air Force’s 102nd Intelligence Wing, of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, at Otis Air National Guard Base is now not performing its assigned intelligence mission, an Air Force spokesperson has confirmed.
“The mission has been temporarily reassigned to other organizations within the Air Force,” the spokesperson added.
This change at Otis Air National Guard Base on Cape Cod comes after Teixeira was arrested by federal brokers at his North Dighton residence final week.
The 21-year-old is going through prices in reference to allegedly leaking extremely categorised nationwide safety details about the Ukraine conflict and different delicate issues.
The Secretary of the Air Force has ordered the Department of the Air Force Inspector General to “investigate overall compliance with policy, procedures, and standards, including the unit environment and compliance at the 102nd Intelligence Wing related to the release of national security information,” the Air Force spokesperson mentioned.
Teixeira was an IT specialist, a “cyber defense operations journeyman,” with the Massachusetts Air National Guard. He held a Top Secret safety clearance, and he maintained delicate compartmented entry to different extremely categorised applications.
“The Massachusetts National Guard has and will continue to fully cooperate with the FBI’s investigation into the alleged actions of Jack Teixeira,” a Massachusetts National Guard spokesperson mentioned in a press release.
“National security is our foremost priority,” the spokesperson added. “Attempts to undermine it compromise our organization’s values and degrades trust among our members, the public, allies, and partners. We welcome any review of our adherence to established Department of Defense regulations for the handling of classified information. We will not hesitate to take appropriate measures to address any issues identified during an investigation.”
The Air Force has reassigned the 102nd Intelligence Wing’s mission to different Air Force organizations pending the end result of a assessment of the unit’s insurance policies and procedures.
Unit members are nonetheless working, a spokesperson mentioned, including that there’s at all times coaching to do. Also, not all members are assigned to the intelligence mission.
In addition, Air Force senior leaders are “directing a security-focused standdown be conducted in the next 30 days at each unit across the Department of the Air Force,” an Air Force spokesperson mentioned. “The focus of the standdown will be to reassess our security posture and procedures, validate the need to know for each person’s access, and emphasize to all Airmen and Guardians the responsibility we are entrusted with to safeguard this information and to enforce and improve our security requirements.”
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