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Remember an Air Force E-3 name of Jack Teixeira? Here’s a reminder. Aw1Ed and thebesig both wrote about him in April.<\/p>\n
Teixeira joined the Massachusetts Air National Guard in September 2019, according to federal court filings. He was granted Top Secret security clearance in 2021, according to an affidavit filed by an FBI special agent. Teixeira also maintained sensitive compartmented access, or “SCI,” to other highly classified programs, according to the affidavit.\u00a0 CBS News<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Every time we see one of these bozos like Manning, Snowden, and this year Teixeira, someone inevitably comments something to the effect of “where the heck was their chain of command”?\u00a0 Well, sometimes it’s hard to actually prevent someone committing a crime if they are hell-bent on doing it. But you CAN encourage other chains of command to pay a little more attention to their folks – as they should be doing – by punishing neglect.<\/p>\n
Starting on Sept. 7, “Air National Guard leaders initiated disciplinary and other administrative actions against 15 individuals, ranging in rank from E-5 to O-6, for dereliction in the performance of duties,” Ann Stefanek, an Air Force spokeswoman, said in an emailed statement on Monday.<\/p>\n
Punishment ranged from relieving personnel from their positions, including command positions, to nonjudicial punishment under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.<\/p>\n
Col. Sean Riley, commander of the 102nd Intelligence Wing at Otis Air National Guard Base, and Col. Enrique Dovalo, commander of the 102nd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group, a subordinate unit at the base, both received administrative action.<\/p>\n
Riley was relieved of command for cause, and Dovalo’s punishment was not disclosed. Other prior commanders from the 102nd Intelligence Support Squadron who were previously suspended in the wake of the Teixeira leak investigation were permanently removed, the Air Force said.<\/p>\n
In April, the 102nd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group had its mission paused and divided among other units after Teixeira’s arrest. The Air Force said Monday that the group’s mission is still reassigned to other Air Force organizations.\u00a0 Military.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Seems the Air Force IG investigation found that no one was aware he was leaking information online, but damningly, were aware he was seeking information he was not cleared for and did not take any action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"