{"id":2122159,"date":"2023-12-11T18:30:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T23:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/air-force-probe-concludes-pentagon-leak-suspect-acted-alone-still-reprimands-15-others-for-dereliction-of-duty\/"},"modified":"2023-12-11T18:33:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T23:33:15","slug":"air-force-probe-concludes-pentagon-leak-suspect-acted-alone-still-reprimands-15-others-for-dereliction-of-duty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/air-force-probe-concludes-pentagon-leak-suspect-acted-alone-still-reprimands-15-others-for-dereliction-of-duty\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force Probe: Pentagon Leak Suspect Solo, 15 Others Reprimanded for Negligence"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fair-force-probe-concludes-pentagon-leak-suspect-acted-alone-still-reprimands-15-others-for-dereliction-of-duty%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2122159&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Navy Admiral Christopher Grady (C), vice\u2062 chairman of the\u2062 Joint Chiefs, arrives for a closed-door briefing with senators about the Discord leaks at the \u2062U.S. Capitol Visitors Center on April 19, 2023 in Washington, DC. Jack\u2063 Teixeira, a 21-year-old\u2062 airman in the Massachusetts Air National Guard, was arrested and charged with espionage\u2064 after sharing classified military documents with a \u2063gaming group he belonged to on the internet social app Discord. (Photo by\u200b Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke \u2064Mallory<\/a><br \/>3:18 PM \u2013 Monday,\u200d December 11, 2023<\/p>\n<h2>The Fallout from the Discord Leaks: Air Force \u200cReprimands 15 Individuals<\/h2>\n<p>Although the U.S. Air Force concluded that Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack \u200cTeixeira\u200d acted alone in purportedly\u2062 leaking confidential material, the field operating agency reprimanded 15\u2062 individuals for \u201cdereliction of duty\u201d and stated that there were\u2062 circumstances that made it \u2062possible for \u200dTeixeira to carry out the crime.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Teixeira\u2019s unit\u200d \u201cfailed\u2062 to take proper action after becoming \u200caware of his \u200dintelligence-seeking activities,\u201d according \u200dto the findings of an Air Force Inspector General probe made public on Monday. <\/p>\n<p>However, there was no proof \u2063that \u200chis supervisory chain was \u201caware\u201d of the disclosures.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062investigation apparently discovered a number of indirect causes that contributed to the leak, including inadequate inspection of areas under command, conflicting \u2063instructions on how\u2064 to report security problems, varying interpretations\u2064 of the \u201cneed to know\u201d concept, and a\u200d lack of\u2064 control and supervision during night shift operations.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old is accused of using the social \u2064networking site\u200d Discord, which is mostly used by online gamers, to leak secret Pentagon data.<\/p>\n<p>In June, he entered a not\u2063 guilty plea \u2062after being charged with six \u200dfederal charges of intentionally retaining and transmitting material related to national\u2064 defense.<\/p>\n<p>According to the military, the investigation has resulted in \u201cdisciplinary and other administrative actions\u201d for 15 \u200cdifferent individuals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe actions ranged from relieving personnel from their positions, including command positions, to non-judicial\u200c punishment under Article 15 of\u2062 the Uniform Code of Military Justice,\u201d the U.S. Air Force \u2063said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the inquiry, Teixeira\u2019s unit leadership in the 102<sup>nd<\/sup> Intelligence \u2062Wing neglected mission security\u200d and \u200bwas not \u201cvigilant\u201d in monitoring the behavior of its \u2063troops.<\/p>\n<p>The Air Force stated that commanders who had been suspended were permanently \u2064removed, and members\u2062 of that unit\u200d were among those who suffered administrative\u2064 punishment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe 102nd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group was taken off mission when Teixeira was discovered \u2062as the \u200bsource of the unauthorized disclosures. The group\u2019s mission remains reassigned to other\u200d organizations within the Air Force,\u201d the military posted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Air Force\u2063 has now increased \u201caccountability for\u2062 protection of classified and sensitive information\u201d and made \u200cadjustments \u201crelated to need to know and classified access\u201d after the\u200c purported disclosures.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jack Teixeira\u2019s Commanding Officer Removed from Post<\/p>\n<p>Col. Sean Riley was commander of the 102nd Intelligence Wing \u2063at\u200b Otis Air National Guard Base in Massachusetts. <\/p>\n<p>A Pentagon report found Riley failed to take action after becoming aware Teixeira was seeking \u200binformation that\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uaRJcDG15S\">pic.twitter.com\/uaRJcDG15S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kyle Anzalone (@KyleAnzalone_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KyleAnzalone_\/status\/1734305019736781278?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox \u200bfor\u2063 free. Subscribe \u200dhere. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which allows the government to search communications of certain non-Americans located overseas without \u200ba warrant, will \u2064soon expire.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>President \u2063Biden is hosting his Ukrainian counterpart on Tuesday in what\u200d the\u2062 White\u2064 House describes \u2064as a\u200b show of support for the country\u200d and to press Congress to continue its funding. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Senior litigation counsel at the New Civil Liberties Alliance\u2064 says the State \u2062Department\u2019s Global Engagement Center is using taxpayer fund \u200cto shut down <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-the-gops-tense-negotiations-with-democrats-to-ban-pentagon-funded-censorship\/\" title=\"GOP negotiates with Dems to ban Pentagon-funded 'censorship\">conservative \u200dnews outlets<\/a>.  One America\u2019s John \u200cHines has more from Washington.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>As tensions\u2062 continue to \u200crise in the\u200d Middle East over\u2063 the Israel Hamas War. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Microsoft and\u200b the AFL-CIO union federation said they had struck a\u2062 deal\u200b whereby \u200cthe software giant will remain neutral in efforts by unions to encourage workers to become members.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Amazon.com\u2063 asked a federal\u2063 court\u200d to dismiss a U.S. government \u2064antitrust lawsuit which accuses\u2063 the company of using illegal strategies to boost profits at its \u2062online retail empire.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>More than 10 million people have signed up for X in December, X CEO\u200d Linda Yaccarino \u2062said in a post on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Alphabet shares ended 5.3% higher on Thursday as Wall Street cheered the launch of Gemini.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What were the \u200ddirect \u2063and indirect causes that contributed to the leaks of classified military documents\u2064 on Discord?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The\u2064 Fallout from the Discord Leaks: Air Force \u200cReprimands\u200d 15 Individuals<\/p>\n<p>In April 2023, the U.S. Air Force was rocked by a scandal involving\u200c leaks of classified\u200b military documents on the \u2063internet social app Discord. The whistleblower, 21-year-old Jack \u2063Teixeira, an airman in the \u2063Massachusetts Air National Guard, \u200cwas \u200barrested and \u200bcharged with espionage. While it was concluded that Teixeira\u2064 acted alone \u200cin leaking the confidential material, the fallout from the incident has resulted in reprimands for 15 individuals within the Air Force.<\/p>\n<p>According to \u2064the \u200cfindings of an\u200b Air Force\u2062 Inspector\u2063 General probe \u2062released on Monday, Teixeira&#8217;s\u2063 unit failed to take proper action after becoming \u2063aware of his intelligence-seeking activities. \u200dHowever,\u2064 there is\u2063 no evidence to suggest \u200bthat his supervisory chain was aware of the disclosures.\u200d The investigation uncovered a number of indirect causes that\u200d contributed to the leak, including inadequate inspection\u200c of\u200c areas under\u200d command, conflicting instructions\u200b on how to report\u200c security problems, varying interpretations of the &#8220;need to know&#8221; concept, and a lack of control and supervision during night shift operations.<\/p>\n<p>Teixeira\u2062 is \u200daccused of using the social networking\u200b site\u200b Discord, \u200cprimarily \u200dused\u200b by online gamers, to leak \u200bsecret Pentagon data. He entered a not guilty plea after being charged with six federal charges related\u200c to national defense. As a result of the investigation, disciplinary and other administrative actions have been taken against 15 individuals within the \u2064Air Force.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The actions ranged from relieving personnel from their\u200d positions, including command positions, \u2062to non-judicial punishment under Article \u200d15\u2064 of the\u200d Uniform Code of Military Justice,&#8221; stated the U.S. Air Force. Teixeira&#8217;s unit \u200bleadership in the 102nd Intelligence \u2064Wing was found to have neglected\u200c mission security and was \u200cnot vigilant in monitoring the behavior of its troops. Commanders who\u200d were suspended have been permanently\u200c removed, and members of that unit have faced administrative punishment.<\/p>\n<p>The fallout from the leaks has impacted the 102nd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group, which has been taken off mission and reassigned\u200c to other organizations within the\u200d Air Force. The Air Force has increased accountability for the \u2062protection of classified and sensitive\u2063 information and made adjustments related to the &#8220;need to know&#8221; concept and classified \u200daccess.<\/p>\n<p>The incident has raised concerns about the security measures in \u2063place within the Air Force and the potential\u2064 vulnerabilities to leaks of\u2063 classified information. \u2063The\u2064 repercussions of such leaks can have far-reaching implications not only for\u200b national security but also for the military personnel involved.<\/p>\n<p>As the\u2064 Air \u200bForce works to address the aftermath of the Discord leaks, it is crucial that measures \u200dare \u200bput in \u200cplace to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future. This includes\u2063 ensuring\u2064 strict adherence to security protocols, improving\u2063 supervision and \u2063oversight,\u2063 and providing\u2064 comprehensive training \u200don\u2063 the\u2064 handling of classified\u2062 information.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cfallout from the \u200cDiscord leaks serves as a stark reminder of the \u200bimportance \u200bof maintaining the utmost vigilance in safeguarding classified information. The Air Force \u2064must remain\u2064 committed to upholding the highest standards of security to protect the integrity of its operations and\u2064 the safety of\u200b its personnel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Navy Admiral Christopher Grady, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs, attends a private briefing with senators at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center. The meeting concerns the Discord leaks. 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