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Michael Sainato

US air force removes commander of Pentagon leak suspect’s unit

Jack Teixeira takes a selfie in a mirror.
Jack Teixeira, a member of the US air national guard, in an undated photograph. Photograph: via Reuters

The US air force has removed the commander of the unit where a low-ranking national guard member accused of leaking highly classified military documents worked.

Col Sean Riley’s removal as commander of the 102nd Intelligence Wing at Otis air national guard base in Massachusetts was announced along with a report containing the results of an internal investigation into the classified materials leak which led to federal charges against 21-year-old Jack Teixeira.

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