Air Natl Guard Unit at Center of Intel Leaks Back at Work

The intelligence mission at Otis Air National Guard Base in Massachusetts will resume Friday after a lengthy suspension, the Air Force announced Thursday.

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The 102nd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group had its intelligence mission suspended following the arrest of airman Jack Teixeira, who has since pleaded guilty to leaking hundreds of classified Pentagon documents. In March, he was sentenced to a maximum of 17 years in jail on six counts of willful retention and transmission of classified information, and he now faces a possible court-martial.

Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach, head of Air Combat Command, approved the resumption of the intelligence mission, Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek told the Washington Examiner.

“The recertification process was authorized after the completion of the secretary of the Air Force and Air Combat Command inspector general reinspection of the 102nd Intelligence Wing and after a new organizational structure was implemented to enhance oversight of ISRG operations,” Stefanek said.

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