Air Force suspends 2 commanders from unit where Pentagon leak suspect worked

Two commanders in the military unit in which Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira worked, have been suspended.

Teixeira, 21, an airman first class, was assigned to the 102nd Intelligence Wing at Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. He has been charged with possessing classified documents pertaining to national security and possessing national defense material.

The detachment commander who was suspended was in charge of overseeing administrative support for airmen at the unit, the Air Force said.

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