Air Force halts intelligence mission of suspected classified document leaker's unit

The Air Force’s 102nd Intelligence Wing, which the Air National Guardsman suspected of leaking classified documents was assigned to, has been ordered to stand down from its intelligence mission as the service's inspector general conducts an investigation, the Air Force said Tuesday.

The Air Force also directed each unit to conduct a security-focused stand down in the next 30 days to “reassess our security posture and procedures, validate the need to know for each person’s access, and emphasize to all Airmen and Guardians the responsibility we are entrusted with to safeguard this information and to enforce and improve our security requirements,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and other military leaders said in a memo.

The 102nd Intelligence Wing is not currently performing its assigned intelligence mission and has been temporarily reassigned to other organizations within the military branch, the Air Force said in a statement.