Army veteran charged with disclosing classified Delta Force tactics

The woman, who as a civilian helped provide cover for special forces operatives, is accused of disclosing secrets to a journalist.

A woman who spent years working at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in support of the elite Delta Force faces a criminal charge. | Chris Seward/AP

An Army veteran who helped support the elite Delta Force commando unit has been arrested on a charge that she shared classified information with a journalist writing about the secretive team.

Courtney Williams, 40, appeared Wednesday in federal court in Raleigh, North Carolina, to face a criminal complaint of unlawful transmission of national defense information.

The complaint asserts that Williams disclosed “tactics, techniques and procedures” used by an unspecified “special military unit” based at Fort Bragg. Those details were classified “secret” and barred from distribution to foreign countries, prosecutors allege.

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