Ousted Air Force Special Ops Command Chief Faces Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges |
Former Air Force Special Operations Command Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green has been charged with “possession, viewing, and producing child pornography,” the Air Force quietly announced this week.
The news offers an answer to a mystery that had puzzled the Air Force community since April, when Green was removed from his position as the top enlisted leader of AFSOC “due to a loss of confidence in his ability to fulfill his duties,” according to a press release put out at the time. The Air Force did not publicly elaborate on the reasons for his removal, leaving service members and observers to speculate.
The upcoming February 10, 2026, hearing follows a formal investigation by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, the service’s criminal investigative agency responsible for probing serious offenses. It will determine whether Green faces a general court-martial, and an Air Force spokesperson confirmed to The Intercept that Green has already been formally charged. According to a notice the Air Force quietly posted on its website Wednesday, without issuing a press release or broader disclosures to the........