Air Force Veteran Accused of Disclosing Classified Data on Aircraft, Weapons in Latest Military Leak Case

An Air Force veteran in Florida has been charged with unauthorized possession and transmission of classified material related to U.S. aircraft and weapons, marking the latest case of a current or former service member being accused of mishandling sensitive information.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida announced Thursday that retired Lt. Col. Paul J. Freeman, 68, of Niceville, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on nine counts of retaining and sharing national defense information.

A service record for Freeman, provided to Military.com by the Air Force, shows him as retired from active-duty service. He joined the service in 1975 as an enlisted airman and became an officer in 1984 after graduating from Officer Training School. He served until 2003 as a developmental engineer with the 46th Test Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.

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