Massachusetts ANG units are trained and equipped by the Air Force and are operationally gained by a Major Command of the USAF if federalized.State missions include disaster relief in times of earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and forest fires, search and rescue, protection of vital public services, and support to civil defense.The leaked documents, which first appeared in the since-deleted private Discord server "Thug Shaker Central" linked to Teixeira - who went by an online nickname of "OG" - contained estimated casualty counts of Russian forces and Ukrainian forces that deviated from publicly available information, straining relations with American allies and exposing weaknesses in the Ukrainian military.[8][9] The arrest was conducted by a heavily armed FBI team at Teixeira's residence in North Dighton, Massachusetts.[10] Teixeira pled guilty to six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense under the Espionage Act information in federal court on March 4, 2024.