2026年8月7日 / 美国东部时间晚上11:31 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
五角大楼于周五撤销了前美国空军部长弗兰克·肯德尔接触机密信息的“资格”，并禁止他担任“任何敏感职位”，指控他向媒体泄露了有关“空军一号”性能的敏感信息。
五角大楼发言人肖恩·帕内尔在社交媒体帖子中表示：“这一行动是在他未经授权向一家媒体披露有关‘空军一号’性能的机密信息后采取的。”
此事缘起于上月的相关报道，包括《纽约时报》对卡塔尔捐赠的新款“空军一号”存在的安全担忧的报道，其中提到该机型缺乏其前身所具备的先进反导能力。
肯德尔周五晚间对美联社表示，他对撤销决定“完全摸不着头脑”。
“我一直极其小心，不会透露任何机密信息，据我所知，我也从未这么做过，”肯德尔说，“没有人跟我说过所谓我泄露的信息内容，我无法想象那会是什么。”
这架飞机耗资4亿美元进行翻新升级，已在美国国内投入使用，特朗普总统上月还乘坐它前往土耳其出席北约峰会。但他在离开北约峰会时乘坐的却是旧款“空军一号”，当时美国正对伊朗发动空袭，德黑兰方面袭击了三个海湾阿拉伯国家。
美国官员此前告诉哥伦比亚广播公司，特朗普是在收到伊朗及其盟友代理武装对总统构成可信威胁后，才乘坐旧款“空军一号”返程的。这些官员表示，美国侦测到针对专机发射导弹的可信阴谋。在收到情报后，美国特勤局迅速切换了备用方案。
据上月向哥伦比亚广播公司透露相关情况的知情人士称，特勤局建议总统乘坐旧款专机，该机配备了安全通信系统和先进的军事防御设施。
美国官员告诉哥伦比亚广播公司，这架由卡塔尔捐赠的新专机仓促投入使用，缺少一些预期的性能。
特朗普上月向记者否认更换专机是出于安全考虑，但他同时也表示自己“一直”处于威胁之中，是伊朗的“头号”目标。
白宫随后宣布，特朗普将继续使用旧款“空军一号”，直至卡塔尔捐赠的专机在秋季完成“额外升级改造”，该过程预计耗时约一个月。
在《纽约时报》的报道中，曾在拜登政府任职的肯德尔援引称，专机的升级时间不足以完成“所有常规的‘空军一号’改装项目”，他对该机被用于美国境外任务感到意外。
肯德尔周五表示：“我坦然就这架卡塔尔捐赠的747飞机接受记者和全国电视采访，因为我确信自己没有透露任何机密信息。”
针对此次报道，司法部传唤了《纽约时报》记者，试图强迫他们披露消息来源，这引发了人们对新闻自由的担忧。在法官批评其法律工作草率后，司法部上月不情愿地撤回了传票。
空军方面辩称，对这架飞机的快速改装“未在安全、安保或通信安全方面承担任何风险”，但也承认其性能存在差异。空军表示，为美国国产新型“空军一号”所需的“若干高度复杂的工程改装”，在卡塔尔捐赠专机的改装过程中被有意省略。空军承认，未拓宽专机的舱门，也未在机身内置多段楼梯。
帕内尔未具体指明肯德尔被指控向哪家媒体分享了机密信息。
“保护机密信息是一项不可动摇的职责，”他写道，“那些违背这一信任的人，将丧失接触机密的特权以及任何需要该权限的职位。”
这并非特朗普政府首次撤销安全许可，去年该政府就曾撤销37名时任及前任国家安全官员的安全许可。国防部长皮特·赫格斯瑟在本届政府就职后不久，也撤销了退休参谋长联席会议主席马克·米利将军的安全保护措施和安全许可。
帕内尔未说明肯德尔是否会被移送起诉，五角大楼也拒绝提供更多信息。通常情况下，此类指控会伴随针对违反《间谍法》行为的起诉移送。
一个知名案例是奥巴马政府曾对爱德华·斯诺登提起诉讼，这名前情报机构承包商公开披露了大量有关美国监视行动的机密文件，随后逃往俄罗斯。
就在不久前，一名马萨诸塞州空军国民警卫队成员因泄露有关乌克兰战争的机密军事文件，于2024年被联邦法官判处15年监禁。这是多年来最严重的国家安全泄密事件。
Pentagon revokes security clearance of former Air Force chief for disclosing “classified information regarding Air Force One’s capabilities”
August 7, 2026 / 11:31 PM EDT / CBS/AP
The Pentagon revoked former U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall’s “eligibility” to access classified information and barred him from holding “any sensitive position,” alleging Friday that he disclosed sensitive information about Air Force One’s capabilities to the media.
“This action follows his unauthorized disclosure of classified information regarding Air Force One’s capabilities to a media outlet,” Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a social media post.
It follows reporting last month, including from The New York Times, on security concerns over the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One, including that it lacked the advanced antimissile capabilities of its predecessor.
Kendall told The Associated Press late Friday that he was “completely mystified” by the revocation.
“I’ve always been extremely careful to not say anything classified, and as far as I know I have not,” Kendall said. “No one has said anything to me about what I’m asserted to have revealed and I can’t imagine what it could be.”
The plane underwent a $400 million retrofit and upgrade. It was put into service domestically and President Trump also flew on it to Turkey last month for the NATO summit. But he used an older model Air Force One jet to leave the NATO summit, as the U.S. launched airstrikes on Iran and Tehran attacked three Gulf Arab states.
U.S. officials previously told CBS News that Mr. Trump returned on the old Air Force One following a credible threat to the president from Iran and allied proxy groups. The officials told CBS News that the U.S. detected a credible plot to fire a missile at the plane. Upon receiving the intelligence, the U.S. Secret Service swiftly swapped to a backup strategy.
The Secret Service suggested that the president take the old plane, which is equipped with secure communication systems and sophisticated military defenses, according to people briefed on the situation who spoke to CBS News last month.
The new plane donated by Qatar was hurried into service and is lacking some desired capabilities, U.S. officials told CBS News.
Mr. Trump last month denied to reporters that the swap was due to security concerns, although he also said he is under threat “all the time” and is Iran’s “No. 1” target.
The White House later announced that Mr. Trump would continue using the old Air Force One while the Qatari-donated plane receives “additional upgrades and enhancements in the fall which will take approximately one month to complete.”
In the Times article, Kendall, who served under President Joe Biden, is quoted as saying that the time for upgrades to the plane would not have been enough for “all the normal Air Force One modifications,” and he was surprised that the plane was used outside the U.S.
Kendall said Friday, “I’ve been comfortable being on the record with reporters and on national television about the Qatari 747 because I’m confident that I haven’t said anything classified.”
In response to the reporting, the Justice Department subpoenaed the Times’ reporters to try to compel them to out their sources, which stirred fears over press freedoms. The department, after criticism from the judge for sloppy legal work, grudgingly withdrew the subpoenas last month.
The Air Force has argued that the rapid conversion of the jet was done “without accepting any risk regarding security, safety, or secure communications,” but it also has acknowledged the different capabilities. It said “several highly complex engineering modifications” required for the new U.S.-made Air Force One aircraft were intentionally excluded in the modifications to the plane from Qatar. The Air Force acknowledged it did not widen the doors leading out of the aircraft or include multiple stairs built into the hull of the plane.
Parnell didn’t specify which media outlet Kendall was accused of sharing classified information with.
“Safeguarding classified information is a non-negotiable duty,” he wrote. “Those who violate that trust forfeit the privilege of access and any role requiring it.”
It’s not the first time the Trump administration has revoked security clearances, including of 37 then-current and former national security officials last year. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also pulled security protections and clearance for Gen. Mark Milley, the retired Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, soon after the administration took office.
Parnell didn’t say if Kendall was being referred for prosecution, and the Pentagon declined to provide more information. Typically, such accusations are partnered with referrals for prosecution over violations of the Espionage Act.
A well-known example was when the Obama administration filed charges against Edward Snowden, a former intelligence agency contractor who publicly disclosed a massive trove of secret documents about U.S. surveillance operations before fleeing to Russia.
More recently, a federal judge sentenced a Massachusetts Air National Guard member to 15 years in prison in 2024 for leaking classified military documents about the war in Ukraine. That was the most consequential national security breach in years.
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