Isn't Major in the USAF classed as a senior officer/has duties of senior staff though?
Wiki seems to suggest that - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_(United_States)#Air_Force
Regardless, he had/has top secret clearance so would have had access to data and information higher than most (in theory).
Not 100% sure but a US Major seems to be roughly an OF-3. So would be responsible for a battery sized~ command and a junior field officer. Senior staff roles would be Brigadier and above IIRC.
Whatever Major Grusch’s role was, it’s clear he was denied security clearance by his own command chain multiple times so he couldn’t have carried much security clearance.
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