AFSOC Leader Faces Hidden-Camera Trial
PHOTO CAPTION: Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, then-command chief of Air Force Special Operations Command, speaks with Air Commandos at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, on March 10, 2025. Green pleaded not guilty this week as his court-martial began at Hurlburt Field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mateo Parra)
Former AFSOC Top Enlisted Leader Goes on Trial as Prosecutors Detail Hidden-Camera Allegations
The former top enlisted leader of Air Force Special Operations Command is now standing trial at Hurlburt Field, with prosecutors revealing new details about the allegations that led to his removal from one of the Air Force’s most senior enlisted positions.
Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, the former AFSOC command chief, pleaded not guilty as his general court-martial opened Monday, Sept. 14. Green elected to have his case heard by a military judge rather than a panel.
The Air Force previously disclosed that Green faces one specification of indecent recording, one specification of obstruction of justice and three specifications related to the possession, viewing and production of child pornography.
But the opening day of his trial provided the clearest public account yet of what prosecutors allege happened.
According to courtroom reporting by Mid Bay News, prosecutors accused Green of secretly recording his then-15-year-old stepdaughter in her bedroom between January and April 2025.
Prosecutors said three hidden cameras were involved, including devices disguised as a surge protector and wall charger and another concealed inside an air purifier.
They also cited data from Green’s phone that allegedly showed a streaming application displaying a live feed from the bedroom for a combined 25 hours during the nine days before the alleged surveillance was discovered.
Green’s stepdaughter, now 16, testified during the first day of trial.
According to her testimony as reported by Mid Bay News, she discovered something was wrong after Green asked her to start his truck before the family went to a store.
When she entered the vehicle, she said Green’s phone was mounted inside with an application open showing a live video feed of her bedroom.
She later confronted Green.
The teenager testified that Green subsequently went into her bedroom, opened the air purifier and removed a hidden camera. She said Green told her it was the only camera in the room.
Investigators would later find additional equipment, according to testimony presented Monday.
An Air Force Office of Special Investigations agent testified that investigators searched Green’s home and vehicle after receiving the report. Investigators allegedly recovered another hidden camera in the bedroom containing a microSD card with footage from inside the room.
A separate camera was also reportedly found inside Green’s truck, although investigators said they could not establish what that particular device had been used for.
Another OSI agent testified that investigators reviewed Green’s digital history and found records showing that multiple hidden-camera devices had been purchased through Amazon in the months before the alleged surveillance was discovered.
The case marks a dramatic fall for an enlisted leader who, until April 2025, sat at the top of Air Force Special Operations Command’s enlisted structure.
Green became AFSOC’s command chief in May 2023. In that role, he served as the senior enlisted adviser for a major command responsible for tens of thousands of Air Commandos and civilian personnel.
On April 14, 2025, AFSOC commander Lt. Gen. Michael Conley relieved Green of his duties, citing a loss of confidence in his ability to fulfill the position.
At the time, the command did not publicly explain the underlying allegations.
An Air Force Office of Special Investigations investigation followed, and charges were formally preferred against Green in November 2025.
Those allegations are now being tested in court.
Green has pleaded not guilty to every charge and remains presumed innocent unless and until he is found guilty at court-martial.
His defense team declined to give an opening statement during the first day of proceedings, leaving its broader response to the government’s case unclear.
The trial was scheduled to continue Tuesday at Hurlburt Field.
(Source: OAF Nation)
