Air Force Removes 6 Leaders at Nuclear Base, Gives No Explanation

2nd Lt. Oliver Parsons, left, and 1st Lt. Andy Parthum check systems in the control room where they work a 24-hour shifts at an ICBM silo near Minot, North Dakota, that houses 10 nuclear-tipped Minuteman 3 missiles that the Pentagon wants to replace with the LGM-35 Sentinel. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

The U.S. Air Force confirmed it removed six leaders from their positions at a nuclear base in North Dakota, although few details were provided about why.

A news release issued by the military branch said that Maj. Gen. Andrew J. Gebara, commander of the 8th Air Force,  removed two commanders at Minot Air Force Base on Monday. They were identified as the commanders of the 5th Mission Support Group and the 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron.