The head of a security squadron at one of the Air Force’s nuclear missile bases was relieved of command, in the wake of several deaths involving airmen at the base.

Lt. Col. Tyler Hiatt, commander of the 90th Missile Security Forces Squadron at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, was removed from his post following “a professional disagreement over actions in the unit.” Hiatt told Col. Terrance Holmes, 90th Missile Wing commander, of his “inability to executive the duties of his position,” according to the 90th Missile Wing in a release. Hiatt apparently did “not feel comfortable serving in the 90th Security Forces Group.”

The air base in Wyoming is one of three strategic nuclear missile bases in the continental United States. The 90th Missile Security Forces Squadron is one of several squadrons

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