Air Force fires 2 nuclear missile commanders WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Nuclear missile commanders at Air Force bases in North Dakota and Wyoming have been relieved of command for failures in leadership, officials said. A third commander has been given an administrative punishment. Monday's actions are the latest in a string of incidents involving the group in charge of U.S. inter-continental ballistic missiles. These have included a cheating scandal, failures in operations inspections and the dismissal of Maj. Gen. Michael Carey, who was commander of the 20th Air Force and in charge of the ICBM fleet, for apparent drunken behavior during a conference in Russia. Lt. Col. Jimmy Brown was relieved as commander of the 741st Missile Squadron at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota on Monday. Officials said Brown told a subordinate that becoming pregnant would hurt a woman's career and also failed at "ensuring the well-being of his airmen." Col. Carl Jones, the vice wing commander at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in North Dakota, was also relieved of command. Officials said he had engaged in displays of temper at the base bowling alley and at a thrift shop known as the Airmen's Attic. Col. Richard Pagliuco, the 91st Operations Group Commander at Minot, was given an administrative punishment. "We have a demanding mission that requires everyone from the airmen in the field to the teammates supporting them back at the base to give their personal best," Lt. Col. John Sheets of Air Force Global Strike Command said in a statement. We won't accept a command climate that detracts from that effort. Our people must treat each other with dignity and respect -- that applies up and down the chain of command.