Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 30
Troubleshooting; Time Pressure; Situational Awareness; Distraction; Confusion; Workload
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification; Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Airspace Structure; Company Policy; Human Factors; Procedure
Two different things happened. The first was a low altitude alert below the Minimum IFR Altitude (MIA). The second thing was a pilot deviation in the formation flight.  The wingman climbed 700 feet higher than assigned altitude. Flight X was leaving TRACON airspace immediately following an intercept exercise to go to a restricted area. The controlling facility approach called and said that Flight X was not on the schedule and are not allowed to enter the restricted area.The aircraft was notified and they wanted to verify if they were on the schedule and that they should be able to enter. Flight X was told to expedite climb and told low altitude alert and the MIA is 10;900 feet. The aircraft entered the area lower than the MIA. The aircraft was then given another low altitude alert because he was about to penetrate another higher terrain area. Then the wingman climbed above the assigned altitude of 20;000 feet; he climbed to 20;700 feet. I asked the flight led to have the wingman maintain 20;000 feet.We had to vector the flight out of restricted facilities airspace because of a non-important reason and we put the flight crew at risk. They were concerned with getting access to the restricted area and busted the altitude for the MIA and the assigned altitude. These are single piloted fighter aircraft that are being denied entry into an area for fighter aircraft and in a high terrain area with additional civilian aircraft.
A Center Controller reported a flight of two military aircraft entered their sector below the Minimum IFR Altitude while climbing to an altitude to enter an adjacent Restricted Area. The reporter stated the Restricted Area controlling facility would not permit the aircraft to enter the airspace due to a change of procedures. While vectoring the flight clear of the airspace the wingman in the flight climbed above their assigned altitude.