The United States Air Force cited "a loss of trust and confidence in his leadership and judgment" as reasons for relieving deputy commander of the 20th Air Force, Maj. Gen. Michael Cary, of his command today.

The two star general who was in charge of all Air Force nuclear missiles, was fired after an investigation of his conduct while on a temporary assignment. His firing is the second in just days. Earlier this week, the deputy commander of US nuclear forces, Vice Adm. Tim Giardina was relieved of duty after an investigation into his conduct found that he’d used $1500 in counterfeit chips at an Iowa casino.

The specifics of the investigation into Carey’s conduct is alleged to be “personal misbehavior” but little more was immediately available as officials did not say what led to the decision to relieve Carey of his duties. A spokesman for the Air Force, Brig. Gen. Les Kodlick did say however that the case did not involve drugs, sexual misconduct or gambling and said the investigation is still underway.

“We wanted to make it very clear it wasn’t operations-related,” Kodlick said. He added, however, “Certainly with the nuclear enterprise, personal behavior is of the utmost importance.”

Lieut. Gen. James Kowalski, commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command, the officer who relieved Carey of his command said in a statement “20th AF continues to execute its mission of around-the-clock nuclear deterrence in a safe, secure and effective manner,” Kowalski said. “It’s unfortunate that I’ve had to relieve an officer who’s had an otherwise distinctive career spanning 35 years of commendable service.”

Air Force officials were quick to add that the investigation had not compromised the security or effectiveness of the United States nuclear arsenal in any way.

The 20th Air Force is part of the United States Air Force Global Strike Command and is headquartered at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming. It was established in April of 1944 and operated from bases in India and staged through bases in China during World War II. The 509th Composite Group, part of the 20th Air Force, conducted the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of that war. The 20th Air Force was inactivated in 1955 but reactivated in September of 1991 as a component of the Strategic Air command.