Boeing's MH-139A Grey Wolf is slated to conduct security patrols at nuclear missile fields, but plans to slash the fleet have triggered cost overruns.
The detachment is the first active duty pilot training unit at Maxwell since 1945.
The Air Force declined to say what led to their ousters at Minot Air Force Base, or what disciplinary action they may face.
The Air Force plans to buy a pack of 82 MH-139A Grey Wolves from Boeing for $3 billion.
