The deputy commander of US nuclear forces has been fired because of a gambling investigation.
US Navy Vice Admiral Tim Giardina was notified that he had been relieved of duty amid allegations that he used counterfeit chips at an Iowa casino.
He will drop in rank from a three-star to a two-star admiral because of the loss of his command, and will be reassigned pending the outcome of a probe by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
Admiral Giardina, who had held the job since December 2011, had already been suspended from his post on September 3.
He is alleged to have used at least $1,500 (£940) in fake gambling chips while playing poker at the Horseshoe Casino, Iowa state officials have said. He has not been charged.
The Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs is across the Missouri River from Strategic Command headquarters near Omaha, Nebraska.
The move to relieve such a high-ranking official is extremely rare in the history of US Strategic Command, which is responsible for nuclear forces including nuclear-armed submarines, bombers and land-based missiles.
The command also oversees space operations governing military satellites.
Officials have said the admiral is not being investigated for compromising any classified material.
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