Navy officials opened a probe into allegations concerning sailors working on naval nuclear reactors in South Carolina who reportedly cheated on certain tests.
The news comes just a few weeks after Air Force officials announced 37 officers at Malmstrom in Montana had been removed from their posts after they were found cheating on routine job efficiency tests.
According to the Associated Press, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service has been tasked with carrying out the investigation, but the probe hasn't yet been publicly disclosed.
At least 12 officers have been accused of cheating on nuclear reactor tests concerning Navy submarines and aircraft, AP reported.
That number hasn't been confirmed, though, since the investigation is still open, according to unnamed officials who spoke to AP.
The Navy will announce the probe during a Pentagon news conference on Tuesday. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert and Director of the naval Nuclear Propulsion Program Adm. John M. Richardson will reportedly lead the meeting.
The Air Force's investigation is not directly involved in the Navy's probe, since the former case involves officers who work on land-based nuclear missiles.
The Air Force probe led to the firing of 37 officers, in addition to a drug investigation that agents weren't aware was happening when they first opened the case.
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