An American company will be taking over the British search and rescue team, meaning the roles of the servicemen for the team, including Prince William, could be replaced, reports show.

According to NBC, the Sea King helicopter has flown for over 40 years in Britain for about 15,000 rescue missions. However, the Sea King will retire in 2015 when America's Bristow's Helicopters takes over. The Royal Air Force and Royal Navy run the search and rescue teams.

"Military crews will transfer and join our own crews," said Mark Duncan of Bristow Helicopters on NBC. "The bases are positioned based on historical high incident locations so that our response is going to be better than it has been previously."

Prince William has worked with the search and rescue team for the Royal Air Force for three years and he and the rest of the crewmembers will be replaced with civilians, NBC reports.

The search and rescue team has been in its location with the RAF since the 1940s.

The change has concerned some, like Phil Benbow of North Wales Mountain Rescue Association, who said there's always fear of the unknown.

"We've had an excellent service from the RAF," he said.

Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton are expecting their first child due in July.

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