Soldiers, airman face punishment after Pence trip to Panama

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Vice President Mike Pence waves next to Panama’s President Juan Carlos Varela after delivering a press conference at the Las Garzas Palace, in Panama City on Aug. 17, 2017. (Rodrigo Arangua/AFP/Getty Images)

Three U.S. soldiers have been issued general officer memorandums of reprimand as punishment for bringing unregistered foreign women into a secure area in Panama last August before a visit by Vice President Mike Pence, the Washington Post reports.

In addition to the soldiers, at least one airman who was involved was administratively punished, an Air Force spokesperson said.

“Behavior of this nature is absolutely unacceptable and is completely contrary to our core values in the United States Air Force,” she said.

Neither the soldiers nor the airman, who were part of the White House Communications Agency, will face courts-martial.