"Whether our forces are in Colombia or any other country, or here in this country, we expect them to abide by the highest standard of behavior. That’s a requirement," Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told the same press conference. "And for that reason, we are conducting a full investigation into this matter."
国防部部长莱昂•帕内塔在同一个新闻发布会上说：“不管我们的军队是在哥伦比亚还是在其他国家，或是在自己的国家，我们都期望他们遵守最高行为标准。这是要求。为此我们正全面调查此事。”
A Pentagon spokesman said the service members who are under investigation were not handlingsecurity for the US president but were performing important work in support of the Secret Service.
一位国防部发言人称，接受调查的军方人员没有负责美国总统的安保工作，但也从事着支持特工部的重要工作。
"We believe that there maybe more than five involved in this incident. I don’t have specificnumbers. We’re going to look at the facts wherever they may go," spokesman George Little told reporters.
发言人乔治•里特告诉记者说：“我们认为此事牵涉的军人可能在5人以上。我不知道具体数字。不管涉案人数多少，我们都将查清事实。”
The personnel were from more than one branch of the military, and some of them were at the same hotel as other Secret Service agents alleged to have brought prostitutes to their rooms, he said.
他说，这些军人来自军队的多个分支，部分军人和据称召妓的特工住在同一个酒店。
