A Utah National Guard officer has been stripped of his command after allowing
bikini-clad women to fire high-powered weapons and ride in tanks for an
unauthorized video shoot.
Three other National Guard soldiers also will be disciplined for their
involvement in the hijinks at Camp Williams.
Guard Lt. Col. Steven Fairbourn said Saturday that a 19th Special
Forces noncommissioned officer who permitted the video to be partially shot at
the training center south of Salt Lake City also faces a reprimand and
mandatory early retirement.
The other soldiers will receive lesser measures ranging from counseling
to a reprimand, he said. The $200 cost for military fuel used during the shoot
also will be recouped from the soldiers involved.
None of the soldiers was publicly named.
The
video, produced by an English company, is a promotional “behind the scenes”
look at the making of an annual pinup calendar. It features women wearing
camouflage bikinis and other tight clothing while shooting guns and riding in
military vehicles.
Two members of a Utah state SWAT team who appeared in the video in
uniform also face discipline, Department of Public Safety officials have said.
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