Event Brief
Oct 6, 2026 at 12:06 PM ET
Okinawa Marines face 48-hour alcohol ban
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
The U.S. military will halt normal operations and prohibit alcohol on and off its Okinawa installations for 48 hours starting at noon Wednesday, followed by a monthlong overnight curfew. Lt. Gen. Benjamin Watson announced the restrictions three days after a Marine was arrested on suspicion of killing and robbing a woman in Naha.
WHO: III Marine Expeditionary Force
WHAT: Announced a 48-hour period of training, alcohol prohibition and a subsequent monthlong overnight curfew for U.S. military personnel on Okinawa.
WHEN: Oct 6, 2026
WHERE: Okinawa, Japan
WHY: The restrictions followed the arrest of a Marine on suspicion of killing and robbing a woman in Naha.
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