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U.S. military extends Okinawa curfew through Dec. 7
The U.S. military in Okinawa extended its curfew by a month, keeping it in place through Dec.
7.
The midnight-to-5 a.m.
restriction applies to military personnel below the rank of sergeant.
The curfew began after Marine Devin Ballard was arrested on suspicion of robbing and murdering a woman in Naha.
Another Marine was arrested for alleged drunk driving during the curfew, prompting the extension.
Sergeants and higher-ranking personnel are exempt, but all service members are barred from buying or drinking alcohol outside their homes after midnight.
The curfew remains in force through Dec.
7, and the military has not said what will happen after that.
The U.S. military in Okinawa extended a curfew for personnel below the rank of sergeant through Dec. 7.
The curfew runs from midnight to 5 a.m. and had been due to end on Sunday.
The restriction was introduced after Marine Devin Ballard was arrested on suspicion of robbing and murdering a woman in Naha.
The extension follows the arrest of another Marine for alleged drunk driving during the curfew.
Sergeants and higher-ranking personnel are exempt, but all service members are barred from buying or consuming alcohol outside their homes after midnight.
- Who
- The U.S. military in Okinawa extended the curfew for military personnel below the rank of sergeant.
- What
- The curfew runs from midnight to 5 a.m. and will remain in effect through Dec. 7.
- When
- Announced Nov. 6, 2026; the extension runs through Dec. 7.
- Where
- Okinawa, Japan.
- Why
- It was introduced after Devin Ballard was arrested on suspicion of robbing and murdering a local woman, and extended after another Marine was arrested for alleged drunk driving during the curfew.
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The U.S. military in Okinawa implemented a curfew following his arrest on suspicion of robbing and murdering a woman in Naha.
Another Marine was arrested for alleged drunk driving.
The U.S. military announced that the curfew would be extended through Dec. 7.
- Curfew hours
- Midnight to 5 a.m.
- Extension ends
- Dec. 7
- Covered personnel
- Military personnel below the rank of sergeant
- Exempt personnel
- Sergeants and those ranked above
- Alcohol restriction
- All service members are prohibited from purchasing or consuming alcohol outside their homes after midnight