The two-day operational pause from noon Wednesday will be followed by a 30-day curfew dubbed a "Period of Reflection."
The U.S. military in Okinawa Prefecture is pausing all operations for two days from Wednesday, followed by a fresh curfew for 30 days, after a marine was arrested on suspicion of killing a local woman. Benjamin Watson, commander of III Marine Expeditionary Force, said in a letter released late Tuesday that “incidents like this demand we pause for reflection.” “Serving on Okinawa comes with responsibility,” he added.
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