Two US airmen arrested in separate Okinawa incidents

Okinawa police arrested two U.S. Air Force members stationed at Kadena Air Base on Nov. 14 in separate incidents: an airman accused of exposing himself while heavily intoxicated at a shopping center, and a 27-year-old captain suspected of driving drunk. Police said the captain was stopped in Okinawa City early that morning and had a blood-alcohol level about three times Japan’s legal limit; it was unclear whether he had violated the U.S. military curfew. The arrests have renewed local concern about misconduct by U.S. service members, following an October robbery-murder case involving a Marine. In response, U.S. officials tightened restrictions, including extending a curfew for lower-ranking personnel through Dec. 7 and limiting overnight alcohol use.