DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE PACIFIC AIR FORCES ua 24 Jun 16 MEMORANDUM FOR KADENA ALL FROM: 18 WG/CC SUBJECT: Updated Liberty Restrictions 1. Purpose: The period of Unity and Mourning is concluded and those restrictions are hereby rescinded effective 0459, 28 June 2016. In the interest of maintaining positive host nation relations and for the protection of our Airmen in light of unresolved and ongoing political tensions the current USFJ Liberty Policy, dated 26 Nov 2014, will remain in effect and be supplemented by the following additional restrictions: 2. Additional Restrictions: a, Overnight liberty, special liberty, or leave between midnight and 0500 in areas south of Camp Kinser and Highway 38 is prohibited. This prohibition does not apply to U.S. armed forces personnel performing official duties (e.g. training events, official travel, community relations events, assisting with medical emergencies, sponsorship duties). b. Uniformed SOFA-status personnel shall depart off-installation bars, clubs, and similar establishments whose primary business is the provision of alcoholic beverages not later than midnight. . All off-installation liberty ends at 0100 for all ranks. Curfew hours are from 0100 to 0500 daily. Uniformed SOFA-status personnel who live off-installation must return to their personal off-installation residence by 0100, including an off-installation hotel room when authorized. Uniformed SOFA-status personnel who live on-installation must return to their home installation by 0100. “Home Installation” refers to U.S. bases, posts, stations, recreational facilities etc located on Okinawa where personnel have permanent billeting or authorized temporary billeting. 4. All personnel of the rank E-5 and below shall have a liberty buddy when off base or executing off-installation liberty. (1) AILE-S and below personnel living off-installation may transit unaccompanied directly between their authorized residence and a military installation or between military installations. (2) For such personnel who are picking up or dropping off their liberty buddy at the liberty buddy’s off-installation residence, they may travel unaccompanied directly from/to their own off-installation residence. No other detours or stops are authorized unless they have a liberty buddy. (3) A liberty buddy may be: (a) an active duty military member; (b) another person with SOFA status (for example, a spouse, accompanied family member, or a U.S. DoDcivilian employee); (c) other family members; or (4) another responsible individual, including a non-U.S. national, who has been approved by an authorized commander. 3. Applicability: This order applies to all Air Force military members permanently or temporarily assigned to Kadena Air Base. This order does not apply to uniformed SOFA-status personnel in a leave or liberty status outside of Okinawa. All other SOFA-status personnel are highly encouraged to observe the USFI Liberty Policy and the above policy measures. 4, Exceptions to Policy: Exceptions to this policy are delegated to 0-6 level commanders for approving pre-existing and pre-planned obligations, special events, or other compelling reasons on a case-by-case basis, 5. Effective date: Effective 0500, 28 June 2016 and will remain in effect until further notice. 6. Enforceability: A violation of this order shall be punishable under Article 92 of the UCMJ as a violation of a lawful general order. BARRY’R. CORNISH Brigadier General, USAF Commander, 18th Wing