Solo patrols to remain paused on Okinawa amid probe of assault caught on viral video

… <a class="js-share-link share-image-link" data-share-network="copy" href="#" title="Copy link" aria-label="Copy link"> <img class="icons share-image-icon" src="/theme/icons/icon_share_link.svg" alt="" aria-hidden="true"> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article-storyline"> <!-- No template found for "byline" type story element. --><p class="storyline-p">CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The U.S. military will not resume solo police patrols in Okinawa’s nightlife districts until investigators complete their review of an incident in which a <a href="https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2025-12-02/okinawa-patrol-civilian-body-slam-19952738.html" target="_blank">military police officer slammed an American civilian to the ground</a> outside a bar last year, a senior Marine commander said.</p> <p class="storyline-p">Maj. Gen. Brian Wolford, head of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, said the patrols will remain suspended while officials examine the Nov. 22 confrontation and retrain military police. </p> …