 The commander of U.S. 7th Fleet has temporarily modified the Liberty Policy for all U.S. military personnel assigned to the 7th Fleet due to recent incidents that have occurred, all of which involve the use of alcohol. A curfew is now in place, requiring all sailors to be on base or in their homes between the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. and between the hours of 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. drinking alcohol is prohibited. One asked if he thought the restrictions on alcohol would lead to more alcohol related incidents due to binge drinking. The admiral said he was confident that the temporary restrictions will only help to reduce the risk. The vast majority of sailors are the solution. They are not the problem. So those that consumption of alcohol is such an important part of their lifestyle and decide to binge drink, those are the very sailors that are putting us at risk. So this is an opportunity to identify them before they create an issue out in town that ends up putting all of the rest of us at an increased risk of having more draconian measures. And for those who may be considering duty in the 7th Fleet or may already have orders to 7th Fleet, Admiral Swift doesn't want you to become alarmed by the current restrictions. Duty in forward deployed naval forces has always been a challenge. But those sailors that accept those challenges look at those challenges as opportunities. These are temporary measures. We will work our way through that and through this and return to the measures that we had in place. And I'm convinced that sailors when they walk through that calculus, they like the majority of sailors in the Navy will make the decision that they are up to the challenge of serving in FDNF forces. From the Defense Media Activity, I'm Petty Officer Brandy Wills.