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    Drier than the desert

    Drier than the desert

    Photo By Staff Sgt. David Bolton | Oliver Williams, Tierra Kay and Camp America mini mart supervisor, removes bottles of...... read more read more

    NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA

    09.06.2013

    Story by Sgt. David Bolton 

    Joint Task Force Guantanamo Public Affairs

    NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - If you’ve been wandering the aisles of your local mini-mart, you’ve probably noticed that something is missing.

    In an effort to deglamorize alcohol and combat cases of sexual assault related to alcohol use, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert ordered the reduction of floor space for alcohol to 10 percent at Navy Exchanges, and the removal of distilled spirits from NEX Mini-Marts world-wide, including the Tierra Kay, Marine Hill and Camp America stores here.

    While beer is still available at the Mini-Marts, alcohol sales are banned between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.

    “We are finding that somewhere between six out of 10 and seven out of 10 sexual assaults as reported, involves alcohol,” Greenert said during a Pentagon press briefing July 18.

    “We are also emphasizing other programs like Keep What You Earn and Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions to help our people understand the negative impact that alcohol can have on their lives and how they can support and help their shipmates make good decisions,” he said.

    David Jernigan, Johns Hopkins University’s director of the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth, told the Navy Times that the underlying theme in the change is to deglamorize the use of alcohol among younger individuals who show an increasing preference for liquor over beer and wine.

    “It’s not going to fix everything, but it is a real step in the right direction,” he said.

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    Date Taken: 09.06.2013
    Date Posted: 09.09.2013 14:06
    Story ID: 113345
    Location: NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, CU

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