MILITARY FACES NHL General in Germany Former inmate helps Recapturing chemistry suspended pending San Quentin prisoners could be a challenge Army investigation write, produce mixtape when games resume Page 4 Page 16 Back page Detained Navy veteran headed home after being freed by Iran » Page 4 Volume 79, No. 35 ©SS 2020 CONTINGENCY EDITION FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2020 stripes.com Free to Deployed Areas VIRUS OUTBREAK Mattis blasts Trump Ex-defense secretary criticizes president for threatening protesters with troop deployments BY WYATT OLSON Stars and Stripes Former U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis excoriated President Donald Trump in an open letter Wednesday for worsening divi- siveness in the country and con- sidering the use of active-duty troops in the wake of na- tionwide protests. “Donald Trump is the first presi- dent in my lifetime Mattis who does not try to unite the American people — does not even pretend to try,” Mattis wrote. “Instead he tries to divide us. We are witness- ing the consequences of three Goodbye to Guam years of this deliberate effort. We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership.” USS Theodore Roosevelt officially restarts patrol 2 months after coronavirus outbreak Mattis resigned as defense sec- retary in December 2018 over Trump’s decision to withdraw BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS said in a Facebook post Thursday afternoon. Navy Airman American troops from Syria. The Stars and Stripes “We owe them all a debt of gratitude that words cannot Matthew express,” he said. Malvas mans retired Marine Corps general he USS Theodore Roosevelt redeployed Thurs- The carrier was patrolling the Western Pacific when it the rails as the has kept largely silent about his day after a coronavirus outbreak on board that diverted to Guam on March 26 after several of its sailors aircraft carrier SEE MATTIS ON PAGE 3 had sidelined the aircraft carrier at Naval Base tested positive for the coronavirus. Over the following USS Theodore TGuam since March. weeks, more than 1,150 of the Roosevelt’s 4,800 crew- Roosevelt Sailors manned the rails “as a gesture of respect and members became infected, according to the Navy. departs Apra Dialogue on race: admiration for the people of Guam for their support and One Roosevelt sailor died from the virus, according Harbor, Guam, Air Force leaders urge hospitality over the last two months” as the ship left the to the Navy. on Thursday. island, the carrier’s commander, Capt. Carlos Sardiello, SEE ROOSEVELT ON PAGE 6 tolerance, education PYOUNG K. YI during virtual town hall Online: Get the latest news on the virus outbreak stripes.com/coronavirus U.S. Navy Page 3 PAGE 2 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, June 5, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES Chicken firm executives indicted for price fixing Military rates Switzerland (Franc)............................0.9586 Euro costs (June 5) ...............................$1.10 Thailand (Baht) ..................................... 31.62 Dollar buys (June 5) .........................€0.8651 Turkey (Lira) .........................................6.7602 British pound (June 5) .........................$1.22 Associated Press (Military exchange rates are those er chickens from at least 2012 to for 11 Midwestern states urged Japanese yen (June 5) .......................106.00 available to customers at military banking South Korean won (June 5) ...........1,187.00 2017. the Justice Department to in- Commercial rates facilities in the country of issuance WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — The for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the Pilgrim’s Pride President and vestigate potential price fixing Bahrain (Dinar) ....................................0.3776 Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For CEO of Pilgrim’s Pride is one of British pound .....................................$1.2561 CEO Jayson Penn was charged, by meatpackers. And in an April nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., Canada (Dollar) ...................................1.3520 four current and former chicken purchasing British pounds in Germany), along with former Pilgrim’s tweet, Agriculture Secretary China (Yuan) ........................................ 7.1184 check with your local military banking company executives indicted Denmark (Krone) ................................ 6.6161 Pride Vice President Roger Aus- Sonny Perdue confirmed that facility. Commercial rates are interbank Egypt (Pound) ....................................16.2010 Wednesday on charges of price rates provided for reference when buying tin. Claxton Poultry President the Department of Agriculture Euro ........................................$1.1268/0.8875 fixing. Mikell Fries and Vice President was investigating why ranchers Hong Kong (Dollar) .............................7.7503 currency. All figures are foreign currencies to one dollar, except for the British pound, The U.S. Department of Justice Scott Brady also were charged. are getting low prices for cattle Hungary (Forint) .................................306.00 Israel (Shekel) .....................................3.4607 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, said a federal grand jury in Colo- All four men are scheduled to while U.S. consumers are paying Japan (Yen) ........................................... 108.70 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) rado found that executives from appear before a magistrate judge record prices for beef. Kuwait (Dinar) .....................................0.3079 INTEREST RATES Greeley, Colo. -based Pilgrim’s Norway (Krone) ...................................9.4076 in Denver federal court Thurs- According to prosecutors, the Philippines (Peso)................................. 49.92 Prime rate ................................................3.25 Pride and Claxton, G a.-based day afternoon, according to court men communicated about their Poland (Zloty) ..........................................3.93 Discount rate ..........................................0.25 Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...........................3.7546 Federal funds market rate ...................0.05 Claxton Poultry Farms conspired documents. prices and negotiated to fix, sta- Singapore (Dollar) ..............................1.3998 3-month bill ............................................. 0.15 to fix prices and rig bids for broil- Last month, attorneys general bilize and raise prices. South Korea (Won) ..........................1,218.49 30-year bond ...........................................1.55 WEATHER OUTLOOK FRIDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST FRIDAY IN EUROPE SATURDAY IN THE PACIFIC Misawa 63/54 Kabul 85/52 Seoul 82/61 Baghdad 104/72 Kandahar 102/62 Osan Tokyo Mildenhall/ Drawsko 83/60 76/66 Lakenheath Pomorskie Busan 53/46 60/55 71/65 Iwakuni 68/65 Kuwait Bahrain Zagan Sasebo City 93/89 Brussels 61/55 Guam 109/86 55/50 Ramstein 71/67 87/84 Lajes, 54/42 Riyadh Doha Azores Stuttgart Pápa 108/82 107/89 63/60 56/51 69/61 Aviano/ Vicenza 62/57 Naples 68/65 Okinawa Morón 80/77 81/65 Sigonella Rota 70/62 The weather is provided by the Djibouti Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 89/83 71/66 73/62 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup ..... 15 Comics ...................... 17 Crossword ................. 17 Faces ........................ 16 Opinion ................ 18-19 Sports .................. 20-24 Friday, June 5, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 3 MILITARY USAF leaders urge conversation on race BY JOSEPH DITZLER Air Force leaders, Goldfein Stars and Stripes said, should exhibit open-mind- edness, patience and be “aggres- Thousands turned to Facebook sive listeners.” Take time to learn on Wednesday to hear two top leaders in the Air Force talking about their airmen by asking openly about racism in the ranks about their background, experi- and curbing its influence. ence and motivation when the op- A black enlisted man, Chief portunity allows, he said. Master Sgt. of the Air Force Wright pitched in: “Don’t look Kaleth O. Wright, and a white past the source, don’t look past if officer, Air Force Chief of Staff you work with, minority airmen. Gen. David Goldfein, answered Ask them. Ask them how they see questions from their audience for the world, ask them how they feel, close to two hours while stream- ask them what happens when ing live online. they go outside the gate, ask them Their talk took place as Presi- how they get treated when they dent Donald Trump evoked the go in stores, ask them if they feel military to rein in a week’s worth of civil unrest across the na- like they’re part of the organiza- tion. Riots and protests gripped tion if they’ve dealt with racism the country following the May or exclusion.” 25 killing of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, by police in ‘Can’t imagine the pain’ Minneapolis. U.S. Air Force Meanwhile, three other mem- Also Wednesday, Gilday posted bers of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Golfein, left, and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright his own, self-recorded video state- sued their own statements in the host a dialogue on race Wednesday . ment to Facebook and Twitter in wake of events the past week. which he described “a very sad By Wednesday evening, Chief opened. The town hall session followed battle against racial prejudice” time for our country — a confus- To leaders, Wright said: “You statements published by Wright and pledged to address dispari- of Naval Operations Adm. Mike ing time.” have to create the environment and Goldfein on social media de- ties in military justice. Gilday, Commandant of the Gilday referred to