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North Korea VIRUS OUTBREAK suspends plans for retaliation against Seoul US sees surge in virus

BY KIM GAMEL AND YOO KYONG CHANG Stars and Stripes SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sus- pended plans for military retali- ation against the South, state-run media reported Wednesday, in a de-escalation of political tensions on the eve of the 70th anniversa- ry of the outbreak of the Korean War. A senior U.S. diplomat, mean- while, said Washington and Seoul remain ready to engage with North Korea in hopes of rekindling nuclear talks that deadlocked last year amid disagreements over economic sanctions. The surprise reversal by North Korea followed weeks of bellicose rhetoric by Kim’s powerful sister, Kim Yo Jong. The saber-rattling was capped by a June 16 blast that devastated an inter-Korean liaison office on the North’s side of the border to protest South Korean activists’ efforts to float anti-regime propaganda into the communist state. North Korea also removed loudspeakers used for blaring propaganda against the South, which the communist state had SEE RETALIATION ON PAGE 4

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BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY Esper had been reviewing the plan to compare it Stars and Stripes to the Navy’s 2020 Integrated Force Structure As- sessment, former acting Navy Secretary Thomas WASHINGTON— Defense Secretary Mark Modly told House lawmakers in February. The as- Esper would have his funding restricted if he does sessment details the Navy’s plans for the specific not release the Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan to makeup of its fleet, such as how many aircraft car- Congress as required by law, according to a House riers, submarines and destroyers the service needs subcommittee’s draft of the defense funding bill. to compete against Russia and China. “This is trying to reinforce that point that we need In February, Esper told the House Armed Ser- to see the 30-year shipbuilding plan so that we can vices Committee that the delay in submitting the see what’s projected in the out year, what the strat- 30-year shipbuilding plan was because he wanted to egy is,” an aide to the House Armed Services Com- give them “the right plan, a good plan.” mittee’s subpanel on seapower and projection forces The subcommittee’s draft of NDAA, which sets said Monday during a call with reporters. funding for the Defense Department, would also The subcommittee’s draft of the fiscal year 2021 restrict money from being used to retire any Navy National Defense Authorization Act would restrict 75% of Esper’s operation and maintenance funds vessel until Esper releases the 2020 Integrated until he submits the 30-year plan to Congress. The Force Structure Assessment. actual funding amount to be restricted will not be Some House lawmakers were not happy with the available until a draft from Rep. Adam Smith, D- Navy’s budget proposal in 2020 when service lead- Wash., the chairman of House Armed Services ers tried to retire the USS Harry S. Truman half- ROSE L. THAYER/Stars and Stripes Committee, is published next week. way through the aircraft carrier’s operational life The 30-year shipbuilding plan is meant to be sub- in order to reinvest the funds meant to refuel the U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia, right, D-Texas, comforts Gloria Guillen, mitted to Congress along with the proposed Defense ship’s nuclear reactor in other capabilities, such as mother of missing Fort Hood soldier Pfc. Vanessa Guillen, during a Department budget, allowing lawmakers to see how unmanned ships. news conference Tuesday outside the main entrance to the base. the Navy plans to build certain vessels over time For fiscal year 2021, which begins Oct. 1, the Commanders said they suspect foul play in Guillen’s disappearance. with the funding. The Navy’s goal is to reach 355 subcommittee’s draft calls for prohibiting the re- or more battle force ships by 2030. But for fiscal tirement of any aircraft carrier before its first year 2021, the Navy is requesting less shipbuild- refueling. ing money in order to put it toward operations and [email protected] ‘Foul play’ suspected maintenance. Twitter: @caitlinmkenney in disappearance of Fort Hood soldier USAF extends shaving exemption BY ROSE L. THAYER ers, Guillen’s parents and two BY JENNIFER H. SVAN Stars and Stripes sisters, the family’s attorney, and Stars and Stripes Garcia met with Maj. Gen. Scott KAISERSLAUTERN, Ger- FORT HOOD, Texas — Fort Efflandt, deputy commander of many — Airmen and space force Hood commanders Tuesday told III Corps and Fort Hood, and Col. personnel with razor bumps no the family of Pfc. Vanessa Guillen Ralph Overland, commander of longer need to apply for a shaving and U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia that Guillen’s regiment, for an update waiver every year after Air Force they suspect “foul play” led to on the investigation. officials extended the exemption the soldier’s disappearance two The two officers provided the from regular shaving for those months ago. family a loose timeline of the with the painful condition. “They are using the words now, soldier’s last known whereabouts, Air Force Surgeon General ‘foul play,’ and they are looking based on phone records, credit Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg autho- for potential criminal activity,” card records and interviews with Garcia, D-Texas, said during a rized five-year shaving waivers other soldiers who saw her that news conference outside the main for air and space professionals day. gate of the central Texas Army diagnosed with pseudofolliculitis The meeting included an up- base. But they were not told what barbae, the Latin name for the date on Overland’s command in- led investigators to this decision, chronic skin condition commonly quiry that began last week into she said. known as razor bumps, which are sexual harassment allegations. “They were as forthcoming as caused by ingrown facial hairs The Guillen family provided him they could be” considering there from frequent, close shaving, the name of a sergeant who Van- is still a criminal investigation the Air Force said in a statement COLVILLE MCFEE/U.S. Air Force underway, Garcia said. essa told her family had been ha- Tuesday. Guillen, a 20-year-old Hous- rassing her on base. This person Previously, waivers had to be An airman has his neck and face inspected during a shaving waiver ton native, went missing between had even walked in on her while updated annually. course at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., in 2018. The Air Force has 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. April 22 she was showering, Natalie Kha- The change was made based on authorized a five-year shaving waiver for airmen and space force in the parking lot of 3rd Cavalry wam, the family’s attorney, said. “feedback from the field” and is personnel who have been diagnosed with razor bumps. Regiment’s engineer squadron The Guillen family also is call- intended to provide more time for headquarters, where she worked ing for a congressional investiga- skin to heal and prevent a recur- exceed a quarter of an inch and vices such as respirators. in the armory room as a small tion into the base’s search efforts, rence, Air Force officials said. must be natural — meaning no Sailors with razor bumps may arms repairer, according to the believing protocols in place to The red bumps associated with patterns or words can be shaved obtain a temporary shaving waiv- Army Criminal Investigation prevent such an event were not the condition, which is most com- into it — still apply, the Air Force er to grow a beard for up to 60 Command. Her car keys, bar- followed and delayed an early mon in African American men, said. Grown-out facial hair also days while undergoing treatment for the skin condition. racks room key, identification start to finding the soldier. can cause secondary infection must not interfere with the wear- Air Force personnel diagnosed card and wallet were later found “There are so many gaps and and excessive scarring. ing of protective equipment, such with razor bumps receive instruc- there. holes we demand Congress inves- The longer shaving waivers re- as gas masks. tion on proper shaving methods Garcia said she began work- tigate for the family,” Khawam main valid regardless of a mem- The Navy last year stopped is- to prevent a recurrence, the Air ing with the Guillens earlier this said. “I feel like we are not going ber’s deployment or duty station. suing permanent shaving waivers Force said. month and will continue working to resolve this down here. We But they do not mean beards for sailors diagnosed with razor to “get this base the access and need the higher ups now.” and other facial hair can be al- bumps after two Naval Safety Stars and Stripes reporter Caitlin M. Kenney contributed to this report. resources that they need.” [email protected] lowed to grow to any length. Center reviews found beards in- [email protected] Before speaking with report- Twitter: @Rose_Lori Rules that say facial hair cannot terfered with the face seals of de- Twitter: @stripesktown PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, June 25, 2020 PACIFIC Remains of 147 S. Korean troops head home

BY WYATT OLSON they will be at the ceremony on Stars and Stripes the receiving end. One person was identified even as the Joint JOINT BASE PEARL HAR- Forensic Review was happening BOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — The in Hawaii. I’m so happy.” remains of 147 South Korean The Hawaii lab has identi- service members killed in the fied about 180 American service Korean War began their journey members from the remains re- home Tuesday during a repatria- covered from North Korea from tion ceremony in a hangar at Joint 1990-2005 and another 62 from Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. those returned in 2018, Jin said. All but one of the 147 South Ko- The remains of Americans and rean-flag-draped boxes had been South Koreans were commingled, loaded onto a passenger jet prior and scientists were unable to look to the ceremony, during which at bones and determine ancestry that remaining container was for- unless complete skulls were in- mally handed over to a represen- tact, Jin said. tative of the United Nations, who “With further analysis, we in turn conferred it to a South Ko- were able to figure out some of rean official. them are actually South Korean,” The exchange of remains was she said. the largest ever made between The remains of 92 South Ko- the two nations, which were al- rean service members had been lied during the Korean War that returned by the U.S. in three began June 25, 1950. WYATT OLSON/Stars and Stripes transfers as of 2018, which, with Tuesday’s repatriation, makes for The remains of roughly 5,300 South Korean officials cloak their national flag over a box holding the remains of a countryman killed in 239 remains “able to rest in the missing American service mem- the Korean War during a repatriation ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on Tuesday. bers are believed to be in North arms of their homeland,” Park Jae Min, South Korea’s vice min- Korea, according to the Defense return. order, which was then in its very work at the DPAA laboratory in POW/MIA Accounting Agency, ister of defense, said during the “In Seoul, President Moon [Jae- infancy,” Davidson said. Hawaii after a send-off Friday at ceremony through a translator. the U.S. entity tasked with recov- in] will welcome these remains South Korea is also set to repa- Osan Air Base, according to the ering and identifying the nation’s “The government and the home in an official ceremony triate six sets of remains of Unit- United Nations Command. people of [South Korea] are truly missing warfighters. coinciding with the 70th anniver- ed Nations troops that were found The remains returned to South South Korean officials have grateful for the opportunity to sary of the onset of the Korean during regular searches by South Korea on Tuesday were ana- repatriate the remains of our already identified six sets of the War,” Adm. Phil Davidson, com- Korea’s Ministry of National De- lyzed by scientists with DPAA 147 sets of remains, while the rest heroes to the nation which they mander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Com- fense Agency for KIA Recovery and MAKRI during a joint fo- gave their lives on the eve of the will undergo examination and mand, said during the ceremony, and Identification, also known as rensic review conducted over the 70th anniversary of the Korean identification in South Korea. which was sparsely attended due MAKRI. past few weeks leading up to the War,” he said. “The fact that we The remains were recovered to coronavirus precautions. Those six sets of remains, along transfer. can now put a name to the 147 during joint recovery operations The conflict, which lasted three with the 147 flown home from “The Koreans have identified remains returning to their loved in North Korea between 1990- years, was one in which “South Hawaii, will be honored during seven of the 147 remains going ones is truly overwhelming.” 2005 and a unilateral turnover by Koreans and Americans fought a ceremony Thursday at K-16 Air back to Korea,” Jennie Jin, the that country in 2018, DPAA of- bravely side by side to defend the Base near Seoul. lead for DPAA’s Korea War proj- Stars and Stripes reporter Kim Gamel contributed to this report. ficials said. They have been held values embodied in the estab- The six U.N. remains will then ect, said Tuesday. “So, the seven [email protected] at DPAA’s Hawaii lab since their lished rules-based international be sent for further identification families have been notified, and Twitter: @WyattWOlson Retaliation: ‘We remain ready to engage in dialogue with the North,’ US official says

FROM FRONT PAGE provocations. Experts also suggested that so as to help raise her standing it expressed increasing frustra- recently reinstalled along the De- “Regardless of the North Ko- Pyongyang may feel it had ac- among the military,” Hunt said. tion over the lack of diplomatic militarized Zone, the buffer zone rean moves, we will continue to complished its goal of raising Kim Yo Jong, who has emerged progress. that divides the peninsula, ac- maintain a firm readiness pos- pressure on the South and want- as the North’s main point per- Marc Knapper, deputy assis- cording to officials in Seoul. ture,” Jeong Kyeong-doo told a ed to avoid provoking a stronger son on inter-Korean relations, tant secretary of state for Korea Kim Jong Un presided over a parliamentary judiciary commit- reaction that could involve the accused the South Korean gov- and Japan, said Wednesday that preliminary meeting of the mili- tee. He also confirmed reports United States. ernment of conniving with the “the door to diplomacy remains tary commission of the ruling that North Korea had removed “It is trying to test the water anti-North activists to send the open.” and watch Seoul’s response while leaflets across the border in vio- Workers’ Party on Tuesday, ac- the propaganda loudspeakers. “We remain ready to engage slowing down the tempo since lation of past agreements. cording to the Korean Central South Korea’s Yonhap News in dialogue with the North, and Kim Yo Jong issued her state- She warned earlier this month News Agency. Agency later reported that some ment,” said Lee Ho Ryung, a that the liaison office would be we remain committed to a diplo- The commission “took stock of North Korean propaganda outlets research fellow at the Korea In- demolished and said she would matic solution to address the nu- the prevailing situation and sus- also had removed more than a stitute for Defense Analyses. leave it up to the North Korean clear and missile issues,” he said pended the military action plans dozen online stories that had de- during an online forum hosted nounced the South over the leaf- She also said it would be hard army “to decisively carry out the against the South” that had been by the New York-based Asia So- leting issue. for North Korea to follow through next action.” proposed by the general staff of ciety. “We have to work hand in The spat was a stark reminder with its threat to distribute leaf- The army’s general staff then the North Korean army, KCNA hand with the South Koreans to of the fragility of relations be- lets criticizing South Korean threatened to redeploy troops said in a brief report. President Moon Jae-in in the to frontline areas in what would do this.” It also said the commission, tween the two Koreas 70 years after the war began with a North South because the rainy season be a reversal of a 2018 military He also said he wouldn’t rule which met via video conference, has begun, making it difficult to agreement with the South, and to Korean invasion on June 25, 1950. out the possibility that diplomacy examined major policy decisions get them across the border. support North Korean efforts to could resume before the Novem- and documents “for further bol- The three-year conflict ended in scatter the anti-Moon propagan- ber presidential election, pointing stering the war deterrent of the an armistice instead of a peace Good cop, bad cop? da leaflets. State media showed out that it had happened during country” ahead of the fifth meet- treaty, leaving the sides techni- photos of people producing the Bill Clinton’s presidency. ing of the party’s seventh central cally at war. Nathan Hunt, a specialist on leaflets. “History has shown the North military commission. It was unclear why the North North Korea who contributes to suddenly reversed its stance and Jane’s Intelligence Review, said Door to diplomacy Koreans seem quite capable of Maintaining readiness issued the first public reference it could also be an effort to boost engaging in an election year,” to Kim Jong Un in weeks. The the hardline credentials of Kim The spat has raised fears of a he said, declining to go beyond South Korea’s defense minis- 36-year-old leader’s prolonged Yo Jong by showing the leader’s new crisis that could pose another that. “I’ve been proven wrong ter reacted cautiously, urging the absences between sporadic ap- younger sister and potential suc- setback to stalled U.S.-led efforts before when it comes to making North to “completely withdraw” pearances have prompted con- cessor as a supporter of the mili- to persuade the North to abandon predictions about what’s going to its military action plans instead tinued speculation about possible tary who only pulled back when its nuclear weapons. happen.” of just suspending them. health problems, although U.S. ordered. Pyongyang has conducted sev- [email protected] Seoul has said it would re- and South Korean officials have “This might be the brother and eral short-range missile and ar- Twitter: @kimgamel spond strongly to any further dismissed major concerns. sister playing good cop, bad cop, tillery tests in recent months as [email protected] Thursday, June 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 PACIFIC 7th Fleet flagship returns to Yokosuka after five months BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS in Boston Harbor. Stars and Stripes Sicola said the Blue Ridge crew used the extended time at sea to YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, “further our training, enhance Japan — The 7th Fleet command our underway capabilities and BRENTON POYSER/U.S. Navy ship USS Blue Ridge returned increase qualifications in prepa- to its homeport here Wednesday ration for the next underway pe- The littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords, right, trains with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force after a five-month deployment riod,” according to the statement. ships JS Kashima and JS Shimayuki in the South China Sea on Tuesday. amid the coronavirus pandemic. On this patrol, the Blue Ridge After leaving Yokosuka in and its crew also worked with January, the crew made stops in the amphibious assault ship USS US, Japanese ships drill in South China Sea Japan, South Korea and Thailand America and its expeditionary in its first month underway be- strike group, the aircraft carrier fore port visits were canceled in BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS Beijing views as its own but the presence in the South China Sea USS Theodore Roosevelt and its Stars and Stripes United States and other nations in recent years. A Ministry of De- response to the virus’s spread. strike group and the fast-attack The Blue Ridge typically makes consider international waters, is fense white paper in September submarine USS Asheville, Sicola The littoral combat ship USS numerous port visits during de- wrought with tension as multiple said Japan should “proactively said. Gabrielle Giffords joined two ployments, but it made very few countries — including Malaysia, and independently strengthen” The Blue Ridge made two Japan Maritime Self-Defense this year due to the coronavirus the Philippines, China and Viet- its security by increasing its pres- port calls after the coronavirus Force ships for training in the pandemic. By comparison, the nam — dispute sovereignty over ence in the disputed waters this outbreak was declared a global contentious South China Sea on ship visited 11 ports in nine Indo- islands and reefs within it. year. pandemic in March. It stopped in Tuesday, a Navy statement said. Pacific nations during its four- Since 2013, China has milita- Aboard the Japanese ships Okinawa on May 21 and in Guam The Navy vessel sailed with the month deployment last year. rized 27 features in the region’s were newly commissioned offi- training ships JS Kashima and “COVID-19 has brought many on June 11 to allow sailors to Spratly and Paracel island chains cers who are underway as part JS Shimayuki to “emphasize the challenges, but we have remained stretch their land legs with social in an effort to expand its pres- of the service’s Training Cruise importance of communications 2020 aimed at offering them fully operational and continued distancing and health protection ence and authority, according to and coordination while operat- “the opportunity to learn basic to solidify our ties with our host measures in place. the Asia Maritime Transparency ing together,” according to the knowledge and skills as profes- nation of Japan and partnered al- Crews were allowed “Safe Initiative. statement. sional mariners,” according to lies throughout the region,” Blue Haven” liberties where they China asserts that foreign mili- “The opportunity to operate the statement. Ridge commander Capt. Craig Si- could access specially designated tary vessels must ask for permis- with our friends and allies at sea While sailing close to one an- cola said in a statement Wednes- areas on the piers and beaches, sion to sail within 12 nautical is incredibly important for our other, the U.S. and Japanese ships day, referring to the disease the the Navy said. They were also miles of the islands’ shores. The combined readiness and partner- practiced communications and coronavirus causes. given wireless internet access U.S. regularly conducts patrols ship,” Expeditionary Strike Group precision maneuvering and con- This year, the 50-year-old ship and opportunities to play sports and freedom-of-navigation oper- 7 commander Rear Adm. Fred ducted a photo exercise. instead broke its days-at-sea re- during the port visits. ations in the region to challenge Kacher said in the statement. those claims. cord, tallying up 70 days in a row Sicola in his statement said [email protected] The South China Sea, which Japan has boosted its naval Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos without a port visit, according to his sailors showed “outstanding the Navy. The oldest operational resiliency and teamwork” while ship in the Navy, the Blue Ridge’s navigating the unique challenges prior at-sea record of 64 days was of this patrol. set in 1972 during the Vietnam The Blue Ridge is entering a War. scheduled maintenance period The 223-year-old frigate USS in Yokosuka, Wednesday’s state- Constitution is the Navy’s oldest ment said. commissioned warship, but its doornbos.caitlin@stripes mission is education and outreach Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos

CHRISTIAN LOPEZ/Stars and Stripes The 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge arrives at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, on Wednesday . PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, June 25, 2020 PACIFIC Number of people treated after Kadena blaze rises

BY MATTHEW M. BURKE ty risks to the base or local com- tems and swimming pools, ac- AND AYA ICHIHASHI munity and remain involved in cording to the National Institutes Stars and Stripes recovery operations.” for Health. The fire began at around 8:40 Other unnamed hazardous ma- CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa a.m. Monday at the warehouse terials were also on site. — Approximately 100 people south of Kadena’s airfield in the “With the heavy rain on Mon- were “affected by smoke and/or central part of the base, the wing day and large amount of water chlorine gas” released by a fire said in statements earlier this used to extinguish the fire, run- Monday at a Kadena Air Base week. off may have included residual hazardous materials warehouse Thick plumes of smoke smoth- hazardous materials that would on Okinawa, according to updat- ered areas near the fire and have entered the storm drains,” MATT BURKE/Stars and Stripes ed figures released Wednesday closed off roads as firefighters the statement said. “The base’s evening by the 18th Wing. Firefighters survey damage at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, on from 18th Civil Engineer Squad- civil engineer team monitored The base began its cleanup Tuesday, the day after a blaze engulfed a hazardous materials ron Fire and Emergency Servic- the storm water outfalls and did Wednesday, which includes a building and released chlorine gas into the air. es worked to get it under control. not note anything unusual in the “thorough” investigation of the cause of Monday’s blaze as well The base evacuated an area 500 run-off.” The wing announced Monday which was a total loss, have not as health and environmental feet upwind and 2,000 feet down- Base civil engineers also moni- night that approximately 45 peo- yet been assessed. monitoring, the wing said in a wind of the site. tored the sewage system but the ple had been “affected by smoke “This gas will not affect the statement Wednesday. The fire No mutual aid was called, runoff did not enter the system, it and/or chlorine gas.” Most suf- local residents around the base,” destroyed the 18th Logistics Wednesday’s statement said. The added. fered “mild symptoms” involv- the defense bureau spokesman Readiness Squadron’s Hazardous roof collapsed while firefighters The gas traveled no farther ing the airway or eye irritation said Wednesday. “Also, 18th Wing Materials Pharmacy. battled the blaze. than 1,000 feet from the build- and were treated and returned to confirmed that there are no ab- Four Japanese government of- Firefighters poured 600,000 ing, the statement said, citing the duty. normal findings in the water in ficials from the Okinawa Defense gallons of water on the fire, a wing Bioenvironmental Engineering That figure was revised to “ap- the sewer pipes on base.” Bureau, which represents Japan’s public affairs official told Stars Flight on base. proximately 100 individuals” Kadena’s environmental of- Ministry of Defense on the island, and Stripes by phone Wednesday. At just after 2 p.m., the Kadena Wednesday evening, according to ficials continue to monitor the visited the site Tuesday to see the The water interacted with cal- Facebook page announced the the wing’s most recent statement. area, the spokesman said. recovery efforts and speak to the cium hypochlorite stored in the fire had been contained but that No Japanese were harmed by the It’s customary in Japan for wing’s lead civil engineer about warehouse and released the gas, chlorine gas “particles” had been gas, a defense bureau spokes- some government officials to the blaze. according to the statement. “released.” man told Stars and Stripes on speak to the media on condition “At this time, the cause of the Calcium hypochlorite is com- Meanwhile, the 18th Medical Tuesday. of anonymity. fire is still under investigation,” monly used in commercial Group canceled routine care at its Two firefighters were treated [email protected] the statement said. “Emergency bleaches, cleaning solutions and facilities and encouraged anyone for heat-related injuries and were Twitter: @MatthewMBurke1 responders have been on the disinfectants for drinking water experiencing breathing or vision released, Wednesday’s statement [email protected] scene to ensure there are no safe- and wastewater purification sys- problems to seek treatment. said. Damages to the warehouse, Twitter: @AyaIchihashi Misawa displays airpower in first bilateral ‘elephant walk’

BY SETH ROBSON cent demonstrations at U.S. bases Stars and Stripes in Asia. Last month, the 374th Airlift TOKYO — Thirty-one U.S. and Wing at Yokota Air Base in west- Japanese military aircraft com- ern Tokyo conducted a “Samurai bined Tuesday for the first bilat- Surge,” during which it paraded eral “elephant walk” at Misawa C-130J Super Hercules tactical Air Base, a week after the instal- airlifters, CV-22 Osprey tiltrotors lation reported its first coronavi- rus cases and ordered personnel and other aircraft at the home of to shelter in place. U.S. Forces Japan. The show or force included 12 A similar drill took place in Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, mid-April at Andersen Air Force 12 Japan Air Self-Defense Force Base, Guam, where the aircraft F-35A Lightning II stealth fight- carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt ers, two Navy EA-18G Growlers, was sidelined by a coronavirus a Navy C-12 Huron, a Navy P-8 outbreak. It involved B-52 Stra- Poseidon, two Air Force MC-130J tofortress bombers, KC-135 Stra- Commando IIs and a JASDF CH- totankers, Navy MQ-4C and Air 47 Chinook, the base said in a Force RQ-4 drones and a Navy statement that day. MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter. “Seeing our forces and our On Monday, U.S. Forces Japan partners and allies taxi to the commander Lt. Gen. Kevin Sch- runway in one formation, as one neider praised the Yokota drill fighting force, really brought during a change-of-command home my last two years of com- ceremony for the 374th Airlift mand,” Col. Kristopher Struve, Wing, saying it answered those 35th Fighter Wing commander, who may have questioned the said in the statement. CHINA SHOCK/U.S. Air Force wing’s ability to operate during Two people tested positive U.S. and Japanese aircraft participate in a show of force at Misawa Air Base, Japan. the coronavirus pandemic. after landing at Misawa on a U.S. “It didn’t go unnoticed,” he government-chartered flight on if not working a mission-essential rectly,” base spokeswoman Capt. work of many agencies and indi- said. June 15. Days earlier, officials job. The order was lifted June 18, Lauren Linscott said in an email viduals across the base, and the Like Misawa, Andersen and Yo- confirmed that an undisclosed but many restrictions remain in Wednesday. 35th Fighter Wing is grateful to number of members of a transient place. Except for the MC-130Js, which our partners for showcasing the kota recently reported new coro- aircrew, who also arrived on June “Misawa members who live came from Kadena Air Base, amazing, combat-ready force navirus cases among individuals 15, were infected. on base are still restricted to Okinawa, all aircraft involved in available to our Indo-Pacific lead- who came to those installations In response, the base issued a Misawa Air Base, and members Tuesday’s drill are assigned to ers if called upon during a crisis,” from elsewhere. 24-hour shelter-in-place order re- who live off base will travel to Misawa. Struve said in the statement. [email protected] stricting everyone to their homes and from Misawa Air Base di- “This demonstration took the The event echoed similar re- Twitter: @SethRobson1 Thursday, June 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 MILITARY Kosovo-Serbia talks focusing on economy US peacekeeping force not likely to leave western Balkans in the immediate future

BY SLOBODAN LEKIC Stars and Stripes The battalion of U.S. peace- keepers in Kosovo is unlikely to withdraw from the western Bal- kans anytime soon, analysts have said ahead of U.S.-led talks aimed at ending a decadeslong standoff between Pristina and Belgrade. U.S. organizers were already downplaying expectations for the talks between Serbia and Kosovo planned for Saturday in Washing- ton when an international tribu- nal announced Wednesday that Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and nine others had been indicted for war crimes, stemming from clashes with ethnic Serbs during /U.S. Army National Guard and after Kosovo’s war of inde- ADAM WEHRLE pendence from 1998-99. Staff Sgt. Barbara Shirley, It was unclear Wednesday crew chief for Kosovo Force what the charges levied by the Regional Command-East Task Hague-based Kosovo Specialist Force Aviation, stands ready as Chambers would mean for the Blackhawk pilots run through talks, which Thaci had planned to their checks for a training flight attend. on March 3 on Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo was a province of Ser- Kosovo. bia until a bloody crackdown by AMBERLEE BOVERHUIS/U.S. Army National Guard Serbian authorities against the from the Oregon Army National ethnic Albanian majority trig- Guard and rotated in six-month Kosovo Force Regional-Command East personnel deliver goods to a medical facility May 14, in Ugljare gered a war that left more than deployments. (Uglar), Kosovo. RC-E personnel assisted Kosovo Red Cross facilities in distributing 8 tons of flour and 10,000 dead and led to a 78-day, The U.S. and most European disinfectant alcohol to Kosovo schools and medical clinics. NATO bombing campaign of Ser- countries have recognized Koso- bia. NATO peacekeepers, includ- vo’s 2008 declaration of indepen- would be promoted by the White ing U.S. troops, were deployed to dence. But Belgrade, backed by House as a testament to Trump’s the province after Serbian forces its traditional ally Russia and by “dealmaking skills — regard- withdrew. China, has refused to accept it. less of the substance of the deal,” The planned talks in Washing- One of KFOR’s main tasks wrote Gorana Grgic, a lecturer in ton were going to be centered on now is, paradoxically, protecting U.S. politics and foreign policy at trade, which the White House’s members of the Serb minority. the University of Sydney in Aus- point man said was a precursor to While the talks could lay the tralia, on the War on the Rocks a political solution. groundwork for a future agree- website. “As we have consistently said, ment, they are unlikely to have “The president could use a we must first make progress on an immediate impact as the two photo op at the White House with growing the economies. This is sides dig in on their positions, the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo the focus,” former U.S. ambassa- some analysts have said. signing ‘an historic accord’ to dis- dor to Germany Richard Grenell, A framework accord, under tinguish himself from his prede- whom President Donald Trump which Serbia would agree to rec- cessors, who were unable to bring last year named special envoy for ognize Kosovo in the next few peace between the two countries,” Serbia and Kosovo peace negotia- years, would give “significant she wrote. tions, tweeted last week. financial aid — up to 10 billion MIGUEL RUIZ/U.S. Army National Guard Trump needs “a foreign policy “If either side is unsatisfied euros to Serbia and 7 billion to success of any sort, even a minor Members of an explosive ordnance disposal team respond to with the June 27 discussions then Kosovo,” said Shkelzen Maliqi, a one,” wrote Tufts University Kosovo Police reports of unexploded ordnance April 3 in Kosovo. they will go back to the status quo former leader of Kosovo’s Social professor of international rela- after they leave Washington,” Democratic Party, citing what he tions Bruce Hitchener in an opin- Grenell said. ethnic Serbs. nancial injections and possibly called “leaked reports.” ion piece on the Balkan Insight Maintaining the existing situ- Vucic would not survive po- full membership in the E.U., he But Serbia’s President Alek- website. ation would include continuing sandar Vucic has rejected the litically if he agreed to recog- might be able to come home with “The administration’s interest one of the longest peacekeeping suggestion of accepting the in- nize Kosovo, which many Serbs the foundations of an ultimate … seems to be in a rushed accord missions in the U.S. military’s dependence of Kosovo, which consider the birthplace of their agreement,” Kusovac said. that would allow for some sort history. A U.S. infantry battalion Belgrade considers a breakaway nation, said Zoran Kusovac, a se- Others, however, said the main composed of about 500 soldiers province. And Kosovo’s Prime curity consultant in Belgrade. aim of the talks was to chalk of signing ceremony in the Rose is part of NATO’s 4,000-strong Minister Avdullah Hoti has vowed “But if he can secure a deal up a foreign policy success for Garden, in advance of the U.S. Kosovo Force, or KFOR. The to oppose the transfer to Serbia of where he could claim gains for Trump. presidential election,” he said. battalion is currently drawn territories in Kosovo inhabited by Serbia, including substantial fi- If a deal is reached Saturday, it [email protected]

Afghanistan roadside bomb kills 6 civilians

Associated Press took place the previous evening when the rickshaw struck the roadside bomb in Mardyan district. One KABUL, Afghanistan — A roadside bombing civilian was also wounded in the explosion. killed at least six Afghan civilians traveling in a Arian blamed Taliban insurgents for the attack. rickshaw in a northern province, an official said Afghanistan has seen a recent spike in violence, Wednesday. No one immediately claimed responsi- with most attacks claimed by the local affiliate of bility for the attack. the Islamic State group. In early June, ISIS claimed According to the interior ministry spokesman, responsibility for a bombing at a mosque in Kabul Tariq Arian, the bombing in Jawzjan province that killed two people and wounded eight. PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, June 25, 2020 PACIFIC Korean War veterans look back with pride

BY SETH ROBSON Weber was one of more than 5 from under the truck, he found hard work and technology into a Stars and Stripes million Americans who served dozens of stunned members of powerful democracy and Ameri- in the Korean War, which lasted his unit. Rangel climbed over a can ally, he said. Retired Army Col. William from 1950 to 1953. Thursday mountain and made his way back “Who knows what could have Weber, a Chicago native and vet- marks the 70th anniversary of to United Nations lines. happened if South Korea had fall- eran of World War II, arrived in the day when the North Korean “Forty people followed me, and en to the Chinese, whether Japan Korea in 1950 as a company com- People’s Army crossed the 38th three days later they were pin- mander with the 187th Airborne would have been next or the Phil- parallel into South Korea. ning a medal on me in the hospi- Regimental Combat Team soon ippines,” he said. More than 2 million Kore- tal,” he recalled. He received a after the fighting started. “You have to pay for democra- an War veterans are still alive Bronze Star with “V” device for By February 1951 he was cy, and you have to make certain valor. headed home after being severely today. Here are some of their you keep democracy going, free Rangel said he never had a bad wounded by enemy mortar fire in memories. and democratic, an example for day after Nov. 30, 1950, when a 12-hour battle to hold a hilltop the whole world,” he said. so many of his comrades died position. ‘We were surrounded’ “The first time I got hit I lost Courtesy of Charlie Rangel needlessly. Nighttime bugle calls on Nov. ‘Seoul was rubble’ part of my arm,” he said. “A cou- When he came home from the 27, 1950, alerted New Yorker Charlie Rangel served with the ple of hours later I lost part of my war, he dedicated his life to civil Charles Garrod, 86, of Dela- Charlie Rangel and his buddies 2nd Infantry Division. leg.” rights and working in Congress ware, spent 18 months in Korea, Weber, now 94, knew his that the enemy was near. as a Democrat from New York. from 1952 to 1953 as an enlisted wounds were grave but believed it “We heard Chinese saying we attacked. “When I talk to Koreans who Air Force radio maintainer with was his duty to stay in command were surrounded,” recalled the “It was horns, bugles and want to honor me, I’m honest the 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing and prevent Chinese attackers former enlisted member of the countless Chinese and guns and enough to say that in 1950 when at Suwon. 2nd Infantry Division and long- from taking the hill. screaming and yelling,” he said. I was called on a Sunday morn- It was his job to relay forward time congressman, now 90. “I had responsibility for my “There were dead Americans all ing to go to Korea, I had no idea observers’ warnings of “red air Chinese troops had crossed an men,” the three-war veteran said. around me.” where Korea was,” he said. attacks” — using a public address icy river and dug into mountains Rangel was shot and blown out “When it was over, I thought “We were surrounded so evacu- system to tell troops to douse overlooking the troops’ position. of a weapons carrier and found the last thing I would want to do ation of wounded personnel was lights and fires and man weapons “To this day nobody has ex- himself under the vehicle as the was return to that hellhole. Korea not possible.” stations. The Americans held the hill plained to me how the entire 8th Chinese overran the position. was flattened to the ground,” he “Thirty minutes later Chinese and by daylight the next morning Army was surrounded by the “I knew my life was over,” he said. bombers would fly over us and the Chinese had been defeated, Chinese,” Rangel said. said. It took some amazing people he said. On Nov. 30, the Chinese But when Rangel came out to rebuild South Korea through SEE VETERANS ON PAGE 9 Chinese-American Marines gave more than most in fight

BY SETH ROBSON ammunition to troops in the field Stars and Stripes and often wore U.S. uniforms. “They used to try to kick me The possibility of dying from out of the chow line,” Chang re- friendly fire was a worry for called, adding that people were Franklin Chang, one of a small surprised when he answered group of Chinese American Ma- back in English. rines who fought in the Korean War. ‘They were the enemy’ The rifleman feared U.S. forces might mistake him for one of the Perhaps the most famous Chi- communists, he said in a June 8 nese-American Marine to serve telephone in- in the conflict is the late Maj. terview from Kurt Chew-Een Lee. The enlisted his home in Marine in World War II became Honolulu. the Marines’ first Asian-Ameri- Courtesy photo Chang, can officer after earning his com- 87, recalled mission in 1946, according to his Franklin Chang is one of six Chinese Americans who served with the 1st Marines during the Korean War. patrolling 2014 obituary in the Los Angeles ahead of Times after he died at 88. born Chinese mother, enlisted in he recalled. communists, he said. other troops “I wanted to dispel the notion 1950. Six Chinese Americans served “I didn’t speak any Chinese be- and warn- about the Chinese being meek, I was young and foolish,” with the 1st Marines during the cause I was raised American and ing them to bland and obsequious,” he told he said. “I had seen too many Korean War, Chang said. went to an all-American school,” Chang shoot off to the newspaper in 2010. movies.” “I knew all of them,” he said. he said. the side if Lee was an infantry platoon As a youngster he’d spent some “One was from New York, an- His final post in Korea was they saw him drop. leader during the battle at the time in China after his father other was from Pennsylvania and overlooking the village of Pan- “At that time the enemy were Chosin Reservoir in December moved the family back during the rest of us were from the San munjom, where an armistice stripping uniforms off our dead 1950. He was wounded more than the Depression. They returned to Francisco Bay area. They’ve all agreement was reached July 27, and wearing them because they once and was awarded the Navy 1953. were very poorly equipped,” he the United States after war broke passed on now and I’m the last Cross for “extraordinary hero- “I used to watch trucks come said. out between Japan and China, he one standing.” ism” and Silver Star. said. Seven decades after hostilities down from North Korea and The possibility of being a target “To me, it didn’t matter wheth- In Korea, he was sent to the 1st began — Thursday marks the trucks come up from the south for for other American troops “when er those were Chinese, Korean, Marine Division as a replacement 70th anniversary of the Korean meetings in Quonset huts,” he re- they see me with a Chinese face Mongolian, whatever — they and found himself standing at at- War — Chang recalls fighting in called. “They just sat at the tables wearing a Marine uniform,” was were the enemy,” Lee said of the and looked at each other for 15 to a concern, Chang said. communists. tention in front of a commander the mountains and manning ob- Back in the rear, the Chinese who didn’t want to send him or servation posts near the front line 20 minutes and left. They never Marines were sometimes mis- ‘Young and foolish’ another Chinese American Ma- that were hit by enemy fire each really talked. The United Nations taken for members of the Korean rine to the front line. night. had won the war already.” Service Corps — South Korean Chang, the son of a Chinese “I said, ‘No sir, we are going to His Chinese heritage wasn’t [email protected] civilians who carried food and immigrant and a San Francisco- go up and join our companies,’ ” that helpful in dealing with the Twitter: @SethRobson1 Thursday, June 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 PACIFIC Veterans: Feelings of pride remain FROM PAGE 8 ‘Obligation to protect’ bomb a fake base made up of in- flatable aircraft and buildings Weber went on to fight in the several miles south,” he said. Vietnam War during his 38-year Garrod’s last memory of the Army career. Seven decades later war is of walking through South he’s convinced that America did the right thing getting involved in Korea’s battered capital. Korea. “I had such a dispirited view A nation must choose how it because there was almost noth- will address issues elsewhere ing standing. Seoul was rubble,” in the world, whether it will re- he said. main aloof or become involved, He remembered the Korean he said. people as always struggling, in “The Korean War was one that trouble and living in fear. as a nation we became involved “When I came back in 2007 and to prevent the spread of Commu- saw Seoul as it is today, my mind nism into free areas of the world,” couldn’t get around it. It went he said. “It wasn’t that the U.S., from rubble to magnificent,” he per se, was threatened by the ac- said. tions of the Chinese communists and the Russians. We had an ob- After the armistice ligation to protect the people of ASHLEY ROWLAND/Stars and Stripes South Korea. It was important Jody McLead, 89, a retired Air that the free world took a stand Force noncommissioned officer, Charles Garrod spent 18 months against armed aggression.” arrived in South Korea in 1953, in Korea, from 1952 to 1953. The great tragedy, he said, shortly after the armistice. is that the Korean people, with He was assigned to the 310th Almost seven decades later, the thousands of years of history, re- Fighter Bomber Squadron, which former airman is still working in main divided. was soon flying escorts for pris- South Korea, as a contractor issu- “When I look at it from the oners of war returning to the ing specialized tools to mechanics standpoint of history, I can con- north, he said. at Camp Humphreys. He’s seen clude that this conflict we were The F-84 Thunderjets flown so much change over the years. involved in was justified in that by the squadron had seen exten- “The Koreans have really cre- the result was a betterment for sive service during the war. They ated a nice place to live,” he said. the world at large and in particu- had plenty of battle damage, and “The Korean War created a situ- lar, the people we were defend- Courtesy of William Weber South Korea was littered with ation that needed assistance and ing,” he said. unexploded ordnance, McLead America and our allies came [email protected] In 1946, William Weber was a junior Army officer and World War II said. forth to do it.” Twitter: @SethRobson1 veteran. Four years later, he was fighting in Korea. PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, June 25, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK First vaccine trial in Africa begins

BY CARA ANNA is at risk of being left behind on Associated Press the global vaccine,“ he warned a continental discussion and urged JOHANNESBURG — Africa’s that local manufacturing and sci- first participation in a COVID-19 entific expertise play a key role. vaccine trial started Wednesday Cameroon, Uganda, Tanzania, as nervous volunteers received Kenya and South Africa all have injections, while officials said highly developed clinical trial the continent of 1.3 billion people capabilities, said Salim Abdool cannot be left behind. Karim, chair of South Africa’s The large-scale trial of the ministerial advisory committee vaccine developed at the Uni- for COVID-19. versity of Oxford in Britain is Many other sub-Saharan Afri- MILIO ORENATTI/AP being conducted in South Africa, E M can countries also have clinical Britain and Brazil. South Africa trial capacity, said Daniel Bausch, Isabel Perez Lopez, 96, reacts behind a plastic film screen during a Monday visit of her daughter, has nearly one-third of Africa’s director of the UK Public Health Beatriz Segura, 67, at a nursing home in Barcelona, Spain. At the height of Spain’s coronavirus confirmed cases with more than outbreak, nursing homes locked out visitors to try to shield their residents from the virus killing so many Rapid Support Team. 106,000, including more than elderly people. One home in Barcelona has allowed family visits to resume through plastic screens. “We’re not only needing but 2,100 deaths. The country late capable of participating” as the Tuesday reported its biggest one- day death toll of 111. world races for a vaccine, South “I feel a little bit scared but Africa’s Health Minister Zweli Virus: I want to know what is going on Mkhize said. with this vaccine so that I can African leaders have been out- tell my friends and others what is spoken about the continent being Infections on going on with the study,“ one of the elbowed out in the intense global vaccine trial volunteers, Junior competition for medical supplies Mhlongo, said in Johannesburg. in this pandemic, as well as what the World Health Organization’s the rise in The African continent now has nearly 325,000 cases as countries Africa chief, Matshidiso Moeti, loosen restrictions under econom- called the “distortion of the global ic pressure from citizens who say market for key items.” young adults they have to feed their families. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Shortages of testing materials Ghebreyesus urged that the ini- FROM FRONT PAGE tial supply of any COVID-19 vac- and medical supplies remain a understands the pent-up desire problem as Africa could become cine be deployed where it’s most to get back to normal as the U.S. the world’s next hot spot. needed, rather than based on the begins emerging from months of The pandemic was delayed in “ability to pay.” stay-at-home orders and business Africa “but is picking up speed Tedros also announced that shutdowns. But that has “to be a very quickly,” the Africa Centers as of this week, all 54 of Africa’s gradual step-by-step process and for Disease Control and Preven- countries now have the lab capac- not throwing caution to the wind,” tion chief John Nkengasong said ity to test for the coronavirus. he said. Wednesday, with a steep increase In February, just two African “Plan A, don’t go in a crowd. in the number of cases and nations could test for the virus. Plan B, if you do, make sure you deaths. The continent’s first virus case wear a mask,” Fauci said. sickening someone more vulner- A single inflatable mobile lab “Unless we act now, Africa was reported on Feb. 14. Arizona reported a new daily able, Fauci said. in one district was capable of con- record of nearly 3,600 additional Cases were also surging in ducting 30,000 tests a day, the of- coronavirus infections Tuesday. other parts of the world. India re- ficial Xinhua News Agency said. Arizona emerged as a COVID-19 ported a record daily increase of South Korea, which success- hot spot after Republican Gov. nearly 16,000 new cases. Mexico, fully tamed its first wave of infec- VA cases jump in June Doug Ducey lifted his stay-home where testing rates have been low, tions, is seeing another rise. While orders in mid-May. Last week he also set a record with more than the first outbreak was centered in allowed cities and counties to re- 6,200 new cases. its fourth-largest city, the current BY NIKKI WENTLING U.S. that have become new hot But China appears to have quire masks in public places and outbreak is in the Seoul region, Stars and Stripes spots, particularly Texas, Arizo- tamed a new outbreak of the virus many have done so. where most South Koreans live. na and Florida. Texas surpassed 5,000 new in Beijing. WASHINGTON — The Depart- Authorities reported 51 cases The San Antonio hospital cases for a single day for the first In China, an outbreak that has ment of Veterans Affairs started Wednesday. Its increase of 40 to topped the list Tuesday for the time — just days after it eclipsed infected more than 200 people in the month with a hopeful mile- highest prevalence of the virus 4,000 new cases for the first time the capital this month appeared 50 cases every day over the past stone — fewer than 1,000 patients among more than 150 VA facili- — as America’s largest pediat- to be firmly waning. China on two weeks comes amid increased remained sick with the coronavi- ties nationwide. Its total cases ric hospital began taking adult Wednesday reported 12 cases, public activity and eased attitudes rus, the lowest case count since more than doubled since last patients to free up bed space in down from 22 the day before. Bei- on social distancing. March. week. On Tuesday, the hospital Houston. The infection rate in jing reported seven new cases, In India, the densely popu- In recent days, however, reported 162 cases, up from 79 on Texas has doubled since late May. down from 13. lated cities of Mumbai and New the number of cases has again June 18. Houston had the third- And Nevada surpassed a record Officials in Beijing said they Delhi have been hardest hit. The climbed past 2,000. On Tuesday, most cases, with 99. one-day increase for the fourth tested more than 2.4 million country has reported more than 2,455 VA patients had active cases In Phoenix, the VA hospital re- time in the past eight days. Other people between June 12 and June 450,000 cases of the virus, includ- of the virus, an increase of 662, or ported 135 active cases Tuesday, states also were experiencing 22. That’s more than 10% of the ing more than 14,000 deaths. 37%, from June 18. Since June 2 up 57% since June 18. Southern worrisome surges, including Lou- capital’s population of about 20 Mexico reported nearly 800 — the day the number of cases Arizona was among the 10 VA isiana, Utah and South Carolina. million. new deaths on Wednesday. The fell below 1,000 — there’s been a hospitals with the highest num- Another worrisome trend: an Authorities began testing people country has recorded more than 146% increase in active cases. ber of active cases after remain- increase in infections among at food markets and in the areas 190,000 cases and more than The VA attributes the surge to ing low on the list since the start around them. They expanded that young adults. Fauci said while 23,000 deaths, although officials an increase in testing. The de- of the pandemic. COVID-19 tends to be less severe to include restaurant staff and the acknowledge both are under- partment is now testing an aver- Three VA hospitals in Florida in younger people, some of them city’s 100,000 delivery workers. age of 3,863 people every day, — Bay Pines, Orlando and Tampa do get very sick and even die. And China also said it used big data counts due to extremely low test- said VA Press Secretary Chris- — were also among those with the younger people also may be more to find people who had been near ing rates. tina Noel. Last month, the agency highest number of active cases. likely to show no symptoms yet markets for testing, without spec- Worldwide, more than 9.2 administered an average of 2,745 Bay Pines, with 80 active cases, still spread the virus. ifying how. million people have contracted tests each day. had experienced a 20% increase If people say, “ ‘I’m young, I’m The vast majority have tested the virus, including more than However, the department also since June 18. healthy, who cares’ — you should negative, though one courier de- 477,000 who have died, accord- said it’s seeing clusters of the [email protected] care, not only for yourself but for livering groceries from super- ing to figures compiled by Johns coronavirus in the areas of the Twitter: @nikkiwentling the impact you might have” on markets tested positive. Hopkins University. Thursday, June 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 11 VIRUS OUTBREAK Tokyo reports highest daily tally since early May

BY SETH ROBSON in some prefectures in mid-May Stars and Stripes and for the entire country May 25. TOKYO — Japan’s capital city “We passed the first wave of reported 55 new coronavirus infections, but we still have a con- cases Wednesday, the highest cern about the second wave of in- number since Prime Minister fection,” Tateda said. Shinzo Abe lifted a state of emer- The fact that coronaviruses are gency there on May 25. often seasonal suggests that num- Earlier in the day Tokyo Gov. ber of new infections will remain Yuriko Koike warned reporters low during the summer, he said. the city would record “quite a Japan’s health care system has large number” of new cases after been preparing beds, supplies a cluster of infections was discov- and personnel to deal with a sec- ered at an office building, accord- ond wave, he said. ing to a Reuters news report. Areas where there is a risk of Tokyo has said it could reim- contracting the virus include pose restrictions if new daily pleasure boats, taxies, long dis- cases exceed 50, something that tance buses, gyms, bars, massage hasn’t happened since early May. parlors, karaoke bars, nightlife City of Richland, Wash. U.S. military bases in Japan, districts and medical institutions, Former defense secretary and retired Marine Corps general Jim Mattis speaks about the coronavirus in including several in the Tokyo Tateda added. area, have eased restrictions in this screenshot of a video released by the city of Richland, Wash., on Monday . Especially risky are “places recent weeks but remain under a where people speak in loud voic- public health emergency imposed es,” he said. by U.S. Forces Japan commander The frequent use of face masks Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider on April may be one of the key factors Mattis urges people to wear face 6 that’s set to expire July 14. All in Japan’s low rate of infection, installations bar service mem- bers from leisure trips to central Tateda added. coverings and ‘work together’ Tokyo. “There had always been this Compared to the United States culture in Japan for people to or Europe, Japan has seen rela- wear masks, especially during BY JOSEPH DITZLER and neighbors” to cover their Mattis resigned from his de- tively few cases of the deadly winter, in response to influenza Stars and Stripes faces in public and to heed the ad- fense secretary post in late De- disease — just over 17,000 and outbreaks or hay-fever,” he said. vice of Dr. Amy Person, a county cember 2018 following Trump’s Former defense secretary and under 1,000 deaths, Toho Uni- Small clusters of the virus are health official, to achieve Wash- decision to withdraw U.S. forces retired Marine Gen. Jim Mattis versity Prof. Kazuhiro Tateda, still emerging in Japan and there ington Gov. Jay Inslee’s plan for from Syria. The president insist- an infectious disease expert, told is debate about when a second has appeared in a pandemic pub- reopening the state. ed Mattis had been fired. lic service announcement urging reporters during a recent tele- wave might reemerge necessitat- The video was also posted on In a widely publicized open let- ing more controls, he said. listeners in his hometown to wear conference hosted by the Foreign the KXLY website, the TV sta- ter published June 3 in the wake It’s clear, however, that people face coverings. Press Center in Tokyo. tion that serves nearby Spokane, of civil rights protests, Mattis need to adapt their lifestyle to live “I’m here to talk about that Worldwide, there have been Wash., and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. wrote that “Donald Trump is the more than 9 million infections with the disease, Tateda said. This nasty little virus, COVID,” he includes social distancing, mask- says in a video released Monday Mattis is a Richland native. first president in my lifetime who and more than 477,000 deaths. He served as defense secretary does not try to unite the American The U.S. has had over 2.3 million wearing, takeout food, video con- by the central Washington city of under President Donald Trump people — does not even pretend to infections and more than 120,000 ferences and ventilation. Richland, near the Oregon border. try. Instead he tries to divide us.” deaths, according to Johns Hop- “It might be difficult to follow COVID-19 is the disease caused from January 2017 to January kins University. such a lifestyle, but each citizen by the coronavirus. “We got intro- 2019, after a long Marine Corps Trump hit back with a series Japan’s relative success has must use his imagination and cre- duced to it about six months ago, career that included command of tweets in which he called Mat- come without mandatory lock- ativity to pursue both caution as and it’s clear this little bugger is of Marines in Afghanistan and tis “the world’s most overrated downs, although the country did well as freedom,” he said. not going away on its own.” Iraq and overseeing all American General.” enforce a national state of emer- [email protected] Mattis, a blue bandana around troops in the Middle East as chief [email protected] gency on April 16 that was lifted Twitter: @SethRobson1 his neck, called on his “friends of U.S. Central Command. Twitter: @JosephDitzler US citizens likely to be left out as Europe reopens its borders

Associated Press tions on June 11, the European the most anywhere in the world. ceiling is up for debate — and This principle of reciprocity Commission said “travel restric- The virus outbreaks in Brazil, the country’s overall response to on its own should rule out U.S. BRUSSELS — Americans are tions should not be lifted as re- India and Russia are remarkably the pandemic, in terms of testing, citizens, at least initially. The aim unlikely to be allowed into Eu- gards third countries where the high too, and it’s also unlikely that surveillance, treatment, contact is to revise the list of acceptable rope when the Continent reopens situation is worse” than the aver- the EU will let their citizens in. tracing and reporting cases. countries every two weeks based its borders next week, due to how age in the 27 EU member coun- In contrast, aside from a nota- But more than this, the country on developments. the coronavirus pandemic is tries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, ble new outbreak tied to a slaugh- should lift its own travel restric- In a decree on March 11, flaring in the United States and Norway and Switzerland. terhouse in western Germany, tions for Europeans from all EU Trump suspended the entry of President Donald Trump’s ban That is likely to rule out the U.S., the virus’s spread has slowed and Schengen nations, the com- all people in the Schengen area. on Europeans entering the U.S. where new coronavirus infections notably across the EU and par- mission said, adding “it cannot be More than 10 million Europeans European nations appear on have surged to the highest level in ticularly in the 26 nations that applied selectively.” visit the U.S. each year. track to reopen their borders be- two months, according to figures make up Europe’s visa-free trav- Brussels fears opening up to “The potential for undetected tween each other by July 1, and compiled by Johns Hopkins Uni- el zone known as the Schengen countries outside in an ad hoc way transmission of the virus by in- their representatives in Brussels versity. After trending down for area, which more than 15 million could lead to the reintroduction of fected individuals seeking to are now debating what virus-re- well over a month, new U.S. cases Americans visit each year. border controls between nations enter the United States from the lated criteria should apply when have risen for more than a week. For the EU’s executive arm, inside the Schengen area, once Schengen Area threatens the se- lifting border restrictions to the The U.S. on Tuesday reported the key criteria for opening up to again threatening Europe’s cher- curity of our transportation sys- outside world that were imposed 34,700 new cases of the virus, the outside world should include ished principle of free movement, tem and infrastructure and the in March. bringing its total to more than 2.3 the number of new infections per which allows people and goods to national security,” Trump’s proc- In recommendations to EU na- million and over 121,000 dead — 100,000 population — the exact cross borders without checks. lamation said. PAGE 12 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, June 25, 2020 NATION Senate Democrats vote down policing measure from GOP Associated Press lic demands policing changes. Much as lawmakers have failed to WASHINGTON — A Republi- act during times of crisis on gun can policing bill hit a roadblock control or immigration changes Wednesday as Senate Democrats there’s a familiar standoff despite CURTIS COMPTON, ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION/AP voted against it as inadequate, broad support. An Associated leaving the parties to decide Press-NORC Center for Public Tomika Miller, the wife of Rayshard Brooks, weeps while holding their 1-year-old daughter, Dream, whether to negotiate a compro- during his funeral in Ebenezer Baptist Church on Tuesday in Atlanta. Affairs Research poll shows al- mise or walk away despite public most all Americans support outcry over the killings of Black some degree of criminal justice Americans. changes. Crowds mourn Rayshard Brooks The impasse threatens to turn The GOP’s Justice Act is seen the nationwide protests over the by Republicans and Democrats deaths of George Floyd, Breonna as a starting point in the broader at church where MLK preached Taylor and others into another debate over how best to change moment that galvanizes the na- policing practices as demonstra- tion but leaves lawmakers unable tions in cities large and small BY KATE BRUMBACK him, but it is so much bigger than practice at this.” to act. Common ground is not out focus on law enforcement and Associated Press him,” the Rev. Raphael Warnock, Brooks’ widow, Tomika Miller, of reach. racial injustice. It would cre- senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist dressed in white, sat surrounded But the legislation is stalled, for ATLANTA — Scores of mourn- ate a national database of police Church, told the crowd, less than by family and friends. Former now, with Democrats refusing to ers Tuesday paid their final re- use-of-force incidents, restrict two weeks after the Black man state lawmaker Stacey Abrams agree to open debate as they push spects to Rayshard Brooks at the police chokeholds and set up new was shot twice in the back by a and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Atlanta church where the Rev. for greater changes in police tac- training procedures and com- white Atlanta police officer fol- Bottoms, both of whom have been Martin Luther King Jr. used to tics and accountability. missions to study race and law preach, taking part in a funeral lowing a struggle in a fast-food mentioned as potential running “If you don’t think we’re right, enforcement. filled with historical echoes and parking lot. mates for Democratic presiden- make it better, don’t walk away,” The package from Republicans a tragic sense that Black Amer- Warnock recited a long list of tial candidate Joe Biden, were implored Sen. Tim Scott of South is not as sweeping as a Demo- ica has been through this all too names of Black people who died among the mourners. Carolina, the only Black Republi- cratic proposal, which mandates many times before. at the hands of police in recent Most people dressed all in can senator, and the author of the many of the changes and would “Rayshard Brooks is the latest years, including Eric Garner, white, while some wore T-shirts GOP bill. hold police liable to damages in high-profile casualty in the strug- Michael Brown, Philando Castile with Brooks’ picture. Nearly ev- Yet the outlook is deeply un- lawsuits. There are similarities gle for justice and a battle for the and George Floyd, lamenting: eryone wore masks to protect certain with Congress unable to on some issues, lawmakers say, soul of America. This is about “Sadly, we’ve gotten too much against the coronavirus. swiftly respond even as the pub- but also vast differences. With student gathering, Trump gets a more boisterous crowd

Associated Press and a show of political force. In- dential opponent Joe Biden and stead, it generated thousands of sharply worded resentments over PHOENIX — It wasn’t quite empty seats and swirling ques- China’s handling of the coronavi- one of his signature big-stadium tions about the president’s cam- rus crisis. As he did in Oklahoma, rallies. paign leadership and his case for Trump referred to the virus as But President Donald Trump another four years in office. drew something closer to the “kung flu,” a pejorative term that The low turnout sharpened the Asian Americans say is racist. jam-packed audience of political focus on Trump’s visit to Arizona, supporters he’s been craving as Throughout his daylong trip to which doubles as both a 2020 Arizona, which included a visit hundreds of young conservatives battleground state and a surging filled a Phoenix megachurch to the U.S.-Mexico border, the coronavirus hot spot. COVID-19 pandemic shadowed Tuesday to hear his call for With the Phoenix event, which Trump. them to get behind his reelection was organized by Turning Point The Democratic mayor of Phoe- effort. Action, a group chaired by Trump The crowded Dream City nix made clear she did not believe ROSS D. FRANKLIN/AP ally Charlie Kirk, the president Church for the gathering of Stu- hoped to turn attention — at Trump’s speech could be safely dents for Trump offered a stark- Supporters of President Donald Trump applaud as he speaks at the least momentarily — away from held in her city — and urged the ly different feel compared to Students for Trump conference at Dream City Church in Phoenix. surging coronavirus infections president to wear a face mask. Trump’s weekend rally in Tulsa, in huge swaths of the South and But Trump has adamantly re- Okla ., his first of the corona- kneel to the radical left. our values, and they hate every- West, his slumping poll numbers fused to wear a mask in public, virus era, which drew sparser “You are the courageous war- thing we prize as Americans.” and a virus-ravaged economy. instead turning it into a red-vs.- attendance. riors standing in the way of what Trump was looking to regain His address was chock-full of blue cultural issue. Polling sug- Trump hailed the “patriotic they want to do and their goals,” campaign momentum after typical Trump lines — boasts gests Republicans are far less young Americans who stand up he told the boisterous crowd. Tulsa, which was supposed to be about television ratings, ridicule likely to wear face coverings than tall for America and refuse to “They hate our history. They hate a sign of the nation’s reopening of his likely Democratic presi- Democrats . Thursday, June 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 13 NATION NC, Ky. candidates opposed by Trump win primaries

Associated Press Kentucky usually has 2% of its tallies. returns come from mail ballots. In other contests, Majority Lead- LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Voters re- This year officials expect that er Mitch McConnell of Kentucky buffed President Donald Trump figure to exceed 50%, and over easily won the Republican nomi- and nominated two Republicans 400,000 mail ballots were re- nation for a seventh Senate term he opposed to House seats from turned by Sunday. and will be favored in November North Carolina and Kentucky on In the day’s marquee contests, against McGrath or Booker. Tuesday. Calls in higher-profile two African American candidates Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cor- races in Kentucky and New York with campaigns energized by na- tez, D-N.Y., won renomination, faced days of delay as swamped tionwide protests for racial justice cementing her rise from obscu- officials count mountains of mail- were challenging white Demo- rity to progressive icon status in ballots. cratic establishment favorites for when she ousted Democratic Rep. In western North Carolina, GOP the party’s nominations. Joe Crowley, on track to become voters picked investor Madison First-term state legislator speaker, from the New York City Cawthorn, 24, over Trump-backed Charles Booker was hoping a late district. real estate agent Lynda Bennett. surge would carry him past for- In Virginia, retired Army Col. The runoff was for the seat vacat- mer Marine fighter pilot Amy Mc- Daniel Gade won the GOP Sen- ed by GOP Rep. Mark Meadows, Grath for the Democratic Senate ate nomination but seems certain who resigned to become Trump’s nomination from Kentucky. And to lose to Democratic Sen. Mark chief of staff and joined his new TIMOTHY D. EASLEY/AP in New York, political newcomer Warner in November. Republican boss in backing Bennett. Jamaal Bowman was seeking Scott Taylor will face Democratic Kentucky Republican Rep. Voters waited in line Tuesday to cast their ballots in the Kentucky to derail House Foreign Affairs Rep. Elaine Luria in a rematch be- Thomas Massie, a libertar- primary in Lexington, Ky. Rep. Thomas Massie was renominated for Committee Chairman Eliot En- tween two Navy veterans in a Vir- ian-minded maverick who often a sixth House term despite President Donald Trump’s opposition. gel’s bid for a 17th term. ginia Beach district from which clashes with GOP leaders, was re- In Kentucky, many counties in- she toppled him in 2018. nominated for a sixth House term. meet the constitutionally man- because of the coronavirus pan- cluding Jefferson, the state’s larg- Voters endured 90-minute waits Trump savaged Massie in March dated minimum age of 25 when demic, a deluge of mail-in ballots est, faced piles of mail-in ballots in Kentucky’s second-largest city, as a “disaster for America” who the next Congress convenes. and glacially slow counting pro- and reported no results. The Asso- Lexington, and social media posts should be ejected from the party Cawthorn has said he’s a Trump cedures made delays inevitable. ciated Press doesn’t expect to call showed long lines in New York’s after he forced lawmakers to re- supporter, and Massie is strongly That torturous wait seemed a the McGrath-Booker race until Westchester County deep into turn to Washington during a pan- conservative. Still, their victories preview of November, when more June 30, when Kentucky plans to the evening. Yet overall, the day’s demic to vote on a huge economic were an embarrassment to a pres- states will embrace mail-in voting release additional tallies. problems seemed less widespread relief package. ident whose own reelection cam- and officials warn that uncertain- The AP was also delaying its than in recent elections in Georgia Cawthorn, who uses a wheel- paign has teetered recently. ty over who is the next president call in New York’s Engel-Bow- and Nevada, where some people chair following an accident, will As states ease voting by mail could linger for days. man race, pending additional vote stood in line for hours. PAGE 14 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, June 25, 2020 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Dead iguana found in pizza joint’s freezer

WEST PALM BEACH FL — File it under pizza toppings only offered in Florida. State inspectors found an 80- pound iguana stashed in the freezer at a local pizza joint. Pizza Mambo in West Palm Beach was forced to close for a day last week following the in- spection by the Florida Depart- ment of Business and Professional Regulation. An employee told the South Florida Sun Sentinel that the rep- tile was given as a personal gift to the owner. It was stored in a separate freezer away from the restaurant’s food and was imme- diately trashed after they were informed it was a violation. Sword missing from Revolutionary War statue

BENNINGTON — A VT bronze sword is missing from the statue of a commander who helped win the Battle of Ben- nington during the Revolutionary War. The administrator at the state- owned Bennington Battle Monu- ment said a passerby told her the sword was missing from the statue of New Hampshire Gen- eral John Stark, the Bennington Banner reported. Vermont State Historic Preser- vation Officer Laura Trieschmann said there was nothing to indicate the sword was taken as a form of protest against historical figures RUSS DILLINGHAM, (LEWISTON, MAINE) SUN JOURNAL/AP similar to what has been happen- ing across the country. Restoring, to remember Man wins $4M lottery scratch game, again Tattoo artist Nate Howard paints the tail section of a jet used during the Vietnam war Monday at the Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston, Maine. The former Air National Guard Corsair jet is being restored to its original camouflage after its reassembly by volunteers who worked SOUTH ROCKWOOD to secure it from a Montana airfield. Veteran Jerry DeWitt raised funds to display the plane so community members can see equipment that MI — For the second time, was used to fight a war, and to serve as a remembrance to veterans for their military service and friends who didn’t survive the war. a southeastern Michigan man has won a $4 million lottery game, of- The sheriff said the hair on the THE CENSUS down a street, carrying a sword ficials said . scalp was braided. But hair color and knocking on doors. Mark Clark of South Rockwood and gender will have to be deter- The approximate number of shipping containers that fell over- Nevada officers, who were scratched a ticket with a coin that mined by the lab. board into the ocean near Hilo, Hawaii, the U.S. Coast Guard joined by Story County sheriff’s was given to him by his late father said. Nine of the 40-foot shipping containers were found, the Coast deputies, ordered the man to drop about 10 years ago. They often Airport ordered to pay 21 Guard said. The Coast Guard is investigating and shipping company the sword but police said he stat- fished together after Clark won a for noise violations Young Brothers is working with a salvage team to locate and recover ed, “It stays in my hand.“ different $4 million instant game as many containers as possible. The barge was traveling from Honolulu, said Chris Officers then used a Taser to in 2017. Martin, Young Brothers director of terminal operations. shock the man, and they then re- DENVER — A judge “You don’t think you’ll win trieved the sword and handcuffed ordered Denver In- millions once, and you definite- CO him. Medics were called, in part ternational Airport to pay $33.5 ner and several hikers who were indicated there were two sus- ly never think it would happen to remove the barbs of the Taser, million for noise violations that overcome by the heat recently. pects involved but police are still twice,” Clark, 50, said . and as they treated the man he affected nearby neighborhoods Phantom Ranch rangers re- investigating, The Daily Herald Clark chose a lump sum of about stopped breathing, police said. $2.5 million instead of taking $4 during a three-year period start- sponded to a river runner experi- reported. million in payments over time. ing in 2014. encing heat illness and fatigue on The vandals poured red latex Jefferson County District a Colorado River trip. paint over the front of the statue Ex-student sentenced Human scalp discovered Judge Christie Bachmeyer ruled They said the river runner in Provo, police said. for voyeurism at school that DIA did not properly monitor drank too much water, leading to The word “racist” was written in campground aircraft noise, violating an inter- hyponatremia. in spray paint across the pedestal VALPAR AISO — A governmental agreement with The park’s helicopter and am- beneath the statue of the univer- IN former Valparaiso Uni- JOPLIN — Authori- Adams County dating back to bulance transported the patient sity’s namesake. versity student was sentenced to MO ties are investigating the late 1980s, The Denver Post to a Flagstaff hospital. The sign outside of the Abra- probation after pleading guilty after a human scalp was discov- reported. The ruling was made The next day, Indian Garden ham O. Smoot Administration to secretly filming male class- ered in a Joplin campground. public Monday. rangers responded to a hiker Building was also vandalized mates showering and using the Newton County Sheriff Chris Bachmeyer said the airport having heat stroke on the Bright with a red “X” in spray paint. bathroom and posting the videos Jennings said the owner of the must now pay $500,000 for each Angel Trail. online. Holly Haven Campground on the of the 67 violations over the three- Man with sword dies A Porter County judge sen- southwest side of Joplin found year period from 2014 through tenced Joshua Baker III of the scalp near a pond, The Joplin University police search after being shocked 2016. Memphis, Tenn., to one year of Globe reports. for statue vandals suspended prison time for each Cadavar dogs and a dive team Overheated hikers, river NEVADA — A man who were sent to the scene but found PROVO — Brigham IA was reportedly knock- of the two counts of voyeurism he nothing. The scalp has been taken runner rescued UT Young University po- ing on doors and carrying a had pleaded guilty to in the case. to the Missouri State Highway lice were searching for the people sword died in Nevada after being Baker, 22, will serve two years Patrol crime lab for analysis. GRAND CANYON who vandalized an on-campus shocked with a stun gun. of probation and is required to at- Jennings said the scalp was AZ NATIONAL PARK statue of Brigham Young. Nevada police said officers tend counseling, The (Northwest probably dragged to the camp- — Grand Canyon National Park Campus Police Lt. Rich Chris- were called at 2:44 a.m. to check Indiana) Times reported. ground by animals. rangers had to rescue a river run- tianson said surveillance video reports of a man walking up and From wire reports Thursday, June 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 15 FACES ‘It’s a return to life’ Paisley eager to begin drive-in concert series

BY MESFIN FEKADU In an interview with The Associated Associated Press Press, Paisley discusses the upcoming live shows and more. or country star Brad Paisley, who How have you dealt with not being able has spent the past two decades per- to perform live shows like usual? forming live concerts for feverish You start to realize though that this Ffans, the thought of touring being (touring) thing that’s been a part of my taken away never crossed his mind. identity as a performer since 1999, which “Even as recorded music went through is summers spent seeing faces and playing transitions where it was less lucrative and live music, is gone. This is such a blessing people were (dealing with) illegal piracy, to be able to sort of get one past the goalie or streaming was taking revenue away here, or three past the goalie, I guess, and from record companies, I’m like, ‘Well at play these. To get these shows and say, ‘All least we’ve got the live music. They can’t right, we can do a few shows like this and ever take that away.’ ” reach some people’ — I think it’s going to Then the coronavirus pandemic hit — or be really important for me, for my band, as Paisley puts in: “COVID-19 was like, for the fans themselves. It’s a way of sort of ‘Watch me.’ ” letting each other know — we’re still here. That’s why the three-time Grammy-win- We still care. Someday this will be over. ner is excited to be part of Live Nation’s There’s a glimpse of life again. first“Live from the Drive-In” series, de- It’s going to be nuts. It’s going to be like buting next month, where fans can watch performances from inside or around their a total return to life in some weird way and cars with enough space between groups. we’re all going to have a really good time. Paisley, who will headline three of the For me, also, I’ve got this band that’s been nine shows, said he’s eager to perform “No sitting around and ... they’ve been with me AP I In Beer,” a song he wrote in 2018 about since 1999. “having a beer in spite of everything” but You’ve had the same band since re- leasing your first album? Brad Paisley, shown in 2018, will perform in Live Nation’s “Live from the Drive-In” released during the pandemic to help fans concert series July 10-12. “I’ve got so many songs about vehicles,” Paisley said. cope. Yeah, it’s nuts. Our newest member is the “(It) is perfect for these times,” he said. steel player, who came along right at the beginning of the second album in 2000. ation to this that people are doing. In this now. That’d be fun to throw that in. It’s like, Speaking of beer, Paisley is encourag- case, one thing that’s really key is that ... ‘How many car themes can I throw in this ing that concertgoers assign a designated What was it like getting the call from you don’t have to stay in the car, you can concert?’ It might just be one car medley driver before getting to the concerts, which Live Nation to participate in its first-ever be in your parking space. You can be in after another. also includes performers like Nelly, Darius drive-in series? Do you see drive-in concerts being the Rucker and Jon Pardi. I’m just glad they didn’t just throw in your little parking area. You can tailgate, “(It’s) literally a better situation than at the towel and say, ‘This year’s a wash.’ It’s do what you would do. norm for live shows for the rest of the my concerts,” Paisley said of the drive- really not about making money with any Most of the people that go to my concerts, year? in format, where ticket holders can bring of these at all. This is more about, ‘Look, I’ve been out there in the parking lots prior I think it’s one of the best ways to do it. their own food and drinks. “I look at that we’ve got music to play, there are fans that and gone out there and seen — this is like ...This reminds me so much of high school blasted lawn, they are so hammered. I’m want to be there in some form, in some what happens before the show, but it’s hap- of what we would do. We would drive out like, ’I don’t know who drove the 10,000 of fashion. We need to figure out how to do pening during. into a field, literally in high school. Our you in the back that I see, but I hope they’re that.’ I think that’s the best way to kind of Are you tackling your set list differ- way of entertaining ourselves was to drive not back there because there’s nobody that stay sane right now — to sort of have some ently in this type of situation? out into a field, a bunch of high school kids, needs to be driving.’ In some ways this is a things like this that are safe and a release I think I will. I’ve got so many songs in their vehicles, in the middle of nowhere, safer setup in that sense, too. It’s like you from everything. It’s mind-numbing. about vehicles. I was realizing that. “Mud out this creek where we lived, blast music can be sure they came in a vehicle and What do you say to fans who are hesi- on the Tires” is one of my biggest hits. and light a little bonfire and just crank up they didn’t leave their vehicle. They’re be- tant about the drive-in format? I’ve got a song called “Moonshine in the songs. This feels ... so organic in some way side it.” Well, this is the trick, there’s a lot of vari- Truck” ... that kind of makes sense right that I do think it’s a great way to do it. Kimmel apologizes for blackface; Fey wants ‘30 Rock’ episodes pulled

From wire reports series he co-hosted with Adam characters in blackface. This in- The normal 10 days of festival- related to the will of Donald Carolla from 1999 to 2003. They cluded one scene where series going will be halved, at least in Trump’s father, New York real Jimmy Kimmel is the latest enlisted makeup artists to make regular Jane Krakowski dressed physical screenings. For the fes- estate developer Fred Trump. comedian to apologize for his him look more like Malone — a up as Pittsburgh Steelers star tival’s first five days, it will pres- Mary Trump is the daughter of past use of blackface as Holly- choice that, per his statement, he Lynn Swann for a “black swan” ent social-distanced screenings Fred Trump Jr., the president’s wood continues to grapple with believed at the time “had no more Halloween costume , and another of premieres, including drive-ins older brother, who died in 1981. its history of systemic racism. He to do with Karl’s skin color than it in which guest star Jon Hamm and outdoor screenings. A description of the book, “Too issued a statement Tuesday after- did his bulging muscles and bald parodied “Amos ’n Andy.” But for the first time, TIFF will Much and Never Enough: How noon saying it was wrong for him head.” “I understand now that ‘intent’ also roll out a digital platform My Family Created the World’s to wait so long to address his “em- Most Dangerous Man,” on Ama- barrassing” impressions of celeb- “I believe that I have evolved is not a free pass for white people that will span the full 10 days of and matured over the last twenty- to use these images,” Fey said in a the festival and include digital zon says it describes “a nightmare rities throughout the 1990s. of traumas, destructive relation- “I have long been reluctant plus years, and I hope that is evi- letter to companies that show “30 screenings and talks. dent to anyone who watches my Rock” on their platforms. ships, and a tragic combination of to address this, as I knew doing neglect and abuse.” so would be celebrated as a vic- show,” Kimmel wrote. “I know Trump’s brother seeks that this will not be the last I hear Toronto film fest plans tory by those who equate apolo- to halt tell-all book Other news gies with weakness and cheer of this and that it will be used virtual red carpets for leaders who use prejudice to again to try to quiet me. I love this President Donald Trump’s  Adult film star Ron Jeremy divide us,” he wrote. “That delay country too much to allow that. I The Toronto International brother is asking a New York City was charged with raping three was a mistake. There is nothing won’t be bullied into silence by Film Festival, one of the lead- judge to prevent the president’s women and sexually assaulting a more important to me than your those who feign outrage to ad- ing launching pads for fall mov- niece from publishing a tell-all fourth, Los Angeles County pros- respect, and I apologize to those vance their oppressive and genu- ies and Oscar contenders, on book, expected in late July. ecutors said Tuesday. Jeremy, who were genuinely hurt or of- inely racist agendas.” Wednesday announced plans for In court papers, Robert 67, is among the best known and fended by the makeup I wore or The statement — in which Kim- a smaller 2020 edition with vir- Trump’s lawyers argue that Mary most prolific actors in the history the words I spoke.” mel also shared that he will be tak- tual red carpet premieres and Trump and others had signed a of the adult film industry, with In the mid-1990s, Kimmel did ing a break from hosting “Jimmy drive-in screenings. settlement agreement in the late thousands of credits to his name. a recurring impersonation of Kimmel Live!” until September, The Toronto festival, held an- 1990s that included a confiden-  Movie producer, film finan- NBA player Karl Malone on the when he is set to host the Emmy nually in early September, is typi- tially clause explicitly saying cier, real estate heir and major Los Angeles-area radio station Awards — arrives a day after cally a sprawling city-wide affair they would not “publish any ac- Democratic political donor Steve KROQ. He brought it to televi- “30 Rock” creators Tina Fey and that hosts between 250-400 fea- count concerning the litigation Bing died Monday at his resi- sion along with dozens of other Robert Carlock asked streaming ture-length films and the debuts or their relationship,” unless they dence in Los Angeles. He was 55. celebrity impressions via “The services to remove four episodes of many of the fall movie season’s all agreed. The coroner said Tuesday that Man Show,” the Comedy Central of their NBC comedy that feature top releases. The settlement agreement the cause of death was suicide. PAGE 16 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, June 25, 2020 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander TikTokkers’ Trump rally trolling has darker side Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY MOLLY ROBERTS inflate planners’ already bloated expecta- from another, or simulating a mass move- Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff The Washington Post tions for attendance. ment from the grass roots when really it’s So is that a good thing? organized by a central authority. EDITORIAL id radical protesters derail Anyone who disapproves of the president Think Russia spreading WikiLeaks in- President Donald Trump’s re- generally and disapproves of the president formation under the guise of concerned Terry Leonard, Editor election rally in Tulsa, Okla.? holding an indoor rally in the middle of a U.S. citizens. Think right-wing provoca- [email protected] DMaybe, if the definition of “radi- pandemic specifically may well have gloat- teurs masquerading as antifa as protests cal” is “devoted to the mellifluous croon- , Senior Managing Editor ed when the commander in chief couldn’t roared , tricking rural communities to fear Robert H. Reid ing and mind-defying choreography of the [email protected] command a crowd. Yet the tactics young that attacks were imminent. Or think of world’s most successful Korean pop music people have adopted for what some have information warfare that isn’t technically Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content outfits.” called a new activism are neither new nor, coordinated inauthentic behavior and yet [email protected] The TikTok teen corps claimed responsi- maybe, all that admirable. still can be insidious: conspiracy theorists bility for last weekend’s dud of a campaign Managing Editor for Presentation “We kept it on the quiet side,” a young taking advantage of, say, the way Twitter’s Sean Moores, event, declaring that it registered for poten- [email protected] YouTuber who participated in the ploy trending topics list is set up to push fringe tially hundreds of thousands of tickets as a told The New York Times. “Alt TikTok,” a ideas such as QAnon or Pizzagate into prank. Its allies in arms: the same K-pop Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital subculture on the app that thrives on ec- mainstream conversation. [email protected] superfans who flooded the Dallas Police centricity, apparently masterminded the Of course, these TikTokkers also weren’t Department’s reporting app with videos effort with the K-poppers. “They all know lying about who they were on any social of their impeccably groomed, hip-popping the algorithms and how they can boost vid- media site (which probably helps explain BUREAU STAFF heroes during the early June uprisings. Whether the kids really deserve responsi- eos to get where they want.” Plus, we are why Facebook’s head of security policy Europe/Mideast told, the plotters deleted their posts after a says their behavior doesn’t count as co- Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief bility is one question — and whether they [email protected] deserve props is another . The strategy of day or two to keep the plan secret. ordinated and inauthentic). Yet they were +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 tricking people on the Internet, after all, Add to these sneaky tactics the hijack- trying to keep their efforts off the radar, looks a little too familiar. ing of the #WhiteLivesMatter hashtag last and they were playing with platforms’ Pacific month to post endless K-pop fancams yet viral mechanics to rise to the top, and their Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief The president spent the days preceding [email protected] his rally strutting about, touting a likely again and to stop supremacists from com- ultimate aim was to deceive. +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 audience of 1 million; ultimately a modest municating with one another or anyone else We may smile to see members of a ris- 6,200 supporters showed up to an arena — and what do you get? Information war- ing generation employ these tricks in ser- Washington with space for 19,000. fare. Information warfare doesn’t consist vice of progressive values. Yet celebrating Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief Campaign manager Brad Parscale in- only of false stories and other lies — and, some manipulation and condemning oth- [email protected] in fact, platforms such as Facebook don’t ers is an unsustainable tack for anyone (+1)(202)886-0033 sists that “leftists and online trolls doing a Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News victory lap … don’t know what they’re talk- usually take down networks of accounts who wants to untangle our world wide web [email protected] ing about” — because he and his employees based on whether they’re telling the truth of lies. The whole story is cute and clever, “weed out bogus numbers,” and because about whatever they post. They take down but more than that it’s sad — sad that this CIRCULATION first-come, first-serve entry meant ticket networks based on whether they’re telling is the activism that feels most normal and “reservations” were mostly a fiction. But the truth about who they are. most natural to those who grew up in the Mideast These platforms are in a constant cru- Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager all that weeding didn’t stop the team from Internet age, sad that many believe it’s the [email protected] predicting that 160 times more people sade against coordinated inauthentic be- activism most likely to succeed in a battle- [email protected] would come out to cheer for their dearest havior: when groups manipulate sites’ field already full of falsehoods, and sadder DSN (314)583-9111 leader than actually made the trip. mechanics to manipulate “reality” on the still that they may be right. The coronavirus should probably get Internet, misleading people into thinking Europe Molly Roberts writes about technology and Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager more credit for the lackluster attendance, comments are coming from one place or society for The Washington Post’s Opinions [email protected] but the K-pop boosters may have helped one person when really they’re coming section. [email protected] +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 Pacific Mari Mori, [email protected] Trump’s complicated, corrupt dealings with Turkey +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)227.7333

CONTACT US BY DAVID IGNATIUS Erdogan wanted Gulen extradited; Flynn’s Trump wanted Brunson freed, and he Washington Post Writers Group piece seemed to lay the groundwork. didn’t like being threatened, so he soon an- Washington Erdogan was obsessed with another nounced that he would be imposing sanc- tel: (+1)202.886.0003 WASHINGTON U.S. legal issue — an investigation by the tions on Turkey. 633 3rd St. NW, Suite 116, Washington, DC 20001-3050 mong the most startling disclo- Southern District of New York into a Turk- Enter Kushner. According to Bolton, Vice sures in John Bolton’s new book ish bank called Halkbank and a Turkish- President Mike Pence proposed that Kush- Reader letters are his account of President [email protected] Iranian gold dealer named Reza Zarrab. ner call Turkish Finance Minister Berat ADonald Trump’s dealings with In an October 2017 column, I revealed a Albayrak, who is Erdogan’s son-in-law. Additional contacts Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. bizarre set of meetings on Sept. 21, 2016, Bolton writes: “I briefed [Secretary of stripes.com/contactus The Turkey story — featuring Trump as- in New York when Erdogan and his wife State Mike] Pompeo and [Treasury Sec- suring Erdogan he would “take care of pleaded for Zarrab’s release in separate retary Stephen] Mnuchin on this new ‘son- OMBUDSMAN things” in an ongoing federal criminal visits with then-Vice President Joe Biden in-law channel,’ and they both exploded.” Ernie Gates investigation — may be the clearest, most and his wife, Jill. U.S. officials told me the Brunson was finally released in October continuous narrative of misconduct by Erdogans feared the Justice Department 2018 and arrived in Washington, where he Trump that has yet surfaced. investigation might implicate their family. had an emotional meeting with Trump. The Stars and Stripes ombudsman protects the free flow It’s a tale that connects some of his clos- of news and information, reporting any attempts by the Erdogan’s government in October 2016 Trump appeared ready to derail the est advisers: former national security military or other authorities to undermine the newspaper’s arrested P astor Andrew Brunson, claim- Halkbank case when he met Erdogan on independence. The ombudsman also responds to concerns adviser Michael Flynn; personal lawyer ing he was linked to Gulen. Some U.S. of- Dec. 1, 2018, at the G-20 summit in Buenos and questions from readers, and monitors coverage for fair- Rudy Giuliani; and senior adviser and son- ness, accuracy, timeliness and balance. The ombudsman ficials told me they feared Brunson would Aires, Argentina. Erdogan told Trump the welcomes comments from readers, and can be contacted in-law Jared Kushner. be used as a bargaining chip for Gulen’s ex- bank was “totally innocent,” Bolton writes. by email at [email protected], or by phone at Bolton says he warned Attorney General tradition. Trump’s election gave Erdogan a 202.886.0003. Trump “then told Erdogan that he would William Barr in April 2019 that Trump’s new opening. Flynn was fired in February, take care of things, explaining that the repeated efforts to help Erdogan showed but Ankara had a new channel in Ivanka Southern District prosecutors were not his his “penchant to, in effect, give personal Trump’s friend Yalcindag, who was named Stars and Stripes (USPS 0417900) is published week- people, but were Obama people, a problem days (except Dec. 25 and Jan. 1) for 50 cents Monday favors to dictators he liked.” head of the state-run business group . through Thursday and for $1 on Friday by Pacific Stars and The Turkey story begins, like much The campaign to end the Halkbank that would be fixed when they were re- Stripes, Unit 45002, APO AP 96301-5002. Periodicals about Trump, with his personal business prosecution and extradite Gulen acceler- placed by his people.” postage paid at San Francisco, CA, Postmaster: Send Barr hoped to broker a settlement, but address changes to Pacific Stars and Stripes, Unit 45002, interests. When he opened Trump Towers ated. On Feb. 24, Giuliani contacted then- APO AP 96301-5002. Istanbul in April 2012, his daughter Ivanka U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara to say that he, too, was troubled by Trump’s con- This newspaper is authorized by the Department of duct. Bolton writes that when he met Barr Defense for members of the military services overseas. tweeted thanks to then-Prime Minister Er- he was traveling to Ankara to represent However, the contents of Stars and Stripes are unofficial, dogan for attending. With them was a young Zarrab and, according to a Giuliani state- for lunch on April 23 to complain about and are not to be considered as the official views of, or Turkish businessman named Mehmet Ali ment filed with the court, was pressing the Trump’s “fondness for dictators,” Barr re- endorsed by, the U.S. government. As a DOD newspaper, sponded that “he was very worried about Stars and Stripes may be distributed through official chan- Yalcindag, whom Trump described at the Justice Department for “some agreement nels and use appropriated funds for distribution to remote opening as a “great friend” of Ivanka’s. between the United States and Turkey” to the appearances Trump was creating, es- locations where overseas DOD personnel are located. Kushner, her husband, was there, too. boost American “security interests.” pecially his remarks on Halkbank to Erdo- The appearance of advertising in this publication does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense This enthusiasm for Erdogan was shared Trump fired Bharara in March 2017, gan in Buenos Aires at the G20 meeting.” or Stars and Stripes of the products or services advertised. by some of Trump’s advisers. During the but the Halkbank investigation continued But Trump couldn’t fix this Turkey Products or services advertised shall be made available for 2016 campaign, Flynn’s consulting firm under the new U.S. attorney, Geoffrey Ber- problem. On Oct. 15, as the Ukraine scan- purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical received more than $500,000 from a Turk- man — infuriating Erdogan. Brunson re- dal was brewing, Berman’s office indicted handicap, political affiliation or any other nonmerit factor ish businessman who headed the state- mained in prison, and Trump wanted him Halkbank. Eight months later, Trump fired of the purchaser, user or patron. run business federation. On Election Day, released, but Erdogan escalated his pres- Berman . No explanation was given. © Stars and Stripes 2020 Flynn published an op-ed supporting Erdo- sure when he called Trump in July 2018 The Halkbank case continues — gan’s campaign against Fethullah Gulen, a and claimed that Gulen was responsible Trump’s assurances to the Turkish presi- stripes.com Muslim cleric living in exile in America . for the Halkbank investigation, too. dent notwithstanding. Thursday, June 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 17 OPINION The reassuring context of Korea tensions

BY ARTHUR I. CYR dictatorship. On another occasion, South Special to Stars and Stripes Korean agents kidnapped and planned to kill him. Intervention by CIA official Don eaflets of punishment.” Gregg saved his life. That is how the weird her- South Korea’s remarkable domestic ac- mit kingdom of North Korea complishments have unfolded while the “Ldescribes new efforts to dis- country becomes increasingly influential tribute propaganda-filled paper in South in global arenas. Ban Ki-moon, a career Korea. Apparently, the internet remains South Korean diplomat, served as U.N. too avant-garde. Pyongyang blames defec- secretary-general from 2007 to 2016. tors for provoking this move. In March 2012, the Obama administra- The South Korean military used to send tion shrewdly nominated President Jim propaganda north. However, that practice Yong Kim of Dartmouth College, who was ended in 2010. Seoul discourages such born in Seoul Korea, as president of the efforts. World Bank. Despite challenges, the U.N. Meanwhile two important anniversaries has expanded international cooperation for Korea occur near the end of June. On since the end of the Cold War era. June 26, 1945, the Charter of the United The original vision of the United Nations Nations was signed in San Francisco. On June 25, 1950, the army of North Korea combined competing goals of favoring the invaded South Korea in a surprise attack, most powerful nations and inclusive glob- launching the brutal Korean War. al representation. Ban Ki-moon and Jim In San Francisco, new U.S. President Yong Kim personify South Korea’s signifi- Harry S. Truman addressed delegates cant expanding role as a bridge between from literally around the world. He had as- developed and developing nations. South Korea remains a vital U.S. ally, sumed the office on April 12, following the AHN YOUNG-JOON/AP death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. dating from the Korean War. Through the World War II was still in progress. Nazi Villagers stage a rally against the flying of anti-North Korea leaflets into North Korea American military involvement in South Germany surrendered unconditionally on near the unification observation in Paju, South Korea, on Monday. The sign reads Vietnam, approximately 50,000 ROK (Re- May 8, but the costly total war with Japan “Stop the flying of propaganda leaflets into North Korea.” public of Korea) troops were also stationed would continue through the summer. in that country. Nearly all were combat Truman early in his speech stated: “[I]n daring venture: Most Americans remained supported the U.N. decision to resist with troops, and they developed a deserved rep- this most destructive of all wars, you have committed isolationists, the U.S. was still force the North Korea invasion. The U.S. utation for effectiveness. won a victory against war itself.” The new formally a noncombatant, and German led the international effort to protect the The United Nations today is relatively president generously praised President submarines then dominated much of the South, and persevered until President strong, confirming the vision of two great Woodrow Wilson, whose frustrated effort Atlantic Ocean. Killing Churchill would Dwight D. Eisenhower finally secured an visionary allied leaders early in World War to bring the U.S. into the League of Nations have been a singular victory. armistice in 1953. II. The U.N. is no longer divisive in U.S. following World War I nevertheless set the After successful negotiation, the secret The capstone of South Korea’s transi- party politics. stage and began the national debate that summit went public. Churchill and Roos- tion to democracy was the election of Kim Also confirmed is the decision in 1950 to culminated in the creation of the U.N. evelt announced the U.N., also daring Dae-jung as president in 1998. In 2000, he defend South Korea. In August 1941, FDR and Britain’s Prime given that the Axis then had the military received the Nobel Peace Prize. Earlier, a Arthur I. Cyr is Clausen Distinguished Professor Minister Winston Churchill secretly met initiative. principal symbol of democratic activism, at Carthage College in Wisconsin and author of off the coast of Newfoundland. This was a In late June 1950, Truman immediately he was imprisoned by the Park Chung-hee “After the Cold War.” There should be more Hispanics in the senior ranks

BY WILLIAM D. RODRIGUEZ toward tracking and mentoring Hispanic ers that be. I am sure that this can be done retire at the 20-year mark. I discovered Special to Stars and Stripes Americans in order to advocate for them, given the confidentiality of the delibera- that this was the time when their children ensure they are fully qualified for promo- tions of the promotion boards. were graduating from high school; that he continuing focus on diversity tion into the senior ranks of the armed I find it difficult to believe that, of all the they were tired of longer deployments that and inclusion has become more forces, and are given a fair and objective highly qualified Hispanic Americans who were straining the family nucleus; that they of a “race issue” and a “gender opportunity for promotion without preju- are serving at the O-6 level in our armed did not want to contend with the stress of Tissue” than an “ethnicity issue.” dice or discrimination. forces, very few, if any, meet the require- budget issues that they saw those in higher The Hispanic American population has There have been a number of diversity ments of the precepts for the flag and gen- ranks having to deal with on a daily basis; grown to be the largest minority group reports and articles published throughout eral officer promotion boards . There are a and that they were being offered lucrative in this country, and yet, comparatively the years, and they have been nothing but number of O-6s whose records and perfor- opportunities in the private sector. This speaking, our armed forces still do not re- a current statistical and demographic up- mance in tough leadership positions show dilemma is reducing the pool of qualified flect “the face of the nation” with regard date of Hispanic Americans in the armed that they are head and shoulders above Hispanic American officers and enlisted to the Hispanic American population. This forces. Furthermore, the reports have fall- their peers, that they meet the require- who could possibly be promoted into the is particularly true in the flag and general en on “deaf ears.” Moreover, the resulting ments of the promotion board precepts, higher ranks and therefore help the sea officer, senior officer and senior enlisted diversity and inclusion policies generated and yet, they are not selected for flag or services in particular reflect the “leader- ranks. This is not diversity and inclusion. within DOD have become nothing more general officer. There is no question that ship face of the nation” in the senior officer As you will remember, 45 years ago the than “shelfware” with very little action the importance of meritocracy, i.e. becom- and enlisted ranks. We must work on re- emphasis to increase the number of Afri- taken based on those policies. This has ing the best qualified candidate for promo- taining our best qualified Hispanic Ameri- can Americans in key colleges, universi- been going on for four decades now, and tion and for selection to higher positions of ties and other educational and business the demographic data proves my point. leadership, rather than the importance of cans past their 20-year point. institutions was through affirmative action The issues concerning prejudice, dis- any racial, ethnic or diversity label, is un- I believe that the armed forces recog- and quota control. This program, which crimination, diversity and inclusion will derstood in most organizations. However, nize that the recruitment of Hispanic men was deemed as successful, had its flaws. It probably not go away in my lifetime. How- when it is time to be looked at for promo- and women is no longer a matter of equity, had very little, if any, regard for any ethnic ever, the issue concerning the extremely tion, they are not promoted. Is it an issue of but rather a significant necessity given the community, and there was little concern low number of Hispanic Americans in the subjectivity, or objectivity, on the particu- rapid growth of this segment of the popula- for meritocracy. senior ranks is the result of a total lack of lar promotion board? Are we seeing uncon- tion. I also believe, as do many senior of- Of note, however, the program even- leadership awareness within our armed scious discrimination and bias at the more ficers and enlisted leaders, that we will be tually produced a significant num- forces. If we look toward our military lead- senior promotion boards? better served by continuing to eliminate ber of African American flag and ers for closer mentoring of Hispanic Amer- Finally, the retention concerns of senior the racial, ethnic and diversity labels. general officers. These senior officers icans, strive for the highest meritocracy Hispanic American officers and enlisted, Nevertheless, we must continue to ex- then served as examples and potential and push for positions of the highest visibil- and why the promotion zone pools contain hibit the inherent leadership qualities in mentors to those who came behind them. ity for Hispanic Americans, then we might a small number, if any, of Hispanic Ameri- continuing to promote the importance of Similar to what was done for African make some well-founded headway. We need cans should be analyzed and brought to the diversity and inclusion. Further, Hispanic Americans over 45 years ago, there should to examine who is coming up in the ranks, forefront. Within the sea services, we are Veterans Leadership Alliance and other be a renewed emphasis and focus on the who is in zone for O-6, O-7 and O-8, and we seeing more and more Hispanic American Hispanic-oriented professional groups ethnic communities, specifically, the His- need to strongly advocate for them. DOD officers and enlisted taking advantage of must continue to be leadership role mod- panic American community. Furthermore, and the respective services should analyze retirement at their first opportunity. When els for their subordinates, their peers and there should be an in-depth analysis of the the reasons why highly qualified Hispanic I was president of Association of Naval their seniors alike. demographics of Hispanic Americans in Americans were not promoted, understand Services Officers (2011- 19), I saw many the armed forces and specifically in its se- William D. Rodriguez, a retired U.S. Navy rear why others were promoted — including Hispanic American officers within the admiral, is a Hispanic Veterans Leadership nior ranks, and the Department of Defense possible bias, prejudice and discrimination sea services at the O-4 and O-5 ranks, and Alliance board member and past president of the and the services should take an approach — and then present those facts to the pow- many enlisted at the E-6 and above ranks, Association of Naval Services Officers. PAGE 18 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, June 25, 2020 Thursday, June 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 19 PAGE 20 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, June 25, 2020 SCOREBOARD/GOLF/COLLEGE FOOTBALL

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Go to the American Forces Network website for the most McDowell, Koepka up-to-date TV schedules. myafn.net withdraw after Deals caddies get virus Tuesday’s transactions BY DOUG FERGUSON BASEBALL Associated Press Major League Baseball American League The caddies for Brooks Koep- OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Signed RHP Jeff Criswell, OF Michael Guldberg ka and Graeme McDowell have and RHP Dane Acker to minor league tested positive for the coronavi- contracts. HOUSTON ASTROS — Signed RHP rus, leading both major champi- Jimmy Endersby, RHP Jonathan Sprinkle ons to withdraw Wednesday from and OF Cody Orr to minor league contracts. the Travelers Championship in KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with LHP Asa Lacy, SS Nick Loftin, Connecticut. RHP Ben Hernandez, OF Tyler Gentry, “The snowball is getting a little LHP Christian Chamberlain, RHP Will Klein, LHP AJ Block, OF Tucker Bradley, bit bigger,” McDowell said as he C Kale Emshoff, C Saul Garza, RHP began the 1,200-mile drive from John McMillon INF Matt Schmidt and RHP Chase Wallace on minor league the TPC River Highlands to his contracts. home in Orlando, Fla. MINNESOTA TWINS — Signed INF Aaron Sabato to a minor league contract. McDowell tested negative, TAMPA BAY RAYS — Signed RHP Nick though he suspects he has the Bitsko to a minor league contract. National League virus and decided to drive home SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Signed RHP to start his self-isolation. He said Wil Jensen to a minor league contract. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to Ricky Elliott, a longtime friend terms with RHP Cade Cavalli, RHP Cole from Northern Ireland and Ko- Henry, RHP Holden Powell, LHP Mitchell Parker, C Brady Lindsly and SS Sammy epka’s caddie, received a posi- Infante on minor league contracts. GERRY BROOME/AP BASKETBALL tive result and that Koepka has National Basketball Association withdrawn. Brooks Koepka withdrew from the Travelers Championship on Wednesday after his caddie tested MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Signed F Anthony Tolliver for the remainder of Cameron Champ tested positive positive for COVID-19. Graeme McDowell also withdrew after his caddie tested positive. the 2019-2020 season. on Tuesday, the second player to FOOTBALL National Football League test positive in the last five days. out here passing tests when they other test. That was the quickest “I had been feeling a little off DETROIT LIONS — Announced Martha Still to come are results from all could still have the virus,” Mc- way to get the results, and he re- color, but not with alarm bells Firestone is stepping down as principal owner. players, caddies and essential Dowell said. “That’s what we’re ceived them Tuesday night while ringing until Kenny failed,” he COLLEGE personnel at the Travelers Cham- learning. Ricky passed a test on waiting to fly. said. CLAYTON STATE — Named Chuck Tidmore as Sports Information pionship, the third tournament Monday and he just failed it this McDowell says he was at a me- The PGA Tour’s return to tour- Director. since the PGA Tour ended its morning.” morial service on June 15 with naments started with a perfect ETSU — Announced Greg Heiar as men’s basketball assistant coach. three-month shutdown because McDowell’s caddie, Ken Com- Comboy, Elliott and McDowell’s record — 487 tests for players ar- Announced Autumn Lockwood as of the COVID-19 pandemic. Assistant Director of Basketball Sport boy, never made it to Connecti- trainer, after which they drove up riving at Colonial in Fort Worth, Performance. McDowell played a practice cut. McDowell missed the cut to Hilton Head. Texas; 98 players on the charter FLORIDA GULF COAST — Announced women’s basketball G Anya Marinkovic round Tuesday with Koepka and last week at the RBC Heritage on McDowell said he was feeling flight to South Carolina; 369 tests is returning for her redshirt senior British Open champion Shane Hilton Head Island, S.C. He felt a little fatigued at the end of last at Hilton Head Island. All came season. Lowry. McDowell said he heard a sore throat and reported it on week, which he wrote off to hav- back negative. from Lowry, whose test was the daily questionnaire, and then ing not competed in a tournament Nick Watney was the first play- Golf negative. Comboy drove back to Hilton for three months and then play- er to test positive, on Friday at the “The problem is, people are Head from Orlando to take an- ing two straight weeks. RBC Heritage. PGA Tour FedEx Cup leaders Through June 21 Points Money 1. Webb Simpson 1,583 $4,029,300 2. Justin Thomas 1,543 $4,582,727 Athletes’ return provides back-to-school primer 3. Sungjae Im 1,526 $4,044,043 4. Rory McIlroy 1,213 $3,899,801 5. Patrick Reed 1,165 $3,470,281 6. Brendon Todd 1,110 $2,561,615 7. Daniel Berger 1,091 $2,827,244 BY RALPH D. RUSSO Positive tests were anticipated, and they 8. Marc Leishman 1,059 $2,996,025 Associated Press should be when the rest of the students come 9. Sebastian Munoz 1,034 $2,425,633 10. Lanto Griffin 1,026 $2,621,112 back. For athletes, the hope is by mid-July 11. Abraham Ancer 970 $2,530,089 Late last week, Clemson announced 28 ath- football teams will move into larger group ac- 12. Xander Schauffele 942 $2,775,418 letes and athletic staffers had tested positive 13. Bryson DeChambeau 928 $2,914,735 tivities, then full-blown practices in August. 14. Tyrrell Hatton 913 $2,879,379 for COVID-19. To do so, athletic administrators and coach- 15. Hideki Matsuyama 869 $2,729,322 On Saturday, Kansas State said it was shut- 16. Joaquin Niemann 831 $2,248,617 ing staffs are stressing to players that there 17. Kevin Na 827 $2,100,945 ting down its voluntary workouts for athletes is only so much that can be put in place to 18. Cameron Smith 787 $2,062,515 at team facilities after a spike of 14 positive 19. Cameron Champ 780 $1,786,799 protect them from contracting coronavirus. 20. Collin Morikawa 747 $1,918,049 cases. Some of it is on the players themselves. 21. Scottie Scheffler 697 $1,685,288 And on Monday, Notre Dame reported one 22. Nick Taylor 692 $1,802,626 Kansas State University athletic director 23. Adam Scott 685 $2,086,829 positive among 91 tested football players, Wis- Gene Taylor told The Athletic a spike in cases 24. Harris English 678 $1,772,311 consin had two positives among 117 athletes 25. Jon Rahm 677 $1,931,442 might have had two causes: A small number 26. Tom Hoge 654 $1,716,865 tested and Iowa’s latest round of testing found 27. Byeong Hun An 650 $1,810,469 of athletes not completing their quarantine nine positives among 40 overall. 28. Tyler Duncan 636 $1,465,880 ROBERT FRANKLIN/AP after they arrived on campus and had been 29. Carlos Ortiz 617 $1,524,403 As colleges and universities ponder how to 30. Tony Finau 593 $1,550,774 tested, and then that group joining some other 31. Gary Woodland 591 $1,769,820 reopen campuses to droves of students dur- Notre Dame defensive lineman Daelin 32. Andrew Landry 587 $1,378,434 ing a pandemic, sports programs around the Hayes, foreground, and football coach athletes in attending an off-campus party. 33. Tiger Woods 571 $1,956,312 “It wasn’t that they did anything on pur- 34. Mark Hubbard 569 $1,449,139 country are providing a daily glimpse at the Brian Kelly, right, march to commemorate 35. Patrick Cantlay 561 $1,476,955 challenges that lie ahead — and maybe some Juneteenth in South Bend, Ind., on Friday. pose. They just weren’t taking it serious,” Tay- 36. Danny Lee 555 $1,809,916 lor told The Athletic. 37. Joel Dahmen 552 $1,550,228 solutions. As of Monday, only one Notre Dame football 38. Adam Long 543 $1,288,958 “When you’re thinking about athletes, player has tested positiive for coronavirus. For most athletes, the greater risk from the 39. Adam Hadwin 511 $1,270,591 virus is being sidelined from competition or 40. Viktor Hovland 504 $1,014,639 people are very worried about sports and the 41. Kevin Streelman 503 $1,402,151 close contact they have. And there’s a little bit With an eye toward preparing for competi- possibly infecting teammates . 42. J.T. Poston 485 $1,131,744 43. Sung Kang 485 $1,453,948 less concern when it comes to the general stu- tion in a couple of months — the major col- The average student isn’t facing that type of 44. Brendan Steele 477 $1,137,248 dent body because of their interactions being lege football season kicks off in most places pressure to take precautions, which worries 45. Ryan Palmer 471 $1,236,157 46. Harry Higgs 462 $984,350 different,” Dr. Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar around the Labor Day weekend — athletic de- Dr. Greg Stewart, the team physician for Tu- 47. Corey Conners 460 $1,199,385 at the Johns Hopkins University Center for partments began bringing groups of athletes lane athletics. 48. Dylan Frittelli 458 $1,156,899 49. Vaughn Taylor 442 $1,148,779 Health Security and a member of the NCAA’s back to campus June 1. “The general student population, it’s not 50. Brian Harman 432 $967,026 The goal is to create something of a bub- that they are not going to care, but they’re not 51. Matt Kuchar 431 $1,215,311 COVID-19 advisory panel. “But I do think it 52. Bubba Watson 427 $1,142,409 speaks to the fact that the colleges are going to ble around players, using frequent testing to going to care as much,” Stewart said. “It’s not 53. Max Homa 414 $1,141,546 54. Billy Horschel 414 $1,177,408 have to come up with a plan for dealing with catch positive cases and contact tracing and going to be the same for them as it is for the 55. Maverick McNealy 390 $908,789 these cases.” quarantining to mitigate spread. football team.” Thursday, June 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 21 MLB Back: Shortened season could be perfect setup for surprise champion

FROM BACK PAGE price for trying to play amid a think that requires an asterisk. I wound up hoisting the World Se- pandemic. think everybody for the next 100 ries trophy. “So long National League. It years is going to know that this Perhaps it’s the perfect setup was fun while it lasted,” Cardi- was a pandemic year.” for outsiders like the Padres or nals pitcher Adam Wainwright Mariners to sneak into the cham- tweeted. The big four-oh-oh pionship chase. The extra-inning rule, that’s The huge stat question: Could Let’s not forget those Houston bound to bring new strategy, dif- someone hit .400 in this short- Astros, either. They were the big- ferent stats to dissect and an in- ened season? gest story in baseball when we novative twist on the old game. NL MVP Cody Bellinger got off last saw them, with fans taunting It’ll be — aw, heck, who are we to a scorching start last year, bat- Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman and kidding? It will be major league ting .376 after the Dodgers’ 60th their accomplices following the baseball meets Central Park game. He finished at .305. trash can-banging, sign-stealing softball. Chipper Jones was the most re- scandal that made national head- Just hoping that experiment cent to top .400 through 60 — he lines over the winter. doesn’t stick around in ’21. was at .409 in 2008. Larry Walker Some things, chances are, won’t (.417) and Tony Gwynn (.403) change when the games resume. Marking the moment both started fast in 1997, the Elias No minor leagues this year, To date, Bruce Maxwell is the Sports Bureau said. tough luck there. The majors, only major leaguer to take a knee Fewer games, a lot of walks, a meanwhile, give new meaning to during the playing of “The Star- couple of infield knocks, yep, it’s short-season ball. Spangled Banner” before a game. possible. But there’s a reason Ted A look at what’s on deck: The backup Oakland catcher did Williams remains the last play- that at the Coliseum in September er to hit the hallowed mark in a Oddballs 2017, following the lead of NFL full season, batting .406 in 1941 GREGORY BULL, ABOVE, AND CHARLIE NEIBERGALL, BELOW/AP An automatic runner on second quarterback Colin Kaepernick. (always splendid, he was at .407 Above: NL MVP Cody Bellinger got off to a scorching start last base to begin all extra innings. Maxwell saw limited time with after 60). year, batting .376 after the Dodgers’ 60th game, meaning he might Designated hitters in NL games. the A’s in 2018, played in Mexico Also a fact: No one would treat have a chance to hit .400 during a 60-game season. Below: Major Pitchers with their own personal last year and doesn’t have a job the achievement this year on a League baseball canceled a planned game between the Yankees rosin bags. with a big league team this year. par with Ted. and White Sox on the diamond it built next to the “Field of Dreams’ This season will look like none Major leaguers have not, in movie site near Dyersville, Iowa. other in baseball history, the general, been the first set of play- A can of corn ers in pro sports to speak out on issues of social injustice. We’ll Shucks! Might not be a game in see what stances they take on and the “Field of Dreams” cornfield off the field when games return. this summer. MLB did a great job building a diamond next to the Fly it high! movie site near Dyersville, Iowa, to host the Yankees and White Sox OK, say Francisco Lindor helps on Aug. 13, but fans can’t come. Cleveland win a most elusive Also scrapped: Matchups in World Series title. Or Christian London, Mexico City and Puerto Yelich leads the Brewers to their Rico. No official word yet on the first flag. All-Star Game, which was set for Fans will certainly argue: Is it July 14 at Dodger Stadium. a legitimate crown or more like a prize won during some European Ouch soccer tournament? Kay Kenealy, a 59-year-old All-Star aces Chris Sale, Luis from Waukesha, Wis., who has a Severino and Noah Syndergaard 20-game ticket package to Brew- are out while rehabbing from ers games, took a meaty swing at Tommy John surgery. the debate. But these extra months “The season’s the season. It’s might’ve given Aaron Judge, Jus- kind of like with the Bucks in the tin Verlander, Cole Hamels and running for an NBA champion- more time to fully recover. Who ship. A championship’s a champi- knows, maybe even Yoenis Ces- onship,” she said. “If the season’s pedes has healed up. a month long, you play for that And additional time off could’ve month.” given Shohei Ohtani a cushion to “Whether it be the Brewers or build up his arm strength. Sure the A’s or someone like that that is neat having a two-way star to wins the World Series, I don’t track in the majors. PAGE 22 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, June 25, 2020 AUTO RACING/SPORTS BRIEFS Rope found in Wallace’s garage was coincidence FBI, NASCAR say it had been there since October

BY JENNA FRYER Associated Press ‘ The evidence was very clear that the DAVID ZALUBOWSKI/AP NASCAR went to Talladega Su- noose that was in the garage was in there perspeedway on heightened alert previously. Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has tested positive for the after Bubba Wallace, its only ’ coronavirus and is quarantining in his native Serbia, according to a Black driver, took on an active Steve Phelps person with knowledge of the situation. role in a push for racial equality. NASCAR president Wallace had successfully called Briefl y for the ban of the Confederate flag and received threats. Fans scheme in Virginia and success- noose after authorities said no paraded past the main entrance fully lobbied for the Confederate charges would be filed, and held of the Alabama track displaying flag ban. firm in that NASCAR is investi- Jokic tests positive the flag, and a plane circled above NASCAR has assigned secu- gating why the rope was tied that the speedway pulling a Confeder- rity to Wallace at the track and way. He was pleased it wasn’t a ate flag banner that read “Defund has been protective of the driver. hate crime directed at Wallace, NASCAR.“ The first word of the incident but insisted NASCAR would have for coronavirus So NASCAR moved quickly came in a sharply worded state- conducted its investigation the when one of Wallace’s crew mem- ment in which NASCAR said it same way even now knowing it Associated Press Bradley averaged 8.6 points bers discovered a rope that re- was “angry and outraged” over was just a coincidence. and 2.3 rebounds while starting sembled a noose in their garage the “heinous act” that the series “We would have done the same All-Star forward Nikola Jokic 44 games before the season was stall. The sanctioning body called directly linked to racism. investigation. It was important of the Denver Nuggets has tested shut down in March due to the in federal authorities, who ruled The FBI sent 15 agents to Tal- for us to do,” he said. positive for the coronavirus and is coronavirus. The Lakers are the Tuesday it had been hanging ladega for Monday’s rescheduled “The evidence was very clear quarantining in his native Serbia, there since at least last October race at the same time the indus- that the noose that was in the ga- No. 1 seed in the Western Con- according to a person with knowl- ference heading into the 22-team and was not a hate crime. try rallied around Wallace. In an rage was in there previously. The edge of the situation. U.S. Attorney Jay Town and FBI unprecedented show of solidarity, last race we had in October, that restart. Jokic is expected to return “I can’t imagine making any Special Agent in Charge Johnnie every team member on pit road noose was present. The evidence to Denver long before the team Sharp Jr. said the investigation lined up behind him during the we had, it was clear we needed to decision that might put my fami- leaves for the Disney complex ly’s health and well-being at even determined “nobody could have national anthem. look into this.” for the restart of the NBA season known Mr. Wallace would be as- Phelps has taken exactly nine He took no questions on the the slightest risk,” Bradley told next month, said the person who ESPN. signed” to that same stall. NAS- questions about the finding in FBI’s findings. spoke to The Associated Press on CAR said it was the lone garage Wallace’s garage and none pro- Meanwhile, Wood Brothers Tuesday on the condition of ano- stall with a pull down rope that Rockies star Blackmon vided any details of the incident. Racing team said it cooperated nymity because neither the play- resembled a noose. Because of health protocol re- with the investigation and an er nor the team acknowledged the tests positive for virus NASCAR has defended its reac- strictions, a limited number of employee recalled “seeing a tied positive test publicly. tion and insisted it would call the All-Star outfielder Charlie personnel have access to the ga- handle in the garage pull down ESPN and The Denver Post FBI again. A defiant Wallace said Blackmon of the Colorado Rock- rage. Only a handful of Wallace’s rope from last fall,” when the previously reported Jokic’s posi- there is no confusion and the rope ies has become the first Major crew members and NASCAR saw team had the stall. tive test, which came on the same had been fashioned into a noose. League Baseball player known the rope. NASCAR saying it had found day that another top Serbian “I wanted to make sure this to have tested positive for the Roughly 48 hours after the dis- a noose stunned the stock car se- athlete — Novak Djokovic, the wasn’t just a knot,” Wallace said coronavirus. covery, federal authorities said ries as it takes an active position world’s top-ranked men’s tennis on CNN. “It was a noose. Wheth- video confirmed the rope “was in a push for inclusion. The series A person familiar with Black- er it was tied in 2019 ... it is a player — revealed that he and his mon’s situation confirmed the in that garage as early as Octo- first tried to ban the Confederate wife had tested positive for the noose.” ber 2019” hanging from a garage flag five years ago but did noth- test result to The Associated Wallace never saw the rope. He virus. Press on condition of anonym- door. The rope was referred to ing to enforce the order. Djokovic and Jokic were togeth- said NASCAR President Steve as a noose, but can be used as a NASCAR has yet to detail how ity because there was no official Phelps came to see him Sunday er at an event earlier this month, announcement. handle when closing the door. it will answer Wallace’s call to though it cannot be concluded it night at the track with “tears run- Phelps continued to call it a stop the display of the flag. The Denver Post first reported ning down his face.” played a role in the positive test of Blackmon’s condition, saying “The evidence he brought to me either athlete. Tuesday that three Rockies play- was that a hate crime has been Jokic is averaging 20.2 points ers had tested positive. committed, quote-on-quote,” said and 10.2 rebounds this season . Blackmon is a four-time All- Wallace, who instantly began to When the season resumes July Star slugger who hit .314 with fear for the safety of his family. 30 at Disney’s ESPN Wide World 32 home runs and 86 RBIs last Even after the conclusion it of Sports complex, the Nuggets season. was not a hate crime, Wallace will start with a 43-22 record, remained angry at what he per- placing them 1 ½ games behind New York City, Berlin ceives as constant tests of his the second-place Los Angeles marathons canceled character. He holds no ill-will to- Clippers and 1 ½ games ahead of ward NASCAR. fourth-place Utah in the Western NEW YORK — The New York “I stand behind Steve and I Conference playoff race. City Marathon scheduled for stand behind NASCAR,” he said. Last week, Nuggets coach Mi- Nov. 1 was canceled Wednes- “NASCAR was worried about chael Malone revealed he tested day because of the coronavirus Talladega. We had that one cir- positive for COVID-19 antibodies pandemic. cled on the radar with everything and added that he believes he had New York Road Runners an- going on.” the virus in March. nounced the cancellation of the NASCAR opened the Tallade- In other NBA news: world’s largest marathon after ga gates to 5,000 fans, its highest  Los Angeles Lakers guard coordinating with the mayor’s of- number so far during the corona- Avery Bradley has decided to sit fice and deciding the race posed virus pandemic. out the NBA’s upcoming resump- too many health and safety con- Since finding his voice over the tion of the season in Florida. cerns for runners, volunteers, last month, the 26-year-old Mo- He told ESPN on Tuesday night spectators and others. JOHN BAZEMORE/AP bile, Ala., native has embraced an that he wants to remain with his The Berlin Marathon also was international role in NASCAR’s NASCAR drivers Kyle Busch, left, and Corey LaJoie, right, join wife and three children, includ- canceled . Organizers say they attempt to push past its rocky others and crews as they push the car of Bubba Wallace to the ing a 6-year-old son with a his- were not able to find a later date. racial history. Wallace has worn front of the field prior to the start of the race at the Talladega tory of respiratory illnesses. By Authorities in Germany have an “I Can’t Breathe” shirt, raced Superspeedway on Monday. The rope found in Wallace’s stall was sitting out, Bradley figures to lose blocked the hosting of major with a Black Lives Matter paint determined by the FBI to have been there since October. a projected $650,000 in salary. events through October. Thursday, June 25, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 23 NFL/SOCCER No reverse: Brady, Bucs continue workouts NFLPA’s recommendation ignored by players

Associated Press The same day, NFL Players Association medical director Dr. TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady Thom Mayer, recommended all continues to prepare for his first NFL players refrain from working season with the Tampa Bay Buc- out in group settings until train- caneers, working out with team- ing camp begins next month. mates at a private school despite a “It is our consensus medical union recommendation that play- opinion that in light of the in- ers not conduct any more group crease in COVID-19 cases in cer- practices before training camp. tain states that no players should The six-time Super Bowl cham- be engaged in practicing together pion was joined on the field Tues- in private workouts,” Mayer said. day by a group of teammates that The Bucs did not release the included tight end Rob Gronkows- number or names of people who ki, quarterbacks Blaine Gabbert tested positive at the team’s and Ryan Griffin, center Ryan headquarters. Jensen, cornerback Jamel Dean “We immediately activated our and safety Mike Edwards. COVID-19 Response Plan and With NFL training facilities vacated the affected areas, which still closed to players because of will remain closed until extensive the COVID-19 pandemic, Brady sanitization is completed,” the has been leading small voluntary team said in a statement. “The in- workouts near downtown Tampa dividuals who may have been ex- for much of the past month. posed have already been notified The latest session came just and are following the established three days after the Bucs con- protocols which include a 14-day firmed an unspecified number of quarantine period.” CHRIS URSO, TAMPA BAY TIMES/AP “individuals” tested positive for The club added the building COVID-19 at the team’s training would remain open for some Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, far right, is seen along with other players during a center. employees. private workout Tuesda y at Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa, Fla. 3 USWNT players Judge denies immediate opt out of NWSL appeal to women’s soccer tournament, 2 cite BY RONALD BLUM anteed salaries and greater ben- Associated Press efits along with a different bonus structure. COVID-19 concerns A federal judge has denied a re- He also refused to let go to trial quest by American women’s soc- allegations the women were dis- BY ANNE M. PETERSON cer players to allow an immediate criminated against because they Associated Press appeal of his decision to throw out played more games on artificial their claim of unequal pay against turf. U.S. national team players Megan Rapinoe, Tobin the U.S. Soccer Federation. Klausner left intact claims the Heath and Christen Press have opted out of the Na- U.S. District Judge R. Gary USSF discriminated in its use tional Women’s Soccer League tournament kicking Klausner in Los Angeles has of charter aircraft, and in the off this weekend in Utah. STEVE LUCIANO/AP scheduled a trial for Sept. 15 on money it spent on commercial Heath and Press, who played with Rapinoe on the the players’ remaining claim of airfare, hotel accommodations, champion World Cup team last summer in France, Forward Tobin Heath, above, and two other discriminatory work conditions. and medical and training support cited concerns about the coronavirus. U.S. national team players — Megan Rapinoe Lawyers for the women had services. “Although I want to be on the field with my team- and Christen Press — opted out of the National asked him to enter a final judg- “One way or another, we in- mates doing what I love, because of the uncertainty Women’s Soccer League tournament in Utah. ment on his decision to dismiss tend to appeal the court’s deci- and risks created by COVID-19, I have chosen not the pay claim, which would have sion which does not account for to participate in the NWSL Challenge Cup,” Heath, “We’re just really concerned about them (the allowed them to take the case to the central fact in this case that who plays for the Portland Thorns, said in a state- Pride players) and really disappointed that we won’t the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Ap- ment released by the team. women players have been paid see them,” Baird said. “But we’re focusing on what peals in San Francisco. The Challenge Cup opens Saturday with a game at lesser rates than men who do we need to be focused on right now, which is to make “The granting of an immedi- between the Thorns and the defending champion the same job,” Molly Levinson, sure that the facility, the protocols, all of the player ate appeal will not eliminate the North Carolina Courage. The a spokeswoman for the players, education regarding all the tournament rules and possibility of two trials or the league’s teams announced said in a statement. the CDC guidelines or protocols, are in place be- possibility of successive appeals “Tonight’s ruling simply means their rosters on Tuesday. cause tomorrow we start welcoming our first team involving interlocking facts,” that an appeal may take longer Among the national team in Utah.” Klausner wrote Tuesday. “The to file and is a reminder that we players taking part in the tour- A new schedule was released Tuesday following court has declined the parties’ must not give up our efforts both nament are Chicago’s Julie the Pride’s withdrawal. In addition to Portland’s request to stay trial pending the on and off the field to fight injus- Ertz, U.S. Soccer’s Player of game against the Courage on Saturday, the Chicago resolution of any appeal. And tice,” Levinson said. “Though we the Year, teammate Alyssa Red Stars will play the Washington Spirit in the late should a jury render a verdict face significant challenges, we Naeher, North Carolina’s Crys- match. Rapinoe’s team, OL Reign, did not provide a unfavorable to plaintiffs on their are strengthened by the reality tal Dunn and Portland’s Becky reason for her decision to sit out. remaining claims, there is no rea- that our effort is one part of the Sauerbrunn. “Megan let us know that she has decided not to son to think plaintiffs will not ap- greater movement for equality The league was rocked by Rapinoe play in the tournament. Like all NWSL players, she peal that decision.” happening in our country right the announcement Monday was given the option to participate. Farid (Benstiti, Klauser ruled May 1 the women now.” that the Orlando Pride were coach of the Reign) and I would love to have her with could not prove discrimination New USSF President Cindy dropping out of the tournament after six players the club for the tournament, but we understand and over pay and granted in part Parlow Cone has said she hopes and four staff members tested positive for COVID- respect her decision,” Reign CEO Bill Predmore the USSF’s motion for a partial a settlement can be reached. The 19. The withdrawal leaves eight teams participating said in a statement. summary judgment. He said the collective bargaining agreement in the monthlong tournament. Sky Blue previously announced Carli Lloyd would union for the women’s national expires on Dec. 31, 2021. NWSL Commissioner Lisa Baird said the situa- not take part in the tournament because of a minor team rejected an offer to be paid Players sued in March 2018 tion was “hugely” disappointing, given some of the left knee injury. Teammate Mallory Pugh won’t play under the same pay-to-play struc- under the Equal Pay Act and talent on the Pride, including national team players because of a hip injury. The NWSL will be the first ture as the men’s national team’s Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of Ali Krieger, Ashlynn Harris, Emily Sonnett and team sport in the United States to return after sports collective bargaining agreement 1964 and asked for more than $6 Brazillian star Marta. were shut down because of the coronavirus. and the women accepted guar- milliion in damages. S TARS AND STRIPES Thursday, June 25, 2020 F3HIJKLM False alarm? FBI says noose was in Wallace’s SPORTS garage since October » Page 22

MLB

Back to business Sport pushes ahead amid virus with short season, different rules

BY BEN WALKER So now, they’ll try again. Associated Press ‘ The season’s A skewed, 60-game schedule, the season. ... rather than the full plate of 162, NEW YORK with opening day on July 23 or o, where were we? A championship’s 24. A shortened, contorted season Mid-March, a spring a championship. ordered by Commissioner Rob training exhibition be- If the season’s Manfred on Tuesday night after tween the St. Louis Cardi- billionaire owners and multimil- Snals and Miami Marlins a month long, lion-dollar players couldn’t come to at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, you play for that a new economic agreement against Fla. Even before the final out, both month. the backdrop of the virus outbreak. sides had gotten the official word: ’ “What happens when we all get Major League Baseball was shut- Kay Kenealy it?” Milwaukee pitcher Brett An- ting down immediately because of 59-year-old Brewers fan derson tweeted this week. the coronavirus pandemic. who has a 20-game ticket From the start, a sprint to the “It felt like the most meaningless package to Brewers games, finish. Got to come out strong. Re- AP photos member last year: The Nationals baseball game in the history of the on whether a World Series Pitchers, like St. Louis Cardinals reliever Junior Fernandez, above, were 27-33 through 60 games and sport,” Cardinals infielder Matt title during a shortened will have their own personal rosin bag, while all games are played in Carpenter said. season would be legitimate. SEE BACK ON PAGE 21 empty stadiums like Seattle’s T-Mobile Park, top.

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