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BY J.P. LAWRENCE Stars and Stripes KABUL, Afghanistan — The family of an Afghan man who was killed after aiding U.S. troops has received emergency approval to come to America, lawyers and advocates for the family said. The man, known by the pseudo- nym Mohammad, worked for 12 years for the U.S. Embassy and military in Afghanistan and is believed to have been killed by Tali- ban insurgents while waiting for a U.S. immigration visa. His widow and six children continued to face threats after his murder and applied for humanitarian parole, a status that allows those under immediate threat to seek refuge in the United States. Their application was approved last week and advocacy groups LCS LIMBO are ready to greet them, said Cress Clippard, a Marine veteran and a volunteer for the Houston-based NELVIN C. CEPEDA/TNS Combined Arms SIVs and Allies. The USS Kansas City pier side at Naval Base San Diego on April 6 in San Diego. “I firmly believe that this decision is saving the lives of Moham- BY ANDREW DYER the Navy discovered recently that mad’s wife and children,” Clip- The San Diego Union-Tribune The Navy’s littoral combat ships are still the transmission in one of the two pard said. “He served alongside lmost 15 years ago, the classes of ships was defective and us, and his family deserves to be U.S. Navy christened the in search of a mission after 15 years needed to be redesigned. And while taken care of. Houston is ready first of a new class of war- Congress has eagerly funded con- and willing to take them in and Aship designed to fight the struction of the two very different support them.” global war on terror. The so-called classes of ships, it cut funding from United States Citizenship and littoral combat ships would be fast the mission modules needed by the Immigration Services declined to and agile, operating close to shore ships to fulfill their missions. comment on the case Monday due against missile-firing boats and That unfortunate combination to privacy restrictions. small submarines. explains the ignominious nickname Mohammad waited almost a Today, the Navy has a new mis- assigned to the LCS by some sailors: decade for a Special Immigrant sion — or rather, has returned to its Little Crappy Ships. Visa, which allows those facing old mission, facing off against more The Navy intends to spend an ad- threats after aiding the U.S. to im- capable warships deployed by Chi- ditional $61 billion to maintain and migrate with their families, said na and Russia. And the service is operate the ships, according to the the family’s lawyer, Julie Korn- still trying to figure out what to do Government Accountability Office. feld of the International Refugee with its $16 billion LCS fleet. ADAM BUTLER/U.S. Navy But at the same time, the service an- Assistance Project. It doesn’t help that some of the A rigid-hull inflatable boat returns to Independence-variant littoral nounced plans last year to retire His SIV application was wrong- ships have suffered embarrassing combat ship USS Charleston on May 11. Charleston is deployed in breakdowns in mid-ocean. Or that support of the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative. SEE LIMBO ON PAGE 6 SEE INTERPRETER ON PAGE 4 PAGE 2 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, May 19, 2021 BUSINESS/WEATHER Hacks hit AXA in Asia, New Zealand health care EXCHANGE RATES Military rates South Korea (Won) 1,129.31 Associated Press it has formed a team with AXA’s In- port all corporate clients and indi- Switzerland (Franc) 0.8970 Euro costs (May 19) $1.19 Thailand (Baht) 31.42 BANGKOK — The Thai affiliate ter Partner Assistance to urgently viduals impacted.” Dollar buys (May 19) 0.7976 Turkey (New Lira) 8.3518 British pound (May 19) $1.38 of Paris-based insurance company investigate the problem. It was un- In New Zealand, Waikato District Japanese yen (May 19) 107.00 (Military exchange rates are those available AXA said Tuesday that it is investi- clear how long it might take to eval- Health Board Chief Executive Ke- South Korean won (May 19) 1,106.00 to customers at military banking facilities in the Commercial rates country of issuance for Japan, South Korea, Ger gating a ransomware attack by Rus- uate the exposure of personal data vin Snee said its emergency depart- many, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Bahrain (Dinar) 0.3766 For nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., pur sian-speaking cybercriminals that after the criminals claimed to have ment was now only taking urgent Britain (Pound) 1.4196 chasing British pounds in Germany), check with Canada (Dollar) 1.2051 your local military banking facility. Commercial has affected operations in Thailand, stolen 3 terabytes of data, including patients. He said administrators China (Yuan) 6.4253 rates are interbank rates provided for reference Denmark (Krone) 6.0890 Malaysia, Hong Kong and the Phi- medical records, customer IDs and were working to resolve the issue Egypt (Pound) 15.6801 when buying currency. All figures are foreign lippines. privileged communications with but he gave no timeline for when the Euro 0.8189 currencies to one dollar, except for the British Hong Kong (Dollar) 7.7660 pound, which is represented in dollarsto Meanwhile, a cyberattack on a hospitals and doctors. system might be restored. Hungary (Forint) 286.70 pound, and the euro, which is dollarstoeuro.) 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“several adverse findings” related brigade to “move forward and forge Brigade began arriving in Germany eastern flank as part of U.S. Europe- [email protected] to the bullying of his staff. something new.” in November on a mission to deter an Command’s Atlantic Resolve Twitter: john_vandiver Lesperance honored to now No serious injuries as lead 2nd Infantry Division 2 Navy planes collide BY MATTHEW KEELER command of the “fight tonight” di- midair in south Texas Stars and Stripes vision in July 2019, eight months CAMP HUMPHREYS, South ahead of the coronavirus outbreak BY ROSE L. THAYER fice. Korea — Maj. Gen. David Lespe- on the Korean Peninsula. Stars and Stripes Sheriff’s deputies and units from rance, a veteran of both wars in “Steve has been without a doubt One pilot sustained minor inju- the Texas Department of Public Iraq and formerly the head of the the right leader at the right time to ries after two Navy training air- Safety were sent to help locate the Army’s combat training center in ensure this division is ready to craft collided in midair Monday, pilots, one of whom landed near a California, assumed command of fight tonight, living up to the unit’s with one crashing among ranches road, Garza said. Weekend rains the 2nd Infantry Division on Tues- motto ‘second to none,’ ” Burleson in south Texas, according to ser- made it difficult to reach the crash day. said during the ceremony. vice officials and local law enforce- site, located in a remote area of Lesperance took charge of the Gilland was responsible for ment. King Ranch off U.S. Highway 77. Army’s only permanently de- handling the 2nd ID response to Two T-45 Goshawk aircraft, “The incident is currently under ployed division from Maj. Gen. the pandemic, ensuring a quaran- which are used to train Navy and investigation and the Navy is coop- Steve Gilland at a ceremony out- tine process, processing thou- Marine Corps pilots to fly jets, erating fully with local author- side the division headquarters at sands of troops and their families crashed at about 11 a.m. in Ricardo, ities,” according to the training Camp Humphreys. It’s also the safely and ensuring compliance a town about nine miles south of command. only combined division in the U.S. with U.S. military and South Ko- Naval Air Station Kingsville, ac- William Rogers, an area resi- Army, with South Korean army rean measures aimed at curbing cording to Naval Air Training dent who was working in his gar- officers serving in some key roles. the virus’ spread, according to a Command. Both aircraft are part den at the time of the crash, told Most recently Lesperance was 2nd ID statement Tuesday. of the base’s Training Squadron 22. KRIS 6 News that he saw a plane commander of the National Train- U.S. Army Lesperance was commissioned One aircraft landed safely at ascending, then heard the engine ing Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., a Maj. Gen. David Lesperance took an armor officer after graduating NAS Kingsville. The instructor “blow out.” huge, remote expanse of desert charge of the Army’s 2nd from Portland State University in and student pilot flying in the other “It traveled about another half- where the Army puts units Infantry Division on Tuesday at Oregon in 1989. He served in Op- aircraft ejected safely, according mile south and just got completely through training in everything Camp Humphreys, South Korea. eration Desert Storm, Operation to officials for the training com- silent. The engines cut out and [I] from counterinsurgency to ar- Iraqi Freedom and NATO’s Oper- mand, which is headquartered at didn’t hear anything else. I then mored warfare. rea. ation Joint Forge, a force to pro- Naval Air Station Corpus Christi. saw the explosion when it hit the Lesperance “knows and under- “It really is an honor to stand vide military stabilization in Bos- One pilot had minor injuries and ground [and I saw] the mushroom stands what it takes to train our here today, successor to a great nia-Herzegovina. was taken to CHRISTUS Spohn cloud and about 20 minutes later units and build readiness,” the lineage of 2nd Infantry Warrior Approximately 28,500 U.S. ser- Hospital in Kleberg, the training some officers came by here look- Eighth Army commander, Lt. Division commanders who set an vice members are stationed in command reported. It’s unclear ing for parachuters,” Rogers told Gen. Willard Burleson, said after incredible example of combat South Korea, which remains tech- which aircraft that pilot was in. Na- the TV station. the passing of the division colors. readiness, combined partnership nically at war with the North since vy officials also did not provide de- Officials have asked if anyone “I can think of no finer officer to and enabling and sustaining the the 1950-53 Korean War ended in tails about how the planes collided. encounters any aircraft debris to take command over this division.” alliance” with South Korea, he an armistice instead of a peace “Everything worked out fine leave it alone and report the loca- Accompanied at the change- said. treaty. and the pilots are safe. That’s more tion to 361-516-6303. over by his wife, Kelly, Lespe- Gilland is headed to Fort Hood, important than everything else,” rance said he is honored to begin Texas, to become III Corps deputy [email protected] said Jaime Garza, chief deputy of [email protected] his first tour of duty in South Ko- commanding general. He took Twitter: @MattKeeler1231 the Kleberg County Sheriff’s Of- Twitter: @Rose_Lori PAGE 4 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, May 19, 2021 WAR/MILITARY Prototype aircraft funded for special operations missions BY CHAD GARLAND government deems that a proto- COM boss Gen. Richard D. Clarke Stars and Stripes type meets their criteria, the man- told the Senate Armed Services The military has awarded $19.2 ufacturer may be asked to provide Committee in March. million to five companies for light a proposal for award of a produc- Armed Overwatch aims to iden- attack aircraft prototypes capable tion contract, the notice said. tify a more affordable alternative of flying special operations sur- Armed Overwatch is SOCOM’s to the Air Force Special Oper- veillance and strike missions from program to field a fleet of up to 75 ations Command’s U-28 Draco airstrips in remote areas. armed, fixed-wing aircraft that fleet, a platform based on the ETHAN D. WAGNER/U.S. Air Force A notice on a U.S. government can be readily deployed and main- small Pilatus PC-12 passenger and A Beechcraft AT6 experimental aircraft flies over White Sands contracting website Friday identi- tained in austere environments cargo aircraft. It follows a series of Missile Range in July 2017. fied the types selected for the eval- where the airspace is largely un- failed efforts by various branches uation by U.S. Special Operations contested, such as in Africa, with of the U.S. military to purchase an the effort early last year, after the authorization bill, Congress Command’s Armed Overwatch minimal logistics support. It will off-the-shelf light turboprop air- Air Force ditched plans to acquire blocked SOCOM from buying air- program as the Leidos Inc. Bronco need to meet requirements for craft capable of carrying out pre- as many as 300 light attack aircraft. II, MAG Aerospace MC-208 close air support, reconnaissance cision strike and reconnaissance craft of its own for counterterror- Officials were still able to move Guardian, Textron Aviation De- and airborne forward air controll- missions. ism missions. Before abandoning forward with the flight demon- fense AT-6E Wolverine, L3Harris er missions, the command has “At the end of the day, the those plans for other funding pri- strations, and Slife said in Febru- AT-802U Sky Warden and Sierra said. Armed Overwatch platform will orities, the service had conducted ary that he remained “cautiously Nevada Corp. MC-145B Wily In many remote areas where be less expensive to operate [and] a three-year experiment and se- optimistic” it would be able to Coyote. SOCOM is battling extremist more versatile than the U-28,” AF- lected Textron’s AT-6 and Sierra show Congress the program’s via- Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., will groups, “intelligence, surveil- SOC commander Lt. Gen. Jim Nevada’s A-29 Super Tucano. bility and the military’s need for it. host the SOCOM demonstration, lance, reconnaissance … and close Slife said in February, Defense SOCOM had sought $101 million which the notice said is expected air support assets are stretched News reported. to purchase the first five aircraft [email protected] to be completed next March. If the thin and come at high cost,” SO- SOCOM moved forward with this year, but in the 2021 defense Twitter: @chadgarland CDC urges people to Interpreter: Lawmakers avoid travel to Guam advocated for family’s refuge Stars and Stripes “Wearing your mask, washing FROM PAGE 1 The Centers for Disease Control your hands and watching your dis- fully delayed, and prior to his “We are very and Prevention raised Guam’s tance remain our greatest safe- murder in January, he faced con- coronavirus risk level to “very guards for our community.” stant threats on his life from the grateful and high” on Monday, meaning people The news comes less than a Taliban for working with the should avoid all travel to the U.S. week after the CDC discovered Americans, his son told Stars and relieved, and are island territory. three COVID-19 variants “of con- Stripes. The designation, also called lev- cern” on Guam. Of seven samples Mohammad’s case has received sure that public el four, means the U.S. territory collected in March and April, four wide attention, with a petition on has tallied more than 100 new were identified as the United Change.org calling for his family pressure helped cases of COVID-19, the coronavi- Kingdom variant, one was the Cal- to receive refuge tallying almost rus respiratory disease, in the past ifornia variant and one was the 150,000 signatures by Tuesday. in a big way.” 28 days. Guam had been at the South African variant. Guam National Guard “We are very grateful and re- Henrike Dessaules “high” level since May 3. “These variants seem to spread Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero, lieved, and are sure that public Since the pandemic began, the more easily and quickly than oth- left, shakes hands with a Guam pressure helped in a big way,” IRAP spokeswoman island has confirmed 8,109 infec- er variants, which may lead to National Guard member earlier said Henrike Dessaules, IRAP tions, 90 of which were active as of more cases of COVID-19,” the this year at A.B. Won Pat spokeswoman. fully withdrawing from Afghanis- Tuesday, and 139 deaths, accord- CDC said on its website. “An in- International Airport. Several lawmakers in Congress tan by Sept. 11. ing to Guam’s Joint Information crease in the number of cases will advocated for the family, with Mohammad’s family members Center. Twelve new patients were put more strain on health care re- we know how,” Lt. Gov. Josh Ten- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., re- remain in hiding in Afghanistan as identified on Monday and six on sources, lead to more hospitaliza- orio said in Tuesday’s statement. counting their story in a hearing they prepare to come to the U.S., Tuesday. tions and potentially more “While we have seen more posi- last week. their lawyer Kornfield said. “This upgrade in travel risk deaths.” tive cases in our community in re- Lawmakers at the hearing crit- Advocates have started a fun- should not be viewed as a setback So far, the CDC said, studies cent weeks, data tells us most of icized the SIV program for bu- draiser, p2p.onecause.com/mo- in our recovery, but a reminder suggest that all authorized vac- these individuals were not immu- reaucratic inefficiencies and long hammedfamilysupport, to help that we must keep the basic CO- cines are effective against these nized.” wait times. They called for an im- the family with expenses upon ar- VID-19 mitigation measures in variants, though more studies are mediate increase in visas for Af- riving in America. place,” Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero underway. [email protected] ghan interpreters and translators said in a statement Tuesday. “This virus can be beaten, and Twitter: @starsandstripes who aided U.S. forces, which are [email protected] Fort Gordon brigade commander fired over misconduct allegations

BY COREY DICKSTEIN borne Corps commander, “due to mation about Foulk’s removal. veteran of combat deployments to The 35th Signal Brigade, nick- Stars and Stripes a loss of confidence” in Foulk’s The spokesman would not de- Iraq and Afghanistan, according named the Lion Brigade, is The commander of the Army’s ability to command after a mis- scribe the nature of the miscon- to the service. charged with deploying around 35th Signal Brigade at Fort Gor- conduct probe was conducted, ac- duct allegations, who conducted Kurilla said in the statement the globe to provide other 18th don, Ga., has been fired amid alle- cording to an Army statement. the investigation or whether Foulk that he maintained confidence in Airborne Corps units with tactical gations of personal misconduct, Col. Joe Buccino, the spokes- could face additional punishment the 35th Signal Brigade’s soldiers. communications capabilities, ac- the service announced Tuesday. man for the Fort Bragg, N.C.- beyond his firing. He appointed Lt. Col. David Burn- cording to the Army. Col. Matt Foulk was removed based Corps, which oversees the Foulk took command of the bri- ham, the brigade’s deputy com- from command Monday by Lt. 35th Signal Brigade, declined gade in July 2019, according to the mander, to take acting command [email protected] Gen. Erik Kurilla, the 18th Air- Tuesday to provide further infor- Army. He is a signals officer and of the brigade. Twitter: @CDicksteinDC Wednesday, May 19, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 5 VIRUS OUTBREAK More US bases in Japan amend mask policies

BY JOSEPH DITZLER Stars and Stripes TOKYO — Two more U.S. military bases in Japan amended their mask policies on Tuesday to permit vaccinated people to doff their coronavirus masks while outdoors. Fully vaccinated individuals with access to Naval Air Facility Atsugi and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni need not wear their masks outdoors, but must wear them indoors, according to orders posted on both bases’ Facebook pages. MCAS Iwakuni requires everyone to wear masks indoors. Atsugi allows vaccinated individuals to do without masks indoors if the unit commander in charge of a workspace allows that and the space is clearly marked, according to the order Tuesday by base commander Capt. Man- ning Montagnet. Throughout Japan, five U.S. bases reported 14 new cases of COVID-19, the coronavirus respiratory disease, as of 6 p.m. Tuesday. The revised mask policies at NAF Atsugi and MCAS Iwakuni are stricter than the relaxed policies adopted at six other U.S. installations in Japan and Guam on Monday. They all have one thing in common, however: All U.S. personnel, vaccinated or not, must continue to wear masks around Japa- nese co-workers and employees. Japan lags other developed countries in vaccinating its population. About 1.37% are fully vaccinated, according to the Johns Hopkins COVID Resource Center. By con- AKIFUMI ISHIKAWA/Stars and Stripes trast, the United States has fully vaccinated A woman is inoculated at a COVID19 vaccination center in Yokohama, Japan, on Monday. nearly 38% of its population. A person is fully vaccinated two weeks af- clear the situation. Please be patient if cus- filiated with the U.S. military, had recently before leaving quarantine. The other was ter being inoculated with a one-shot vaccine tomer service takes a little longer than usu- contracted the disease, according to a base also quarantined as a close contact of a pre- or the second of a two-shot vaccine, accord- al at some facilities around the base.” news release. viously infected person. ing to the Centers for Disease Control and Adams said he expected to update the Three people, two unimmunized and one Trends in Japan’s two largest cities Prevention. mask policy at Sasebo soon, but until then, immunized, tested positive during a medi- showed hope for a diminishing of the na- At Sasebo Naval Base in southern Japan, we “have to have 100% mask use when we cal screening. Two unimmunized people tion’s fourth coronavirus wave. commander Capt. David Adams said a re- come into contact with any foreign national fell ill with COVID-19 symptoms, according Tokyo reported another 732 people had cent bump in case numbers among Japa- no matter your vaccination status. Please to the base. tested positive Tuesday, 193 fewer than the nese employees is affecting unspecified de- honor our host nation's request for mask us- On Okinawa, three people at Camp Foster same day a week ago, according to public partments. The base has reported three age. This is important.” and two at Camp Hansen have contracted broadcaster NHK. new COVID-19 infections since May 3. At MCAS Iwakuni, south of Hiroshima, COVID-19, according to a Facebook post Osaka prefecture, the nation’s second- “These additional positives have led to two people have tested positive since Mon- Monday by Marine Corps Installations Pa- largest metro area, on Monday reported 382 more close contact tracing, which further day, according to a base Facebook post cific. new infections, the lowest one-day count leads to additional individuals being placed Tuesday. Neither were in quarantine at the Kadena Air Base, also on Okinawa, had there since 341 on April 5, according to pre- in quarantine,” Adams wrote in a Facebook time. two people test positive for the coronavirus, fectural data. message Tuesday. “This has unfortunately Yokosuka Naval Base, the homeport of according to a base Facebook post late Mon- hit certain departments and facilities hard, the U.S. 7th Fleet 35 miles south of Tokyo, day. One recently traveled outside Japan [email protected] which requires limiting services until we reported that five individuals, all of them af- and came up positive in the mandatory test Twitter: @JosephDitzler Officials: US military offering vaccines to S. Korean troops BY DAVID CHOI the statement but said the com- supply of COVID-19 vaccines ened restrictions. press release Friday. AND YOO KYONG CHANG mand “continues to work closely” produced by AstraZeneca and Fully vaccinated people are not Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Stars and Stripes with the Korea Disease Control Pfizer. required to wear masks on U.S. vaccine is administered in one CAMP HUMPHREYS, South and Prevention Agency and the As of Tuesday, roughly 2% of military installations in South Ko- dose and was 66.3% effective in Korea — The U.S. military wants Ministry of National Defense re- the population is fully inoculated, rea, with some exceptions, such clinical trials. to give Johnson & Johnson’s CO- garding use of vaccines autho- with 7.3% of the population reas health facilities and Defense Distribution of the vaccine was VID-19 vaccine to the South Ko- rized by the U.S. Food and Drug ceiving at least one vaccine dose, Department schools. An individu- temporarily paused April 13 after rean government to vaccinate its Administration. according to the Korea Disease al is fully vaccinated two weeks six women, out of 6.8 million dos- troops, two Ministry of National U.S. troops stationed in the Control and Prevention Agency. after a single-shot vaccine or the es administered, developed a Defense officials told Stars and country work in proximity to In the U.S., roughly 37.3% of second of a two-shot vaccine. rare blood clot. The pause was Stripes on Tuesday. their South Korean counterparts, the population is fully vaccinated, DOD added that “personnel lifted 10 days later, after the CDC U.S. Forces Korea offered the often sharing the same dining with 47.5% of the population re- should continue to comply with determined the Johnson & John- one-shot vaccine a few days ago, and exercise facilities. Earlier ceiving at least one dose, accord- CDC guidance regarding areas son vaccine’s “potential benefits according to a South Korean de- this year, USFK supplied CO- ing to the Centers for Disease where masks should be worn, in- outweigh its known and potential fense official who did not wish to VID-19 vaccines to South Korean Control and Prevention. cluding in airports.” risks.” be identified due to ongoing dis- civilians who work on U.S. mil- The Defense Department on USFK vaccinated personnel cussions. itary bases. Friday relaxed its regulation on are “encouraged” to carry proof [email protected] USFK spokeswoman Jaqueline Word of the offer comes as wearing masks and social dis- of their vaccination, such as a Twitter: @choibboy Leeker declined to comment on South Korea deals with a short tancing in light of the CDC’s loos- vaccination card, according to a [email protected] PAGE 6 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, May 19, 2021 MILITARY Limbo: Navy couldn’t try LCS before buying, GAO official says FROM PAGE 1 and touch people.” being too high,” Maurer said. And four of the earliest ships — all based Littoral combat ships are able to the manufacturers couldn’t afford in San Diego — beginning this sum- launch and recover both manned to build a new class of ship without mer, well ahead of the end of their and unmanned helicopters from an agreement that said the Navy projected service lives. their rear flight decks. would buy them. The Independence, the second Operation costs are also high with ship of the LCS class, will decom- ‘High-risk’ strategy littoral combat ships. Because the mission on July 31, followed by the The decision to retire the first lit- ships are minimally manned, much first LCS, the Freedom, on Sept. 30, toral combat ships was seen as yet of the maintenance and repair work according to the San Diego-based another example of the Navy’s poor is performed by expensive govern- Naval Surface Force Pacific. Plans post-Cold War shipbuilding strate- ment contractors who have to travel to decommission the third ship of gy. to perform their jobs, the GAO said the class, the Fort Worth, and the Another class of cutting-edge in an April report. The Navy also fourth, the Coronado, were nixed by ship in San Diego harbor — the lacks the technical data to maintain Congress in this year’s budget. stealth destroyers Zumwalt and Mi- several systems, the report said. The Coronado only entered ser- chael Monsoor — have no ammuni- Adm. Mike Gilday, the chief of na- vice in 2014. The ships, the Navy SHANNON RENFROE/U.S. Navy tion for their main armament, a gun val operations, said the Navy is look- says, were designed to operate for at An MQ9 Sea Guardian unmanned maritime surveillance aircraft that was supposed to shoot rocket- ing for ways to shift some of that least 25 years. system flies over the littoral combat ship USS Coronado last month. assisted shells. The shells became maintenance to sailors in an inter- The Navy said the money it saves Plans to decommission the Coronado, which entered service in 2014, too expensive when the class was view with Defense News this month. in maintaining the first two ships were nixed by Congress in this year’s budget. cut from 30 ships to three — again, In testimony before a congres- will be put to better use elsewhere. partly because the Zumwalt class’ sional appropriations subcommit- Those ships, along with the Fort shipbuilding. “There was a lot of Enterprise, key members of the mission changed. Once optimized tee on April 29, Gilday said the ser- Worth and Coronado, are test plat- over-promising of capability and crew are all based on the bridge, infor fire support close to shore, now vice is “bullish” on LCS and the fu- forms and are configured different- technology and concepts that didn’t cluding the engineering watch offi- the class is being transitioned into a ture of the ships. ly than newer littoral combat ships. come to fruition.” cer, tactical action officer, fire con- missile-firing role. “To remain ahead of our compet- The ships have had issues with trolmen and operations specialists. The main problem with littoral The future itors, particularly under fiscal con- their power trains. To achieve their The ship also has very few crew combat ships, according to GAO The Navy currently has 12 Inde- straints, it is important for Navy to high speed — sprinting as fast as 40 spaces and no living quarters below watchdogs, is the way the Navy went pendence-variants and 10 Free- carefully review our force structure knots, or 46 mph — each ship has its waterline, meaning the risk of about developing and purchasing dom-variants in the fleet, including regularly and divest of legacy capa- four engines, two diesel and two gas- flooding from collisions or battle the vessels. The technology on the the two set for decommissioning bilities that no longer bring suffi- oline, and is pushed through the wa- damage is relatively low — some- ships was being developed at the this year. The program will produce cient lethality to the fight,” said ter via water jets rather than the tra- thing unique to this variant, Brusca same time as the ships were being atotal of 35 ships, Schwegman said. Cmdr. Nicole Schwegman, a Sur- ditional screw propellers. In Janu- said. constructed. However, the Navy also plans to face Force spokeswoman. ary, the Navy stopped accepting The trimaran hull gives the ship “LCS is certainly one of those pro- field at least 20 new frigates over the Schwegman said plans to decom- Freedom-class littoral combat ships another notable advantage, Brusca grams ... that was set up with a high- next decade, at a cost of about $20 mission the Fort Worth and Corona- after discovering a design flaw in said: it only sits about 14 feet deep in risk approach,” Oakley said. “And billion, according to data from the do are on hold and the Navy has not the combining gear of the vessels. the water, meaning it can get closer the outcome was reduced quanti- Congressional Budget Office. These yet made a decision on how to pro- The combining gear functions as a to shore than most ships. This gives ties, reduced capability, increased new 496-foot frigates will be built ceed. part of the ship’s transmission. the ship an advantage not just in cost, schedule delays — all those out of steel and use propeller pro- Testing is underway in Germany warfighting, but in diplomacy, he things that you don’t want to have pulsion. Fighting terrorists for a fix to the issue and the Navy is said. happen that happen all too frequent- They’ll also come with a comple- When the Navy’s first littoral still working on a plan to install the “We can pull into ports that some ly.” ment of guided missiles in addition combat ship contract was awarded fix on ships in the fleet, Schwegman other ships can’t because those har- Oakley said she’d recently em- to the Naval Strike Missiles now be- in 2005, the country was in the said. bors are shallower,” he said. “So barked on a destroyer and noticed ing retrofitted onto Independence- throes of fighting al-Qaida. U.S. The flaw only affected the Free- we’ve been able to pull into ports in all the littoral combat ships sitting variant littoral combat ships. The troops occupied Iraq and Afghanis- dom-variant, Schwegman said, as Asia and have relationships with idle at Naval Base San Diego as they Navy expects construction to begin tan and the Navy was looking for a the Independence-variant does not other countries and other communi- were leaving. on the first frigate early next year. small, maneuverable vessel to oper- have a combining gear. ties within those countries that the “All you’re seeing is LCS after In the meantime, the Navy has ate in the world’s littoral waters, or All of the Navy’s Independence- Navy has not been able to go to be- LCS after LCS just sitting there, do- found littoral combat ships to be ef- those close to shore. The ships were variants are based out of San Diego. fore.” ing nothing,” she said. “So when you fective in the Southern Command designed for automation and mini- All but two of the Freedom variants think about the stresses on the cur- area of operations in the eastern Pa- mal manning — early on, the Navy operate out of Mayport, Fla.; the Problems persist rent fleet and all the things you hear cific, conducting counter-drug planned to only put 40 sailors on Freedom and the Fort Worth are One of the issues with littoral about ships being run much longer smuggling work with the Coast board each ship, a number that has based in San Diego. combat ships is their lack of fire- (and) much harder than we expect- Guard. They’ve also deployed to the since expanded to 70. power. Combined with the alumi- ed ... having the LCS fleet and many western Pacific and the Middle In an unusual move, the Navy also Aship with no helmsman num hull of the Independence vari- of them just sitting there not accom- East. One unfortunate benefit to the elected to field two different ver- Littoral combat ships don’t just ants, concerns about ship surviva- plishing what they should be accom- LCS program, according to the GAO sions of the ship from different ship- look different than anything else on bility persist. plishing really compounds that is- experts, is that the Navy learned builders — the steel-hulled 387-foot the waterfront — the differences In 2019, the Navy installed the Na- sue.” how not to buy new ships. Freedom class, designed by Lock- continue inside the skin of the ships. val Strike Missile on the San Diego- Diana Maurer, who has been “(With) the frigate, they wanted heed Martin and built by Marinette On the Kansas City — commis- based Gabrielle Giffords, and it has monitoring the LCS program since to make up for some of the wrongs of Marine in Marinette, Wis., and the sioned in San Diego last year, the since added the 100-mile-range an- the beginning for the GAO, stopped LCS,” Maurer said. “With LCS, the 421-foot all-aluminum trimaran In- 22nd LCS to enter the fleet — the ti-ship missiles to three more Inde- short of calling the program a boon- speed requirement drove a lot of de- dependence class, designed by Gen- bridge more closely resembles that pendence-variant ships. The Navy doggle. cisions that kind of caused some of eral Dynamics and built by Austal of the fictional starships of “Star plans to add to them to the rest of the “I think the simple way to answer the demise of the program because USA in Mobile, Ala. Both versions Trek” than a traditional Navy ship. class, Schwegman said. whether this is or is not a success is they focused on speed at the ex- were meant to have “modular” mis- Two pilot’s seats reminiscent of air- As a training vessel, the Kansas just to look at the fact that the Navy is pense of other things so that made sion capability — the ability to go to craft cockpit seats are positioned City does not yet have the missiles, in the process of buying an entirely certain other requirements more sea with one of three interchange- center and forward on the bridge. Brusca said. The Navy is prioritiz- new class of ships — the frigate — expensive.” able mission packages: anti-mine, The ship’s commanding officer, ing operational ships with the up- because of shortfalls in the LCS,” It’s unlikely littoral combat ships anti-submarine or surface warfare. Cmdr. Christopher Brusca, ex- grade, which is a significant im- Maurer said. “I think the thing that will find themselves part of the long- In 2016, that modular model was plained that the officer of the deck provement. is most troublesome is ... who an- term Navy fleet alongside the air- abandoned, and the Navy said each drives the ship by controlling both “An LCS that didn’t have those swers for the millions, the billions craft carriers, destroyers and other ship would be dedicated to one of the power and direction of the ship’s missiles? Maybe not very threaten- that have been left unused?” surface combatants that have been those three mission configurations. four water jets with a joystick-like ing in the open seas,” Brusca said. Maurer said that the Navy wasn’t around for decades, Oakley said. “The Navy is not getting what dial, rather than the traditional set- “Now that those missiles are on, you really able to try the ships before The new class of frigates — and, in- they expected to get out of LCS at up of a helmsman steering with a better pay attention to where the buying them. creasingly, unmanned ships and this point,” said Shelby Oakley, who wheel. The ships have no rudders. LCSs are and that we’ve got a lot of “The Navy had to kind of abandon aircraft — will likely do the jobs the oversees the GAO’s work on Navy Just like the bridge on the starship them. We can definitely reach out that because the initial costs started Navy once envisioned for LCS. Wednesday, May 19, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK Deaths up, cases fall in India Associated Press NEW DELHI — India’s total virus cases since the pandemic began swept past 25 million on Tuesday as the country regis- tered more than 260,000 new cases and a record 4,329 fatalities in the past 24 hours. The numbers continue a trend of falling cases after infections dipped below 300,000 for the first time in weeks on Monday. Ac- tive cases in the country also decreased by more than 165,000 on Tuesday — the big- PHOTOS BY FRANCOIS MORI/AP gest dip in weeks. A gardener works in the Japaneseinspired water garden of Claude Monet's house ahead of the reopening, in Giverny, France, on But deaths have continued to rise and Monday. Visitors who'll be allowed back into the late impressionist painter's house and gardens for the first time in over six months hospitals are still swamped by patients. Wednesday will be treated to a riot of color, with tulips, peonies, forgetmenots and other flowers all competing for attention. India has recorded nearly 280,000 virus deaths since the pandemic began. Experts warn that both the number of deaths and total reported cases are likely vast under- Cue the color: Monet’s gardens reopening counts. Infections in India have surged BY JOHN LEICESTER make the gardens picture-perfect. since February in a disastrous turn blamed Associated Press In his prized water garden where Monet, on more contagious variants as well as gov- GIVERNY, France — Beneath the scud- enchanted, spent hours contemplating the re- ernment decisions to allow massive crowds ding clouds and amid the luscious blooms, the flections of light and color, the wisteria that he for religious festivals and political rallies. gardeners tend the flowerbeds that were the had planted is blooming on the Japanese-style In the last month, cases have more than pride and joy of impressionist painter Claude footbridge, in a delicate violet cascade into the tripled and reported deaths have gone up Monet, with pink and white striped tulips, dia- pond. The scarlet of the azaleas is eye-searing- six times — but testing has only increased phanous peonies, sky-blue forget-me-nots ly vivid. The frogs croak choruses of approval. by 1.6 times, according to Bhramar Muk- and myriad other flowers together creating a Early spring blooms — daffodils, hyacinths, herjee, a biostatistician at the University of living artwork. early flowering tulips — have already come Michigan tracking India’s battle with the vi- The frustration for the gardeners has been and gone, enjoyed by the gardeners only. rus. With infections outrunning testing ca- that they’ve had no one to share their hand- “It’s frustrating because the garden has its pabilities, there are fears that many cases iwork with. Like theater shows that weren’t are eager for life to resume. For the moment, meaning when we are sharing it,” said Claire- are going undetected. seen and symphonies that went unheard, the they’ll have to settle for meals and drinks Hélène Marron, on the team of 11 permanent Experts also say India has lagged behind splendors of Monet’s house and gardens were served outdoors and limits on numbers. Still, gardeners. “We put a lot of effort into making it in doing the testing needed to track and bet- locked away while the coronavirus pandemic after months of privations and restrictions, it’s spectacular and trying to re-create the im- ter understand a worrisome virus variant raged in France. astart. The virus has killed more than 107,000 pressionist paintings.” first detected in the country. On Monday, After a closure of more than six months, the people in France. In 2019, before the pandemic, 717,000 vis- the Health Ministry said 17 new labs will be gardens at Giverny that inspired Monet’s The riot of color, perfumes and birdsong at itors streamed through Giverny during its brought online to help track variants. world-famous paintings of water lilies and Giverny is an electroshock for senses dulled seven-month season from April 1. Half came The variant first identified in India has other masterpieces reopen Wednesday. by months of hunkering down, a tonic for pan- from overseas. prompted global concern — most notably in They join French cafés, restaurants, cine- demic and lockdown blues. The gardeners Giverny will initially be allowed to welcome Britain, where it has more than doubled in a mas and museums in being allowed to once were preening their canvas this week, furious- only 200 visitors to the house and gardens per week, defying a sharp nationwide down- again welcome customers and visitors who ly weeding, mowing, sweeping and planting to hour, fewer than normal. ward trend in infections. PAGE 8 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, May 19, 2021 VIRUS OUTBREAK US to boost world vaccine sharing to 80M doses overall

BY ZEKE MILLER cines to secure favors from Associated Press other countries.” WASHINGTON — President The Biden administration Joe Biden said Monday that hasn’t yet said how the new the United States will share an commitment of vaccines will additional 20 million doses of be shared or which countries COVID-19 vaccines with the will receive them. world in the coming six weeks To date, the U.S. has shared as domestic demand for shots about 4.5 million doses of As- drops and global disparities in traZeneca vaccine with Cana- distribution have grown more da and Mexico. Additional dos- evident. es of the Pfizer vaccine manu- The doses will come from ex- factured in the U.S. have be- CHARLES KRUPA/AP isting production of Pfizer, gun to be exported as the A woman, wearing a protective face mask due to the COVID19 pandemic, wheels a cart with her purchas Moderna or Johnson & John- company has met its initial es out of a Walmart store in Derry, N.H. son vaccine stocks, marking contract commitments to the the first time that U.S.-con- federal government. trolled doses of vaccines au- The U.S. has faced growing thorized for use in the country pressure to share more of its Vaccine honor system on masks will be shared overseas. It will vaccine stockpile with the boost the global vaccine shar- world as interest in vaccines cause of concern to retail workers ing commitment from the U.S. has waned domestically. to 80 million. “While wealthy countries BY YUEQI YANG they now supposed to become the al in common outdoor areas, but “We know America will nev- continue ramping up vaccina- Bloomberg vaccination police?” still require them indoors on all at- er be fully safe until the pan- tions, less than 1% of CO- As Walmart Inc. and a handful Perrone called on state gover- tractions, theaters and transporta- demic that’s raging globally is VID-19 vaccine doses globally of major retailers dropped mask nors Sunday to maintain mask tion. under control,” Biden said at have been administered to requirements in their stores, some mandates in place, following the Walt Disney Co.’s Chief Execu- the White House. people in low-income coun- front-line workers are pushing examples of New Jersey and Ha- tive Officer Bob Chapek said on The announcement comes on tries,” said Tom Hart the act- back on concerns that the new pol- waii, saying the pandemic is far Bloomberg Television last week top of the Biden administra- ing CEO of the ONE Campaign. icy will bring them greater health from over. Governors in many that he expects a mask-loosening tion’s prior commitment to “The sooner the U.S. and other and safety risks. states moved quickly to drop mask policy for both customers and share about 60 million doses of wealthy countries develop a The world’s largest retailer, mandates for vaccinated people. workers as its parks ramp up in the AstraZeneca vaccine, coordinated strategy for shar- along with Costco Wholesale Still, even with the CDC recom- the crucial summer months. which is not yet authorized for ing vaccine doses with the Corp. and Trader Joe’s, were mendation, local governments are “We think that’s in the future for use in the U.S., by the end of world’s most vulnerable, the among the first companies to ease able to impose tighter restrictions. us — in the near future, in fact,” he June. The AstraZeneca doses faster we will end the global their mask policy for vaccinated “Your anti-vaxxers and anti- said. will be available to ship once pandemic for all.” shoppers following a recommen- maskers are not necessarily going The biggest Las Vegas casino they clear a safety review by More than 157 million Amer- dation by the U.S. Centers for Dis- to be honest with people about operators including Wynn Resorts the Food and Drug Adminis- icans have received at least ease Control and Prevention. whether they’ve been vaccinated Ltd. and Las Vegas Sands Corp., tration. one dose of a COVID-19 vac- Food and grocery workers are or not,” Nancy Baxter, head of also told vaccinated guests they Biden also tapped COVID-19 cine, and 123 million are full concerned that the rule change, Melbourne School of Population can stop wearing masks following coordinator Jeff Zients to lead vaccinated against the virus. which largely relies on a vaccina- and Global Health, said on Bloom- new guidance from state and fed- the administration’s efforts to Biden hopes the U.S. will have tion honor system, brings them berg Television, who said the eral regulators. share doses with the world. 160 million people fully vacci- greater health and safety risk. CDC’s move may lead to a surge in Still, others including Target “Our nation’s going to be the nated by July Fourth. “Essential workers are still infections. “You have this honor Corp. and Ikea are holding back, arsenal of vaccines for the rest Globally, more than 3.3 mil- forced to play mask police for system that I think is going to for now. of the world,” Biden said. He lion people are confirmed to shoppers who are unvaccinated break down.” “Changing our mask policy re- added that, compared to other have died from the coronavi- and refuse to follow local COVID Beyond retail, other venues are quires careful consideration and countries like Russia and Chi- rus. The U.S. has seen the safety measures,” said Marc Per- easing their mask requirements planning,” Ikea said on its website na that have sought to leverage largest confirmed loss of life rone, president of United Food without getting rid of face cover- after the CDC announcement, their domestically produced from COVID-19, at more than and Commercial Workers, a ma- ings completely. Walt Disney adding that it’s not dropping its doses, “we will not use our vac- 586,000 people. jor retail and grocery union. “Are World Resort made masks option- mask requirement just yet.

COVID-19 prompts push for WHO to extend indoor air quality guidelines

BY JASON GALE to be overhauled like public water would, therefore, offset the cost of she said over Zoom. quality of the air they’re breath- Bloomberg supplies were in the 1800s after upgrading ventilation and filtra- The study’s authors, compris- ing. A quiet revolution has permeat- fetid pipes were found to harbor tion in buildings. ing 39 scientists from 14 coun- A “paradigm shift is needed on ed global health circles. Author- cholera. “We are used to the fact that we tries, are demanding universal the scale that occurred when ities have come to accept what Cleaner indoor air won’t just have clean water coming from recognition that infections can be Chadwick’s Sanitary Report in many researchers have argued fight the pandemic, it will mini- our taps,” said Lidia Morawska, a prevented by improving indoor 1842 led the British government for over a year: The coronavirus mize the risk of catching flu and distinguished professor in the ventilation systems. They want to encourage cities to organize can spread through the air. other respiratory infections that school of earth and atmospheric the WHO to extend its indoor air clean water supplies and central- That new acceptance, by the cost the United States more than sciences at the Queensland Uni- quality guidelines to cover air- ized sewage systems,” they wrote. World Health Organization and $50 billion a year, researchers versity of Technology in Bris- borne pathogens, and for building “No one takes responsibility for the U.S. Centers for Disease Con- said in a study in the journal Sci- bane, Australia, who led the ventilation standards to include the air,” Morawska said. “It’s kind trol and Prevention, comes with ence on Friday. Avoiding these study. Likewise, “we should ex- higher airflow, filtration and dis- of accepted that the air could be of concrete implications: Scientists germs and their associated sick- pect clean, pollutant- and patho- infection rates, and monitors that whatever quality — containing vi- are calling for ventilation systems ness and productivity losses gen-free air” from indoor spaces, enable the public to gauge the ruses and pathogens.” Wednesday, May 19, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 9 NATION Americans Holiday weekend urged to get motorcycle ride gets colon cancer tests earlier new starting point Associated Press Americans should start getting BY NIKKI WENTLING nizers are preparing for up to screened for colon cancer earlier — Stars and Stripes 100,000 motorcycles and nearly at age 45 instead of waiting until WASHINGTON — After weeks twice as many people. they’re 50, according to guidelines of uncertainty, the veterans group After the Pentagon’s rejection, released Tuesday. organizing the popular Memorial organizers scrambled to find a The U.S. Preventive Services Day weekend motorcycle ride new starting point. They an- Task Force said it’s time for the through the nation’s capital has nounced May 10 that riders would change because colorectal cancer secured a new starting point. stage on the streets around the Na- Stars and Stripes increasingly is appearing in young- Tens of thousands of motorcy- tional Mall, shutting down the ar- Participants in the 2005 Rolling Thunder rally gather at the Pentagon. er adults. clists will gather at Robert F. Ken- ea for about 15 hours. Colorectal cancer is one of the na- nedy Memorial Stadium in north- After the announcement, the closed for long stretches of time, because of the pandemic. Orga- tion’s leading cancer killers, claim- east Washington on May 30 before group was told that Bowser autho- including Pennsylvania Avenue nizers said that they’re working to ing about 50,000 lives a year. Over- and after the traditional ride rized the use of RFK Stadium. and the streets surrounding the make this year’s event safe, de- all, cases and deaths have inched around the National Mall. Muriel AMVETS spokesman Miles Mi- National Mall. Full details of the spite ongoing risks. down in recent years, thanks in part Bowser, the mayor of Washington, gliara said Monday that the group route will be announced later this Motorcyclists will be staged six to screening tests that can spot tu- D.C., granted the stadium permis- was “locked into” using the stadi- week, AMVETS said. feet apart, and riders will be asked mors early — or even prevent them sion to host the riders. um as the starting point and wasn’t The ride, called Rolling to Re- to wear masks in situations where by removing precancerous growths. AMVETS, a national veterans expecting any more changes. member, aims to raise awareness socially distancing isn’t possible, Colorectal cancer is most com- organization, is organizing the The stadium, in the city’s north- for prisoners of war and troops AMVETS said. The group is also mon in older adults and the task ride, which has typically started at east quadrant, is much farther still missing in action, as well as training “COVID marshals” who force has long recommended that the Pentagon parking lots. from the National Mall than the the issue of veteran suicide. It was will encourage social distancing people ages 50 to 75 get screened. The Defense Department Pentagon. Hosting riders there planned as a replacement for the and mask-wearing. AMVETS has But the rate of new cases before age barred the motorcyclists from will require the city to shut down a annual Rolling Thunder event, about 200,000 masks to give away 50 has been rising since the early gathering at the Pentagon this busy section of the Capitol Belt- which was held every Memorial on the day of the event. 2000s. So the new guidelines say year, however, citing the ongoing way, an interstate highway sur- Day weekend for 32 consecutive adults at average risk of colorectal coronavirus pandemic and the rounding Washington, from noon years before ending in 2019. [email protected] cancer should be screened from ag- size of the expected crowd. Orga- to 5 p.m. Other roads will also be Last year’s event was canceled Twitter: @nikkiwentling es 45 to 75. PAGE 10 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, May 19, 2021 NATION Suspect arrested in LA wildfire that forced evacuations

BY CHRISTOPHER WEBER in trees and heavy brush, its Associated Press growth was slowed with the aid of LOS ANGELES — An arson cool, moist weather and its size re- suspect was arrested in connec- mained at about 2 square miles, tion with a Los Angeles wildfire authorities said. that forced evacuations in can- Air tankers battled the blaze af- yons where thick vegetation ter being unable to fly in the morn- hasn’t burned in more than 60 ing because of cloud cover. years, authorities said Monday. No buildings were damaged and The man detained Sunday near no injuries were reported in the the fire zone was being treated for blaze that broke out late Friday in smoke inhalation, said Los An- the Santa Monica Mountains. It geles Fire Department Chief grew rapidly Saturday — forcing Ralph Terrazas. He did not identi- about 1,000 Topanga Canyon area RINGO H.W. CHIU/AP fy the suspect or offer details residents to flee their homes. Members of the Hotshots fire crew walk in line during a wildfire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los about the investigation. Evacuation orders were lifted Angeles on Sunday. “We feel we have the right per- Monday evening. son,” Terrazas said at a news con- An explosive wildfire so early in rainfall, officials said. accessible terrain had been Arson investigators detained ference. the year, especially in cool condi- “We really have to think about deemed “suspicious” after offi- and released one person on Satur- The wildfire near Topanga tions with almost no wind, por- brush fires as a year-long chal- cials noticed two ignition points day and another person was ques- State Park was 23% contained by tends a difficult fire season ahead lenge,” Terrazas said. about an hour apart, the Fire De- tioned and then arrested on Sun- Monday evening. Despite burning in a state that has seen very little The cause of the fire in steep, in- partment said. day, the department said. Giuliani lawyers: Feds treat him like drug boss or terrorist Associated Press ly included “material relating to the liani’s residence and office in April. vestigation, would have been ap- cluding arranging meetings with NEW YORK — Attorneys for Ru- impending impeachment, the wel- It was initially sent last week. A proved by a neutral judge. U.S. officials or pressuring the dy Giuliani said a covert warrant fare of the country, and to national redacted version was made public Giuliani, a Republican and for- Trump administration to oust the that prosecutors obtained for his security.” Monday. mer New York City mayor who rep- U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. Apple iCloud account in November They asked the judge to unseal Giuliani attorney Robert Costello resented Trump in the special Giuliani’s lawyers have argued 2019 and a raid last month by agents affidavits in support of the Nov. 4, said prosecutors have another counsel’s Russia investigation, has that the early morning April raids who seized his electronic devices 2019, search warrant. Reviewing week to respond to the letter. not been charged with a crime. on his home and office were not show they are treating him more the affidavits, the lawyers said, will A spokesperson for prosecutors He has said his activities in Uk- necessary because he had made like a drug kingpin or terrorist than help them expand their argument declined comment. raine were conducted on behalf of clear in 2019 that he would answer a personal lawyer to former Presi- “that this unilateral, secret review Federal prosecutors in New York Trump. At the time, Giuliani was any questions without restrictions, dent Donald Trump. was illegal” and that any evidence are examining Giuliani’s interac- leading a campaign to press Uk- except for privileged matters, as In a letter to a federal judge in gathered from it should be sup- tions with Ukrainian figures and raine for an investigation into Joe long as his lawyers knew what sub- Manhattan, the lawyers said that by pressed. whether he violated a federal law Biden and his son, Hunter, before jects would be discussed. secretly seizing Giuliani’s cloud da- The letter was sent to a Manhat- that governs lobbying on behalf of the Democrat was elected presi- The defense lawyers said the ta files in 2019, investigators had tan federal judge who is consider- foreign countries or entities without dent. government has so far declined to improperly intruded on private ing whether to appoint a “special registering with the U.S. govern- Some Ukrainians who dealt with reveal what materials a specialized communications with the presi- master” to protect attorney-client ment. Giuliani as he campaigned against filter team has acquired, reviewed dent. privilege during a review of evi- Any warrant issued in 2019 as the Bidens were also looking for his or turned over to the investigative The seized files, they wrote, like- dence gathered from raids on Giu- part of that inquiry, or any other in- help with matters of their own, in- team. Associate of Fla. congressman pleads guilty in sex trafficking case

Associated Press cal liability that the firebrand Republican accusation of wrongdoing and has said re- Monday’s court appearance marked the ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida politician congressman is facing. peatedly he will not resign from Congress. A first time Greenberg has been seen in court who emerged as a central figure in the Jus- Federal prosecutors are examining spokesperson for the congressman has said since the Gaetz investigation blew into the tice Department’s sex trafficking investiga- whether Gaetz and Greenberg paid under- Gaetz “never had sex with a minor and has public spotlight in March. Outside the cour- tion into Rep. Matt Gaetz pleaded guilty age girls and escorts or offered them gifts in never paid for sex.” thouse, a plane flew over during the hearing Monday to six federal charges and agreed to exchange for sex, according to two people During the nearly hourlong hearing Mon- pulling a banner that read: “TICK TOCK cooperate with prosecutors as part of a plea familiar with the matter. Investigators have day, Greenberg, 36, acknowledged he un- MATT GAETZ.” deal. also been looking at whether Gaetz and his derstood the charges he was pleading guilty After the hearing, Greenberg was taken Joel Greenberg, a longtime associate of associates tried to secure government jobs to and the possible punishment he faced, and back to jail in handcuffs and shackles, wear- Gaetz’s, appeared in federal court in Orlan- for some of the women, the people said. They told the judge he was of a sound frame of ing a dark inmate uniform and looking worn do. He pleaded guilty to six of the nearly are also scrutinizing Gaetz’s connections to mind. down. three dozen charges he faced, including sex the medical marijuana sector, including U.S. Magistrate Judge Leslie Hoffman “Mr. Greenberg has pleaded guilty sub- trafficking of a minor, and he admitted that whether his associates sought to influence told Greenberg that even though prosecu- ject to a plea agreement that has certain re- he had paid at least one underage girl to have legislation Gaetz sponsored. tors may request some leniency from his quirements and obligations on him, and he sex with him and other men. The people had knowledge of the investi- sentencing judge because of his coopera- intends to honor them,” Fritz Scheller, Gaetz was not mentioned in the plea gation but were not allowed to publicly dis- tion, there was no guarantee a judge would Greenberg’s attorney, said after the hear- agreement or during the court hearing. But cuss the ongoing investigation and spoke to agree to the prosecutors’ recommendations ing. “He definitely feels a sense of remorse.” Greenberg’s cooperation — as a key figure The Associated Press on the condition of and Greenberg would be unable to change Asked if Gaetz should be nervous, Schell- in the investigation and a close ally of Gaetz’s anonymity. his plea. No sentencing date was immediate- er said, “I will leave that up to Matt Gaetz’s —may escalate the potential legal and politi- Gaetz has denied the allegations and any ly set. attorneys to answer.” Wednesday, May 19, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 11 NATION Supreme Court to review Miss. abortion law BY DAVID G. SAVAGE ter for Reproductive Rights. “The Los Angeles Times consequences of a Roe reversal WASHINGTON — The Su- would be devastating. Over 20 preme Court said Monday that it states would prohibit abortion would hear a major challenge to outright. Eleven states — includ- the reach of the landmark Roe v. ing Mississippi — currently have Wade abortion ruling and decide trigger bans on the books which whether states may bar nearly all would instantaneously ban abor- abortions after 15 weeks of a preg- tion if Roe is overturned.” nancy. Such a ruling could mean the The justices said they had voted reproductive rights of women de- to hear an appeal from Mississip- pended on where they resided. pi that urges the court to “recon- California and most blue states sider the bright-line viability would maintain abortion as a le- rule” that says states may not pro- gal right, while more conserva- hibit abortions until the time a fe- tive states could limit abortion or tus is viable or capable of living outlaw it entirely. Already, abor- on its own. This is generally about tions are hard to obtain in many the 23rd week of a pregnancy. states because there are few clin- It is the court’s first major move ics or doctors who perform the to reconsider abortion rights procedure. since Justice Amy Coney Barrett Opinion polls in recent decades replaced Justice Ruth Bader ROGELIO V. SOLIS / AP have shown Americans are divid- Ginsburg, who died in September An examination/procedure room at the Jackson Women's Health Organization in Jackson, Miss., is seen in ed on the scope of abortion rights. shortly after Mississippi had 2019. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a potentially groundbreaking abortion case, and the news isA solid majority support abortion lodged its appeal. Barrett, who energizing activists on both sides of the contentious issue. rights and oppose the overturning has acknowledged being person- of Roe v. Wade. At the same time, ally opposed to abortion, is widely Health Organization, will be case, and five to make a majority. — not just to further limit the however, a significant majority expected to be the vote that would heard in the fall when the new The justices may have been right to abortion for women — but say they are opposed to abortions allow the court’s conservative court term begins. struggling with the question of also to repeal it. later in a pregnancy. majority to rein in abortion rights. Monday’s announcement fol- what it would mean if they ruled “Alarm bells are ringing loudly Last year, Chief Justice John G. Several other Republican-led lowed an unusually long debate for Mississippi. Could the court about the threat to reproductive Roberts Jr. surprised advocates states have passed laws to forbid inside the court. The Mississippi adopt a new constitutional limit rights. The Supreme Court just on both sides of the issue by join- abortions at early stages of a appeal was pending when Barrett that protected legal abortions agreed to review an abortion ban ing with the court’s four liberals pregnancy, but all those mea- took her seat in late October, and through the 15th week of a preg- that unquestionably violates near- to strike down a Louisiana law sures have been blocked because the justices listed it for discussion nancy, or would doing so implicit- ly 50 years of Supreme Court that would have closed abortion of the court’s precedents on abor- in every weekly conference since ly invite conservative states to set precedent and is a test case to clinics if their doctors did not tion. Arguments in the case, the first week of January. It takes even earlier cutoffs? If so, the overturn Roe v. Wade,” said Nan- have admitting privileges at a Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s four votes to grant review of a court would be setting the stage cy Northup, president of the Cen- nearby hospital. Court’s rulings include policing, defendants’ rights High court BY ROBERT BARNES ple had an argument, and she said she was wor- and kidnapping. The jury was split 10 to 2 on The Washington Post ried about his mental state. The officers took Ca- most of the robbery charges and 11 to 1 on the declines WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on niglia to a hospital for a mental health evalua- rest, and Edwards — who police said confessed Monday ruled for a man suing police for enter- tion and seized his guns and ammunition. — was sentenced to life in prison without the N-word case ing his home to check on his mental health, for Caniglia told police that he was fine, that he possibility of parole. (His lawyer said he will Associated Press energy companies being sued for climate was not suicidal and that his mental health was still pursue relief at the state level.) WASHINGTON — The Su- change, and against those seeking new trials be- none of their business. He was released, but his Justice Elena Kagan wrote a dissent for the preme Court is declining to hear a cause they were convicted by nonunanimous weapons were not returned until he sued the court’s liberals saying the unanimous-jury rule case that would have let the jus- juries. city. qualified as a watershed ruling. tices decide whether a single use As the justices picked up the pace before their In another decision, the court ruled 6 to 3 that In the BP v. Mayor and City Council of Balti- of the N-word in the workplace adjournment at the end of June, they ruled prisoners convicted by nonunanimous juries more case, the court ruled 7 to 1 in favor of fossil- can create a hostile work environ- unanimously that police are not completely free cannot ask federal courts to grant them new fuel energy companies in a tuneup for a looming ment. to enter someone’s home without a warrant on trials. battle with local governments about liability for The court said Monday it would the grounds that they are checking the person’s The decision in Edwards v. Vannoy, which climate-change damage they say their jurisdic- not take the case of a former Tex- health or well-being — a “community caretak- cut along the court’s conservative-liberal di- tions have suffered. as hospital employee who said he ing” exception to the law. vide, was a follow-up to last term’s ruling that The case presents the question of where a was subjected to a hostile work Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for the required unanimous juries before convicting showdown should occur: in state courts, which environment, including graffiti in court, acknowledged that precedent allowed of- someone of a serious crime. Louisiana, Oregon plaintiffs such as the city consider a more hos- one elevator that used the N- ficers to undertake a warrantless search of a ve- and the U.S. territory Puerto Rico allowed such pitable setting, or in federal court, where the word. It was one of many the hicle for a firearm, and mentioned the caretak- convictions, and prisoners there sought new multinational oil and gas companies feel their court rejected Monday. ing tasks police offers perform in modern socie- trials after the court’s decision. chances are better. Robert Collier said that during ty. But Justice Brett Kavanaugh said there was But the technical question decided by the the seven years he worked as an But that was simply “a recognition that these no recourse in federal courts for those who al- court Monday was even narrower. It was not operating room aide at Parkland tasks exist, and not an open-ended license to ready had exhausted their appeals. And he ex- about whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Memorial Hospital in Dallas, perform them anywhere,” Thomas wrote. panded the ruling’s reach by saying changes in 4th Circuit had been right in upholding a district white nurses called him and other “What is reasonable for vehicles is different criminal procedure rules do not qualify as “wa- judge’s decision in sending the case to state Black employees “boy.” He sued from what is reasonable for homes.” tershed” decisions that demand retroactive en- court. It was whether the appeals court should the hospital after he was fired in The court was reviewing a decision to the con- forcement. consider all of the arguments raised by the com- 2016. trary by a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Although the court in the past has held out the panies. In a statement to The Associ- the 1st Circuit in Boston, which happened to be possibility that such an important change might Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the majority ated Press, hospital spokesman joined by retired Justice David Souter. present itself, Kavanaugh wrote, decades have that the appeals court was wrong in saying its Michael Malaise noted that there It said Cranston, R.I., did not violate the Con- passed without one, and it was time for the court authority was extremely limited. is no evidence “that any Parkland stitution’s Fourth Amendment ban on unrea- to close the loop. The court sent the case back to the lower employee was responsible for the sonable searches and seizures when officers en- The decision means no federal recourse for court but declined to decide anything more than alleged graffiti or that it was di- tered the home of Edward Caniglia in 2015. Thedrick Edwards, who was convicted in 2007 that — for instance, whether such cases should rected specifically at Mr. Col- Caniglia’s wife had called police after the cou- of rape and multiple charges of armed robbery be heard in federal or state court. lier.” PAGE 12 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, May 19, 2021 WORLD Israeli airstrikes, Hamas attacks go on unabated The Washington Post including Egyptians, that it agree to TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli fight- ahalt, two officials familiar with the er jets pounded targets in the Gaza cease-fire talks told The Washing- Strip and Hamas militants fired ton Post. The officials spoke on the rockets and mortars at cities in condition of anonymity to discuss southern Israel on Tuesday, as Pal- negotiations. estinian demonstrators staging a “The IDF [Israel Defense general strike in solidarity with Ga- Forces] is not talking about a cease- za faced off against Israeli forces in fire. We’re focused on the firing,” the occupied West Bank. the military’s chief spokesman, The Israeli military said 62 fight- Brig. Gen. Hidai Zilberman, told Is- JAVIER FERGO/AP er jets dropped 110 “guided arma- rael’s Army Radio on Tuesday, Reu- Young people mainly from Morocco try to reach Spanish soil at the enclave of Ceuta, on Tuesday. Ceuta, aments” overnight and early Tues- ters reported. Spanish city of 85,000 in northern Africa, faces a humanitarian crisis after thousands of Moroccans took day on targets in Gaza, including U.S. Secretary of State Antony advantage of relaxed border control in their country to swim or paddle in boats onto European soil. Hamas commanders, rocket Blinken said the U.S. received intel- launchpads and the militant group’s ligence from Israel on its bombing tunnel network in the territory. Saturday of a high-rise building in Palestinian militants targeted Gaza that housed media offices of Spain, Morocco square off nearby Israeli towns and cities with The Associated Press and other out- rockets and large-caliber mortars, lets, but he declined to comment on the armed groups said in statements the substance of the information. after 6,000 migrants arrive Tuesday. “We did seek further information Dramatic footage circulating on from Israel on this question,” the Associated Press some people rushed up the hills sur- sub-Saharan Africans who are usu- social media Tuesday showed a secretary of state said at a news con- CEUTA, Spain — Spain deployed rounding the city and jumped over ally fleeing poverty or violence back rocket slamming into the side of a ference in Iceland as a part of his its military to the Moroccan border the double fence. home. Spain has agreements to re- high-rise building in Ashdod, a port tour of Nordic countries. “It’s my Tuesday as thousands of migrants Spanish Prime Minister Pedro turn some of those migrants to their city north of Gaza. understanding that we’ve received jumped fences or swam onto Eu- Sánchez canceled a trip to Paris, native countries but not all. Israeli police said Tuesday that some further information through ropean soil for the second day in a where he was to attend a summit on By Tuesday afternoon, Moroccan rocket fire from Gaza killed two intelligence channels, and it’s not row after Rabat loosened border international aid to Africa, and an- authorities closed the road leading Thai workers in the Eshkol region in something I can comment on.” controls amid a deepening diplo- nounced an imminent visit to the to the border post with Ceuta and an- southern Israel. One Israeli soldier The destruction of the 12-story al- matic spat. southern city. While calling Moroc- ti-riot police dispersed crowds of was injured in a mortar attack near Jalaa tower came amid an Israeli Overwhelmed soldiers separated co a “friend of Spain,” Sánchez also would-be migrants. Neither the gov- the Gaza border and was evacuated bombardment of Gaza City follow- the adults from the young and car- urged authorities to “respect the ernment in Rabat nor local officials to a hospital for treatment, the Israe- ing a barrage of Hamas rocket fire ried children in their arms while shared border.” have commented about the mass in- li military said. from the Gaza Strip. The leveling of Red Cross workers helped an end- By Tuesday morning, at least flux or responded to queries by The The armed wing of Hamas said the building prompted international less trickle of migrants who were 6,000 sea-soaked people had cross- Associated Press. earlier that it had “bombarded” the condemnation. Israel said the tower emerging from the water shivering ed the border into Ceuta since early “It’s such a strong invasion that city of Sderot, launched missiles at contained military assets belonging and exhausted. One unconscious Monday, the Spanish government we are not able to calculate the num- Ashdod and attacked a group of Is- to Hamas. woman laid on the sand before she said, including 1,500 thought to be ber of people that have entered,” raeli soldiers north of Gaza. The ongoing fighting in Gaza was carried away on a stretcher. teenagers. The number getting in said Juan Jesús Vivas, the president The fresh fighting prompted Is- came amid a nationwide strike by The sudden influx of migrants has slowed but didn’t stop Tuesday even of Ceuta, an autonomous city of rael to shutter the Kerem Shalom Palestinians in the West Bank and fueled the diplomatic spat between as Spain deployed additional police about 7.7 square miles. border crossing it said was opened Arab citizens of Israel in solidarity Rabat and Madrid over the disputed and soldiers to the border. One young man drowned and earlier Tuesday to allow for some with residents of Gaza. Western Sahara region and created Some 2,700 adults were already dozens were treated for hypother- aid to enter the besieged enclave. The Israeli military said Tuesday a humanitarian crisis for Ceuta, the returned to Morocco, according to mia. The arriving adults were being Israel showed little sign of scaling that soldiers thwarted an attack by Spanish city of 85,000 in North Afri- Spain’s Interior Ministry. Morocco transferred to Ceuta’s main soccer back its campaign despite growing an armed Palestinian man in He- ca on the Mediterranean Sea, sepa- and Spain signed an agreement stadium as they waited to be return- international pressure and U.S. bron. The Palestinian Health Minis- rated from Morocco by a double- three decades ago to expel all those ed to Morocco while those thought to President Joe Biden’s call for a try said the man was a protester who wide, 32-foot fence. who swim across the border. be minors were sent to warehouses cease-fire. Israel has so far declined was shot and killed by Israeli forces, Video cameras captured how Yet many arriving Tuesday were run by a charity group. entreaties from outside mediators, local media reported. Indian navy scours sea after barge sinks, 2nd adrift after cyclone hits Associated Press copters joined the rescue oper- Cyclone Tauktae, the most pow- NEW DELHI — The Indian na- ations and were scouring the sea, erful storm to hit the region in vy is working to rescue crew the navy said. more than two decades, packed members from a sunken barge Both barges were working for sustained winds of up to 130 mph and a second cargo vessel that was Oil and Natural Gas Corp., the when it came ashore in Gujarat adrift Tuesday off the coast of largest crude oil and natural gas state late Monday. Four people Mumbai after a deadly cyclone company in India. were killed in the state, raising the struck the western coast. The company said the barges storm's total to 16. The navy said it has rescued 177 were carrying personnel de- Residents emerged from relief AJIT SOLANKI/AP of the 400 people on the two barges ployed for offshore drilling and shelters Tuesday to find debris An uprooted tree blocks a road after heavy rains in Ahmedabad, India, in the Arabia Sea. Three warships, their anchors gave away during strewn across roads, trees uproot- on Tuesday. Cyclone Tauktae packed sustained winds of up to maritime patrol aircraft and heli- the storm. ed and electricity lines damaged. 130mph when it came ashore in Gujarat state late Monday. Wednesday, May 19, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 13 WORLD Russia’s northernmost base projects its power

Associated Press The base, which sits about 600 ka. NAGURSKOYE, Russia — Dur- miles south of the geographic As part of that effort, Russia has ing the Cold War, Russia’s Nagur- North Pole, was built using new rebuilt and expanded facilities skoye airbase was little more than construction technologies as part across the polar region, deploying a runway, a weather station and a of Kremlin efforts to bolster the surveillance and defensive assets. communications outpost in the military amid spiraling tensions A base in the similar trefoil shape Franz Josef Land archipelago. with the West following Russia’s and patriotic colors to the one in It was a remote and desolate 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Cri- Nagurskoye is on Kotelny Island, home mostly for polar bears, mean Peninsula. between the Laptev Sea and the where temperatures plunge in The following year, Russia sub- East Siberian Sea on the eastern winter to minus-43 degrees Fah- mitted a revised bid for vast terri- end of the shipping route, also with renheit and the snow only disap- tories in the Arctic to the United missiles and radar. pears from August to mid-Septem- ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/AP Nations, claiming over 463,000 Adm. Alexander Moiseyev, ber. A soldier stands at a central atrium called the "Arctic Trefoil" on the square miles of Arctic sea shelf, ex- chief of Russia’s Northern Fleet, Now, Russia’s northernmost Alexandra Land island near Nagurskoye, Russia, on Monday. tending more than 350 nautical said last week that Moscow has the military base is bristling with mis- miles from shore. right to set navigation rules along siles and radar and its extended 3,470-mile Northern Sea Route creasing interest in the region, be- While the U.N. pondered that the shipping lane. runway can handle all types of air- along Russia’s Arctic coast. Other lieved to hold up to one-fourth of claim and those from other nations, “Practically the entire Northern craft, including nuclear-capable buildings on the Island, which is the Earth’s undiscovered oil and Russia has said it sees the North- Sea Route goes through Russia’s strategic bombers, projecting Mos- called Alexandra Land, are used gas. ern Sea Route as its “historically territorial waters or the country’s cow’s power and influence across for radar and communications, a Russian President Vladimir Pu- developed national transport corri- economic zone,” Moiseyev told re- the Arctic amid intensifying inter- weather station, oil storage, hang- tin has cited estimates that put the dor,” requiring authorization from porters aboard the Peter the Great national competition for the re- ars and construction facilities. value of Arctic mineral riches at Moscow for foreign vessels to navi- missile cruiser. “The complex ice gion’s vast resources. Russia has sought to assert its in- $30 trillion. gate along it. The U.S. has dismis- conditions make it necessary to or- The shamrock-shaped facility — fluence over wide areas of the Arc- Tensions between Russia and sed Russia’s claims of jurisdiction ganize safe shipping, so Russia in- three large pods extending from a tic in competition with the United the West will likely loom large over on parts of the route as illegitimate. sists on a special regime of its use.” central atrium — is called the States, Canada, Denmark and Nor- Thursday’s meeting of the Arctic Moscow has declared its inten- NATO is increasingly worried “Arctic Trefoil” and is painted in way as shrinking polar ice from the nations’ foreign ministers in Reyk- tion to introduce procedures for about the growing Russian mili- the white-red-and-blue of the na- warming planet offers new oppor- javik, Iceland, where Moscow is set foreign ships and assign Russian tary footprint in the Arctic, and tional flag, brightening the other- tunities for resources and shipping to take a rotating chairmanship in pilots for guidance along the route, Washington sent B-1 bombers to wise stark vantage point on the routes. China also has shown an in- the Arctic Council. which runs from Norway to Alas- Norway this year. PAGE 14 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, May 19, 2021 OPINION

Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Dems’ divide on Israel complicates Biden’s plans BY HENRY OLSEN more likely to view Palestinians favorably breaking with them. The Washington Post (58%, vs. 32% of Republicans). At the time, That balancing act, however, will inevitably EDITORIAL he ongoing conflict between Israel half of Democrats thought that Trump was fa- run into the reality of Israeli public opinion. Is- Terry Leonard, Editor and Hamas shows how difficult, if voring the Israelis too much, including 66% rael has shifted dramatically to the right since [email protected] not impossible, it will be to settle the among self-described “liberal” Democrats. the second intifada in 2000. Israel has not had a dispute. It also puts a spotlight on A March Gallup poll confirms this trend: government led by the center-left since 2001, Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor T how difficult it will be for President Joe Biden Only 43% of Democrats say their sympathies and parties from the center-right to the far- [email protected] to navigate the issue within his own party. lay more with the Israelis, with 38% saying right won 72 of 120 seats in the Knesset (the Is- Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content The Democratic Party was once Israel’s un- their sympathies lie more with the Palesti- raeli parliament) in this year’s election. Only [email protected] questioned friend. President Harry S. Tru- nians. A majority of Democrats now say they disputes over Prime Minister Benjamin Neta- Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation man immediately recognized Israeli inde- think the United States should put more pres- nyahu’s suitability for office prevent the right [email protected] pendence in 1948, the first world leader to do sure on Israel to make compromises with the from forming a cohesive government. Even so. President Lyndon B. Johnson was strongly Palestinians to bring peace, up from a mere the center-left includes hawkish elements Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital supportive of Israel, and moved decisively to 33% in 2008. such as Defense Minister Benny Gantz’s Blue [email protected] make the United States the chief arms suppli- It should thus be no surprise that 28 of the 48 and White party, which holds eight seats. er to the nation when its traditional supplier, Democratic senators on Sunday called for an Gantz rejects any calls for a cease-fire, saying BUREAU STAFF France, started to withdraw its backing after immediate cease-fire between Israel and Ha- that Israel will not listen to “moral preaching” the 1967 Six-Day War. Presidents Jimmy Car- mas. Signatories included high-profile pro- when the lives of its citizens are at risk. Europe/Mideast ter and Bill Clinton both brokered peace gressives such as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sand- Israeli demography is also at odds with the Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief [email protected] agreements between Israel and former Arab ers and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth War- Democratic left. Israeli youth largely identify +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 foes. ren. Tellingly, the group included three of the with the right, and the ultra-right-wing Hare- Pacific American Jews have also been among the 10 Jewish Democratic Senators, all four Black di population is growing at more than twice Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief Democratic Party’s staunchest voting blocs or Asian Democrats, and eight of the 12 mem- the rate as the rest of Israel. This suggests the [email protected] for decades. A Pew Research Center poll re- bers of Senate Democratic leadership. This Israeli right will only grow stronger in the fu- +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 leased last week shows this remains true de- split is roughly representative of the split of ture. There are also nearly 500,000 Jews living Washington spite President Donald Trump’s strenuous opinion regarding which side to back in the Is- in the West Bank and another 215,000 living in Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief pro-Israel agenda. Seventy-one percent of all raeli-Palestinian conflict among Democratic East Jerusalem, which Palestinians want as [email protected] Jews identify with or lean toward the Demo- voters — and cannot be lightly dismissed as an the capital for their state. No Jewish govern- (+1)(202)886-0033 Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News crats, compared with only 26% who are Re- aberration. ment, left or right, will remove roughly 10% of [email protected] publicans. The Democratic share increases Biden cannot ignore this split as he navi- its population to facilitate the peace settle- once the strongly conservative Orthodox Jew- gates the conflict — or broader Middle East is- ment favored by Palestinians and the Demo- CIRCULATION ish community is excluded. Half of all Jews, sues. Presidents have greater leeway on for- cratic Party’s left. and more than half of the dominant Reform eign policy than they do on domestic policy, These simple facts mean that Biden will Mideast and nonreligious demographics, say they are but it’s unwise for a president to take positions have to use political capital with his party’s Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager [email protected] political liberals. on high-profile issues at odds with so many of base simply to continue existing policy toward [email protected] Given this, one might think the Democratic his party’s voters. Biden has a long history of Israel. He’ll surely be able to do that in the cur- DSN (314)583-9111 Party would be unwavering friends of Israel. taking positions that unite the normally frac- rent crisis. Whether he will be willing to do Europe But alas, that would be wrong. Polls show tious Democratic coalition. With regard to Is- that throughout his tenure as Israeli and Dem- Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager Democrats no longer uniformly view Israel as rael, that means taking a middle course: trying ocratic Party voter sentiment increasingly di- [email protected] the good guys in the struggle with the Palesti- to find a way to nudge Israel into positions that verge is an open question. [email protected] +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 nians. A 2019 Pew poll found that 35% of Dem- accord with Democratic preferences (pro- ocrats viewed Israelis unfavorably, compared Iran nuclear deal and supportive of an inde- Pacific Henry Olsen is a Washington Post columnist and a senior fellow to 18% of Republicans. 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Police: Officer had meth lab at his home LONG BRANCH — A NJ domestic disturbance call at a veteran police officer’s home in a residential New Jersey town led to the discovery of a methamphetamine lab he was operating there, authorities said. Christopher Walls, a 19-year veteran of the Long Branch force, was suspended without pay from his job following his arrest. Police who had responded to the domestic disturbance call at the Long Branch home were told by someone there that Walls was operating the lab, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. A state police hazmat team responded and found equipment and substances commonly used to make meth in the home’s base- ment and in a shed on the proper- ty, along with books about making the drug, explosives and poison. Mayor saves skydiving partner after malfunction MIDDLETOWN — An OH Ohio mayor has been credited with saving the life of her skydiving partner after an equipment malfunction during a training exercise in Middletown. ELI HARTMAN, ODESSA (TEXAS) AMERICAN/AP Middletown Mayor Nicole Con- drey was connected to her teammate by straps as the pair sky- Caged contortionist dived carrying a large American Contortionist Ben Holland begins the routine to his set from inside a cage during the Paranormal Circus at the Ector County Coliseum in flag, the Dayton Daily News re- Odessa, Texas. ported. Owner of Team Fastrax, a pro- THE CENSUS the school announced. fessional skydiving team, John State again removing Half of the gift will fund scholar- Hart, was unable to release the toxic debris from island The speed a driver was clocked at before his Ford Mustang ran ships in the College of Business, strap as the pair approached the 143 out of gas in Bardstown, Ky. Kentucky authorities took into cus- and the other half will help to fund ground and Condrey executed an CAMANO ISLAND — tody Steven Alford, 47, after driving more than twice the speed limit on the a basketball practice facility. “emergency procedure” to re- WA The Department of Bluegrass Parkway. Kentucky State Police contacted the local agency for help The $250,000 designated for lease the strap about 100 feet off Natural Resources has returned to pulling Alford over, and after a lengthy chase, the man stopped his car when he scholarships will create two en- the ground. Camano Island again to remove ran out of fuel, the sheriff’s office said in a statement. dowed funds. After the maneuver, Condrey creosote-coated pilings carried by The first will support a student crashed into the side of a hangar the tide into Elger Bay. give the bridge a slimmer profile from an underrepresented pop- and Hart hit a nearby fence. Con- In 2009, the DNR pulled 100 and make it safer in high winds. Rescuers round up ulation, and the second was drey broke her right arm and Hart tons of creosote-coated pilings But as safety was increased, so rabbits found in city park named in honor of Martirano’s suffered four broken ribs. from the area, KING-TV reported. was the noise, as gusts whipped friends and peers from his grad- Creosote was used for over a through the new slats, the newspa- MIDDLETOWN — uating class. Woman arrested for century to protect wood pilings in per said. OH Officials said animal drugs with 5 kids in car the salt water of Puget Sound. Cre- Engineers are reportedly using shelter workers and volunteers Wildlife bridge plan gets osote contains hundreds of chem- full-size sections of the bridge rail- worked over the weekend to round $25 million boost HIXTON — Authorities icals, including known carcino- ing inside a wind tunnel to find a up dozens of domesticated rabbits WI said a Wisconsin wom- gens. solution. left in an Ohio park. LOS ANGELES — A an was arrested for allegedly tak- Chris Robertson, Aquatic Res- Middletown city spokesperson CA plan to build a bridge ing illegal drugs while driving toration manager for DNR’s Aq- Woman fleeing police Shelby Quinlivan said rescuers re- over a major Southern California with five children in the car. uatics Division, said that infras- catches fire after crash covered 33 rabbits from Smith highway to enable mountain lions The Wisconsin State Patrol said tructure has broken down over Park, and no deceased animals and other wildlife to move be- it learned of the incident when a time and the pilings enter the aq- PICKENS — A woman were found. tween wilderness areas has re- father called to request a welfare uatic system and end up along SC accused of fleeing from The exact number of rabbits ap- ceived a $25 million challenge check on his 12-year-old daughter. Washington shorelines. law enforcement in South Caroli- parently left in the park was un- grant to advance the project, orga- The girl was in a car headed to na caught fire when she crashed clear. Officials said a dozen more nizers said. Wisconsin Dells with a friend and Engineers work to silence the car in which she was hauling rabbits were removed from a The challenge grant from Wal- the friend’s family and told her fa- loud hum on bridge several containers of fuel, accord- home, and a woman will face lis Annenberg and the Annenberg ther the adults were “smoking ing to authorities. abandonment charges. Foundation to the National Wild- drugs.” SAN FRANCISCO — Deputies with the Pickens life Federation’s “SaveLACou- Troopers discovered that 4- CA The Golden Gate County Sheriff’s Office were try- Alumnus gifts $500K for gars” campaign would raise dona- year-old twins, an 11-year-old and Bridge is making a racket and en- ing to pull the car over after find- scholarships, basketball tions so far to $44 million but rean 8-year-old were also in the ve- gineers are trying to figure out ing it was reported stolen, the quires that another $35 million be hicle. how to shut it up. agency said in a statement. SOUTH KINGSTOWN raised. The patrol said the driver, a 31- The San Francisco Chronicle The motorist, Jessica Dale Pat- RI — The University of The proposed wildlife crossing year-old woman, showed signs of reported that the iconic span start- terson, 28, crashed and flipped Rhode Island has received a would be built west of Los Angeles impairment and a field sobriety ed emanating a loud hum follow- while trying to evade authorities, $500,000 gift from alumnus and at Liberty Canyon, stretching over test confirmed she was “under the ing a retrofit last year of the side- according to the sheriff’s office. venture capitalist David Martira- 10 lanes of freeway. influence of a controlled sub- walk safety railing on its western The car caught fire, triggering no that will support academic stance.” Troopers found marijua- side. Crews replaced some 12,000 several explosions and igniting scholarships as well as the men’s na and paraphernalia in the car. wide slats with narrower ones, to the woman, authorities said. and women’s basketball teams, From The Associated Press PAGE 18 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, May 19, 2021 FACES

Ariana Grande Black elite families ties the knot Associated Press Ariana Grande is a newlywed. A representative for the singer figure prominently confirmed that she married real estate agent Dalton Gomez. Grande’s rep told People that they tied the knot in a small and in- in Fox’s fall lineup timate wedding, where less than 20 people attended. It wasn’t clear BY LYNN ELBER when the wedding took place. Associated Press “The room was so happy and Affluent and well-connected full of love. The couple and both Black families are the focus of families couldn’t be happier,” the “Our Kind of People,” a new Fox rep told People. drama series from “Empire” cre- Grande, 27, and Gomez, 25, an- ator Lee Daniels. nounced their engagement in De- Based on “Our Kind of People: cember. They began dating in Ja- Inside America’s Black Upper nuary 2020 and quarantined to- Class,” a 1999 nonfiction book by gether during the pandemic. Lawrence Otis Graham, the series Grande is currently on the pop will join the network’s fall sched- RICHARD SHOTWELL, INVISION/AP charts with the hits “34+35,” “Po- ule, while midseason’s “The AP Morris Chestnut is among the stars of “Our Kind of People,” a drama sitions,” “pov” and the “Save Your Cleaning Lady” will bring the rar- Elodie Yung will bring a rare series from “Empire” creator Lee Daniels that focuses on affluent Tears” remix with The Weeknd. ity of an Asian lead character to Asian lead character to TV in Black families. The series is based on a 1999 nonfiction book. She will work as a coach on “The TV. “The Cleaning Lady,” premiering Voice” in the fall. Elodie Yung (“The Hitman’s midseason on Fox. space created by the cancellation country music,” the fictional Ro- Bodyguard”) stars as a Cambo- of “Bless the Harts,” “Next,” mans. dian doctor who is driven by fam- something culturally,” producer “Prodigal Son” and “Filthy Rich,” “Welcome to Flatch,” set in a ily circumstances to work for Daniels told advertising buyers, with “The Moodys” still “on the Midwestern town that’s under the mobsters as a crime scene “clean- who are rotating among virtual bubble,” or at risk of being axed. eye of a documentary crew, and er,” Fox said Monday in announc- presentations of next season’s of- The new series’ themes reflect “Pivoting,” about three childhood ing its 2021-22 schedule ferings from Fox and other broad- “hope and second chances and re- friends seeking a new path in life, “Our Kind of People,” accord- casters this week. invention,” Charlie Collier, CEO are the new comedies coming ing to Fox’s thumbnail descrip- Fox, which touted its success of Fox Entertainment, said in a midseason, along with the animat- tion, is an “unapologetic celebra- with young adult viewers favored conference call with reporters. ed comedy “Krapopolis.” Created tion of Black resilience and by sponsors, will add four new The other freshman dramas are by Dan Harmon (“Community”), achievement.” Set on Massachu- dramas in total next year, along fall’s “The Big Leap” starring it’s set in a mythical ancient setts’ fabled Martha’s Vineyard is- with two freshman sitcoms and an Scott Foley, Teri Polo and Piper Greece populated by humans, land, it stars Yaya DaCosta (“Chi- animated comedy. The singing Perabo, about unlucky people try- gods and monsters. cago Med,” “Whitney”) and Mor- contest “Alter Ego” is set for a fall ing to change their lives with a re- Returning series “9-1-1” will air ris Chestnut (“The Resident”). debut, with other reality shows ality dance show, and “Monarch,” this fall, with “9-1-1: Lone Star” JORDAN STRAUSS, INVISION/AP “We’re not only saying some- waiting in the midseason wings. a midseason musical drama cen- taking its Monday time slot at mid- Pop star Ariana Grande married thing culturally, we’re doing The newcomers will fill shelf tered on “America’s first family of season. real estate agent Dalton Gomez. New this week: Olivia Rodrigo, zombies and M.O.D.O.K. Associated Press Dry” is one of the sturdiest thrillers I’ve Television Here’s a collection curated by The Asso- seen in a while, with a firm grasp of the ciated Press’ entertainment journalists of characters’ complicated pasts, their ■ “Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K.” had us at the what’s arriving on TV, streaming services fraught present and an ominous, climate- voice casting of Patton Oswalt as the title’s and music platforms this week. shaped future. Bana plays a big-city federal maniacal supervillain. M.O.D.O.K. — the Music agent who returns home for the funeral of Mental Organism Designed Only for Kill- GEFFEN RECORDS, BMG, WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE / AP an old friend, who’s believed to have killed ing — is kicked out of the evildoer organiza- ■ You can finally drive and listen to Oli- Cover art for “Sour” by Olivia Rodrigo, his family and himself. That’s one of the tion A.I.M. after years of mismanagement, via Rodrigo’s new album in your car — so “Standing in the Doorway” by Chrissie crimes in play; when younger, Bana’s char- but retains his dream of world domination. long as you have your driver’s license. The Hynde and “Body Language” by Blake acter, and the deceased friend, were nearby He’s got marital and family problems as newcomer behind one of the year’s biggest Shelton, all dropping this week. when a teenage girl died in a river — a death well, poor bad guy. As for the violence, Pat- hits is releasing her debut album, “SOUR,” many in the town have longed blamed on ton says it’s more “hilarious” than offensive on Friday. The album features the multi- helped him create his new album because it them. The IFC Films release debuts for dig- or disturbing, promising it stops at “‘Monty platinum hit “drivers license,” the first song allowed him to live with the songs longer ital rental Friday while simultaneously Python level.’” The 10-episode adult ani- to hit one billion total global streams this than usual. As “The Voice” coach put it: “I opening in theaters. mated series, debuting in full Friday on Hu- year. The 18-year-old performed the track still feel as strongly as I do about (the ■ Ah, springtime. When the birds chirp, lu, co-stars Aimee Garcia, Melissa Fumero, as well as new single “good 4 u” on “Satur- songs). That makes me have even more con- the flowers bloom and Zach Snyder releas- Ben Schwartz, Beck Bennett and Jon Daly. day Night Live” last week, and “SOUR” also fidence in the record.” Shelton will release es six-plus hours of laden, thundering ac- ■ A lovely seaside English town is home includes second single “deja vu,” another “Body Language” on Friday. It is his 12th tion content. Two months after the release to homicide in “Whitstable Pearl,” an Acorn Top 10 hit for Rodrigo on the Billboard Hot studio album and includes the singles “Min- of his four-hour edit of “Justice League,” TV six-part series debuting May 24 on the 100 chart. imum Wage” and the Gwen Stefani-fea- the maximalist filmmaker has shifted to streaming service. Pearl Nolan (Kerry Go- ■ Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie tured “Happy Anywhere,” a platinum suc- Netflix, and returned to zombies. His “Ar- dliman), single mom, lead owner of the pop- Hynde will release a Bob Dylan covers al- cess that marks Shelton’s 28th No. 1 hit on my of the Dead” clocks in at 148 minutes, ular Whitstable Pearl eatery and a freshly bum on Friday called “Standing in the Billboard’s country airplay chart. and comes seven years after Snyder’s last minted private detective, is sure that a fam- Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dy- — AP Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu stab at zombies in the 2004 George A. Rom- ily friend’s death wasn’t accidental. The lan.” Hynde recorded the nine-track album ero remake “Dawn of the Dead.” In it, a new police chief (Howard Charles) resists, during the pandemic with her Pretenders Movies group of mercenaries try to pull off a heist in but buys into a theory that will shake up the bandmate James Walbourne, and it in- ■ In “The Dry,” Eric Bana returns to his a Las Vegas overrun with zombies. The village. That’s just episode one, with a pos- cludes new interpretations of Dylan songs native country for a taut, tense thriller set film, starring Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, sible murder by marmalade among the oth- like “You’re a Big Girl Now,” “Love Minus against the parched landscape of drought- Omari Hardwick and Ana De La Reguera, er crimes ahead. A running thread: Tension Zero/No Limit,” “Don’t Fall Apart on Me stricken Australia. Grippingly directed by debuts Friday on Netflix after a week run in between traditionalists and the newcomers Tonight” and “Every Grain of Sand.” Robert Connelly with patient command and theaters. bent on Whitstable’s gentrification. ■ Blake Shelton says the pandemic adapted from Jane Harper’s novel, “The — AP Film Writer Jake Coyle — AP Television Writer Lynn Elber Wednesday, May 19, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 19 SCOREBOARD/HIGH SCHOOL: DODEA EUROPE

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MLS Geneva Open Aljaz Bedene, Slovenia, def. Gilles Si- mon, France, 6-2, 6-3. EASTERN CONFERENCE Monday Cameron Norrie, Britain, def. Corentin At Tennis Club de Geneve Eaux-Vives Moutet, France, 7-5, 6-3. Athletes off and WLTPts GF GA Geneva Yoshihito Nishioka, Japan, def. Ugo Purse: Euro 419,470 Humbert, France, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. New England 3 1 2 11 7 6 Surface: Red clay Sebastian Korda, United States, def. Orlando City 2 0 3 9 6 2 Men’s Singles Pierre-Hugues Herbert, France, 7-6 (5), 6-4. NYCFC 2 1 2 8 10 4 Qualification Men’s Doubles Round of 16 Atlanta 2 1 2 8 6 4 Ilya Ivashka (1), Belarus, def. Mackenzie McDonald (5), United States, 6-4, 6-3. Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, and Montreal 2 2 2 8 8 7 Round of 32 Henri Kontinen (2), Finland, def. Frederik Nielsen, Denmark, and Andres Molteni, Ar- running in final Philadelphia 2 2 2 8 5 5 Arthur Cazaux, France, def. Adrian Man- gentina, 6-2, 7-6 (4). Inter Miami CF 2 2 2 8 8 9 narino (8), France, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3. Tennys Sandgren, United States, def. Hugo Nys, Monaco, and Tim Puetz (4), Nashville 1 0 4 7 6 4 Salvatore Caruso, Italy, 6-3, 6-4. Germany, def. Divij Sharan, India, and New York 2 3 0 6 7 6 Pablo Andujar, Spain, def. Jordan Sander Arends, Netherlands, 3-6, 6-2, 10-1. D.C. United 2 4 0 6 5 10 Thompson, Australia, 6-0, 6-4. Dominik Koepfer, Germany, def. Benoit WTA Belgrade Columbus 1 2 2 5 3 4 Paire (7), France, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (5), 6-4. Monday Toronto FC 1 2 2 5 7 9 Men’s Doubles At Novak Tennis Center championships Round of 16 Chicago 0 4 1 1 3 10 Belgrade Simone Bolelli, Italy, and Maximo Gon- Cincinnati 0 3 1 1 4 13 Purse: $235,238 zalez, Argentina, def. Luke Saville and Max Surface: Red clay BY KENT HARRIS Purcell, Australia, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2). WESTERN CONFERENCE Women’s Singles Round of 32 Stars and Stripes WLTPts GF GA Lyon Open Leylah Annie Fernandez, Canada, def. A sports calendar made unique Polona Hercog, Slovenia, 7-5, 6-1. Seattle 5 0 1 16 13 2 Monday Yulia Putintseva (2), Kazakhstan, def. by the coronavirus fittingly con- At Parc de la Tete d’Or LA Galaxy 4 1 0 12 10 8 Kaja Juvan, Slovenia, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. Lyon, France Maria Camila Osorio Serrano, Colombia, cludes with DODEA Europe’s most Sporting KC 3 2 1 10 9 7 Purse: Euro 419,470 def. Zhang Shuai (3), China, 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (4). unusual championships this week. Colorado 3 1 1 10 8 6 Surface: Red clay Cristina Bucsa, Spain, def. Danka Kovin- Men’s Singles ic (8), Montenegro, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. Competition has already begun in San Jose 3 3 0 9 10 8 Qualification Women’s Doubles Houston 2 2 2 8 7 8 Kamil Majchrzak (7), Poland, def. Ales- Round of 16 the season-ending track champion- Real Salt Lake 2 1 1 7 6 4 sandro Giannessi, Italy, 6-4, 6-3. Aleksandra Krunic and Nina Stojanovic ships and will conclude Saturday at Mikael Ymer (2), Sweden, def. Thiago Vancouver 2 3 1 7 5 7 (4), Serbia, def. Paula Kania-Chodun, Po- Seyboth Wild (6), Brazil, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1. land, and Julia Wachaczyk, Germany, 6-3, sites around Europe. Different Portland 2 3 0 6 6 8 Gregoire Barrere (4), France, def. An- 6-1. events are scattered throughout the Austin FC 2 3 0 6 5 7 toine Hoang (8), France, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1. Lidziya Marozava, Belarus, and Cristina- Joao Sousa (3), Portugal, def. Arthur Rin- Andreea Mitu, Romania, def. Mihaela Bu- week. Official results from the Minnesota 2 4 0 6 5 10 derknech (5), France, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. zarnescu, Romania, and Ankita Raina, In- FC Dallas 1 2 2 5 6 6 Round of 32 dia, 6-3, 4-6, 10-5. event, held remotely at tracks in six LAFC 1 2 2 5 5 6 DEALS countries, are expected Monday. Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. The time element alone makes Monday’s transactions Hayes. Released S Chris Miller and WR Da- the championships different from Saturday’s games rece Roberson. Cincinnati at Montreal BASEBALL ATLANTA FALCONS — Released DL Eli others. The Monday-Saturday for- Major League Baseball Howard. Signed DLs Eli Ankou and Olive LA Galaxy at Portland JENNIFER H. SVAN/STARS AND STRIPES Miami at Chicago American League Sagapolu. mat means that it’ll go longer than Toronto FC at Orlando City BOSTON RED SOX — Optioned INF Jo- BUFFALO BILLS — Signed LB Joe Giles- any other championship in decades. Kaiserslautern senior Griffen Columbus at New York City FC nathan Arauz to Worcester (Triple-A Harris. New York at New England East). CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed S Delano Add in the fact that athletes often Parsells raises his hand as he Real Salt Lake at FC Dallas DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned RHP Alex Hill and DE Kendall Donnerson. Waived K crosses the finish line in first at Vancouver at Houston Lange to Toledo (Triple-A East). Activated Matt Ammendola, LB Daniel Bituli and DT won’t even see their closest rivals — Sporting Kansas City at San Jose C Wilson Ramos from the 10-day IL. P.J. Johnson. let alone directly compete with the DODEA Europe cross country Colorado at Los Angeles FC HOUSTON ASTROS — Sent LHP Framber CHICAGO BEARS — Signed WR Chris La- Valdez and RHP Jake Odorizzi to Sugar cy and LB Michael Pinckney. them — and it could be like no other championship on Oct. 24. Sunday’s games — Signed DEs Land (Triple-A West) for rehab assign- CINCINNATI BENGALS finals in history. Parsells is among hundreds of Atlanta at Seattle ments. Cameron Sample and Wyatt Hubert, DT athletes competing in the DODEA Philadelphia at D.C. United KANSAS ROYALS — Placed LHP Danny Tyler Shelvin, OT D’Ante Smith, K Evan It’s an open question whether any Austin FC at Nashville Duffy on the 10-day IL retroactibe to May McPherson, D Trey Hill, WR Trent Taylor Europe virtual track and field and RB Chris Evans. Saturday, May 29 14. particular event will be listed in the LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Reassigned OF DENVER BRONCOS — Signed QB Case finals this week. Montreal at Chicago Jon Jay outright to Salt Lake (Triple-A Cookus, OLB Pita Taumoepenu and OT Co- history books, though. Orlando City at New York West). dy Conway. Waived LB David Curry and OT New England at Cincinnati NEW YORK YANKEES — Placed OF Gian- Ryan Pope. Re-signed OT Calvin Anderson. The two athletes who have dom- and Isabella Pizarro (long jump, tri- Toronto FC at Columbus carlo Stanton on the 10-day IL retroactive DETROIT LIONS — Signed CB Alex Brown, inated their events the most during ple jump) have turned in the best Nashville at Atlanta to May 14. Recalled RHP Albert Abreu from DB Alijah Holder and TE Taumoepeau. New York City FC at Los Angeles FC Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Triple-A East). GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed QB Kurt the abbreviated, monthlong season finishes this year in their events. San Jose at LA Galaxy Optioned RHP Albert Abreu to Scranton/ Benkert. D.C. United at Miami Wilkes-Barre. HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed DB Shyheim — Wiesbaden’s Ava Stout and Kai- The relay teams could contend as Houston at Sporting Kansas City SEATTLE MARINERS — Selected the con- Carter. serslautern’s Griffen Parsells — well, though DODEA Europe’s re- FC Dallas at Colorado tract of RHP Brady Lail From Tacoma (Tri- INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed K Eddy Minnesota at Real Salt Lake ple-A West). Optioned 2B Jack Mayfield to Pineiro. have been the closest to breaking strictions on individual athletes Tacoma. Designated RHP Domingo Tapia JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed WR PRO BASKETBALL for assignment. Jalen Camp. Released RB Ryquell Arm- DODEA Europe records. competing in a maximum four TEXAS RANGERS — Reassigned C Jack stead. Stout has blitzed her competition events could impact that. WNBA Kruger outright to Round Rock (Triple-A KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed WR Daur- West). ice Fountain and DB Manny Patterson. Re- in both hurdles events in all three Stuttgart’s Ella Bishop — unbea- leased WR Tajae Sharpe. Waived DB Jay- EASTERN CONFERENCE TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Optioned LHP Nick Allgeyer to Buffalo (Triple-A East). lon McCain-Sapp. regular-season meets. In the 100- ten in the 1,600 and 3,200 — Hohen- WLPct GB National League LAS VEGAS RAIDERS — Signed S Tyree meter hurdles, she’s won by more fels’ June Smith (high jump and shot ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Reas- Gillespie and C Jimmy Morrisey. Released New York 2 0 1.000 — signed 2B Ketel Marte to Reno (Triple-A WR Tajae Sharpe. Wiaved DB Jaylon than three seconds each time. But put) and Kaiserslautern’s Sage West) for rehab assignment. McClain-Sapp. Connecticut 2 0 1.000 — ATLANTA BRAVES — Recalled LHP Tuck- LOS ANGELES RAMS — Signed DE Ear- she faces a hefty time gap if she Barnes (discus) have turned in the Chicago 1 0 1.000 ½ er Davidson from Gwinnett (Triple-A East). nest Brown, RB Jake Funk, WR Ben Skowro- wants to set a new record. Stout’s best efforts in their events. Washington 0 1 .000 1½ Designated LHP Jesse Biddle for assign- nek and LB Chris Garrett. ment. Recalled RHP Edgar Santana and 2B MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed T Evin second-week time of 15.24 seconds The D-I boys chase appears more Atlanta 0 1 .000 1½ Johan Camargo from Grinnett. Placed RHP Ksiezarczyk, CBs Parry Nickerson and Indiana 0 2 .000 2 Huascar Ynoa on the 10-day IL. Placed CF Amari Henderson. trails well behind the mark of 14.81 wide-open, with Wiesbaden, Kai- Ender Inciarte on the paternity list. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed G run by Ansbach’s Tiffany Heard in serslautern and Stuttgart all featur- WESTERN CONFERENCE CINCINNATI REDS — Activated RHP Mi- Alex Redmond and C James Ferentz. chael Feliz. Optioned RHP Art Warren to NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Signed DT Lo- 2010. ing athletes with multiple victories WLPct GB Louisville (Triple-A East). renzo Neal, LB Quentin Poling, OT Kyle LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to Murphy and DB Ken Crawley. Stout’s chances of a record in the during the season. Dallas 1 0 1.000 — terms with 1B Albert Pujols on a one-year NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed RB Corey 300 appear considerably better. A Ramstein’s Adrian Vega hasn’t Seattle 1 0 1.000 — contract. Transferred RHP Tony Gonsolin Clement and TE Kelvin Benjamin. Waived from the 10-day IL to the 60-day IL. Activa- RB Jordan Chunn and TE Nate Weiting. finish of 44.97 seconds last week is lost in the shot put all season, but Phoenix 1 1 .500 ½ ted 1B Albert Pujols and 1B Yoshi Tsutsu- PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Signed DE Las Vegas 0 1 .000 1 go. Optioned LHP Alex Vesia and C Keibert Ryan Kerrigan. just short of the mark (44.71) set by most other events have seen multi- SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed WRs Minnesota 0 1 .000 1 Ruiz to Oklahoma City (Triple-A East). Ac- tivated LHP David Price from the 10-day IL. Marqise Lee and Austin Proehl. Ansbach’s Mykala Bazen in 2014. ple winners as athletes moved Los Angeles 0 1 .000 1 Optioned RHP Mitch White to Oklahoma TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed CB She also added the 100 to her arse- around to see what suited them — or City. Antonio Hamilton, TE Jerell Adams, S Cur- Sunday’s games NEW YORK METS — Placed INF Jeff tis Riley and RB Troymaine Pope. nal with a victory in Week 3, though their teams — the best. New York 73, Indiana 65 McNeil and OF Michael Conforto on the 10- TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed WR Kalija Connecticut 86, Phoenix 78 day IL. Transferred RHP Seth Lugo from Lipscomb. Waived WR Rashard Davis and she and several other rivals aren’t Wiesbaden’s Dominique Bivins the 10-day IL to the 60-day IL. Recalled OF LB Davin Bellamy. close to a record there. (long jump, 400) was the only other Monday’s games Khalil Lee from Syracuse (Triple-A East). HOCKEY No games scheduled Selected the contract of OF Johneshwy National Hockey League Parsells won the cross country two-time winner last week besides Fargas from Syracuse. NHL — Suspended Florida F Sam Bennett Tuesday’s games PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Purchased the one game for boarding in a May 16 game championships earlier in the year Parsells. Minnesota at New York contract of INF T.J. Rivera from Long Island against Tampa Bay. and has turned in the best times in Athletes from smaller schools Phoenix at Washington (Atlantic League). Claimed 2B Ildemaro FLORIDA PANTHERS — Reassigned G Las Vegas at Seattle Vargas off waivers from Chicago Cubs. Ryan Bedard from Syracuse (AHL) to the 800 and 1,600 in all three meets might have a big impact as well, Designated LF Troy Stokes Jr. for assign- Greenville (ECHL). Wednesday’s games ment. MONTREAL CANADIENS — Reassigned and also has the best time in the 400. with Brussels’ William Pierce (long Chicago at Atlanta SAN DIEGO PADRES — Activated CF Jur- RW Brendan Gallagher and G Carey Price Indiana at Connecticut ickson Profar and CF Jorge Mateo from the to Laval (AHL) for conditioning. His best shot for a record could be jump, triple jump), Baumholder’s NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Signed G Akira Thursday’s games 10-day IL. Optioned 2B Ivan Castillo and OF the 1,600. His top time of 4 minutes, Quadre Willis and Ansbach’s Shane Patrick Kevlehan to El Paso (Triple-A Schmid to a three-year entry-level con- Seattle at Minnesota West). tract. 26.36 seconds is just off the record of Nesbitt (100), Alconbury’s Johnath- SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Claimed LF TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Promoted AP SPORTLIGHT Braden Bishop off waivers from Seattle Hayley Wickenheiser to senior director of 4:24.16 set by Austin Burt of Laken- an Reyna (200) and Bahrain’s and optioned to Sacramento (Triple-A player development. Named Danielle heath in 2017. Keyon Wilson (110 hurdles, high May 19 West). Transferred RHP Reyes Moronta Goyette as director of player development from the 10-day IL to the 60-day IL. for both Toronto, NHL and AHL. Stout is far from alone in turning jump) among the contenders in 1910 — Cy Young, the career leader in WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Activated COLLEGE major league victories, wins No. 500 as the LHP Patrick Corbin from the paternity list NAVY — Promoted Emmett Davis and in strong performances for Wiesba- those events. Cleveland Indians defeat Washington 5-4 and placed on the 10-day IL. Jon Perry to men’s basketball associate den’s girls this season, making the in 11 innings. FOOTBALL head coaches. 1923 — Zev, a 19-1 long shot ridden by National Football League UNLV— Named Karlie Burris women’s Warriors the Division I title favor- Earl Sande, wins the Kentucky Derby by 1½ ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed CB Tae basketball assistant coach. [email protected] lengths over Martingale. ites. MaKiah Parker (100, 200, 400) Twitter: @kharris4stripes PAGE 20 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, May 19, 2021 AUTO RACING/NBA PLAYOFFS Dethroning the King: Hendrick set to pass Petty BY DAN GELSTON for Petty Enterprises) well be- Associated Press hind in the rearview mirror. DOVER, Del. — Hendrick Mo- “I just want to be the guy that torsports has a mission to de- ties them and beats them,” Bow- throne The King. man said. “All four of us want to Just ask Kyle Larson. be that guy. It’s cool to put us one Larson has spent mere months closer. I want to be the guy that on the job driving for Rick Hen- gets those wins for Mr. H.” drick, and promptly learned how Hendrick’s drivers may have seriously the team owner took his made success look easy on the passion for catching Petty Enter- track, but the hardships have prises — anchored, of course, for been as much a part of his story as years by Richard Petty — on the championships. ADAM HUNGER/AP NASCAR’s career list for most Already a car dealer, Hendrick Nets guard James Harden (13), forward Kevin Durant (7) and guard Kyrie Irving (11) run up the court wins by one organization in the had a championship drag boat against the Chicago Bulls on Saturday. The trio has rarely been healthy at the same time this season. Cup Series. team under his belt when he “He mentions it almost every launched with fewer than 20 full- time I feel like I talk to him,” Lar- time employees and a small shop. son said. He battled a rare form of leuke- Hendrick should feel real chat- mia, pleaded guilty to mail fraud Injuries likely to impact ty these days after Alex Bowman and was later pardoned by Presi- won Sunday at Dover and Hen- dent Clinton. He was struck by drick swept the top four spots for more tragedy in 2004 when a the first time in team history. It plane owned by Hendrick Motor- quality of postseason play moved HMS’ Cup wins total to sports crashed. All 10 people 267, one shy of Petty’s mark of aboard were killed, including 268. Hendrick’s son, brother and twin BY BRIAN MAHONEY Harden had lengthy absences be- Bowman has four career wins nieces. Associated Press NBA scoreboard cause of hamstring injuries. on that scorecard and Larson Yet, he guided and grew his The NBA playoffs should be en- “It was just a different year for added his first earlier this season. Hendrick Motorsports team into tertaining, as they always are. Play-in everybody, getting used to the CO- First Round The list is topped by Hall of Fam- the dominant program in NAS- Just don’t count on the basketball Eastern Conference VID year, the traveling on the road er Jeff Gordon, who won 93 races CAR. being as good as usual. Tuesday’s games throughout COVID, just every- Charlotte at Indiana and four championships driving The lean years hit, and Johnson Not after a truncated season dur- Washington at Boston thing, the protocols. But I feel like a for Hendrick. Jimmie Johnson failed to win a race over his final ing which the injuries were too fre- Western Conference lot of teams are excited that they got had 83 wins and a record-tying three full seasons. Hendrick quent, the practice time too scarce, Wednesday’s games through this season and a lot of San Antonio at Memphis. AFN-Sports, seven championships before failed to advance a driver into the to allow teams to peak for the post- 1:45 a.m. Thursday CET, 8:45 a.m. Thursday teams are excited that they head in- JKT. bolting for IndyCar. NASCAR championship round from 2017- season. Golden State at L.A. Lakers. AFN-Sports, to the playoffs healthy, so we’ll see.” Hall of Famer Terry Labonte 19, a stretch that included a woe- “It’s been much more devastat- 4:05 a.m. Thursday CET, 11:05 a.m. Thurs- The condensed 72-game sched- day JKT. added 12 wins. ful 2018 season in which Elliott ing to culture and to establishing ule left many teams limiting or sim- Second Round “I really tried not to think about accounted for the only three wins momentum for sure, for all of us,” Eastern Conference ply canceling practices. Coronavi- it until this year,” the 71-year-old for the entire organization. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. Thursday’s game rus protocols kept them from bond- Indiana-Charlotte winner at Boston- Hendrick said. “This year when Elliott, though, delivered a “And I definitely think that, I hate to Washington loser ing off the court, not to mention everybody started talking about championship to Hendrick last say it but it’s the truth: There’s no Western Conference hampered them on it when players it, then I thought, man, this is in season and the momentum rolled way it can be the best basketball for Friday’s game became unavailable. San Antonio-Memphis winner at Golden reach.” into this year: Bowman has two all the teams.” State-L.A. Lakers loser It all contributed to wrecking a With Elliott, Larson, Bowman wins, and Byron and Larson each LeBron James was a spectator FIRST ROUND Celtics team that had champion- (Best-of-7) and William Byron in the stable, have one. Bowman, who is ex- the night the Lakers raised the ban- Begins Saturday, May 22 ship expectations but finished .500. the record is not only within re- pected to sign a multiyear con- ner for the championship they won Eastern Conference But coach Brad Stevens predicts a Philadelphia vs. TBD ach but Hendrick can put Petty tract extension, Larson and By- last year, as he was for most of the Atlanta at New York quality postseason around the (196 of his record 200 wins were ron are under 30 years old. second half of the season because of Miami at Milwaukee league. Brooklyn vs. TBD an ankle injury. The Brooklyn Nets “When we were in the bubble, I Western Conference assembled an explosive Big Three Utah vs. TBD thought it was the highest level I’d of Kevin Durant, James Harden Dallas at L.A. Clippers ever seen, just as far as like intensi- Portland at Denver and Kyrie Irving, then went three Phoenix vs. TBD ty, effort, teams again playing at months in between getting to play just a ridiculous level,” Stevens them for the seventh and eighth demanding NBA season, but no- said. “And I just think the playoffs time. body really thrived. brings that out of people every year, The Utah Jazz won the Western “So, is the level of play going to be and so I anticipate the playoffs will Conference, but will have played the same in these playoffs? I don’t be great.” for more than a month without All- know, but you know what, there is Popovich isn’t so sure. Star Donovan Mitchell by the time opportunity out there for teams,” “You need the full season, or as he returns from ankle injury. Chicago coach Billy Donovan said. much of it as you can,” Popovich Rusty or not, at least those con- Championship contenders like to said. “It can’t be squished the way tenders have their All-Stars. Den- use the regular season to build a they’ve had to squish it and with all ver will play this postseason with- team ready to roll once it’s over. the COVID restrictions and things out Jamal Murray. Just getting The Golden State Warriors worked that have happened to this team and from the play-in to the playoffs themselves into a postseason pow- that team and the other team, it just might be difficult for the Celtics af- erhouse that went 16-1 in 2017, Du- changes the dynamics for everybo- ter the season-ending wrist surgery rant’s first season. dy. So, it’s very difficult, because of for All-Star Jaylen Brown. He’s unsure if anybody can find COVID and the injuries, to imagine CHRIS SZAGOLA/AP More than ever, this postseason that type of form now. that the basketball could be as good Alex Bowman celebrates the win with his Hendrick teammates might be more about being healthy “I don’t know, but that stuff does as usual. Sunday at Dover International Speedway. The next win by a Hendricks than being great. The teams still play a factor, a long regular sea- “I wish it wasn’t true,” Popovich driver will tie Petty Enterprises for most wins by a NASCAR team. playing survived this historically son,” said Durant, who along with said, “but I think it is.” Wednesday, May 19, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 21 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP/HORSE RACING Searching: Pandemic added to Fowler’s slump

FROM PAGE 24 cause of this, it must be something from Butch Harmon to John Til- at home.’ My life is awesome,” lery, who also works with Kevin Fowler said with a big grin. “I’m Kisner. It didn’t help that golf shut just not getting the ball in the hole down for three months during the very well right now.” COVID-19 pandemic. The farther Fowler’s last top 10 in a major he fell, the greater the struggle. was at Royal Portrush two years “It’s not like he’s giving me bad ago, which assured him a spot in information or we’re working on this year’s British Open at Royal the wrong things,” Fowler said. St. George’s. He has been runner- “We’re all out here to try to be bet- up three times in the majors, and ter. Sometimes it doesn’t work out had a 50-foot eagle putt on the final as quickly as you want. It’s unfor- hole in the 2014 PGA Champion- tunate that it has taken this long. ship that would have forced a As the same time, it’s been hum- playoff with Rory McIlroy. He bling. You learn a lot when you’re three-putted and tied for third. at tough points. These are things McIlroy said slumps can end that can make or break you. They without notice, though rarely test you. without putting in the work. Fow- “I’m still upright and moving ler feels he has put in plenty of forward.” time. He’s still waiting to see it pay JEFF ROBERSON/AP Nick Faldo took a jab at Fowler off. Jockey John Velazquez, left, watches as trainer Bob Baffert holds up the winner’s trophy after their victory when he didn’t make it to the Mas- “Rickie always sees the bright- with Medina Spirit in the Kentucky Derby on May 1. Medina Spirit later tested positive for betamethasone. ters, suggesting in a tweet that he er side of things,” former PGA would have more time to shoot champion and golf savant Jason commercials with his many spon- Dufner said. “I know he hasn’t sors. played his best. I know he can turn Faldo later said he was trying to the corner. I don’t ever think it’s as New York suspends Baffert motivate him. Fowler didn’t both- far away as people think.” er to respond, even when pressed. With nine worldwide wins, includ- NYRA waiting to see outcome of Kentucky Derby probe ing The Players Championship and a FedEx Cup playoff event, Associated Press tion revealed by Kentucky’s ongoing investigation. perhaps the greatest trait of the Bob Baffert was suspended Monday from entering Baffert’s attorney, Craig Robertson, said in an email 32-year-old Californian is being horses at New York racetracks, pending an investiga- to The Associated Press that he is reviewing NYRA’s unfailingly polite. tion into Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit’s failed decision and will discuss the situation and legal options That stems from growing up in a postrace drug test. with his client before their camp makes any formal family that rarely spoke negative Baffert will temporarily not be allowed to stable any statement. words. His father, Rod, says one of horses at Belmont Park, Aqueduct Racetrack and Sara- Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit tested posi- the early influences for his son toga Race Course or run any of his horses at the New tive for the steroid betamethasone in postrace testing was seven-time Supercross cham- York Racing Association’s tracks. That ban includes and faces disqualification unless a second test comes pion Jeremy McGrath. “Rickie races at Belmont Park, with the Belmont Stakes com- back negative. Baffert on May 9 said 21 picograms of grew up around him. Jeremy was ing up June 5. the corticosteroid, which can be used to help a horse’s very humble. He let his bike do the “In order to maintain a successful thoroughbred rac- joints, showed up in the blood sample. talking,” Rod Fowler said. ing industry in New York, NYRA must protect the in- Baffert a day later said an ointment used to treat Me- The clubs have been silent late- tegrity of the sport for our fans, the betting public and dina Spirit for a skin condition daily up until the Derby ly. racing participants,” NYRA President and CEO Dave included the substance. Even a trace amount of beta- Except for a few nagging inju- O’Rourke said. “That responsibility demands the ac- methasone in a horse’s system is not allowed on race ries that slowed Fowler, this is his tion taken today in the best interests of thoroughbred day in Kentucky, Maryland and New York. first real struggle. Fowler said racing.” Maryland officials required Medina Spirit and Baff- he’s had close friends ask him if Baffert had not committed to entering any horses in ert-trained Preakness runner Concert Tour and Black- everything is OK outside the ERIC RISBERG/AP the third leg of the Triple Crown but had many in con- Eyed Susan entrant Beautiful Gift undergo three ropes, and that’s as frustrating as Rickie Fowler looks out from the sideration for other races on Belmont Stakes day. rounds of prerace testing before they’d be allowed to anything. He married Allison eighth green of the Pebble Beach NYRA officials say they took into account Baffert’s run last weekend at Pimlico. All three passed and were Stokke, who rivals him in positive Golf Links during the first round previous penalties in Kentucky, California and Arkan- cleared to race. thinking, in the fall of 2019. of the AT&T Pebble Beach sas, along with the current situation with Medina Spirit, Medina Spirit finished third and Concert Tour ninth “You get people from the out- ProAm on Feb. 11 in Pebble and expects to make a final determination about the in the Preakness on Saturday. Beautiful Gift was sev- side making comments, ‘It’s be- Beach, Calif. length and terms of the suspension based on informa- enth in the Black-Eyed Susan on Friday. PAGE 22 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, May 19, 2021 NHL PLAYOFFS

Avs take Scoreboard First round Game 1 (Best-of-seven; x-if necessary) Carolina 1, Nashville 0 Monday: Carolina 5, Nashville 2 Wednesday: Nashville at Carolina Friday: Carolina at Nashville over Blues Sunday, May 23: Carolina at Nashville, TBA x-Tuesday, May 25: Nashville at Caroli- BY PAT GRAHAM na, TBA Associated Press x-Thursday, May 27: Carolina at Nash- ville, TBA DENVER — Gabriel Landeskog x-Saturday, May 29: Nashville at Caroli- na, TBA found an early way to calm down the Colorado Avalanche — he dropped Tampa Bay 1, Florida 0 Tampa Bay 5, Florida 4 the gloves and brawled. Tuesday: Tampa Bay at Florida Thursday: Florida at Tampa Bay That fighting spirit energized a Saturday: Florida at Tampa Bay roaring crowd — biggest of the sea- x-Monday, May 24: Tampa Bay at Flor- ida, TBA son — and certainly rubbed off on x-Wednesday, May 26: Florida at Tampa Bay, TBA the team. x-Friday, May 28: Tampa Bay at Florida, Nathan MacKinnon scored the TBA tiebreaking goal 30 seconds into the Washington 1, Boston 1 third period and wrapped it up with Washington 3, Boston 2, OT Monday: Boston 4, Washington 3, OT an empty-netter, Philipp Grubauer Wednesday: Washington at Boston Friday: Washington at Boston stopped 22 shots and the Avalanche Sunday, May 23: Boston at Washington, beat the St. Louis Blues 4-1 on Mon- TBA x-Tuesday, May 25: Washington at Bos- day night in Game 1 of their first- ton, TBA x-Thursday, May 27: Boston at Washing- round playoff series. ALEX BRANDON/AP ton, TBA

“We’re skilled and fast, but I also Boston Bruins center Brad Marchand, left, jumps into the arms of left wing Taylor Hall after scoring the N.Y. Islanders 1, Pittsburgh 0 think we’re a tough team,” Landes- winning goal in a 43 overtime defeat of the Capitals on Monday in Washington. N.Y. Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 3, OT kog said. “I thought we showed that Tuesday: N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh Thursday: Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders tonight.” Saturday: Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders x-Monday, May 24: N.Y. Islanders at Landeskog recorded a “Gordie Pittsburgh, TBA x-Wednesday, May 26: Pittsburgh at N.Y. Howe hat trick” with a goal, assist Islanders, TBA and a fighting major, which he Bruins tie series with Caps x-Friday, May 28: N.Y. Islanders at Pitts- burgh, TBA earned in the first period by sticking up for a teammate following a big Toronto vs. Montreal Thursday: Montreal at Toronto hit. Saturday: Montreal at Toronto It breathed some energy into the Monday, May 24: Toronto at Montreal, on Marchand’s OT winner TBA Avalanche. Tuesday, May 25: Toronto at Montreal, TBA “We were kind of tiptoeing our BY STEPHEN WHYNO enough now to not take himself little bit better job there.” x-Thursday, May 27: Montreal at Toron- Associated Press to, TBA way into it a little bit,” Landeskog out of the game. Maybe that The Bruins are at their best x-Saturday, May 29: Toronto at Mon- said. “I thought that was going to WASHINGTON — All Brad would have been a game in the when Marchand is toeing that line treal, TBA x-Monday, May 31: Montreal at Toronto, calm us down a little bit and get the Marchand had to show for the past he would’ve let it get to him and also producing. So it was cap- TBA crowd into it.” first 60 minutes of Monday night’s and he wouldn’t have been an ef- tain Patrice Bergeron’s job to Edmonton vs. Winnipeg game was two penalties for post- fective player, but he found his grab him, reel him in and get Mar- Wednesday: Winnipeg at Edmonton Friday: Winnipeg at Edmonton whistle antics. game and certainly a big part of chand re-focused on the task at Sunday, May 23: Edmonton at Winnipeg, He needed less than a minute to the win with the overtime win- hand. It worked, and Boston TBA Monday, May 24: Edmonton at Winni- make up for it. ner.” doesn’t want Marchand any other peg, TBA x-Wednesday, May 26: Winnipeg at Ed- Marchand scored 39 seconds Marchand ripping a one-timer way. monton, TBA into overtime and the Boston past Craig Anderson to send the “That’s who he is,” said Berge- x-Friday, May 28: Edmonton at Winni- peg, TBA Bruins rallied to beat the Wash- series back to Boston tied will be ron, who scored in the first along x-Sunday, May 30: Winnipeg at Edmon- ington Capitals 4-3 Monday night, remembered far more than him with Jake DeBrusk. “He com- ton, TBA tying the East Division first- jabbing Capitals defenseman petes at all times. His will and his Minnesota 1, Vegas 0 Minnesota 1, Vegas 0, OT round playoff series at a game Brenden Dillon below the belt at want to be the difference is there Tuesday: Minnesota at Vegas apiece. the end of a scrum in the first peri- every time.” Thursday: Vegas at Minnesota Saturday: Vegas at Minnesota After a hard-fought victory in od or slashing Anthony Mantha This series has helped the NHL x-Monday, May 24: Minnesota at Vegas, TBA which Marchand played a signif- when they got into it in the second. playoffs get off to a roaring start x-Wednesday, May 26: Vegas at Minne- icant role, the Bruins will almost But those won’t be forgotten, and with five consecutive one-goal sota, TBA x-Friday, May 28: Minnesota at Vegas, certainly take the good and the could have derailed him. games, including four reaching TBA

bad of their leading scorer who “It’s about just being able to overtime. Washington and Boston Colorado 1, St. Louis 0 DAVID ZALUBOWSKI/AP likes to get under the skin of his kind of get back into the game,” are certainly no strangers to it. Monday: Colorado 4, St. Louis 1 Wednesday: St. Louis at Colorado Colorado Avalanche left wing opponents. said Marchand, who ranked third They’ve now played nine consec- Friday: Colorado at St. Louis Gabriel Landeskog, left, fights “There’s way, way more good in the NHL with 69 points during utive one-goal games in the post- Sunday, May 23: Colorado at St. Louis, TBA with St. Louis Blues center than bad, and I think he wanted to the regular season. “We’re obvi- season dating to their 2012 series. x-Tuesday, May 25: St. Louis at Colora- Brayden Schenn. Landeskog had do, TBA drag us into the fight — and we ously on the biggest stage right “I think we’ll be there with a re- x-Thursday, May 27: Colorado at St. a goal, an assist and a fighting needed it,” coach Bruce Cassidy now and got to stay out of the box sponse,” Capitals coach Peter La- Louis, TBA major in his team’s 41 win. x-Saturday, May 29: St. Louis at Colora- said. “I think he’s matured in these games, so I’ve got to do a violette said. do, TBA Staal, Niederreiter lift Hurricanes past Predators

Associated Press first-round playoff series. ing to be played, because we kind of have Staal followed with his second goal mid- RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurri- Carolina trailed 1-0 early against a team shown that all year,” coach Rod Brind’A- way through the second, created partly by canes had a building full of rowdy fans again, that added some size to the lineup and a mour said. “Whatever style ends up playing, his own pressure on the forecheck. After Sa- players back from injury and a strong show- physical edge, but the Hurricanes began to we’ve answered the bell, always. If it’s an up- ros stopped a shot near the post from Warren ing from their captain to help break open a establish their style of play more effectively and-down game, OK, we can do that. If it Foegele, the captain gathered the loose puck close game. in the second period and then took over the ends up being a little grittier, that actually and pushed it past Saros for a 4-2 lead at the The Central Division champions got the final 20 minutes. suits us, too.” eight-minute mark. start they needed in the postseason. By the end, Carolina had finished with a Niederreiter hammered the puck past Sa- Andrei Svechnikov added the clinching Jordan Staal scored twice and Nino Nie- 38-24 edge in shots on goal and outhit the ros from between the circles at 2:26 of the empty-netter on a breakaway at 18:13 for derreiter beat Juuse Saros for the go-ahead Predators in a game with plenty of chippy third, finishing a perfect pass from Martin Carolina. goal early in the third period, helping the moments and chesty exchanges between the Necas only moments after Saros had made a “Obviously that third period wasn’t our Hurricanes to a 5-2 win over the Nashville teams. big stop on Vincent Trocheck. That broke a strongest period,” said Nashville forward Predators on Monday night to open their “I’m not concerned at how the game is go- 2-all tie as the Hurricanes made their move. Filip Forsberg, who had the game’s first goal. Wednesday, May 19, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 23 MLB

Scoreboard American League Ohtani leads Angels with 13th HR East Division WLPct GB Los Angeles tops Boston 25 17 .595 _ Toronto 22 17 .564 1½ Tampa Bay 23 19 .548 2 Cleveland, but Trout New York 22 19 .537 2½ Baltimore 17 23 .425 7 is hurt for Angels Central Division Associated Press WLPct GB ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Oh Chicago 25 15 .625 _ tani hit his major leagueleading Cleveland 21 18 .538 3½ 13th home run and the Los An Kansas City 18 22 .450 7 geles Angels defeated the slump Detroit 15 26 .366 10½ Minnesota 13 26 .333 11½ ing Cleveland Indians 74 on Mon day night after star outfielder West Division Mike Trout was injured early. WLPct GB Trout strained his right calf in Oakland 25 17 .595 _ the first inning. The threetime AL Houston 24 17 .585 ½ Seattle 21 21 .500 4 MVP was limping after running to Los Angeles 18 22 .450 6 third on an inningending popup. Texas 19 24 .442 6½ Angels manager Joe Maddon National League said Trout was undergoing fur East Division ther evaluation, including an MRI, WLPct GB and the team would know more on Tuesday. New York 19 16 .543 _ Philadelphia 21 20 .512 1 “I saw nothing. I looked up and Atlanta 19 22 .463 3 he was limping to the third base Miami 18 22 .450 3½ bag,” Maddon said. “It was kind of Washington 16 21 .432 4 innocuous and I had no idea why. Central Division It was hurting him pretty good.” WLPct GB Ohtani connected off Sam St. Louis 23 18 .561 _ Hentges (11) during a fiverun ASHLEY LANDIS /AP Milwaukee 21 20 .512 2 second to give the Angels a 61 Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts after hitting a foul ball into the Cleveland Indi Chicago 20 20 .500 2½ lead. The Japanese superstar, who ans dugout. Ohtani hit a tworun homer in his team’s 74 win Monday in Anaheim, Calif. Cincinnati 19 20 .487 3 Pittsburgh 17 23 .425 5½ hit the goahead homer with two West Division outs in the ninth inning Sunday at Lester and Kyle Schwarber, two Jordan Lyles (23) struck out six with his double off Webb. WLPct GB Boston, has gone deep in consec key members of Chicago’s 2016 in six innings for his first win in White Sox 16, Twins 4: Nick utive games twice this season. World Series championship team, eight starts since winning his sea Madrigal had three hits, including San Francisco 25 16 .610 _ San Diego 25 17 .595 ½ “He might have been looking heard loud cheers all night long in son debut April 4. Ian Kennedy his first major league homer, and Los Angeles 23 18 .561 2 for it. He is covering the whole their first game at Wrigley Field worked a perfect ninth for his AL Danny Mendick launched his first Arizona 18 24 .429 7½ zone and doing interesting things against their former team. Contre leading 11th save in 11 chances. career grand slam as visiting Chi Colorado 15 27 .357 10½ at the plate,” Maddon said. “Just ras put his arm around Schwar Luke Voit, who led the majors in cago routed struggling Minnesota. Monday’s games keep watching, it is pretty inter ber’s shoulders before he batted in home runs during the pandemic Seven players had multiple hits Texas 5, N.Y. Yankees 2 Chicago White Sox 16, Minnesota 4 esting to watch.” the first inning, and the catcher shortened season, hit his first of for the White Sox, who posted sea Detroit 4, Seattle 1 Tony Watson (21), the second gave Lester a brief hug when the the year after recently coming off son highs in hits (18) and runs. L.A. Angels 7, Cleveland 4 San Francisco 6, Cincinnati 3 of seven Los Angeles pitchers, pitcher was at the plate in the the injured list. They have won nine of their past 11 N.Y. Mets 3, Atlanta 1 Chicago Cubs 7, Washington 3 earned the win and Raisel Iglesias third. Mets 3, Braves 1: Pinchhitter games, including four straight San Diego 7, Colorado 0 picked up his seventh save. Schwarber celebrated with a James McCann broke a scoreless wins against the Twins. L.A. Dodgers 3, Arizona 1 Tuesday’s games Cesar Hernandez, Franmil tworun homer into the bleachers tie with a seventhinning double, Giants 6, Reds 3:Logan Webb Tampa Bay at Baltimore Reyes and Harold Ramirez home in the fourth. Per the custom at the Tomás Nido had three hits and pitched six shutout innings and Boston at Toronto Chicago White Sox at Minnesota red for Cleveland, which has drop Cubs’ iconic ballpark — even for New York overcame more inju San Francisco backed him with N.Y. Yankees at Texas ped four straight. old friends like the affable ries to win at Atlanta. three home runs to win at Cincin Milwaukee at Kansas City Cleveland at L.A. Angels Dodgers 3, Diamondbacks 1: Schwarber — the ball was thrown With the bases loaded in the sev nati. Houston at Oakland Detroit at Seattle Albert Pujols delivered an RBI back onto the field. enth, Mets right fielder Kevin Pil Wilmer Flores, Mike Yastrzem San Francisco at Cincinnati single in his debut for host Los An In between the standing ova lar was hit square in the nose by a ski and Mauricio Dubón connect Miami at Philadelphia N.Y. Mets at Atlanta geles and Walker Buehler pitched tions and cheering for Lester and 95 mph pitch from Jacob Webb, ed for the NL Westleading Giants. Washington at Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh at St. Louis seven scoreless innings of onehit Schwarber, Chicago was mostly forcing in a run. Pillar was Padres 7, Rockies 0: Yu Dar Arizona at L.A. Dodgers ball in a win over Arizona. all business during its third win in knocked to the ground, and blood vish struck out 10 in seven brilliant Colorado at San Diego Wednesday’s games Pujols went 1for4 while play four games. poured from his nose when he lift innings and also doubled and Chicago White Sox (Giolito 2-4) at Min- ing first base and batting cleanup Adbert Alzolay (23) pitched ed his head. scored, and Manny Machado hit a nesota (Shoemaker 2-4) Tampa Bay (Hill 2-1) at Baltimore for the defending World Series five innings of threerun ball in his After the game, New York man tworun homer as host San Diego (Means 4-0) champions, who added the 10 first win since April 29. ager Luis Rojas said Pillar was at beat Colorado for its fourth Boston (Richards 3-2) at Toronto (Strip- ling 0-2) time AllStar on Monday after the Lester (02) allowed five runs the hospital getting a CT scan. Pil straight win. N.Y. Yankees (Kluber 3-2) at Texas (TBD) 1 Cleveland (Civale 5-1) at L.A. Angels (Ohtani 1-0) Los Angeles Angels cut him earli and eight hits in 5⁄3 innings. lar then provided an encouraging The Padres are 61 since last Milwaukee (Burnes 2-3) at Kansas City er this month. Rangers 5, Yankees 2: Adolis update on his Twitter account. Tuesday, when star shortstop Fer (Keller 3-4) Houston (Greinke 3-1) at Oakland (Mon- After getting loud cheers from Garcia and Willie Calhoun home “Thanks to everyone that has nando Tatis Jr. tested positive for tas 5-2) Detroit (Skubal 0-6) at Seattle (Gilbert 0-1) the Dodger Stadium crowd and red as host Texas ended a six reached out! Scary moment but the coronavirus before a game at Colorado (González 2-1) at San Diego flying out to left in his first atbat, game losing streak, beating New I’m doing fine!” he posted. Colorado and right fielder Wil (Musgrove 3-4) San Francisco (Gausman 3-0) at Cincin- the 41yearold Pujols singled off York and denying Gerrit Cole’s Mets starter Taijuan Walker al Myers and first baseman Eric nati (Miley 4-3) Miami (Rogers 5-2) at Philadelphia (Eflin 2-2) Madison Bumgarner (43) to drive bid to become the American lowed one hit in three scoreless in Hosmer were pulled from the N.Y. Mets (Peterson 1-3) at Atlanta in Mookie Betts in the third inning. League’s first sixgame winner. nings before leaving with left side game. A positive test was returned (Smyly 2-2) Washington (Scherzer 3-2) at Chicago Will Smith homered and dou Cole (52) allowed season highs tightness. Sean ReidFoley (10) for Myers while Hosmer was put Cubs (Arrieta 4-3) Pittsburgh (Cahill 1-4) at St. Louis (Fla- bled for Los Angeles, which has of five runs and seven hits, getting did not allow a hit in three shutout in the contact tracing protocol. herty 7-0) Tigers 4, Mariners 1 Arizona (Smith 1-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Ker- won five of six on its ninegame pulled after Garcia led off the innings. : Eric shaw 6-3) homestand. sixth with a sharp single on the Edwin Díaz walked Freddie Haase hit two home runs, Casey Thursday’s games Buehler (20) struck out seven righthander’s 89th pitch. Cole Freeman with one out in the ninth Mize took a twohit shutout into Tampa Bay at Baltimore N.Y. Yankees at Texas and walked four. struck out seven, but also issued before closing out the game for his the eighth inning and Detroit won Houston at Oakland Cubs 7, Nationals 3: Willson two free passes after walking none sixth save. at Seattle. Minnesota at L.A. Angels, 2 Boston at Toronto Contreras, Jason Heyward and over his previous five starts. Braves lefthander Max Fried The Tigers, who began the day San Francisco at Cincinnati Washington at Chicago Cubs Javier Báez homered off Jon Les Garcia hit his 11th home run and (12) exited after giving up Nido’s 12 games under .500, have won six Miami at Philadelphia ter in his return to Chicago, and later stole home as part of a double double to open the seventh. of eight. The Mariners’ three Pittsburgh at Atlanta Arizona at L.A. Dodgers the Cubs beat Washington. steal. McCann broke the scoreless tie game winning streak ended. PAGE 24 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, May 19, 2021 The Shohei Show SPORTS Ohtani leads Angels past Indians with 13th home run ›› MLB, Page 23

Rickie Fowler watches his tee shot on the 11th hole during the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational on March 4 in Orlando, Fla. Fowler goes into the PGA Championship this week in the most pronounced slump of his career.

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PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Searching for his game Once a contender in majors, Fowler now needs help getting in

BY DOUG FERGUSON Fowler stands out mainly because of his Associated Press “It’s been humbling. For someone who’s popularity, which has led to some of the big- here was a time when being side- gest endorsement deals, along with no by-side with Tiger Woods at a ma- been positive, when you go this long through shortage of commercials. Fowler makes jor was a good sign. That wasn’t a low point, it tests all facets of life.” people notice. That’s not always a good Tthe case for Rickie Fowler, main- thing. ly because they were nowhere near a golf Rickie Fowler Jordan Spieth can relate. He went three course. full seasons without winning as he coped Woods was watching the Masters from Golfer who has fallen from No. 8 in the world rankings to No. 122 with the first real struggle he’s had in golf. home in Florida while recovering from bro- Spieth finally turned it around early this ken bones in his legs, the worst of more than someone who’s been positive, when you go process, a journey or a grind. year, and he capped it with a victory in the a decade of injuries. Fowler was watching this long through a low point, it tests all fac- “You can pick them all. It’s been a bit of Texas Open. with him because for the first time in a dec- ets of life.” everything,” Fowler said. “A big part of it “For him — and I think for me, too — the ade, he wasn’t eligible to play. How long? was playing too much golf swing, which most difficult thing about struggling is At least he gets a chance in the PGA He has gone 49 tournaments worldwide needed to be done early on. But I think it when you’ve had a lot of success and it’s Championship at Kiawah Island, courtesy since he last won, the Phoenix Open, mov- went on for too long. Now it’s back to playing then almost impossible to struggle in si- of a special invitation that received more at- ing him to No. 8 in the world. He has gone 29 golf and hitting shots.” lence, in darkness,” Spieth said. “There’s tention than it warranted, mainly because tournaments since he last finished in the top The invitation to the PGA Championship just going to be so much noise around and so of who he is. 10, at The American Express, that one mov- was not surprising. The PGA of America much emphasis on results versus the true Still to be determined is whether Fowler ing him back into the top 25. takes players from the last Ryder Cup team understanding of what your end goal is and will be at Torrey Pines next month for the He now is No. 122, his lowest ranking in if they’re still among the top 100 in the world how much time that can take in golf.” U.S. Open. He hasn’t missed it since his roo- more than 11 years. He goes into the PGA — Fowler was just outside it at the time — The change began toward the end of 2019 kie year when he didn’t make it through Championship having missed his last two and any player just outside the top 100 as it when Fowler decided to change coaches qualifying. cuts. Now it’s a matter of finding his way tries to make sure no one cracks the top 100 “It’s been humbling,” Fowler said. “For back from what can either be described as a at the last minute. SEE SEARCHING ON PAGE 21

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