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Biden sworn in; Harris Biden plans blizzard of Trump bids farewell to 12 National makes history as first executive orders to Washington, makes Guardsmen removed female vice president reverse Trump policies hint of a comeback from inaugural duty Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 12 PAGE 2 • STARS AND STRIPES • Thursday, January 21, 2021 BUSINESS/WEATHER Stores drop MyPillow after CEO pushes conspiracies EXCHANGE RATES Military rates So. Korea (Won) 1,101.93 Associated Press decision to cease carrying the Washington, in which rioters Switzerland (Franc) .8918 Euro costs (Jan. 21) $1.18 Thailand (Baht) 29.98 NEW YORK — The founder and brand Tuesday, but cited flagging stormed the Capitol. Dollar buys (Jan. 21) 0.8047 Turkey (New Lira) 7.4337 British pound (Jan. 21) $1.34 CEO of MyPillow, who amplified sales rather than Lindell’s actions That has led people to flock to Japanese yen (Jan. 21) 101.00 (Military exchange rates are those available President Donald Trump’s claims or his support for Trump. social media and put pressure on South Korean won (Jan. 21) 1,073.00 to customers at military banking facilities in the Commercial rates country of issuance for Japan, South Korea, Ger­ of election fraud, said a backlash “There has been decreased cus- stores carrying MyPillow to drop many, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Bahrain (Dinar) .3770 For nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., pur­ against his company has begun af- tomer demand for MyPillow,” the brand. Lindell said products Britain (Pound) 1.3640 chasing British pounds in Germany), check with Canada (Dollar) 1.2693 your local military banking facility. Commercial ter a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol Kohl’s said in an email. have also been pulled from online China (Yuan) 6.4672 rates are interbank rates provided for reference this month. Lindell has continued to push furniture store Wayfair and Texas Denmark (Krone) 6.1565 Egypt (Pound) 15.7534 when buying currency. All figures are foreign Mike Lindell, who appears in unfounded claims of election supermarket chain HEB. Euro .8276 currencies to one dollar, except for the British Hong Kong (Dollar) 7.7515 pound, which is represented in dollars­to­ TV commercials hugging the fraud since Trump’s loss to Presi- “I’m one of their best-selling Hungary (Forint) 295.81 pound, and the euro, which is dollars­to­euro.) Israel (Shekel) 3.2693 company’s foam-filled pillows, dent-elect Joe Biden in the presi- products ever,” Lindell said in an Japan (Yen) 103.78 INTEREST RATES said major retailers like Bed Bath dential race. MyPillow’s logo was interview with The Associated Kuwait (Dinar) .3031 Norway (Krone) 8.5276 Prime rate 3.25 & Beyond and Kohl’s have drop- also prominently featured on Press. “They’re going to lose out. Philippines (Peso) 48.05 Interest Rates Discount rate 0.75 Poland (Zloty) 3.75 Federal funds market rate 0.09 ped his products recently. TrumpMarch.com, a website that It’s their loss if they want to suc- Saudi Arab (Riyal) 3.7509 3­month bill 0.09 Both companies confirmed the promoted the Jan. 6 events in cumb to the pressure.” Singapore (Dollar) 1.3263 30­year bond 1.84 WEATHER OUTLOOK THURSDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST THURSDAY IN EUROPE FRIDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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Lloyd Austin, Presi- approach to China, telling senators that the dent Joseph Biden’s nominee for defense military’s role is to provide “a credible de- secretary, committed Tuesday to rebalanc- terrent to China, so that it will think twice ing decision-making power in the Pentagon before it decides to take actions against the from military officials to career civilians United States of America.” and named addressing China and the ongo- During the more than three-hour hearing, ing coronavirus pandemic as his top prior- Austin also committed to ending the Trump- ities, if he is confirmed. ordered ban on transgender men and wom- Austin, who spent 41 years in the Army en serving in the military, which Biden has and retired in 2016 after leading the Defense said is among his top priorities for the Penta- Department’s U.S. Central Command, told gon. the Senate Armed Service Committee that “I support the president-elect’s plan to he understood the “enormous difference” overturn the ban,” he said. “I truly believe … between leading in uniform and serving as that if you are fit and you are qualified to the civilian leader of the Pentagon. Like for- serve, and you can maintain the standards, mer Marine Gen. Jim Mattis, President Do- you should be allowed to serve.” nald Trump’s first defense secretary, Austin He said he would also revisit a number of requires a waiver of the law that mandates a other issues facing the Pentagon, including seven-year “cooling-off period” for retired Trump’s plans to remove thousands of military officers before they can serve as the troops from Germany, and the U.S. plans to Pentagon’s top civilian. GREG NASH / AP scale down forces in Afghanistan. “I was a general and a soldier, and I am Sen. Angus King, I­Maine, questions Secretary of Defense nominee Lloyd Austin His hearing Tuesday came after civil-mil- proud of that,” Austin said. “But, today I ap- virtually during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on itary relations experts last week testified to pear before you as a citizen, the son of a post- Capitol Hill on Tuesday. the same Senate committee about the issues al worker and a homemaker from Thomas- in confirming a second recently retired gen- ville, Ga. I am proud of that, too. And if you eral in just four years. confirm me, I am prepared to serve now — “I was a general and a soldier ... But, today I The experts did not provide their advice as a civilian — fully acknowledging the im- to the senators. They said confirming Austin portance of this distinction.” appear before you as a citizen. And if you would not destroy the principle of civilian If confirmed, Austin would be the first control of the military, but it could begin to Black defense secretary. In the Army, he confirm me, I am prepared to serve now — as set a bad precedent so closely after the Mat- broke multiple barriers, as the first Black of- a civilian — fully acknowledging the tis waiver. ficer to command a division and a corps in “Choosing a recently retired general offi- combat, the first Black Army vice chief of importance of this distinction.” cer and arguing that he is uniquely qualified staff and the first Black CENTCOM leader. to meet the current challenges furthers the Pressed by lawmakers about efforts that Ret. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin narrative that military officers are better at he would take to ensure the American tenet defense secretary nominee things and more reliable or trustworthy of civilian control of the military, Austin said than civil servants or other civilians,” said he would surround himself with career ci- should no longer grant such waivers at all.” the Middle East and Afghanistan to focus Lindsay Cohn, an associate professor at the vilian policymakers and work to ensure the Austin’s confirmation will not be consid- primarily on the threat of rising nation-state U.S. Naval War College whose research has Pentagon’s ranks were filled with “experi- ered by the full Senate immediately after Bi- powers, namely China and Russia. But it’s a focused on civil-military relations issues. enced and competent, qualified civilians.” den is sworn into office Wednesday as the Pentagon that has also struggled in recent “This is hugely problematic at a time when Civilian roles, during Trump’s years as 46th president, as has been the case for years with major internal issues such as ris- one of the biggest challenges facing the president, went largely unfilled at the Pen- many past Pentagon leaders at the begin- ing reports of sexual assault and harassment country is the need to restore trust and faith tagon. But Austin also committed to ensur- ning of a new administration. It must wait in the ranks and Pentagon warnings this in the political system. Implying that only a ing the civilian-led Office of the Secretary of until both chambers of Congress vote on the week of increasing signs of troops holding military officer can do this job at this time is Defense was empowered to make critical waiver, which will not come until Thursday extremist — largely white supremacist counter-productive to that goal.” decisions across the entire department, af- at the earliest. —views. Austin, pushed by several lawmak- Among those who have publicly voiced ter Mattis shifted significant policy-making Because of this, David Norquist, currently ers on those issues, vowed to take new ap- support for Austin’s confirmation are three efforts to the military-led Joint Chiefs of deputy defense secretary, will serve as act- proaches to the issue and stamp out sexual former defense secretaries — Leon Panetta, Staff during his tenure. ing Pentagon chief until Austin is in place. assault and harassment and extremism in Chuck Hagel, and William Perry. “I will uphold the principle of civilian con- The House is expected to vote Thursday the force. Panetta, who served as former President trol of the military, as intended,” Austin afternoon on Austin’s waiver after a “closed Austin indicated Tuesday that the ongo- Barack Obama’s second Pentagon chief, tes- said. “I would not be here, asking for your door” meeting for members with the former ing coronavirus threat, which has killed tified Tuesday in support of Austin, with support, if I felt I was unable or unwilling to general, House aides said. Initially, Austin more than 400,000 Americans, including 15 whom he said he worked closely while serv- question people with whom I once served was expected to testify publicly Thursday service members, would be his first priority. ing in that administration. and operations I once led, or too afraid to before the House Armed Services Commit- “We have to do everything we can to The former defense leader said Austin’s speak my mind to you or to the president.” tee, but that hearing was scrapped because break the cycle of transmission and begin to accomplishments in and out of uniform It remains unclear whether Austin will re- House leaders have not formally named turn this thing around,” he said. “I think “were without peer,” and his selection ceive the votes needed to secure the waiver. members of the committee. DOD can add value to this effort, speed and would signal to adversaries that Biden was The measure must be passed by the Senate “It has become clear that full committee scale, and if I am confirmed, one of the first serious of ensuring the United States would and the House, and several Democratic and membership will not be finalized before things I will do is to take a look at how we’re “remain the strongest and most resilient de- Republican lawmakers in both chambers Thursday’s scheduled hearing to discuss ci- contributing, and if there’s more we can do mocracy the world has ever known.” have said they would oppose granting the vilian control of the military with the Secre- — and I believe that there probably will be “I’ve spoken to Lloyd, and there is no waiver. tary-designate Lloyd Austin,” said Monica — that we will lean into and help this effort a doubt in my mind that he will uphold the Among those who committed to voting Matoush, a spokeswoman for the House lot.” principle of civilian control, and, frankly, against the measure on Tuesday was Sen. committee Democrats. “As such, we cannot But Austin said China poses the largest the best military officers that I had the honor Tom Cotton, R-Ark., who called his 2017 yet convene our committee organization threat to U.S. national security. He endorsed to serve with are those who understand the vote to waive the law for Mattis “a mistake.” meeting or formally conduct committee efforts in recent years to focus U.S. military importance of civilian control, and Lloyd Cotton said he worried granting a second business like a hearing.” efforts on thwarting China’s growing influ- was one of those,” Panetta said. “Mr. Chair- waiver just four years later would signal to Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., chairman of ence in Asia and others global regions. The man and members of the committee, I be- the American public that the exception was the House Armed Services Committee, in- U.S. military, he added, must modernize its lieve that Lloyd Austin is the right person at routine and only military officers have the troduced legislation last week that would weaponry to retain its combat edge over a the right time — the man that we need, at national security expertise to lead the Pen- grant Austin’s waiver, announcing he would quickly improving Chinese power. this moment, to lead the Department of De- tagon. support the measure. “China really wants to be the preeminent fense.” “My decision reflects not at all on you per- If Austin is granted the waiver and con- power in the world in the not-too-distant fu- sonally or your record, which I respect,” firmed, he will take over a Pentagon in the ture,” Austin said. “China, because of its de- [email protected] Cotton said. “Rather, I believe Congress midst of a transition from the long wars in sires, its world view, is a competitor that we Twitter: @CDicksteinDC PAGE 4 • STARS AND STRIPES • Thursday, January 21, 2021 MILITARY Rifle-cleaning system does ‘too good a job’ BY CHAD GARLAND comic. He says his firm’s water- Stars and Stripes based solution reduces exposure A U.S. Air Force base in Germa- to dangerous chemicals and leav- ny has slashed the time and cost of es less hazardous waste. a common chore after thousands The process involves field-strip- of M4 rifles failed an inspection — ping M4 upper receivers before but the Army says the cleaning running them through the heated method they used may do “too cleaning solution, air drying them, good a job.” then running them through a heat- A project at Spangdahlem Air ed lubrication bay before drying Base spearheaded by Tech. Sgt. them again. The ultrasonically ap- Kyle Deconnick brought in two ul- plied lubricant is moisture-dis- trasonic cleaning systems that use placing, Infante said, and after the sound waves to strip away what el- excess is blown off with com- bow grease alone cannot. It’s ex- pressed air, it leaves a dry protec- pected to improve efficiency and tive film on the parts, which are reduce labor costs by some 95%. then supposed to be hand lubricat- Deconnick, 33, started hunting ed before reassembly. for a system that would offer the “Our process, when used as in- “best bang for the buck” for clean- structed, will only restore the fire- ing the unit’s 2,700 brand new M4 arm to factory new cleanliness,” rifles last year, after all but 5% of Infante said. them failed an inspection. The custom-made machines Before the failed inspection, 110 and cleaning solvent supplies airmen had worked in 8-hour used at Spangdahlem cost shifts for a month, but couldn’t re- $47,500. They’re projected to save move all the excess corrosion pro- some 15,000 personnel hours by tectant, known as Cosmoline, cak- the time all the rifles have been ing the factory-new rifles. Any cleaned once — about $945,000 in trace in hard-to-reach spots, like reduced labor costs. the iron sights, resulted in an auto- More than 400 weapons have matic failure. been cleaned since the tanks ar- But the base needs the rifles to rived in September, Deconnick be ready for some 600 troops who said last month. could deploy on a moment’s notice CHANCELER NARDONE/U.S. Air Force “It’s literally shaking … the Cos- to Africa or the Middle East, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kyle Deconnick, 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, cleans an M4 rifle using moline out of every single crev- for local base defense, said Decon- an ultrasonic weapons cleaner at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, in November. ice,” he said. “Every single one of nick, who is the noncommissioned them has passed the combat arms officer in charge of individual pro- others — Tech. Sgt. William in the service’s monthly preven- ing TMs (technical manuals) for inspection. Every single one.” tective equipment for the 52nd Lo- Fields, Tech. Sgt. Phillip Manwar- tive maintenance bulletin PS authorized cleaning procedures.” A four-person crew can run 12 gistics Readiness Squadron. ing, Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Kissee, Magazine, the character Master Still, military contracting data rifles through every two hours. “It’s definitely critical for us to and civilian adviser Matthew Ka- Sgt. Half-Mast warns that ultra- show that, since 2007, the Army, They’re expected to finish clean- get all these firearms completely leikini — he secured funding and sonic cleaning tanks do such a Navy, Air Force, Special Oper- ing all the rifles early this year. certified and in-service checked procured two machines, which ar- good job, they can ruin a weapon ations Command and the Defense “I really wish that I had an ac- before … something popped off,” rived a few months ago. by removing its protective finish, Logistics Agency have spent more tual rusted firearm to actually put he said. But while Air Force regulations leaving it more likely to rust. than $3 million on such systems, through that process,” Deconnick Deconnick pored over YouTube allow the use of ultrasonic tanks “There has been no change,” including about $90,000 on In- said. “I’d love to see how that one videos and other online resources, for mass cleaning of small arms, the Army’s Tank-automotive and fante systems. turns out.” before selecting a system made by the Army has warned never to use Armaments Command said in a “They don’t understand OUR New Jersey-based Infante Ultra- them or their water-based clean- recent email. “Use of ultrasonic process,” company founder and sonics. ing solution for that purpose. cleaners is not authorized. Units owner Greg Infante said in an [email protected] With help and advice from a few In a February 2005 comic strip should refer to their correspond- email after reviewing the Army Twitter: @chadgarland Admiral says US interactions with Chinese at sea still ‘professional’

BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS in the region: China now has “a to those claims its formal policy, ed-missile cruiser USS Bunker na vaccine to bases in Japan and Stars and Stripes larger number of ships.” drawing the ire of China, which Hill. South Korea and in January to Despite tough talk between the Since 2016, China has added 30 views the region as its territorial The Theodore Roosevelt last Guam, where it is being distrib- United States and China over, and vessels to its fleet. These include waters. year deployed to the Western Pa- uted in phases. sometimes in, the South China an aircraft carrier, a nuclear- Still, Verissimo said he had not cific before diverting to Guam in The vaccine’s storage and re- Sea, their respective navies inter- powered submarine and nine new noticed “a significant difference March to address the most exten- frigeration requirements create a act on a “predictable and profes- guided-missile destroyers, ac- in how we approach each other, sive coronavirus outbreak on a unique problem for ships at sea, sional” basis, a Navy official said. cording to a December report to pass each other and communicate Navy ship to date. More than a as the Moderna and Pfizer BioN- Rear Adm. Doug Verissimo, Congress on Chinese naval mod- with each other.” quarter of the carrier’s crew — Tech vaccines require sub-zero commander of Carrier Strike ernization. The strike group last week took 1,271 sailors — ultimately tested temperatures for long-term stor- Group 9, spoke to reporters Tues- China’s navy in 2015 for the part in an exercise with the Japan positive and one died, according age. day on a conference call from the first time surpassed the U.S. Navy Maritime Self-Defense Force to Navy medical personnel, “We are expecting in the near aircraft carrier USS Theodore in total number of ships. In 2020, practicing “security operations” whose study of the outbreak was term, over the next month, to fig- Roosevelt, underway somewhere China had 333 ships, while the and “more complex air defense published Nov. 11 in the New En- ure out how and when we might in the Western Pacific. U.S. had 296, according to the re- exercises” in the Pacific Ocean, gland Journal of Medicine. be able to receive those vaccines “At the tactical level, I don’t see port. according to a Navy statement on Verissimo said the Navy is con- while underway or whether or significant changes from [my] Over the past four years, the Friday. The service did not spec- sidering how to distribute the not it occurs during a port visit or previous two deployments in ’17 U.S.-China relationship has ify where in the region the exer- new coronavirus vaccine to de- something close to shore,” Veri- and ’18,” he said, referring to his frayed, largely over Beijing’s cise took place. ployed units as many shoreside ssimo said. “That’s all yet to be tour as commander of the carrier claims to the South China Sea and Strike Group 9 includes the sailors began receiving their in- determined.” USS Carl Vinson. militarization of islands there. In Theodore Roosevelt, the guided- oculations this month. The De-

However, Verissimo noted one July, Secretary of State Mike missile destroyers USS Russell fense Department in December [email protected] change from his previous service Pompeo declared U.S. opposition and USS John Finn and the guid- shipped quantities of the Moder- Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos Thursday, January 21, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 5 MILITARY ‘Terminal Lance’ creator takes on animation

BY MATTHEW M. BURKE decided to develop “POST.” Stars and Stripes Dowling helped secure $50,000 The New Year started off with a from Tumanjan to fund the effort, bang Jan. 1 when the creator of the Uriarte said. popular Marine Corps-themed “I’m a fan of Max and his work,” comic strip “Terminal Lance” re- Dowling said during a Jan. 13 leased a 3D-animated short film phone interview. “I had seen the about two Marines playing with a original he had created when he hand grenade. was a student. The characters of “Frag Out” is the inaugural film Buck and Chuck, just looking at from a series called “POST” by them make me laugh.” “Terminal Lance” scribe and be- They rented office space and stselling author Maximilian hired 3D technical artists and Uriarte, with the help of fellow character animators, Uriarte said. Marine veteran turned Hollywood They spent most of 2020 working actor and producer Mike Dowling. on the project, though principle Part “Beavis and Butt-Head” animation took five animators, in- and part “Looney Tunes,” “Frag cluding Uriarte, five weeks of Out” follows the exploits of Ma- eight-hour days to complete. The rines Buck and Chuck, who expe- rest was spent on pre- and post- rience perpetual boredom while production. Post Animation Uriarte sees “POST” becoming standing post in a desert war zone. Marines Buck and Chuck watch a hand grenade drop in this screenshot from “Frag Out,” the inaugural a series and, potentially, toys and “Frag Out” is the first effort animated short film from the creator of the “Terminal Lance” comic strip. video games. He said he decided from Post Animation LLC, the Los to deliver the first episode directly Angeles-based studio founded by says a word during the seven-min- gan to flush them out. a final project. That video can also to the public with hopes of build- Uriarte, Dowling and Jeanne Tu- ute ordeal. Uriarte first released “Termi- be seen on YouTube. ing the brand. He used a similar manjan, according to a statement The film has the signature traits nal Lance” to coincide with his He vowed to revisit the goofball strategy with “The White Don- announcing the company’s found- of a “Terminal Lance” comic. It’s discharge in 2010. Since then, he characters, which resemble Fun- key,” which was self-published ing earlier this month. Tumanjan at times hysterical, has some crass has posted hundreds of strips at ko Pop figures, if given the chance. before attracting interest from is also a “Frag Out” executive pro- moments and captures the sheer TerminalLance.com and its social Uriarte said he met Dowling in publishers. ducer. boredom of standing post in the media platforms. 2016 when he moved to Los An- “I love creating content, and one The short film follows shortly Marine Corps. In 2016, he became a New York geles. Dowling was an actor and of the most frustrating things after Uriarte’s release in July of The video is available to view Times bestselling author with the producer who worked at the mil- about pursuing traditional distri- “Battle Born: Lapis Lazuli,” a 352- for free on Post Animation’s You- release of his first graphic novel, itary media and lifestyle company bution routes is how long it takes,” page graphic novel. Tube page. It had nearly 22,000 “The White Donkey: Terminal We Are The Mighty. Dowling he said. “I created something, and “I would describe ‘Frag Out’ as views as of Tuesday. Lance,” which examined the real- served in the Marines from 2001 to I wanted people to see it. More im- a story of Buck and Chuck stand- Uriarte is best known for his sa- ities of war and its effects on the 2005 and 2008 to 2010 and is also portantly, I wanted the fans of ing post and they get incredibly tirical “Terminal Lance” comic psyche. He followed that up last an Iraq War veteran. He went on ‘Terminal Lance’ to see it.” bored and hijinks ensue,” Uriarte strips, which depict the harsh re- year with “Battle Born.” to become an associate producer Uriarte posted “Frag Out” to the said by phone Jan. 13 from his alities of Marine Corps grunt life. The idea for the “POST” series on the 2018 Netflix series “Medal “Terminal Lance” Facebook and home in Santa Monica, Calif. “It’s Now 34, Uriarte enlisted in the originated in 2011, Uriarte said. of Honor.” Instagram pages. He hopes inter- a lot of just visual humor and ac- Marines in 2006 at age 19 to gain Shortly after his discharge, he Uriarte started creating 3D ver- est will grow and they will soon be tion-based humor.” “worldly experience” that he used the GI Bill for an animation sions of Buck and Chuck in 2015 able to make more. In “Frag Out,” Buck and Chuck hoped would inform “better art.” degree at the California College of but soon after put them on the “We’re very proud of what we sleep. They fill a water bottle with The Oregon native saw an un- the Arts. He made a short film de- back burner, he said. After Dow- put out there,” Dowling said. urine and use it as a lightsaber. glamorous world filled with picting Buck and Chuck, inspired ling completed work on “Medal of

Then, one of them pulls the pin unique absurdities and contradic- by Sackboy from the video game Honor,” he had more time to help [email protected] from a grenade. Neither character tions. He put pen to paper and be- LittleBigPlanet, standing post for his friend with his projects. They Twitter: @MatthewMBurke1 US soldier arrested in online plot to blow up NYC 9/11 Memorial Associated Press as Bridges provided detailed in- an initial appearance in federal then provided training and guid- the terrorist group’s fighters kill NEW YORK — A U.S. Army sol- structions on tactics and manuals court in Augusta, Ga., on Thurs- ance to purported Islamic State U.S. troops, including the best way dier was arrested Tuesday in Ge- and advice about attacking the day. fighters who were planning at- to fortify an encampment to repel orgia on terrorism charges after memorial and other targets in According to a criminal com- tacks, including advice about po- an attack by U.S. Special Forces he spoke online about plots to blow New York City, Biase said. plaint in Manhattan federal court, tential targets in New York City, and how to wire certain buildings up New York City’s 9/11 Memorial “As we allege today, Bridges, a Bridges joined the U.S. Army in including the 9/11 Memorial. with explosives to kill the U.S. and other landmarks and attack private in the U.S. Army, betrayed September 2019 and was assigned It said he also provided portions troops, the complaint said. U.S. soldiers in the Middle East, our country and his unit when he as a cavalry scout in Fort Stewart. of a U.S. Army training manual This month, according to the authorities said. plotted with someone he believed At some point, he began re- and guidance about military com- complaint, Bridges sent a video of Cole James Bridges of Stow, was an ISIS sympathizer to help searching and consuming online bat tactics. himself in body armor standing Ohio, was in custody on charges of ISIS attack and kill U.S. soldiers in propaganda promoting jihadis Bridges also diagrammed spe- before an Islamic State flag, ges- attempted material support of a the Middle East,” said William F. and their violent ideology, author- cific military maneuvers to help turing support. terrorist organization — Islamic Sweeney Jr., head of New York ities said. State — and attempted murder of City’s FBI office. They said he expressed his sup- a military member, said Nicholas “Fortunately, the person with port for Islamic State and jihad on Biase, a spokesperson for Manhat- whom he communicated was an social media before he began com- tan federal prosecutors. FBI employee, and we were able municating in October with an The 20-year-old soldier, also to prevent his evil desires from FBI employee who posed as an Is- known as Cole Gonzales, was with coming to fruition,” Sweeney said lamic State supporter in contact the 3rd Infantry Division out of in a release. with the group’s fighters in the Fort Stewart, Ga., when he “Our troops risk their lives for Middle East. thought he was communicating our country, but they should never According to court papers, he with the Islamic State online about face such peril at the hands of one expressed his frustration with the the terrorism plots, Biase said. of their own,” U.S. Attorney Au- U.S. military and his desire to aid Unbeknownst to Bridges, an drey Strauss said. the Islamic State. FBI employee was in on the chat Bridges was scheduled to make The criminal complaint said he PAGE 6 • STARS AND STRIPES • Thursday, January 21, 2021 MILITARY Vet sues over image for sale on posters BY CHAD GARLAND Adam Mancini, who was an Army staff Stars and Stripes sergeant when he took the picture, had no Army veteran Nicholas Giovannelli is su- idea the photo was available for sale, or that ing to stop several companies from “ex- it had become the subject of a lawsuit. “I ploiting his image for profit” after he found remember that day ... great group of guys,” them selling posters featuring photos of Mancini said via Facebook Messenger. him taken in Afghanistan many years ago. At the time, Giovannelli was with Bravo Giovannelli deployed twice and was Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Re- medically discharged five years ago after giment, at Forward Operating Base Bay- suffering a traumatic brain injury and oth- lough. er wounds, his lawyer Craig D. Tobin said A native of the Chicago suburb of Niles, during a video press conference last week he deployed later to Logar province with to announce the Chicago district court law- the 173rd Airborne Brigade, the Chicago suit. Tribune reported after his hometown pre- “Nick was very proud and is very proud sented him the keys to the city in 2015 for of his military service,” Tobin said. “He has his service. no problem with the fact that the United He took part in some 100 combat patrols, States military took photographs of him earning unspecified valor awards, Tobin while he was on combat tours.” said, and suffered TBI in an incident where But Giovannelli never consented to let- he held down a guard post in the midst of ting companies use those images for their “relentless mortar fire.” He also earned the own benefit, Tobin said. He was shocked to Purple Heart. learn of the poster a few months ago, after The photo of the river crossing doesn’t someone he had served with brought it to appear to still be for sale on Amazon or his attention, he said. Walmart, though many other photos that “It doesn’t take a great amount of imag- the military provides for free still are. The ination to understand that someone who images are in the public domain and may has sustained pretty substantial injuries on be used for both noncommercial uses, such behalf of his country can be seriously as in newspapers, and for commercial pur- harmed — both actually and mentally — by poses such as advertising and fundraising. ADAM MANCINI / U.S. Army having to see images he never consented to Military release rules state that those Afghan veteran Nick Giovannelli is suing to prevent retailers from selling Defense to be sold publicly online,” Tobin said. pictured do not waive their personal priva- Department­released images of him, like the one above showing him crossing a river in The list of defendants include Walmart cy or publicity rights to the use of their like- Afghanistan in 2009. and Amazon, along with several websites nesses for commercial purposes. that sell stock photographs or other art That’s the issue in the Giovannelli case. ate response but was looking into the mat- However, the plaintiff’s case isn’t clear- prints. Amazon declined to comment and The companies selling the posters “owed ter. cut. A California court in 2001 found that an several of the other sites did not immedi- a duty to Giovannelli under Illinois law not If the lawsuit succeeds, it could have artist could not sell images of The Three ately respond to inquiries. to publicize and/or sell his image for profit wide-ranging implications, as a review of Stooges without permission. “We take this seriously and once we are without first procuring his written con- the defendant’s websites, including Stock- But in 2013, a federal district court in Illi- served with the complaint, we will respond sent,” the lawsuit alleges, the Sun-Times trekimages.com, Pixels.com and Posteraz- nois found that Getty Images did not violate as appropriate with the Court,” said Randy reported. zi.com, show that many photos feature rec- that state’s publicity rights act when it of- Hargrove, a Walmart spokesman. Their failure to do so caused him “ex- ognizable U.S. service members who may fered to sell photos of singer Marshall Tobin declined to provide the photos, but treme emotional distress,” said the suit, have similar rights claims. Thompson, a member of the Chi-Lites, a described some of them. At least one, taken which seeks damages of over $1 million. “We want to make sure that the exploita- group that made several 1970s hits. as Giovannelli crossed a river in Zabul Tobin claimed the military never intend- tion of these soldiers stops,” Tobin said, province in March 2009, still appears on a ed the photos to be used in such a way. An adding that any profits be given to the right- [email protected] Defense Department website. Army spokesman did not have an immedi- ful owners of those benefits. Twitter: @chadgarland Tweet helps USAF vet reconnect with S. Korean family BY KAT BOUZA After immigrating to the United States in BTS translated DuCharme’s tweet into Ko- Stars and Stripes 1989, Hyon Chu kept regular contact with rean; others reposted the message on social Air Force veteran Isabelle Hyon Du- the sister and two brothers she left behind networks popular throughout Asia. Du- Charme had spent nearly a decade attempt- in South Korea. But, in an email last week to Charme’s plea spawned its own hashtag: ing to find her mother’s family in South Ko- Stars and Stripes, DuCharme explained #HelpForHyon. rea — but it took just three days for the in- how losing the family home to foreclosure “In a matter of days, we somehow helped ternet to find her relatives after her request in the early 2010s led to her mother losing reunite this family together when they for help went viral. contact with her siblings. needed it most,” wrote filmmaker Aaron On Sunday, DuCharme, of Salt Lake City, “We were given a short notice to vacate Stewart-Ahn, who assisted DuCharme in shared the update in a series of posts to her our home and tried to pack in a panic, but the search, on Twitter. Twitter account, which included screen- ended up leaving most of our possessions One of DuCharme’s cousins had also shots of video calls with her long-lost rela- behind,” DuCharme wrote. spent several years searching for her tives. Those belongings included a small note- American family, Steward-Ahn said. “We video chatted & saw our ENTIRE book in which Hyon Chu kept the addresses “My family has been so overcome with family,” DuCharme wrote. “I cannot tell and phone numbers of her family in South gratitude for every last person who has you how grateful we are.” Isabelle Hyon DuCharme Korea. shared our story, commented on our posts, The reunion is bittersweet. DuCharme’s Air Force veteran Isabelle Hyon DuCharme turned to Twitter with a reached out, or even prayed for us,” Du- mother, Hyon Chu DuCharme, is in a med- DuCharme is seen with her mother, Hyon message Jan. 14, and the next day had Charme wrote in an email to Stars and ically induced coma after suffering serious Chu, in January 2017. reaped thousands of responses and more Stripes. “If [my mother] could see the com- injuries during a car accident Christmas than 51,000 retweets, including by the com- munity that has gathered around her […] Day. Hyon Chu’s condition worsened when hospital. Doctors have told the DuCharme mander of U.S. Forces Korea, Gen. Robert she would be in awe of what is happening.” she tested positive for COVID-19, the dis- family that Hyon Chu may not have much Abrams. ease caused by the coronavirus, while in the time left. Korean-speaking fans of the K-Pop group [email protected] Thursday, January 21, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK US deaths top 400K as Trump departs

Associated Press pital has parked a refrigerated tions as he did in fighting the virus As Donald Trump entered the fi- truck outside to hold the bodies of itself, repeatedly downplaying the nal year of his presidential term COVID-19 victims until funeral threat and rejecting scientific ex- last January, the U.S. recorded its homes can retrieve them. pertise while fanning conflicts ig- first confirmed case of COVID-19. “It’s so incredibly, unimaginably nited by the outbreak. Not to worry, Trump insisted, his sad that so many people have died The White House defended the administration had the virus “total- that could have been avoided,” he administration this week. ly under control.” said. “We grieve every single life lost In his final hours in office, after a President Joe Biden, who was to this pandemic, and thanks to the year of presidential denials of real- sworn in Wednesday, took part in president’s leadership, Operation ity and responsibility, the pandem- an evening remembrance ceremo- Warp Speed has led to the develop- ic’s U.S. death toll eclipsed 400,000. ny Tuesday near the Lincoln Me- ment of multiple safe and effective And the loss of lives is accelerating. morial in Washington. The 400,000 vaccines in record time, something “This is just one step on an omi- dead were represented by 400 many said would never happen,” nous path of fatalities,” said Dr. Ir- lights placed around the reflecting said White House spokesman Judd win Redlener, director of the Na- pool. The bell at the Washington Deere. tional Center for Disaster Prepa- CHARLIE RIEDEL/AP National Cathedral tolled 400 In early October, when Trump redness at Columbia University Tuli Dastrup and Kansas City Police Maj. Ryan Mills place flags at the times. Other cities around the U.S. himself contracted COVID-19, he and one of many public health ex- National World War I Museum and Memorial on Tuesday, in Kansas planned tributes as well. ignored safety protocols, ordering perts who contend the Trump ad- City, Mo. The 1,665 flags represent the area residents who died in The U.S. accounts for nearly 1 of up a motorcade so he could wave to ministration’s handling of the cri- the coronavirus pandemic and was part of a national memorial. every 5 virus deaths reported supporters outside his hospital. sis led to thousands of avoidable worldwide, far more than any other “We’re rounding the corner,” deaths. tion of New Orleans, Cleveland or the toll by week’s end will probably country despite its great wealth Trump said of the battle with the vi- “Everything about how it’s been Tampa, Fla. It’s nearly equal to the surpass the number of Americans and medical resources. rus during a debate with Biden in managed has been infused with in- number of American lives lost an- killed in World War II. The coronavirus would almost late October. “It’s going away.” competence and dishonesty, and nually to strokes, Alzheimer’s dis- “We need to follow the science certainly have posed a grave crisis It isn’t. U.S. deaths from CO- we’re paying a heavy price,” he ease, diabetes, flu and pneumonia and the 400,000th death is shame- for any president given its rapid VID-19 surpassed 100,000 in late said. combined. ful,” said Cliff Daniels, chief strate- spread and power to kill, experts on May, then tripled by mid-Decem- The 400,000-death toll, reported With more than 4,000 deaths re- gy officer for Methodist Hospital of public health and government said. ber. Experts at the University of Tuesday by Johns Hopkins Uni- corded on some recent days — the Southern California, near Los An- But Trump seemed to invest as Washington project deaths will re- versity, is greater than the popula- most since the pandemic began — geles. With its morgue full, the hos- much in battling public percep- ach nearly 567,000 by May 1. Americans in Germany must wear Tokyo’s numbers improve; medical masks on some off base trips commands report 48 cases BY MARCUS KLOECKNER, and child care facilities closed un- said they were waiting to see how BY JOSEPH DITZLER release. JENNIFER H. SVAN til mid-February. Social gather- state governments would imple- Stars and Stripes Two people at Naval Air Facility AND KARIN ZEITVOGEL ings will continue to be limited to ment the new face mask require- TOKYO — The number of new Atsugi, 26 miles southwest of cen- Stars and Stripes one other person from outside a ment. Officials at Spangdahlem coronavirus cases reported daily tral Tokyo, tested positive KAISERSLAUTERN, Germa- household, and employers have Air Base said they were waiting in Japan’s capital city continued a Wednesday after developing ny — U.S. military personnel and been urged to allow more of their for “clarification from the Ger- descent Wednesday from a peak symptoms, base spokesman Sam their families in Germany will staff to telework, when possible. man health ministry on what reached this month, while U.S. mil- Samuelson told Stars and Stripes . have to wear medical-grade face Each of Germany’s 16 states will masks are actually required and itary commands in the country an- In South Korea, the country’s masks when they go shopping or decide how to implement the new when this goes into effect” before nounced 48 fresh infections as of 6 largest U.S. military base eased a use public transportation off base, rules locally, a federal govern- announcing whether the new rule p.m. nearly week-old virtual lockdown but military leaders had not decid- ment spokesman told Stars and would be applied on base. The Tokyo Metropolitan Gov- Wednesday after public health of- ed Wednesday if new German Stripes. The main one on people’s While no date has been given for ernment recorded 1,274 people ficials tracked down and isolated rules aimed at curbing the corona- minds was the requirement that them to take effect, “the plan at the with the coronavirus, according to people linked to a recent cluster, virus will be applied on bases. medical face coverings, such as moment is for the new rules (in- public broadcaster NHK. While the base commander said. “We will provide updated guid- FFP2 masks, be worn in public cluding the obligation to wear a still high, that’s nearly 1,200 fewer Army Col. Mike Tremblay, the ance to Air Force members in the places that might be heavily traf- medical-grade mask while shop- new infections than the 2,447 re- commander of Camp Humphreys, KMC to reflect base leadership’s ficked, notably shops or public ping or using public transporta- corded Jan. 7, according to metro said a “shelter-in-place” order im- expectations for these changes transportation. tion) will enter into force on Mon- government data. posed Saturday would be lifted in once a new ordinance is released FFP2 masks are similar to N95 day,” David Freichel, spokesman Two Marine Corps bases on Oki- phases over 72 hours. Tremblay (by local authorities) and re- masks used by U.S. medical work- for the Rheinland-Pfalz district, nawa had 33 people test positive said essential services such as the viewed,” said a spokeswoman for ers. They are said to be more ef- told Stars and Stripes. for the virus — 32 at Camp Schwab Child Development Center, banks, the 86th Airlift Wing, based at fective than cloth face coverings, Bavaria has required medical and one at Camp Kinser — accord- the post exchange and manned Ramstein Air Base near Kaiser- filtering about 94% of particles, masks since Monday, but U.S. ing to a Facebook post Wednesday. gyms would be open Wednesday; slautern. droplets and aerosols from the air bases in the state have so far cho- U.S. Army Japan’s headquar- however, dining in at post restau- “We look forward to continuing if they fit and are used correctly. sen not to follow suit. ters at Camp Zama, 26 miles from rants is still prohibited. our partnership with the local While they are intended to be The head of Rheinland-Pfalz, central Tokyo, said 13 people had community by honoring host na- worn once and discarded, studies Malu Dreyer, said on Twitter on tested positive in the week ending [email protected] tion guidance and fighting this vi- in the U.S. and Europe have found Wednesday that lawmakers in the Wednesday, according to a news Twitter: @JosephDitzler rus together,” she said. that they can be reused if they are state, which is home to Ramstein, The new face mask require- properly sterilized between uses. Spangdahlem and numerous Ar- ment is part of a package agreed to The minimum standard of face my facilities, had agreed to adopt by Chancellor Angela Merkel and mask required to protect against “workable measures that are suit- state leaders Tuesday during an the coronavirus, according to the able to everyday life” — including hourslong meeting to hash out NDR.de website, FFP2 and other the requirement to wear a medical ways to bring down high numbers medical-grade masks are also face mask in shops and on public of coronavirus infections. more costly than cloth masks. The transportation. In addition to requiring medi- new rules require only that med- cal-grade face masks instead of ical-grade masks be worn, not spe- [email protected] homemade cloth ones, German cifically FFP2 masks. [email protected] Twitter: @stripesktown leaders agreed to extend a nation- Like the 86th Airlift Wing, many [email protected] wide lockdown and keep schools military commands in Germany Twitter: @StripesZeit PAGE 8 • STARS AND STRIPES • Thursday, January 21, 2021 INAUGURATION Biden sworn in as 46th president Harris makes history as first woman to serve as vice president

Associated Press WASHINGTON — Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, de- claring that “democracy has pre- vailed” as he took the helm of a deeply divided nation and inher- ited a confluence of crises argua- bly greater than any faced by his predecessors. Biden’s inauguration came at a time of national tumult and un- certainty, a ceremony of resil- ience as the hallowed American democratic rite unfurled at a U.S. Capitol battered by an insurrec- tionist siege just two weeks ago. The chilly Washington morning was dotted with snow flurries, but the sun emerged just before Bi- den took the oath of office, the quadrennial ceremony persever- PATRICK SEMANSKY / AP ing even though it was encircled President Joe Biden gives his inaugural address after taking the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. by security forces evocative of a war zone and devoid of crowds because of the coronavirus pan- “This is America’s day. This is demic. “The will of the people has democracy’s day. A day in history been heard, and the will of the people has been heeded. We’ve and hope, of renewal and resolve.” learned again that democracy is President Joe Biden precious and democracy is frag- ile. At this hour, my friends, de- happen. Not today, not tomorrow. their spouses, along with the trio mocracy has prevailed,” Biden Not ever. Not ever.” of former presidents planned to said. “This is America’s day. This The tense atmosphere evoked lay a wreath at the Tomb of the is democracy’s day. A day in his- the 1861 inauguration of Lincoln, Unknown Soldier at Arlington tory and hope, of renewal and re- who was secretly transported to National Ceremony. solve.” Washington to avoid assassins on Still later, Biden was to join the And then he pivoted to chal- the eve of the Civil War, or Roose- end of a slimmed-down inaugural lenges ahead, acknowledging the velt’s inaugural in 1945, when he parade as he moves into the surging virus that has claimed ANDREW HARNIK / AP opted for a small, secure ceremo- White House. Because of the pan- more than 400,000 lives in the Kamala Harris is sworn in as vice president as her husband, Doug ny at the White House in the wan- demic, much of this year’s parade United States. Biden looked out Emhoff, holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration on ing months of World War II. was to be a virtual affair featuring over a capital city dotted with Wednesday. Harris became the first woman, first Black person and The day began with a reach performances from around the empty storefronts that attest to first person of South Asian descent to be vice president. across the aisle after four years of nation. the pandemic’s deep economic bitter partisan battles under In the evening, in lieu of the toll and where summer protests dents — Bill Clinton, George W. of South Asian descent elected to Trump. At Biden’s invitation, traditional glitzy balls that wel- laid bare the nation’s renewed Bush and Barack Obama — gath- the vice presidency and will be- congressional leaders from both come a new president to Wash- reckoning on racial injustice. ered to watch the ceremonial come the highest-ranking woman parties bowed their heads in ington, Biden will take part in a “We have much to do in this transfer of power, Trump, await- to serve in government. prayer in the socially distanced televised concert that also marks winter of peril, and significant ing his second impeachment trial, The two were sworn in during service just a few blocks from the the return of A-list celebrities to possibilities: much to repair, instead flew to Florida after stok- an inauguration ceremony with White House. the White House orbit after they much to restore, much to heal, ing grievance among his support- few parallels in history. Biden was sworn in by Chief largely eschewed Trump. Among much to build and much to gain,” ers with the lie that Biden’s win Tens of thousands of troops are Justice John Roberts; Harris was those in the lineup: Bruce Spring- Biden said. “Few people in our was illegitimate. on the streets to provide security sworn in by Justice Sonia Soto- steen, Justin Timberlake and Lin- nation’s history have been more Biden came to office with a well precisely two weeks after a vio- mayor, the first Latina member of Manuel Miranda. challenged, or found a time more of empathy and resolve born by lent mob of Trump supporters, in- the Supreme Court. Vice Presi- Trump is the first president in challenging or difficult than the personal tragedy as well as a cited by the Republican presi- dent Mike Pence, standing in for more than a century to skip the time we’re in now.” depth of experience forged from dent, stormed the Capitol in an at- Trump, sat nearby as Lady Gaga, inauguration of his successor. He His predecessor’s absence un- more than four decades in Wash- tempt to prevent the certification holding a gold microphone, sang did adhere to one tradition and derscored the healing that is ington. At age 78, he was the ol- of Biden’s victory. the National Anthem accompa- left a note for Biden in the Oval needed. dest president inaugurated. “Here we stand, just days after nied by the U.S. Marine Corps Office, according to the White Flouting tradition, Donald More history was made at his a riotous mob thought they could band. House, which did not release its Trump departed Washington on side, as Kamala Harris became use violence to silence the will of Biden oversaw a “Pass in Re- contents. Wednesday morning ahead of the the first woman to be vice presi- the people,” Biden said. “To stop view,” a military tradition that And Trump, in his farewell re- inauguration rather than accom- dent. The former U.S. senator the work of our democracy. To honors the peaceful transfer of marks, hinted at a political re- pany his successor to the Capitol. from California is also the first drive us from this sacred ground. power to a new commander in turn, saying “we will be back in Though three other former presi- Black person and the first person It did not happen. It will never chief. Later, Biden, Harris and some form.” Thursday, January 21, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 9 INAUGURATION On Day One, Biden aims to change course on policies

BY ZEKE MILLER to heal, much to build and much Associated Press to gain,” Biden said after being WASHINGTON — In his first sworn in as the nation’s 46th pres- hours as president, Joe Biden ident. aimed to strike at the heart of for- Biden started Inauguration mer President Donald Trump’s Day by signaling he would seek a policy legacy by signing a series return to the Washington tradi- of executive actions to reverse his tions and normalcy his predeces- predecessor’s orders on immigra- sor upended. tion, climate change and handling Biden’s top priority is getting a of the coronavirus pandemic. grip on the pandemic, which reac- Biden on Wednesday planned hed another grim milestone on to halt construction on Trump’s Tuesday when the United States U.S.-Mexico border wall, rejoin surpassed 400,000 virus deaths. the Paris Climate Accord and the In his first act as president, Biden World Health Organization, end paused his inaugural address and the ban on travel from some Mus- asked Americans to join him in a lim-majority countries and re- silent prayer for the victims of the voke the approval of the Keystone nation’s worst public health crisis XL oil pipeline, aides said. The in more than a century. new president planned to sign the He later planned to sign an or- CHANG W. LEE, THE NEW YORK TIMES/AP orders almost immediately after der putting in place a mask man- President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden gesture as they leave after his inauguration at the U.S. Capitol taking the oath of office at the date on federal property and ex- in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Capitol, pivoting quickly from his tending the federal eviction pared-down inauguration cere- freeze. It will create a federal of- an ethics pledge that commits days, aides said, as Biden looks to al organizations that perform or mony to enacting his agenda. fice to coordinate a national re- them to upholding the independ- redirect the country without hav- refer women for abortion servic- The 15 executive actions are an sponse to the virus and restore the ence of the Justice Department. ing to go through a Senate that es. attempt to essentially rewind the White House’s National Security His orders also seek to fortify Democrats control by the narrow- In another effort to signal a re- last four years of federal policies Council directorate for global the Deferred Action for Child- est margin. turn to pre-Trump times, Psaki with striking speed. Only two re- health security and defense. hood Arrivals, known as DACA, a Notably, the opening actions said she would hold a news brief- cent presidents signed executive Biden’s first actions reach well signature effort during the Oba- did not include immediate steps ing late Wednesday in a symbol of actions on their first day in office beyond the health crisis. He in- ma administration that provided to rejoin the Iran nuclear accord, the administration’s commitment — and each signed just one. But tends to order a review of all hundreds of thousands of young which Trump abandoned and Bi- to transparency. Trump’s White Biden, facing the debilitating cor- Trump regulations and executive undocumented immigrants pro- den has pledged to reimplement. House had all but abandoned the onavirus pandemic, is intent on actions that are deemed damag- tection from deportation and a Jen Psaki, the incoming White practice of briefing reporters dai- demonstrating a sense of urgency ing to the environment or public pathway to citizenship. House press secretary, said that ly. and competence that he argues health. He planned to order feder- Susan Rice, Biden’s incoming while they were not included in Biden, in his inaugural address, has been missing under his pred- al agencies to prioritize racial eq- domestic policy adviser, said the Biden’s Day One orders, the new pressed on the theme of unity and ecessor. uity and review policies that reen- new president would also revoke president will in the coming days urged Americans to set aside poli- “We’ll press forward with force systemic racism. He the just-issued report of Trump’s revoke the Pentagon’s ban on mil- tics at a difficult inflection point speed and urgency, for we have planned to revoke a Trump order “1776 Commission” to promote itary service by transgender for the nation. much to do in this winter peril and that sought to exclude noncitizens “patriotic education.” Americans as well as the so- “This is our historic moment of significant possibilities — much from the census and planned to These actions will be followed called Mexico City policy, which crisis and challenge, and unity is to repair, much to restore, much order federal employees to take by dozens more in the next 10 bans U.S. funding for internation- the path forward,” Biden said. Immigration plan opposed by GOP, conservative groups Associated Press restrictive and often harsh immi- look forward to working together 1. But it omits the traditional kansas Sen. Tom Cotton, who like WASHINGTON — Republican gration policies come to an end. with him” on the measure, trade-off of dramatically en- Rubio is a potential 2024 GOP lawmakers and conservative “It simply wouldn’t have hap- Schumer said — a choice of words hanced border security that’s presidential contender, said in a groups opposed President Joe Bi- pened without us,” Lorella Praeli, that might suggest changes could helped attract some GOP support Monday tweet. den’s forthcoming immigration co-president of the liberal group be needed for it to pass Congress. in the past, which drew criticism That view was shared by Mark plan Tuesday as massive amnesty Community Change, said of Bi- Biden’s proposal would create Tuesday. Krikorian, executive director of for people in the United States il- den’s victory. “So we are now in a an eight-year pathway to citizen- “A mass amnesty with no safe- the conservative Center for Immi- legally, underscoring that the powerful position.” ship for millions of immigrants, guards and no strings attached is gration Studies, which favors measure faces an uphill fight in a Biden planned to introduce the set up a processing program a nonstarter,” said Iowa Sen. curbing immigration. Congress that Democrats control legislation shortly after being in- abroad for refugees seeking ad- Chuck Grassley, top Republican “Past proposals at least accept- just narrowly. augurated Wednesday, a move he mission to the U.S. and push to- on the Senate Judiciary Commit- ed the concept of turning off the In a further complication, sev- hopes will spotlight his emphasis ward using technology to monitor tee. faucet and mopping up the over- eral pro-immigration groups said on an issue that’s defied major the border. The measure was de- “There are many issues I think flow. This is nothing but mopping they would press Biden to go even congressional action since 1986. scribed by an official from Bi- we can work cooperatively with up and letting the faucet continue further and take steps such as im- Its fate, as written, seemed in den’s transition team who de- President-elect Biden, but a blan- to run,” Krikorian said. mediate moratoriums on deporta- doubt. scribed the plan on condition of ket amnesty for people who are Rosemary Jenks, top lobbyist tions, detentions and new arrests. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., anonymity. here unlawfully isn’t going to be for NumbersUSA, which also Coupled with the discomfort an who will become Senate majority With an eye toward discourag- one of them,” said Sen. Marco Ru- wants to limit immigration, said immigration push could cause for leader this week, said Trump’s ing a surge of immigrants toward bio, R-Fla., often a central player the measure seems likely to fail in moderate Democrats, liberals’ impeachment trial, confirmation the U.S.-Mexico boundary, the in Senate immigration battles. the Senate. It would need at least demands illustrated the pressures of Biden’s Cabinet nominees and package’s route to citizenship “Total amnesty, no regard for 10 Republicans to join all 50 Dem- facing Biden as four years of for- more COVID-19 relief will be the would only apply to people al- the health or security of Ameri- ocrats to overcome a filibuster mer President Donald Trump’s chamber’s top initial priorities. “I ready in the U.S. by this past Jan. cans, and zero enforcement,” Ar- that would kill the measure. PAGE 10 • STARS AND STRIPES • Thursday, January 21, 2021 NATION Bannon, Lil Wayne among last flurry of Trump pardons

Aociated Press crazy, that’s because it is. Thank WASHINGTON — President God we have only 12 more hours Donald Trump pardoned former of this den of thieves.” chief strategist Steve Bannon as And while other presidents part of a flurry of clemency action have issued controversial par- in the final hours of his White dons at the ends of their adminis- House term that benefited more tration, perhaps no commander in than 140 people, including rap chief has so enjoyed using the performers, ex-members of Con- clemency authority to benefit not gress and other allies of him and only friends and acquaintances, his family. but also celebri- The last-minute clemency, an- ty defendants nounced Wednesday morning, and those cham- follows separate waves of pardons pioned by allies. over the past month for Trump as- Wednesday’s sociates convicted in the FBI’s list includes its MANUEL BALCE CENETA/AP Russia investigation as well as for share of high- President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, the father of his son-in-law. profile defend- Md., on Wednesday. Taken together, the actions un- ants. Bannon derscore the president’s willing- Among them ness, all the way through his four were rappers Lil Wayne and Ko- years in the White House, to flex dak Black, both convicted in Flor- Trump bids farewell to DC his constitutional powers in ways ida on weapons charges. Wayne, that defy convention and explicit- whose real name is Dwayne Mi- ly aid his friends and supporters. chael Carter, has frequently ex- while hinting at comeback To be sure, the latest list was pressed support for Trump and heavily populated by more con- recently met with the president on BY JILL COLVIN Trump, have rejected those argu- and told his backers that he would ventional candidates whose cases criminal justice issues. Associated Press ments. be returning in some form. He had been championed by criminal Others on the list included WASHINGTON — His term at Trump refused to participate in said the Trump campaign had justice activists. Death Row Records co-founder an end, President Donald Trump any of the symbolic passing-of- worked so hard: “We’ve left it all One man who has spent nearly Michael Harris and New York art said farewell to Washington on the-torch traditions surrounding on the field,” he said. 24 years in prison on drug and dealer and collector Hillel Nah- Wednesday but also hinted about the peaceful transition of power, Without mentioning Biden’s weapons charges but had shown mad. a comeback despite a legacy of including inviting the Joe and Jill name, Trump wished the new ad- exemplary behavior behind bars Other pardon recipients in- chaos, tumult and bitter divisions Biden to the White House for a ministration great luck and suc- had his sentence commuted, as clude former Rep. Rick Renzi, an in the country he led for four get-to-know-you visit. cess, which he said would made did a former Marine sentenced in Arizona Republican who served years. He did follow at least one tradi- easier because he had laid “a 2000 in connection with a cocaine three years for corruption, money “So just a goodbye. We love tion: The White House said foundation.” conviction. laundering and other charges, you,” Trump told supporters at Trump left behind a note for Bi- “I will always fight for you,” he But the names of prominent and former Rep. Duke Cunning- Joint Base Andrews in Maryland den. A Trump spokesman, Judd told the crowd. “I will be watch- Trump allies nonetheless stood ham of California, who was con- where he walked across a red car- Deere, declined to say what ing. I will be listening.” out. victed of accepting $2.4 million in pet and boarded Air Force One to Trump wrote or characterize the Before arriving at the airport, Besides Bannon, other pardon bribes from defense contractors. head to Florida. “We will be back sentiment in the note, citing pri- Trump told reporters on the recipients included Elliott Broidy, Cunningham, who was released in some form.” vacy for communication between South Lawn of the White House a Republican fundraiser who from prison in 2013, received a Trump departed office as the presidents. that being president had been the pleaded guilty last fall in a scheme conditional pardon. only president ever impeached Members of Trump’s family honor of his lifetime. to lobby the Trump administra- Trump also commuted the pris- twice, and with millions more out gathered for the send-off on the “We love the American people, tion to drop an investigation into on sentence of former Detroit of work than when he was sworn military base along with the pres- and again, it has been something the looting of a Malaysian wealth Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who in and 400,000 dead from the cor- ident’s loyalists, who chanted very special,” he said over the fund, and Ken Kurson, a friend of has served about seven years be- onavirus. Under his watch, Re- “We love you!” “Thank you, sound of the Marine One helicop- Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner hind bars for a racketeering and publicans lost the presidency and Trump” and “U.S.A.” Four Army ter. “And I just want to say good- who was charged last October bribery scheme. both chambers of Congress. He cannons fired a 21-gun salute. bye, but hopefully it’s not a long- with cyberstalking during a heat- Bannon has been charged with will be forever remembered for Speaking without notes, Trump term goodbye. We’ll see each oth- ed divorce. duping thousands of donors who inciting an insurrection, two said his presidency was an “in- er again.” Bannon’s pardon was especial- believed their money would be weeks before Democrat Joe Bi- credible four years.” He told the If the schedule holds, by the ly notable given that the prosecu- used to fulfill Trump’s chief cam- den moved into the White House, crowd that he and first lady Mela- time Biden is sworn in, Trump tion was still in its early stages and paign promise to build a wall at the Capitol that left five dead, nia Trump loved them and will have landed at his private any trial was months away. along the southern border. In- including a Capitol Police officer, praised his family for its hard Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Whereas pardon recipients are stead, he allegedly diverted over a and horrified the nation. It was on work, saying they could have cho- Fla. He will face an uncertain fu- conventionally thought of as de- million dollars, paying a salary to Trump’s on Inauguration Day, sen to have an easier life. ture. fendants who have faced justice, one campaign official and person- Jan. 20, 2017, that he had painted “It’s been something very spe- Aides had urged Trump to often by having served at least al expenses for himself. a dire picture of “American car- cial. We’ve accomplished a lot,” spend his final days in office try- some prison time, the pardon nul- Bannon did not respond to nage.” Trump said, citing the installation ing to salvage his legacy by high- lifies the prosecution and effec- questions Tuesday. The first president in modern of conservative judges, creation lighting his administration’s tively eliminates any prospect for Trump has already pardoned a history to boycott his successor’s of the space force, development of achievements — tax cuts, scaled- punishment. slew of longtime associates and inauguration, Trump is still stew- coronavirus vaccines and man- back federal regulations, norma- “Steve Bannon is getting a par- supporters, including his former ing about his loss and maintains agement of a robust pre-pandem- lizing relations in the Middle don from Trump after defrauding campaign chairman, Paul Mana- that election won by Biden was ic economy. “I hope they don’t East. But Trump largely refused, Trump’s own supporters into pay- fort; Charles Kushner, the father stolen from him. Republican offi- raise your taxes, but if they do, I taking a single trip to the Texas ing for a wall that Trump prom- of his son-in-law; his longtime cials in several critical states, told you so,” he said of the incom- border and releasing a video in ised Mexico would pay for,” Dem- friend and adviser Roger Stone; members of his own administra- ing Biden administration. which he pledged to his support- ocratic Rep. Adam Schiff said on and his former national security tion and a wide swath of judges, He acknowledged that his was ers that “the movement we start- Twitter. “And if that all sounds adviser Michael Flynn. including those appointed by not a “regular administration” ed is only just beginning.” Thursday, January 21, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 11 AMERICAN ROUNDUP

Vet awarded $1M in VA hospital abuse case KANSAS CITY — A KS federal judge awarded more than $1 million in damages to another veteran who says he was sexually abused by a former physician assistant at a VA hospi- tal in Kansas. It’s the third time since November that U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree has ruled against the government in cases charging the government with medical malpractice at the Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medi- cal Center, KCUR-FM reported. The veterans allege they were subjected to unnecessary genital exams and other physical abuse by Mark Wisner, who was a physi- cian assistant at the Leavenworth VA hospital from 2008 to 2014. Wisner was convicted of aggra- vated sexual battery and aggra- vated criminal assault in 2017 and sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison. Thief berates mom for leaving kid in stolen car BEAVERTON — A OR car thief who found a toddler in the backseat of a stolen vehicle drove back and chastised DARYN SLOVER, (LEWISTON, MAINE) SUN JOURNAL/AP the mother for leaving the child unattended before taking off again, police in Oregon said. Smooth sailing The woman went into a grocery Sandra Nygren sails her iceboat on Sabattus Pond in Sabattus, Maine. Nygren and four of her Northeastern University classmates made the store about 15 feet from the car, drive from Boston to Sabattus after reading how good the ice was. "Wherever there is good ice, everyone goes," said Nygren's classmate Jack leaving her 4-year-old child inside Denker. The wind was ideal as well for sailing. Denker recorded speeds of over 45 mph. "That's like crazy speed," smiled Denker. with the engine running and the vehicle unlocked, said Beaverton proposal would make the photos THE CENSUS state water without a permit and police spokesman Officer Matt confidential until the suspect is making it detrimental to public Henderson. convicted, a suspect fails to ap- The number of gambling machines, along with $11,000 in health. Once the thief realized the tod- pear in court or there’s a compell- 60 cash, seized during raids on illegal betting operations in Ath- Filibuster Barrels LLC, also dler was in the backseat, he drove ing safety interest warranting ens, Ala., according to authorities. Judy Wilson, 69, was charged with promot- known as Dilawri Barrels, also back, berated the woman for leav- their release. ing gambling, and warrants were obtained for the owner of a second operation, faces nine counts of discharging ing her child unattended, told the Roers Jones of Fargo said that the sheriff's office said. The sheriff’s office said it conducted the raids after industrial waste without a permit woman to take the child and drove the media sensationalizes mug- receiving new complaints about the businesses. into a state water. away in the stolen vehicle. shots and they remain online for- The vehicle was found a few ever once posted, hurting people’s firearm, conspiracy, endangering lice said. Hours later, her parents Report: Nurse high on hours later in Portland but police chances at finding jobs and ro- the welfare of a child and posses- were found along a road. duty, took IV equipment were still searching for the thief. mantic partners. sion of drug paraphernalia. A 13- Police told news outlets that North Dakota Newspaper Asso- year-old boy was a passenger in Sanchez and the woman had CHICAGO — A former Vandals heavily damage ciation attorney Jack McDonald the car. “shared a romantic relationship.” IL emergency room nurse at high school baseball field counters if people are concerned Asberry was also charged with Stroger Hospital in Chicago was about their mugshots being pub- 10 counts of possession of a fire- Distillery, owner, facing high on marijuana during at least HUNTINGTON — lished they shouldn’t commit the arm by a person prohibited, while criminal charges one shift and took equipment and WV Vandals heavily dam- crime. Freeman was charged with three IV solution from the hospital, ac- aged a high school baseball field in vehicle violations. HARRISONBURG — cording to an investigative report. West Virginia after a fence had Two men face gun VA A Shenandoah County Cook County Independent In- been removed to accommodate charges after traffic stop Man wanted in kidnapping grand jury returned a 115-count spector General Patrick Blan- the construction of a locker room caught in another state indictment against Virginia dis- chard suggested in his report that clubhouse. WILMINGTON — Two tillery Filibuster Distillery LLC the woman be fired and made inel- Tire tracks as much as 4 inches DE Georgia men are facing PEMBROKE PINES — and its owner, Siddharth Dilawri. igible for hire elsewhere. A spo- deep were left in the grassy areas felony firearms charges after a FL A man wanted in the The distillery is charged with 47 keswoman for the hospital said the of the baseball field at Spring Val- traffic stop in Delaware. weekend kidnapping of a South counts of discharging industrial nurse was dismissed. ley High School, coach Austin Delaware State Police said a Florida family is in custody in waste without a permit into a state Blanchard found that the wom- Pratt told WSAZ-TV. The joyride trooper stopped a vehicle being Alexandria, Va., police said. water, one count of discharging in- an, on an unspecified date, sent a also damaged a sprinkler system. driven by Ryan Freeman, 28, of Pembroke Pines police said in a dustrial waste into a publicly own- social media photo showing a Pratt said thousands of dollars Jonesboro, Ga., in Wilmington for social media post that Jaddier T. ed waste treatment works, and gummy square in her hand, which will be required to make the field several traffic violations. Sanchez, 37, was taken into custo- one count of altering state water she identified as cannabis, to playable again. Authorities said the trooper be- dy. The 18-year-old woman he is without a permit and making it someone who later reported her. gan a criminal investigation after accused of kidnapping was taken detrimental to public health, The The nurse indicated that she was GOP proposal would seal detecting the odor of marijuana to a hospital for treatment of mi- Daily News-Record of Harrison- “tingling all over” but boasted that arrestees’ mugshots from inside the car. A search of the nor injuries, police said. burg reported. she was “getting my IVs on first car found 10 handguns, three of The incident began when San- Dilawri, the owner, is charged stick.” BISMARCK — A Re- which had been stolen. chez confronted the woman and with 54 counts of discharging in- The nurse, who was not identi- ND publican lawmaker in- Freeman and Shaquayvis As- her parents as they returned to dustrial waste without a permit in- fied, refused to be interviewed for troduced a bill that would seal ar- berry, 25, of Riverdale, Ga., were their home in Pembroke Pines. He to a state water, two counts of dis- the investigation, the report said. restee’s mugshots from the public. both charged with 10 counts of forced them at gunpoint into their charging industrial waste into a The Bismarck Tribune report- carrying a concealed firearm, pickup and drove them to several publicly owned waste treatment ed that Rep. Shannon Roers Jones’ three counts of receiving a stolen banks to get cash from ATMs, po- works, and one count of altering From The Associated Press PAGE 12 • STARS AND STRIPES • Thursday, January 21, 2021 NATION 12 Guardsmen removed from inauguration duty

Associated Press But the FBI has also warned WASHINGTON — Twelve U.S. law enforcement officials about National Guard members were the possibility that right-wing removed from securing Presi- fringe groups could pose as dent Joe Biden’s inauguration af- members of the National Guard, ter vetting by the FBI, including according to two law enforce- two who made extremist state- ment officials familiar with the ments in posts or texts about the matter. event, Pentagon officials said. Neither Hokanson, nor Penta- There were no specific threats to gon spokesman Jonathan Hoff- Biden. man would provide details on the Two other U.S. officials told comments or texts made by the The Associated Press that all 12 two Guard members. Speaking at were found to have ties with a Pentagon press conference, Ho- RANDY VAZQUEZ, BAY AREA NEWS GROUP/AP right-wing militia groups or post- kanson said one was identified by Kelly Klett looks in the direction of a burned area near her ranch in Watsonville, Calif., on Tuesday. “We ed extremist views online. The his chain of command and the evacuated 25 horses in less than an hour,” Klett said. officials, a senior intelligence of- other was identified through an ficial and an Army official anonymous tip. briefed on the matter, did not say “Much of the information,” Fierce Calif. winds fan fires, fell trees which fringe groups the Guard Hoffman said, “is unrelated to members belonged to or what the events taking place at the Associated Press no serious threat to homes. The largest, near Bakers- unit they served in. The officials Capitol or to the concerns that SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Months-old embers from a field in the San Joaquin Valley, burned about 1 square were not authorized to speak many people have noted on ex- deadly California fire were blown back to life Tues- mile but was mostly surrounded. publicly and spoke to The AP on tremism. These are vetting ef- day by powerful winds that raked the state and In both the north and south, residents were blacked condition of anonymity. The offi- forts that identify any question- prompted safety blackouts to tens of thousands of out by utilities to prevent downed or damaged power cials told the AP they had all able behavior in the past or any people. lines from sparking blazes. been removed because of “secu- potential link to questionable be- Firefighters chased wind-driven blazes up and Southern California Edison shut off power to more rity liabilities.” havior, not just related to extre- down the state, trees and trucks were toppled, Yose- than 78,000 homes and businesses in seven counties Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of mism.” mite National Park was forced to close and two coro- and was considering blacking out well over a quarter- the National Guard, confirmed Hoffman added that officials navirus vaccination centers were shut down. million more. Pacific Gas & Electric cut power to that Guard members had been aren’t asking questions right now South of San Francisco, the state’s firefighting more than 5,000 customers. removed and sent home but he of those who were flagged. agency said it responded to 13 vegetation fires in San That was in addition to nearly 300,000 customers in said only two cases were for inap- “We’re, out of an abundance of Mateo and Santa Cruz counties in 12 hours, and iso- the northern and central parts of the state that had propriate comments or texts re- caution, taking action and imme- lated evacuations were ordered for a total of 120 lost power because of the weather. lated to the inauguration. diately removing them from the homes near two of them. Yosemite National Park closed for the day, citing He said the other 10 were for line of duty at the Capitol and the The fires were small, with the largest no more than the winds and downed trees that smashed trucks and other potential issues that may events taking place.” a few dozen acres, and by nightfall were “creeping” at least one building. The park said it could remain involve previous criminal behav- “And then we will address rather than racing, according to state fire website de- closed until Friday morning. ior or other activities, but were them, whether it’s through law scriptions. Two were within the area burned by last In rural Bass Lake, south of the park, a 100-foot not directly related to the inaugu- enforcement if necessary or year’s CZU Lightning Complex inferno. pine tree smashed through Don Mandy’s house as he ral event. through their own chain of com- “Fires within the CZU Lightning Complex burn ar- was posting a Facebook message about the roaring Their removal from the mas- mand,” he added. ea were regenerated by high winds,” the local unit of winds keeping him awake. sive security presence at the na- Washington has been on edge the California Department of Forestry and Fire Pro- “It sounded like an earthquake,” he told KFSN-TV. tion’s capital comes as U.S. de- since the deadly insurrection at tection tweeted. Then a second tree toppled and a branch poked an- fense officials have been worried the Capitol, which prompted ex- The complex fire started Aug. 16, 2020, during a other hole through his roof. He and his wife fled for about a potential insider attack or traordinary security measures barrage of lightning strikes. Separate fires merged, cover in another area of the house and weren’t other threat from service mem- ahead of Biden’s inauguration. torching 1,500 buildings across 135 square miles in harmed. bers following the deadly riot at U.S. Secret Service tightened San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties. One person died. In Southern California, the region’s notorious San- the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 by security in and around the Capi- The Santa Cruz Mountains have a thick layer of ta Ana winds were ramping up, making travel haz- Trump supporters. tol days earlier than usual in “duff,” dead vegetation under heavy timber in which ardous for big rigs. Some were blown over. One gust The FBI has been working to preparation, and the city center deep smoldering embers can be revived by the wind, hit 86 mph in northern Los Angeles County, the Na- vet all 25,000 National Guard in was essentially on lockdown with said Cecile Juliette, a Cal Fire spokeswoman. tional Weather Service said. town. Officials have said that the streets blocked, high fencing in- Cal Fire received nonstop reports of toppled trees The wind also forced closure of a mass COVID-19 Pentagon has found no intelli- stalled and tens of thousands of and branches during the windstorm, Juliette said. vaccination site at Hansen Dam in the San Fernando gence so far that would indicate troops and law enforcement offi- Small fires blazed throughout the state, though Valley. Another site at a Disneyland parking lot was an insider threat. cers stationed around the area. most were quickly stopped from spreading and posed closed in advance of the gusts. Thursday, January 21, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 13 WORLD China mocks Large migrant caravan Pompeo over dissolves in Guatemala designation

Associated Press economic ravages of the COVID-19 of genocide EL FLORIDO, Guatemala — A pandemic and two major hurri- Associated Press once large caravan of Honduran canes in November have piled atop BEIJING — China’s Foreign migrants that pushed its way into chronic poverty and gang violence. Ministry described outgoing U.S. Guatemala last week had dissipat- That combined with a hope that the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ed by Tuesday in the face of Guate- new U.S. administration of Presi- on Wednesday as a “doomsday malan security forces. Small dent-elect Joe Biden would be clown” and said his designation of groups pressed on toward the Mex- more welcoming gave birth to the OLIVER DE ROS/AP China as a perpetrator of genocide ican border, while others accepted year’s first caravan. Honduran migrants rest on the roadside as they try to advance past and crimes against humanity was rides from authorities back to Hon- But Tuesday, buses carrying checkpoints set up by the Guatemalan police in Zacapa on Tuesday. merely “a piece of wastepaper.” duras. dozens of migrants and police pa- The allegations of abuses Many of the migrants were dri- trol vehicles carrying handfuls ar- ras border crossing of El Florido. ran counterparts and then boarded against Muslim minority groups ven by an increasingly desperate rived sporadically through the They were passed from Guatema- buses that would take them back to in China’s Xinjiang region are situation in Honduras, where the morning at the Guatemala-Hondu- lan border agents to their Hondu- their hometowns. “outright sensational pseudo- propositions and a malicious farce concocted by individual anti-Chi- na and anti-Communist forces Man detained for throwing snowballs at Berlin US consulate represented by Pompeo,” spokes- person Hua Chunying told report- Associated Press The man, an Afghan citizen who his own head against a police vehi- and threw two half-full beverage ers at a daily briefing. BERLIN — A 26-year-old was lived in Berlin whose name wasn’t cle, briefly knocking himself out. cans at police officers, who were “In our view, Pompeo’s so- detained in Berlin twice after given in line with German privacy He regained consciousness before not hit. They were again able to called designation is a piece of throwing snowballs and other pro- laws, first appeared outside the paramedics arrived and was taken overpower him and, while he was wastepaper. This American poli- jectiles at the American consulate consulate in the southwestern dis- to a hospital for treatment before being held, police allege that he tician, who is notorious for lying and scuffling with security person- trict of Dahlem yelling slogans and being released. Tests indicated he again slammed his own head and deceiving, is turning himself nel while yelling slogans against throwing snowballs at about 3 p.m. was mildly intoxicated, police said. against a police car. This time he into a doomsday clown and joke of outgoing President Donald Authorities handcuffed the man, At about 10:30 p.m., the man re- was not injured, but damaged the the century with his last madness Trump, police said Wednesday. and allege that he then slammed appeared outside the consulate car, police said. and lies of the century,” Hau said. PAGE 14 • STARS AND STRIPES • Thursday, January 21, 2021 OPINION

Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Biden must root out the domestic insurgency Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY DAVID IGNATIUS as he issues executive orders on immigra- nel who may be prone to suicide; they need Washington Post Writers Group tion, climate change, the pandemic and a similar tools for identifying potentially sedi- WASHINGTON host of other domestic problems — is to root tious behavior, without threatening First EDITORIAL s Ulysses S. Grant prepared to out the insurgency. A priority is to assess Amendment rights. Terry Leonard, Editor take the presidential oath of of- how deep it has spread within the military To get a sense of how widespread insur- [email protected] fice in March 1869, his predeces- and law enforcement. Senior military offi- rectionist feeling may be, I asked a long- sor, the impeached President cials tell me they have already identified 30 time CIA paramilitary officer, who has Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor A Andrew Johnson, sneered that Grant was “a individuals among active-duty personnel, strong pro-Trump ties and close links with [email protected] dissembler, a deliberate deceiver” and re- National Guard forces and veterans who former special operations forces comrades Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content fused to “debase” himself by attending his might have been active in the Jan. 6 storm- who share his views. His assessment: The [email protected] inauguration, writes Grant biographer Ron ing of the Capitol. Capitol rioters were mostly “knuckleheads Chernow. Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of living in a fantasy world with their Face- Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation [email protected] Despite this bitter inauguration sendoff, a Joint Chiefs of Staff, has started talking with book pages.” The military and FBI should generous Grant promised that he would the service chiefs about new programs to be able to “weed out the kooks.” Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital govern “calmly, without prejudice, hate or vet recruits, check their social-history re- That sounds reassuring. But this militant [email protected] sectional pride.” But through his presiden- cords, educate them better about their mis- Trump supporter offered an ominous warn- cy he faced a growing insurrection from sion, and identify and eject any who have se- ing against overdoing the crackdown. “Peo- BUREAU STAFF Southerners defeated in the Civil War but ditious ideas. The military has had past ex- ple will visit violence on those who visit it on determined to win the peace for their “lost perience with gang members — Neo-Nazis, them,” he said. Europe/Mideast cause.” And they largely succeeded, creat- Crips and Bloods, MS-13 — and learned to Top Biden officials have received stern Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief [email protected] ing a racist Jim Crow South that survived expel them, fast. advice from military commanders: Take a +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 for more than 80 years. A retired four-star who was a battalion page from Attorney General Robert F. Ken- Pacific President Joseph Biden takes office commander a decade ago recalls an inci- nedy’s war against the Ku Klux Klan in the Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief Wednesday with a promise to repair this dent with a neo-Nazi in the 10th Mountain South and the Mafia in big cities. These [email protected] broken country and begin to heal its divi- Division. Commanders initially thought threats need to be “ripped out” with a drag- +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 sions after an ideological civil war waged by they would move him to another unit, but net that’s well targeted but uses every tool Washington his twice-impeached predecessor, Donald they decided it was essential to discharge in the legal arsenal. But even as the Biden Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief Trump, who was rudely absent. But Biden’s him, immediately. “We had to be very swift administration attacks the most seditious [email protected] (+1)(202)886-0033 inaugural address was given from inside an and strong in stomping it out,” he recalls. members of the insurrection, it should con- Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News armed camp, ringed by what a senior secu- Militaries prize loyalty and discipline, sider a tactic that’s quite radical in the cur- [email protected] rity official says will be 26,000 National but they are a reflection of the larger society rent political climate — listening to the oth- Guard and about 15,000 police, FBI and fed- they serve. When politics is fragmented, in- er side. The Greek historian Thucydides ob- CIRCULATION eral law enforcement officers. surgent ideas can sometimes spread in the served that wars are caused by fear and Mideast The FBI believes this overwhelming ranks like cancer. I’ve watched that happen self-interest, but also by the intangible feel- Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager force will probably deter another mob like with armies in Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, ing we describe as “pride.” An attempt to [email protected] the one that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. Pakistan, and a half-dozen African and La- ignore this sentiment among nearly half the [email protected] 6. Among the insurgents, “Leaders are tell- tin American countries. population will end unhappily. DSN (314)583-9111 ing followers: Don’t do D.C. We’ll live for Extremist groups are like cults. They of- Biden begins a new day for the United Europe another day,” says one official who’s in- ten recruit members who are experiencing States on Wednesday. His challenge will be Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager volved in security planning and familiar personal crises and become radicalized to combine toughness with generosity — [email protected] [email protected] with intelligence reports. But this problem through what one commander describes as and yes, as the Bible says, to love those who +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 is just beginning. an emotional “gateway.” The military has might consider themselves his enemies by Pacific Biden’s fundamental challenge — even gotten better at predicting military person- hearing out their grievances. 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Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and for- slaved, the 45-page report is a fable told by less send-off equal to his legacy. Thursday, January 21, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 15 PAGE 16 • STARS AND STRIPES • Thursday, January 21, 2021 Eugene Sheffer Crossword Frazz Dilbert

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Mulaney was investigated for his ‘SNL’ monologue Associated Press The Secret Service opened an investigation into comedian John Mulaney over jokes believed to be made about President Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live” last year, according to records ob- tained by The Associated Press. Mulaney, 38, revealed last month that the Secret Service investigated the comedian and “SNL” alum for “inappropriate jokes about Mulaney Netflix President Trump” after he made a joke From left: Rajkummar Rao, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Adarsh Gourav star in the Indian drama “White Tiger,” coming to Netflix on Friday. about Roman dictator Julius Cae- sar, who was stabbed to death by a group of senators. The file obtained by the AP through a Freedom of Information This week: ‘White Tiger,’ Salt-N-Pepa Act request showed the bureau contacted NBC but did not inter- Associated Press kota Johnson as a couple and parents to young cert on Saturday, which begins at 4 a.m. EST. view the comedian for its inquiry, Here’s a collection curated by The Associat- girls who discover that she has cancer. They Tickets cost $45. which found no wrongdoing. ed Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s quickly find themselves overwhelmed by the — AP Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu “Another thing that happened arriving on TV, streaming services and music burdens of her disease and keeping a house- under Julius Caesar, he was such platforms this week. hold together and ask their college friend (Ja- Television a powerful maniac that all the sen- son Segel) to come live with them and help. But
The rise and impact of one of the first fe- ators grabbed knives, and they Movies the temporary situation turns more permanent male rap groups is dramatized in the Lifetime stabbed him to death. That would
“99 Homes” director Ramin Bahrani has than they thought. The film, from director Ga- movie “Salt-N-Pepa” (8 p.m. EST Sunday). be an interesting thing if we taken on the ills of American capitalism and briela Cowperthwaite (“Blackfish”), is adapt- Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Den- brought that back now,” Mulaney now turns his gaze to the caste system in India ed from Matthew Teague’s Esquire article ton, played respectively by GG Townson and said to laughter from the audi- in his riveting adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s about his own experience. It’ll be available to Laila Odom, record a tune for a coworker’s ence. “The White Tiger.” Adiga’s debut novel told a rent on demand starting Friday. project and ultimately end up Grammy-win- The joke was said during Mula- Dickensian story about the rise of an ambitious — AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr ning artists who help change the music genre. ney’s opening monologue during driver in a rigged system and won the Man Monique Paul co-stars as the group’s DJ, Spin- the “Saturday Night Live” broad- Booker Prize in 2008. The adaptation, coming Music derella. cast on Feb. 29, 2020. to Netflix on Friday, stars Priyanka Chopra Jo-
After a hectic 2020, all you need is the
Writer, director and actor Edward Burns The Secret Service noted other nas, Bollywood star Rajkummar Rao and new- smooth and soothing sound of Rhye to help you first made his mark with the 1995 film “The remarks during the monologue, comer Adarsh Gourav. Chopra Jonas, in par- start the new year right. Brothers McMullen,” about a trio of Irish Ca- including: “I asked my lawyer if I ticular, is a standout as an India-born, Amer- Rhye, the R&B musical tholic brothers from Long Island. In the Epix could make that joke, he said, let ica-raised woman who does not agree with the project by Mike Milosh, re- series “Bridge and Tunnel,” Burns returns to me call another lawyer, and that ways of her wealthy husband’s Indian family. leases a new album Friday the New York setting circa 1980 and with a dif- lawyer said yes. I don’t dwell on
Diane Lane, Kevin Costner and Lesley called “Home.” The 13- ferent set of characters: 20-somethings chas- politics, but I dislike the Founding Manville are a formidable trio in “Let Him track set is full of plush and ing Big Apple dreams but still attached to their Fathers immensely. ... I hate when Go,” a slow-burn Western about a couple who warm tunes that will make working-class hometown. The six-episode se- people are like, God has never cre- travels from Montana to North Dakota in the you feel like you’re instant- ries debuts at 9 p.m. EST Sunday. ated such a great group of men mid-1960s in search of their 3-year-old grand- ly being massaged at a spa
TNT’s “Snowpiercer” is back for season than the Founding Fathers. Yeah, son. Lane and Costner play the grandparents, with the best candle scent burning in the back- two with Sean Bean (“Game of Thrones”) the ’92 Bulls. ... That’s a perfect who lost their own son in an accident and who ground. aboard the postapocalyptic drama as Mr. Wil- metaphor for the United States. try to accept their ex-daughter-in-law’s new
Third time’s the charm for R&B singers ford, mastermind of the global-circling rail- When I was a boy, the United husband. But things get tense when they real- Keyshia Cole and Ashanti: Their “Verzuz” bat- way built to save a slice of humanity on a frozen States was like Michael Jordan in ize this new family is not exactly made up of tle was postponed twice and will now take Earth. The debut season ended with warring 1992. Now the United States is like good people. Thomas Bezucha wrote and di- place Thursday. Fans can watch the singers passengers achieving a tenuous peace and Da- Michael Jordan now.” rected this adaptation of Larry Watson’s novel, trade hits at 8 p.m. EST at the “Verzuz” Insta- veed Diggs’ Layton in charge. But there’s big Two days after Mulaney’s which became available to rent for streaming gram page or Apple Music. trouble on the tracks ahead. “Snowpiercer” monologue, law enforcement offi- Tuesday.
Saturdays are for Seventeen: The 13- airs 9 p.m. EST beginning Monday. cials contacted Thomas McCar-
“Our Friend” stars Casey Affleck and Da- member K-pop group will hold a virtual con- — AP Television Writer Lynn Elber thy, the global chief security offi- cer and senior vice president at NBC Universal, to express the agency’s desire to discuss the joke Music stars say they were ‘shamefully failed’ by UK on EU touring with the comedian’s attorneys. Associated Press including Sting, Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters business trips are also allowed. But artists The investigation into Mulaney Dozens of U.K. music stars including Elton and Roger Daltrey of The Who, said the new and musicians have not been included in the was opened in March and closed John, Ed Sheeran and conductor Simon Rattle U.K.-EU trade deal that took effect Jan. 1 has deal. in December, five days after the say musicians have been “shamefully failed” “a gaping hole where the promised free Britain and the EU disagree about who is to comedian revealed the investiga- by the British government, which has left movement for musicians should be.” blame for the omission. tion during an interview with Jim- them facing post-Brexit restrictions on tour- Britain’s departure from the EU means that The new rules mean U.K. performers have my Kimmel. ing in the European Union. U.K. citizens can no longer live and work free- to comply with differing rules in the 27 EU The Secret Service file notes In a letter published Wednesday in the ly in the 27-nation bloc. Tourists do not need nations, negotiating visas for musicians and that Mulaney made no direct Times of London, more than 100 musicians visas for stays of up to 90 days, and some short permits for their equipment. threats toward Trump. Thursday, January 21, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 19 PAGE 20 • STARS AND STRIPES • Thursday, January 21, 2021 SCOREBOARD/MLB

PRO FOOTBALL COLLEGE HOCKEY NFL playoffs Tuesday’s scores Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 9 EAST Buffalo 27, Indianapolis 24 Mercyhurst 3, Robert Morris 2, OT Los Angeles Rams 30, Seattle 20 Hall of Fame pitcher MIDWEST Tampa Bay 31, Washington 23 Sunday, Jan. 10 Omaha 3, Colorado College 2, OT Baltimore 20, Tennessee 13 New Orleans 21, Chicago 9 Cleveland 48 Pittsburgh 37 DEALS Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 16 Tuesday’s transactions Green Bay 32, Los Angeles Rams 18 Buffalo 17, Baltimore 3 BASEBALL Sutton dies at age 75 Sunday, Jan. 17 Major League Baseball Kansas City 22, Cleveland 17 American League Tampa Bay 30, New Orleans 20 MINNESOTA TWINS — Named Toby Gar­ Conference Championships denhire manger, Matt Borgschulte hitting BY BETH HARRIS nings pitched National League pennant but coach, Mike McCarthy and Cibney Bello 1 Sunday, Jan. 24 Associated Press (5,282 ⁄3). He didn't pitch in the World Series as AFC pitching coaches, Jason Kirkman trainer, Buffalo at Kansas City Tyler Smarslock infield coach and Jacob LOS ANGELES — Don Sutton, worked at least the Dodgers were swept in four NFC Dean strength and conditioning coach of Tampa Bay at Green Bay the St. Paul Saints (AAA); Raon Borrego a Hall of Fame pitcher who was a 200 innings in 20 games by the Baltimore Orioles. Super Bowl manager, Ryan Smith hitting coach, Luis stalwart of the Los Angeles Dodg- of his first 21 sea- He also led the Dodgers to Na- Sunday, Feb. 7 Ramirez and Virgil Vasquez pitching At Tampa, Fla. coaches and Joe Mangiameli catching ers’ rotation spanning an era from sons, with only tional League pennants in 1974, AFC champion vs. NFC champion coach, Chris McNeely trainer and Travis Koon strength and conditioning coach for Sandy Koufax to Fernando Valen- the strike-short- 1977 and 1978. the Wichita Wind Surge (AA); Brian Dinkel­ zuela, died Tuesday. He was 75. ened 1981 season “Today we lost a great ballplay- COLLEGE BASKETBALL man manager, Bryce Berge hitting coach, Sutton Mark Moriarty and Richard Salazar pitch­ The Baseball Hall of Fame in interrupting his er, a great broadcaster and, most Tuesday’s men’s scores ing coaches, Jairo Rodriguez hitting coach and Colin Feikles strength and condition­ Cooperstown, N.Y., said Sutton streak. importantly a great person,” EAST ing coach of the Cedar Rapids Kernals(A); died at his home in Rancho Mi- “He worked as hard as anyone Dodgers president Stan Kasten Aaron Sutton manager, Shawn Schlecter Pittsburgh 79, Duke 73 hitting coach, Jared Gaynor, Calvin Madu­ rage, Calif., after a long struggle I've ever known and he treated said. “I was privileged to have Syracuse 83, Miami 57 ro and Dan Urbina pitching coaches, Yei­ Towson 78, UNC­Wilmington 74 son Perez and Brad McKenney catching with cancer. The Atlanta Braves, those he encountered with great worked with Don in both Atlanta Villanova 76, Seton Hall 74 coaches, Anders Dzura rehab pitching for whom Sutton was a longtime respect ... and he took me to work a and Washington, and will always SOUTH coach Asja Morello and Matt Smith train­ Alabama 105, LSU 75 ers, Christian Hintz physical therapist and broadcaster, said he died in his lot,” his son, Daron, wrote on cherish our time spent together.” Florida 75, Tennessee 49 Mitchel Ho strength and conditioning sleep. Twitter. "For all these things, I am Sutton left the Dodgers as a free Longwood 75, High Point 54 coach for GCL Twins; Seth Feldman man­ Mississippi 64, Mississippi St. 46 ager, Ricardo Nanita and Steven Rosen A four-time All-Star, Sutton had very grateful.” agent in 1980 and signed with Radford 97, Campbell 91, 3OT hitting coaches, Kevin Rodriguez and Joey SE Missouri 63, Tennessee St. 59 Skracic pitching coaches, Jimmy Alvarez a career record of 324-256 and an Donald Howard Sutton was Houston. UNC­Asheville 79, Gardner­Webb 75 assistant coach, Mario Rivera and Carlos ERA of 3.26 while pitching for the born April 2, 1945, in Clio, Ala., the Atrade in 1982 sent Sutton to the Winthrop 72, Presbyterian 58 Frias trainers, Wladimir Rorales, Juan Car­ loc Pinto and Miguel Cabrera strength and Dodgers, Houston Astros, Mil- son of sharecroppers. The family Brewers, where he pitched Mil- MIDWEST conditioning coaches of the DSL Twins; Akron 69, Bowling Green 57 Alex Hassan director of player develop­ waukee Brewers, Oakland Athlet- moved to northern Florida, where waukee to its first American Butler 67, DePaul 53 ment, Drew MacPhail, Tommy Bergjans Illinois 79, Penn St. 65 and Mauricio Mena assistant directors of ics, California Angels and the Sutton was a three-sport star in League pennant. He worked for Kent St. 84, Buffalo 81 player development. Dodgers again in 1988, his final high school who showed an affin- his sixth postseason team in 1986 Miami (Ohio) 81, Ball St. 71 TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with Michigan 87, Maryland 63 RHP Hunter Wood on a minor league con­ season. ity for baseball as a youngster. He with the AL West champion An- Missouri 81, South Carolina 70 tract. Purdue 67, Ohio St. 65 National League The durable Sutton never mis- played the sport in junior college gels and then returned to the Toledo 89, Cent. Michigan 72 SAN DIEGO PADRES — Acquired RHP Joe sed a turn in the rotation in 756 big before the Dodgers signed him as Dodgers in 1988, retiring before SOUTHWEST Musgrove from Pittsburgh in exchange for LHP Joey Lucchesi to NY Mets and LHP league starts. Only Cy Young and a free agent in September 1964, the end of a season that saw them Oklahoma 76, Kansas St. 50 Omar Cruz, RHPs David Bednar, Drake Fel­ Nolan Ryan made more starts months before the first MLB draft. win the World Series. FAR WEST lows and OF Hudson Head to Pittsburgh. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Acquired C En­ than Sutton, who never landed on After going 23-7 during one sea- Sutton was 4-1 with a 2.02 ERA Loyola Marymount 72, San Diego 69, OT dy Rodriguez from NY Mets. Oregon St. 58, Southern Cal 56 FOOTBALL the injured list in his 23-year ca- son in the minors, Sutton won a in seven National League Cham- Utah St. 83, Colorado St. 64 National Football League reer. spot in the Dodgers’ rotation in pionship Series games and was Tuesday’s women’s scores ATLANTA FALCONS — Named Terry Fon­ tenot general manager. A master of changing speeds 1966. He made his big league de- 2-3 in eight World Series games. EAST BALTIMORE RAVENS — Released RB Mark Ingram. and pitch location, Sutton record- but for the defending World Series In the 1974 postseason for the Northeastern 62, Manhattan 50 BUFFALO BILLS — Waived LB Del’Shawn Syracuse 88, North Carolina 76 Phillips from injured reserve. ed just one 20-win season but champions on April 14, 1966, and Dodgers, he was 3-0 with a 1.50 UConn 103, Butler 35 CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed RB John earned 10 or more wins in every earned his first victory four days ERA and 25 strikeouts in four SOUTH Kelly to a reserve/futures contract. year except 1983 and 1988. Of his later. games. Morehead St. 53, SIU­Edwardsville 47 MIAMI DOLPHINS — Named Lemuel Murray St. 72, Belmont 66 Jeanpierre offensive line coach. An­ nounced offensive line coach Steve Mar­ victories, 58 were shutouts, five Sutton immediately found him- He was inducted into the Base- MIDWEST shall has left the coaching staff. were one-hitters and 10 were two- self in a rotation with Koufax, Don ball Hall of Fame in 1998. The Iowa St. 64, Oklahoma 63 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Named Karen Loyola of Chicago 53, Valparaiso 36 Wilkins­Mickey vice president of diversi­ hitters. The right-hander is sev- Drysdale and Claude Osteen as Dodgers retired his number 20 the Minnesota 76, Nebraska 71 ty, equity and inclusion. enth on the career strikeout list the fourth starter. Sutton recorded same year. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Promoted AP SPORTLIGHT LB Deone Bucannon to the active roster. with 3,574. 209 strikeouts that season, the Placed LB Jack Cichy on injured reserve. Designated RB Kenjon Barner to return Sutton ranks third all-time in highest total for a rookie since AP sports writer Paul Newberry in Atlanta from injured reserve. contributed to this report. Jan. 21 HOCKEY games started and seventh in in- 1911. He helped the team win the 1921 — Kenesaw Mountain Landis takes National Hockey League office as baseball’s commissioner. BUFFALO SABRES — Recalled F Rasmus 1947 — Carl Hubbell, Frank Frisch, Mick­ Asplund from the minor league taxi squad. ey Cochrane, and Lefty Grove are elected COLORADO AVALANCHE — Announced to the Baseball Hall of Fame. D Greg Pateryn was traded to Minnesota 1954 — For the first time in NBA All­Star for D Ian Cole. Source: Springer joining Jays history, an overtime period is needed. FLORIDA PANTHERS — Designated G Boston’s Bob Cousy scores 10 points in the Sam Montembeault for assignment taxi overtime to give the East a 98­93 victory squad. BY RONALD BLUM AND ROB GILLIES and Cousy the MVP honors. LOS ANGELES KINGS — Recalled C Lias 1958 — Bob Pettit of St. Louis becomes Anderson from the minor league taxi Associated Press the first member of the losing team to win squad. the NBA All­Star MVP award, scoring 28 MONTREAL CANADIENS — Designated C TORONTO — All-Star outfielder George Springer points and grabbing 26 rebounds, even Jesperi Kotkaniemi for assignment taxi became the most prominent among baseball’s free though the East beats the West 130­118. squad. 1969 — Roy Campanella and Stan Musial TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Assigned RW agents to reach an agreement this offseason, a $150 are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Travis Boyd to Toronto (AHL). 1979 — Terry Bradshaw throws four SOCCER million, six-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, touchdown passes to lead the Pittsburgh Major League Soccer a person familiar with the negotiations told The Asso- Steelers to their third Super Bowl win, a 35­ ATLANTA UNITED — Named Paul McDo­ 31 victory over the Dallas Cowboys. Brad­ nough vice president of operations. ciated Press. shaw, the game’s MVP, completes 17 of 30 Signed W Machop Chol. passes for 318 yards. LA GALAXY — Signed MF Adam Saldana. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tues- 1990 — John McEnroe becomes the first NASHVILLE SC — Acquired the second day night because the deal was subject to a successful player thrown out of the Australian Open. and third picks of the 2021 SuperDraft and McEnroe’s tantrum comes while leading physical. Mike Pernfors 6­1, 4­6, 7­5, 2­4. the first pick in the 2022 edition of the draft 1996 — Karrie Webb becomes the sec­ from the Philadelphia Union in exchange It would be the largest contract in team history. MICHAEL WYKE / AP ond quickest winner in LPGA Tour history for general allocation money in 2021, as winning the HealthSouth Inaugural at well as additional GAM based on perform­ Springer, who turned 31 in September, is a three- Former Houston Astros slugger George Springer ance benchmarks of those players select­ Walt Disney World. Webb, in her second time All-Star who has spent his entire seven-season has agreed to a $150 million, six­year deal with the LPGA start, beat Jane Geddes and Martha ed. Nause on the fourth hole of a playoff. NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION — Re­ career with Houston and was the World Series MVP Toronto Blue Jays, according to a source. Webb finished second in her first LPGA signed G Matt Turner. start a week earlier in the Chrysler­Ply­ NY RED BULLS — Signed C Andres Reyes when the Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in sev- mouth Tournament of Champions. to a one­year contract pending receipt of 2005 — Four­time Olympic champion Ole P­1 visa and ITC. Traded D Tim Parker to en games for their first title in 2017. The champion- A slow free-agent market saw only 21 of 181 players Einar Bjoerndalen wins his 49th career Houston in exchange for general alloca­ ship was later tainted when it was discovered Hous- who became free agents following the World Series World Cup biathlon, breaking the record tion in 2021­22 and could receive more if for career victories. Bjoerndalen edges conditions and performance metrics are ton illicitly stole signs that season. enter Tuesday with finalized agreements. fellow Norwegian Frode Andresen in the met. 10­kilometer sprint event to pass former PORTLAND TIMBERS — Signed F Felipe Springer hit .265 with 14 homers and 32 RBIs dur- The Blue Jays have an emerging young core and cross country great Bjorn Daehlie at 48 ca­ Mora to a one­year contract utilizing TAM ing the shortened 2020 season, earning a prorated are able to add at least one major contract before reer wins. from Liga MX club Pumas (UNAM). 2007 — Lovie Smith becomes the first COLLEGE $7,777,778 from a $21 million salary. their younger players like Bo Bichette and Vladimir black head coach to make it to the Super BIG TEN CONFERENCE — Announced an Bowl when his Chicago Bears win the NFC institutional fine and reprimand of Jim He has a .270 career average with 174 home runs Guerrero Jr. earn a lot more. Toronto has been linked championship. Tony Dungy joins him Ferry, Penn State’s head basketball coach, and 458 RBIs, including career bests of .292 with 39 to most of the top free agents this winter, but now has when his Indianapolis Colts take the AFC for violating its sportsmanship policy in a title. game on Jan. 17. homers and 96 RBIs in 2019. the one it wanted most. Thursday, January 21, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 21 COLLEGE BASKETBALL/NBA

NBA ROUNDUP Mitchell, Jazz trounce Pelicans

Associated Press Clean shaven and sporting a new buzz cut, Jokic also had six as- SALT LAKE CITY — Donovan sists before taking a seat on the Mitchell had 28 points and seven bench with the other starters for rebounds, and the Utah Jazz beat the fourth quarter. the New Orleans Pelicans 118-102 Reserve Monte Morris added 15 on Tuesday night for their sixth points and Paul Millsap finished straight victory. with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Mitchell also made four of The Nuggets have won six straight Utah’s 21 three-pointers. Jordan over the Thunder at home. Clarkson added 18 points, six re- Luguentz Dort kept Oklahoma bounds, and six assists, and re- City close early by scoring 15 of his MATT STAMEY / AP serve Joe Ingles scored 15 points. 20 points in the first half. Denver Florida guard Noah Locke, right, works around Tennessee guard Santiago Vescovi during Florida’s 75­49 Rudy Gobert had 13 points, 18 re- began to pull away in the second win Tuesday in Gainesville, Fla. Locke scored 14 points. bounds, and three blocks. quarter and stretched it to 26 in “The biggest thing is we’re the third before Jokic and his fel- shooting our shots,” Mitchell said. low starters became spectators. COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP “We’re not passing up threes.” Improved defensive play has keyed the Jazz’s surge on the pe- NBA scoreboard Short-handed Gators use rimeter, and it continued against New Orleans. Utah disrupted Eastern Conference shots, crashed the boards, and Atlantic Division sprinted up the court on numerous WLPct GB bench in rout of No. 6 Vols possessions to stay a step ahead of the Pelicans. Boston 8 4 .667 — Associated Press Philadelphia 9 5 .643 — No one shied away from it.” points for the Buckeyes, whose “Defending creates those shots Brooklyn 9 6 .600 ½ No. 3 Villanova 76, Seton Hall three-game winning streak end- and defending keeps us in the New York 7 8 .467 2½ GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Noah 74: Cole Swider hit the winning ed. game if they’re not going in,” Jazz Toronto 5 8 .385 3½ Locke scored 14 points, Tyree Ap- free throw in the final seconds and No. 18 Alabama 105, LSU 75: coach Quin Snyder said. Southeast Division pleby added 13 and short-handed Collin Gillespie scored 22 points John Petty scored 24 points on Zion Williamson scored 32 WLPct GB Florida stunned No. 6 Tennessee to help the host Wildcats win their eight three-pointers, and the points for New Orleans, and Bran- Atlanta 6 7 .462 — 75-49 on Tuesday night. first game in 27 days. Crimson Tide made a Southeast- don Ingram had 17. The Pelicans Orlando 6 8 .429 ½ Tre Mann chipped in 12 points Villanova (9-1, 4-0 Big East) ern Conference-record 23 shots trailed the entire second half after Charlotte 6 8 .429 ½ Miami 5 7 .417 ½ for the Gators, who got unexpect- withstood a scare to stay unbeaten from beyond the arc in a road win. allowing Utah to make more than Washington 3 8 .273 2 ed help from several bench guys in the Big East. Petty was 8-for-10 from long 20 three-pointers for the fourth Central Division to offset being without three of Jermaine Samuels scored 20 range. Joshua Primo was 6-for-8 time in six games. WLPct GB their best four players. Guard points for the Wildcats. from deep and scored 22 points, “We couldn’t stop them on any- Milwaukee 9 5 .643 — Scottie Lewis (COVID-19 proto- The Pirates (9-6, 6-3) were led and Jahvon Quinerly also scored thing,” New Orleans coach Stan Indiana 8 5 .615 ½ cols) and forward Colin Castleton in scoring by Sandro Mamuke- 22 on 6-for-7 three-point shooting Van Gundy said. “Obviously what Cleveland 6 7 .462 2½ (ankle) missed the game. lashvili’s 23 points and 19 from as the three players combined for stands out is the 21 threes. But Chicago 6 8 .429 3 Detroit 3 10 .231 5½ But forward Omar Payne, start- Jared Rhoden. all but three of Alabama’s three- they also didn’t have any trouble Western Conference ing for the first time in nearly a No. 7 Michigan 87, Maryland pointers. Herb Jones had 13 getting to the rim. So, you know, year, finished with nine points, 63: Mike Smith made three early points while making just one 3 for they got whatever they wanted we Southwest Division nine rebounds and five blocked three-pointers as the Wolverines the Crimson Tide (12-3, 7-0 SEC). didn’t take anything away from WLPct GB shots for Florida (7-4, 4-3 South- raced to a 17-3 lead and cruised Cam Thomas led the Tigers them.” San Antonio 8 6 .571 — eastern Conference). Seldom- past the visiting Terrapins. (10-3, 5-2) with 21 points. Javonte Williamson gave the Pelicans Memphis 7 6 .538 ½ used subs Jason Jitoboh, Osayi Michigan made its first five Smart scored 12 points and Tren- an early lift in the first half. He Dallas 6 7 .462 1½ Osifo, Niels Lane and Ques Glover threes — Isaiah Livers had the don Watford had 11. converted all five of his first-quar- New Orleans 5 8 .385 2½ Houston 4 8 .333 3 also delivered quality minutes other two — in an opening flurry No. 19 Missouri 81, South Car­ ter field goal attempts and capped Northwest Division against the SEC’s top team. that put the Wolverines (12-1, 7-1 olina 70: Jeremiah Tilmon had 19 a 7-0 run with a layup that put New WLPct GB “It was my opportunity to Big Ten) in immediate control. points and 10 rebounds and the Orleans up 20-18. shine,” Payne said. “I’m capable Livers led Michigan with 20 host Tigers beat the Gamecocks. Mitchell matched his efficien- Utah 10 4 .714 — Portland 8 6 .571 2 of doing it, so I should be doing it points and Franz Wagner contrib- Missouri (9-2, 3-2 SEC) had its cy. He powered Utah’s offense in Denver 7 7 .500 3 every day.” uted 15. Smith had 11. best shooting performance over- the first quarter, scoring 15 points Oklahoma City 6 7 .462 3½ The Volunteers (10-2, 4-2) had a Maryland (8-7, 2-6) was led by all at 58.3%. Mark Smith scored 18 while going 6-for-7 from the field. Minnesota 3 9 .250 6 woeful shooting performance and Donta Scott’s 13 points. points and went 3-for-5 from He converted a three-point play to Pacific Division were equally ineffective on the Purdue 67, No. 15 Ohio State three-point range. Dru Smith add- punctuate an 11-2 run that gave his WLPct GB other end. Tennessee shot 29% 65: Jaden Ivey scored 15 points ed 16 points on 5-for-6 shooting. team a 29-22 lead. L.A. Lakers 11 4 .733 — from the field and hit 3-for-18 and made a tiebreaking three- Reserve Keyshawn Bryant Mitchell also had a key stretch L.A. Clippers 10 4 .714 ½ from three-point range. John Ful- pointer with 5 seconds remaining, scored 19 points for South Caroli- in the second quarter. He scored Phoenix 7 5 .583 2½ Golden State 7 6 .538 3 kerson led the Vols with 15 points, and the visiting Boilermakers ral- na (3-4, 1-2) and Trey Anderson and threw a one-handed wrap- Sacramento 5 9 .357 5½ four rebounds and five assists. lied to beat the Buckeyes. had 17, also off the bench. around pass as he was falling out Tuesday’s games The Gators outrebounded the Trevion Williams scored 16 No. 22 Illinois 79, Penn State of bounds out to Bojan Bogdanovic Denver 119, Oklahoma City 101 Vols by eight and outscored them points for Purdue (11-5, 6-3 Big 65: Kofi Cockburn had 21 points to set up another basket. The two Utah 118, New Orleans 102 42-22 in the paint. Tennessee’s 49 Ten), which has won four straight, and 12 rebounds, leading the host plays bumped the Jazz back in Wednesday’s games Boston at Philadelphia points were a season low. three of them on the road. Sasha Fighting Illini. front 55-49 before halftime. Brooklyn at Cleveland Dallas at Indiana “That's as well as this group has Stefanovic also had 15 points. Cockburn leads the nation with Nuggets 119, Thunder 101:Ni- Washington at Charlotte, ppd Detroit at Atlanta played,” Florida coach Mike Duane Washington Jr. led Ohio 11 double-doubles this season. kola Jokic had 27 points and 12 re- Miami at Toronto Orlando at Minnesota White said. “I told them, ‘You’re State (11-4, 5-4) with 21 points, Ayo Dosunmu and Trent Frazier bounds before calling it an early Phoenix at Houston going to get more minutes tonight. shooting 6-for-9 from three-point scored 13 points apiece for Illinois night as Denver routed Oklahoma Memphis at Portland Sacramento at L.A. Clippers What are you going to do with it? range. Justin Ahrens added 12 (10-5, 6-3 Big Ten). City. San Antonio at Golden State PAGE 22 • STARS AND STRIPES • Thursday, January 21, 2021 NHL/GOLF

Scoreboard Woods East Division sidelined by GP WLOT Pts GF GA Philadelphia 4 3 1 0 6 15 11 Washington 4 2 0 2 6 15 14 fifth back New Jersey 3 2 0 1 5 8 7 N.Y. Islan- 3 2 1 0 4 5 5 ders surgery Pittsburgh 4 2 2 0 4 14 18 Boston 3 1 1 1 3 4 5 N.Y. Rangers 3 1 2 0 2 8 8 BY DOUG FERGUSON Buffalo 4 1 3 0 2 11 12 Associated Press Central Division GP WLOT Pts GF GA Tiger Woods has suffered a set- Tampa Bay 2 2 0 0 4 10 3 back with his back, disclosing Florida 2 2 0 0 4 10 6 Tuesday that he recently had a Carolina 3 2 1 0 4 9 6 fifth surgery that will keep him Nashville 3 2 1 0 4 10 7 Detroit 4 2 2 0 4 9 10 from starting the year until after Columbus 4 1 2 1 3 8 13 the West Coast Swing on the PGA Chicago 4 0 3 1 1 9 20 Tour. Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Woods will not play next week West Division in the Farmers Insurance Open at GP WLOT Pts GF GA Torrey Pines, which he has won Vegas 3 3 0 0 6 11 5 seven times, most recently in St. Louis 3 2 1 0 4 9 13 2013. He also won the U.S. Open in Colorado 3 2 1 0 4 12 6 GENE J. PUSKAR / AP 2008 at Torrey Pines, which hosts Minnesota 3 2 1 0 4 8 7 Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby, right, gets a shot past Washington Capitals goaltender Vitek Vanecek Arizona 3 1 1 1 3 10 11 the U.S. Open again in June. for an overtime goal in the Penguins’ 5­4 win Tuesday in Pittsburgh. Anaheim 3 1 1 1 3 4 7 He also will miss the Genesis San Jose 3 1 2 0 2 11 13 Invitational on Los Angeles 3 0 1 2 2 8 11 Feb. 18-21 at Riv- NHL ROUNDUP North Division iera, where he GP WLOT Pts GF GA serves as tourna- Toronto 4 3 1 0 6 14 12 ment host. Calgary 3 2 0 1 5 11 6 In a statement Montreal 3 2 0 1 5 12 7 from his TGR Winnipeg 3 2 1 0 4 9 9 Foundation, Crosby scores in OT, lifts Ottawa 3 1 1 1 3 10 10 which Woods al- Edmonton 4 1 3 0 2 10 15 Woods Vancouver 4 1 3 0 2 9 16 so tweeted, he did Monday’s games not say when he Columbus 3, Detroit 2 had the microdiscetomy surgery, N.Y. Islanders 1, Boston 0 Penguins over Capitals Toronto 3, Winnipeg 1 though Rory McIlroy, speaking Buffalo 6, Philadelphia 1 Wednesday at a news conference Carolina 4, Nashville 2 Associated Press Flyers 3, Sabres 0: Brian Ell- scored power-play goals and Col- Montreal 3, Edmonton 1 ahead of the Abu Dhabi Cham- Vegas 4, Arizona 2 liott made 40 saves, Travis Konec- orado won at Los Angeles. St. Louis 5, San Jose 4 pionship, said it took place on Dec. Calgary 5, Vancouver 2 PITTSBURGH — Sidney Cros- ny scored his fourth goal in four MacKinnon, selected by the Anaheim 1, Minnesota 0 23 and that Woods was “back on by scored 1:11 into overtime to give games and host Philadelphia Avalanche with the first overall his feet the next day.” Tuesday’s games the Pittsburgh Penguins a 5-4 vic- blanked Buffalo. pick in 2013, had two assists to be- Winnipeg 4, Ottawa 3, OT It was to remove a pressurized tory over the Washington Capitals Jakub Voracek also scored and come the fourth player in Colora- Philadelphia 3, Buffalo 0 disc fragment that was giving him Florida 5, Chicago 4, OT on Tuesday night. Kevin Hayes added an empty-net- do history to get 500 points. He hit Pittsburgh 5, Washington 4, OT nerve pain during the PNC Cham- Detroit 3, Columbus 2, OT Crosby got his third goal of the ter for the Flyers, who bounced the milestone late in the second Colorado 3, Los Angeles 2 pionship last month that he played New Jersey 4, N.Y. Rangers 3 season when he pounced on a re- back from Monday night’s 6-1 loss period when he fed Rantanen on a Carolina at Nashville, ppd with 11-year-old son Charlie. bound of Kris Letang’s shot and to the Sabres. cross-ice pass for a power-play Doctors said the operation was Wednesday’s games flipped it by Vitek Vanecek into Devils 4, Rangers 3: Jack goal to give the Avs a 3-0 lead. Edmonton at Toronto a success and predicted a full re- the open net to give the Penguins Hughes had two goals and an as- Red Wings 3, Blue Jackets 2, San Jose at St. Louis covery, according to the state- Minnesota at Anaheim their second win over rival Wash- sist in New Jersey’s three-goal OT: Tyler Bertuzzi scored 15 sec- Arizona at Vegas ment. ington in three days. second period, and Mackenzie onds into overtime and Bobby Montreal at Vancouver “I look forward to begin train- Colton Sceviour, Evgeni Mal- Blackwood stopped 47 shots by Ryan became the first player to Thursday’s games ing and am focused on getting Florida at Carolina kin, Teddy Blueger and Jake host New York. Miles Wood had a score four times in his first three New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders back out on tour,” Woods said. Philadelphia at Boston Guentzel also scored for Pitts- goal and an assist, and Travis Za- games with host Detroit. Tampa Bay at Columbus The year Woods last won at Tor- burgh. Crosby finished with a goal jac also scored to give the Devils at Panthers 5, Blackhawks 4, OT: Winnipeg at Ottawa rey Pines is when back problems Montreal at Vancouver and two assists as the Penguins least a point in each of their first Frank Vatrano scored 2:50 into Colorado at Los Angeles began to surface. He had his first rallied from a two-goal deficit. three games (2-0-1). overtime and host Florida beat Friday’s games microdisectomy right before the Casey DeSmith made 22 saves Avalanche 3, Kings 2: Nathan winless Chicago. Buffalo at Washington 2014 Masters, and then he had two Edmonton at Toronto and added his first career assist MacKinnon became the first Jets 4, Senators 3, OT:Nikolaj N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh more in September and October Detroit at Chicago when he set up Blueger for a rare member of the 2013 NHL draft Ehlers scored in overtime after San Jose at Minnesota of 2015. short-handed 3-on-5 goal in the class to reach 500 points, Devon Winnipeg twice rallied from a Nashville at Dallas The fourth surgery in April Vegas at Arizona second period. Toews and Mikko Rantanen two-goal deficit to win at Ottawa. Colorado at Anaheim 2017 was a major one, to fuse his lower spine. Woods’ return was successful, leading to a victory in the 2018 Tour Championship — Carolina-Nashville is 1st virus postponement his first in five years — and he BY TERESA M. WALKER ed the postponement, though four Hurricanes defenseman Luca Sbisa on the unavailability list capped it off by winning the Mas- Associated Press players were added to the COVID-19 list Tues- Jan. 13 and 14 with the Predators claiming Sbisa ters in 2019, his 15th major and his NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The NHL has post- day. The NHL already postponed the start of the off waivers from Winnipeg on Jan. 12. Granlund first in 11 years. poned its first game since the league’s season be- Dallas Stars’ season after six players and two has remained on the list. He arrived Jan. 15 from When he won the Zozo Cham- gan, calling off Tuesday night’s game between staff members tested positive for the virus. Finland and currently is in quarantine. pionship in Japan in the fall of Carolina and the Predators hours after the Hur- Hurricanes players Warren Foegele, Jordan No new Predators players were added to the 2019, he tied Sam Snead’s career ricanes won the first of a two-game set in Nash- Martinook, Jaccob Slavin and Teuvo Teravai- list. victory record with No. 82, and the ville. nen joined captain Jordan Staal on the unavail- The NHL’s unavailability list covers multiple record seemed to be only a matter “The decision was made out of an abundance able list because of COVID-19 protocols. Staal factors such as isolation due to a confirmed posi- of time. But he was never in seri- of caution to ensure the health and safety of play- had been on that list since Friday, with the Hur- tive test or quarantines due to being “a high risk ous contention all of last year and ers, coaches and game day personnel and in con- ricanes losing at Detroit on Saturday then win- close contact.” missed a full month with a minor sultation with medical experts,” the league said. ning 4-2 at Nashville on Monday in that span. The league did not announce a make-up date back issue before golf was shut The NHL did not specify which team prompt- Nashville had forward Mikael Granlund and yet. down by the COVID-19 pandemic. Thursday, January 21, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 23 NFL

BRIEFS Henne goes from Rivers retires after 17 seasons INDIANAPOLIS — When Philip Rivers first started tossing footballs as a high- school ball boy, he heaved them any way he could. The throwing motion stuck — and success soon followed. backup to big stage Rivers used that strange, shot put-like style to land a college scholarship, become a first-round draft pick and eventually string Chiefs QB could fill in for Mahomes together one of the greatest 17-year careers in NFL history. On Wednesday, the 39-year- BY JOSH DUBOW long enough for starter Bob Griese to finish old Indianapolis Colts quarterback an- Associated Press the job in the Super Bowl, and Frank Reich nounced his retirement. had Henne came off the bench staging the epic playoff comeback against After being selected fourth overall in the cold in the heat of a tense playoff Houston 28 years ago while Jim Kelly was 2004 draft, he was quickly traded by the game and delivered the game- out injured. New York Giants to the San Diego Chargers Csealing plays for Kansas City in Here’s a look at some of the most memo- for Eli Manning. Rivers spent the next two his most consequential performance in a rable playoff performances by backup seasons backing up Drew Brees in San Die- win since 2013. quarterbacks: go before taking over as the starter when Henne became just the latest understudy Tom Matte: The Baltimore running back was Brees left in free agency. quarterback to deliver a memorable per- thrust into emergency quarterback duty late in the His 240 consecutive regular-season formance in the postseason when he re- 1965 season after Johnny Unitas and Gary Cuozzo starts was the second-longest streak since lieved an injured Patrick Mahomes and went down with injuries. Matte started the season 1970, trailing only Brett Favre (297), and it closed out a 22-17 win over Cleveland on finale against the Rams, rushing for 99 yards and was one of the few stats Rivers cherished. Sunday that sent the defending champion throwing two incompletions. He got the nod again Rivers won 134 career games — No. 2 Chiefs into the AFC championship game. the following week in a playoff game against Green among quarterbacks without a Super Bowl If Mahomes remains in concussion proto- Bay with a limited number of plays on a wrist band. REED HOFFMANN / AP ring — and was eighth all-time. Only Tom col and can’t start this Sunday against the He went 5-for-12 for 40 yards and ran for 57 more Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Chad Brady (230), two-time Super Bowl champs Buffalo Bills, Henne will get the nod as he in a 13-10 loss to the Packers. Henne became the latest understudy Peyton Manning (186) and Ben Roethlis- tries to follow in the footsteps of other play- Earl Morrall:Morrall was in his 17th season as quarterback to deliver a memorable berger (156), Brees (172) and Hall of Fam- off fill-ins at quarterback. an NFL journeyman, who had lost to Joe Namath postseason performance when he relieved ers Favre (186), John Elway (148) and Dan The most recent success story came three and the Jets in Super Bowl III and was a backup on an injured Patrick Mahomes last week Marino (147) won more regular-season against Cleveland. years ago, when Nick Foles replaced an in- a champion in Baltimore two years later. He joined games than Rivers. jured Carson Wentz in December and led the Dolphins in 1972 as Griese’s backup on a He also finished his career ranked fifth in the Philadelphia Eagles on a magical post- $100 waiver claim that proved to be a bargain 13 on five field goals) and Buffalo (20-19) in the career completions (5,277), yards passing season run that culminated in their only Su- when Griese got hurt in Week 5. Morrall started the Super Bowl. He threw three TD passes with no in- (63,440) and touchdown passes (421), and per Bowl title. next 11 games for the NFL’s only perfect team, terceptions in the playoff run. as the Chargers’ franchise record-holder in Jeff Hostetler blazed a similar path in leading playoff wins over Cleveland and Pittsburgh Frank Reich:Two years after losing to Hostet- every major passing category. 1990 with the New York Giants when he when he threw a TD pass to Larry Csonka in the ler, the Bills relied on a backup to make it to their took over for an injured Phil Simms late in AFC title game. Griese returned for the Super Bowl third consecutive Super Bowl. Starter Jim Kelly in- Lions hire Campbell as coach the season and also won the championship. and completed the 17-0 season. jured his knee in the regular-season finale, forcing The Detroit Lions have agreed to terms “Everyone had jumped off the bandwag- Jeff Hostetler: Hostetler had started just two Reich to take over in the playoffs. He led an epic with Dan Campbell to be their new head on,” Hostetler recalled three years ago games in almost seven full seasons for the Giants comeback from a 35-3 deficit to beat Houston in coach. when Foles was making his run. “We were when Simms injured his foot in Week 14. After the wild-card round and then Pittsburgh in the next The Lions announced the agreement with completely shot as a team. That was the out- starting that season with 10 straight wins, the Gi- round, throwing six TD passes with only one INT in the New Orleans Saints tight ends coach on side looking in. Inside where we were at, we ants lost three out of four and were mostly written the wins. Kelly returned to the AFC title game and Wednesday, one day after formally intro- just rallied the wagons. It was us versus the off as a contender when Simms got hurt. But Hos- started the Super Bowl before getting hurt again in ducing Brad Holmes as their general man- world. We just rallied around each other tetler managed to lead the Giants to two wins to the 52-17 loss to Dallas, which Reich finished. ager. and it showed.” end the regular season, a lopsided playoff opener Nick Foles: Reich was an assistant in Phila- Campbell, who also had the title of assist- There are others as well, including Earl over Chicago, then upsets over two-time defending delphia 25 years later when Wentz went down ant head coach with the Saints, has 11 years Morrall keeping the 1972 Dolphins perfect champion San Francisco in the NFC title game (15- with a knee injury that looked like it would derail of experience in the NFL as a coach and 11 the Eagles’ season. Foles stepped in and didn’t do as a player. He was 5-7 as interim coach of much in the final three regular-season games and the Miami Dolphins in 2015. “We just rallied the wagons. It was us versus the playoff opener over Atlanta. But he put together Campbell, who is from Clifton, Texas, one of the greatest two-game stretches in postsea- was a standout tight end at Texas A&M and the world. We just rallied around each other son history to deliver the Eagles a title. He threw for was drafted in the third round by the New 725 yards and six touchdowns in wins over Minne- York Giants in 1999. He had 91 career re- and it showed.” sota in the NFC title game and New England in the ceptions for 934 yards and 11 touchdowns Jeff Hostetler Super Bowl. He also caught a TD pass in the 41-33 with the Giants, Dallas, Detroit and New win against the Patriots on a trick play known as Orleans. Backup QB who led the 1990 New York Giants to a Super Bowl victory the “Philly Special.” — Associated Press Footing: Bucs defense sacked Rogers four times in Week 6 meeting Field and advance to the Super Bowl, it’ll meeting when — in explaining how Tampa got to prepare the best you can and then go FROM PAGE 24 take another superb performance from a Bay recovered from a slow start to dom- prove it,” the Green Bay coach added. “He’s all of us being on the same page, all of us defense that until last Sunday frankly had inate after trailing 10-0 early — White said entitled to say what he wants to say, but we believing in one another,” the fifth overall not played a dominant game since it sacked “we knew those guys didn’t deserve to be on ultimately got to be the ones to rally around, pick in the 2019 draft said. “Everything we Rodgers four times and intercepted him the same field with us because we’ve got too make sure we have a great week of prepara- did together. There’s no individual credit.” twice in a 38-10 rout of the Packers in Week much talent.” tion and go out there and put our best stuff Cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting had 6. Packers coach Matt LaFleur said the out on the field.” one of Tampa Bay’s three interceptions of “Everybody was saying: ‘Where’s the comment doesn’t provide his players any Notes: The Buccaneers have designated Brees. He tipped his cap to his draft class- Tampa Bay defense from the Green Bay extra motivation for Sunday. nose tackle Vita Vea to return from the re- mate anyway. game?’ We were really feisty with them, we “We’re talking about the NFC champion- serve/injured list and the third-year pro is “Devin is a baller. He’s just known for were really challenging them at the line of ship game with an opportunity to go to the expected to resume practice ahead of Sun- making plays,” Murphy-Bunting said. “He scrimmage and we were really getting after Super Bowl. I think that’s enough motiva- day's NFC championship game. was the energy bug out there, and that kind the quarterback,” White said. “I think we tion right there,” LeFleur said before shift- Vea has been sidelined since breaking an of energy is contagious. It runs through our had that same mentality (against New Or- ing gears. ankle during a 20-19 loss at Chicago on Oct. entire defense and it runs through our en- leans).” “You know, hey, he was right. They 8. The Bucs have a 21-day window to return tire team.” The 22-year-old linebacker raised some whipped us. There’s no sense in talking the 6-foot-4, 347-pound tackle to the active To beat Green Bay (14-3) at Lambeau eyebrows in Green Bay after the October about it. The only thing you can do is you’ve roster. PAGE 24 • STARS AND STRIPES • Thursday, January 21, 2021 Hall of Famer dies SPORTS Former Dodgers great Sutton gone at 75 ›› MLB, Page 20

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JASON BEHNKEN / AP Tampa Bay Buccaneers inside linebacker Devin White, left, sacks Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers during the second half on Oct. 18 in Tampa, Fla. Finding its footing again White sets tone for Bucs defense

BY FRED GOODALL the NFC — after White and “my guys” forced four Associated Press turnovers to shut down Drew Brees and the New Or- TAMPA, Fla. leans Saints in last week’s divisional round. o disrespect to Tom Brady, but young White, returning from sitting out the regular-sea- Tampa Bay linebacker Devin White son finale and Tampa Bay’s wild-card win over wants the Buccaneers defense on the field Washington after testing positive for the coronavirus, Nwith the game on the line. tied a franchise record with 11 tackles in his playoff That’s how much confidence the second-year pro debut. has in himself and a band of ball-hawking teammates He also scooped up a fumble and had an intercep- who’ve helped the Bucs (13-5) reach Sunday’s NFC tion, setting up a pair of touchdowns that ensured the championship game against Aaron Rodgers and the Bucs wouldn’t need any late heroics from Brady. BRYNN ANDERSON / AP Green Bay Packers. “Everything that happened in the game was just Buccaneers cornerback Sean Murphy­Bunting, left celebrates his No player in NFL history has more playoff wins or me playing in the system, all of us playing together, interception against the New Orleans Saints during the first half of Super Bowl rings than the 43-year-old Brady, who’s their divisional round playoff Sunday in New Orleans. preparing for his 14th conference title game — first in SEE FOOTING ON PAGE 23

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