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SPORTS MILITARY MILITARY McGregor makes return to Fatal crash in UK raises Space Force’s Octagon with 40-second concerns of wrong-way woodland camo KO of ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone driving by Americans mocked online Back page Page 4 Page 3 Eminem releases surprise album, calls for gun law changes » Faces, Page 14 stripes.com Volume 78, No. 196 ©SS 2020 MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2020 50¢/Free to Deployed Areas Japanese PM vows to boost nation’s role in US alliance BY MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Sunday to bolster his country’s role under its security pact with the U.S. in “outer space and cyberspace,” as the allies marked the 60th anniversary of a treaty that has been the basis for their postwar defense alliance. Abe’s grandfather, Nobusuke Kishi, who was prime minister at the time, signed the treaty in Washing- ton on Jan. 19, 1960, Abe with Presi- dent Dwight Eisenhower. The treaty allows for the stationing of tens of thousands of U.S. troops and the deployment of American warships in Japan. In exchange, the U.S. is obligated to protect Japan in case of enemy Prosecuting a president attack. “We have elevated the rela- tionship to one in which each of us, the U.S. and Japan, protects Trump’s impeachment trial differs in key ways from criminal hearing the other, thereby giving further force to the alliance,” Abe said BY ERIC TUCKER in his opening remarks. “Going Associated Press forward, it is incumbent upon us RELATED to make it even more robust, to WASHINGTON make it a pillar for safeguarding es, it’s a trial — but the Sen- Newly released texts suggest Rep. Nunes more ate’s impeachment proceedings peace and security in both outer Page 8 space and cyberspace.” against President Donald Trump deeply involved in Ukraine plot than thought The anniversary comes as Y won’t resemble anything Ameri- Washington adds pressure on cans have seen on Court TV. Japan to shoulder more of the fi- In Trump’s trial, the Senate will serve as The Judge Senate Trial: None other than John nancial cost and to play a greater both judge and jury. The Republicans who Roberts, the chief justice of the United defense role in the Asia-Pacific control the chamber can forge their own Courtroom Trial: Federal trials, both States, will preside over this case. He made region to make up for a receding rules if they have enough votes. And the civil and criminal, are presided over by the short trip Thursday from the Supreme U.S. presence. presiding judge is the top one in America, District Court judges who are nominated by Court to the Capitol to be sworn in. Exact- “As the security environment yet can be decisively overruled. the president and confirmed by the Senate. ly what role he’ll play is unclear, though it continues to evolve and new chal- A look at some of the key differences be- They rule on questions of evidence, motions might be a modest one, in keeping with his lenges arise, it is essential that tween a courtroom trial and the impeach- to dismiss a case or to exclude certain tes- insistence that judges aren’t meant to be our alliance further strengthen ment trial that will play out in the coming timony, and all other disputes that emerge and deepen,” President Donald days: both before and during the trial. SEE TRIAL ON PAGE 7 Trump said in a statement mark- ing the anniversary. “I am confi- Presiding officer Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts swears in members of the Senate for the impeachment dent that in the months and years trial against President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Thursday. SENATE TELEVISION/AP SEE BOOST ON PAGE 6 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, January 20, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES Military rates Switzerland (Franc) ...........................0.9679 West African leaders work to fight fake pills Euro costs (Jan. 20) ..........................$1.1399 Thailand (Baht) ....................................30.39 Dollar buys (Jan. 20) .........................€0.8773 Turkey (Lira) ........................................5.8898 British pound (Jan. 20) ........................$1.34 (Military exchange rates are those BY DANIELLE PAQUETTE progress in the fight against ma- of Togo said. “Yet it is not treated Japanese yen (Jan. 20) ...................... 107.00 available to customers at military banking South Korean won (Jan. 20) ..........1,129.00 facilities in the country of issuance The Washington Post laria and other life-threatening as a crime.” Commercial rates for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the Bahrain (Dinar) ...................................0.3770 diseases, experts say, while fund- The Togolese leader hosted his Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For British pound ......................................1.3032 LOME, Togo — The pills tend ing organized crime. nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., counterparts from Senegal and Canada (Dollar) ..................................1.3058 purchasing British pounds in Germany), to come surreptitiously from The scourge is particularly China (Yuan) .......................................6.8594 Uganda on Saturday in the capital check with your local military banking China, India and Nigeria. They’re Denmark (Krone) ...............................6.7313 alarming in West Africa, where facility. Commercial rates are interbank city, Lome, where the presidents Egypt (Pound) ...................................15.8298 packaged like cures for fever and authorities say knockoffs are rates provided for reference when buying proposed new laws to strength- Euro ....................................... $1.1102/0.9008 rashes. They land on street cor- thought to comprise more than Hong Kong (Dollar) ............................7.7691 currency. All figures are foreign currencies en a collective crackdown on to one dollar, except for the British pound, ners — sometimes in plain view half of pharmaceutical sales in Hungary (Forint) ................................302.57 trafficking. Israel (Shekel) ....................................3.4557 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, — and promise to ease suffering areas where many cannot afford Japan (Yen) .......................................... 110.14 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) at a fraction of the cost. prescription treatments. Representatives from Ghana, Kuwait (Dinar) ....................................0.3034 INTEREST RATES Congo, Niger and Gambia also Norway (Krone) ..................................8.9050 But fake drugs kill tens of thou- “You are poor, and you are Philippines (Peso) ................................50.92 Prime rate ................................................4.75 sands of people each year in a spending your money on some- signed a pact to ramp up intelli- Poland (Zloty) .........................................3.82 Discount rate ..........................................2.25 gence sharing and security at the Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ..........................3.7516 Federal funds market rate ...................1.54 global counterfeit trade worth an thing that is going to kill you,” Singapore (Dollar) .............................1.3470 3-month bill .............................................1.52 estimated $200 billion, thwarting Faure Gnassingbe the president borders, among other efforts. South Korea (Won) .........................1,159.75 30-year bond ...........................................2.29 WEATHER OUTLOOK MONDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST MONDAY IN EUROPE TUESDAY IN THE PACIFIC Misawa 34/30 Kabul 32/18 Seoul 33/24 Baghdad 63/43 Kandahar 42/37 Osan Tokyo Mildenhall/ Drawsko 35/25 46/33 Lakenheath Pomorskie Busan 40/30 36/32 40/29 Iwakuni 48/42 Kuwait Bahrain Zagan Sasebo City 69/65 Brussels 36/32 Guam 66/54 37/32 Ramstein 50/44 82/78 Lajes, 35/28 Riyadh Doha Azores Stuttgart Pápa 70/49 72/59 64/60 36/29 36/32 Aviano/ Vicenza 41/29 Naples 51/43 Okinawa Morón 67/63 55/42 Sigonella Rota 53/41 The weather is provided by the Djibouti Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 83/67 56/44 54/50 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup ..... 11 Classified .................. 13 Comics ...................... 15 Crossword ................. 15 Faces ........................ 14 Opinion ..................... 16 Sports ...................17-24 Monday, January 20, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 3 MILITARY Troops slated for Arctic drill diverted elsewhere BY JOHN VANDIVER Stars and Stripes STUTTGART, Germany — About 3,000 U.S. troops slated to take part in an upcoming cold weather exercise in Norway have been diverted to other missions, U.S. Marine Forces Europe-Af- rica said Friday. About 7,500 U.S. troops are still expected to take part in the Nor- wegian-led Cold Response exercise scheduled for early March, MARFOREUR spokesman Maj. Adrian Rankine-Galloway said. “Some military forces previ- ously scheduled to participate in Cold Response 20 have been re- tasked to fulfill other operational requirements,” he said. The Ma- CHAD MCMEEN/U.S. Marine Corps rines did not specify which units were rerouted or where they Marines support NATO allies and partners in the Namsos fjord, BRIANNA GAUDI/U.S. Marine Corps Norway, during Exercise Cold Response in 2016. About 7,500 were shifted. But in recent weeks American troops will take part in Cold Response this year . Marines with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion storm a fjord in the Pentagon has moved more Namsos, Norway, in March 2016 . Some U.S. troops that were to personnel to the Middle East due to the Middle East. based in Europe as well as the take part in this year’s exercise have been shifted to other missions. to heightened tensions with Iran after the killing of Maj. Gen. Qas- While the number of troops continental United States — are is smaller than anticipated for expected to participate in this where they will practice defend- forces to the region. The drill sem Soleimani. ing NATO’s northern flank. comes ahead of Defender Europe- The conflict with Iran has al- Cold Response, it will still be the Norway-hosted exercise,” Ran- 20, the largest U.S.-led exercise on ready led the military to adjust largest exercise coordinated by kine-Galloway said. Cold Response is the first in a some of its exercises, such as Af- MARFOREUR.

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