NHL: Team chemistry could be TRAVEL tough to recapture Back page Tiny San Marino offers stunning TV: ‘Quiz’ reexamines views, spectacular cheating scandal Page 19 Aviano getaways GAMES: Minecraft proves Page 23 educational for all ages Page 34 stripes.com Volume 79, No. 35 ©SS 2020 FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2020 $1.00 VIRUS OUTBREAK Mattis blasts Trump Ex-defense secretary criticizes president for threatening protesters with troop deployments BY WYATT OLSON Stars and Stripes Former U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis excoriated President Donald Trump in an open letter Wednesday for worsening divi- siveness in the country and con- sidering the use of active-duty troops in the wake of na- tionwide protests. “Donald Trump is the first presi- dent in my lifetime Mattis who does not try to unite the American people — does not even pretend to try,” Mattis wrote. “Instead he tries to divide us. We are witness- ing the consequences of three Goodbye to Guam years of this deliberate effort. We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership.” USS Theodore Roosevelt officially restarts patrol 2 months after coronavirus outbreak Mattis resigned as defense sec- retary in December 2018 over Trump’s decision to withdraw BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS said in a Facebook post Thursday afternoon. Navy Airman American troops from Syria. The Stars and Stripes “We owe them all a debt of gratitude that words cannot Matthew express,” he said. Malvas mans retired Marine Corps general he USS Theodore Roosevelt redeployed Thurs- The carrier was patrolling the Western Pacific when it the rails as the has kept largely silent about his day after a coronavirus outbreak on board that diverted to Guam on March 26 after several of its sailors aircraft carrier SEE MATTIS ON PAGE 3 had sidelined the aircraft carrier at Naval Base tested positive for the coronavirus. Over the following USS Theodore TGuam since March. weeks, more than 1,150 of the Roosevelt’s 4,800 crew- Roosevelt Sailors manned the rails “as a gesture of respect and members became infected, according to the Navy. departs Apra Dialogue on race: admiration for the people of Guam for their support and One Roosevelt sailor died from the virus, according Harbor, Guam, Air Force leaders urge hospitality over the last two months” as the ship left the to the Navy. on Thursday. island, the carrier’s commander, Capt. Carlos Sardiello, SEE ROOSEVELT ON PAGE 6 tolerance, education PYOUNG K. YI during virtual town hall Online: Get the latest news on the virus outbreak stripes.com/coronavirus U.S. Navy Page 3 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, June 5, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EUROPE GAS PRICES EXCHANGE RATES Country Super E10 Super unleaded Super plus Diesel Military rates Switzerland (Franc)............................0.9586 Germany $2.237 $2.643 $2.901 $2.649 Azores -- -- $2.972 -- Euro costs (June 5) ...............................$1.10 Thailand (Baht) ..................................... 31.62 Change in price +1.4 cents +1.7 cents +2.0 cents -0.4 cents Change in price -- -- No change -- Dollar buys (June 5) .........................€0.8651 Turkey (Lira) .........................................6.7602 British pound (June 5) .........................$1.22 (Military exchange rates are those Netherlands -- $3.278 $3.489 $3.413 Belgium -- $2.834 $2.190 $2.252 Japanese yen (June 5) .......................106.00 Change in price -- +5.5 cents +5.9 cents +5.8 cents Change in price -- No change No change No change available to customers at military banking South Korean won (June 5) ...........1,187.00 facilities in the country of issuance U.K. -- $2.553 $2.811 $2.559 Turkey -- -- $2.702 $2.450* Commercial rates for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the Bahrain (Dinar) ....................................0.3776 Change in price -- +1.7 cents +2.0 cents -0.4 cents Change in price -- -- +2.0 cents -0.4 cents Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For British pound .....................................$1.2561 nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., Canada (Dollar) ...................................1.3520 purchasing British pounds in Germany), China (Yuan) ........................................ 7.1184 check with your local military banking PACIFIC GAS PRICES Denmark (Krone) ................................ 6.6161 facility. Commercial rates are interbank Egypt (Pound) ....................................16.2010 rates provided for reference when buying Country Unleaded Super unleaded Super plus Diesel Euro ........................................$1.1268/0.8875 Hong Kong (Dollar) .............................7.7503 currency. All figures are foreign currencies Japan -- $2.689 -- $2.439 South Korea $2.059 -- $2.719 $2.469 to one dollar, except for the British pound, Change in price -- +2.0 cents -- No change Change in price +2.0 cents -- +2.0 cents No change Hungary (Forint) .................................306.00 Israel (Shekel) .....................................3.4607 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, Okinawa $2.029 -- -- $2.439 Guam $2.039** $2.439 $2.699 -- Japan (Yen) ........................................... 108.70 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) Change in price +2.0 cents -- -- No change Change in price +2.0 cents +1.0 cents +2.0 cents -- Kuwait (Dinar) .....................................0.3079 INTEREST RATES Norway (Krone) ...................................9.4076 Philippines (Peso)................................. 49.92 Prime rate ................................................3.25 * Diesel EFD ** Midgrade Poland (Zloty) ..........................................3.93 Discount rate ..........................................0.25 Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...........................3.7546 Federal funds market rate ...................0.05 For the week of June 05-11 Singapore (Dollar) ..............................1.3998 3-month bill ............................................. 0.15 South Korea (Won) ..........................1,218.49 30-year bond ...........................................1.55 WEATHER OUTLOOK FRIDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST FRIDAY IN EUROPE SATURDAY IN THE PACIFIC Misawa 63/54 Kabul 85/52 Seoul 82/61 Baghdad 104/72 Kandahar 102/62 Osan Tokyo Mildenhall/ Drawsko 83/60 76/66 Lakenheath Pomorskie Busan 53/46 60/55 71/65 Iwakuni 68/65 Kuwait Bahrain Zagan Sasebo City 93/89 Brussels 61/55 Guam 109/86 55/50 Ramstein 71/67 87/84 Lajes, 54/42 Riyadh Doha Azores Stuttgart Pápa 108/82 107/89 63/60 56/51 69/61 Aviano/ Vicenza 62/57 Naples 68/65 Okinawa Morón 80/77 81/65 Sigonella Rota 70/62 The weather is provided by the Djibouti Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 89/83 71/66 73/62 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup ............40 Classified ......................... 41 Comics ..................38, 42-43 Crossword .............38, 42-43 Faces ............................... 39 Opinion .......................44-45 Sports .........................48-56 Weekend ..................... 17-38 Friday, June 5, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 3 MILITARY USAF leaders urge conversation on race BY JOSEPH DITZLER opened. Stars and Stripes To leaders, Wright said: “You have to create the environment Thousands turned to Facebook where they feel like they can do on Wednesday to hear two top it.” leaders in the Air Force talking Goldfein seconded Wright: openly about racism in the ranks “Part of creating a safe space, I and curbing its influence. think, is sharing a little bit of vul- A black enlisted man, Chief nerability as a leader.” Master Sgt. of the Air Force To Wright, he said: “You and I Kaleth O. Wright, and a white grew up with different life expe- officer, Air Force Chief of Staff riences. Almost every room I’ve Gen. David Goldfein, answered ever walked into has been full questions from their audience for of ‘me,’ people that look like me, close to two hours while stream- people that sound like me. ing live online. “Most of the systems in our Their talk took place as Presi- Air Force have been designed by dent Donald Trump evoked the people like me, for people like me. military to rein in a week’s worth So, therefore, I got blinders that of civil unrest across the na- are going to keep me from see- tion. Riots and protests gripped ing what others in a different life the country following the May experience and background are 25 killing of an unarmed black going to see immediately.” man, George Floyd, by police in Minneapolis. ‘Aggressive listeners’ U.S. Air Force Meanwhile, three other mem- bers of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is- The town hall session followed Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Golfein, left, and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright sued their own statements in the statements published by Wright host a dialogue on race Wednesday . wake of events the past week. and Goldfein on social media de- By Wednesday evening, Chief crying violence as rioters looted Goldfein and Wright promised sive listeners.” Take time to learn ing time.” of Naval Operations Adm. Mike and rampaged in cities from New a long fight against discrimina- about their airmen by asking Gilday referred to the “murder Gilday, Commandant of the York to Los Angeles. tion while pouring out advice, about their background, experi- of George Floyd and the events Marine Corps David Berger, Their statements in videos suggestions and recommended ence and motivation when the op- that we have all watched on TV reading. They also counseled portunity allows, he said. Secretary of the Army Ryan Mc- posted to Facebook and Twitter for the