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Volume 80 Edition 28 ©SS 2021 WEDNESDAY,MAY 26, 2021 50¢/Free to Deployed Areas Nonpartisan budget report: Future nuke costs rising

BY ROBERT BURNS Associated Press WASHINGTON — The project- ed cost of modernizing the U.S. nu- clear force is escalating, including billions of dollars more to operate nuclear-armed submarines and to update Energy Department nu- clear weapons laboratories and production facilities, according to a new analysis by the Congres- sional Budget Office. Critics of nuclear moderniza- tion are likely to seize on the new figures to bolster their argument for more modest upgrades. The nonpartisan CBO said Mon- day that operating and moderniz- ing the nuclear force will cost $634 billion in the 2021-2030 period. That is an update to CBO’s previ- Seeing the future ous estimate of $494 billion, which covered a different 10-year period — 2019 to 2028. Most of the $140 PHOTOS BY ELBIT/The Washington Post billion increase reflects the fact Elbit Systems of America’s enhanced night-vision goggles have thermal imaging and augmented reality capabilities. that the new estimate covers a dif- ferent, more expensive period in the development and fielding of a Army’s latest night-vision tech looks new generation of nuclear weap- ons, as well as inflation. like something out of a video game The effort to modernize the nu- clear force, which began under BY DALVIN BROWN B). the Obama administration and The Washington Post The product is part of a years- was advanced by the Trump ad- WASHINGTON — The Army is long push to modernize tools used ministration, is generally support- training with futuristic night-vi- by the military, officials say. The ed by Congress, although some sion goggles that transform lurk- helmet-mounted device, loaded lawmakers are critical of the enor- ing in the dark into a video-game- with thermal imaging and aug- mous costs. like experience. mented reality capabilities, intro- The extent of President Joe Bi- The armed forces have re- duces tech found in smartphones den’s commitment to the nuclear leased a stream of videos this and gaming systems to traditional modernization project that began year showing soldiers, objects night vision hardware. and locations after dark outlined “It brings in gaming capabili- SEE COSTS ON PAGE 7 in a glowing white light. The foot- ties that kids are used to from vid- age looks like scenes from role- eo games. Now, they’re getting to playing video games such as “Ha- use those when they join our mil- $634B lo,” but it actually shows what the itary forces,” said Erik Fox, gen- The amount the nonpartisan CBO world looks like through the mil- eral manager at Elbit Systems of said Monday that operating and itary’s new Enhanced Night Vi- An example of the type of imagery soldiers might see through the modernizing the nuclear force will cost sion Goggle-Binoculars (ENVG- SEE TECH ON PAGE 7 Army’s enhanced night-vision goggles. in the 2021-2030 period. PAGE 2 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, May 26, 2021 BUSINESS/WEATHER Fla. law seeks to rein in social media companies EXCHANGE RATES Military rates South Korea (Won) 1,123.60 Associated Press day if they remove an account of Federal law prevents internet Switzerland (Franc) 0.8959 Euro costs (May 26) $1.20 Thailand (Baht) 31.37 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Re- someone running for a local office. companies from being sued for re- Dollar buys (May 26) 0.7957 Turkey (Lira) 8.4487 British pound (May 26) $1.38 publican Florida Gov. Ron DeSan- It takes effect July 1. moving posts and federal law Japanese yen (May 26) 106.00 (Military exchange rates are those available tis signed a bill Monday that seeks “Some of these massive, mas- trumps state law when there is a South Korean won (May 26) 1,094.00 to customers at military banking facilities in the Commercial rates country of issuance for Japan, South Korea, Ger­ to punish social media platforms sive companies in Silicon Valley conflict. many, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Bahrain(Dinar) 0.3766 For nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., pur­ that remove “conservative ideas” are exerting a power over our pop- DeSantis said big tech compa- Britain (Pound) 0.7077 chasing British pounds in Germany), check with Canada (Dollar) 1.2058 your local military banking facility. Commercial from their sites, though it is not ulation that really has no prece- nies are controlling accounts to re- China(Yuan) 6.4070 rates are interbank rates provided for reference Denmark (Krone) 6.0721 clear if it would pass constitution- dent in American history,” De- move content that doesn’t suit Egypt (Pound) 15.6705 when buying currency. All figures are foreign al muster because it might violate Santis said during a bill-signing their ideology. Republicans have Euro 0.8165 currencies to one dollar, except for the British Hong Kong (Dollar) 7.7525 pound, which is represented in dollars­to­ the First Amendment. ceremony at Florida International accused companies such as Twit- Hungary (Forint) 284.50 pound, and the euro, which is dollars­to­euro.) Israel (Shekel) 3.2417 The new law will enable the University in Miami. “One of their ter and Facebook of censoring Japan (Yen) 108.94 INTEREST RATES state to fine large social media major missions seems to be sup- conservative thought. Kuwait(Dinar) 0.3007 Norway (Krone) 8.3068 Prime rate 3.25 companies $250,000 a day if they pressing ideas.” Twitter didn’t immediately re- Philippines (Peso) 48.16 Interest Rates Discount rate 0.75 Poland (Zloty) 3.66 Federal funds market rate 0.09 remove an account of a statewide But it’s questionable whether spond to a request for comment. Saudi Arabia (Riyal) 3.75 3­month bill 0.03 political candidate, and $25,000 a Florida will be able to enforce it. Facebook declined to comment. Singapore (Dollar) 1.3260 30­year bond 2.31 WEATHER OUTLOOK WEDNESDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST WEDNESDAY IN EUROPE THURSDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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BY JOHN M. DONNELLY which is the opposite of current trends, CQ-Roll Call Christensen said. WASHINGTON — Until Monday eve- Gillibrand said Monday night that a ning, by most public appearances, a grow- more professional prosecution office ing consensus in Congress favored strip- could also help address racial disparities ping military commanders of authority to in prosecution and conviction rates. decide which sexual crimes in the ranks Tom Porter, executive vice president of should be prosecuted and instead empo- government affairs at the Iraq and Af- wering independent prosecutors to make ghanistan Veterans of America, an advo- those calls. cacy group with more than 425,000 mem- The reality, senators showed on the bers, said addressing sexual assault is the floor Monday night, is far more compli- primary driver behind a desire for legis- cated and contentious. lation to change military justice. Inside congressional offices, tense dis- But, he added, Gillibrand’s single pros- agreements have erupted in recent weeks ecutor’s office for all major crimes that over whether to authorize military offi- are not uniquely military makes the most cials outside the chain of command to sense. make prosecution decisions over not just “We agree that you ought to have unbi- sexual offenses but also nearly all major ased, professional decision-making for all crimes. serious crimes,” Porter said. On Sunday, Senate Armed Services Chairman Jack Reed issued a statement Flexibility in House saying he plans to include in the fiscal Speier’s proposal, meanwhile, would 2022 defense authorization bill a provi- require that only sexual crimes be re- sion moving to independent prosecutors’ ferred to independent experts for prose- offices decisions on prosecuting sexual Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D­N.Y. Sen. Jack Reed, D­R.I. cution decisions. But Speier, who chairs crimes. Such a move was recently en- the House Armed Services Military Per- dorsed by a so-called Independent Re- sonnel Subcommittee, is not opposed to view Commission in the Pentagon, Reed “We have to change the culture of abuse in widening the types of crimes that are said. weighed independently. Reed’s Sunday morning statement this country, especially in the armed “Senator Gillibrand, who has also long showed that the Rhode Island Democrat worked on this issue, and I share the same and former Army captain, who complete- services.” goal of taking these cases out of the chain ly opposed such a change until now, has President Joe Biden of command and our approaches are com- altered his position, as have many mili- plementary,” Speier told CQ Roll Call in a tary leaders and dozens of lawmakers. build legislation is through the commit- sen, a former top Air Force prosecutor. statement Monday. But Reed endorsed a proposal that tee’s input. Gillibrand’s bill, which has been sty- “We are working closely together to would limit the change to covering just “If we want to go ahead and make fun- mied for nearly a decade, this year has make sure that these crucial reforms be- sexual crimes. He did not endorse a mea- damental change, committee considera- garnered at least 63 Senate supporters, come law this year. And with the shift in sure by New York Democrat Kirsten Gil- tion can only assist that change,” Reed enough to overcome a filibuster. Support attitudes among our colleagues in both librand, who chairs the Senate Armed said. for her bill and a comparable one in the chambers, I’m confident we will get this Services Personnel Subcommittee, that Gillibrand shot back that the committee House by California Democrat Jackie done,” she said. would move prosecution decisions on all has squandered its chance over eight Speier swelled after last April’s murder at As passionate as Gillibrand has been major crimes outside the chain of com- years and has already fully considered Fort Hood, Texas, of about moving such decisions on all major mand. the issues. It is time, Gillibrand said, for 20-year-old Army Spc. crimes outside the chain of command, she Gillibrand’s bill would set up a special the Senate to just vote. Vanessa Guillen. too appears willing to accept less than her office to make such decisions about rape, She said she had been denied a vote by Guillen’s alleged full proposal, if absolutely necessary. murder, child pornography and more, Reed and Inhofe in particular. killer was another sol- Hawaii Democrat Mazie K. Hirono, a with an exception for crimes like deser- “The Armed Services Committee has dier, Spc. Aaron Rob- member of the Senate Armed Services tion that are military-unique. lost its opportunity to have sole jurisdic- inson, who killed him- Committee, has introduced a Senate com- Reed’s statement was widely seen as tion over this issue,” she said. “We de- self a few days before panion to Speier’s bill, and Gillibrand is a the latest endorsement for changing how serve a floor vote and we deserve a proc- the charge was an- co-sponsor. sexual assault is prosecuted in the mili- ess that cannot be undermined by the nounced. Guillen’s In another sign that supporters of tary. committee.” family said she had Speier change are willing to take anything they However, to supporters of Gillibrand’s Gillibrand and Ernst made clear they been sexually ha- consider progress, Hirono also co-spon- bill, Reed’s move represented an attempt are worried that, even if the House and rassed prior to her killing. sors the Gillibrand bill, despite its differ- to limit the bill’s applicability, in line with Senate pass legislation along the lines of While the difference between Reed’s ent approach from Speier’s. Defense Department wishes — and to Gillibrand’s proposal, the conference approach and Gillibrand’s may not ap- limit Gillibrand’s op- committee writing the final bill could di- pear major to most observers, Guillen’s Biden’s backing tions. lute it as has happened in the past. murder might not be covered by the more Last April, President Joe Biden signed On Monday, those ten- limited sex-crimes-only approach en- on to Gillibrand’s wider approach to the sions went public when Vanessa Guillen dorsed by Reed, supporters of Gilli- problem without naming her legislation. Gillibrand tried to get Likewise, Don Christensen, president brand’s measure say. He was asked at a town hall whether he unanimous consent to of Protect Our Defenders, a human rights If decisions on whether to prosecute fu- supported “empowering experienced bring her bill up for a group that backs Gillibrand’s wider pro- ture service members accused in slayings military prosecutors to make prosecution vote, and Reed blocked posal, said he fears that Reed, while ap- in the ranks are kept in the chain of com- decisions for non-military crimes — seri- it. pearing supportive of change, is doing the mand, the decision on whether to prose- ous felonies like rape, murder, and child Ernst Gillibrand was backed Pentagon’s bidding and trying to control cute would be made by a commander who abuse.” up on the floor by Republicans Charles E. the agenda by including the narrower knows the accused and so may have a bias The answer, Biden said, is “yes, yes, Grassley and Joni Ernst of Iowa, as well version in the NDAA and forcing Gilli- — and who is probably not trained in the yes.” as Democrat Richard Blumenthal of Con- brand’s allies to remove or alter it in com- law, supporters of Gillibrand’s proposal “When I was vice president, that was necticut. Reed was backed by Oklahoma mittee or on the Senate floor. say. my position as well. As a matter of fact, I Republican James M. Inhofe. “Without a doubt, significant reform is And creating a special prosecution of- had a real run-in with one of the members Gillibrand’s unusually blunt comments coming to the military justice system, and fice for just sexual crimes could be seen of the Joint Chiefs in the Cabinet Room on on the floor clearly showed tensions be- my hope is this will be a broad-based ap- as a “pink court” and contribute to the that issue,” he said. “Look, we have to tween her and Reed over the issue. proach that includes all common felonies myth that those accused of rape or sexual change the culture of abuse in this coun- Reed contended that the best way to like murder and robbery,” said Christen- harassment are likely to be convicted — try, especially in the armed services.” PAGE 4 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, May 26, 2021 MILITARY Band members are Best Warrior winners

BY DANIEL BETANCOURT Stars and Stripes Two members of the U.S. Army Japan Band will represent their command during next month’s Ar- my Pacific Best Warrior Competi- tion. Sgt. Jamal Walker, 28, of Augus- ta, Ga., and Spc. Brooke Hen- dricks, 31, of Burlington, Iowa, pre- vailed on May 14 over 14 other con- tenders after four days of more than 20 challenges to earn the Ar- my titles of Best Warriors in Japan. The annual event included a combat run, obstacle course, 12- mile ruck march and Army Com- bat Fitness Test, according to an Army statement. It also included tests on weapons proficiency, radio operations, medical skills and call- for-fire expertise. It did not include a test of musi- cal talent. “Being in the competition, we just see each other as competitors more than just the job we have cho- sen in the Army,” Hendricks, a saxophonist who won the Best Sol- dier title, told Stars and Stripes during a phone interview Friday. NORIKO KUDO/U.S. Army “The only way for someone to Spc. Brooke Hendricks, of the U.S. Army Japan Band, plays a saxophone solo during a holiday concert at Camp Zama in December 2018. know if I was in the band was if they had asked me.” ficer. “I am just a very competitive The pair’s efforts earned them person, we had roughly two to the Army Commendation Medal three weeks to prepare.” from U.S. Army Japan’s com- Hendricks said she was always mander, Maj. Gen. Viet Luong. aware that she was competing in a They go next to South Korea to rep- field dominated by men. resent the command in the next “Keeping up my endurance is round of competition during the the bigger struggle for me,” she first week of June. said. Soldiers in all military occupa- The two gave credit to their lead- tional specialties must remain pro- ers, who allowed them time and ficient in combat-related skills, Lu- space to prepare for the event ong said at the award ceremony, through study and physical train- according to an Army statement on ing. Facebook. “We were given the freedom to Both winners said they have ar- be the best we can be and to study, eas to improve upon. which was a blessing,” Hendricks “I found the part about mapping said. WINIFRED BROWN/U.S. Army WINIFRED BROWN/U.S. Army skills to be most difficult,” said Hendricks competes in the Sgt. Jamal Walker, left, a drummer for the U.S. Army Japan Band, 12­mile ruck march during a Best nears the finish line of the 12­mile ruck march during a Best Warrior Walker, a drummer who was [email protected] named Best Noncommissioned Of- Twitter: @Beta_Stripes Warrior competition May 13. competition at Sagami General Depot, Japan, on May 13. Supreme Court allows Guam to sue Navy over toxic dump BY WYATT OLSON States to pay its fair share for the Ordot has leached toxic waste Act were triggered by the 2004 set- The Supreme Court said Mon- Stars and Stripes cleanup of the Ordot Dump,” the into the Lonfit River and two of its tlement under the Clean Water day that only settlements specifi- A unanimous Supreme Court attorney representing Guam, Gre- tributaries. Guam faces more than Act. In that scenario, Guam would cally under the Superfund Act can decision Monday allows Guam to gory Garre, said in a statement $160 million in cleanup costs for have failed to pursue contribution be used to initiate contributions — pursue its lawsuit seeking to force Monday to The Associated Press. the site, according to court docu- in time. not settlements under other envi- the Navy to contribute toward the The Supreme Court scrutinized ments the territory filed. A lower court had ruled that ronmental laws such as the Clean roughly $160 million needed to the Clean Water Act and the Com- Guam and the U.S. entered into a Guam could seek such a contribu- Water Act. clean up the toxic Ordot Dump on prehensive Environmental Re- consent decree under the Clean tion from the Navy under the Su- Monday’s decision was “a win the island territory. sponse, Compensation, and Liabil- Water Act in 2004, which required perfund Act, thus making the stat- for plain-meaning statutory inter- The decision, written by Justice ity Act — or Superfund Act — both the island to stop toxic waste from ute-of-limitations issue irrelevant. pretation and avoiding traps for Clarence Thomas, overturned an administered by the Environmen- leaching to adjoining waters. In a decision last year, the D.C. the unwary” in settlements involv- appellate ruling that Guam was tal Protection Agency. Guam sued the Navy in 2017 un- Circuit Court of Appeals overturn- ing environmental-law liability, barred from suing because of a At issue is the cleanup of the 23- der the Superfund Act, whose pro- ed the lower court, holding that the Ben Machlis, an attorney special- statutory time limit. The case goes acre Ordot landfill, which the Navy visions could force the federal gov- Clean Water Act settlement had izing in environmental law with back to a lower court where the is- created during World War II for ernment to contribute to cleanup triggered a statute of limitations the firm of Dorsey and Whitney, land will continue litigating the the vast amount of refuse generat- costs. for seeking contribution under the said in a statement emailed to case. ed during that conflict and later The federal government argued Superfund Act. Guam had thus Stars and Stripes. “We are thrilled with the Court’s during the Cold War. It also be- that the countdown for the statute failed to seek the contribution decision in favor of Guam today, came the primary dump used by of limitations for the “contribu- within the allowable time frame, [email protected] which paves the way for the United Guam residents for decades. tion” provisions in the Superfund the Appeals Court ruled. Twitter: @WyattWOlson Wednesday, May 26, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 5 MILITARY House lawmaker grills Army heads on gender bias

BY SARAH CAMMARATA ments of the test. Stars and Stripes Even for the women who do WASHINGTON — The chair- pass the test, Wasserman Schultz woman of a House Appropriations addressed other challenges that Committee subpanel slammed come after graduation. Army officials at a hearing Mon- She cited a report by Task & day over what she called insuffi- Purpose on a survey conducted by cient answers to questions on how the Army Special Operations the service is combating gender Command this month that found bias, specifically with its new 40% of women in Army special op- combat fitness test. erations face gender bias in the Rep. Debbie Wasserman workplace. Schultz, D-Fla., grilled Sgt. Maj. of The issues ranged from ill-fit- the Army Michael Grinston on ting equipment to pressure from why so many women are unable to unit leaders to return from paren- pass the service’s new combat fit- tal leave early, according to the ness test. news report. “The test shouldn’t be structur- The internal Army report found ed in a way that is unfair and 39% of all women surveyed said makes it so lopsided that it’s im- they struggled with equipment possible for women to really be that didn’t fit them properly. The able to succeed, and that definitely number increased to 45% from will reflect in your recruitment women without children. and retention efforts. So it looks DUSTIN BIVEN/U.S. Army Wasserman Schultz pressed for like you have a problem and I hope Spc. Lauresa Bruce of 75th Field Artillery Brigade in Fort Sill, Okla., conducts the Army Combat Fitness details on how the Army is creat- you recognize that,” Wasserman Test’s maximum deadlift event during a training session in April. ing uniforms that are tailored to Schultz said during a hearing of women in special operations. the subcommittee on military con- review of the Crossfit-style exam Monday demanded that the Army “You have to make sure that all Grinston said the service has struction, veterans affairs and re- to ensure the test does not favor officials at the hearing — that in- our soldiers are fit for combat. So implemented smaller sizes for lated agencies about Army quali- men. cluded Lt. Gen. Jason Evans, dep- we are adding those strength body armor, specifically integrat- ty-of-life issues and installation The new fixes aimed to alleviate uty chief of staff of the Army, and trainers to make sure we can give ed outer tactical vests, as well as updates. concerns from lawmakers over Jack Surash, acting assistant sec- everybody the opportunity to get combat uniforms that are de- The Army Combat Fitness Test the low pass rate. Army officials retary of the Army for installa- better in physical fitness. Our goal signed to better fit women. has long been criticized by Con- floated the idea of including new tions, energy and environment — is not to disadvantage any group in “I would really like to know, ser- gress for its design, which law- scoring tiers for male and female examine how the new test was im- the Army Combat Fitness Test,” geant major, what excuse the Ar- makers say comes at a disadvan- soldiers to recognize “physiolog- plemented. he said. my has for not supplying equip- tage for women who struggle to ical differences” between men To ensure women are capable of The subcommittee’s ranking ment made to fit women. And pass the test. Data revealed in and women, but the changes were passing the test, Grinston said ath- Republican, John Carter, also what is the Army doing to ensure April shows that 44% of women not implemented. letic trainers and strength coach- pressed the Army officials on women don’t face gender bias failed the ACFT, compared to 7% Instead, the ACFT 3.0 made a es have been added to each bri- what they are doing to help an in- from the ACFT, all the way to tak- of men, Wasserman Schultz said. two-minute plank an alternative gade and the Army National dividual soldier who fails the test. ing parental leave. I mean I just The Army rolled out the ACFT event to the leg-tuck, in which a Guard. Grinston said more than 6,000 find your answer insufficient,” version 3.0 in March after Con- soldier must bring their knees to He also said a second independ- master fitness trainers in the Ar- Wasserman Schultz said. gress demanded a halt to testing in their elbows while hanging on a ent review of the test will deter- my are tasked with developing in-

January. Lawmakers ordered the bar. mine whether the test disadvan- dividual training plans for those [email protected] service to conduct an independent Yet Wasserman Schultz on tages one group. who struggle to meet the require- Twitter: @sarahjcamm Fort Bliss soldier sentenced to over 40 years for murder of child BY ROSE L. THAYER on Jan. 19, 2019, Morales-Sanchez second day of a new job at the El ther learned of the evidence for married to other people during Stars and Stripes caused “non-accidental and abu- Paso International Airport. the first time in court, and then their relationship. She said she AUSTIN, Texas — A Fort Bliss sive head trauma to a child under She said the soldier called her had to repeat it back to her, she had known him for some time be- judge sentenced a soldier to more the age of 16 years with his during her shift, telling her some- said. fore they began dating. than 40 years in prison for mur- hands.” thing was wrong with the baby. By “It would have been hard to When Alianna died, El Paso, the dering a child with his hands, Fort Bliss officials would only the time Perez drove home, emer- hear, but as mother, I feel like I west Texas city where Fort Bliss along with a string of other charg- confirm the soldier’s victim as gency responders were there at- should have known as well,” Pe- is located, began an investigation es including drug use and domes- “Miss A.M.” However, Nataly Pe- tempting lifesaving measures, but rez said. “When my dad came that into the circumstances, but ceded tic violence, according to officials rez, a 27-year-old former Army Alianna died. Wednesday, he sat down and he jurisdiction of the case to Fort at the Texas Army base. sergeant, identified his victim as A few days before Alianna died, started telling me and I broke. Bliss, according to the base. Mil- Pfc. Luis Morales-Sanchez, 24, her daughter, Alianna Juliet Ma- Perez said she was folding laun- That night I ended up in emergen- itary investigators uncovered the pleaded guilty to willfully dis- lufau, who was 10 months old dry while her two daughters were cy room with a panic attack. It was additional criminal behavior, in- obeying a superior commissioned when she died on Jan. 19, 2019. playing on the bed. Chasing her just horrible because I’ve been cluding violence against Perez. officer, making a false official “It’s like I reopened [the loss] sister, Alianna dove head first carrying this cross for two years A military protective order was statement, using cocaine, simple basically all over again,” Perez over the edge of the bed, but Perez that my daughter died because of issued upon assuming the investi- assault, assault consummated by said of the court-martial proceed- said she caught her by the foot, me or that I inflicted her pain. I gation, according to Fort Bliss. Af- a battery, aggravated assault and ings. She wasn’t allowed in the causing Alianna’s head to swing should have caught her different.” ter violating that order, Morales- conducting an extramarital affair, courtroom during the trial be- forward and hit the frame of the During the trial, an expert wit- Sanchez was ordered into pretrial according to Fort Bliss. cause she was a potential witness bed. The impact left a bruise. ness presented evidence collected confinement on Feb. 26, 2020, and He pleaded not guilty to murder and had to remain in a separate In the two years between her through the soldier’s PlayStation he received 451 days of confine- but was convicted by a military room at the courthouse. Her fa- daughter’s death and the court- gaming console to show that Mo- ment credit to his sentence. judge May 10 during a general ther traveled from Puerto Rico to martial, Perez said she thought rales-Sanchez was online and that Morales-Sanchez joined the Ar- court-martial. On Monday, two sit in and represent the family, she was responsible for Alianna’s there was a gap in activity during my in March 2017 and served in weeks after his conviction and she said. fatal injury and that Morales-San- his session that lined up with the the 1st Armored Division’s Com- sentencing, Fort Bliss released The day Alianna died, Perez chez was only on trial for violence time investigators believe Alianna bat Aviation Brigade, according to documents to specify all charges said she left the infant and her ol- he had committed toward her. She was fatally wounded, Perez said the charge sheet. that were referred to judicial pro- der daughter, Aaliyah Harvey, said no one ever showed her evi- her father told her. ceedings one year ago. then 4, with Morales-Sanchez, dence that linked Alianna’s death Perez and Morales-Sanchez [email protected] According to the charge sheet, whom she was dating. It was her to Morales-Sanchez. Perez’s fa- were separated but still legally Twitter: @Rose_Lori PAGE 6 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, May 26, 2021 MILITARY Paratrooper Australia closes Kabul embassy killed in crash BY TAMEEM AKHGAR Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan — Australia is remembered shutting its embassy in the Afghan capital later this week, citing security concerns ahead of the final withdrawal of U.S. and as ‘poised’ NATO troops in what U.S. President Joe Bi- BY NANCY MONTGOMERY den has called the end of America’s “forev- Stars and Stripes er war.” VICENZA, Italy — Pfc. Ian Morosoff Australia announced the temporary clo- was remembered at his memorial as a sure on Tuesday, and it is to take effect at promising young man who loved his the end of the week. A number of other em- friends and family and reveled in his bassies in the beleaguered Afghan capital time as a paratrooper with the 173rd Air- have sent home nonessential personnel, borne Brigade. warned their nationals against traveling to Morosoff was someone who sought out Afghanistan and urged those already in the challenges and self-improvement, from country to consider leaving. running Vicenza’s punishing Monte Ber- Several embassies contacted by The As- ico steps without pause to preparing for sociated Press declined to give details of online college classes, said Lt. Col. Ki- their plans, but many are reported to have tefre Oboho, his battalion commander. scaled back nonessential personnel. That But he also had a reputation as “a fun- includes the U.S. Embassy, which last loving, easy-going paratrooper” known month ordered home its nonessential work- for his optimism, he said during Moro- ers. soff’s memorial on Monday. The last of the 2,500 to 3,500 U.S. troops Morosoff, 19, an infantryman with and 7,000 NATO allied troops will be gone Company B, 1st Battal- by Sept. 11, generating fears that their de- ion, 503rd Infantry Re- partures could increase the chaos and inse- giment, was killed in a curity already plaguing the capital. Violent May 1 car crash. He was attacks, many of them unclaimed, have tar- RAHMAT GUL/AP riding in an SUV that geted journalists and in many cases the Afghan security personnel search a car at a checkpoint around the Green Zone, which had hit a parked car, a country’s minority Shiite Muslims. The U.S. houses embassies, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday. light pole and a road sign blames those attacks on an upstart Islamic before rolling over, the State affiliate. lian troops deployed to Afghanistan. Aus- newspaper Giornale di Morosoff Embassies in the Afghan capital are lo- “Such a move will be tralia’s military has been embroiled in alle- Vicenza reported. cated in a so-called Green Zone, considered seen as a sign of the gations of war crimes in Afghanistan and Morosoff was pronounced dead at the the most heavily protected. Giant blast Australia has established an investigative scene. Two other paratroopers in the ve- walls, barbed wire and steel gates hide the Australian government’s agency to build criminal cases against spe- hicle sustained minor injuries. embassies from public view. Streets in the cial forces suspected of committing crimes Morosoff often shared stories of his capital have been closed to traffic to protect lack of faith in the from 2005 until 2016. family, including his parents, twin broth- the buildings. republic to defend itself Obaidullah Baheer, a political analyst in er Isaac, and his dog, Chance, “who until The Afghan Foreign Ministry said in a Kabul, was critical of Australia’s decision to this day finds his way to Ian’s bed even in statement Tuesday it was committed to pro- against the Taliban.” close and of other embassies to scale back, his absence,” said Oboho, who choked up viding the embassies with security. But saying it undermined faith in the abilities of during his eulogy. there is a widespread concern about the Obaidullah Baheer the Afghan government to provide security. Morosoff was a high school lacrosse ability of the government to provide that political analyst in Kabul “Such a move will be seen as a sign of the player from Suquamish, Wash., who protection in a city overwhelmed by law- Australian government’s lack of faith in the joined the Army last year. He arrived at lessness, criminal gangs and insurgent ac- “Whatever we need to do in the short republic to defend itself against the Tali- the brigade, his first posting, in March. tivity. term to protect our people, of course I sup- ban,” he said. “He was immediately assimilated into Australian government lawmaker Dave port, but longer term I think this is a rela- However Taliban’s political spokesman the Legion Company family,” said Capt. Sharma, a former diplomat, said the rea- tionship we should and must be in for the Suhail Shaheen told The Associated Press it David Tarsa, his company commander. sons for the embassy’s closure were “tem- long haul,” he said in an interview with Aus- would not harm diplomats and would coop- The first time Tarsa met him, he said, porary and really related to the ability to se- tralian Broadcasting Corp. erate to ensure their security. Morosoff struck him as “poised, confi- cure our staff and personnel when our de- Australia has 80 soldiers still in the coun- “They should not have any concerns,” he dent, proud, and (with) a burning desire fense contingent leaves.” try but at its peak there were 15,000 Austra- said. to serve his country.” “I remember thinking to myself, ‘He’s going to be a good one,’ ” Tarsa said. Staff Sgt. Dennis Dowdy, Morosoff’s Pilot dies after military contract aircraft crashes squad leader, said that when he’d quiz Morosoff about the M4 assault rifle or Associated Press Neighbor Eugenia Brackeen told the Vegas. “the five paragraphs of an operations or- LAS VEGAS — A pilot has died after an newspaper she heard a boom so loud that Nellis is best known internationally as der,” he’d sometimes answer incorrect- aircraft operated by a military contractor she couldn’t hear her television. She said host of periodic training exercises where ly. out of Nellis Air Force Base crashed in a her power went out for a short time. U.S. and allied pilots conduct mock battles “He would do his pushups and contin- nearby residential area, authorities in Las Witnesses posted online images of a over a restricted military reserve in central ue to study, eventually memorizing some Vegas said Monday. plume of smoke not far from a southern Nevada that is half the size of the state of of the knowledge he was expected to A statement attributed to base spokes- fence to the base, of city and base fire crews New Jersey. learn,” Dowdy said. man Lt. Col. Bryon McGarry confirmed the arriving, and a helicopter circling. Aircraft based at Nellis include F-16 Fal- Pfc. Tywan Johnson, who’d been with crash occurred about 2:30 p.m. Florida- In a Twitter post, Nevada Gov. Steve Siso- con and F-22 Raptor fighter jets and A-10 Morosoff in basic training, airborne based company Draken US owned the air- lak said he and his wife, Kathy, were “pray- Warthog attack jets. school and in the 173rd, described him as craft, and said in a statement that the pilot, ing for all those involved in today’s inci- Retired Brig. Gen. Robert Novotny, who a supportive friend and confidant. whose name has not been released, had died dent,” including Nellis service members stepped down last year after commanding “There were times where I would and no one else was on board. and first-responders. the 57th Wing at Nellis, told KTNV-TV that doubt myself ... but every time Morosoff It’s unclear whether there were injuries Deputy Clark County Fire Chief Warren contract aircraft and pilots take part in always reassured me that I could do it,” to people on the ground. Whitney confirmed only that fire crews some exercises as participants “to train Johnson said. The plane crashed in a yard where a were called to the area in unincorporated against.” Morosoff is survived by his father Ru- neighbor, Alex Reyes, told the Las Vegas county territory. He directed follow-up in- A National Transportation Safety Board dy, mother Sarah and brother, Isaac. Review-Journal he heard a loud thump and quiries to Nellis. investigator is traveling to the site of the then saw black smoke billowing from the Police cordoned off the neighborhood crashed Dassault Aviation Mirage F-1, the [email protected] home. about 7 miles northeast of downtown Las agency tweeted. Twitter: @montgomerynance Wednesday, May 26, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 7 MILITARY Costs: Some critical of large price tag to modernize force

FROM PAGE 1 cantly higher costs for moderniz- during his time as vice president ing the Energy Department’s out- may be reflected in the 2022 bud- dated laboratories and production get his administration is sched- plants, which are central to the uled to send to the Congress on broader plan for replacing cur- Friday. rent nuclear weapons and war- Sen. Edward J. Markey, a Mas- heads. CBO projected a $23 billion sachusetts Democrat who is a increase in those costs for the long-standing critic of nuclear eight-year period from 2021 to weapons modernization, said in a 2028. statement Monday that Biden has Similarly, it projected a $15 bil- an opportunity to scale back the lion increase in the cost of operat- program and save billions. ing the current fleet of Ohio-class “The United States can deter nuclear-armed ballistic missile our adversaries and reassure our submarines over the next eight MICHAEL SMITH / Submarine Group Nine allies without making an insane years. It said this mainly reflects The Ohio­class ballistic­missile submarine USS Louisiana transits the Hood Canal in 2017. The projected cost investment in nuclear weapons the Navy’s plan to operate some of modernizing nuclear­armed submarines is escalating, according to a Congressional Budget Office report. overkill, including capabilities submarines longer than previous- that may invite rather than pre- ly planned. Those submarines In addition to modernizing nu- ment is planning to replace each of long-range nuclear bombers, and vent a nuclear exchange,” he said. eventually will be replaced with a clear warheads, which is done un- the three “legs” of the nuclear the Minuteman 3 land-based in- The new Congressional Budget new fleet of Columbia-class ves- der the purview of the Energy De- triad — the Ohio-class ballistic tercontinental ballistic missiles, Office estimate includes signifi- sels. partment, the Defense Depart- missile submarines, the Air Force or ICBMs. Tech: Black and white images give greater clarity at night

FROM PAGE 1 Elbit began shipping the goggles to the on that and allows for better accuracy,” said The monocular goggles meant soldiers America, the company behind the devices. Army last year in a deal worth up to $422 Daniel Mathews, public affairs officer for could only see nighttime imagery through The firm is owned by Israel’s Elbit Systems, million for enhanced night vision systems. the Lancer Brigade. one eye. And in April, the Marines an- an international defense electronics com- The company based in Roanoke, Va., spe- The Army’s latest goggles include an out- nounced that Elbit would upgrade its night pany. cializes in electronics for homeland securi- line mode, which creates glowing white out- vision goggles through 2022. Part of that The goggles represent a shift away from ty and says its next-generation binoculars lines. There’s an augmented reality overlay deal includes a helmet clip-on that detects the green-washed imagery typical of tradi- infuse the latest in connectivity with old that can display navigation instructions and infrared energy (heat) and enables soldiers tional night equipment, which can cause vacuum tube technology found in black- maps. The goggles can also connect wire- to see thermal images. eyestrain and fatigue. The new image is and-white TVs. lessly to others in the platoon, so if a soldier The Army’s version has the heat imaging easier on the eyes and provides more clar- The military’s new gadget works by am- spots something, they can mark that object system built-in, and it takes objects giving ity, making targets easier to spot through plifying light that’s already out there, either in cyberspace and have it show up on other off heat and outlines them in orange, which clouds of smoke and in low-visibility weath- from the moon, stars or sources on the people’s binoculars. makes enemies in the field easier to spot, er. ground. The device senses tiny amounts of The upgrade was also built with an adjus- soldiers say. “Night vision goggles with the green tint photons reflected off seemingly dark ob- table intensity tool to work during daylight The army is deploying them on a rolling seems cool and all, until you’ve actually jects. Then, the photons pass over an inter- hours, where previous generations basis. been wearing those all night,” said Blake nal surface engineered to convert light into couldn’t. “It’s a new piece of tech, and we want to Gaughan, infantry platoon leader at Joint electrons. The electrons are amplified by “With a lot of the older models, if a flash- make sure everyone has time to get proper- Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state. striking a quarter-sized glass plate that has bang went off, or if there was a bright light, ly trained” on how each of the modes work, “If you’re running continuous night oper- millions of tiny holes in it. Then, they pass a you would be almost blind because the bi- says Gaughan, an infantry soldier who ations, it just gives you a headache.” He has screen coated with phosphor, a fluorescent noculars were taking in all that light,” leads a battalion in Washington state. “It’s used the new goggles and is helping train substance, to create an image. Mathews said. “These have the ability to ad- an ongoing process to get people properly others on how they work. Traditionally, a green phosphor is used, just so you can use these during the day at trained rather than just handing them all The new night vision capabilities take which is why green-hued night vision imag- dusk.” out.” center stage in several videos and screen- ery is well-known. But Elbit’s latest device And it’s not just the army suiting up with If you’re a serious outdoorsman, hunter shots posted online by the military combat uses white phosphor instead, producing next-level night vision systems. The U.S. or survivalist, the goggles can be yours. El- squad, the Lancer Brigade. In one video, black and white images, which officers say Marines also recruited Elbit to replace its bit supplies them to Pennsylvania-based soldiers are lit up under the night sky as creates more contrast and greater clarity at existing night vision tech with a pair of bi- Night Vision Devices Inc., a reseller offer- they load ammunition into a machine gun night. noculars for greater depth perception. The ing the latest pair online for about $7,500 for weapons training. In one series of pho- “Generally, when you think of night gog- project kicked off in 2019 to replace the mil- plus additional costs for batteries and ac- tos, the soldiers are clearly outlined against gles, you think of ambient green light, itary branches’ old monocular system with cessories. The firm’s monoculars start at a concrete wall at night. which is helpful, but this is an improvement updated binoculars. around $2,400. PAGE 8 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, May 26, 2021 MILITARY US concern grows over possible energy attacks Associated Press treatment. Some have reported WASHINGTON — The Biden hearing a loud noise before the administration is facing new pres- sudden onset of symptoms. sure to resolve a mystery that has Particularly alarming are reve- vexed its predecessors: Is an ad- lations of at least two possible inci- versary using a microwave or ra- dents in the Washington area, in- dio wave weapon to attack the cluding one case near the White brains of U.S. diplomats, spies and House in November in which an military personnel? official reported dizziness. The number of reported cases of The new higher number of pos- DANIEL SOTO/U.S. Army National Guard possible attacks is sharply grow- sible cases was first reported by Staff Sgt. Brianna Pritchard, an Army National Guard UH­60 Black Hawk helicopter mechanic from ing and lawmakers from both par- The New York Times. CNN first Anchorage, Alaska, demonstrates her breaking moves at al Asad Air Base, Iraq. ties, as well as those believed to be reported the case near the White affected, are demanding answers. House and an additional incident But scientists and government of- in November. ficials aren’t yet certain about who Advocates for those affected ac- Army Black Hawk mechanic might have been behind any at- cuse the U.S. government of long tacks, if the symptoms could have failing to take the problem serious- been caused inadvertently by sur- ly or provide the necessary medi- hopes to ‘break’ into Olympics veillance equipment — or if the in- cal care and benefits. cidents were actually attacks. “The government has a much BY CHAD GARLAND high honor,” Pritchard said. “I al- USA Breakin’ has committed to Whatever an official review better understanding of it than it Stars and Stripes ready loved being an athlete.” fielding America’s national team concludes could have enormous has let on,” said Mark Zaid, a An Army National Guard heli- She grew up playing softball and through point-based regional qual- consequences. Confirmation that Washington lawyer who repre- copter mechanic deployed to Iraq is hockey, but gave those up when she ifiers and a national championship a U.S. adversary has been con- sents several people affected. Zaid training to qualify for the Olympics started breakdancing at 17. She won event, its website said. ducting damaging attacks against has obtained National Security in breaking, a sport newly added to competitions in Arizona, Texas, Ne- Pritchard competed in the Texas U.S. personnel would unleash Agency documents noting it has the 2024 games. vada, Hawaii and Florida and Breakin’ Open 2021 Olympic qual- calls for a forceful response by the information dating to the late A recent Instagram video shows placed 17th in a competition in Eu- ifier in April, while in predeploy- United States. 1990s about an unidentified “hos- Staff Sgt. Brianna Pritchard prac- rope, the Army said. ment training with her unit at Fort For now, the administration is tile country” possibly having a mi- ticing at a small gym at al Asad Air During the coronavirus pandem- Hood. She didn’t place well because providing assurances that it takes crowave weapon “to weaken, in- Base, where she drops to a hand- ic, she began waking up at 3 a.m. to of new rules she wasn’t aware of the matter seriously, is investigat- timidate, or kill an enemy over stand and windmills her legs, alter- take online dance classes taught by that deducted for going out of ing aggressively and will make time.” nating hands before spinning onto mentors in Texas and Finland. bounds, she said. sure those affected have good Defense and intelligence offi- her back and popping to her feet. These were followed by one hour of “Thankfully, prior to that, I al- medical care. cials have publicly promised to The sport first popularized as weightlifting or sprint training be- ready won two Olympic qualifiers The problem has been labeled push for answers and better care hip-hop breakdancing, with its fore work. online, due to COVID,” she said. “I the “Havana Syndrome,” because for people with symptoms. Lt. Col. gymnastic flips, stands, freezes and Competing under the moniker still hold enough points to be a high- the first cases affected personnel Thomas Campbell, a Defense De- spins, has been Pritchard’s passion Snap1, she was the only U.S. woman ranking competitor in the national in 2016 at the U.S. Embassy in Cu- partment spokesman, said the for 14 years, she said in an Army out of about 800 competitors to qualifier.” ba. At least 130 cases across the causes of any incidents “are areas statement this week. make it to the top 16 in the 2020 Red Though she could have opted to government are now under inves- of active inquiry.” Officials have In December, the International Bull BC One breakdancing battle, stay in the U.S. instead of going to tigation, up from several dozen not identified a suspected country, Olympic Committee announced the the Anchorage Daily News report- the Middle East through early 2022, last year, according to a U.S. de- though some people affected sus- event would be part of the Paris ed last fall. She made it to the top she chose to go because serving on a fense official who was not autho- pect Russian involvement. summer games. eight the year before and the top 16 deployment had been another long- rized to discuss details publicly. CIA Director William Burns tes- That could give the Alaska native in 2018. time goal, she said. The National Security Council is tified before Congress that he a shot at Olympic dreams that were The Olympic breaking competi- The timing has complicated her leading the investigation. would make the investigation “a born while she and her hockey play- tion will feature two medal events in Olympic aspirations, but “no mat- People who are believed to have very high priority to ensure that er dad watched the movie “Mira- which 16 “B-boys” and 16 “B-girls” ter what, I will not stop training,” been affected have reported head- my colleagues get the care that cle” about the U.S. hockey team’s will face off in one-on-one battles Pritchard said. aches, dizziness and symptoms they deserve and that we get to the 1980 victory over the Soviet Union. before judges, Team USA said in consistent with concussions, with bottom of what caused these inci- “I have always eyed the Olym- December. [email protected] some requiring months of medical dents and who was responsible.” pics because I thought it was such a The Washington-based nonprofit Twitter: @chadgarland Officials: US advice to avoid travel to Japan won’t affect Olympians

BY JOSEPH DITZLER the games starting July 23. vaccinated before travel.” rent mitigation practices in place Naval Base on the southern island AND HANA KUSUMOTO The U.S. State Department and Japan itself limits entry to only a for athletes and staff by both the of Kyushu, three at Kadena Air Stars and Stripes Centers for Disease Control and few categories of foreign travel- USOPC and Tokyo Organizing Base and three at Marine Corps TOKYO — A warning for Amer- Prevention on Monday recom- ers, including U.S. citizens cov- Committee, coupled with the test- bases on Okinawa. icans to avoid travel to Japan due mended avoiding all travel to Ja- ered by the status of forces agree- ing before travel, on arrival in Ja- Ten of Japan’s prefectures, in- to its latest coronavirus surge will pan, and placed it in their highest ment, but tourists are generally pan, and during Games time, will cluding its two largest cities, are in not affect U.S. athletes’ participa- risk categories, level four. denied visas. allow for safe participation of a public health emergency as a tion in the Tokyo Olympics, Ja- “Because of the current situa- The United States Olympic and Team USA athletes this summer,” fourth coronavirus wave main- pan’s chief cabinet secretary said tion in Japan even fully vaccinat- Paralympic Committee antici- the committee said Monday in a tains its grip on those parts of the Tuesday. ed travelers may be at risk for get- pates American athletes will com- statement cited by the AP. country. Katsumobu Kato told reporters ting and spreading COVID-19 var- pete safely at the Tokyo Games, The U.S. military in Japan re- in the capital that raising the risk iants and should avoid all travel to according to The Associated Press ported 10 new cases as of 6 p.m. [email protected] Twitter: @JosephDitzler level for U.S. travelers does not Japan,” according to the CDC. “If on Tuesday. Tuesday, three at Yokota Air Base [email protected] preclude their coming to Japan for you must travel to Japan, get fully “We feel confident that the cur- in western Tokyo, one at Sasebo Twitter: @HanaKusumoto Wednesday, May 26, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 9 NATION Bar is high for enacting police reforms Biden struggles with the say, ‘Look, I’d hoped to have you here because I’d hoped there’d be politics of racial issues in a signing ceremony for justice and policing, but we can’t do that be- year after Floyd’s murder cause Mitch McConnell and Re- BY CHRIS MEGERIAN publicans in the Senate have dug AND ELI STOKOLS in,’ ” Belcher said. “He can and Los Angeles Times should pivot to the conversation WASHINGTON — Soon after politically about why what the vast the police officer who killed Ge- majority of Americans want to orge Floyd was convicted of mur- happen is not happening.” der, President Joe Biden called Belcher and some other Demo- Floyd’s relatives with a promise: cratic pollsters say that singling Once he could sign legislation out Republicans for blocking Bi- named for Floyd to change polic- den’s broadly popular agenda ing nationwide, he would fly them could keep the party’s core voting to Washington for the occasion. blocs, including Black and young- Floyd’s family arrives at the er voters, energized and active White House on Tuesday, the an- heading into the 2022 midterm niversary of his death. But there elections. will be no bill-signing ceremony. “The lack of movement on sig- Bipartisan negotiations on Capitol nature issues could actually help Hill have yet to produce a break- in creating higher turnout and through, a reminder of the steep more engagement if it’s communi- hurdles that Biden faces confront- cated the right way,” said John ing the country’s entrenched ra- Della Volpe, the polling director at cial problems and its political po- Harvard’s Institute of Politics, larization. CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA/AP who advised Biden’s campaign “If we cannot make progress on People hold a banner at a rally and march organized by families who were victims of police brutality for thelast year on outreach to younger this issue in this environment, I one­year anniversary of George Floyd's death on Monday, in Minneapolis. voters. question when we ever will be” He pointed to Biden’s remarks able to, said Rep. Jim Clyburn, of proving difficult. Lawmakers are sues, we continue to make pro- dent who has a head and a heart. in Philadelphia following Floyd’s South Carolina, a close Biden ally struggling to agree on legislation gress toward a compromise and We just finished four years of a death, when he called on the coun- and the highest ranking Black for nationwide policing changes remain optimistic about the pro- heartless presidency.” try to work to eradicate systemic member of Congress as the No. 3 that could ban chokeholds, set spects of achieving that goal,” said Cornell Belcher, a Black poll- racism. He called it “the work of a House Democratic leader. standards for using force and a joint statement from the three ster who worked to elect Barack generation” and warned that it When Biden declared victory withhold federal funding to local leading negotiators — Democrats Obama, the first Black president, would take longer than a presiden- over President Donald Trump af- law enforcement agencies that Sen. Cory Booker, of New Jersey, said Biden had gone further than tial term. If younger voters believe ter November’s election, he said don’t comply. and Rep. Karen Bass, of Califor- his predecessors to address rac- that the president and his party he had won a mandate “to achieve The sticking point remains nia, and Sen. Tim Scott, of South ism. are engaged on racial justice is- racial justice and root out systemic “qualified immunity,” a legal Carolina, the only Black Republi- “Understanding someone’s sues, even if progress is slow, racism in this country.” He precedent that generally insulates can in the Senate. pain and someone’s story isn’t “they will continue to work with marked a rare moment of progress police from civil lawsuits for their White House press secretary symbolism. It’s, in fact, the key to the administration to address last week when he signed legisla- actions on the job. Republicans Jen Psaki said Monday that Biden leadership,” Belcher said. “What those systemic issues,” Della tion to address hate crimes against have resisted sweeping away or al- was undeterred. is fundamentally different about Volpe said. Asian Americans, which have in- tering that protection. “He is encouraged that there is this administration than any other But Matt Gorman, a Republican creased during the pandemic be- Biden set Tuesday as a goal for ongoing progress and that there is administration in my lifetime, is strategist, dismissed the idea that cause the coronavirus originated passing legislation, to mark the a sense from the negotiators that that no other administration has so his party would be at an electoral in China. one-year anniversary of the killing there is a path forward,” she said. openly talked about systemic rac- disadvantage next year. “Hoping “Every time we’re silent, every of Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man “And he believes he can continue ism and put plans in place across voters will vote against [Republi- time we let hate flourish, you make who died in a Minneapolis street, to press on that.” this administration, across the cans because of] someone whose a lie of who we are as a nation,” Bi- his neck pinned for nine and a half Clyburn also said he remained Cabinet, to, in fact, take on system- name is not on the ballot — Mitch den said at last week’s bill-signing minutes under the knee of Derek optimistic, saying, “The pace may ic racism.” McConnell — that’s just wishful event. He said the law, which Chauvin, a white police officer. be slower than I would want it, but He also said that hosting Floyd’s thinking.” passed with bipartisan support, Although Congress won’t meet I understand the legislative proc- relatives offers Biden a political Addressing policing practices was the “the first significant that deadline, signs suggest a deal ess.” opportunity to increase pressure might end up as a rare issue where break” since he took office in a ra- could be reached in the near fu- He also praised Biden for his on Republicans, including Senate bipartisan compromise is possi- cially fraught moment for the na- ture. commitment to addressing rac- Minority Leader Mitch McCon- ble, Gorman added. “But I don’t tion. “While we are still working ism: “We’ve got a president who is nell, of Kentucky, to reach a deal. think that’s the deciding issue for But getting the next break is through our differences on key is- sensitive to these issues, a presi- “The opportunity for Biden is to most voters in November 2022.” Gunshots heard near Floyd Square on anniversary of death Associated Press peared at a nearby hospital with a to have been broken by a gunshot. custody by midday Tuesday. after Floyd’s death and quickly MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnea- gunshot wound. Police spokesman “Very quickly things got back to Like other major cities, Minnea- turned into a memorial — and also a polis intersection where George John Elder said authorities believe normal,” Crowther said. “People polis has been struggling with rising challenging spot for the city, with Floyd died was disrupted by gunfire he was injured in the shooting at the here who spend a significant gun violence, a problem made police officers not always welcome. Tuesday, just hours before it was to square. amount of time, the organizers, worse by many officers leaving the The square was being trans- be the site of a family-friendly street He was in critical condition but were running around asking, ‘Does embattled force since Floyd’s death. formed Tuesday into an outdoor fes- festival marking the anniversary of was expected to survive. anyone need a medic?’ It seems like Mayor Jacob Frey last week un- tival on the anniversary of his death, his death at the hands of police. Philip Crowther, a reporter work- there are no injuries.” veiled a sweeping set of public safe- with food, children’s activities and a Associated Press video from 38th ing for AP Global Media Services, Police said they responded to a re- ty proposals aimed at fixing the long list of musical performers. Street and Chicago Avenue — infor- which provides live video coverage ports of gunfire at about 10:10 a.m. at problem. Other groups are pursu- “We’re going to be turning mally known as George Floyd to customers, reported hearing as the 3800 block of Elliot Avenue ing a more radical remaking of the mourning into dancing,” rapper Square — showed people running many as 30 gunshots about a block South. Callers told police that a vehi- police department. Nur-D tweeted. “We’re going to be and seeking cover as shots rang out. east of the intersection. Crowther cle was seen speeding away from The intersection of 38th and Chi- celebrating 365 days of strength in Police said one person later ap- said a storefront window appeared the area. Elder said no one was in cago has been barricaded since soon the face of injustice.” PAGE 10 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, May 26, 2021 NATION As deadlines lapse, Biden agenda faces crucial assessment Associated Press White House Press Secretary WASHINGTON — President Jen Psaki said the president is “ea- Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan is ger to engage” and would welcome hitting roadblocks. A policing more talks with the senators. But overhaul after the killing of Ge- she said the Republicans have “a orge Floyd is up in the air. Even a ways more to go” to find common seemingly bipartisan effort to in- ground. Biden dropped $500 bil- vestigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at lion from his initial $2.3 trillion of- the Capitol faces the blockade of fer, and Psaki said the Republi- Republican opposition in Con- cans raised their $568 billion offer gress. by about $50 billion. Republicans It’s a pivotal time for many as- have rejected Biden’s plan to pay pects of Biden’s ambitious agenda. for the road and broadband spend- Rounding the first quarter of his ing with a corporate tax increase. presidency, the White House and “The ball is in the Republicans’ Congress have been unable to court,” Psaki said at the White meet key Memorial Day deadlines House briefing. set by the administration on cru- Other priorities on gun violence, cial priorities. voting rights and immigration law While lawmakers quickly ap- face long odds with the narrowly ALEXEI DRUZHININ, RIA NOVOSTI/AP proved Biden’s $1.9 trillion CO- split Congress and robust opposi- Then­Vice President Joe Biden, left, meets with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow in 2011. VID-19 rescue package and sen- tion from Republicans. Democrats The two will meet in Geneva next month amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and Russia. ators confirmed the top ranks of hold only a slim majorities in the the administration with Biden’s House and evenly divided Senate, nominees, the next legislative pri- and much of Biden’s agenda would Biden, Putin to meet for Geneva summit orities on the White House’s agen- require broader support to reach da will be a longer slog. the 60 votes under the rules to ad- Associated Press Biden first proposed a summit sians interfered in last year’s U.S. The sweeping infrastructure in- vance past a Senate filibuster. WASHINGTON — President in a call with Putin in April as his presidential election and that the vestment, in particular, faces a The West Wing believes its bar- Joe Biden will hold a summit with administration prepared to levy Kremlin was behind a hacking crucial moment: The White House gaining position is strong. Aides Vladimir Putin next month in Ge- sanctions against Russian officials campaign — commonly referred is assessing whether the president point to Biden’s high poll numbers neva, a face-to-face meeting be- for the second time during the to as the SolarWinds breach — in can strike a bipartisan deal with and the popularity of his proposals, tween the two leaders that comes first three months of his presiden- which Russian hackers infected Republicans on his American Jobs all while believing that they have amid escalating tensions between cy. widely used software with mali- Plan, a top domestic priority, or try the option of muscling the infras- the United States and Russia in White House officials said earli- cious code, enabling them to ac- to go it alone with Democrats if no tructure plan to passage under the first months of the Biden ad- er this week that they were iron- cess the networks of at least nine progress is made over the next special budget reconciliation rules ministration. ing out details for the summit. Na- U.S. agencies. week. Biden’s allies in the House that require only a party-line vote. The White House confirmed de- tional security adviser Jake Sulli- The Biden administration has and Senate are preparing for all But there is a growing sense of tails of the summit Tuesday. The van discussed details of the meet- also criticized Russia for the ar- scenarios. urgency within the White House two leaders’ scheduled meeting, ing when he met with his Russian rest and jailing of opposition lead- “This is going to feel like a tight- and among Democrats. After a set for June 16, is being tacked on counterpart, Nikolay Patrushev. er Alexei Navalny and publicly ac- rope walk all the way until it gets to burst of legislative accomplish- to the end of Biden’s first interna- The White House has repeated- knowledged that it has low to mod- Biden’s desk,” said Jim Kessler, ment, including the sweeping CO- tional trip as president next month ly said it is seeking a “stable and erate confidence that Russian executive vice president of Third VID relief bill, the pace has slowed when he visits Britain for a meet- predictable” relationship with the agents were offering bounties to Way, a centrist think tank. dramatically. And the future may ing of Group of Seven leaders and Russians, while also calling out the Taliban to attack U.S. troops in Presidents are often judged not hinge on a few select senators. Brussels for the NATO summit. Putin on allegations that the Rus- Afghanistan. only by the goals they achieved, As the administration assesses but whether their proposals were next steps on Biden’s infrastruc- popular with the public and the ture proposal, White House aides leadership in trying to muscle the have not thrown in the towel on Biden doubles storm preparation spending bills into law. The White House ap- landing a bipartisan agreement pears to be taking those factors to with the GOP senators, but their Associated Press winter storms that caused a deadly communities, tribes and territo- heart as Biden makes his case to optimism cooled, according to Bi- WASHINGTON — President blackout in Texas and other states, ries to develop projects to prepare the public and conducts extensive den advisers. The group led by Joe Biden announced Monday that and officials expect an ongoing se- for and reduce risks from disasters outreach for his agenda on Capitol Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R- he’s doubling U.S. emergency vere drought in the West to fuel an- and natural hazards. Hill. W.Va., rejected Biden’s counterof- spending to help communities pre- other destructive summer of wild- “We’re going to spare no ex- The administration is signaling fer in a sharply worded statement pare for hurricanes and other ex- fires following one of the worst fire pense, no effort, to keep Ameri- that it’s important not just whether late last week. treme weather events, while years on record in 2020. Forecast- cans safe and respond to crises Biden can push his infrastructure Psaki insisted no decisions had launching a new effort at NASA to ers predict a busy hurricane sea- when they arise,” Biden said. “And and other proposals into law, but been made on whether the admin- better understand and track the son along the Atlantic Ocean and they certainly will.” how he does it. By this reasoning, istration will go it alone as it awaits impact of climate change. Gulf of Mexico, but perhaps not as The White House also said it will voters — and some moderate a counteroffer from Republicans. The $1 billion in spending is a severe as 2020’s record-shattering develop a new NASA mission con- Democratic lawmakers — are “We’re not quite there yet,” she small fraction of what the United year. cept for an Earth System Observ- more likely to be on board if Biden said. “We’re eager to see their pro- States spends on weather-related “We all know that the storms are atory that will forecast and moni- at least tries for bipartisanship. posal and see what they have to of- disasters. Last year alone, the na- coming, and we’re going to be pre- tor natural disasters. The Earth The White House said Monday fer.” tion endured 22 weather and cli- pared,” Biden said during a visit to System Observatory will deploy that Biden is awaiting an infras- The GOP senators have not said mate-related disasters with losses the Federal Emergency Manage- advanced technology in space to tructure counteroffer from Senate if they were preparing another greater than $1 billion each. The ment Agency’s Washington head- improve understanding of interac- Republicans after a core group of proposal, but kept the door open disasters, including wildfires, hur- quarters. “We have to be ready.” tions between Earth’s atmo- GOP negotiators rejected his latest late Monday. ricanes and snowstorms, had a cu- FEMA will provide $1 billion for sphere, land, ocean and ice, help- $1.7 trillion proposal, leaving the “I’m not ready to call it quits,” mulative price tag of nearly $100 the Building Resilient Infrastruc- ing determine how climate change fragile talks on a compromise at a Capito told reporters on Capitol billion. ture and Communities, or BRIC will play out in the near and long standstill. Hill. 2021 has already had significant program, which helps states, local term. Wednesday, May 26, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 11 AMERICAN ROUNDUP

Man accused of sending THE CENSUS road flare to bank teller The number of guns THOMASVILLE — A 166 collected in a buy- GA south Georgia man back program by the city of Albu- faces criminal charges after po- querque, N.M. Albuquerque City lice said he sent a road flare to a Council member Cynthia Borrego drive-through bank teller through said lots of people surrendered their guns and she saw knives also being a pneumatic tube. surrendered along with ammunition. Michael Aaron Bass was arrest- People received gift cards in ex- ed in Thomasville after the flare change for unwanted guns. Albuquer- set off a panic when a bank teller que TV station KOB reported that concluded it was a stick of dyna- each returned gun was checked into a mite, police said. police database to see if it was stolen The building was evacuated and or had been used in a crime. police responded. Police Sgt. Scott Newberry said the road flare resembled a de- The sheriff’s office said the man structive device. had forced his way into his ex- girlfriend’s home armed with a Inmates’ fight to wed metal pipe. ends after one dies The woman, her children, and her current boyfriend were inside LINCOLN — Two con- the home at the time. NE victed murderers who Police said the woman’s boy- fought Nebraska officials in court friend allegedly shot the man as he for years for the right to marry was breaking into her home. each other will never have the The 32-year-old was taken to chance to wed after one of their Harborview Medical Center deaths earlier this year. where he is expected to survive The death of Nicole Wethe- his injuries. rell,40, in February also ended the court case she and Paul Gillpa- Animal rescue owners trick, 49, had waged since 2014 be- charged with neglect fore any precedent could be estab- lished. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court PORTLAND — Two of Appeals dismissed their case OR Portland residents before deciding the state’s appeal, have been charged with criminal according to the Omaha World- animal neglect after investigators Herald. said they mistreated and neglect- Gillpatrick and Wetherell had ed animals at their pet facility. been engaged since 2011, but offi- Tori Head and Samantha Miller cials consistently denied their re- both face 157 counts of second-de- quest to marry because the cor- gree animal neglect, 13 counts of rections department was unwill- identity theft and 15 counts of sec- ing to transport either of them to ond-degree forgery, The Orego- the other’s prison for a wedding nian/OregonLive reported. ceremony, or allow them to marry They own Woofin Palooza. via video. Court documents describe it as a The two met through a mutual training, boarding, rescue and friend in the 1990s. daycare for pets in Northeast Por- tland. Man, kids poisoned by Investigators found unsanitary carbon monoxide on boat and overcrowded conditions in the facility, as well as evidence SEATTLE — A man that the owners gave false docu- WA and his two daughters mentation of animals’ vaccines, were hospitalized in Seattle after EUREKA (MO.) FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT/AP according to court documents. suffering symptoms of carbon Many animals from the facility al- monoxide poisoning aboard a so got sick and died, court docu- boat. No injuries ments said. The family was off shore when A car crashed through the roof of a home just before 2 a.m. Sunday in Eureka, Mo. Firefighters in the father called for help because suburban St. Louis say it's astonishing no one was injured after the car flipped end­over­end down an Earthquake hits beneath his daughters were experiencing embankment and crashed through the roof of a home feet from where two people were sleeping. south flank of volcano symptoms common to carbon monoxide poisoning, the U.S. from the private zoo in Oklahoma tiger hybrids and a jaguar as part car, the man tried to run them HONOLULU — A mag- Coast Guard told KOMO-TV. that had been the center of the “Ti- of a court-approved agreement to over. HI nitude 4.2 earthquake The father was complaining of ger King” saga. resolve a federal complaint The man then headed to the po- struck beneath the south flank of dizziness, a young teenage daugh- A jaguar was among the last cat against Lowe and his wife, Lauren lice station, where he drove his car Kilauea Volcano on the island of ter had delirium and loss of motor removed from Tiger King Park in Lowe, over the animals’ care. through the front lobby, police Hawaii, the U.S. Geological Sur- function and the youngest daugh- Thackerville, a few miles north of said. vey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observ- ter was unconscious, the Coast Oklahoma’s border with Texas, Man threatened officers, The man got out and tried to at- atory reported. Guard reported. The Oklahoman reported. drove car through station tack officers, but police said they The earthquake was centered Crews got the family into fresh The turbulent beginnings of the stunned him and he was taken to about 9 miles south of the volcano, air and performed first aid. The zoo were the subject of the final HAVRE DE GRACE the hospital. at a depth of about 5 miles, the ob- cause wasn’t immediately clear, episode of the Netflix true-crime MD — A man drove his No officers were hurt. servatory said. but the Coast Guard said crews series “Tiger King: Murder, May- car through the Havre de Grace Weak to light shaking was re- could smell significant exhaust on hem and Madness.” police station after threatening Ex-boyfriend shot while ported on the island, according to the family’s boat. Zookeeper Jeff Lowe moved the police officers, authorities said. breaking into home the observatory. cats to a Thackerville property af- WMAR-TV reported that police Ken Hon, the observatory sci- Last cats removed from ter the August shutdown of the said the man called the police de- OLYMPIA — The entist in charge, said the quake famed Tiger King Park Greater Wynnewood Exotic Ani- partment threatening to go to the WA Thurston County had no apparent effect on the Ki- mal Park. station to kill an officer. Officers Sheriff’s office said a 32-year-old lauea or Mauna Loa volcanoes. THACKERVILLE — The U.S. Justice Department found the man parked in a car just Olympia man was shot while OK Federal officials have announced the seizure of the fed- a mile from the station, but police breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s removed the last of the 68 big cats erally protected lions, tigers, lion- said when they approached the house. From The Associated Press PAGE 12 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, May 26, 2021 WORLD US will provide aid to Gaza, not Hamas

BY JOSEPH KRAUSS tensions surrounding Jerusalem Associated Press and its holy sites. The Biden ad- JERUSALEM — U.S. Secretary ministration had initially hoped to of State Antony Blinken vowed avoid being drawn into the intrac- Tuesday to “rally international table conflict and focus on other support” to aid Gaza following a foreign policy priorities before devastating war there while keep- the violence broke out. ing any assistance out of the Netanyahu, meanwhile, is fight- hands of its militant Hamas rul- ing for his political life after a ers, as he began a regional tour to fourth inconclusive election in shore up last week’s cease-fire. two years. He faces mounting The 11-day war between Israel criticism from Israelis who say he and Hamas killed more than 250 ended the offensive prematurely, people, mostly Palestinians, and without forcibly halting rocket at- caused widespread destruction in tacks or dealing a heavier blow to the impoverished coastal territo- Hamas. ry. The truce that came into effect Netanyahu hardly mentioned Friday has so far held, but it did the Palestinians in his remarks, in not address any of the underlying which he warned of a “very pow- issues in the Israeli-Palestinian erful” response if Hamas breaks conflict, something Blinken ac- the cease-fire. knowledged after meeting with Netanyahu spoke of “building Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin economic growth” in the occupied PLANET LABS INC./AP Netanyahu. West Bank, but said there will be A mysterious air base is seen being built on Yemen’s volcanic Mayun Island in this satellite photograph. “We know that to prevent a re- no peace until the Palestinians turn to violence, we have to use recognize Israel as a “Jewish the space created to address a state.” The Palestinians have long larger set of underlying issues objected to that language, saying Mysterious air base being built and challenges. And that begins it undermines the rights of Is- with tackling the grave humani- rael’s own Palestinian minority. tarian situation in Gaza and start- The war was triggered by on volcanic island off of Yemen ing to rebuild,” he said. weeks of clashes in Jerusalem be- BY JON GAMBRELL term strategic aim to establish a 6,070-foot runway on the island “The United States will work to tween Israeli police and Palesti- Associated Press relatively permanent presence,” on April 11. By May 18, that work rally international support around nian protesters in and around the DUBAI, United Arab Emir- said Jeremy Binnie, the Mideast appeared complete, with three that effort while also making our Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, a site ates — A mysterious air base is editor at the open-source intelli- hangars constructed on a tarmac own significant contributions.” revered by Jews and Muslims being built on a volcanic island gence company Janes who has just south of the runway. He added that the U.S. would that has seen several outbreaks of off Yemen that sits in one of the followed construction on Mayun A runway of that length can ac- work with its partners “to ensure Israeli-Palestinian violence over world’s crucial maritime choke- for years. It’s “possibly not just commodate attack, surveillance that Hamas does not benefit from the years. The protests were di- points for both energy shipments about the Yemen war and you’ve and transport aircraft. An earlier the reconstruction assistance.” rected at Israel’s policing of the and commercial cargo. got to see the shipping situation effort begun toward the end of Blinken will not be meeting area during the Muslim holy While no country has claimed as fairly key there.” 2016 and later abandoned had with Hamas, which does not rec- month of Ramadan and the the Mayun Island air base in the Emirati officials in Abu Dhabi workers try to build an even- ognize Israel’s right to exist and threatened eviction of dozens of Bab el-Mandeb Strait, shipping and the UAE’s Embassy in larger runway over 9,800 feet which Israel and the U.S. consider Palestinian families by Jewish traffic associated with a prior at- Washington did not respond to long, which would allow for the a terrorist organization. settlers. tempt to build a massive runway requests for comment. heaviest bombers. Blinken addressed the larger The truce remains tenuous across the 3.5 mile-long island The runway on Mayun Island Military officials with Ye- conflict, saying “we believe that since tensions are still high in Je- years ago links back to the Unit- allows whoever controls it to pro- men’s internationally recog- Palestinians and Israelis equally rusalem, and the fate of the Pal- ed Arab Emirates. ject power into the strait and eas- nized government, which the deserve to live safely and secure- estinian families is not yet resolv- Officials in Yemen’s interna- ily launch airstrikes into main- Saudi-led coalition has backed ly, to enjoy equal measures of ed. tionally recognized government land Yemen, convulsed by a since 2015, say the UAE is build- freedom, opportunity and democ- The evictions were put on hold now say the Emiratis are behind yearslong bloody war. It also ing the runway. The officials, racy, to be treated with dignity.” just before the Gaza fighting this latest effort as well, even provides a base for any oper- speaking to the AP on condition But the top U.S. diplomat faces erupted, but the legal process is though the UAE announced in ations into the Red Sea, the Gulf of anonymity as they didn’t have the same obstacles that have sti- set to resume in the coming 2019 it was withdrawing its of Aden and nearby East Africa. authorization to brief journalists, fled a wider peace process for weeks. Police briefly clashed with troops from a Saudi-led military Satellite images from Planet say Emirati ships transported more than a decade, including a protesters at Al-Aqsa on Friday, campaign battling Yemen’s Labs Inc. obtained by The Asso- military weapons, equipment hawkish Israeli leadership, Pales- hours after the cease-fire came in- Houthi rebels. ciated Press showed dump and troops to Mayun Island in re- tinian divisions and deeply rooted to effect. “This does seem to be a longer- trucks and graders building a cent weeks. Iran agrees to extend deal on cameras at its nuclear sites Associated Press statement planned for Sunday, tor-General Rafael Mariano Gros- ities.” good faith for the complete lifting VIENNA — Iran and the United further underscored the narrow- si told journalists that came after Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s of sanctions in a practical and ver- Nations’ nuclear watchdog agreed ing window for the United States a discussion with Ali Akbar Sale- representative to the IAEA, ac- ifiable manner,” Gharibabadi Monday to a one-month extension and others to reach terms with hi, the head of Iran’s civilian nu- knowledged the deal at the same wrote. to a deal on surveillance cameras Iran as it presses a tough stance clear program. He acknowledged time on Twitter. He said Tehran’s Under a confidential agree- at Tehran’s atomic sites, buying with the international community that challenges remain, however, civilian nuclear agency, the ment called an “Additional Proto- more time for ongoing negotia- over its atomic program. The Is- as the agency still can’t access im- Atomic Energy Organization of col” with Iran, the IAEA collects tions seeking to save the country’s lamic Republic is already enrich- ages taken by its cameras. Iran, would keep the material al- and analyzes images from a series tattered nuclear deal with world ing and stockpiling uranium at “I’d want to stress this is not ready recorded by the IAEA cam- of surveillance cameras installed powers. levels far beyond those allowed by ideal,” Grossi said. “This is like an eras. at Iranian nuclear sites. Those The last-minute discussions, in- its 2015 nuclear deal. emergency device that we came “We recommend the negotiat- cameras helped it monitor Teh- cluding the International Atomic Speaking at a news conference up with in order for us to continue ing countries to seize the extra op- ran’s program to see if it is com- Energy Agency pushing back a Monday in Vienna, IAEA Direc- having these monitoring activ- portunity provided by Iran in plying with the nuclear deal. Wednesday, May 26, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 13 WORLD Mali’s former coup leader wrests Flights avoid airspace back control, vows new elections Associated Press of ostracized Belarus BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s former coup leader Assimi Goita took con- Associated Press land. A Belarusian MiG-29 fighter trol of the country again Tuesday af- MOSCOW — Belarus’ isolation jet was scrambled to escort the ter firing the president and prime deepened Tuesday as commercial plane in a brazen move by President minister of the transitional govern- planes avoided its airspace, the Eu- Alexander Lukashenko, who has ment following their announcement ropean Union worked up new sanc- ruled the country with an iron fist for of a Cabinet reshuffle without his tions, and a senior U.N. official said over a quarter-century. permission. he was concerned for the welfare of The diversion and arrest elicited While Goita pledged to go ahead an opposition journalist arrested in widespread shock and fury, and EU with holding new elections in 2022 Minsk after his plane was diverted leaders took unusually swift action as promised, his display of force there, apparently on the orders of in response at a summit Monday. casts doubt on whether the vote will the country’s longtime strongman. They agreed to ban Belarusian air- go ahead without significant interfe- After his detention, Raman Prata- lines from using the airspace and rence by the junta that overthrew sevich was seen in a brief video clip airports of the 27-nation bloc, im- the last democratically elected pres- shown on Belarusian state televi- posed sanctions on officials linked to ident. sion late Monday, speaking rapidly Sunday’s flight diversion, and urged The move also raised concerns to say that he was confessing to some the International Civil Aviation Or- that the new political unrest could of the charges authorities have lev- ganization to start an investigation further destabilize efforts to control eled against him. The spokesperson into the episode some described as the West African country’s long- AP for the U.N.’s human rights office, state terrorism or piracy. They de- running Islamic insurgency. The Police gather outside the Bourse du Travail where striking workers Rupert Colville, said Pratasevich’s manded Pratasevich’s release and United Nations now spends some protested the arrest of President Bah N'Daw and Prime Minister appearance was likely not volun- urged European carriers to avoid $1.2 billion annually on a peace- Moctar Ouane by military personnel in Bamako, Mali, on Tuesday. tary. Belarus’ airspace. keeping mission in Mali. The 26-year-old journalist and ac- Belarus has defended its actions; The military’s announcement on military headquarters in Kati, about ernment was formed last Septem- tivist was arrested Sunday after Be- its Transport Ministry said Tuesday the state broadcaster came a day af- 9miles outside the capital. Both men ber in the wake of his coup d’etat de- larusian flight controllers told the it has invited representatives of the ter President Bah N’Daw and Prime remained in detention Tuesday. spite initial calls from the interna- crew of a Ryanair jetliner he was international aviation organization Minister Moctar Ouane were ar- Goita has served as Mali’s vice tional community for an entirely ci- aboard that there was a bomb threat and U.S. and EU authorities to inves- rested by soldiers and brought to the president since the transitional gov- vilian-led transition. against the flight and ordered it to tigate the flight’s diversion. PAGE 14 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, May 26, 2021 OPINION

Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander What else would you be willing to do for $1M? BY NOAH SMITH more money in their 401(k) retirement plans. Bloomberg Opinion If you want to dream Adding a lottery as a potential reward might EDITORIAL n innovative lottery program in be the best nudge of all. Economists have Terry Leonard, Editor Ohio looks like it might have suc- big, all kinds of trouble getting people to use cash-benefit pro- [email protected] ceeded in raising vaccination grams like the earned income tax credit, ei- rates. If the result holds, it means a pro-social behaviors ther because people don’t know about the pro- Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor A triumph for behavioral economics. And that gram or because signing up feels like a hassle; [email protected] will open up the possibility of using lotteries to could be incentivized adding a lottery to the program might help Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content lure people into doing all sorts of things. overcome that resistance so that more people [email protected] Less than 50% of the U.S. population has with lotteries. We can claim the money they’re already owed. Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation been vaccinated so far — enough to reduce In fact, if you want to dream big, all kinds of [email protected] cases, but not nearly enough to end the pan- could have a nation pro-social behaviors could be incentivized demic decisively. Public health authorities with lotteries. You could have lotteries where Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital have tossed out a lot of ideas for getting these full of people who the price of entry is getting a good bill of [email protected] people to do the right thing: vaccine pass- health at your annual doctor’s checkup. Driv- ports, payments to people who get vaccinat- stay safe and healthy ing safely for several years and not getting BUREAU STAFF ed, sending people personalized text messag- any tickets might enter you in a lottery. We es, to name a few. But the best solution might just for a chance at a could have a nation full of people who stay Europe/Mideast have been found by Ohio’s Republican gover- safe and healthy just for a chance at a few mil- Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief [email protected] nor, Mike DeWine. few million bucks. lion bucks. +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 DeWine recently announced a lottery with sense. Of course, that raises the question of wheth- Pacific a $1 million prize that people can enter by A lottery might be much more effective er this is ethical. A lot of people already have Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief showing that they’ve been vaccinated. Two than simple cash payments. First of all, enter- reservations about behavioral nudges, and [email protected] days after the program was announced, the ing a lottery is fun — it lets you dream big many people frown on lotteries as well. If peo- +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 state had its best vaccination day in weeks. dreams about what you’d do with the prize ple really do have trouble assessing small Washington The effect might be temporary, but it estab- money, even if your chance of winning is in- probabilities, then aren’t lotteries a form of Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief lishes a useful precedent: A lottery is a good finitesimal. But also, behavioral economists deception? [email protected] lure. Other states should try the same. have documented a phenomenon called prob- Perhaps so. Except if that deception simply (+1)(202)886-0033 Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News Why did a lottery succeed in boosting vac- ability weighting — human beings can’t eas- prompts people to get a COVID-19 vaccine, or [email protected] cination rates? Vaccine refusal has unfortu- ily comprehend very low probabilities, so drive safely, or sign up for cash benefits from nately become a partisan issue; 41% of Re- they tend to think the chances of rare events the government, on top of giving them a tiny CIRCULATION publicans still say they won’t get a COVID-19 are higher than they really are. Everyone chance at big money, it seems like it’s all to the shot, compared with only 4% of Democrats. knows they’re unlikely to win the lottery, but good. A normal lottery ticket costs money; for Mideast But in a famous experiment published back since they don’t realize just how astronomi- public policy lotteries, the only price of ad- Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager [email protected] in 2015, some political scientists found that cally unlikely, the lottery seems like a better mission would be doing something that helps [email protected] while Republicans and Democrats normally bet than it really is. you anyway. All in all, it seems like policy- DSN (314)583-9111 give very different answers to questions That opens up the possibility that lotteries makers should think about how to employ lot- Europe about the state of the economy, when you pay could be used to get people to do lots of other teries more often for the public benefit. Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager them a little money for a correct answer, the things. For example, policymakers already [email protected] gap mostly vanishes. In the same way, just a try to design various behavioral nudges to get [email protected] Noah Smith is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He was an +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 small chance to win a million bucks might get people to do things like invest in energy-sav- assistant professor of finance at Stony Brook University, and he vaccine refusers to drop the partisan non- ing upgrades for their houses or put away blogs at Noahpinion. Pacific Mari Mori, [email protected] +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)227.7333 CONTACT US With help, vets with tinnitus, hearing loss can thrive Washington BY SARA BURDAK son could report tinnitus with a softer tonal- COVID-19 has undoubtedly made life even tel: (+1)202.886.0003 Special to Stars and Stripes like quality, but all cases have the potential to more difficult for those with hearing loss. Be- 633 3rd St. NW, Suite 116, Washington, DC 20001-3050 here are countless ways military have a negative impact on daily life. 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Periodicals popular belief, tinnitus and hearing loss are to an outsider looking in on those who have restore hearing that has been lost, but it can postage paid at San Francisco, CA, Postmaster: Send not the same. They affect people differently, served our nation around the globe or even on make both much easier to manage and lead to address changes to Pacific Stars and Stripes, Unit 45002, APO AP 96301-5002. This newspaper is authorized by the but both are burdensome issues for veterans U.S. soil. But, these two common and invisible amore connected life. Department of Defense for members of the military services as well as active-duty military personnel. service-related injuries have the potential to Veterans living with untreated hearing loss overseas. 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I wish to see more veterans The appearance of advertising in this publication does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense or receiving help from the Department of Veter- for depression, anxiety and other mental enjoying life and doing what they love without Stars and Stripes of the products or services advertised. ans Affairs to treat tinnitus. It is difficult to health problems. Post-traumatic stress may the fear and anxiety associated with invisible, Products or services advertised shall be made available for purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, treat because it can change throughout the exacerbate the dangers of mental health is- hearing-related injuries. religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical day and the dynamic of tinnitus varies greatly sues in combination with hearing loss or tinni- handicap, political affiliation or any other nonmerit factor of the purchaser, user or patron. from person to person. A patient I worked with tus. Treating these prevalent hearing health Dr. Sara Burdak is the chief audiology officer for Eden Prairie- © Stars and Stripes 2021 previously compared his tinnitus to the roar- injuries sooner rather than later has the likeli- Minn.-based Starkey Hearing Technologies, which provides ing sound of a semi-truck engine. Another per- hood of improving a veteran’s overall health. hearing technologies to the VA. stripes.com Wednesday, May 26, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 15 PAGE 16 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Eugene Sheffer Crossword Frazz Dilbert

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Associated Press aired Tyson interview footage. The first Here’s a collection curated by The Asso- part airs on ABC Tuesday, part two on June ciated Press’ entertainment journalists of 1 (The series airs May 30 and June 6 on what’s arriving on TV, streaming services AFN-Pacific; check local listings). and music platforms this week. — AP Television Writer Lynn Elber Television Movies ■ You may have heard about it, but just ■ No “101 Dalmatians” love is necessary in case: The gang from “Friends” is getting to enjoy “Cruella,” available to rent on Dis- together again. The pandemic delayed but ney+ starting Friday. This live-action mo- didn’t stop HBO Max’s “Friends: The Re- vie starring Emma Stone and directed by union,” a celebration of the hit comedy that Craig Gillespie (“I, Tonya”) is, at best, very aired from 1994 to 2004. Stars Jennifer An- loosely related to the 1961 animated film (or iston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt the 1996 live action pic with Glenn Close, for LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David that matter). Instead this is a part punk, part Schwimmer gathered on the show’s Warner camp origin story set in 1970s London about Bros. Stage 24 to recall old times, with a girl who has dreams of designing high guests including David Beckham, Cindy fashion and gets a shot from Emma Thomp- Crawford, Tom Selleck and Reese Wither- son’s slightly sadistic Baroness. spoon. The special debuts Thursday on the ■ Based on the true story of the creation HBO Max streaming service. of the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords and adapted “Friends: The Reunion,” a pandemic­delayed celebration of the hit comedy that aired ■ There are duel- from J.T. Rogers’ Tony Award-winning from 1994­2004, begins streaming Thursday on HBO Max. ing biopic series play, “Oslo” stars Ruth Wilson as the Nor- ahead on Mike Ty- wegian Prime Minister and “Fleabag’s” still involved.” It became available to rent son, but for now the Andrew Scott as her husband. It premieres on demand Tuesday. boxing great is get- on HBO on Sunday night. — AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr ting the documen- ■ The musician Moby narrates his own tary treatment in a life in the documentary “Moby Doc,” a sur- Music two-part ABC News realistic examination of his fraught child- ■ DMX’s first posthumous album will be special airing on hood and turbulent experience with fame, released Friday, and it features collabora- consecutive Tues- fortune and addiction from director Rob tions with Jay-Z, Nas, Bono, Lil Wayne, Al- days. “Mike Tyson: Bralver. David Lynch and David Bowie are icia Keys, Snoop Dogg and Usher. “Exo- MOTOWN RECORDS AND BLACK FORUM, DEF JAM / AP The Knockout” just a few of the luminaries who talk about dus” arrives a month after DMX died at age This combination of photos shows cover promises to exam- ABC/AP his impact and influence. “Moby Doc” is 50. The album of new material will be re- art for “Fire In Little Africa” by various ine his career and The two­part available to rent on demand Friday. leased on Def Jam, where DMX released artists, left, and “Exodus,” an album by life rollercoaster documentary ■ Actor David Oyelowo makes his direc- most of his albums. It also features tracks the late rapper DMX. and address “press- “Mike Tyson: torial debut with “The Water Man,” a fanta- with his longtime collaborators from the ing questions about The Knockout” sy adventure about a young boy searching Ruff Ryders collective, including The Lox Motown Records/Black Forum in partner- resilience and rein- airs May 30 and for a mythic figure who may have the power and Swizz Beatz, who produced the album. ship with Tulsa’s Bob Dylan Center and vention.” ESPN’s June 6 on AFN. to help his ill mother (played by Rosario ■ A collective of hip-hop artists from Ok- Woody Guthrie Center. The 21-track album Jeremy Schaap and Dawson). Oyelowo told the AP that the story lahoma has written and recorded a new al- was recorded over a five-day period last people in Tyson’s inner circle are among reminded him of ’80s classics like “The bum to commemorate the 100th anniver- March and it even features a guest appear- those interviewed in the four-hour docu- Goonies” and “Gremlins,” which, he said, sary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. “Fire In ance from soul legend Charlie Wilson. mentary, which includes previously un- “have some heavier themes where kids are Little Africa” will be released Friday on — AP Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu Colbert’s show returning to episodes before live audiences June 14 From wire reports host back in front of a full Timothée Chalamet to play Name,” has a number of high-profile pro- In one more step toward a reopened en- house. jects upcoming, including Denis Ville- tertainment world, CBS said Monday that Jimmy Fallon has taped Willy Wonka in origin story nueve’s “Dune,” Wes Anderson’s “The Stephen Colbert’s late-night show will re- NBC’s “Tonight” show be- Timothée Chalamet will play Willy Won- French Dispatch,” Adam McKay’s “Don’t turn June 14 to episodes with full studio au- fore a partial studio audi- ka in a musical based on the early life of Look Up” and Guadagnino’s “Bones & All.” diences. ence of about 40% capac- Roald Dahl’s eccentric chocolatier. Other news Audience members will have to provide ity at Rockefeller Center Warner Bros. and the Roald Dahl Story proof that they have been vaccinated since March 22. NBC said ■ Disgraced actor Kevin Spacey, who Colbert Co. announced Monday that Chalamet, 25, against COVID-19 before attending shows Monday that Fallon plans has been on the sidelines after dozens of will star in “Wonka.” The studio said the at New York’s Ed Sullivan Theater. Face to have a full audience, fully vaccinated, in men accused him of sexual assault span- film will “focus on a young Willy Wonka and masks will be optional. early June. ning decades, has been cast in an Italian his adventures prior to opening the world’s Since the COVID shutdown in March ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel has been doing crime drama, according to ABC News. 2020, Colbert has produced 205 episodes shows in his regular studio, and at least most famous chocolate factory.” Spacey will play a detective investigating a without a live audience, taping his first some people are watching him, but it isn’t Paul King (“Paddington,” “Paddington man wrongfully accused of sexually abus- monologue from the bathtub of his South clear how many and who they are. 2”) will direct from a script he wrote with ing children in “L’uomo Che Disegno Dio,” Carolina home. In August, he moved to a Comedy Central’s Trevor Noah has been Simon Farnaby, with “Harry Potter” pro- or “The Man Who Drew God.” small studio at the Sullivan Theater offices, recording socially distant versions of “The ducer David Heyman producing. Warner ■ David Ellefson, founding bassist of usually only with the show’s executive pro- Daily Show” from his home without an au- Bros. earlier this year set a release date in Grammy-winning thrash band Megadeth, ducer, stage manager and occasionally Col- dience. Currently on hiatus, the show plans March 2023. has been dismissed from the band following bert’s wife watching. to keep operating from Noah’s home when it Chalamet, the Oscar-nominated star of allegations of sexual misconduct with a Colbert might not be the first late-night returns June 7, a spokeswoman said. Luca Guadagnino’s “Call Me By Your teenager, the band announced Monday. Wednesday, May 26, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 19 SCOREBOARD/NFL

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BASEBALL (Best-of-3; x-if necessary) Eastern Conference Major League Baseball American League Host school is home team for Game 1; WLTPts GF GA visiting school is home team for Game 2; BOSTON RED SOX — Optioned INF/OF Mi­ coin flip determines home team for Game New England 4 1 2 14 10 7 chael Chavis to Worcester (Triple­A East). DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned CF JaCoby 3 Orlando City 3 0 3 12 7 2 Jones to Toledo (Triple­A East). Recalled At Norman, Okla. Philadelphia 3 2 2 11 6 5 CF Victor Reyes from Toledo. Placed C Wil­ Oklahoma vs. Washington Friday, May 28: Oklahoma (48­2) vs. Nashville 2 0 4 10 7 4 son Ramos on the 10­day IL. Activated LHP Derek Holland from the 10­day IL. Washington (45­12) Atlanta 2 1 3 9 7 5 KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Optioned RHP Saturday, May 29: Oklahoma vs. Wash­ NYC FC 2 2 2 8 11 6 Jake Newberry to Omaha (Triple­A East). ington Placed 3B Hunter Dozier on the 10­day IL. CF Montréal 2 3 2 8 9 9 x-Sunday, May 30: Oklahoma vs. Wash­ SEATTLE MARINERS — Purchased the ington Columbus 2 2 2 8 5 5 contract of INF Ty Kelly from Long Island At Tuscaloosa, Ala. Inter Miami CF 2 3 2 8 8 10 (Atlantic League). Assigned INF Ty Kelly to Alabama vs. Kentucky Tacoma (Triple­A West). Claimed 2B Tra­ New York 2 4 0 6 8 9 vis Blankenhorn off waivers from Los An­ Friday, May 28: Alabama (48­7) vs. Ken­ tucky (43­14) D.C. United 2 5 0 6 5 11 geles Dodgers. Optioned 2B Travis Blan­ kenhorn to Tacoma. Activated INF/DH Ty Saturday: Alabama vs. Kentucky Toronto FC 1 3 2 5 7 10 France from the 10­day IL. Placed INF/OF x-Sunday: Alabama vs. Kentucky Chicago 1 4 1 4 4 10 Sam Haggerty on the 10­day IL. At Columbia, Mo. Missouri vs. James Madison Cincinnati 1 3 1 4 6 14 National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Optioned Friday, May 28: Missouri (41­15) vs. CF Daulton Varsho to Reno (Triple­A James Madison (37­1) CHARLES REX ARBOGAST/AP Western Conference West). Activated C Carson Kelly from the Saturday, May 29: Missouri vs. James Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur, left, talks to Aaron Rodgers WLTPts GF GA 10­day IL. Madison CHICAGO CUBS — Purchased the con­ x-Sunday, May 30: Missouri vs. James during a Jan. 3 game against the Chicago Bears in Chicago. Rodgers Seattle 5 0 2 17 14 3 tract of SS Tyler Ladendorf from High Point Madison (Atlantic League). Assigned SS Tyler La­ At Fayetteville, Ark. skipped the team’s first day of organized team activiites on Monday. Sporting KC 4 2 1 13 12 8 dendorf to Iowa (Triple­A East). Arkansas vs. Arizona LA Galaxy 4 2 0 12 10 11 CINCINNATI REDS — Sent RHP Carson Fulmer outright to Louisville (Triple­A Friday, May 28: Arkansas (43­9) vs. Ari­ Houston 3 2 2 11 9 9 East). zona (39­13) Colorado 3 2 1 10 9 8 COLORADO ROCKIES — Claimed 2B Rio Saturday, May 29: Arkansas vs. Arizona Portland 3 3 0 9 9 8 Ruiz off waivers from Baltimore. Designat­ x-Sunday, May 30: Arkansas vs. Arizona ed INF/OF Bret Boswell for assignment. At Stillwater, Okla. San Jose 3 4 0 9 11 11 MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned C Chad Oklahoma St. vs. Texas Real Salt Lake 2 1 2 8 8 6 Wallach to Jacksonville (Triple­A East). Friday, May 28: Oklahoma St. (45­9) vs. Rodgers doesn’t Los Angeles 2 2 2 8 7 7 Returned and activated C Jorge Alfaro Texas (42­12) from the 10­day IL. Sent CF Starling Marte Saturday, May 29: Oklahoma St. vs. Tex­ Vancouver 2 4 1 7 6 9 to Jacksonville on a rehab assignment. as Austin FC 2 4 0 6 5 8 MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Optioned RHP x-Sunday, May 30: Oklahoma St. vs. Tex­ Alec Bettinger to Nashville (Triple­A East). Minnesota 2 4 0 6 5 10 as Activated 2B Jace Peterson from the 10­ At Baton Rouge FC Dallas 1 2 3 6 8 8 day IL. Recalled 1B Keston Hiura from LSU vs. Florida St. Nashville. Designated 2B Jace Peterson for Note: Three points for victory, one point Friday, May 28: LSU (35­20) vs. Florida St. attend first day assignment. for tie. NEW YORK METS — Selected the con­ (42­10­1) Sunday, May 23 tract of SS Orlando Calixte from York (Tri­ Saturday, May 29: LSU vs. Florida St. ple­A East). x-Sunday, May 30: LSU vs. Florida St. Atlanta 1, Seattle 1, tie SAN DIEGO PADRES — Recalled OF Brian At Gainesville, Fla. Philadelphia 1, D.C. United 0 O’Grady from El Paso (Triple­A West). Florida vs. Georgia Nashville 1, Austin FC 0 Placed OF Trent Grisham on the 10­day IL. Friday, May 28: Florida (45­9) vs. Georgia FOOTBALL Saturday’s games (32­21) of Packers OTAs National Football League Saturday, May 29: Florida vs. Georgia, CF Montréal at Chicago ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed WR Tajae Noon Orlando City at New York Sharpe. x-Sunday, May 30: Florida vs. Georgia, New England at Cincinnati CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed DT Ca­ Noon BY STEVE MEGARGEE column that he, general manager Toronto FC at Columbus raun Reid. Waived LB Chris Orr. At Los Angeles Associated Press Nashville at Atlanta DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed WR Johnnie UCLA vs. Virginia Tech Brian Gutekunst and coach Matt New York City FC at Los Angeles FC Dixon. San Jose at LA Galaxy DENVER BRONCOS — Signed P Max Duf­ Friday, May 28: UCLA (44­4) vs. Virginia Green Bay Packers quarter- LaFleur all had visited Rodgers on D.C. United at Miami fy. Tech (36­13) back Aaron Rodgers wasn’t pre- a number of occasions during this Houston at Sporting Kansas City DETROIT LIONS — Signed PT Darrin Pau­ Saturday, May 29: UCLA vs. Virginia Tech FC Dallas at Colorado lo. x-Sunday, May 30: UCLA vs. Virginia sent for the first day of organized offseason. Minnesota at Real Salt Lake GREEN BAY PACKERS — Released CB KeiVarae Russel. Signed QB Blake Bortles. Tech team activities Monday, and his Gutekunst has said the team has Sunday’s games HOUSTON TEXANS — Waived QB Ryan future with the team remains un- no plans to trade Rodgers, who has Portland at Philadelphia Finely. Austin FC at Seattle LAS VEGAS RAIDERS — Signed OL Patrick certain. three years remaining on his con- Omameh. COLLEGE BASEBALL MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Claimed C Cohl Rodgers confirmed in an ESPN tract. Packers officials have said Cabral off of waivers from Houston. USA Today Coaches Poll PRO BASKETBALL WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM — interview that he wasn’t at Mon- they want to keep Rodgers in Named Zaheer Benjamin vice president of The USA TODAY Sports Top 25 baseball day’s session. Although these Green Bay in 2021 and beyond. WNBA business intelligence and analytics. poll, with team’s records through Sunday HOCKEY in parentheses, total points based on 25 OTAs are voluntary, Rodgers gen- “We want him back in the worst National Hockey League for first place through one point for 25th, Eastern Conference NHL — Suspended Edmonton F Josh Ar­ ranking in last week’s poll and first­place erally has participated in them in way,” LaFleur said earlier this chibald one game for clipping Winnipeg D votes received.: the past. month during the team’s rookie WLPct GB Logan Stanley during a May 23 game in Winnipeg. Record Pts Pvs Rodgers’ decision to stay away minicamp. “I know he knows that Connecticut 5 0 1.000 — SOCCER 1. Arkansas (32) 42­10 800 1 New York 5 1 .833 ½ United States Soccer Federation comes amid reports that the reign- and, you know, we’ll continue to 2. Texas 40­13 746 3 Chicago 2 1 .667 2 USSF — Named Rick Cost director of high ing MVP wants out of Green Bay, work at it each and every day.” performance. 3. Vanderbilt 39­13 736 2 Atlanta 1 2 .333 3 COLLEGE 4. Tennessee 42­14 695 4 where he has spent his entire NFL Rodgers’ long-term future has Washington 1 3 .250 3½ CASTLETON — Announced the resigna­ 5. Texas Tech 35­13 634 5 career. Rodgers was noncommit- been a subject of major specula- Indiana 1 4 .200 4 tion of head men’s ice hockey coach Bill Si­ lengo, effective June 4. 6. Mississippi State 40­13 621 6 tal about his future during his tion across the NFL ever since the FLORIDA — Named Tony Amato wom­ Western Conference en’s soccer head coach. 7. Arizona 38­14 602 10 ESPN interview, but did detail Packers traded up four spots in the WLPct GB NORTH CAROLINA — Named Sam Miller 8. Notre Dame 29­10 577 9 director of scouting and video operations 9. Oregon 35­13 498 7 some of his frustrations. first round to select Utah State Seattle 3 1 .750 — and Sean Sullivan director of player per­ sonnel, development and recruiting oper­ 10. East Carolina 38­13 474 11 “I think sometimes people for- quarterback Jordan Love with the Las Vegas 2 2 .500 1 ations. 11. Mississippi 38­17 467 12 get what really makes an organiza- 26th overall pick in the 2020 draft. NEW MEXICO — Named Brady Orvick as­ Phoenix 2 2 .500 1 12. Stanford 31­13 452 15 Dallas 1 2 .333 1½ sistant athletic director for ticketing. tion,” Rodgers said. “History is The Packers didn’t notify Rodg- 13. Florida 35­19 427 8 ers beforehand about their plans Minnesota 0 3 .000 2½ 14. TCU 36­16 360 13 important, the legacy of so many Los Angeles 0 2 .000 2 TENNIS 15. UC Irvine 36­16 239 22 people who’ve come before you. to select a quarterback in the first 16. Southern Miss 35­17 230 17 But the people, that’s the most im- round. Sunday’s games Strasbourg Open Indiana 89, Washington 77 17. NC State 28­15 215 24 portant thing. People make an or- “With my situation, look it’s nev- New York 93, Chicago 85 18. Gonzaga 32­15 210 20 Connecticut 72, Las Vegas 65 Tuesday ganization. People make a busi- er been about the draft pick, pick- At Strasbourg Tennis Club 19. Charlotte 39­17 201 19 Monday’s games Strasbourg, France 20. Louisiana Tech 36­16 200 14 ness, and sometimes that gets for- ing Jordan,” Rodgers told ESPN. New York 88, Dallas 81 Purse: Euro 189,708 21. Old Dominion 38­14 133 25 gotten. Culture is built brick by “I love Jordan. He’s a great kid, a Tuesday’s games Surface: Red clay Women’s Singles 22. Florida State 29­21 111 16 brick, the foundation of it by the lot of fun to work together. Love Washington at Indiana Round of 32 23. Arizona State 32­17 110 NR Atlanta at Chicago people, not by the organization, the coaching staff, love my team- Jule Niemeier, Germany, def. Diane Par­ 24. South Carolina 33­20 106 18 Connecticut at Seattle ry, France, 6­4, 6­3. not by the building, not by the cor- mates, love the fan base in Green Wednesday’s game Women’s Doubles 25. Nebraska 29­11 104 NR Las Vegas at Phoenix Round of 16 poration. It’s built by the people.” Bay. An incredible 16 years. Renata Voracova, Czech Republic, and Dropped Out: No. 21 UCLA (32­18); Thursday’s game Miyu Kato, Japan, def. Jessika Ponchet and No. 23 Louisville (27­21). ESPN reported in the hours be- “It’s just kind of about a philoso- Dallas at Atlanta Estelle Cascino, France, 6­3, 6­3. Others receiving votes: Liberty fore the draft that the three-time phy and maybe forgetting that it is (37­12) 66; UCLA (32­18) 58; Miami (32­17) 55; Oklahoma State (32­16) MVP doesn’t want to return to the about the people that make the AP SPOTLIGHT 54; Georgia Tech (28­21) 34; Fairfield Packers. Later that week, Green thing go. It’s about character, it’s (35­1) 31; Louisville (27­21) 19; UC Santa Barbara (35­18) 19; LSU (34­21) Bay CEO Mark Murphy wrote in a about culture, it’s about doing May 26 Wayne Gretzky leading the way, beat the 17; Oregon State (33­20) 17; Wright column posted on the Packers’ things the right way. A lot of this 1925 — In Detroit’s 8­1 win over the Chi­ Boston Bruins 6­3 to complete a four­game State (32­11) 13; Michigan (26­15) 12; cago White Sox, Ty Cobb becomes the first sweep and win their fourth Stanley Cup in Dallas Baptist (33­15) 11; Connecti­ website that the team “is very was put in motion last year and the to collect 1,000 career extra­base hits. He five years. cut (30­16) 9; Grand Canyon (36­19) 7; much aware” of Rodgers’ con- wrench was just kind of thrown in- finished his career with 1,139. 2013 — Tony Kanaan ends years of frus­ Maryland (26­15) 7; Virginia (27­22) 1959 — Harvey Haddix of the Pittsburgh tration by finally winning the Indianapolis 5; Campbell (33­14) 4; VCU (34­14) 4; cerns and that “this is an issue that to it when I won MVP and played Pirates pitches 12 perfect innings before 500. Kanaan drives past Ryan Hunter­Reay losing to the Milwaukee Braves, 1­0 in the on a restart with three laps to go, then Northeastern (32­9) 3; San Diego (31­ we have been working on for sev- the way I played last year. This is 13th on an error, a sacrifice and Joe Ad­ coasts across the finish line under yellow 11) 2; Wofford (35­19) 2; Central Mi­ eral months.” just kind of, I think, a spill-out of all cock’s double. when defending race winner Dario Fran­ chigan (36­16) 1; Indiana (24­16) 1; 1988 — The Edmonton Oilers, with MVP chitti crashes far back in the field. USC Upstate (37­14) 1. Murphy acknowledged in his that.” PAGE 20 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, May 26, 2021 HIGH SCHOOL/SPORTS BRIEFS Athletes deliver virtuoso efforts in championships DODEA Europe Track and Field Championships, held virtually, took place over six days in seven countries

BY KENT HARRIS Stars and Stripes “The coaches Some athletes battled wind and rain and avoided lightning. Others and athletes had to be flexible with limited track availability. And, of course, were resourceful they couldn’t even see how it was going with their closest rivals. and did what MATT YORK /AP Still, the 2021 DODEA Europe Phil Mickelson wades through fans on the 18th fairway during the final round at the PGA Championship Track and Field Championships they had to do.” golf tournament on the Ocean Course, Sunday in Kiawah Island, S.C. The CEO of the PGA of America, Seth came to a conclusion Saturday af- Waugh, apologized to Mickelson and Brooks Koepka for the chaotic scene. ter six days of athletes competing Kathy Clemmons on their own tracks across seven DODEA Europe athletic coordinator countries in Europe and the Mid- BRIEFLY dle East. this,” Parsells said. “Especially af- One record was set. Several ath- ter losing the season last year.” letes won multiple events. And the It was a good week for the Par- final sports championship from a sells family. Griffen also won the PGA apologizes to Mickelson, school year scarred by the corona- 800. His sister, Piper, a sopho- virus pandemic is in the books. more, won the girls 800. “It didn’t go as planned,” said Parker won the most events Koepka for fans on final hole Kathy Clemmons, DODEA Eu- possible — four — and Stout won rope’s athletic coordinator. “But three. Parker topped the field in Associated Press nal green and celebrated when cussions were underway and that the coaches and athletes were re- the 100 (12.42 seconds), 200 KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — PGA Mickelson finished off the win. he is “fully committed.” The two- sourceful and did what they had to (25.72) and 400 (57.97) and an- of America CEO Seth Waugh has Ovechkin confident he’ll time NBA MVP signed a $201 mil- do.” chored the 4x400 relay team apologized to winner Phil Mickel- lion, five-year contract in July Wiesbaden’s first go at the com- (4:18.36). Stout was also on that re- son and Brooks Koepka for fans sign extension with Caps 2017 that initially was the richest petition — where events were lay team and won the 100 hurdles rushing onto the 18th hole at the Alex Ovechkin said Tuesday he ever, until James Harden topped spread out throughout the week — (14.98) and 300 hurdles (45.77) in PGA Championship on Sunday. is confident he will sign an exten- it with a $228 million extension was interrupted by lightning on dominant fashion. After Mickelson’s approach sion and play again next season for from the Rockets. Monday, first-year coach Jessica Jacobs said both athletes ar- landed on the 18th green, specta- the Washington Capitals fran- “Obviously, we want Steph back Jacobs said. rived in Wiesbaden this year, so tors rushed past the ropes, mar- chise he led to the Stanley Cup in in the worst way,” coach Steve It got better for the Warriors af- they should be among the favor- shals and security at the Ocean 2018. Kerr said. “There’s no reason to ter that. Especially their winning ites next year if there is a post-cor- Course, quickly swarming the The longtime captain’s $124 think why that won’t happen.” girls team. Led by freshman Ma- onavirus environment. competitors as they played the million, 13-year contract expires The shock of the season’s abrupt kiah Parker and sophomore Ava The two Warriors weren’t the 72nd hole. this summer. He said he has spo- end hadn’t quite sunk in for two- Stout, Wiesbaden totaled 190 only multiple winners on the girls’ Waugh said Monday the organi- ken with owner Ted Leonsis, who time MVP Curry after Friday’s points. Kaiserslautern, which won side. Ella Bishop’s time of 5:20.08 zation regretted that the scene was also behind the last contract. loss at home to the Grizzlies, but the boys competition with an even not only kept the Parsell siblings “made two players and their cad- “We have time,” Ovechkin said. he was already looking at what higher total of 194, was second in from sweeping the 1,600 — Piper dies feel vulnerable.” “I want to finish my career here.” moves might be needed to build the girls race with 136.5 points. finished second — but the Stutt- Waugh’s statement, released on The 36 year old is sixth on the the Warriors back into a cham- Ramstein was a distant second in gart runner also won the 3,200 social media, said the charge NHL’s career goal list with 730, pionship contender — and not just the boys competition with 111. (11:18.07) and anchored the came from “a moment of high ela- 164 behind of Wayne Gretzky’s re- his own situation. Kaiserslautern senior Griffen school’s winning 4x800 relay team tion and pent-up emotion by spec- cord. Despite losing games be- “Those conversations are going Parsells set a DODEA Europe re- (10:48.39). Hohenfels’ June Smith tators” and overwhelmed securi- cause of work stoppages and the to pick up now, but you know, cord in the 1,600 meters with a won both the high jump (5 feet, 2 ty. pandemic, Ovechkin said there there’s a lot of uncertainty and de- time of 4 minutes and 22.18 sec- inches) and the shot put (29-3). The 50-year-old Mickelson fin- are still chances to chase that cisions that need to go into this onds. Lakenheath’s Austin Burt On the boys’ side, Kaiserslau- ished off the victory, becoming the mark. He turns 36 in September. summer for sure,” he said. set the old mark of 4:24.16 in 2017. tern’s Larry Haynes was first in oldest player to win a major title. LPGA names Princeton “I’ve been hoping to beat it since the 100 (11.08) and 200 (22.30) and Koepka tied for second with Louis GM confident Warriors my freshman year,” Parsells said anchored the winning 4x100 relay Oosthuizen. AD as commissioner Tuesday. “I wanted to go under team (45.34). Wiesbaden’s Dom Mickelson said the scene “was a will re-sign Curry The LPGA Tour chose Prince- 4:20, but I’m happy with the re- Bivins won the 400 (51.85) and an- little bit unnerving, but it was ex- Warriors general manager Bob ton athletic director Mollie Mar- cord.” chored the winning 4x400 relay ceptionally awesome, too.” Myers has little doubt Golden coux Samaan as its commissioner Parsells’ closest competitor — team (3:36.43). Teammate Garrett Koepka said his surgically re- State will sign newly crowned Tuesday, the second woman to Ramstein’s Gideon Zaugg — fin- Cheney was also a part of that paired right knee got hit by people scoring champion Stephen Curry lead the tour since its formation in ished 17 seconds behind. foursome and won the 300 hurdles as he tried to break through the to a contract extension this offsea- 1950. Parsells, who has committed to (43.07). Ramstein’s Gideon Zaugg crowd. son. Mike Whan announced in Janu- run track and cross country at Le- won the 3,200 (10:14.45) and was Koepka wondered if someone “I don’t see any reason not to be ary he was resignin. wis-Clark State University in Ida- on the winning 4x800 team purposely tried to hurt him. “I optimistic,” Myers said Monday, ho, is used to running by himself. (8:32.90) and finished second be- don’t know, it felt somebody tried three days after his team’s season Maryland’s Frese gets He won at the European cross hind Parsells in the 800 and 1,600. to ...” he said, cutting off his ended in a play-in game against country championships earlier The most success by one team in thought. “I don’t know what the the Grizzlies. “He seems like he’s contract extension this season. The only other cham- a single event was Kaiserslautern, deal was, but it’s what it is.” motivated, we’re motivated. I Maryland women’s basketball pionship held by DODEA Europe taking four of the top five spots in Waugh said player safety is a would say pretty confident we’ll coach Brenda Frese agreed to a was marksmanship. the boys 200. The Raiders scored chief goal and he was glad order get something done.” contract extension that could keep “I’m glad we were able to do 28 points in that event alone. was restored. Fans circled the fi- In December, Curry said dis- her at the school through 2027-28. Wednesday, May 26, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 21 MLB

Scoreboard ROUNDUP

American League East Division WLPct GB Tampa Bay 30 19 .612 _ Rays score 7 in 11th, beat Blue Jays Boston 29 19 .604 ½ New York 28 19 .596 1 Associated Press Marlins 9, Phillies 6: Adam Du- Toronto 23 23 .500 5½ DUNEDIN, Fla. — Francisco vall hit a three-run homer and Je- Baltimore 17 30 .362 12 Mejía hit a tiebreaking, two-run sús Aguilar drove in two runs with Central Division single during a seven-run burst in a double and a single to help host WLPct GB the 11th inning and the Tampa Bay Miami beat Philadelphia. Chicago 27 19 .587 _ Rays won their 11th straight game, Corey Dickerson hit a tiebreak- Cleveland 25 20 .556 1½ outlasting the Toronto Blue Jays ing two-run triple in the sixth, and Kansas City 22 23 .489 4½ Detroit 18 29 .383 9½ 14-8 on Monday. Garrett Cooper had two hits and an Minnesota 18 29 .383 9½ Tampa Bay moved within one RBI off the bench for the Marlins. West Division win of the team record for consec- They’ve won five of their past six to WLPct GB utive victories. In 2004, playing as close within one game of the NL Oakland 28 21 .571 _ the Devil Rays, they won 12 in a East-leading New York Mets. Houston 26 21 .553 1 row under manager Lou Piniella. Rockies 3, Mets 2: Austin Seattle 22 26 .458 5½ After both teams scored twice in Gomber pitched two-hit ball Texas 22 27 .449 6 Los Angeles 20 27 .426 7 the 10th to make it 7-all, the Rays through eight innings, Ryan broke loose. McMahon and Elias Díaz hit sec- National League Mejía’s hit came off Joel ond-inning home runs off David East Division Payamps (0-2) with the bases load- Peterson (1-4) and Colorado beat WLPct GB ed. Randy Arozarena doubled the banged-up New York for just New York 21 20 .512 _ home a run, Austin Meadows had its third win in 20 road games this Atlanta 23 24 .489 1 an RBI grounder, Manuel Margot year. Miami 23 24 .489 1 /AP Philadelphia 23 25 .479 1½ knocked in two with a triple and CHRIS O'MEARA Garrett Hampson boosted the Washington 20 23 .465 2 Mike Brosseau added an RBI sin- Tampa Bay Rays hitter Austin Meadows follows his RBI double off lead to 3-0 with an RBI triple in the Central Division gle against Tim Mayza. Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Anthony Castro during the 10th inning fourth that sent rookie Johneshwy WLPct GB Joey Wendle hit a grand slam as of the Rays’ 14­8 win Monday in Dunedin, Fla. Fargas crashing into the outfield St. Louis 26 21 .553 _ Tampa Bay took a 5-0 lead in the wall in an unsuccessful attempt to Chicago 24 22 .522 1½ first. The Rays wound up with a homestand and finished 10-11 at its Louis behind Lance Lynn’s arm make the catch. Fargas, the Mets’ Milwaukee 24 23 .511 2 four-game sweep and took over spring training facility. and Andrew Vaughn’s bat. fourth-string center fielder after Cincinnati 20 25 .444 5 Pittsburgh 18 28 .391 7½ sole possession of first place in the The team will now relocate to The victory ended a three-game injuries to Brandon Nimmo, Kevin West Division AL East. Buffalo, N.Y., as COVID-19 restric- skid for the AL Central leaders, Pillar and Albert Almora Jr., WLPct GB Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit two of tions in Canada prevent them from who were swept at Yankee Stadi- sprained the AC joint in his left Toronto’s five home runs. The playing in Toronto. um after winning 10 of 13. The NL shoulder. San Diego 30 18 .625 _ Los Angeles 29 18 .617 ½ Blue Jays lost their sixth in a row. Brewers 5, Padres 3: Milwau- Central-leading Cardinals drop- Twins 8, Orioles 3: Mitch Gar- San Francisco 28 19 .596 1½ Tampa Bay scored twice in the kee closer Josh Hader stopped San ped their second straight. ver hit a two-run double and short- Colorado 19 29 .396 11 10th, but Marcus Semien tied it Diego’s rally in the ninth inning, Indians 6, Tigers 5: Jordan Lu- handed Minnesota used a six-run Arizona 18 30 .375 12 with a two-run homer off Jeffrey and ended the Padres’ nine-game plow made a diving catch on Eric eighth inning to beat visiting Balti- Monday’s games Springs (4-1). winning streak. Haase’s sinking liner to right field more. Tampa Bay 14, Toronto 8, 11 innings Cleveland 6, Detroit 5 Guerrero’s second shot was a Fresh off sweeping a nine-game with the bases loaded, preserving Mariners 4, Athletics 2: Kyle Minnesota 8, Baltimore 3 Chicago White Sox 5, St. Louis 1 two-run drive in the eighth off homestand, visiting San Diego Cleveland’s win at Detroit. Lewis homered and made a diving Seattle 4, Oakland 2 Ryan Thompson to tie it at 5. trailed 5-0 going into the ninth. Luplow, who entered as a defen- catch in center field, Yusei Kiku- Colorado 3, N.Y. Mets 2 Miami 9, Philadelphia 6 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Teoscar White Sox 5, Cardinals 1:Man- sive replacement an inning earlier, chi pitched six smooth innings be- Milwaukee 5, San Diego 3 Tuesday’s games Hernández also homered for To- ager Tony La Russa wound up a made the clutch grab for the final fore leaving with a possible back Toronto at N.Y. Yankees ronto, which played its final game winner in his first game against the out to help closer Emmanuel Clase injury, and Seattle ended a six- Atlanta at Boston at TD Ballpark. The Blue Jays team that ensured his Hall of Fame escape with his eighth save in nine game losing streak by winning at Cleveland at Detroit Kansas City at Tampa Bay dropped seven of 10 on the final induction as host Chicago beat St. chances. Oakland. Baltimore at Minnesota L.A. Dodgers at Houston St. Louis at Chicago White Sox Texas at L.A. Angels Seattle at Oakland Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at Miami Stars: Injuries have slowed MVP candidates Cincinnati at Washington Colorado at N.Y. Mets San Diego at Milwaukee FROM PAGE 24 waukee on Friday night. San Francisco at Arizona Wednesday’s games straight, by a game atop the NL West. Baltimore (López 1-5) at Minnesota Comeback of the week (Pineda 2-2) Routs St. Louis (Gant 3-3) at Chicago White Sox Up 5-0 in the top of the fifth, the Baltimore (Rodón 5-1) Amid all the talk about dominant pitching Orioles had a 95.6% chance to beat Tampa Bay Seattle (TBD) at Oakland (Kaprielian 1-0) Texas (Dunning 2-3) at L.A. Angels (Can- and low hit totals, there were actually a handful on Wednesday, according to Baseball Savant. ning 3-3) Toronto (TBD) at N.Y. Yankees (Germán of offensive breakouts over the past week. The Back-to-back homers in that inning by Mike 4-2) Atlanta (Smyly 2-2) at Boston (Pivetta White Sox beat the Twins 16-4 on Monday, the Brosseau and Randy Arozarena brought the 5-0) Rays beat the Orioles 13-6 on Tuesday, and the Rays within two, and then Arozarena tied it Cleveland (TBD) at Detroit (Ureña 2-4) Kansas City (Minor 3-2) at Tampa Bay Giants beat the Reds 19-4 on Thursday. Then with a two-run shot in the seventh. Tampa Bay (Glasnow 4-2) L.A. Dodgers (Bauer 5-2) at Houston on Friday, the Braves hammered the Pirates eventually won 9-7. (Garcia 2-3) 20-1 and the Padres beat the Mariners 16-1. Chicago Cubs (Williams 2-2) at Pitts- burgh (Crowe 0-2) Highlight Philadelphia (Nola 3-4) at Miami (TBD) Trivia time Cincinnati (Hoffman 3-3) at Washington Triple plays are rare enough. It’s even more (Ross 2-4) You can certainly miss time and still win an remarkable when one happens with the game Colorado (Márquez 3-4) at N.Y. Mets (Stroman 3-4) MVP award. Trout played only 134 games AARON DOSTER/AP on the line. The Yankees and White Sox were San Diego (Paddack 2-3) at Milwaukee (TBD) when he won the honor in 2019, and Mookie The Cincinnati Reds’ Jesse Winker watches tied at 1 in the top of the ninth Friday night San Francisco (Cueto 3-1) at Arizona his solo home run during the eighth inning of (Kelly 2-5) Betts played 136 when he won the previous when Chicago put men on first and second with Thursday’s games year. a game against the Milwaukee Brewers on nobody out. Then Andrew Vaughn bounced in- Cleveland at Detroit Who is the last player to win MVP and play Friday. He went 4­for­4 in the game with to a 5-4-3 triple play, abruptly ending the Kansas City at Tampa Bay three homers in his team’s 9­4 win. Toronto at N.Y. Yankees 162 games in the same year? threat. New York scored a run in the bottom of Baltimore at Chicago White Sox L.A. Angels at Oakland the inning to win. Texas at Seattle Line of the week ploits. Miguel Sanó and Jesse Winker each had Colorado at N.Y. Mets Philadelphia at Miami There were two more no-hitters this week — a three-homer game. Trivia answer Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh San Diego at Milwaukee ho hum — by Spencer Turnbull of the Tigers Winker’s performance gets the nod because Philadelphia’s Jimmy Rollins played 162 Cincinnati at Washington and Corey Kluber of the Yankees. With all due he added an additional hit as well, going 4-for-4 games and was the National League MVP in St. Louis at Arizona San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers respect to them, let’s focus on some batting ex- with a walk in Cincinnati’s 9-4 victory over Mil- 2007. PAGE 22 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, May 26, 2021 NHL PLAYOFFS Isles win in 2OT Rookie Knight for series lead saves

BY WILL GRAVES Sorokin, the 25-year-old Rus- Panthers Associated Press sian, is now 3-0 in the series and PITTSBURGH — The New hardly seems rattled by the stage. BY TIM REYNOLDS York Islanders spent the better Steady throughout and spectacu- Associated Press part of four periods hanging on lar when the moment required, So- SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida thanks largely to the sheer bril- rokin kept Pittsburgh at bay long Panthers entrusted their season to liance of rookie goaltender Ilya So- enough for his teammates to find a a rookie goalie making his playoff rokin. way. debut. They needed just 51 seconds of “It all goes on Ilya,” Islanders Spencer Knight delivered, in a the fifth to stun the Penguins, with coach Barry Trotz said. “We don’t huge way. amajor assist from Pittsburgh net- have a chance if he doesn’t have an The 20-year-old Knight stopped minder Tristan Jarry. outstanding game in the first two 36 shots, MacKenzie Weegar and Jarry's ill-advised clearing at- periods, either.” Patrick Hornqvist each had a goal tempt early in the second overtime Sorokin stopped 48 shots, a fran- and an assist, and the Panthers went right to New York forward chise playoff record for a rookie beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 Josh Bailey, who raced in to score goaltender, and appears to have GENE J. PUSKAR / AP on Monday night in Game 5 of their the winner and give the Islanders a New Yorks’s goalie situation set- The New York Islanders’ Josh Bailey, front, celebrates his winning Central Division playoff series. 3-2 victory in Game 5 and a 3-2 lead tled for however long the Islanders goal in Game 5 of the first­round series against the Penguins in The Lightning still lead the best- in the best-of-seven series. last. He started Game 1 when vet- Pittsburgh on Monday. The win gave the Islanders a 3­2 series lead. of-seven series 3-2 and host Game “At first, I was just trying to set- eran Semyon Varlamov was un- 6 on Wednesday night. But Knight tle (the puck) down and wanted to available, then took a seat as Varla- the first period on a brilliant rush lots in that room.” —the third different goalie to start get a good shot off,” Bailey said. mov took the loss in Games 2 and 3. and Jordan Eberle beat an out-of- Evgeni Malkin scored his first for Florida in this series — stymied “Ultimately, I ran out of time and Trotz turned to Sorokin for Game 4 position Jarry midway through the postseason goal in more than two the reigning Stanley Cup cham- tried to let one go and was happy to and he has responded by allowing third period to pull New York even. years for the Penguins. Bryan pions. see it go in.” just three goals over the last seven- Bailey's third — and quite possibly Rust added his second of the se- “I was just trying to have fun,” New York can close out the East plus periods. easiest — goal of the playoffs al- ries. Pittsburgh captain Sidney Knight said. “You know, it’s still Division champions on Wednes- “Ilya was playing great and a re- lowed the Islanders to take control Crosby picked up assist on Rust’s hockey, right? I’m on this ice every day night in Long Island, a pros- al backbone for us,” Bailey said. of the series. tally to move past Hall of Famer single day. It’s just a different set- pect that seemed improbable for “(He) gave us confidence we were “As far as character, if you don’t Brett Hull and into seventh-place ting.” long stretches of a regulation the going to get the job done.” have it, you’re not going to find a on the NHL’s career playoff scor- Mason Marchment also scored Penguins dominated. Anthony Beauvillier scored in way to win,” Bailey said. "We have ing list. for the Panthers, and Frank Vatra- no added an empty-netter with 14.6 seconds left. Aleksander Bar- ROUNDUP Scoreboard kov and Jonathan Huberdeau each had two assists. First-round playoffs Ross Colton had Tampa Bay’s (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Carolina 2, Nashville 2 goal, and Andrei Vasilevskiy stop- Wild make most Carolina 5, Nashville 2 Carolina 3, Nashville 0 ped 34 shots. Nashville 5, Carolina 4, 2OT Knight was 4-0-0 after turning Nashville 4, Carolina 3, 2OT Tuesday: at Carolina pro following his sophomore sea- of just 14 shots Thursday: at Nashville x-Saturday, May 29: at Carolina son at Boston College and signing Associated Press Tampa Bay 3, Florida 2 with the Panthers. And following LAS VEGAS — The Minnesota Wild scored four Tampa Bay 5, Florida 4 the struggles of Sergei Bobrovsky Tampa Bay 3, Florida 1 goals in the first four games of their opening-round Florida 6, Tampa Bay 5, OT and Chris Driedger in the first four Tampa Bay 6, Florida 2 playoff series with the Vegas Golden Knights and fell Monday: Florida 4, Tampa Bay 1 games of the series — they gave up behind 3-1 in the series. Wednesday: at Tampa Bay a combined 19 goals — the Pan- x-Friday: at Florida On Monday night, they matched that to stave off Boston 4, Washington 1 thers began dropping hints on elimination, despite having only 14 shots on goal in Washington 3, Boston 2, OT Sunday that it would be Knight’s Boston 4, Washington 3, OT Game 5 Boston 3, Washington 2, 2OT turn. Cam Talbot made 37 saves and the Wild beat the JOHN LOCHER / AP Boston 4, Washington 1 They didn’t officially announce Boston 3, Washington 1 Golden Knights 4-2 in front of 12,156 raucous fans, Knight as the starter until pre- Wild left wing Jordan Greenway, right,celebrates N.Y. Islanders 3, Pittsburgh 2 the largest crowd in Vegas this season. after scoring against the Golden Knights during the N.Y. Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 3, OT game warmups began Monday. Jordan Greenway’s second-period goal was the first period on Monday in Las Vegas. Pittsburgh 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 He was told he had the job Sunday. Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Islanders 4 winner for Minnesota, which also got goals from Ki- N.Y. Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 1 With the way he played, there’s no Monday: N.Y. Islanders 3, Pittsburgh 2, rill Kaprizov, Zach Parise, and Nico Sturm. Montreal to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff 2OT need to wonder who starts Game 6. Vegas, which was looking to close out a playoff se- series. Wednesday: at N.Y. Islanders x-Friday: at Pittsburgh ries at home for the first time, leads the series 3-2. William Nylander scored his third goal in as many Toronto 2, Montreal 1 Game 6 is scheduled for Wednesday in St. Paul, games for the Maple Leafs, who haven’t won a playoff Montreal 2, Toronto 1 Toronto 5, Montreal 1 Minn. series since 2004 and can go up 3-1 in Game 4 back at Monday: Toronto 2, Montreal 1 The road team is 4-1 in the series. the Bell Centre on Tuesday night. Tuesday: at Montreal Thursday: at Toronto “Guys are committed,” Wild coach Dean Evason Nick Suzuki had the lone goal for the Canadiens x-Saturday, May 29: at Montreal said. “They’re committed to each other. The vibe that and Carey Price stopped 27 shots. x-Monday, May 31: at Toronto they had and the feeling they had toward each other, Toronto remained without captain John Tavares, Winnipeg 4, Edmonton 0 Winnipeg 4, Edmonton 1 we knew we were going to have the effort we had.” who’s expected to miss at least two weeks with a con- Winnipeg 1, Edmonton 0, OT Winnipeg 5, Edmonton 4, OT Mark Stone and Alec Martinez scored for the Gold- cussion and knee injury suffered in Game 1. Nick Fo- Monday: Winnipeg 4, Edmonton 3, 3OT en Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury, who allowed four ligno also sat out the game with a lower-body injury. Vegas 3, Minnesota 2 goals in the first four games, made 10 saves. It Jets 4, Oilers 3 (3 OT):Kyle Connor scored 6:52 Minnesota 1, Vegas 0, OT Vegas 3, Minnesota 1 marked the first time Fleury allowed more than two into the third overtime period, lifting host Winnipeg Vegas 5, Minnesota 2 Vegas 4, Minnesota 0 goals in a game in 14 contests. to a first-round series sweep of Edmonton. Monday: Minnesota 4, Vegas 2 Vegas dropped to 2-3 in Game 4 situations when Mark Scheifele scored twice and Mason Appleton Wednesday: at Minnesota LYNNE SLADKY / AP x-Friday: at Vegas leading a series 3-1. added a goal for the Jets, who eliminated the Oilers in Colorado 4, St. Louis 0 Panthers goaltender Spencer Maple Leafs 2, Canadiens 1: Morgan Rielly the playoffs for the first time. It was the longest game Colorado 4, St. Louis 1 Knight stops a shot during Game Colorado 6, St. Louis 3 5 of the first­round playoff series scored the go-ahead goal in the second period, Jack in Winnipeg’s history. Colorado 5, St. Louis 1 Campbell made 28 saves and visiting Toronto edged Colorado 5, St. Louis 2 against the Lightning on Monday. Wednesday, May 26, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 23 NBA PLAYOFFS

Scoreboard

Bucks start fast, take 2-0 series lead Playoffs Play­in Play­in First Round Forbes has six three-pointers as Eastern Conference Tuesday, May 18 Indiana 144, Charlotte 117 Milwaukee crushes Miami with a Boston 118, Washington 100 Western Conference Wednesday, May 19 team playoff-record 22 threes Memphis 100, San Antonio 96 L.A. Lakers 103, Golden State 100 Play­in Second Round BY STEVE MEGARGEE Eastern Conference Associated Press Thursday, May 20 Washington 142, Indiana 115 MILWAUKEE — When the Milwaukee Western Conference Friday, May 21 Bucks conducted a roster makeover in the wake Memphis 117, Golden State 112 (OT) First Round of an early playoff exit, the addition of Bryn (Best­of­seven) Forbes didn’t earn nearly as much notice as x­if necessary Eastern Conference some other moves. Philadelphia 1,Washington 0 Looks pretty good right now. Philadelphia 125, Washington 118 Wednesday: at Philadelphia Forbes made six three-pointers on his way to Saturday: at Washington 22 points, and the Milwaukee Bucks routed the Monday, May 31: at Washington x­Wednesday, June 2: at Philadelphia Miami Heat 132-98 on Monday night for a 2-0 x­Friday, June 4: at Washington x­Sunday, June 6: at Philadelphia lead in their first-round playoff series. Brooklyn 1, Boston 0 The 27-year-old Forbes spent his first four Brooklyn 104, Boston 93 Tuesday: at Brooklyn seasons with San Antonio, but he signed with Friday: at Boston Milwaukee in free agency in November. Sunday, May 30: at Boston x­Tuesday, June 1: at Brooklyn “That was a huge part in me coming here,” x­Thursday, June 3: at Boston x­Saturday, June 5: at Brooklyn Forbes said. “You know that there would be Milwaukee 2, Miami 0 these opportunities and we would be in the play- Milwaukee 109, Miami 107 (OT) Monday: Milwaukee 132, Miami 98 offs. ... It’s just great to be in this position, be in Thursday: at Miami Saturday: at Miami the playoffs again and have an opportunity and x­Tuesday, June 1: at Milwaukee stage.” x­Thursday, June 3: at Miami x­Saturday, June 5: at Milwaukee Giannis Antetokounmpo had 31 points, 13 re- Atlanta 1, New York 0 bounds and six assists for the Bucks, who were Atlanta 107, New York 105 Wednesday: at New York eliminated by the Heat in the second round of Friday: at Atlanta Sunday, May 30: at Atlanta last year’s playoffs. x­Wednesday, June 2: at New York Game 3 of the best-of-seven series is Thurs- x­Friday, June 4: at Atlanta x­Sunday, June 6: at New York day in Miami. Western Conference Milwaukee shot 22-for-53 from three-point Memphis 1, Utah 0 Memphis 112, Utah 109 range — including 15-for-29 in the first half — Wednesday: at Utah Saturday: at Memphis and never trailed while leading by as many as 36 Monday, May 31: at Memphis points. The Bucks’ 22 three-pointers were their JEFFREY PHELPS/AP x­Wednesday, June 2: at Utah x­Friday, June 4: at Memphis highest total ever in a playoff game. Milwaukee Bucks guard Bryn Forbes, left, drives against the Miami Heat during the Bucks’ x­Sunday, June 6: at Utah 132­98 win Monday in Milwaukee to take a 2­0 lead in their first­round playoff series. Phoenix 1, L.A. Lakers 0 “I don’t think we need to give ourselves a pep Phoenix 99, L.A. Lakers 90 talk,” said the Heat’s Bam Adebayo, who scored Tuesday: at Phoenix Thursday: at L.A. Lakers 16 points. “We’re grown men. At the end of the away,” said Miami’s Jimmy Butler, who scored shots.” Sunday, May 30: at L.A. Lakers day, we are down 2-0. We know what we’ve got 10 points. Forbes came off the bench to score 14 points in x­Tuesday, June 1: at Phoenix x­Thursday, June 3: at L.A. Lakers to do.” The Bucks shot 5-for-31 from behind the arc the first quarter while shooting 5-of-6 overall x­Saturday, June 5: at Phoenix Portland 1, Denver 1 Milwaukee’s two victories in this series and made their fewest three-pointers of the sea- and 4-for-5 on three-pointers. Portland 123, Denver 109 couldn’t have looked more different. son Saturday. Milwaukee was 10-for-15 on three- Middleton added 17 points and Pat Con- Monday: Denver 128, Portland 109 Thursday: at Portland The Bucks needed Khris Middleton’s tie- point attempts in the first quarter alone Monday. naughton had 15 while shooting 5-for-9 from be- Saturday: at Portland breaking jumper with 0.5 seconds left in over- The Bucks led 46-20 at the end of the opening yond the arc. Tuesday, June 1: at Denver x­Thursday, June 3: at Portland time to pull out a 109-107 victory in Game 1. Mil- period and 78-51 at the break, posting the high- Jrue Holiday’s 15 assists were one off Milwau- x­Saturday, June 5: at Denver Dallas 1, L.A. Clippers 0 waukee essentially put away Game 2 in the first est first-half point total in their playoff history. kee’s playoff record shared by Paul Pressey and Dallas 113, L.A. Clippers 103 quarter when its three-point attack went from “It’s just how the game goes,” Forbes said. Oscar Robertson. Holiday also had 11 points and Tuesday: at L.A. Clippers Friday: at Dallas fizzling to sizzling. “It’s ebbs and flows. Some games you’re open a seven rebounds. Sunday, May 30: at Dallas “They made a lot of shots, but we didn’t make lot more. Some games you aren’t. Tonight I think Miami’s Dewayne Dedmon had 19 points and x­Wednesday, June 2: at L.A. Clippers x­Friday, June 4: at Dallas anything difficult on them or take anything we moved the ball great and had a lot of open nine rebounds. x­Sunday, June 6: at L.A. Clippers Jokic scores 38, Nuggets even series with Blazers

BY PAT GRAHAM and five assists, which was four guard or it could be a center — I’m Associated Press more than he dished out in Game 1 there for it all.” DENVER — Nikola Jokic and when the Blazers made sure the Lillard’s already thinking ahead the Denver Nuggets played with big man didn’t beat him with his to Game 3 in Portland on Thurs- an unspoken sense of urgency. pinpoint passing. day and what he will do to counter- “Because if you’re going to talk The third-seeded Nuggets had act Gordon’s defensive tenacity. about it, you’re not going to do it,” few answers for Lillard early on as “Just moving around more off the big man reasoned. the dynamic playmaker scored 32 the ball, getting some more off- So no talk, just a much more of his 42 points in the first half. His ball sets,” Lillard said. “Things physical mentality. eight three-pointers before inter- like that, you can typically get a lit- Jokic scored 38 points to over- mission tied an NBA playoff re- tle bit of space.” come a three-point shooting bar- cord for most in a half. Lillard fin- It was a physical affair, with rage from Damian Lillard and the ished 9 of 16 from three-point four technical fouls being issued Nuggets evened the first-round range. (three on the Nuggets, including series by beating the Portland A change of plans at halftime one on Jokic) and two flagrant-1 Trail Blazers 128-109 on Monday helped slow down Lillard. Denver calls (CJ McCollum and Carmelo night in a chippy Game 2. put the 6-foot-9 Aaron Gordon on Anthony). “They picked up the aggressive- the 6-2 guard. “It was chippy and that’s the ness and we did it, too,” Jokic said. “I looked at the coaching staff way it should be,” Denver coach JOE MAHONEY/AP “We met their aggressiveness, and said, ‘I got him,’” said Gordon, Michael Malone said. “I loved it. Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic shoots over Portland Trail maybe even a little bit higher.” who was acquired from Orlando in That’s my kind of game right Blazers center Enes Kanter in the Nuggets’ 128­109 win in Game 2 Jokic also had eight rebounds late March. “It could be a point there.” of a first­round playoff series Monday in Denver. PAGE 24 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Bucks unleash bombs SPORTS Team-playoff-record 22 threes leads to 2-0 lead on Miami ›› NBA playoffs, Page 23

MLB Stars on sidelines Injuries limiting some of baseball’s best players

BY NOAH TRISTER Associated Press or the first few weeks of the 2021 season, Mike Trout looked as impressive as ever, Fand Jacob deGrom was dom- inant on the mound. It would have been something to see what they could have done over a full season, but that won’t happen now be- cause both are sidelined with injuries. Availability could play a major role in this year’s award races. Trout is hitting .333 with eight home runs and an OPS of 1.090, but he went on the injured list Tuesday with a strained calf. DeGrom has an 0.68 ERA through six starts, but he has pitched on- ly once in May because of Tatis Jr. side tightness. He was ex- pected back Tuesday. Trout also missed three games earlier this season with a swollen left elbow after being hit by a pitch. Despite being in a 1-for-17 slump when he was injured, Trout was off to the best start of his career with a .425 bat- ting average in April. Aside from Trout, several other recent MVPs have spent time on the IL this sea- son, including Jose Altuve, Cody Bellin- ger, Christian Yelich and Giancarlo Stanton. Young stars Fernando Tatis Jr. and Juan Soto also have missed time. The good news is that it doesn’t neces- sarily take these players long to find their rhythm when they return. In four games since returning from COVID-19, Tatis has 11 hits, four homers and 12 RBIs. Tatis, who also dealt with shoulder prob- lems earlier in the year, has 13 home runs, just two behind major league leader Ronald Acuña Jr. San Diego swept a nine-game homestand and leads the Dodgers, who have won seven

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The Mets’ Jacob deGrom, left, and the Angels’ Mike Trout have been among the game’s best players this season, but injuries have derailed promising starts from each. AP photos

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