MILITARY NBA FINALS FACES Army eyes augmented LeBron, Lakers Guitar virtuoso reality ‘doggles’ to help take commanding Van Halen dies with canine training 3-1 lead in series at age 65 Page 3 Back page Page 15 In an about-face, Trump seeks to salvage parts of virus aid » Page 8 stripes.com Volume 79, No. 124 ©SS 2020 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2020 50¢/Free to Deployed Areas Esper: Navy needs to have more than 500 ships by 2045 FULL STEAM BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY est Navy in the world,” he said during a speech Stars and Stripes at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary As- sessments, a think tank specializing in U.S. de- WASHINGTON— The Navy wants to double fense policy, force planning and budgets. its number of submarines as part of a plan to Esper provided an overview of “Battle Force build more than 500 ships by 2045 to maintain a 2045,” though the Pentagon has yet to share the competitive edge against China and Russia, De- Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan or its naval fense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday. “We believe that this is the vision for the fu- force study with Congress. AHEAD ture that will ensure that we maintain the great- SEE NAVY ON PAGE 5 OSWALD FELIX JR./U.S. Navy The USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group and the America amphibious ready group steam in formation last month. The Navy wants to expand the fleet to 500 ships by 2045 and rely more on vessels like the USS America. US soldier returning from Camp Humphreys assignment faces dispute over his citizenship BY ALEX HORTON Army Pfc. Fadel Tankoano, 22, said he at the United Nations when his son was tion said he might be turned away when he The Washington Post thought he was a dual citizen of Niger and born, State Department officials said. That arrives. the United States, pointing to the U.S. pass- means that he was not subject to domestic The soldier’s trouble began when he A soldier who is finishing his assignment port he was issued as a toddler and a birth law — and that Tankoano was exempt from applied for a new passport in July 2019 at Camp Humphreys in South Korea may certificate from a Manhattan hospital. birthright citizenship. and a State Department official told him be blocked from reentering the United But officials said Tankoano misrepre- Tankoano is being forced out of the mili- that he was an alien with no claim to U.S. States, government officials said, in a dis- sented his status when he enlisted in 2018 tary on the grounds of fraudulent entry, citizenship. pute over his legal status stemming from and on passport applications. Army officials said, and will be sent back “I was truly shocked,” he told The Wash- his birth in New York while his father was Tankoano’s Nigerien father enjoyed to the United States this month. But an ington Post in a telephone interview fro m a foreign diplomat there. full diplomatic immunity as a counselor official with Customs and Border Protec- SEE DISPUTE ON PAGE 5 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, October 8, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES Military rates Switzerland (Franc)............................ 0.9171 Facebook to ban groups that support QAnon Euro costs (Oct. 8) ................................$1.15 Thailand (Baht) ..................................... 31.23 Dollar buys (Oct. 8) ...........................€0.8293 British pound (Oct. 8) ..........................$1.25 Turkey (Lira) .........................................7.8576 BY BARBARA ORTUTAY counts for “representing QAnon” personal accounts disabled as Japanese yen (Oct. 8) ........................103.00 (Military exchange rates are those available to South Korean won (Oct. 8) ............1,134.00 customersat military banking facilities in the country Associated Press — even if they don’t promote vio- well. Commercial rates lence. The social network said it Less than two months ago, Bahrain (Dinar) ....................................0.3767 of issuance for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the OAKLAND, Calif. —Facebook British pound .....................................$1.2876 Netherlandsand the United Kingdom. For nonlocal will consider a variety of factors Facebook said it would stop pro- Canada (Dollar) ...................................1.3281 said it will ban groups that openly currency exchange rates(i.e., purchasing British to decide if a group meets its cri- moting the group and its adher- China (Yuan) ........................................6.7905 poundsin Germany), check with your local military support QAnon, the baseless con- teria for a ban, including its name, ents, although it faltered with Denmark (Krone) ................................6.3265 Egypt (Pound) ....................................15.7196 bankingfacility. Commercial rates are interbank rates spiracy theory that paints Presi- the biography or “about” section spotty enforcement. It said it Euro ........................................ $1.1763/0.8501 provided for reference whenbuying currency. All dent Donald Trump as a secret of the page, and discussions with- would only remove QAnon groups Hong Kong (Dollar) .............................7.7501 figuresare foreign currencies to one dollar, except for warrior against a supposed child- Hungary (Forint) .................................305.39 theBritish pound, which is represented in dollars-to- in the page, group or Instagram if they promote violence. That is Israel (Shekel) .....................................3.4028 trafficking ring run by celebri- account. no longer the case. Japan (Yen) ...........................................105.99 pound, and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) ties and “deep state” government Mentions of QAnon in a group The company said it started to Kuwait (Dinar) .....................................0.3063 INTEREST RATES Norway (Krone) ...................................9.2970 officials. focused on a different subject enforce the policy Tuesday, but Philippines (Peso).................................48.47 Prime rate ................................................3.25 The company said Tuesday won’t necessarily lead to a ban, cautioned that it “will take time Poland (Zloty) ..........................................3.81 Discount rate ..........................................0.25 Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...........................3.7509 Federal funds market rate ...................0.09 that it will remove Facebook Facebook said. Administrators and will continue in the coming Singapore (Dollar) ..............................1.3591 3-month bill ............................................. 0.10 pages, groups and Instagram ac- of banned groups will have their days and weeks.” South Korea (Won) ..........................1,157.92 30-year bond ...........................................1.56 WEATHER OUTLOOK THURSDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST THURSDAY IN EUROPE FRIDAY IN THE PACIFIC Misawa 61/53 Kabul 74/44 Seoul 76/55 Baghdad 91/64 Kandahar 83/45 Osan Tokyo Mildenhall/ Drawsko 75/54 59/56 Lakenheath Pomorskie Busan 60/52 54/50 72/65 Iwakuni 73/66 Kuwait Bahrain Zagan Sasebo City 94/90 Brussels 56/50 Guam 95/76 59/51 Ramstein 81/66 84/81 Lajes, 60/51 Riyadh Doha Azores Stuttgart Pápa 93/68 97/78 70/67 59/49 61/50 Aviano/ Vicenza 63/47 Naples 69/57 Okinawa Morón 82/77 88/59 Sigonella Rota 73/61 The weather is provided by the Djibouti Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 93/78 77/62 76/73 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup ..... 14 Classified .................. 13 Comics ...................... 17 Crossword ................. 17 Faces ........................ 15 Opinion ..................... 16 Sports .................. 18-24 Thursday, October 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 3 MILITARY Augmented reality goggles could be going to the dogs BY J.P. LAWRENCE Peper, the founder of Command in an augmented reality world,” Stars and Stripes Sight, as quoted in the Army’s Lee said in a phone interview statement. Tuesday. The Army is developing high- Peper founded his company The prototype is wired and tech augmented reality goggles in 2017 and built his first proto- keeps the dog on a leash, but the for dogs that eventually could type augmented reality glasses next step is making a wireless allow handlers to give them di- for military working dogs after version that would allow the sol- rections from afar, the service conversations with current and dier to direct a dog via a handheld said. retired handlers. device, while staying far away Military working dogs are di- Much of the research has been and out of sight. rected via hand signals, speaking conducted on his own rottweiler, The project was funded by the or laser pointers, which require Small Business Innovation Re- the handler to remain close by. named Mater, the statement said. search program, and additional That can potentially endanger The goggles have a lightweight soldiers on missions that involve camera, which sends everything money will come through the finding explosives and hazardous Mater is seeing to a laptop. The Pentagon’s Rapid Reaction Tech- materials, or assisting in rescue handler can click on a spot where nology Office to fund the next operations, the Army statement Mater should go, and the simulat- phase of development. said Tuesday. ed laser point appears to the dog. This includes working with The goggles developed by the The technology allows handlers Navy special operations over the Army and the Seattle-based com- to be very specific while direct- next two years to build prototypes pany Command Sight show dogs ing their dogs and opens up new for their military