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BY WYATT OLSON Stars and Stripes FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — Every summer as a boy, Tyler Savage’s mother took him to spend time in her native country of Hungary, where he swam and learned to sail on Lake Balaton, the largest body of water in Cen- tral Europe. But Savage, now 19, was al- ways frustrated with the strict rules preventing him from sailing all the way Savage across the lake. Last month, he, along with his 19-year-old girlfriend, Bella The long goodbye Siegrist, set sail on a journey that had no bounda- Biden, NATO counterparts to bid symbolic adieu to ‘forever war’ at summit ries, crossing the Siegrist Pacific Ocean from San Diego to Honolulu in a BY LORNE COOK 69,000 members of the national armed forces 29-foot boat in 21 days. Associated Press and police, and over 51,000 opposition fight- They arrived June 5 at a Waikiki .S. President Joe Biden and his NA- ers. $2.26 trillion Beach marina and will begin at- TO counterparts will bid a symbolic The military effort followed the 2001 arrival tending the University of Hawaii Cost of the 18-year war in Afghanistan to the U.S. in August. That’s a long, long way farewell to Afghanistan on Monday of a U.S.-led coalition that ousted the Taliban Not counted in that number are the lost lives of from Stuttgart High School in Uin Brussels, their last summit be- for harboring al-Qaida leader Osama bin La- 2,442 American troops and 1,144 personnel among fore America winds up its longest “forever den. Few experts argue that it brought long- U.S. allies. 47,000 Afghan civilians, up to 69,000 Germany, where the two met. war” and the U.S. military pulls out for good. term stability, meaningful democracy or se- members of the national armed forces and police, At the time, Savage’s father, The meeting is bound to renew questions curity. and over 51,000 opposition fighters were also killed. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Glenn Sav- age, was stationed in Germany. about whether NATO’s most ambitious oper- “At this point, you get the impression that SOURCE: Brown University; Associated Press ation ever was worth it. NATO leaders almost want to downplay and Siegrist’s father, a retired soldier, The 18-year effort cost the United States leave quietly, rather than making too big a their embassies, along major transport routes worked as a government employ- alone $2.26 trillion, and the price in lives in- deal of it, and going on to focus on other busi- and above all at Kabul’s airport. ee. cludes 2,442 American troops and 1,144 person- ness,” said Erik Brattberg, director of the Eu- Many wonder whether the Afghan govern- The sailing trip came about nel among U.S. allies, according to figures from rope Program at the Carnegie Endowment for ment can survive a resurgent Taliban. Some through happenchance and a Brown University. NATO does not keep a re- International Peace. think Kabul’s capitulation is only a matter of sense of adventure. cord of those who die in its operations. With the U.S. leading the withdrawal, Eu- time. They graduated in the spring of Those casualty figures dwarf Afghan losses, ropean allies and Canada want to hear Biden’s 2020, after which Savage’s father which include more than 47,000 civilians, up to thinking about how security will be assured at SEE ADIEU ON PAGE 5 was transferred to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego. Above: U.S. soldiers walk next to armored vehicles as they arrive at their base southeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Aug. 8, 2009. EMILIO MORENATTI/AP SEE SAIL ON PAGE 6 PAGE 2 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, June 14, 2021 BUSINESS/WEATHER House proposal would curb Big Tech’s power EXCHANGE RATES Military rates South Korea (Won) 1,117.32 Associated Press cilline of Rhode Island. 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Naples 82/67 Okinawa Morón 83/77 90/61 Sigonella Rota Djibouti 82/61 The weather is provided by the 79/65 Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 103/86 75/70 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. TODAY IN STRIPES American Roundup ...... 11 Classified ...... 13 Comics ...... 16 Crossword ...... 16 Faces ...... 14 Opinion ...... 15 Sports ...... 18-24 Monday, June 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 3 MILITARY Fires Shock artillery drills end in Arctic BY IMMANUEL JOHNSON Europe and Africa said in a state- Stars and Stripes ment. GRAFENWOEHR, Germany The Arctic has emerged as a —The U.S. Army’s only long- larger priority for the Pentagon range artillery brigade in Europe amid concerns about Russia’s es- fired its rockets this week in the calating military presence. The Arctic region, marking a first for a Army released a strategy docu- unit that has been tested in a new ment in March that called for spe- PHOTOS BY JOE BUSH/U.S. Army series of drills stretching from the cially equipped and trained bri- Col. Daniel Miller, 41st Field Artillery Brigade commander, meets with Norwegian artillery soldiers to High North to Africa. gades in the Arctic “given increas- observe firing with the K­9 self­propelled howitzer during Exercise Thunderbolt on June 9, in Setermoen, The 41st Field Artillery Brigade ing levels of great power compet- Norway. marked the end of its Fires Shock itor activities” in the region. exercises with a live-fire event in “This will be the first time we Lejeune, N.C. The brigade also co- Setermoen, Norway, where it have conducted an MLRS live fire ordinated with Norwegian F-16s to combined forces Thursday with this far north, but in accordance conduct precision targeting. its Norwegian counterparts. with the Army’s Arctic Strategy I “In the past month and a half The exercise was the farthest doubt it will be the last,” brigade our 41st FAB Soldiers have north the brigade, based in Gra- commander Col. Daniel Miller bounced all across Europe and in- fenwoehr, has operated since be- said in a statement. to Africa conducting long-range ing reactivated in 2019. It was also For USAREUR-AF, the exer- precision fires missions,” Miller the first time in more than 25 cise was the culmination of a more said in the statement. “Through- years that the U.S. Army had con- than monthlong effort that has out the Fires Shock exercises, we ducted a Multiple Launch Rocket showcased the 41st’s FAB’s range have proved our ability to expertly System live-fire in Norway. across Europe. Fires Shock has plan, deploy and execute multiple “This type of training in the Arc- sent its artillerymen on missions missions simultaneously across tic increases the Army’s ability to to the Baltics, Black Sea region, the globe at the time and place of operate in extreme cold-weather, Germany and northern Africa. our choosing.” mountainous and high latitude en- In Norway, U.S. soldiers vironments and supports the Ar- worked with Norwegian forces [email protected] Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st my’s Arctic strategy,” U.S. Army and Marines based out of Camp Twitter: @Manny_Stripes Field Artillery Brigade maneuver during Exercise Thunderbolt. Report: Army hotels need better rooms, more oversight BY ROSE L. THAYER Most visitors to the base hotels Army to evaluate how it calculates Stars and Stripes are service members on tempora- cost avoidance from the program, The Army plan to have private ry duty, civilian employees on offi- establish a standardized reporting companies operate on-base lodg- cial business or military families of lodging across the service ing has transformed the accom- moving duty stations. Nightly branches, and assess the extent modations from old cinder-block rates are determined using a per- that Defense Department person- buildings without working fire centage of the local rate autho- nel are inappropriately skipping alarms to nationally branded ho- rized to military travelers. on-base lodging for other hotels tels with quality standards. “Our top priority is to deliver and determine how to address any However, the service needs to lodging accommodations that issues it finds. IHG ARMY HOTELS improve how it reports the cost meet the unique needs of today’s Paul Cramer, acting assistant savings and construction plans to The IHG Army Hotel at Joint Base Lewis­McChord. military travelers,” Gretchen secretary for defense for sustain- Congress, a government watch- Turpen, senior vice president and ment, responded to the report last dog found. changed — information not in- The service also chose to re- month and agreed with all recom- director of lodging for private Private companies operating cluded in reports to Congress. We place more hotels than it original- mendations. In a memo to Field, company Lendlease, said in re- Army hotels began in 2009 and the also found Army estimates likely ly told Congress in 2010, but failed he said the department will move sponse to the report. “The oper- service’s last required update to overstate how much this effort re- to update lawmakers on its plans. forward on each point. ational efficiencies, new hotels Congress occurred a year later, duced costs,” wrote Elizabeth The Army predicts construction Lendlease’s Turpen said they and renovations afforded by priv- leaving lawmakers in the dark on Field, the report’s author and di- stretching into 2029, according to work “diligently with our Depart- significant changes and delays re- rector of defense capabilities and the report. atization better serve those needs ment of Defense partners to en- lated to construction and renova- management at the GAO. The Army is the only service and align with the Army’s objec- sure transparency and efficiency tion of facilities, according to a re- The Army estimated a cost with privatized hotels at U.S. tives of the [private lodging] pro- across our day-to-day operations port released Tuesday from the avoidance of about $606 million bases and the program includes gram – improve the quality of life along with our development pro- Government Accountability Of- for official travel lodging costs 13,048 rooms at 75 hotels across 40 of military travelers and their jects.” fice. The 2020 National Defense from fiscal years 2009 through bases, according to the report. Its families.” While all congressional report- Authorization Act called on the of- 2019, according to the report. decision to privatize came after a Field issued recommendations ing requirements were met by the fice to review the program. However, the service used a base- 2003 assessment determined that to the defense secretary to provide Army, continued collaboration “Privatization included con- line that is higher than what the more than 80% of its hotel facili- to Congress details on facility im- and communication with stake- structing new hotels, and it has Defense Travel Management Of- ties needed replacement or reno- provements, timelines for pro- holders is important, she said. improved on-base lodging. But fice uses and what off-base com- vation with a cost estimate of more jects and significant changes to improvements have taken longer mercial preferred hotels might than $1 billion, according to the development plans. The report al- [email protected] than expected and plans have charge. GAO. so recommended requiring the Twitter: @Rose_Lori PAGE 4 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, June 14, 2021 MILITARY Germany drops US from list of at-risk countries for virus

BY KARIN ZEITVOGEL ing most EU countries, including Stars and Stripes Germany, for more than a year as KAISERSLAUTERN — The coronavirus infections soared in the United States has been dropped U.S. from the list of countries Germany Germany has not officially an- considers risk areas for the corona- nounced that U.S. tourists will be virus, paving the way for American able to enter the country now that tourists to be allowed back into the U.S. infection levels have fallen to country in time for the summer around 30 new weekly cases per travel season. 100,000 people, but German media Germany’s disease prevention reports have suggested that such a agency, the Robert Koch Institute, move will happen. made the announcement Friday “Guests from overseas could when it published an updated coro- once again be welcomed at Neusch- navirus risk evaluation for coun- wanstein Castle, under the Bran- tries around the world. denburg Gate and at the Obersee The U.S. and 13 other countries near Berchtesgaden, all beloved were taken off the list, while regions destinations of Americans,” the in five other countries were re- Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported SARAH NADEAU/U.S. Marine Corps moved as coronavirus numbers fell. Wednesday, when the U.S. State U.S. Marines board an MV­22B Osprey at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Australia, in May. Passengers arriving in Germany Department lowered the warning by air still have to complete a digital level for Americans traveling to entry form before arrival and up- Germany. Darwin-based Marines set to start load either a negative test result, Prior to Wednesday, the State De- proof that they are fully vaccinated partment warned Americans not to against the coronavirus or that they travel to Germany — even though support drills with Japan, Australia have recovered from COVID-19 its weekly incidence rate for new and been cleared for travel by a cases was lower than that in the U.S., BY SETH ROBSON ployed to Darwin for the annual spective capabilities. It also en- medical professional, RKI said on at 18 new infections per 100,000 peo- Stars and Stripes six-month rotation last year as the ables us to continue to work to- its website. ple as of Friday. A company of U.S. Marines will coronavirus pandemic raged. A gether and be ready to contribute Travelers from the U.S. who ful- Members of the large American soon join Australian and Japanese record 2,500 Marines were sent to national and collective re- fill those requirements no longer military communities, mostly in the troops in the Outback for drills there in 2019. sponses.” have to quarantine on arrival in Ger- south of the country, are in Germa- that aim to enhance their ability to Southern Jackaroo, which hap- The exercise comes just before many, the health ministry told Stars ny under the Status of Forces Agree- coordinate artillery and air sup- pens annually, reinforces cooper- Talisman Sabre, large-scale bien- and Stripes last month. ment, which gives them resident port with both manned and un- ation across a range of military nial training involving 17,000 The “risk” categorization is the status and calls for them to be given manned aircraft. disciplines, including infantry, troops, mostly from the United lowest health threat level in RKI’s the same travel rights within the EU Exercise Southern Jackaroo aviation, artillery and combat en- States and Australia, that starts in ranking system. Countries where as citizens of the 27 nations in the kicks off Tuesday and runs gineer training, according to the late June and peaks July 18-31. variants of the virus are circulating, bloc. through June 24, Capt. Thomas head of Australia’s army, Lt. Gen. Canada, Japan, South Korea, New such as the United Kingdom, are EU leaders were expected to deVries, a spokesman for Marine Rick Burr. Zealand and the United Kingdom ranked at the highest risk level un- agree Friday to allow those fully Corps Rotational Force — Dar- “The three forces will conduct are also involved. der the German system, and coun- vaccinated against the coronavirus win, said in an email Thursday. complex activities coordinating France, India and Indonesia tries with high incidence of the virus to travel freely within the bloc this “The purpose of the exercise is artillery, unmanned aircraft sys- will participate as observer na- are in a tier in between. summer, Euronews reported. to increase the capacity to mu- tems and rotary wing assets,” he tions, the Australian Defence De- Removal from the list means tually support one another during said in an army statement. “There partment said last week. Americans may once again be able Stars and Stripes reporter Marcus Kloeckner joint operations,” he said. is a lot to learn from our partners contributed to this report. to travel to the Continent for tourism [email protected] The force of 2,200 Marines is and this trilateral format allows [email protected] after they were barred from enter- Twitter: @StripesZeit twice the size of the one that de- us to better understand our re- Twitter: @SethRobson1

Familiar face returns to Okinawa to command 1st Marine Aircraft Wing

BY MATTHEW M. BURKE while serving under its banner. The wing’s mission is to provide gy calls for Marines to move inside there is not a better person to take Stars and Stripes “I understand that 1st MAW, offensive air support, anti-air sup- the range of an adversary’s “long- command of this unit right now. CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Ma- through the work of Gen. McPhillips port, aerial reconnaissance and range precision fires” and establish He’s a quality leader and I think 1st rine air power in Japan welcomed a and his team, is ready to fight now electronic countermeasures, ac- difficult-to-target forward bases. MAW is going to be better off for familiar face as its new leader Fri- and we will continue to be ready to cording to the Marine Corps. The Air assets have the capability to having him.” day at Marine Corps Air Station Fu- fight now,” Cavanaugh told the au- wing may also perform tasks on be- refuel and rearm in remote and aus- Cavanaugh returns to the wing tenma on Okinawa. dience. “All I ask of the Marines and half of the Navy. tere locations as opposed to large, from Marine Corps headquarters in Brig. Gen. Brian Cavanaugh took sailors is to be ready.” McPhillips, a career AV-8B Har- static military bases that could be Washington, D.C., where he served command of the 1st Marine Aircraft The 1st Marine Aircraft Wing — rier pilot who took over in June 2019, targeted by adversaries. as assistant deputy commandant for Wing from Brig. Gen. Christopher often referred to as the “tip of the heads to a joint billet at U.S. Indo-Pa- At Friday’s ceremony, McPhil- programs and resources, a March 4 McPhillips during a flight-line cere- spear” in Marine aviation — con- cific Command in Hawaii, wing lips lauded his Marines for remain- Pentagon statement said. mony with MV-22B Ospreys and sists of approximately 7,500 Ma- spokesman Maj. Ken Kunze said. ing ready during the pandemic. He Both he and McPhillips have F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters rines and sailors operating a com- McPhillips’ two years were said the future was bright for the been nominated by President Joe parked nearby. plement of fixed- and rotary-wing marked by the coronavirus pan- wing and III MEF. Biden to the rank of major general, Cavanaugh, a Bronze Star recip- aircraft from bases across Japan demic and a steady stream of exer- “I couldn’t be more excited about the statement said. ient, is no stranger to 1st MAW. He and Hawaii. The unit is the aviation cises in new Marine island-fight the officer that is taking my place,” has held every rank in his 30-year combat element of III Marine Expe- doctrine called expeditionary ad- McPhillips said of his friend of over [email protected] career, save for second lieutenant, ditionary Force. vanced base operations. The strate- 30 years. “This is heartfelt for me; Twitter: @MatthewMBurke1 Monday, June 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 5 MILITARY NATO summit likely to see normalcy return with Biden BY JOHN VANDIVER Beyond updating strategies Stars and Stripes and plans, Monday’s summit is STUTTGART, Germany — also expected to serve as a President Joe Biden and other chance for NATO to showcase heads of state next week will unity among members in a way agree on a revamped NATO that was challenged during strategy that accounts for Chi- former President Donald na’s ambitions and the impli- Trump’s tenure. cations of climate change, the Traditionally, NATO sum- alliance’s top official said Fri- mits have been bland, well-re- day ahead of a summit widely hearsed affairs, with few sur- expected to lack the tumult of prises and disputes kept be- the Trump era. hind closed doors. That Secretary-General Jens Stol- changed with Trump, who in tenberg said allies will “open a his first NATO summit in 2017, new chapter” Monday when publicly blasted allies for in- they agree to NATO’s 2030 sufficient defense spending plan, which also calls for em- and questioned the relevance phasis on cyber and space de- of a security pact that he re- fenses as well as more technol- garded as a drain on American OLIVIER MATTHYS/AP ogy investments. resources. NATO troops are shown on a large screen in an empty press room at NATO headquarters prior to a NATO “This high level of ambition Biden’s inaugural visit to summit in Brussels on Sunday. has to be properly resourced NATO headquarters as presi- and funded,” Stoltenberg told dent is anticipated to be bring reporters. a major shift in tone from Adieu: Leading up to the summit, Trump, whose appearances in NATO still plans to have lasting Stoltenberg has also talked Brussels kept many allies on about changing how NATO op- edge. presence in Afghanistan amid US pullout erations are funded as part of Biden “is a strong supporter his 2030 proposal, advocating of NATO, the trans-Atlantic FROM PAGE 1 When NATO took charge of in- major operations without logisti- the alliance to allow members bond and all allies welcome “We are currently in intense ternational security operations in cal support from their biggest to tap into NATO’s shared de- this very clear message,” Stol- discussions with our member 2003, Afghanistan was its first ma- partner. fense budget to subsidize some tenberg said. “We will demon- states, the United States, NATO jor mission outside Europe and Biden’s decision to pull U.S. missions. Currently, the nation strate that commitment to our and the United Nations on the ab- North America. The aim was to troops out by the 20th anniversary that deploys troops pays the alliance, not only in words but sence of essential security condi- stabilize the government, build up of the 9/11 attacks on New York bill, which Stoltenberg has in also in deeds.” tions for our continued diplomatic local security forces and remove a and Washington changed little, al- the past described as unfair. Meanwhile, Stoltenberg said presence. It will be difficult to potential base for extremist though he did consult allies this On Friday, Stoltenberg did the Trump era demonstrated keep it” in place, European Union groups. time. not make clear whether the NATO’s resilience and that al- foreign policy chief Josep Borrell Yet 18 years later, security is at James Dobbins, a former Af- idea allowing nations to use liance unity “goes beyond indi- said. its lowest ebb for most Afghans. ghan envoy who now works for the common funds for operations vidual political leaders.” For now, NATO plans to leave The capital is rife with criminal Rand Corp. think tank, predicts will make it into the final 2030 “We have weathered differ- civilian advisers to help build up gangs, many linked to powerful that the U.S. exit will mean the loss plan. He did, however, say ent political winds … This alli- government institutions. It’s un- warlords, and there are routine at- of government legitimacy. common funding was a “force ance has proven extremely ro- clear who will protect them. The tacks by an upstart Islamic State. “The U.S. departure will be multiplier” and that he expect- bust,” he said. 30-nation alliance is also weighing Quite early into the operations, seen as a victory for the Taliban ed members to “recognize the whether to train Afghan special as combat took its toll on NATO and a defeat for the United importance of spending to- [email protected] forces outside the country. troops, extremists and civilians, a States,” he said in an opinion gether.” Twitter: @john_vandiver As an organization, NATO will stalemate developed. The Taliban piece. not provide sanctuary for Afghans could not be routed from outlying “The result will be a blow to who worked alongside its forces — areas, but neither could its fight- American credibility, the weaken- routinely risking their lives — al- ers seize and hold major cities. ing of deterrence and the value of though a few individual members Troop surges made little differ- American reassurance else- will. NATO Secretary-General ence, and it soon became clear where.” Jens Stoltenberg says it’s simply that NATO’s military training ef- On Monday, NATO’s leaders time to leave. fort was its exit strategy. Only by will reaffirm the strength of their “Afghanistan has come a long creating a large army capable of alliance and go back to what they way, both when it comes to build- standing on its own feet could the know best: their old nemesis, Rus- ing strong, capable security organization wind up its oper- sia. Biden will brief his partners forces, but also when it comes to ations. before meeting with Russian social and economic progress,” he But the Afghan army was President Vladimir Putin. Afghan told The Associated Press. “At plagued by corruption, desertion President Ashraf Ghani was not some stage, it has to be the Af- and low morale. Experts have said invited to NATO’s summit. ghans that take full responsibility it still is, and this remains a major “There is little appetite left to for peace and stability in their own concern as NATO insists on fund- continue investing in Afghanis- country.” ing the nation’s security forces af- tan,” Brattberg said. Few Afghans share that assess- ter it’s gone. “There is a sense of being fed up ment of their country, which has a Donald Trump’s unilateral de- in a lot of NATO countries, and 54% poverty rate, runaway crime, cision to leave by May 1 stunned now it’s just time to pack the bags rampant corruption and an illicit U.S. allies. It highlighted NATO’s and get out with little considera- NATO economy that outstrips the legal weakness: European members tion about the consequences that NATO Secretary­General Jens Stoltenberg, right, shakes hands with economy. and Canada simply cannot sustain could have on the ground.” U.S. President Joe Biden at a meeting in Washington on June 7. PAGE 6 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, June 14, 2021 MILITARY Female Guard pilot breaks barriers in Nev.

BY ALEXIS FORD in the armed forces only since the Las Vegas Review-Journal | 1990s, so she’s used to being sur- Associated Press rounded by mostly men in the Air LAS VEGAS — Maj. Sarah Spy Force. But whenever she attends wanted to be a pilot since she was the Women in Aviation Interna- a little girl. Now, at 37, she has be- tional Conference, it’s a bit of a come the first female flight in- shock. ERIK VERDUZCO/AP structor pilot for the Nevada Air “They actually have a flight suit Maj. Sarah Spy, C­130 Hercules pilot for the 152nd Operations Group at the Nevada Air National Guard, at National Guard. social one night, so there’s a whole the Signature Flight Support at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, on June 2. “It’s pretty exciting,” Spy told room of just female flyers in their the Las Vegas Review-Journal. flight suits,” Spy said. “You’re just Air National Guard, based at Re- to the Middle East together a cou- aspirations of flying to know that “It’s kind of mind-blowing that like, ‘Man, is this how the guys no-Tahoe International Airport. ple of times. it’s possible, no matter your back- there’s still firsts to be had in feel, with everyone around?’ It’s a She finished instructor pilot Though Spy referred to Gardn- ground. women in aviation, but I got one.” very interesting feeling.” school in May. er as a mentor, he said he hates the “I grew up not exactly well off, Spy said she remembers as a Spy said it took years of training “Actually I was selected a few term because he doesn’t want so it was a little bit of a difficult child being glued to the window of to qualify as an instructor. years ago, just timing didn’t quite people to think he’s better than journey to make it through where a plane as it took off, and that ex- She has an undergraduate de- work out for me to go to school, but her. I was, so I just wouldn’t want any- hilaration has never worn off. And gree from Kent State University, it finally worked out,” Spy said. “Sarah has always been super one to give up because I’ve heard growing up with a mother who ex- has completed various pilot train- “COVID was good for one thing: It interested in improving herself, so many times, ‘I was wanting to celled in a male-dominated field ings and over 4,500 flight hours, gave me time to do that.” and she’s never wanted to do just be a pilot, but I couldn’t do this, I — she worked in train mainte- served multiple deployments, and Col. Derek Gardner said he has the bare minimum,” Gardner had this issue, I can’t afford that,’” nance — Spy said she never spent over 750 hours as a co-pilot worked with Spy since she came said. “She’s always been driven Spy said. “I just try not to let peo- doubted her ability to fly planes. before upgrading to C-130 Her- to the Nevada Air National Guard and motivated to learn and broad- ple let those blocks get in the way She said that women have been cules commander for the 152nd from Ohio in 2009. The pair be- en her skills.” so someday they’re not saying, ‘I allowed to fly in combat missions Operations Group at the Nevada came quick friends and deployed Spy said she wants people with wanted to be a pilot, but .…’” Sail: After rough first week, teens Marine dog trainer dies see curious whales, jumping sharks after swept off Okinawa BY HANA KUSUMOTO the facts surrounding Cpl. Niss- AND SETH ROBSON FROM PAGE 1 “That looked miserable,” Sav- item in the boat would begin tap, De Jesus’ death,” Fairow said in age said. “But when he arrived, tap, tapping. Stars and Stripes her email. “Our thoughts and The teen moved with them, and walking on dry land again having “And eventually you go crazy The body of a Marine who went prayers go out to the family and Siegrist joined him there later in done it, it seemed like a really, re- because you can’t sleep,” Savage missing June 5 while swimming friends of the Niss-De Jesus fam- the summer. ally good feeling. So, it motivated said. “So, we just start opening up off Okinawa has been recovered ily.” They had both planned to attend me and Bella to do it.” everything, all of our stuff and just and identified, U.S. and Japanese Niss-De Jesus, who had a bach- college in Oregon that fall but de- Ultimately, they did not think throwing everything on the floor, officials said Friday. elor’s degree in animal science cided to forgo school for a year their first boat was up to the rigors rip the whole boat apart to discov- Cpl. Eric John Niss-De Jesus, from the University of Minnesota, when that college offered only vir- of a transpacific trip, so they end- er what the knocking is.” 24, of Mountain Lake, Minn., was a was recently se- tual classes. They then set their ed up selling the boats they had to Savage’s parents, who flew to military working dog trainer, Ma- lected for the en- sights on attending the University buy the 29-footer they ended up Hawaii for their arrival Saturday, rine Corps Installations Pacific 1st listed commis- of Hawaii. taking — after a fair amount of re- provided them with a lifeboat and Lt. Ashleigh Fairow told Stars and sioning pro- In the meantime, they im- furbishment. other safety devices for the trip. Stripes in an email. gram, the Ma- mersed themselves in San Diego’s They set off May 15, shortly af- “We are not big sailors, so we Niss-De Jesus, assigned to rine Corps sailing world, first buying a tiny ter they had both gotten their sec- don’t exactly know what is need- Camp Kinser, went missing while announced in catamaran for a few hundred dol- ond dose of coronavirus vaccine. ed, so we just trusted them,” Vera swimming with colleagues near a April. He was lars, which they rented out for in- Week one was not at all pleasant Savage said. reef, according to a spokesman for slated to attend Niss­De Jesus come. Siegrist worked at a marina — cold and windy, with choppy The teens are staying with the Japan coast guard in Naha officer candi- at Lake Miramar. waters pounding onto the side of friends as they begin preparing who spoke on a customary condi- date’s school later this year and With money borrowed from his the boat and drenching what was for school in the fall. Siegrist plans tion of anonymity. The Marine aspired to be a combat arms offi- parents, they bought a 24-foot inside. on majoring in marketing or man- had been swept out to sea by a cer. boat, and with it, the seed of an “The first night I threw up,” agement, while Savage will focus large wave. “Eric was incredibly loved and idea. Savage said. on physics. The coast guard, which re- we have felt it from each of you,” “I said to Ty, ‘What if we sail to But as they reached a warmer As for their boat, they hope to ceived a call about the incident at his mother, Jessica Blom, wrote Hawaii with this boat?’” Siegrist clime and began sailing into the generate some income by perhaps about 4:45 p.m. that day, used hel- on social media, according to a said during an interview Wednes- waves, there was more to enjoy. chartering it during summers for icopters and patrol boats to search Thursday report by CBS News af- day under a huge banyan tree on Whales seemed to be curious tourists seeking a taste of life at for Niss-De Jesus until noon June filiate WCCO in Minneapolis. Waikiki Beach near the marina at about their small boat, swimming sea, perhaps offering trips to 7, the spokesman said. Japanese “God has blessed us with a com- which they arrived. under it at times and partially sur- neighboring islands. firefighters also searched on land. munity that knows exactly how to “Ty got into the idea, and he just facing near it. They once saw a “I think a lot of people want to The body was found Wednes- lift up and support each other.” carried it away.” shark rocket out of the water and see the more unfiltered version of day afternoon in the sea about Savage found a YouTube video catch a low-flying bird. sailing,” Savage said. 1,000 feet off Odo Beach in Itoman, posted by a man who had sailed Sound sleep, however, was elu- according to the spokesman. [email protected] Twitter: @HanaKusumoto that same route with a 23-foot sail- sive for the entire three weeks. [email protected] “Marine Corps is working close- [email protected] boat. More often than not, some small Twitter: @WyattWOlson ly with local officials to determine Twitter: @SethRobson1 Monday, June 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK Moscow orders new restrictions as infections soar

Associated Press ginning of June, Moscow was re- tions were reported Sunday, about glove-wearing requirements on about 12% of the population. MOSCOW — The tally of new cording about 2,900 new cases a 1,200 more than a day earlier. mass transit, in stores and in other Overall, Russia has reported coronavirus infections in the Rus- day. After several weeks of lock- public places would be strength- about 5.2 million infections and sian capital rose more than 1,000 Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobya- down as the pandemic spread in ened and that violators could face 126,000 deaths. from the previous day as Moscow nin on Saturday ordered business- the spring of 2020, the Russian fines of up to $70. A report from Russian state sta- heads into a week in which many es that do not operate on weekends capital eased restrictions and did Although Russia was the first tistics agency Rosstat on Friday, businesses will be closed under a to remain “non-working” through not reimpose any during subse- country to deploy a coronavirus however, found more than 144,000 mayoral order. the end of this week and closed quent case increases. But because vaccine, its use has been relatively virus-related deaths last year The national coronavirus task- food courts and children's play ar- of the recent sharp rise, “it is im- low as many Russians are reluc- alone. The statistics agency, un- force said Sunday that 7,704 new eas. He also ordered restaurants possible not to react to such a sit- tant to get vaccinated. like the task force, counts fatalities infection cases were recorded, and bars to be limited to takeout uation,” Sobyanin said. President Vladimir Putin on in which a coronavirus infection continuing a steep spike that has service from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Early last week, city authorities Saturday said 18 million Russians was present or suspected but is alarmed city officials. At the be- Nationwide, 14,723 new infec- said enforcement of mask- and have received the vaccine — not the main cause of death. Man gets 10 years for attack on person who asked him to pull up mask

BY TIMOTHY BELLA ly coughing on a customer at a Pier 1 was Denning who started the fight the Capital Dispatch in April that scribed him to police as a “prob- The Washington Post store last year. A Family Dollar se- when he shoulder-checked Mi- Shane Michael has asthma and that lem.” A photo submitted as evi- While shopping for eyeglasses in curity guard in Flint, Mich., was fa- chael into a car and poked his he was “not going to cover his nose dence to Polk County District Court Des Moines, Iowa, last year, Shane tally shot last month, authorities thumb into his stomach. The 42- and mouth because he can’t shows Denning’s face red and bad- Wayne Michael was approached by said, after telling a customer that year-old claimed he was holding breathe.” ly swollen, with his left eye swollen apatron and asked what’s become a her child had to wear a face cover- Denning on the ground to try to de- But multiple witnesses at the shut. Denning wrote on Facebook familiar question during the coro- ing to enter the store. fend himself, records show. His fa- scene reported Michael to be the how he almost lost his eye, accord- navirus pandemic: Can you pull The Centers for Disease Control ther, Dennis Michael, claimed to aggressor, and one employee de- ing to the Capital Dispatch. your mask over your nose? But Mi- and Prevention’s guidance on cor- chael, whose nose was exposed in- rect mask-wearing says Americans side Vision 4 Less, did not take kind- should “put the mask over your ly to the question in November, ac- nose and mouth and secure it under cording to a criminal complaint. your chin.” What happened next, police said, The incident, first reported by was a parking-lot fight in which Mi- the Iowa Capital Dispatch, unfold- chael allegedly attacked Mark ed Nov. 11, when Denning noticed Denning’s eyes and genitals. Den- Michael’s mask was pulled below ning told authorities that Michael his nose inside the Des Moines then pulled down his mask and be- store. After Denning asked Michael gan to cough and spit in his face. to pull up his mask, the two “ex- “If I have it, you have it!” said Mi- changed words” before exiting the chael, referring to COVID-19, the store, the complaint says. At the disease caused by the virus, accord- time, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, a ing to the complaint. Republican, had just signed an or- Weeks after the Iowa man was der extending the state’s public convicted of willful injury causing health emergency in which cus- serious injury, Michael, 42, was tomers and employees were re- sentenced Wednesday to 10 years quired to wear masks at “establish- in prison for the violent attack stem- ments providing personal servic- ming from the mask dispute. Mi- es.” chael’s sentence is among the ster- The men offered different ac- nest yet nationwide related to an ar- counts to authorities of how the gument over face coverings since fight came to be. the start of the pandemic. Denning told police that Michael The sentencing comes amid a followed him out of the Vision 4 continuing flurry of incidents and Less and began assaulting him, arrests at places like banks and with both men falling to the ground. polling places over masks. Airlines Denning said he bit Michael’s left have seen an unprecedented rise in arm when the man had gouged him unruly passenger behavior, with in his left eye, the Capital Dispatch the Federal Aviation Administra- reported. Michael responded by tion saying that a large majority of kneeing Denning in his genitals its incident reports this year have several times, according to the involved people who would not complaint. Then, Michael allegedly comply with the federal mandate to pulled down his mask and made a wear a face covering. A maskless reference to COVID while cough- Florida woman was recently sen- ing and spitting on Denning. tenced to 30 days in jail for purpose- Michael told authorities that it PAGE 8 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, June 14, 2021 NATION G-7 leaders agree on vaccines, China, as summit ends

Associated Press ing our values on the rest of the CARBIS BAY, England — world. What we as the G-7 need to Leaders of the Group of Seven do is demonstrate the benefits of wealthy nations on Sunday democracy and freedom and hu- pledged more than 1 billion coro- man rights to the rest of the navirus vaccine doses to poorer world.” nations, vowed to help developing But health and environmental countries grow their economies campaigners were distinctly un- while fighting climate change and impressed by the details in the agreed to challenge China’s “non- leaders’ final meeting communi- market economic practices” and que. call out Beijing for rights abuses “This G-7 summit will live on in JON SUPER/AP in Xinjiang and Hong Kong. infamy,” said Max Lawson, the A woman walks her dogs as the incoming tide begins to wash away the heads of G7 leaders drawn in the Speaking at the end of a G-7 head of inequality policy at the in- sand by activists on the beach at Newquay, Cornwall, England. leaders’ summit in southwest En- ternational aid group Oxfam. gland, British Prime Minister Bo- “Faced with the biggest health ris Johnson praised the “fantastic emergency in a century and a cli- degree of harmony” among the mate catastrophe that is destroy- Biden says he’s restoring US credibility reenergized group, which met in ing our planet, they have com- person for the first time in two pletely failed to meet the chal- Associated Press thusiasm” for his engagement. years. lenges of our times.” NEWQUAY, England — President Joe Biden on “America’s back in the business of leading the The leaders wanted to show Despite Johnson’s call to “vac- Sunday said the United States had restored its world alongside nations who share our most deep- that international cooperation is cinate the world” by the end of presence on the world stage as he used his first ly held values,” Biden said at a news conference. back after the upheavals caused 2022, the promise of 1 billion dos- overseas trip since taking office to connect with a “I think we’ve made progress in reestablishing by the pandemic and the unpre- es for vaccine-hungry countries new generation of leaders from some of the American credibility among our closest friends.” dictability of former U.S. Presi- — coming both directly and world’s most powerful countries and more closely The president, who is on an eight-day, three dent Donald Trump. And they through the international COVAX unite allies on addressing the coronavirus pan- country trip, left his mark on the G-7 by announc- wanted to convey that the club of program — falls far short of the 11 demic and China’s trade and labor practices. ing a commitment to share 500 million coronavi- wealthy democracies — Canada, billion doses the World Health As he wrapped three days of what he called “an rus vaccine doses with the world and pressing al- France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Organization said is needed to extraordinarily collaborative and productive lies to do the same. The leaders on Sunday con- the United Kingdom and the vaccinate at least 70% of the meeting” at the Group of Seven summit of wealthy firmed their intent to donate more than 1 billion United States — is a better friend world’s population and truly end democracies, Biden said there was “genuine en- doses to low-income countries in the next year. to poorer nations than authoritar- the pandemic. ian rivals such as China. Half of the billion dose pledge Johnson said the G-7 would is coming from the United States by working together. tive approaches to challenging semi-autonomous city of Hong demonstrate the value of democ- and 100 million from Britain. Biden also wanted to persuade non-market policies and practic- Kong. racy and human rights to the rest The G-7 also backed a mini- fellow democratic leaders to pre- es which undermine the fair and America’s allies were visibly of the world and help “the world’s mum tax of at least 15% on large sent a more unified front to com- transparent operation of the glob- relieved to have the U.S. back as poorest countries to develop multinational companies to stop pete economically with Beijing al economy.” an engaged international player themselves in a way that is clean corporations from using tax and strongly call out China’s The leaders also said they will after the “America First” policy and green and sustainable.” havens to avoid taxes. “nonmarket policies and human promote their values by calling on of the Trump administration. “It’s not good enough for us to The minimum rate was cham- rights abuses.” China to respect human rights “The United States is back, and just rest on our laurels and talk pioned by the United States and In the group’s communique and fundamental freedoms in democracies of the world are about how important those values dovetails with the aim of Presi- published Sunday, the group said: Xinjiang, where Beijing is ac- standing together,” Biden said as are,” he told reporters after the dent Joe Biden to focus the sum- “With regard to China, and com- cused of committing serious hu- he arrived in the U.K. on the first 3-day meeting on the Cornwall mit on ways the democracies can petition in the global economy, we man rights abuses against the foreign trip of his 5-month-old coast. “And this isn’t about impos- support a fairer global economy will continue to consult on collec- Uyghur minority, and in the presidency. Biden looks to mend trade relations with European allies Associated Press Union’s trade chief, said in a speech last side unfairly provides for its aircraft manu- their tariff battles “so they can move on and WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden week that the time had come “for the U.S. to facturing giant — Boeing in the United tackle some 21st century challenges, not the has vowed to mend America’s trade rela- walk the talk..” States and Airbus in the EU. least of which is China.” tions with its European allies, which were Dombrovskis was referring in part to “This has been going on for 17 years,” says The steel and aluminum dispute is an es- stretched to the breaking point by President Trump’s 2018 decision to impose import tax- Cecilia Malmström, a veteran of trans-At- pecially sensitive one. In moving to tax im- Donald Trump’s mercurial behavior, com- es on foreign steel and aluminum — a deci- lantic battles as the European trade com- ported metals, Trump dusted off a little- bative policies and aversion to multinational sion that left European leaders furious and missioner from 2014 to 2019. used weapon in U.S. trade policy to justify alliances. triggered retaliatory steps against the Unit- All that said, U.S.-EU relations are still the tariffs: He declared the foreign metals to Yet when he meets Tuesday with Europe- ed States. Biden has been slow to take up the certain to be much friendlier than they were be a threat to U.S. national security — a deci- an Union leaders in Brussels, Biden may possibility of dropping the tariffs, which under Trump, who regularly accused the sion that startled and outraged Europeans find that making up is hard to do. The pros- Trump had imposed on the basis of “national Europeans of shirking their responsibility to and other longstanding American allies. pect of forging an accord to resolve their dif- security.” pay for their own defense through NATO “Almost all the EU members were NATO ferences — and perhaps form a united front And with trade tensions still shading the and of exploiting what he called unfair trade members,” said Malmström, now a senior against an increasingly confrontational Chi- trans-Atlantic relationship, the EU may also deals to sell far more products to the United fellow at the Peterson Institute for Interna- na — may be stymied by European skepti- prove reluctant to join a U.S.-led effort to States than they buy. tional Economics. “How could we be a na- cism. confront China over its provocative trade Kelly Ann Shaw, a former Trump admin- tional security threat? It was offensive.” Sounding a sour note about Biden’s inten- policies. istration trade official who is now a partner Malmström said she was surprised that tions, Valdis Dombrovskis, a Latvian politi- Then there’s a longstanding dispute over at the law firm Hogan Lovells, suggested Biden hasn’t already dropped the tariffs and cal leader who serves as the European how much of a government subsidy each that the EU and U.S. are eager to move past hopes he will do so at the summit Tuesday. Monday, June 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 9 NATION Mass shootings rise as summer nears in the US

BY KATHLEEN FOODY and nine other people were Associated Press wounded when two men opened CHICAGO — Two people were fire on a group standing on a side- killed and at least 30 others walk in the Chatham neighbor- wounded in mass shootings over- hood on the city’s South Side. The night in three states, authorities shooters also got away and hadn’t said Saturday, stoking concerns been identified by mid-afternoon that a spike in U.S. gun violence Saturday. could continue into summer as In the south Georgia city of Sa- /AP coronavirus restrictions ease and vannah, police said one man was AARON MARTINEZ more people are free to socialize. killed and seven other people Some abandoned bikes are parked on the streets after a early morning shooting on Saturday, in downtown The attacks took place late Fri- were wounded in a mass shooting Austin, Texas. day or early Saturday in the Texas Friday evening, police said. Two including Chicago, which lifted Forum. “That hasn’t happened. spike in crime. capital of Austin, Chicago and Sa- of the wounded are children — an many of its remaining safeguards And that’s what really makes The Gun Violence Archive, vannah, Ga. 18-month-old and a 13-year-old. on Friday. Many hoped that a chiefs worry that we may be enter- which monitors media and police In Austin, authorities said they Savannah’s police chief, Roy spike in U.S. shootings and homi- ing a new period where we will see reports to track gun violence, arrested one of two male suspects Minter, Jr., said the shooting may cides last year was an aberration a reversal of 20 years of declines found that mass shootings spiked and were searching for the other be linked to an ongoing dispute be- perhaps caused by pandemic-re- in these crimes.” in 2020 to about 600, which was after a shooting early Saturday on tween two groups, citing reports of lated stress amid a rise in gun Tracking ups and downs in higher than in any of the previous a crowded pedestrian-only street gunshots being fired at the same ownership and debate over polic- crime is always complicated, but six years it tracked the statistic. packed with bars and restaurants. apartment complex earlier in the ing. But those rates are still higher violent crime commonly increas- According to this year’s count, Fourteen people were wounded, week. than they were in pre-pandemic es in the summer months. Week- there have been at least 267 mass including two critically, in the “It’s very disturbing what we’re times, including in cities that re- end evenings and early-morning shootings in the U.S. so far, includ- gunfire, which the city’s interim seeing across the country and the fused to slash police spending fol- hours also are common windows ing the latest three overnight Fri- police chief said is believed to level of gun violence that we’re lowing the death of George Floyd for shootings. day into Saturday. have started as a dispute between seeing across the country,” he told and those that made modest cuts. Many types of crime did decline “It’s worrisome,” Fox said. “We two parties. reporters Saturday. “It’s disturb- “There was a hope this might in 2020 and have stayed lower this have a blend of people beginning No arrests were reported by late ing and it’s senseless.” simply be a statistical blip that year, suggesting the pandemic to get out and about in public. We Saturday in the two other shoot- The attacks come amid an eas- would start to come down,” said and the activism and unrest have lots of divisiveness. And we ings. ing of COVID-19 pandemic re- Chuck Wexler, executive director spurred by the reaction to Floyd’s have more guns and warm weath- In Chicago, a woman was killed strictions in much of the country, of the Police Executive Research death didn’t lead to an overall er. It’s a potentially deadly mix.” Victims of Pulse massacre remembered 5 years later Associated Press national memorial. He emphasized in a ORLANDO, Fla. — The 49 people killed statement that the country must do more to in a mass shooting at a gay nightclub in reduce gun violence, such as banning as- Florida were honored in Orlando and sault weapons and closing loopholes in reg- around the world on Saturday, the fifth an- ulations that enable gun buyers to bypass niversary of the attack. background checks. Speakers at an evening remembrance At Saturday evening’s memorial, family ceremony on the grounds of the former members read the victims’ names as a sli- Pulse nightclub said a rainbow appeared as deshow showed their photos. survivors of the shooting, family members City of Orlando officials say more than of those who died and first responders gath- 600 places of worship worldwide tolled ered. The site, south of downtown Orlando, their bells 49 times to honor each victim was turned into an interim memorial lined who died in the Pulse Nightclub shooting. with photos of the victims and rainbow-col- The First United Methodist Church of Or- ored flowers and mementos. lando gathered loved ones and community Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, who donat- members and read the victims’ names. ed blood recently in honor of the people The deadliest attack on the LGBTQ com- who were killed, said the dead must contin- munity in U.S. history left 49 people dead ue to be remembered with “real change.” JOHN RAOUX/AP and 53 people wounded as “Latin Night” He promised to help foster a community Visitors pay tribute to the victims of the Pulse nightclub attack at the display outside the was being celebrated at the club. Gunman where everyone feels equally valued and memorial Friday in Orlando, Fla. Omar Mateen was killed after a three-hour protected. standoff by SWAT team members. He had Brandon Wolf recalled walking into er for the LGBTQ civil rights organization the temptation to come apart at the seams pledged allegiance to the Islamic State. Pulse on June 12, 2016, arm in arm with his Equality Florida, Wolf said the anniversary of our differences.” Deputy Orlando Police Chief James P. best friend, Drew Leinonen. Six days later, of the shooting should remind people to re- Members of the onePULSE Foundation, Young, an openly gay man who reported to he helped walk Leinonen’s casket down the commit themselves to taking action. a nonprofit incorporated by the owners of the scene the night of the shooting, said he’s aisle at his funeral. “Bigotry and hatred are not asleep. They the nightclub, said a memorial and mu- seen friendships strengthen and the com- Wolf admitted to the crowd that he felt still move around us,” he said. “And if we seum is in the works. The group also offers munity unite over the past five years. like running away after the massacre but are going to snuff them out, we must make educational programs and legacy scholar- “If we use our shared experiences and instead made a promise to his late friend: to the same defiant choice we made on this ships. our shared values, including those of “never stop fighting for a world he would be site five years ago today, and that is to em- President Joe Biden said Saturday that strength and unity, love will always win,” proud of.” Now the media relations manag- brace the power of community and reject he will sign a bill naming the nightclub as a Young said. PAGE 10 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, June 14, 2021 NATION Airline industry beginning to rebound

Associated Press U.S. airline would go bankrupt. DALLAS — The airline indus- Most of the airlines are still los- try’s recovery from the pandemic ing money. Southwest eked out a passed a milestone as more than 2 narrow first-quarter profit thanks million people streamed through to its share of $64 billion in federal U.S. airport security checkpoints pandemic relief to the industry, on Friday for the first time since and others are expected to follow early March 2020. suit later this year. The Transportation Security The fear of large-scale fur- Administration announced Satur- loughs has lifted. United Airlines, day that 2.03 million travelers which lost $7 billion and threat- were screened at airport check- ened to furlough 13,000 workers points on Friday. It was the first last fall, told employees this week time in 15 months that the number that their jobs are secure even of security screenings has sur- when the federal money runs out passed 2 million in a single day. in October. Airline bookings have been That’s because airlines like picking up since around February, United are upbeat about salvaging as more Americans were vaccinat- the peak summer vacation season. ed against COVID-19 and — at International travel and business least within the United States — trips are still deeply depressed, travel restrictions such as manda- but domestic leisure travel is tory quarantines began to ease. roughly back to pre-pandemic lev- The recovery is not complete. els, airline officials say. Friday’s crowds were only 74% of The airlines are recalling em- the volume compared to the same ployees from voluntary leave and day in 2019. However, the 2.03 mil- planning to hire small numbers of lion figure was 1.5 million more pilots and other workers later this WILFREDO LEE/AP travelers than the same day last year. Travelers wait for their luggage May 28 at a baggage carousel at Miami International Airport in Miami. year, according to the TSA. Hotel operators say they too The 2-million mark represents have seen bookings improve as summer and a pickup in business Prior to the pandemic, TSA As the summer travel season ap- quite a turnaround for the travel vaccination rates rise. travel this fall. screened on average 2 million to proaches, TSA is advising passen- industry, which was hammered by Mike Gathright, a senior vice “The vaccine distribution, the 2.5 million travelers per day. The gers to arrive at the airport with the pandemic. There were days in president at Hilton, said the com- relaxed travel restrictions, con- lowest screening volume during sufficient time to accommodate in- April 2020 when fewer than pany’s hotels were 93% full over sumer confidence — all of that is the pandemic was on April 13, creased screening time as traveler 100,000 people boarded planes in the Memorial Day weekend. He driving occupancy and improve- 2020, when just 87,534 individuals volumes are expected to approach the U.S., and the CEO of Boeing said the company is “very optimis- ment in our business,” Gathright were screened at airport security and in some cases exceed pre-pan- predicted that at least one major tic” about leisure travel over the said. checkpoints. demic levels at certain airports. No severe tornadoes hit the US this May for first time on record The Washington Post May’s tornadoes largely missed tornadoes dates back to around issued 25 tornado watches, the they did. However, the Enhanced Not a single higher-end tornado homes and structure, yielding rel- 1950. It’s likely that many lower- eighth fewest since 1970. Fujita scale, which is used to clas- touched down in the United States atively little impact and sparing end tornadoes were missed early All told, 288 tornadoes devel- sify tornadoes, is a damage scale. in May, a first on record. the country of any tornado fatal- in the record as radar technology oped during the month of May, on- That means that, without damage, While the overall number of ities for the first time during the wasn’t available to detect the ly eight of which even reached higher-end ratings can’t be as- twisters was close to normal dur- month since 2014. weaker twisters and there were EF2 strength. The rest were EF0s, signed. ing the month, they were exclu- May is ordinarily the peak far fewer storm spotters, but most EF1s or “unrated” EFUs. Torna- On May 26, for instance, more sively of the weaker or nonsevere month of tornado season, and is severe tornadoes were probably does are not assigned an EF rating than a dozen tornadoes — some variety, rated EF2 or lower on the known for the seemingly routine captured. if there is insufficient damage evi- likely with winds perhaps crest- 0 to 5 Enhanced Fujita scale for barrages of twisters that spin up Most of the tornadoes during dence to rate them. ing in the EF3 range — swirled tornado damage. across the Great Plains and cen- the past month were short-lived The lack of EF3 or greater rat- across extreme southern Nebras- Severe tornadoes are consid- tral U.S. and weak, and classic tornado set- ings assigned during the month ka near the Kansas border. Most ered those that reach EF3 May 2021 proved exceptional ups were less frequent than in does not mean that no tornadoes were rated EFUs, since they strength or greater, correspond- for its lack of these higher-end years past. The National Weather of EF3 strength or greater oc- passed over open rural land- ing to winds of 136 mph or greater. twisters. Reliable bookkeeping on Service Storm Prediction Center curred. In fact, it’s almost certain scapes with nothing to hit. Live auction winner to pay $28 million to fly in space with Jeff Bezos next month Associated Press strong and Buzz Aldrin’s moon from 159 countries registered to CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An landing. bid, according to Blue Origin. More auction for a ride into space next It will be the first launch of Blue than 20 bidders — the high rollers month alongside Jeff Bezos and his Origin’s New Shepard rocket with — took part in Saturday’s auction. brother ended with a winning $28 people on board, kicking off the Bezos announced Monday that million bid Saturday. company’s space tourism business. he and his younger brother, Mark, The Amazon founder’s rocket Fifteen previous test flights of the would be on board New Shepard’s company, Blue Origin, did not dis- reusable rocket and capsule since first crew flight; the news quickly close the winner’s name following 2015 — short hops lasting about 10 boosted bidding. The winning the live online auction. The identity minutes — were all successful. amount is being donated to Blue will be revealed in a couple weeks Saturday’s auction followed Origin’s Club for the Future, an BLUE ORIGIN/AP — closer to the brief up-and-down more than a month of online bid- educational effort to promote sci- This undated file illustration provided by Blue Origin shows the flight from West Texas on July 20, ding that reached $4.8 million by ence and tech among young peo- capsule that the company aims to use to take tourists into space. the 52nd anniversary of Neil Arm- Friday. More than 7,500 people ple. Monday, June 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 11 AMERICAN ROUNDUP

Police arrest ‘crawling’ restaurant burglar MARIETTA — Police GA said they nabbed a man they call “the crawling burglar” for crawling through windows of metro Atlanta restaurants and then slithering across the floor to avoid motion detectors. He is linked to at least a dozen such crimes, in which cash and li- quor were stolen, police in Cobb County told The Atlanta Journal- Constitution. The thefts were part of a month- slong burglary spree dating to September at restaurants in the Marietta, Kennesaw and Acworth areas northwest of Atlanta, police said. The spree ended with the ar- rest of Aron Jermaine Major of At- lanta during a traffic stop, author- ities said. Georgia Department of Correc- tions show that he’s served four prison sentences since 1992 for fe- lonies in Gwinnett, Fulton and Henry counties and has several burglary convictions on his re- cord. Police recover prosthetic leg stolen after crash TAMPA — When Chris- FL topher Allen Harris’ daughter was just 5 years old, she CHRIS DILLMANN, VAIL (COLO.) DAILY/AP drew a picture of her father hold- ing her in his arms. She included Harris’ prosthetic leg in the stick- Getting some big air figure drawing. Axel, a 5­year­old German shorthaired pointer, gets air during the kick­off event, DockDogs Outdoor Big Air, for the Vail Valley Foundation’s But after the father, 49, was GoPro Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The Mountain Games ran through Sunday. struck by a car, his prosthetic leg was dislodged and stolen. Police THE CENSUS pulled in front of it, forcing it from found the limb, after a tipster re- Fire crew helps cool down the road and rolling it. ached out. The prosthetic was stranded chickens The length, in feet, of an alligator that a customer found roaming The agent at the wheel and a found with some discarded items 7 around the lobby of the Spring Hill Post Office in Florida’s Hernando passenger were airlifted to an El at a laundromat, according to the ADDISON — A load of County. The building has automatic double doors that allow off-hours entry, Paso hospital. The rest were taken St. Petersburg Police Depart- IL 14,000 chickens that were the sheriff’s office said in a post on Facebook. The Florida Fish and Wildlife by ambulance, Davis said. ment. Officers returned it to Car- stranded in suburban Chicago Conservation Commission considers an alligator a “nuisance” animal if it is 4 The truck driver was cited, Da- rie Harris, his estranged wife, who when the semitrailer they were in feet or longer and deemed a threat to people, pets or property. vis said. advocated for the limb’s return. lost a wheel were later sprayed Harris has had a prosthetic leg down by firefighters to protect the was arrested on reckless driving unarmed robbery during the ar- Authorities seize illegal since he was 3 years old, a result of tightly-packed birds from over- and DUI charges after fatally hit- raignment, according to a state- marijuana grows in bust a birth defect. His most recent one heating. ting a moped rider while driving ment from Essex district attor- was covered in one-of-a-kind Mar- After the semi arrived at Super 141 mph near the Strip. ney’s office. LANCASTER — Au- vel artwork and valued at $15,000. Truck Service in Addison, a medic Police said in a statement that Authorities said Leger robbed a CA thorities seized tens of crew from the Addison Fire Pro- Andrew James Rodriguez, 33, was convenience store, then while millions of dollars worth of illegal Troopers: No citation for tection District saw mechanic An- driving a blue 2017 Lamborghini fleeing in a stolen vehicle south on marijuana grown in the high des- man who helped moose drew Loucks hosing down the Huracan with a Minnesota license the northbound lanes of Route 107 ert as part of an effort to curtail the birds and knew that wouldn’t be plate at “an extremely high rate of in Saugus, crashed head-on into black market’s grip on Southern ANCHORAGE — Alas- enough for the chickens to survive speed” when it crashed into the another vehicle. California. AK ka Wildlife Troopers do the heat on a day when temper- back of the TaoTao moped driven Ashley Forward, 19, of Lynn, Twenty-three people were ar- not intend to issue a citation to a atures climbed well into the 80s. by Walter Richard Anderson, 58. died at the scene. Leger was taken rested in the Antelope Valley, 70 man who was seen lifting a baby Battalion Chief Chris Mansfield Anderson died at the scene. to Massachusetts General Hospi- miles north of Los Angeles, and of- moose over a guardrail in south- said a firetruck was dispatched Rodriguez did not have a valid li- tal with non-life threatening inju- ficials planned to bulldoze 500 ille- central Alaska , though it is illegal and firefighters hosed “probably cense and was identified by law en- ries. gal grows in the area. to “handle any wild animal in a several hundred gallons of water” forcement with a passport, author- The massive bust was partly in similar fashion,” an Alaska State onto the chickens. ities said. Rodriguez was also not Truck runs Border Patrol response to residents’ complaints Troopers spokesperson said in an Loucks unloaded the chickens the registered owner of the vehicle. van with migrants off road of water being stolen, Los Angeles email to The Associated Press. into the repair shop and two large County Sheriff Alex Villanueva Alaska’s News Source reported fans were then used to help cool Man says he’s not guilty VAN HORN — At least said during a news conference in an Anchorage man, Joe Tate, was the birds. in fatal wrong-way crash TX six people were injured Lancaster. The largest grow had driving home from a fishing trip Despite those efforts, Mansfield when a semitrailer cut off a Bor- more than 70 greenhouses over 10 with friends when he saw a line of said several hundred, “if not a BOSTON — A man der Patrol van carrying migrants acres, with an estimated marijua- cars and a moose in the road on the thousand,” chickens died as they MA authorities said on a West Texas highway, forcing na crop worth $50 million. Kenai Peninsula. awaited the arrival of a truck from caused a fatal wrong-way crash the van from the road and rolling Villanueva said the amount of Tate said a mother moose was Wisconsin to take them to a farm. while fleeing from the scene of a it, an agency spokesman said. seized marijuana was being mea- pacing in the road, and a young robbery was held without bail at The crash happened two miles sured by the tons. Lancaster May- calf struggled to scale a guardrail Police: Driver hit 141 mph his arraignment via video from his east of Van Horn, which is roughly or R. Rex Parris said the operation to join her. He said he considered before killing man hospital room, prosecutors said. 115 miles southeast of El Paso, said had found $380 million worth of calling wildlife officials or law en- William Leger, 35, of Some- Greg Davis, Customs and Border infrastructure and marijuana in forcement but worried an acci- LAS VEGAS — Au- rville, pleaded not guilty to several Protection spokesman for the Big the area. dent could occur before they ar- NV thorities in Las Vegas charges including vehicular hom- Bend Sector. He said the van was rived. said a man from El Paso, Texas, icide by reckless operation and in a passing lane when the truck From wire reports PAGE 12 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, June 14, 2021 WORLD Israel vote ends 12-year rule of Netanyahu

BY JOSEPH KRAUSS down in the opposition leader’s Associated Press chair. JERUSALEM — Israel’s parlia- Sunday’s vote, passed by a 60-59 ment narrowly voted in favor of a margin, ended a two-year cycle of new coalition government, ending political paralysis in which the Prime Minister Benjamin Neta- country held four elections. nyahu’s historic 12-year rule. The eight parties, including a Naftali Bennett, a former ally of small Arab faction that is making Netanyahu turned bitter rival, be- history by sitting in the ruling coa- comes prime minister, presiding lition, are united in their opposi- ARIEL SCHALIT/AP over a diverse and fragile coalition tion to Netanyahu and new elec- Israeli protesters dance and cheer during a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin comprised of eight parties with tions but agree on little else. They Netanyahu outside his official residence in Jerusalem, on Saturday. Israel's parliament narrowly voted in deep ideological differences. Ne- are likely to pursue a modest agen- favor of a new coalition government Sunday, ending Netanyahu's rule. tanyahu remains head of the Likud da that seeks to reduce tensions party and will hold the post of op- with the Palestinians and maintain If just one faction bolts, it could ers of Netanyahu, several of whom nett said, vowing to maintain Neta- position leader. good relations with the U.S. with- lose its majority and would be at were escorted out of the chamber. nyahu’s confrontational policy. Netanyahu sat silently during out launching any major initia- risk of collapse, giving him an Bennett’s speech mostly “Israel will not be a party to the the vote. After it was approved, he tives. opening to return to power. dwelled on domestic issues, but he agreement and will continue to stood up to leave the chamber, be- Netanyahu, who is on trial for The country’s deep divisions expressed opposition to U.S. ef- preserve full freedom of action.” fore turning around and shaking corruption, remains the head of were on vivid display as Bennett forts to revive Iran’s nuclear deal Bennett nevertheless thanked Bennett’s hand. the largest party in parliament and addressed parliament ahead of the with world powers. President Joe Biden and the U.S. A dejected Netanyahu, wearing is expected to vigorously oppose vote. He was repeatedly interrupt- “Israel will not allow Iran to arm for its decades of support for Is- a black medical mask, then sat the new government. ed and loudly heckled by support- itself with nuclear weapons,” Ben- rael.

Hospital attacked by A look at Americans on trial for missiles in Syrian town BEIRUT — Missiles hit a hospi- helping Nissan’s Ghosn escape tal in a northern Syrian town con- trolled by Turkey-backed fighters BY YURI KAGEYAMA another man, George-Antoine Zayek, hid Saturday, killing at least 13 people, Associated Press Ghosn in a large box meant to carry audio including two medical staff, and TOKYO — Americans Michael Taylor and equipment, snuck him through airport securi- putting the facility out of service, his son, Peter Taylor, go on trial in Tokyo on ty in Osaka, central Japan, and loaded him onto activists and an aid group said. Monday on charges they helped Nissan’s for- a private jet to Turkey. Peter Taylor is accused It was not immediately clear mer chairman, Carlos Ghosn, skip bail and flee of meeting with Ghosn to help with the escape. who was behind the shelling, to Lebanon in December 2019. Zayek has not been arrested. A U.S. appeals which came from areas where ■ How did the Taylors end up in Japan? court rejected the Taylors’ petition to put their government troops and Kurdish- The Taylors were arrested in Massachusetts extradition on hold. led fighters are deployed. in May 2020 and extradited to Japan in March. ■ Court proceedings The governor of Turkey’s Ha- They have not been released on bail and are not The Taylors will go through the Japanese tay’s province, across the border available for comment, which is standard in equivalent of entering a plea before a panel of from Afrin, also said the attack Japan. They were formally charged in March three judges. They may also give statements. killed 13 civilians and injured 27, with helping a criminal escape. Michael Tay- They have said they didn’t break any laws be- adding that it involved rocket and lor, a former Green Beret, told The Associated cause skipping bail is not technically illegal in artillery shelling of the hospital. Press while still in the U.S. that Peter was not in Japan. But Ghosn was not supposed to leave The governor’s office blamed the Japan when Ghosn fled the country. The elder the country. Deputy Chief Prosecutor Hiroshi Taylor has helped parents rescue abducted Yamamoto said prosecutors will outline the AP attack on Syrian Kurdish groups. A war monitor, the Britain- children, gone undercover for the FBI and charges, but he declined to comment specifi- Michael L. Taylor, center, and George­Antoine worked as a contractor for the U.S. military in cally on the case. Japanese suspects are tried Zayek at passport control at Istanbul Airport in based Syrian Observatory for Hu- Iraq and Afghanistan. even if they plead guilty. Turkey in 2019. Americans Taylor and his man Rights, put the death toll at ■ What happened with Ghosn? The Taylors are held at the Tokyo detention son, Peter, go on trial in Tokyo on Monday on 18. The discrepancy could not be Ghosn led Japanese automaker Nissan Mo- center on the city’s outskirts. suspicion they helped Nissan former Chairman immediately reconciled. Carlos Ghosn escape to Lebanon. tor Co. for two decades before his arrest in To- ■ What lies ahead? The Syrian American Medical kyo in November 2018. He was charged with English translations will be provided and Society, or SAMS, an aid group falsifying securities reports in underreporting media coverage is allowed, but no filming or trying to find legal ways to pay Ghosn, partly to that assists health centers in oppo- his compensation and with breach of trust. He recording. If convicted, the Taylors face up to prevent him from leaving Nissan for a rival au- sition areas, said al-Shifaa Hospi- says he is innocent and the compensation he is three years in prison and a fine of up to $2,900. tomaker. tal in the town of Afrin was target- accused of not reporting was never decided on They also could get suspended sentences and ■ What does Ghosn say? ed by two missiles. The attack de- or paid. Ghosn says he feared he would not get not serve time. In principle, people accused of During the interview in Lebanon in May, stroyed the polyclinic depart- a fair trial in Japan, where more than 99% of crimes in Japan are presumed innocent until Ghosn told The Associated Press he was eager ment, the emergency and the criminal cases result in convictions. Japanese proven guilty. But the conviction rate is higher to clear his name. He declined to give details of delivery rooms, the group said. prosecutors say he paid at least $1.3 million to than 99%. his escape. Ghosn accuses other Nissan exec- Two of the 13 people killed were organize his escape. Ghosn is on Interpol’s ■ Another American utives of plotting to force him out to prevent hospital staff and two were ambu- wanted list, but Japan has no extradition treaty Former Nissan executive Greg Kelly, also an him from giving its French partner, Renault, lance drivers, said SAMS, which with Lebanon. American, is being tried on charges of falsify- more power in their alliance. Renault sent supports the hospital. ■ Escape in a box ing securities reports in underreporting Ghosn to Japan in 1999 to rescue the automak- Tokyo prosecutors say Michael Taylor and Ghosn’s pay. He says he is innocent and was er when it was on the verge of bankruptcy. From The Associated Press Monday, June 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 13 WORLD Remains of 17 victims found in Mexico killer’s home

Associated Press rented out on the same property. Authorities have not released the full was to have accompanied the victim on a MEXICO CITY — Investigators digging ID cards and other possessions from peo- name of the 72-year-old suspect under shopping trip the day she disappeared, so under the house of a suspected serial killer ple who disappeared years ago were found Mexican laws protecting a suspect’s identi- her husband suspected him when she failed on the outskirts of Mexico City said Satur- at the junk-filled home, suggesting the trail ty. to return. day they found 3,787 bone fragments, ap- of killings may go back years. He has been ordered to stand trial in the The police officer gained access to police parently belonging to 17 victims. The number of bone fragments found un- killing of his last victim, a 34-year-old wom- surveillance cameras showing his wife had Prosecutors in the State of Mexico, which derneath concrete floors at the suspect’s an whose body he allegedly dismembered entered, but not left, the street where the borders Mexico City, suggested the grisly home would imply the corpses may have May 14 with a butcher’s hacksaw and suspect lived; the policeman went to the finds may not end there. In excavations car- been hacked into tiny pieces. That could knives. home, confronted the suspect, and found his ried out since May 17, authorities have dug make sense: the suspect, identified by pros- He was caught, not as a result of keen in- wife’s hacked-up body inside. up the floors of the house where the suspect ecutors only as “Andrés,” was formerly a vestigative work, but because his most re- Prosecutors said they are still examining lived. They now plan to extend the search to butcher and, in fact, sectioned and filleted cent alleged victim was the wife of a police the bone fragments to see if they can extract the soil beneath several other rooms he his last victim. commander whom he knew personally. He any DNA to identify the victims.

Central China gas explosion kills at least 12

Associated Press buying breakfast and fresh vegeta- called for a thorough probe into BEIJING — At least 12 people bles at a food market were the ma- the cause of the blast in order to were killed and 39 seriously in- jority of victims when the explo- create a “good atmosphere” for jured Sunday after a gas line ex- sion hit shortly after 6 a.m., ac- the 100th anniversary of the found- plosion tore through a residential cording to the reports. The blast ing of the ruling Communist Party neighborhood in central China. struck a two-story building built in on July 1. Responders to the early morn- the early 1990s, which includes “In light of numerous accidents ing blast in the city of Shiyan in pharmacies, restaurants and other at companies and on campuses, all Hubei province sent more than 150 businesses. More than 900 people must work together to shoulder people to the hospital, according to were evacuated from the area. their responsibilities, strengthen officials quoted by state media. Images showed rescuers climb- their political comprehension and CCTV/AP The cause of the explosion re- ing over broken concrete slabs to root out the causes of such haz- In this image taken from a video run by China's CCTV, a firefighter mains under investigation. reach those trapped inside. ards,” Xi was quoted as saying by walks near the aftermath of a gas explosion in Shiyan city Sunday in Stall keepers and customers Chinese president Xi Jinping the official Xinhua News Agency. central China's Hubei Province. PAGE 14 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, June 14, 2021 FACES Full-circle ‘Heights’ moments Singer Leslie Grace’s acting debut reflects first-generation Latino family’s experiences BY SIGAL RATNER-ARIAS beautiful and so big and was so incredibly Jimmy was the best, like I was looking to Associated Press challenging and fun to make, but that also my dad. But he is (a father figure, like) el ike her Nina character in “In The gives back and pays homage to the stories of papá de los pollitos (the father of the little Heights,” Leslie Grace says she’s my mother and my grandmother and my chickens). He’s Jimmy Smits! ... What an in- struggled to fit in as an Afro-Lati- family, my dad, you know, the people that I credible person to learn from. It was intimi- Lno woman and artist. really know that have brought me up and dating, but all that intimidation that I had “All the time,” the 26-year-old singer said that have supported me in so many ways. internally was met with so much love and so in an interview with The Associated Press. It’s a full-circle experience for all of us for much generosity and emotional availa- “In so many parts of my life I’ve felt that — so many reasons, but for me it’s really close bility. He really just cradled me. Every- not being Latina enough, not being Amer- to home because of the story. body did. It was beautiful. ican enough, being first-generation the How did you get the role of Nina? I read that your mother used to same way that Nina is. So a lot of the themes I had been auditioning for maybe three own a beauty salon. What did she in Nina’s character, I really related to.” years — I kept this little dream to myself, think of the salon ladies and your The just-released “In the Heights” is an like a little secret, that I really wanted to act. salon scene in the movie? adaptation of the Tony-award-winning mu- And I thought that my first role would be a It was another full-circle moment. sical by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara guest role as a music artist on some show, My parents had come to visit me on the Alegría Hudes about the dreams and strug- since I was just getting started. Then the op- set for the first time and something had gles of the Latino community in New York portunity for “In the Heights” came along changed in the schedule. We weren’t City’s Washington Heights neighborhood. and I was like, “I need to audition for this! I supposed to be in the salon, but Grace, a Latin Grammy-nominated sing- need to be a part of this!” It was my first in- she arrived just as we were er who started her professional career at 16, person audition. going to rehearse “No Me was born in the Bronx borough of New York We’ve seen you singing, dancing and Diga.” So she walks in and City to Dominican parents but grew up in acting in music videos. What was the she sees the front desk and Davie, Fla. Last year, she left the family biggest challenge of doing that now in the hair dryers and she’s home to move to Los Angeles — the same such a huge motion picture? like, “¡Este es como mi sa- way that Nina left her dad in their beloved I think that we all felt like Nina: She lón!” (“This is like my salon!”) Washington Heights to attend Stanford doesn’t want to let anybody down. We knew The crazy thing is, this is the place University, where she doesn’t feel that she this was the biggest job that we’ve ever where my parents’ stories are lived. My belongs. heard of for a Latino leading cast to tell the mom’s first salon business was a couple Grace talked about making her acting de- story and tell it in all of its brilliance and blocks away from where we were shoot- but in the biggest Latino movie in recent splendor, and also do good on the neighbor- ing ... I get to be a part of a story that’s history, her experience working alongside hood that Lin loves so much. The challenges cherishing my mom’s story, and my Jimmy Smits and the full-circle moment for me were to feel like I had something of mom gets to witness it by coming to the film represents to her family. value to bring when I’d never ever been on a visit her little girl on set while she’s Answers have been edited for brevity and movie set, and doing it with such brilliant living her own wildest dreams. clarity. people. So you’re overcoming your own in- AP: You’re not just making your acting securities to see what you can bring to your Actor Leslie Grace attends the debut in any movie, but in the biggest character. And then, the dancing. Man! As a 2021 Tribeca Film Festival possible Latino release. How are you music artist, I’ve done choreography, but premiere June 9 of “In The feeling now that it is finally opening? never like this before. Heights” at the United Grace: I just feel so blessed. I feel fulfilled What was it like to work with Jimmy Palace theater in New York. to be a part of something that not only is so Smits as your on­screen father? EVAN AGOSTINI, INVISION/AP Diesel: Finish line in Anthony Hamilton to perform sight for ‘F&F’ saga Juneteenth livestream concert The Mercury News BY JONATHAN LANDRUM JR. Here’s your chance to celebrate Associated Press Juneteenth with Anthony Hamil- Vin Diesel made a mark as the street racer patri- ton. arch in the “Fast and Furious” franchise, but the sto- The Grammy-winning R&B ryline starring his longstanding character will soon icon, known for such popular come to an end. songs as “Comin’ From Where I’m Diesel said in an interview June 10 that the “Fast From,” “You’ve Got the Love I and Furious” saga will conclude after two more films Need” and “Pray for Me,” per- following the upcoming ninth installment, “F9,” UNIVERSAL PICTURES/AP forms a special Juneteenth live- which releases in theaters June 25. He said Universal Vin Diesel says the final two “Fast and Furious” stream concert on June 19. Pictures wants to close out the saga in two parts. movies could be released in 2023 and 2024. Showtime is 9 p.m. ET and tick- TNS The actor said the final two films could potentially ets for this one-hour event start at Anthony Hamilton, shown in release in 2023 then 2024. late Paul Walker. In 2019, Johnson and Statham $9.99, available online at session- 2019, will perform his “Every story deserves its own ending,” said Diesel starred in the franchise’s first spin-off film, “Fast & slive.com/anthonyhamilton/tick- established hits and his new when asked about the franchise’s future. Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw,” which earned ets. single, “You Made A Fool of Me,” “I know people are going to feel like it doesn’t have $180.8 million worldwide in its opening weekend. Hamilton will have plenty to during a June 19 livestream. to end, but I think all good things should,” he said. Director Justin Lin said the idea of finishing the sa- pick from when putting together “There are reasons for a finale. I think this franchise ga came during a conversation with Diesel, who has the set list, drawing from a catalog He will also host a virtual meet has deserved it.” played the leading role in eight “Fast and Furious” that includes such gold/platinum- and greet as part of the event. Diesel has starred as Dominic Toretto since the films. certified albums as 2003’s “Co- Hamilton, who made his full- franchise’s inaugural film “The Fast and Furious” in “We got together and Vin says ‘I think we should min’ From Where I’m From” and length studio album debut with 2001. The movies have become big earners at the do- think about closing up the saga now,’” said Lin, who 2008’s “The Point of It All.” “XTC” in 1996, has reportedly sold mestic and international box office, with the past two has directed five of the franchise’s films. He will di- We are being told, however, that more than 50 million albums dur- films each making more than $1 billion. rect the final two installments. the singer-songwriter does plan to ing this career. He’s also collabo- Along with Diesel, the action films have featured “Nine is kind of the first film of the final chapter,” perform his newest single — “You rated with Al Green, Buddy Guy, several others including Michelle Rodriguez, the director said. “We’re kind of reconfiguring every- Made A Fool of Me” — for the first Santana, 2Pac, Rick Ross, Goril- Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Tyrese Gibson, rapper thing, so that the next two movies should wrap up this time ever in concert during the en- laz, DJ Khaled, Chris Brown, Ludacris, Jordana Brewster, Jason Statham and the amazing journey for these characters.” core segment at this show. Mark Ronson and other acts. Monday, June 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 15 OPINION

Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Michael Kerschbaum, Pacific commander Venezuela-bound warship is Iran’s new threat Michael Ryan, Pacific chief of staff BY JAMES STAVRIDIS Iranians in using this sea power? Finally, the Venezuelans could generally Bloomberg Opinion There have been close relations between make themselves nuisances in nearby wa- ver the past couple of weeks, a Venezuela and Iran for two decades, initi- ters, much as the Iranians do in the Gulf; EDITORIAL large Iranian navy transport ated by the former Venezuelan dictator the Caribbean is rich with cruise ships, Terry Leonard, Editor ship, the Makran, has been lum- Hugo Chavez. Likewise, the two nations’ merchant cargo and larger vessels headed [email protected] Obering through the Atlantic, re- navies have cooperated since the turn of toward the Panama Canal. They could also portedly headed to the Caribbean. the century. When Chavez died in 2013 and link up with Cuban naval vessels to form an Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor Strapped to the top of this warship is a very current dictator Nicolas Maduro took over, axis of annoyance across the eastern Carib- [email protected] lethal cargo: seven high-speed missile at- the friendship only deepened. Bitter rela- bean. Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content tack boats, probably headed to Venezuela. tions with the U.S., crippling sanctions, Whether Iranian sailors will operate the [email protected] The speedboats are of the Iranian Pey- crumbling economies, harsh regimes with speedboats or train the Venezuelans to do kaap class, and are typically operated by regional ambitions — Tehran and Caracas, so themselves is unclear. Either eventual- Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation [email protected] the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. unfortunately, have a lot in common. ity is of great concern to SOUTHCOM in Nearly 60 feet in length, they can carry two When I was the head of the U.S. Southern Miami. It already has its hands full with Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital lethal antiship missiles that have a range of Command in the late 2000s, I was partic- counter-narcotics enforcement, humani- [email protected] close to 20 miles in surface-to-surface ularly concerned about Venezuelan irreg- tarian disaster relief, medical diplomacy mode, as well as a pair of 13-inch torpedoes. ular maritime activities directed against centered on COVID-19 and, above all, pro- BUREAU STAFF Some reports indicate an Iranian frigate U.S. allies in the region such as Colombia tection of the Panama Canal and the U.S. may be accompanying the Makran and her and Trinidad and Tobago. These included base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Europe/Mideast cargo. pressuring commercial fisherman and pro- Arms transfers by either nation are a po- Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief [email protected] I know that class of ship well, as do most viding tacit support to smuggling vessels. tential violation of U.S. sanctions, so inter- +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 U.S. Navy officers. We see them frequently The Venezuelan navy has several poten- vention may be justified. The U.S. should Pacific in the Arabian Gulf, harassing merchant tial uses for the Iranian missile boats. The take any intelligence it has on the voyage of Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief ships and occasionally challenging our most obvious would be to harass Colom- the Makran to the Organization of Amer- [email protected] warships. They are quite dangerous, espe- bian warships, which often operate in the ican States, which can coordinate a re- +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 cially in a constrained seaway like the Gulf. waters of the southern Caribbean. The two sponse with America’s partners in the re- Washington What is unique in this situation is that nations are involved in several territorial gion. Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief they are paired with the Makran, which can disputes, and Colombia has attempted to If the U.S. was willing to seize Iranian oil [email protected] function as a kind of 755-foot “mother ship” provide U.S.-supplied food aid to Maduro’s shipments for violating sanctions last year, (+1)(202)886-0033 Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News to a hostile brood of missile boats, provid- opposition. it should be prepared to take direct action [email protected] ing general logistic support, fuel, ammuni- Another option is for the Venezuelans to to stop these small but lethal machines of tion and long-haul communications. After use the Iranian boats to protect and escort war from being delivered to a corrupt and CIRCULATION unloading the speedboats, the Makran can merchant vessels violating U.S. sanctions dangerous regime in Caracas. Mideast operate with a large flight deck to operate or involved in narcotics smuggling. After Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager helicopters, which would effectively ex- the U.S. seized more than one million bar- Bloomberg Opinion columnist James Stavridis is a retired U.S. [email protected] tend the combat range of the patrol boats rels of oil from Iranian tankers bound for Navy admiral and former supreme allied commander of NATO, [email protected] by giving them “eyes” over the horizon. Venezuela in August, it seems the Maduro and dean emeritus of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy DSN (314)583-9111 at Tufts University. He is also an operating executive consultant What is going on between Iran and Vene- regime concluded it needed a more robust at the Carlyle Group and chairs the board of counselors at Europe McLarty Associates. 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MLS French Open Detroit Grand Prix Saturday’s transactions City (Triple­A West). Saturday MIAMI MARLINS — Placed LHP Trevor IndyCar Chevrolet BASEBALL Eastern Conference Rogers on the 10­day injured list. Selected At Stade Roland Garros Saturday Major League Baseball the contract of RHP Preston Guilmet from Paris At Raceway at Belle Isle WLTPts GF GA American League Jacksonville (Triple­A East). Signed OF Purse: Euro 16,814,108 Detroit. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Recalled RHP Zack Zenner to a minor league contract. Surface: Red clay Lap length: 2.35 miles New England 5 1 2 17 11 7 Triston McKenzie from Columbus (Tri­ MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Transferred 3B Women’s Singles (Start position in parentheses) ple­A East). Optioned LHP Kyle Nelson to Travis Shaw from the 10­day IL to the 60­ Philadelphia 4 2 2 14 9 5 Championship 1. (15) Marcus Ericsson, Dallara­Honda, Columbus. day IL. Placed LF Tyrone Taylor on the 10­ Orlando City 3 1 3 12 8 4 Barbora Krejcikova, Czech Republic, def. 70 laps, Running. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (31), Russia, 2. (12) Rinus Veekay, Dallara­Chevrolet, DETROIT TIGERS — Placed 3B Jeimer day IL, retroactive to June 11. Recalled 2B NYC FC 3 2 2 11 13 7 6­1, 2­6, 6­4. 70, Running. Candelario on the 10­day IL. Optioned C Tim Lopes from Nashville (Triple­A East). CF Montréal 3 3 2 11 10 9 Women’s Doubles 3. (1) Pato O'Ward, Dallara­Chevrolet, 70, Wilson Ramos to Lakeland (Low­A South­ PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Recalled RHP east) on a rehab assignment. Enyel De Los Santos from Lehigh Valley Columbus 3 2 2 11 7 6 Championship Running. Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Sinia­ 4. (16) Takuma Sato, Dallara­Honda, 70, LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Traded RHP (Triple­A East). Optioned C Rafael Mar­ Nashville 2 0 5 11 9 6 kova (2), Czech Republic, def. Bethanie Running. Hunter Strickland to Milwaukee Brewers chan and CF Adam Haseley to Lehigh Val­ Atlanta 2 1 4 10 9 7 Mattek­Sands, United States, and Iga 5. (20) Graham Rahal, Dallara­Honda, 70, for cash. ley. Swiatek (14), Poland, 6­4, 6­2. NEW YORK YANKEES — Transferred RHP PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Optioned RHP New York 3 4 0 9 10 10 Running. Men’s Doubles 6. (21) Santino Ferrucci, Dallara­Honda, Luis Severino from Tampa (Low­A South­ Mitch Keller to Indianapolis (Triple­A D.C. United 3 5 0 9 8 11 Championship 70, Running. east) to Hudson Valley (High­A East) for a East). Placed RHP Trevor Cahill on the 10­ Inter Miami CF 2 4 2 8 8 13 Nicolas Mahut and Pierre­Hugues Herb­ 7. (2) Alexander Rossi, Dallara­Honda, rehab assignment. Reinstated LHP Zack day IL. Recalled RHPs Geoff Hartlieb 32) ert (6), France, def. Andrey Golubev and 70, Running. Britton from the 60­day IL. Designated INF and Wil Crowe Indianapolis. Toronto FC 1 4 2 5 8 12 Alexander Bublik, Kazakhstan, 4­6, 7­6 (1), 8. (11) Scott Dixon, Dallara­Honda, 70, Mike Ford for assignment. Optioned RHP ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Signed LHP Ke­ Chicago 1 5 1 4 4 11 6­4. Running. Brooks Kriske to Scranton/Wilkes­Barre vin McGovern and RHP Cory Thompson to Cincinnati 1 4 1 4 6 15 9. (4) Ed Jones, Dallara­Honda, 70, Run­ (Triple­A East). minor league contracts. Nottingham Open ning. SEATTLE MARINERS — Reinstated INF SAN DIEGO PADRES — Optioned RF Brian 10. (5) Josef Newgarden, Dallara­Chev­ Western Conference Dylan Moore from the 10­day IL. Recalled O’Grady to El Paso (Triple­A West). Rein­ Saturday rolet, 70, Running. RHP Yohan Ramirez from Tacoma (Tri­ stated CF Trent Grisham from the 10­day At Nottingham Tennis Centre WLTPts GF GA 11. (10) Sebastien Bourdais, Dallara­ ple­A West). Optioned OF Dillon Thomas IL. Nottingham, Great Britain Chevrolet, 70, Running. and INF Donovan Walton to Tacoma. As­ SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Reinstated Purse: $235,238 Seattle 5 0 3 18 14 3 12. (9) Simon Pagenaud, Dallara­Chevro­ signed C Jacob Nottingham outright to Ta­ OF Mike Yastrzemski from the 10­day IL Surface: Grass let, 70, Running. Sporting KC 5 2 2 17 16 11 coma. and selected him as the 27th man for to­ Women’s Singles 13. (17) Conor Daly, Dallara­Chevrolet, TAMPA BAY RAYS — Optioned LHP Ryan day’s doubleheader. Reinstated C Curt Ca­ LA Galaxy 5 2 0 15 11 11 Semifinals 70, Running. Sherriff to Durham (Triple­A East). sali from the 10­day IL. Optioned C Chad­ Colorado 4 2 1 13 12 8 Johanna Konta (1), Britain, def. Nina Sto­ 14. (6) Colton Herta, Dallara­Honda, 70, TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Reinstated LHP wick Tromp to Sacramento (Triple­A Running. Houston 3 3 2 11 11 12 janovic (15), Serbia, 6­2, 6­7 (2), 7­5. Tayler Saucedo to the active roster and West). Zhang Shuai (4), China, def. Lauren Da­ 15. (25) Alex Palou, Dallara­Honda, 70, made him available for today’s game. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Reinstated San Jose 3 5 0 9 11 12 vis (14), United States, 6­4, 6­3. Running. Transferred RHP A.J. Cole from the 10­day RHP Erick Fedde from the IL. Selected the Portland 3 4 0 9 9 11 16. (19) Jack Harvey, Dallara­Honda, 70, IL to the 60­day IL. Optioned RHP Jeremy contracts of RHP Jefry Rodriguez and RHP Women’s Doubles Running. Real Salt Lake 2 1 3 9 9 7 17. (13) James Hinchcliffe, Dallara­Hon­ Beasley to Buffalo (Triple­A East). Andres Machado from Rochester (Tri­ Semifinals National League ple­A East) and selected Machado as the Los Angeles 2 3 2 8 8 9 da, 70, Running. Storm Sanders, Australia, and Caroline 18. (24) Dalton Kellett, Dallara­Chevro­ CHICAGO CUBS — Recalled RHP Trevor 27th man for today’s doubleheader. Op­ Austin FC 2 4 2 8 6 9 Dolehide (2), United States, def. Ankita let, 69, Running. Megill from Iowa (Triple­A East). Optioned tioned OF Yadiel Hernandez to Rochester. Vancouver 2 4 1 7 6 9 Raina, India, and Julia Wachaczyk, Germa­ 19. (23) Scott McLaughlin, Dallara­Chev­ RHP Kohl Stewart to Iowa. Placed RHP Daniel Hudson on the 10­day CINCINNATI REDS — Recalled RHP Tony IL, retroactive to June 10. Transferred RHP Minnesota 2 4 1 7 6 11 ny, 6­4, 7­6 (3). rolet, 67, Running. 20. (7) Will Power, Dallara­Chevrolet, 67, Santillan from Louisville (Triple­A East). Will Harris from the 10­day IL to the 60­day FC Dallas 1 3 3 6 8 11 Mercedes Cup Running. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Optioned RHP IL. 21. (8) Ryan Hunter­Reay, Dallara­Hon­ Mitch White to Oklahoma City (Triple­A BASKETBALL Note: Three points for victory, one point Saturday Women’s National Basketball for tie. da, 65, Running. West). Selected the contract of 3B Andy At Tennis Club Weissenhof 22. (18) Max Chilton, Dallara­Chevrolet, Burns from Oklahoma City. Designated Association Saturday’s game Stuttgart, Germany 65, Running. RHP Dennis Santana for assignment. MINNESOTA LYNX — Signed G Layshia Purse: Euro 543,210 Austin FC 1, Sporting Kansas City 1, tie 23. (3) Romain Grosjean, Dallara­Honda, Placed INF Max Muncy on the 10+day IL. Clarendon to a remainder of season con­ Surface: Grass 63, Did not finish. Recalled OF Luke Raley from Oklahoma tract. Friday, June 18 Men’s Singles 24. (22) Jimmie Johnson, Dallara­Honda, Semifinals 49, Did not finish. Nashville at New York Felix Auger­Aliassime (3), Canada, def. GOLF Vancouver at Real Salt Lake 25. (14) Felix Rosenqvist, Dallara­Chev­ Sam Querrey, United States, 6­4, 7­5. rolet, 23, Did not finish. NWSL Marin Cilic, Croatia, def. Jurij Rodionov, Austria, 6­3, 1­0, ret. Race Statistics Jenny Coleman 71-69-71—211 -5 WLTPts GF GA Men’s Doubles Average Speed of Race Winner: 93.509 Palmetto Championship Semifinals mph. Danielle Kang 71-66-74—211 -5 Santiago Gonzalez, Mexico, and Marce­ Time of Race: 01:45:33.1123. PGA Tour Lydia Ko 72-70-70—212 -4 Orlando 3 0 2 11 7 4 Saturday lo Demoliner, Brazil, def. Maximo Gonza­ Margin of Victory: 1.7290 seconds. Ashleigh Buhai 71-71-70—212 -4 Portland 3 2 0 9 11 4 lez and Andres Molteni, Argentina, 7­6 (3), Cautions: 2 for 9 laps. At Congaree Golf Club Washington 2 1 2 8 5 5 6­7 (5), 10­6. Lead Changes: 10 among 8 drivers. Ridgeland, S.C. Lucy Li 71-71-70—212 -4 Yealimi Noh 72-69-71—212 -4 Gotham FC 2 1 1 7 2 1 Gonzalo Escobar, Ecuador, and Ariel Be­ Yardage: 7,655; Par: 71 har, Uruguay, def. Marin Cilic and Ivan Do­ Alsco Uniforms 250 Purse: $7.3 Million Patty Tavatanakit 70-71-71—212 -4 Houston 2 2 1 7 6 6 dig, Croatia, 7­6 (5), 1­6, 14­12. Third Round suspended due to inclement Leona Maguire 65-73-74—212 -4 Chicago 2 2 1 7 4 7 NASCAR-Xfinity weather (4 player DNF) Croatia Open Saturday So Yeon Ryu 73-73-67—213 -3 North Carolina 1 2 1 4 6 3 Garrick Higgo 68-69-68—205 -8 Mina Harigae 73-71-69—213 -3 At Texas Motor Speedway Bo Van Pelt 69-71-66—206 -7 Reign FC 1 2 1 4 2 3 Saturday Fort Worth, Texas. Lexi Thompson 71-72-70—213 -3 Tyrrell Hatton 71-68-67—206 -7 Louisville 1 2 1 4 2 8 Bol, Croatia Lap length: 1.50 miles Min Seo Kwak 71-71-71—213 -3 Purse: Euro 92,742 (Start position in parentheses) Danny Lee 67-73-67—207 -6 Angel Yin 72-69-72—213 -3 Kansas City 0 3 2 2 2 6 Surface: Red clay 1. (14) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 171 laps, 0 Luke Donald 71-69-67—207 -6 Jane Park 69-71-73—213 -3 Note: Three points for victory, one point points. Jhonattan Vegas 66-72-69—207 -6 for tie. Women’s Singles 2. (16) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 171, 44. Cydney Clanton 75-71-68—214 -2 Championship 3. (4) Austin Cindric, Ford, 171, 52. Doc Redman 65-72-70—207 -6 Ryann O'Toole 73-71-70—214 -2 Saturday, June 19 Jasmine Paolini (3), Italy, def. Arantxa 4. (5) Daniel Hemric, Toyota, 171, 51. Pat Perez 70-66-71—207 -6 Rus (2), Netherlands, 6­2, 7­6 (4). Inbee Park 69-75-70—214 -2 Reign FC at North Carolina 5. (3) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 171, 39. Seamus Power 70-66-71—207 -6 Hannah Green 72-71-71—214 -2 Washington at Chicago Women’s Doubles 6. (1) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 171, 40. Championship David Lipsky 71-70-67—208 -5 Annie Park 72-70-72—214 -2 7. (30) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, 171, 37. Scott Harrington 70-71-67—208 -5 Katarzyna Kawa, Poland, and Aliona Bol­ 8. (19) Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet, 171, 29. Jasmine Suwannapura 66-76-72—214 -2 COLLEGE BASEBALL sova Zadoinov, Spain, def. Ekaterine Gor­ 9. (2) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 171, 34. Wes Roach 64-77-67—208 -5 Charley Hull 73-68-73—214 -2 godze, Georgia, and Tereza Mihalikova, 10. (6) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 171, 31. Hudson Swafford 68-70-70—208 -5 Slovakia, 6­1, 4­6, 10­6. Da Yeon Lee 69-72-73—214 -2 11. (9) Ryan Sieg, Ford, 171, 26. Rob Oppenheim 69-68-71—208 -5 Alison Lee 68-72-74—214 -2 NCAA Division I Super Regionals 12. (12) Riley Herbst, Ford, 171, 27. Erik van Rooyen 65-71-72—208 -5 13. (7) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, 171, Rhein Gibson 70-71-68—209 -4 American Family Insurance 24. Best of three PRO BASKETBALL Satoshi Kodaira 69-72-68—209 -4 x-if necessary 14. (20) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 171, Championship 23. Sam Ryder 67-74-68—209 -4 At Baum-Walker Stadium WNBA 15. (22) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 171, Kevin Chappell 68-72-69—209 -4 Champions Tour Fayetteville, Ark. 22. Ian Poulter 68-72-69—209 -4 Saturday Friday: No. 1 Arkansas 21, N.C. State 2 EASTERN CONFERENCE 16. (13) Jade Buford, Chevrolet, 171, 21. Austin Cook 70-69-70—209 -4 At University Ridge Golf Course Saturday: N.C. State 6, No. 1 Arkansas 5 17. (11) Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 171, 20. Chez Reavie 67-69-73—209 -4 Madison, Wis. Sunday: N.C. State vs. No. 1 Arkansas WLPct GB 18. (10) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 171, 19. At UFCU DischFalk Field Bryson Nimmer 68-75-67—210 -3 Purse: $2.4 million 19. (28) Josh Berry, Chevrolet, 171, 21. Yardage: 7,083; Par: 72 Austin, Texas 20. (31) David Starr, Toyota, 171, 17. Beau Hossler 71-71-68—210 -3 Connecticut 8 2 .800 — Second Round Saturday: Texas 4, South Florida 3 21. (36) Tommy Joe Martins, Chevrolet, New York 5 4 .556 2½ C.T. Pan 69-72-69—210 -3 Miguel Angel Jiménez 65-69—134 -10 Sunday: South Florida vs. No. 2 Texas 171, 16. Broc Everett 69-72-69—210 -3 x-Monday: South Florida vs. No. 2 Texas Washington 4 5 .444 3½ 22. (38) Ronnie Bassett Jr, Ford, 171, 15. Fred Couples 68-67—135 -9 Scott Piercy 71-70-69—210 -3 At Lindsey Nelson Stadium Atlanta 4 6 .400 4 23. (34) Brandon Gdovic, Toyota, 171, 14. Retief Goosen 68-68—136 -8 Knoxville, Tenn. 24. (15) Ryan Vargas, Chevrolet, 171, 13. Matt Fitzpatrick 71-70-69—210 -3 Chicago 4 7 .364 4½ Jerry Kelly 67-69—136 -8 Saturday: No. 3 Tennessee 4, LSU 2 25. (27) Garrett Smithley, Toyota, 171, 12. Nick Taylor 67-73-70—210 -3 Jim Furyk 68-68—136 -8 LSU vs. No. 3 Tennessee Indiana 1 11 .083 8 26. (24) Matt Mills, Chevrolet, 171, 11. Sunday: Patrick Rodgers 67-70-73—210 -3 Jay Haas 70-67—137 -7 x-Monday: LSU vs. No. 3 Tennessee 27. (40) Matt Jaskol, Toyota, 168, 10. Wilco Nienaber 68-68-74—210 -3 At Hawkins Field WESTERN CONFERENCE 28. (26) Colby Howard, Chevrolet, 167, 9. Stephen Leaney 70-67—137 -7 Nashville, Tenn. 29. (25) Jesse Little, Toyota, 166, 8. Joseph Bramlett 71-72-68—211 -2 Robert Karlsson 69-68—137 -7 Friday: No. 4 Vanderbilt 2, No. 13 East WLPct GB 30. (18) Harrison Burton, Toyota, acci­ Aaron Baddeley 70-73-68—211 -2 John Senden 71-67—138 -6 dent, 163, 16. Carolina 0 Robby Shelton 72-71-68—211 -2 Dicky Pride 70-68—138 -6 Saturday: No. 4 Vanderbilt 4, No. 13 East Seattle 9 2 .818 — 31. (35) Joe Graf Jr, Chevrolet, 162, 6. Ben Taylor 72-70-69—211 -2 32. (8) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 159, 5. Rod Pampling 69-69—138 -6 Carolina 1, Vanderbilt advances Las Vegas 7 3 .700 1½ Bill Haas 71-70-70—211 -2 At Hi Corbett Field 33. (17) Myatt Snider, Chevrolet, acci­ Brandt Jobe 69-70—139 -5 Phoenix 5 5 .500 3½ Ryan Armour 71-69-71—211 -2 Tucson, Ariz. dent, 156, 4. Tom Gillis 71-69—140 -4 Friday: No. 5 Arizona 9, No. 12 Mississippi Dallas 5 5 .500 3½ 34. (32) Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet, 120, Davis Thompson 71-69-71—211 -2 Marco Dawson 71-69—140 -4 3 Minnesota 4 5 .444 4 0. Vaughn Taylor 67-72-72—211 -2 35. (37) Stefan Parsons, Ford, accident, Kenny Perry 70-70—140 -4 Saturday: No. 12 Mississippi 12, No. 5 Ari­ Los Angeles 4 5 .444 4 Henrik Norlander 70-68-73—211 -2 Colin Montgomerie 68-72—140 -4 zona 3 110, 2. 36. (33) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, ac­ Anirban Lahiri 69-73-70—212 -1 Ken Tanigawa 68-72—140 -4 Sunday: No. 12 Mississippi vs. No. 5 Ari­ Friday’s games Chase Seiffert 70-71-71—212 -1 zona cident, 107, 1. Paul Goydos 72-69—141 -3 At Founders Park Seattle 86, Atlanta 75 37. (29) Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet, Mediheal Championship Tom Byrum 72-69—141 -3 Columbia, S.C. Dallas 77, Phoenix 59 fuelpump, 100, 1. 38. (23) Gray Gaulding, Chevrolet, acci­ David Toms 70-71—141 -3 Saturday: Dallas Baptist 6, Virginia 5 Saturday’s games LPGA Tour Scott Dunlap 69-72—141 -3 Dallas Baptist vs. Virginia, Noon dent, 89, 1. Sunday: 39. (21) Tanner Berryhill, Chevrolet, acci­ Saturday Ken Duke 69-72—141 -3 x-Monday: Dallas Baptist vs. Virginia Chicago 83, Indiana 79 Dudy Noble Field Minnesota 80, Los Angeles 64 dent, 88, 1. At Lake Merced Golf Club Woody Austin 72-70—142 -2 Starkville, Miss. Sunday’s games 40. (39) Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, electri­ Daly City, Calif. Rocco Mediate 72-70—142 -2 cal, 0, 0. Purse: $1.5 million Saturday: No. 7 Mississippi St. 9, No. 10 Seattle at Connecticut Yardage: 6,589; Par: 72 Mike Weir 72-70—142 -2 Notre Dame 8 Race Statistics Washington at Atlanta Third Round Doug Barron 74-68—142 -2 Sunday: No. 10 Notre Dame vs. No. 7 Mis­ Average Speed of Race Winner: 107.771 Dallas at Las Vegas Min Lee 70-69-68—207 -9 Steve Stricker 70-72—142 -2 sissippi St. New York at Phoenix mph. x-Monday: No. 10 Notre Dame vs. No. 7 Time of Race: 2 hours, 22 minutes, 48 Matilda Castren 71-69-69—209 -7 Wes Short, Jr. 68-74—142 -2 Mississippi St. Monday’s games seconds. Lauren Kim 69-69-71—209 -7 Billy Andrade 72-71—143 -1 At Dan Law Field No games scheduled. Margin of Victory: 0.433 seconds. Albane Valenzuela 68-74-68—210 -6 David McKenzie 72-71—143 -1 Lubbock, Texas Caution Flags: 10 for 52 laps. Tuesday’s games A Lim Kim 72-69-69—210 -6 Joe Durant 70-73—143 -1 Friday: No. 9 Stanford 15, No. 8 Texas Lead Changes: 14 among 8 drivers. Bernhard Langer 70-73—143 -1 Tech 3 Seattle at Indiana Lap Leaders: A.Allmendinger 0­8; Lindsey Weaver 73-69-69—211 -5 Saturday: No. 9 Stanford 9, No. 8 Texas Chicago at Minnesota B.Jones 9­24; K.Busch 25­28; A.Cindric 29­ Jenny Shin 72-69-70—211 -5 Skip Kendall 72-72—144 E Tech 0, Stanford advances New York at Las Vegas 42. Jennifer Kupcho 69-72-70—211 -5 Ernie Els 72-72—144 E Monday, June 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 19 NBA PLAYOFFS

MARK J. TERRILL/AP The Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard, right, is defended by Utah’s Miye Oni during Game 3 of their second­round series, Saturday, in Los Angeles. Scoreboard

Playoffs CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-seven) Clippers take Game 3 x-if necessary Eastern Conference Brooklyn 2, Milwaukee 1 George, Leonard combine for 65 points in crucial win over Jazz Brooklyn 115, Milwaukee 107 Brooklyn 125, Milwaukee 86 BY JOE REEDY terday, I don’t go to Mastro’s to order the Milwaukee 86, Brooklyn 83 Sunday: at Milwaukee Associated Press ketchup. I go to order the steak.” Tuesday: at Brooklyn x-Thursday: at Milwaukee LOS ANGELES — Clippers coach Ty- George shot only 34.3% from the field x-Saturday, June 19: at Brooklyn ronn Lue was looking for a prime per- in the first two games but was 12 of 24, Philadelphia 2, Atlanta 1 Atlanta 128, Philadelphia, 124 formance from Paul George and Kawhi including 6 of 10 on three-pointers. He Philadelphia 118, Atlanta 102 Philadelphia 127, Atlanta 111 Leonard. They delivered Grade A had 13 points in the second quarter, Monday: at Atlanta Wednesday: at Philadelphia games to get Los Angeles back into its eight during a 13-2 run when LA seized x-Friday: at Atlanta second-round series against the Utah control and took a 57-41 advantage with x-Sunday, June 20: at Philadelphia Western Conference Jazz. 2:54 remaining. Phoenix 3, Denver 0 Phoenix 122, Denver 105 Leonard scored 34 points and George Leonard scored 24 points in the sec- Phoenix 123, Denver 98 added 31 in the Clippers’ 132-106 victory ond half. It is his fourth career postsea- Phoenix 116, Denver 102 Sunday: at Denver in Game 3 on Saturday night. It is the son game with at least 30 points, 10 re- x-Tuesday: at Phoenix x-Thursday: at Denver second time both have scored at least 30 bounds and five assists. Three have x-Sunday, June 20: at Phoenix in the same playoff game, and helped come in his two seasons with the Clip- Utah 2, L.A. Clippers 1 Utah 112, L.A. Clippers 109 No. 4 seed LA cut top-seeded Utah’s se- pers. The big nights from Leonard and MARK J. TERRILL/AP Utah 117, L.A. Clippers 111 Saturday: L.A. Clippers 132, Utah 106 ries lead to 2-1. George helped offset another high-scor- Los Angeles Clippers guard Paul George, left, speaks with Monday: at L.A. Clippers “We know that they are two of the best ing game from Donovan Mitchell. The forward Marcus Morris Sr. during Saturday’s 132­106 win Wednesday: at Utah x-Friday, June 18: at L.A. Clippers in the league,” Lue said. “Like I said yes- guard led the Jazz with 30 points. over the Utah Jazz. x-Sunday, June 20: at Utah PAGE 20 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, June 14, 2021 UFC/COLLEGE BASEBALL ‘Still the king’ Adesanya pummels Vettori to defend title at UFC 263; Moreno chokes out Figueiredo to take flyweight belt

BY JOHN MARSHALL born champion. Associated Press Like Adesanya and Vettori, the GLENDALE, Ariz. — Israel two flyweights verbally jabbed at Adesanya did not like the way his each other in the fight’s lead­up, first fight against Marvin Vettori the intense Figueirdo doing his went despite winning in a split de­ best to get under the skin of the cision. happy­go­lucky Moreno. The crafty UFC middleweight Moreno, the No. 1 flyweight con­ star left no doubt in the rematch, tender, went after the Brazilian pummeling Vettori with a flurry of from the start in the rematch, stun­ kicks to the head and legs to defend ning him with a big shot in the first his title. round. He reversed a takedown in Adesanya dominated Vettori at the second round and forced Fi­ UFC 263 Saturday night, earning a gueiredo to submit with a choke unanimous decision to remain un­ 2½ minutes into the third, sending defeated in the middleweight divi­ roars echoing off the rafters. sion. Figueiredo put the bad blood “I’m still the king,” Adesanya aside after the fight, hugging then MARK HUMPHREY/AP said. picking up the emotional Moreno Vanderbilt’s Enrique Bradfield Jr. (51) hugs winning pitcher Jack Leiter after Vanderbilt beat East Carolina Adesanya (21­1) kept out of re­ to the delight of the crowd. in an NCAA super regional game on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt won 4­1 to sweep the ach from Vettori’s powerful “I can’t believe it,” Moreno said. three­game series and advance to the College World Series. punches most of the night and used “This moment is very special. I’m his feet effectively, keeping the always trying to make jokes and Italian fighter off balance. The Ni­ play with everybody, but today geria­born New Zealander won 50­ was an emotional day for me. I Vandy, Stanford head to CWS 45 on all three judges’ scorecards started to cry because I felt it in the in the third full­capacity UFC bottom of my heart. I worked so event. hard for that belt.” after super regional sweeps Adesanya lost to light heavy­ Charismatic welterweight Nate weight champion Jan Blachowicz Diaz — he lit up a joint at the pre­ BY ERIC OLSON nings for Vandy (45­15) in the su­ in a span of four batters. Sam in his last fight while trying to add a fight news conference — returned Associated Press per regional. Highfill and Evan Justice com­ second title belt, but remains un­ to the octagon after a nearly two­ Reigning national champion “This is why you come to Van­ bined to limit the Razorbacks to defeated as a middleweight. year absence and was a massive Vanderbilt and Stanford swept derbilt, for moments like this,” four hits, with Justice getting a “Adesanya is unbelievable and crowd favorite, yet a big underdog their NCAA super regionals Sat­ said Leiter, son of retired longtime strikeout to end the seventh with he seems to be getting better,” by the oddsmakers against third­ urday and became the first teams major league pitcher Al Leiter. the tying run on third base. UFC President Dana White said. ranked Leon Edwards. to lock up spots in the College “The season would have felt in­ Logan Tanner hit the tiebreak­ In the co­main event, flyweight Edwards (19­3) showed why World Series. complete if we hadn’t made it this ing homer in the seventh inning Brandon Moreno (19­5­2) became early, leaving Diaz bloodied by Jack Leiter gave Vanderbilt an­ far.” and Landon Sims pitched two per­ the first Mexican­born champion opening a gash above his left eye — other stellar pitching perform­ Williams, like Branden Beck fect innings for his 10th save for in UFC history, using a rear naked he previously cut it in training — ance in a 4­1 win over East Caroli­ did on Friday, handcuffed one of Mississippi State (44­15) . Notre choke in the third round in a re­ and another on the side of his head na to send the Commodores to the the nation’s top offensive teams in Dame (33­12), the top fielding match against Deiveson Figueire­ in the first non­title, five­round CWS in Omaha, Neb., for the fifth Texas Tech. The Red Raiders had team in the nation, committed four do (20­2­1). fight in UFC history. time since 2011. a total of three runs and nine hits errors. The two title fights in the desert The 36­year­old from Stockton, Stanford will be in the CWS for in the two games. Williams struck Texas (46­15) got past upstart were tainted with bad blood. Calif., still had plenty of fight — the first time since 2008 after Alex out 10 and walked one in his first South Florida when Silas Ardoin Adesanya and Vettori fought in and showmanship — left in him, Williams pitched a two­hitter and complete game of the season and reached on an error and scored Glendale three years ago, a split­ wobbling Edwards with a big left Brock Jones homered three times second of his career. from first on Eric Kennedy’s fly decision win by Adesanya that left in the fifth to bring the crowd to in a 9­0 win at Texas Tech. Jones homered in the first in­ that got over center fielder Rober­ neither fighter satisfied. their feet. North Carolina State bounced ning, hit a grand slam in the sixth to Pena’s head. The Bulls (31­29) Vettori believed he won, Adesa­ “He was sleepwalking,” said back from a 21­2 loss Friday to and went deep again in the eighth. had tied it at 3 in the top of the nya thought it was too close and the Diaz, who fired up another joint beat No. 1 national seed Arkansas Tommy Troy also homered for the ninth when Daniel Cantu home­ buildup to the rematch was con­ during his post­fight news confer­ 6­5 and even its best­of­three se­ Cardinal. red and, with South Florida down tentious, including an off­the­rails ence. ries, and Mississippi State opened “I think we’re going to shock the to its last strike, Drew Brutcher hit news conference Thursday. The Englishman managed to its super regional against Notre world again,” Jones said. “We’re a two­run homer just inside the Vettori (17­4­1), as he did in the evade Diaz (21­13) over the final Dame with a 9­8 win. not satisfied. We didn’t get here right foul pole. first fight, had some success on the minute and won by unanimous de­ No. 2 Texas posted a 4­3 walk­ just to get to a super and just to get Chad Dallas struck out a career­ ground in the rematch after a cou­ cision, putting himself in position off victory against South Florida, to Omaha. We’re trying to go for high 12 and Tennessee (49­16) ple of takedowns in front of a sold­ for a possible title shot against Ka­ No. 3 Tennessee defeated LSU 4­2 the whole thing.” scratched out three runs in the out crowd. Adesanya wriggled free maru Usman. in an all­SEC super regional and Stanford (38­15), the No. 9 na­ sixth inning to take the lead and was active with his feet, wear­ “I feel the world knows what I Dallas Baptist moved within a win tional seed, embraced the under­ against LSU (38­24). With one ing out the Italian’s front leg while deserve next,” Edwards said. “I of its first CWS appearance after dog role for its series at No. 8 Tex­ more win, the Vols will go to the dodging most of his big punches. deserve a world title shot next.” beating Virginia 6­5. as Tech (39­17), which had hosted CWS for the first time since 2005 Adesanya snaked out of another Diaz, who hopes to fight again in No. 12 Mississippi avoided elim­ and won all four of its previous su­ and send Tigers coach Paul Mai­ takedown in the fifth round and a few months, invited everyone in ination and tied its series with No. per regionals. nieri into retirement. continued to work over Vettori the arena to his house for a party 5 Arizona by cruising to a 12­3 vic­ The Cardinal were just 5­11 in Jacob Gonzalez hit a leadoff with his feet to defend his title. after the fight. tory. the pandemic­shortened 2020 sea­ home run in the bottom of the first “Even when he stood up at the Light heavyweight Paul Craig Leiter, who along with Kumar son and picked fifth in the Pac­12 to open the scoring and added a press conference, I sat down be­ opened the main card by dislocat­ Rocker forms the most vaunted in the preseason. It took until mid­ two­run double in a six­run sec­ cause I didn’t feel any threat,” ing Jamahal Hill’s arm in the first 1­2 pitching tandem in the coun­ April for them to break into the top ond for Mississippi (45­21). Pey­ Adesanya said. round, winning on a TKO when try, went seven innings and limit­ 20 of the polls. ton Chatagnier also homered for Figueiredo and Moreno fought Hill couldn’t defend himself while ed East Carolina (44­17) to a single NC State (34­18) erased a 2­1 the Rebels. in December, a draw that kept the being pummeled to the head. and Josh Moylan’s homer. deficit in the fourth inning against Doug Nikhazy (12­2) gave up title belt in Figueiredo’s corner White said Hill’s arm was put Rocker and Leiter combined for Arkansas (50­12) with Jose two runs and six hits with three 1 and denied Moreno’s bid to be­ back in place after the fight and he 21 strikes and allowed one run on Torres, Luca Tresh and Vojtech walks and 10 strikeouts in 5 ⁄3 in­ 1 come the UFC’s first Mexican­ had full range of motion. five hits and six walks in 14 ⁄3 in­ Mensik each hitting solo homers nings to beat Arizona (44­16). Monday, June 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 21 NHL PLAYOFFS/FRENCH OPEN Teams holding their own on the road

BY STEPHEN WHYNO been scoring first. The road team Associated Press has scored first in 23 of 32 victo- Fans gave the Carolina Hurri- ries through the first two rounds canes a standing ovation after and trailed first in 22 of the 33 wins their team bowed out of the second by the home team. round of the playoffs in five games “If you can do that, maybe the to the Tampa Bay Lightning. crowds get a little bit nervous and The crowd of 16,000-plus did not in anticipation and they watch the get much to cheer about on the ice clock wind down,” said Cooper, before the final horn sounded be- whose Lightning are 5-1 on the cause the defending Stanley Cup road. “But (if) you let the opposing champion Lightning kept the Hur- team score goals, all it does is amp ricanes from scoring. up the energy in the building.” “We’re slowly getting back used That energy doesn’t just benefit to this, but I think ultimately the the home team. After skating in way to try and keep the crowd eerily silent rinks with piped-in down is don’t let their team score noise for so many games, any on you,” Tampa Bay coach Jon crowd is a good crowd. Cooper said. “It’s just really exciting to be Fans are back at varying levels around any crowd just because of for every team left in the NHL what we’ve been through,” Boston playoffs, and yet road teams are winger Brad Marchand said. holding their own, winning just “Typically in playoff time it’s DAVID ZALUBOWSKI / AP under half the games played so tough to go in an opposing team’s Avalanche fans watch as the Golden Knights celebrate in front of some of their fans after a goal by center far. Players and coaches are en- building and be in front of their Jonathan Marchessault that knotted the score in Game 5 of the series on Tuesday in Denver. joying the warmth and noise of crowd, but I think we get excited having fans back after the 2020 for it now just as much as the other tears in my eyes,” Montreal defen- adiens because they’ve gotten ve- bubble playoffs went on in cold, team.” NHL scoreboard seman Alexander Romanov said. ry used to it.” empty buildings. Which team has the better goa- The Canadiens’ next game at ei- Either Trotz’s Islanders or With that comes the natural de- lie sometimes makes the differ- Semifinals ther Vegas or Colorado with over Cooper’s Lightning will only find sire to silence a home crowd when ence. NBC Sports analyst Pierre (Best-of-seven; x-if necessary) 17,000 expected in attendance will out what that’s like if Montreal on the road. McGuire credited Minnesota Vegas vs. Montreal be just their fifth game with any pulls the semifinal upset. Vegas “If you take the fans out of it goaltender Cam Talbot for steal- Monday: at Vegas fans in the building this season coach Peter DeBoer knows from Wednesday: at Vegas right away, your squad gets ener- ing the first playoff game with fans Friday: at Montreal and by far the biggest crowd his previous two trips to the Cup Sunday, June 20: at Montreal gy and momentum and that’s the at Vegas and New York’s Semyon x-Tuesday, June 22: at Vegas they’ve played in front of. That’s Final that success on the road is vi- x-Thursday, June 24: at Montreal whole goal,” Montreal defense- Varlamov for winning a game for x-Saturday, June 26: at Vegas quite the adjustment, though Is- tal. man Joel Edmundson said Thurs- the Islanders in Boston. Tampa Bay vs. N.Y. Islanders landers coach Barry Trotz won- “If you’re one of those teams left day. “The crowds definitely help “That’s the goaltending thing,” Sunday: at Tampa Bay ders if the smaller crowd in Mon- standing at the end in the Stanley Tuesday: at Tampa Bay the home team especially in the McGuire said. “The biggest thing Thursday: at N.Y. Islanders treal will have an opposite effect Cup Final, you’ve found a way to playoffs, so the earlier you can now moving forward will be that Saturday: at N.Y. Islanders on the opponent going back into a win all kinds of different ways: x-Monday, June 21: at Tampa Bay take them out of it, the better it’s the crowds are electrifying.” x-Wednesday, June 23: at N.Y. Islanders quieter atmosphere. home, road, coming from behind, going to set up for you in the No matter the size. A Canadiens x-Friday, June 25: at Tampa Bay “There could be quite a con- leading, closing it out,” he said. game.” fan said in a clip that has gone viral trast,” Trotz said. “They’ll go from “That’s the beauty of playoff hock- While goaltending has played a during their run that “2,500 will appreciated it. packed buildings to very few peo- ey.” major role in the success of visit- feel like 25,000” at Bell Centre in “When guys step on the ice and ple in the building. That could be ing teams, the biggest key has Montreal, and players certainly the rink full of fans, oh, my God, an advantage, I guess, for the Can- AP Hockey Writer John Wawrow contributed. Title: Djokovic one win from history

FROM PAGE 24 served so flawlessly down the stretch that he did not face a single break point over the last three sets. That enabled him to complete his sixth career comeback from two sets down — and second of the past week. Indeed, the International Ten- nis Federation said Djokovic — who trailed 19-year-old Lorenzo Musetti two sets to none in the THIBAULT CAMUS/AP fourth round — is the first man in Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Stefanos Tsitsipas during their final the professional era to win a match of the French Open, Sunday, in Paris. Grand Slam tournament after twice facing a 2-0 deficit in sets. Sunday: Djokovic entered the day minutes to grab a big lead Sunday. Experience could have been a with a 34-10 record in five-setters A supreme returner and impos- factor, too. — including a men’s-record 31 er of his will, Djokovic grabbed This was the first major final for wins in Grand Slam matches of early breaks of serve in each of the Tsitsipas and 29th for Djokovic, that length — while Tsitsipas was third, fourth and fifth sets. who also won the French Open in 5-4. Shadows were spreading across 2016, along with nine titles at the On a sunny and breezy after- the court as the sun descended in Australian Open, five at Wimble- noon, with the temperature ap- the early evening and, though Djo- don and three at the U.S. Open. proaching 80 degrees Fahrenheit kovic complained that the artifi- Of just as much, if not more, sig- (more than 25 degrees Celsius), cial lights were switched on, he nificance to the ultimate outcome Tsitsipas needed just over 100 shined when it mattered the most. PAGE 22 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, June 14, 2021 AUTO RACING/OLYMPICS Ericsson scores first IndyCar win in Detroit

BY JENNA FRYER Associated Press DETROIT — Chip Ganassi tells anyone who will listen that “I like winners” whenever one of his drivers takes the checkered flag. So when Marcus Ericsson was hired, he worried the team owner would see his long losing streak and question the pick. Ericsson fixed that problem Saturday by scoring his first Indy- Car victory in the action-packed PAUL SANCYA / AP opener of the doubleheader at the Marcus Ericsson, right, of Raceway at Belle Isle Park. Sweden, celebrates with team The Swede became the seventh owner Chip Ganassi after winning driver to win through seven Indy- the first race of the IndyCar Car races this season, and he’s the Detroit Grand Prix on Saturday. fourth first-time winner this year. It was the first victory for the for- IMSA season. mer Formula One driver since a “Pretty big day, I’d say,” said GP2 race at Nurburgring in 2013. Ganassi. “Chip always says he likes win- Ericsson benefitted from the PHOTOS BY ASHLEY LANDIS/AP ners and I came here, haven’t won second red-flag stoppage of the Above: Five­time Olympic gold medal winner Katie Ledecky, at the women’s 1500­meter freestyle final at a race in eight years, I think when race, this one with six laps remain- the TYR Pro Series swim meet in Mission Viejo, Calif., in April. Below: Caleb Dressel, also shown at the he realized that, he was like, ‘Oh, ing. An earlier accident sent Felix Mission Viejo meet, has been the world’s dominant men’s swimmer since Michael Phelps retired. you haven’t won in that long? We Rosenqvist to a hospital for eval- need to change that,’ ” Ericsson uation and caused a 78-minute said. “I think he’s pretty happy stoppage to repair the tire barrier that I won this race. He wants and concrete wall damaged when drivers that can win.” what appeared to be a stuck throt- Dressel, Ledecky lead chase Hours after Ericsson celebrat- tle sent Rosenqvist smashing into ed his win by climbing into the the wall. James Scott Memorial Fountain Will Power had control and led a and straddling a lion that was spit- race-high 37 of the 70 laps until the for Olympic berths at trials ting water, the Ganassi organiza- final red flag, and he immediately tion completed a Saturday sweep screamed over his radio for Team BY BETH HARRIS at Belle Isle. Penske to bring him water and a Associated Press Kevin Magnussen and Renger fan. OMAHA, Neb. — Caeleb Dressel wants to com- van der Zande teamed to win for His car would not restart when mand the Olympics the way he’s done at worlds. the first overall IMSA victory for a it was time for the race to resume Katie Ledecky is seeking to extend her dominance. Ganassi car since 2015. Ganassi and IndyCar waved Ericsson past Ryan Lochte is going after his fifth — and last — moved down a class in sports cars him into the lead as Power waited Olympic berth. A couple of teenage girls have de- in 2016 and won its final race in for a replacement for his electron- signs on shaking up the veterans. Simone Manuel 2019. The team sat out the 2020 ic control unit. and Lilly King are back, too. After a yearlong delay because of the coronavi- rus pandemic, the U.S. Olympic swimming trials Texas 10th: Kyle Busch get underway looking a bit different. Masks are as much part of the equipment as suits, caps and gog- gles, along with frequent testing for COVID-19. gets 99th Xfinity victory The eight-day meet began Sunday in a tempora- BY STEPHEN HAWKINS ry pool inside CHI Health Center in downtown metime. Associated Press Omaha, the fourth time the U.S. team has been se- “The kids are dying to race,” said Ray Looze, FORT WORTH, Texas — Kyle lected in Nebraska. Michael Phelps began his his- who coaches Olympic champion breaststroker Busch has often said he would toric run to eight Olympic gold medals by making King. “I think there’s going to be some world re- stop racing in the Xfinity Series the team at the first trials held in Omaha in 2008. cords that go down because there’s been some peo- when he reached 100 wins. With He retired after Rio in 2016, leaving Dressel to ple that have had to go through a great deal, and one to go, he is waffling a bit on pick up Phelps’ mantle as the world’s dominant they really, really want it bad.” that. male swimmer. He had a Phelps-like performance Defending Olympic backstroke champion Ryan “So here’s the problem, Joe al- at the 2019 world championships, winning a record Murphy can’t wait to swim in front of a live, loud ready sold me for next year, too,” eight medals, including six gold. At 2017 worlds, he crowd after fans were banned from meets during Busch said, referring to team won seven golds. the pandemic. owner Joe Gibbs. “So I don’t LARRY PAPKE/AP “I don’t think that falls on my shoulders alone,” “It really does add a level of adrenaline behind know. We’re going to have to talk Kyle Busch celebrates in Victory Dressel said. “Michael was one guy within USA the blocks,” he said, “and it makes us feel like we’re about that.” Lane after winning a NASCAR Swimming, but he wasn’t USA Swimming. That’s doing something really cool when people are Busch got career victory No. 99 Xfinity Series race at Texas what makes USA Swimming so strong is the team cheering, when they’re invested.” on Saturday in Texas, where he Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. and as a collective whole.” The U.S. trials are often considered more com- stayed ahead of Justin Allgaier In the Phelps’ era, swimmers were essentially petitive than the Olympics. Those who finish third through two late restarts with the four extra because of the 10th competing for one spot because he earned the oth- — and miss the team — would often be in the hunt pushes from series points leader and final caution. er. Now, things have opened up considerably on the for a medal at the games. Even the biggest names Austin Cindric, the last going into Busch already had twice as men’s side. are worried about getting their hand on the wall be- a green-white overtime finish. many as Mark Martin’s 49 career The pandemic forced several changes at trials, cause only the top two finishers earn Olympic It was Busch’s 10th Xfinity win victories that are the second- including reducing arena capacity to half of its berths. Those finishing in the top six of the 100 and at Texas, where he led six times most in series history. usual 17,560. Cardboard cutouts mix with fans in 200 freestyles can also qualify. for 94 of the 171 laps and won for Allgaier led 23 laps, but was the seats. The trials were split into two different “There’s a lot of hype on and you can get discour- the second time in two starts this unable to regain the lead despite meets, with the slowest swimmers competing a aged,” Lochte said. “So just stay calm and just en- year — he also won the inaugural being side-by-side with Busch on week earlier to avoid overcrowding. Those who joy it. Enjoy it and embrace everything that’s going race on the road course in Austin. three restarts in the closing finished first or second advanced to this week’s on around you because this is probably one of the He led the final 32 laps, including stretch. competition, which NBC will air every night in pri- funnest swim meets in the world.” Monday, June 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 23 MLB

Scoreboard ROUNDUP

American League

East Division WLPct GB Phils earn 3rd straight walkoff win Tampa Bay 41 24 .631 _ Boston 39 26 .600 2 New York 33 31 .516 7½ Segura’s 10th-inning single sends Toronto 32 30 .516 7½ Baltimore 22 41 .349 18 them an 8-7 victory over Yankees Central Division Associated Press WLPct GB Chicago 40 24 .625 _ PHILADELPHIA — Jean Segura scored Ro­ Cleveland 34 27 .557 4½ nald Torreyes with an infield single in the 10th Kansas City 30 33 .476 9½ inning for his second straight game­ending hit Detroit 26 38 .406 14 and the Philadelphia Phillies got a third consec­ Minnesota 26 38 .406 14 utive walkoff win with an 8­7 victory over the West Division New York Yankees on Saturday. WLPct GB After Yankees star DJ LeMahieu hit a tying, Oakland 39 27 .591 _ three­run homer in the ninth, Archie Bradley Houston 36 28 .563 2 (2­1) pitched a perfect 10th to strand the desig­ Los Angeles 32 32 .500 6 nated runner. Seattle 31 35 .470 8 Texas 25 40 .385 13½ Travis Jankowski led off the bottom of the in­ ning against Aroldis Chapman (4­2) by reaching National League on the pitcher’s error. Jankowski bunted, and East Division Chapman fielded the ball, checked Torreyes at WLPct GB second, then hurried a throw high to first. Tor­ New York 32 24 .571 _ reyes advanced to third. Philadelphia 31 31 .500 4 Odubel Herrera popped out, then Segura hit a Atlanta 29 33 .468 6 hard grounder to third baseman Gio Urshela, Miami 29 35 .453 7 Washington 26 35 .426 8½ who dived toward the line to catch it but couldn’t relay the ball home ahead of Torreyes. Central Division Bryce Harper doubled, had two singles and WLPct GB drove in two for the Phillies, who have won five of Chicago 37 27 .578 _ six. Milwaukee 37 27 .578 _ St. Louis 32 32 .500 5 Gary Sánchez hit a solo homer and had an RBI Cincinnati 31 31 .500 5 single, and Rougned Odor also went deep for Pittsburgh 23 40 .365 13½ New York, which has lost six of eight. West Division Rangers 12, Dodgers 1:Jonah Heim and Nate WLPct GB Lowe had two­run homers among their three hits San Francisco 40 24 .625 _ apiece, and Texas snapped its 16­game road los­ Los Angeles 38 26 .594 2 ing streak. San Diego 37 29 .561 4 Jason Martin hit his first major league homer Colorado 25 40 .385 15½ and Willie Calhoun had an RBI triple for the Arizona 20 45 .308 20½ Rangers, who hadn’t won away from Arlington LAURENCE KESTERSON/AP Saturday’s games since May 6. The skid matched the longest road Phillies Travis Jankowski, left, Jean Segura, center, and Ronald Torreyes celebrate after their Tampa Bay 5, Baltimore 4 Toronto 7, Boston 2 losing streak in franchise history, set by the ex­ 8­7 win in 10 innings over the New York Yankees Saturday in Philadelphia. Oakland 11, Kansas City 2 L.A. Angels 8, Arizona 7 pansion Washington Senators in 1961. It was also Cleveland 5, Seattle 4, 10 innings the AL’s longest road losing streak since 2010, three runs. Skye Bolt added his first career home one­run ball into the seventh inning, Francisco Chicago White Sox 15, Detroit 2 Philadelphia 8, N.Y. Yankees 7, 10 in- and the longest within a single season since 1970. run as the A’s improved to 11­2 against teams Lindor hit an early two­run homer and host New nings Minnesota 5, Houston 2 Kolby Allard (2­2) pitched five scoreless in­ from the AL Central. York defeated San Diego. 1 Texas 12, L.A. Dodgers 1 nings of five­hit ball, striking out four with one White Sox 15, Tigers 2:Dylan Cease became Stroman (6­4) pitched 6⁄3 innings, allowing six Washington 2, San Francisco 0, 7 in- nings, 1st game walk. Isiah Kiner­Falefa extended his hitting the first White Sox pitcher to win his first eight hits and walking one while tying a season high San Francisco 2, Washington 1, 8 in- nings, 2nd game streak to 10 games with three hits and also stole career starts against an opponent in a rout at De­ with eight strikeouts. He took a shutout into the N.Y. Mets 4, San Diego 1 three bases for the Rangers. troit. seventh until Fernando Tatis Jr. hit his 18th Miami 4, Atlanta 2 Cincinnati 10, Colorado 3 Indians 5, Mariners 4 (10):César Hernández Brian Goodwin homered and drove in five runs homer. Milwaukee 7, Pittsburgh 4 Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis 2 scored on a throwing error by pitcher Paul Se­ in his Chicago debut. Rays 5, Orioles 4: Joey Wendle hit an RBI Sunday’s games wald in the 10th inning, completing host Cleve­ Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 2:Marcus Semien hit a double during a three­run first inning and AL N.Y. Yankees at Philadelphia land’s rally over Seattle. two­run homer — one of three longballs by To­ East­leading Tampa Bay handed Baltimore its Baltimore at Tampa Bay Chicago White Sox at Detroit After scoring three times with two outs in the ronto in the fifth inning — to extend his club­re­ record­setting 14th consecutive road loss. Seattle at Cleveland ninth to make it 4­all, the Indians loaded the bases cord road hitting streak to 25 games in a win at It is the longest skid since the team moved from Toronto at Boston Houston at Minnesota with no outs in the 10th. Boston. St. Louis to Baltimore in 1954. The Orioles drop­ Kansas City at Oakland L.A. Angels at Arizona Nationals 2­1, Giants 0­2: LaMonte Wade Jr. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette, Cavan Big­ ped 13 straight on the road in 2018 and also in Texas at L.A. Dodgers led off the eighth inning with an RBI single that gio and Reese McGuire also went deep for the 1988. San Francisco at Washington Atlanta at Miami broke a scoreless tie in the eighth inning and vis­ Blue Jays, who had dropped four of their last five. Brewers 7, Pirates 4: Christian Yelich hit a Colorado at Cincinnati San Diego at N.Y. Mets iting San Francisco held on to beat Washington to Angels 8, Diamondbacks 7:Anthony Rendon three­run double during a five­run fourth inning Pittsburgh at Milwaukee St. Louis at Chicago Cubs earn a split in the day­night doubleheader. homered and drove in four runs, and visiting Los and host Milwaukee bailed out starter Corbin In the opener, Erick Fedde returned after Angeles rallied from a five­run deficit to deal Ari­ Burnes in a victory over Pittsburgh. Monday’s games Baltimore (Harvey 0-0) at Cleveland nearly a month on the COVID­19 injured list and zona its ninth straight loss. Burnes allowed three runs in the first inning, (Mejía 1-1) pitched five sharp innings that led the Nationals Trailing 6­5, the Angels scored three runs in and loaded the bases with no outs in the fifth. Tre­ Toronto (Manoah 1-0) at Boston (Eovaldi 7-3) to a seven­inning win. the top of the ninth inning off Diamondbacks clos­ vor Richards (1­0) relieved and struck out three Detroit (Boyd 3-6) at Kansas City (Keller 6-5) Marlins 4, Braves 2:Zach Thompson pitched er Joakim Soria. Jose Iglesias and Taylor Ward straight to end the threat and preserve a three­ Tampa Bay (Glasnow 5-2) at Chicago five scoreless inning and earned his first major had RBI singles and Rendon delivered a sacrifice run lead. White Sox (Lynn 7-1) L.A. Angels (Bundy 1-6) at Oakland (Ma- league win, leading host Miami over Atlanta. fly. Cubs 7, Cardinals 2: Joc Pederson homered naea 5-2) Minnesota (Maeda 2-2) at Seattle (Gon- Adam Duvall and Lewin Díaz hit solo homers Reds 10, Rockies 3: Wade Miley delivered on for the third straight game, Sergio Alcántara and zales 1-4) Pittsburgh (Anderson 3-6) at Washing- for the Marlins, who won their third straight the mound and at the plate, Joey Votto had a go­ Ian Happ also went deep, and host Chicago used ton (Lester 0-2) overall and second straight over the Braves to ahead two­run single in the third inning and Cin­ a five­run second inning to beat St. Louis. Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 5-6) at N.Y. Mets (Peterson 1-5) claim their first home series against Atlanta since cinnati beat slumping Colorado, which has lost Kyle Hendricks (8­4) threw six solid innings Cincinnati (Gutierrez 2-1) at Milwaukee (Lauer 1-2) Oct. 1, 2017. each of its road series this season. for his sixth consecutive victory. Miami (TBD) at St. Louis (Wainwright Athletics 11, Royals 2: Matt Olson had four Tyler Naquin had three hits and Miley was one Twins 5, Astros 2: José Berríos threw seven 4-5) San Diego (Weathers 3-2) at Colorado hits, including his 16th home run, and host Oak­ of four Reds with two, including Nick Castella­ commanding innings, Jorge Polanco had three (Gomber 5-5) Arizona (TBD) at San Francisco (Wood land roughed up Kansas City rookie Jackson Ko­ nos. Votto and Eugenio Suárez also added two RBIs and host Minnesota beat Houston. 5-3) war. hits each for Cincinnati. Polanco homered for the fifth time in 11 games Philadelphia (Eflin 2-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Gonsolin 0-0) Matt Chapman also connected and drove in Mets 4, Padres 1: Marcus Stroman pitched for the Twins. PAGE 24 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, June 14, 2021 Crucial Clippers SPORTS Leonard, George lead LA past Jazz in Game 3 ›› NBA playoffs, Page 19

FRENCH OPEN Djokovic wins 19th Slam

34-year-old now just one major title away from matching record of 20 held by rivals Federer, Nadal

Associated Press The 34-year-old Djokovic eliminated 13-time French alented and tenacious as they come, Novak Djo- Open champion Nadal — a challenge the Serb likened to kovic was not about to concede a thing after drop- scaling Mt. Everest — in a semifinal that lasted more than ping the first two sets of the French Open final four hours Friday night. TSunday in Paris against his younger, fresher foe, That was only Nadal’s third career loss in 108 matches at Stefanos Tsitsipas. the clay-court major tournament. Djokovic looked diminished and depleted at the outset. Djokovic also defeated Nadal in Paris in 2015 before los- By the end, he was at his imperious best. ing that year’s final, and it appeared as if the same fate was The top-seeded Djokovic came all the way back to beat waiting Sunday. the fifth-seeded Tsitsipas 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 for his Djokovic looked drained early, and the 22-year-old Tsit- second championship at Roland Garros and 19th Grand sipas had the upper hand for two sets. Slam title overall. “It was not easy for me, both physically and mentally,” Djokovic is now just one major trophy away from tying Djokovic said, “especially over the past two or three days.” the men’s record of 20 shared by Rafael Nadal and Roger Eventually, though, Djokovic started making fewer mis- Federer. And reigning Australian Open champion Djokovic takes, got his best-in-the-game returning on track and now stands halfway to a calendar-year Grand Slam, some- thing no man has accomplished since Rod Laver in 1969. SEE TITLE ON PAGE 21

Top: Novak Djokovic celebrates defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in their men’s final match at the French Open in Paris. Right: Tsitsipas won the first two sets Sunday at Roland Garros Stadium before eventually falling to the top­seeded Djokovic 6­7, 2­6, 6­3, 6­2, 6­4. It was Djokovic’s second career French Open title. AP photos

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