Than 25 Deaths After Ida Remnants Slam Northeast Associated Press NEW YORK — a Stunned U.S
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At least 12 people died in New York City, police said, one of them in a car and eight in flooded base- ment apartments that often serve as relatively affordable homes in one of the nation's most expensive housing markets. Officials said at least eight died in New Jersey and three in Pennsylvania’s suburban Montgomery County; one was killed by a falling tree, one KYLEE GARDNER/U.S. Air Force SEE IDA ON PAGE 11 Dr. (Maj.) Elaina Wild, the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group’s chief medical officer, poses with mothers and their babies, whose faces have been obscured for security reasons, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, on Aug. 28. Unexpected delivery Al Udeid Air Base clinic improvised care for 9 Afghan evacuee newborns BY CHAD GARLAND patient population increased tenfold overnight RELATED AP Stars and Stripes the first day of the evacuation, according to an Nine babies have been born at the expedition- Air Force statement Thursday that cited chief In this image taken from video Military crew describes provided by motorist Scott Smith, ary medical clinic at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar medical officer Dr. Elaina Wild, an Air Force a tornado is seen through a since the base became a main stopover for eva- major. ‘apocalyptic’ departure windshield behind the toll booth cuees leaving Afghanistan last month, even Wild, a family medicine doctor back home, for the Burlington Bristol Bridge though the clinic was not set up for infants. from Afghanistan on Wednesday in Burlington, N.J. The 379th Expeditionary Medical Group’s SEE DELIVERY ON PAGE 7 Page 6 PAGE 2 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, September 3, 2021 BUSINESS/WEATHER EUROPE GAS PRICES EXCHANGE RATES Military rates South Korea (Won) 1158.08 Switzerland (Franc) 0.9156 Euro costs (Sept. 3) $1.16 Thailand (Baht) 32.44 Dollar buys (Sept. 3) 0.8227 Turkey (NewLira) 8.2822 British pound (Sept. 3) $1.35 Europe's gas prices were unavailable before press time Japanese yen (Sept. 3) 107.00 (Military exchange rates are those available South Korean won (Sept. 3) 1129.00 to customers at military banking facilities in the Commercial rates country of issuance for Japan, South Korea, Ger many, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Bahrain(Dinar) 0.3768 For nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., pur Britain (Pound) 1.3817 chasing British pounds in Germany), check with Canada (Dollar) 1.2602 your local military banking facility. Commercial China(Yuan) 6.4549 rates are interbank rates provided for reference PACIFIC GAS PRICES Denmark (Krone) 6.2706 Egypt (Pound) 15.7012 when buying currency. All figures are foreign Country Super E10 Super unleaded Super plus Diesel Euro 0.8433 currencies to one dollar, except for the British Japan .. $3.919 .. $3.409 South Korea $3.219 .. $3.929 $3.419 Hong Kong (Dollar) 7.7712 pound, which is represented in dollarsto pound, and the euro, which is dollarstoeuro.) Change in price .. No change .. +2.0 cents Change in price No change .. No change +2.0 cents Hungary (Forint) 293.30 Israel (Shekel) 3.2082 Okinawa $3.209 .. .. $3.409 Guam $3.219 $3.679 $3.29 .. Japan (Yen) 110.00 INTEREST RATES Kuwait(Dinar) 0.3007 Change in price No change .. .. +2.0 cents Change in price No change No change No change .. 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TODAY IN STRIPES American Roundup ..... 36 Classified .................... 12 Comics ................... 38-39 Crossword ............. 38-39 Faces .......................... 35 Opinion ....................... 40 Sports .................... 41-48 Friday, September 3, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 3 MILITARY Sailors, Marines have 90 days to get vaccine BY ALEX WILSON Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which had been Service members who received a medi- Stars and Stripes under emergency use authorization. cal exemption while vaccines were ap- Most U.S. sailors and Marines have less The following day, Austin ordered all proved under an emergency use authoriza- than 90 days to get vaccinated against CO- troops to get vaccinated, at the direction of tion will be reevaluated, according Merz’s VID-19 or face disciplinary action, accord- their respective services. Aug. 21 message. ing to a recent order from the Secretary of Vaccinations within the U.S. military The vaccine mandate is a lawful order the Navy. were voluntary under the emergency use and failure to comply is punishable under Secretary Carlos Del Toro issued the or- authorization. Only the Pfizer vaccine is ap- Article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military der “effective immediately,” in an Aug. 21 proved, so far, although the others are still Justice, according to Del Toro and Merz. naval administrative message that appar- available at military clinics. “The Chief of Naval Operations and Com- ently anticipated Defense Secretary Lloyd Some service members may be exempt, mandant of the Marine Corps have author- Austin’s command for mandatory vaccina- DAWSON ROTH/U.S. Navy including those taking part in COVID-19 ity to exercise the full range of administra- tions three days later. Petty Officer 2nd Class Amanda Reyna clinical trials until they conclude, according tive and disciplinary actions to hold non-ex- Del Toro gave reservists 120 days to get prepares to administer a COVID19 to Del Toro’s message. empt Service Members appropriately ac- vaccinated. The deadlines fall on Nov. 19 vaccine in spring 2021 in Bahrain. However, unvaccinated sailors and Ma- countable,” Del Toro wrote. and Dec. 19 for active-duty service mem- rines who previously contracted COVID-19 Punishments may include discharge bers and reservists, respectively. preserve and protect the force, and ensure are not exempt, according to a separate ad- from the service or disqualification for pro- “As the faithful maritime protectors of the success of our mission,” Del Toro wrote. ministrative message from Vice Adm. W. R. motion or reenlistment. our country in peacetime and war, each of The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Merz, deputy chief of naval operations for us must take ownership of our readiness to on Aug. 23 granted approval to the two-shot operations, plans and strategy. [email protected] Virus wave still breaking in Tokyo BY JOSEPH DITZLER Wednesday, according to a Face- Street School Age Care facility Stars and Stripes book post by Marine Corps Instal- Thursday for surveillance testing TOKYO — The coronavirus lations Pacific. The command pro- and close contact tracing after a continued to give ground in Ja- vided no further information. In “recently discovered” case of CO- pan’s capital city but still added an- August, the Marines reported 221 VID-19 there, according to a post other 3,099 infections on Thurs- COVID-19 patients. Wednesday evening on the base’s day, according to public broad- Okinawa prefecture, where the Facebook page. caster NHK. bulk of U.S. forces are stationed, The Chili’s restaurant on base For an 11th consecutive day, new reported 565 people had tested was also closed until further notice cases in Tokyo were fewer in num- positive Thursday, according to after a staff member contracted ber than the week prior, according the Department of Public Health COVID-19, according to a separate to Tokyo Metropolitan Govern- and Medical Care. post Wednesday evening by the ment data. The prefecture report- Closer to Tokyo, Naval Air Facil- base. The restaurant was being ed 4,704 new infections on Aug. 26, ity Atsugi reported one new case cleaned and sanitized and its staff AARON KIDD/Stars and Stripes a difference of 1,605. on Thursday, a person who tested members tested, according to the Tokyo added another 3,099 coronavirus infections on Thursday. Japan reported another 20,008 positive before exiting restricted post.