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MLB MILITARY FACES Shortened 1981 B-1B bombers Asian rapper Rich season still offered arrive in Baltics Brian proving he plenty of highlights for NATO training belongs in hip-hop Back page Page 3 Page 15 Online: Get the latest news on the virus outbreak » stripes.com/coronavirus stripes.com Volume 79, No. 14 ©SS 2020 THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2020 50¢/Free to Deployed Areas CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK Testing waters the RELATED Pentagon eyes random tests to Attention turns Navy SEAL recruits resume better learn scope of infections to second wave training while social distancing BY COREY DICKSTEIN little idea how many of its troops as lockdowns BY JULIE WATSON said. The rapid tests to be admin- Stars and Stripes are actually carrying the virus Associated Press istered this week to 170 recruits without experiencing the tell- ease worldwide and instructors are part of a De- WASHINGTON — The Penta- tale symptoms such as fever and Page 10 SAN DIEGO — Navy SEAL fense Department pilot project. gon will likely never have enough breathing difficulties. The Penta- recruits and their instructors “Ideally we’ll get any asymp- supplies to test the entire U.S. gon knows 4,967 troops had tested are being tested for the corona- tomatic shedders out of the pop- military, but leaders aim to test positive for the disease, of which SEAL candidates virus as the candidates in one ulation to help keep the rest of random units to improve their participate in “surf of the military’s most grueling 100 had spent some time in a hos- the guys safe,“ said Randall, the understanding of the scope of immersion” during Basic programs return to training with pital battling the virus, 1,844 had Naval Special Warfare Center’s asymptomatic carriers in the Underwater Demolition/ new social distancing guidelines, recovered, and two of its service commodore. ranks. SEAL training at the a top official said Tuesday. members died of complications The recruits returned to train- Defense Secretary Mark Naval Special Warfare Everyone in the first phase of caused by the illness, according ing Monday after classes were Esper said Tuesday that some Center in Coronado, training will be tested to try to two months into the coronavirus to data released Tuesday. Calif., on Monday. detect if anyone is infected but as- paused March 16 as leaders pandemic that the military has SEE TESTS ON PAGE 5 ANTHONY WALKER, U.S. NAVY/ AP ymptomatic, Capt. Bart Randall SEE TRAINING ON PAGE 5 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, May 7, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES EU forecasts ‘recession of historic proportions’ Military rates Switzerland (Franc) ............................... 0.9740 Euro costs (May 7) ................................ $1.06 Thailand (Baht) ......................................... 32.40 € Dollar buys (May 7) .......................... 0.9011 Turkey (Lira) ............................................ 7.1763 Associated Press will see a record decline of 7.75% rate across the 27-nation EU British pound (May 7) ..........................$1.21 (Military exchange rates are those Japanese yen (May 7) ........................105.00 available to customers at military banking this year, and grow by 6.25% in is forecast to rise from 6.7% in South Korean won (May 7) ............1,191.00 BRUSSELS — The European Commercial rates facilities in the country of issuance 2021, the European Commission 2019 to 9% in 2020 but then fall to Bahrain (Dinar) ....................................... 0.3776 for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the Union predicted Wednesday “a Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For said in its economic forecast. around 8% in 2021, the commis- British pound ......................................... $1.2374 recession of historic proportions Canada (Dollar) ....................................... 1.4123 nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., “It is now quite clear that the sion said. purchasing British pounds in Germany), this year” due to the impact of the China (Yuan) ............................................ 7.1015 EU has entered the deepest eco- Gentiloni said that the depth of Denmark (Krone) ...................................... 6.900 check with your local military banking facility. Commercial rates are interbank coronavirus as it released its first nomic recession in its history,“ the recession and the strength of Egypt (Pound)........................................ 15.7495 Euro ............................................ $1.0812/0.9249 rates provided for reference when buying official estimates of the damage EU Economy Commissioner recovery will be uneven across Hong Kong (Dollar) ................................ 7.7515 currency. All figures are foreign currencies the pandemic is inflicting on the Paolo Gentiloni told reporters in the world’s biggest trading bloc. Hungary (Forint) ..................................... 323.47 to one dollar, except for the British pound, bloc’s economy. Israel (Shekel) ......................................... 3.5163 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, Brussels. Much will depend, he said, on Japan (Yen)............................................... 106.07 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) The 27-nation EU economy is The pandemic has hurt con- “the speed at which lockdowns Kuwait (Dinar) ........................................ 0.3094 INTEREST RATES predicted to contract by 7.5% this sumer spending, industrial out- can be lifted, the importance Norway (Krone) ................................... 10.2892 Philippines (Peso) .................................... 50.64 Prime rate ................................................3.25 year, before growing by about 6% put, investment, trade, capital of services like tourism in each Poland (Zloty) .............................................. 4.21 Discount rate ..........................................0.25 in 2021. The group of 19 nations flows and supply chains. It has economy and by each country’s Saudi Arabia (Riyal) .............................. 3.7574 Federal funds market rate ...................0.04 Singapore (Dollar).................................. 1.4194 3-month bill ............................................. 0.12 using the euro as their currency also hit jobs. The unemployment financial resources.” South Korea (Won) ............................ 1,227.38 30-year bond ...........................................1.33 WEATHER OUTLOOK THURSDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST THURSDAY IN EUROPE FRIDAY IN THE PACIFIC Misawa 58/42 Kabul 76/50 Seoul 64/50 Baghdad 86/63 Kandahar 92/62 Osan Tokyo Mildenhall/ Drawsko 65/49 63/53 Lakenheath Pomorskie Busan 66/39 54/43 63/51 Iwakuni 61/55 Kuwait Bahrain Zagan Sasebo City 84/80 Brussels 50/40 Guam 87/73 65/43 Ramstein 70/54 83/77 Lajes, 63/33 Riyadh Doha Azores Stuttgart Pápa 93/72 95/71 62/58 64/38 65/48 Aviano/ Vicenza 65/46 Naples 69/57 Okinawa Morón 76/71 83/62 Sigonella Rota 70/57 The weather is provided by the Djibouti Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 92/81 74/59 66/61 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup ..... 14 Classified .................. 13 Comics ...................... 18 Crossword ................. 18 Faces ........................ 15 Opinion .................16-17 Sports .................. 20-24 Thursday, May 7, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 3 MILITARY B-1B bombers in Baltics for NATO training BY JENNIFER H. SVAN the pandemic,” Estonian Defense Stars and Stripes Minister Juri Luik said Tues- day, the Baltic Times newspaper Two B-1B Lancers arrived in reported. the Baltics to work with NATO al- The Lancers were last in Eu- lies this week, marking the heavy rope in November 2018 support- bombers’ first flights to Europe ing NATO’s Trident Juncture in about 18 months. exercise. After crossing the Atlantic, the Strategic bomber deployments Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.- to Europe have become more fre- based bombers flew with Dan- quent in recent years, amid U.S. ish F-16s over Bornholm Island, and European concerns about east of mainland Denmark, and potential Russian aggression. worked with Estonian ground In March, a flight of B-2 stealth forces to provide close air sup- bombers participated in a series port training, U.S. Air Forces in of training operations on the Europe — Air Forces Africa said Continent. And last August, the in a statement Wednesday. The training also included over- Air Force deployed a similar B-2 flights of Lithuania and Latvia. bomber task force to Europe. “Integrating bomber missions The Air Force did not say how with our NATO allies and part- long the Lancers would remain in ners build enduring relationships Europe. that are capable of confronting a The Europe mission for the broad range of global challenges,” variable-wing Rockwell jets said G en. Jeff Har r igian, USA F E - came just after B-1B bombers AFAFRICA commander. from Texas flew to the Western The strategic bombers par- Pacific region. ticipated in the “Spring Storm” Four B-1Bs from Dyess Air military exercise, the Esto- Force Base arrived in Guam on nian Defense Ministry said in a Friday to conduct training and statement. operations with allies and part- Danish air force “It is important that our allies ners, the Air Force said. understand that security cannot [email protected] A B-1B Lancer flies with a Danish F-16 during a training mission for Bomber Task Force Europe on be put on pause for the duration of Twitter: @stripesktown Tuesday. The strategic bombers are participating in the “Spring Storm” drill. Marines Afghan forces: ISIS help detain