SUPER BOWL MILITARY FACES Bucs, Lightning Patches, coins ‘Clarice,’ music turn Tampa Bay show pandemic’s from Sia new to into Titletown impact on troops stream this week Page 24 Page 7 Page 18 Army corps looking for soldiers’ ideas to curb sex assault ›› Page 3 stripes.com Volume 79 Edition 211 ©SS 2021 WEDNESDAY,FEBRUARY 10, 2021 50¢/Free to Deployed Areas IMPEACHMENT A clash over legitimacy Second trial of former president begins with arguments over constitutionality of process Page 9 J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/AP The Capitol is seen behind reinforced barricades as the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump begins in the Senate in Washington on Tuesday. Service members in several minority groups more likely to attempt suicide, report finds BY JOHN VANDIVER Although there were no wide- gon “consider focusing attention the civilian world, Rand said. than white troops to attempt sui- Stars and Stripes spread differences between races on suicide attempts, particularly There were 1.76 suicide at- cide at a similar rate, the study Black, Hispanic and Asian and ethnicities in terms of overall among non-Hispanic black, His- tempts among Black troops for found. troops report “significantly high- behavioral health, the disparities panic, and non-Hispanic Asian each by a white service member. Overall, 2.6% of survey respon- er” rates of suicide attempts than in attempted suicide rates war- military personnel.” Outside the military, for every dents reported a suicide attempt their white counterparts, a new rant Defense Department atten- The higher rate of suicide at- white civilian suicide attempt after joining the military. study that examined mental tion, the nonprofit research group tempts among Black and Hispanic there were .31 attempts by Black Rand used various models to health disparities within the ranks Rand Corp. said in a recent report. troops when compared to whites is civilians, the report stated. His- has found. Rand recommended the Penta- at odds with the pattern found in panic troops were more likely SEE REPORT ON PAGE 4 PAGE 2 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, February 10, 2021 BUSINESS/WEATHER Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, will accept as payment EXCHANGE RATES Military rates South Korea (Won) 1,113.59 Associated Press to CoinBase. limited merchants like Overstock Switzerland (Franc) .8941 Euro costs (Feb. 10) $1.18 Thailand (Baht) 29.93 SILVER SPRING, Md. — Hold- The California-based electric accepting bitcoin for payment. It’s Dollar buys (Feb. 10) 0.8050 Turkey (New Lira) 7.0834 British pound (Feb. 10) $1.34 ers of Bitcoin may be able to cash car maker headed by Elon Musk also used by those distrustful of Japanese yen (Feb. 10) 103.00 (Military exchange rates are those available in some of their investment in the revealed the new strategy in a fil- the banking system or criminals South Korean won (Feb. 10) 1,087.00 to customers at military banking facilities in the Commercial rates country of issuance for Japan, South Korea, Ger­ digital currency for a brand new ing with the U.S. Securities and seeking to launder money. many, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Bahrain (Dinar) .3770 For nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., pur­ electric car. Exchange Commission, saying its Whether other major compa- Britain (Pound) 1.3787 chasing British pounds in Germany), check with Canada (Dollar) 1.2747 your local military banking facility. Commercial Electric automaker Tesla said investment in digital currency nies will follow Tesla’s lead in in- China (Yuan) 6.4385 rates are interbank rates provided for reference Denmark (Krone) 6.1499 Monday that it has invested and other “alternative reserve as- vesting in Bitcoin or accepting it Egypt (Pound) 15.6512 when buying currency. All figures are foreign around $1.5 billion in Bitcoin and sets” may grow. for transactions is unclear. A vehi- Euro .8270 currencies to one dollar, except for the British Hong Kong (Dollar) 7.7519 pound, which is represented in dollars­to­ it plans to begin accepting the dig- Bitcoin has drawn enthusiasts cle is a large purchase, which Hungary (Forint) 296.87 pound, and the euro, which is dollars­to­euro.) Israel (Shekel) 3.2514 ital currency as payment for its for its scarcity and security, but could make Bitcoin a better fit to Japan (Yen) 104.61 INTEREST RATES high-end vehicles soon. The price the volatile digital currency is still pay for it, but the wild price Kuwait (Dinar) .3029 Norway (Krone) 8.4756 Prime rate 3.25 of Bitcoin soared 15.4% to around not widely used to pay for goods swings in Bitcoin could be a signif- Philippines (Peso) 48.06 Interest Rates Discount rate 0.75 Poland (Zloty) 3.70 Federal funds market rate 0.09 $44,500 Monday in reaction to and services. It’s mostly been a icant risk to any merchant who de- Saudi Arabia (Riyal) 3.7509 3­month bill 0.05 Tesla’s announcement, according store of value, like gold, with some cided to accept it. Singapore (Dollar) 1.3283 30­year bond 1.94 WEATHER OUTLOOK WEDNESDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST WEDNESDAY IN EUROPE THURSDAY IN THE PACIFIC Misawa 34/30 Kabul Seoul 68/32 44/32 Baghdad 68/51 Drawsko Osan Tokyo Kandahar Mildenhall/ 46/32 53/31 Pomorskie Busan 64/41 Lakenheath 17/-5 32/26 49/32 Iwakuni Kuwait City 50/45 Bahrain Brussels Zagan Sasebo 73/55 69/55 Ramstein 18/-1 53/44 Guam 26/12 20/14 83/79 Riyadh Lajes, Stuttgart 72/48 Doha Azores Pápa 63/59 24/20 77/57 Aviano/ 41/31 Vicenza 44/40 Naples 58/54 Okinawa Morón 67/63 62/55 Sigonella Rota 63/44 The weather is provided by the Djibouti 61/57 Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 81/72 62/56 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. TODAY IN STRIPES American Roundup ...... 11 Classified .................... 13 Comics .........................16 Crossword ................... 16 Faces .......................... 18 Opinion ........................ 14 Sports .................... 19-24 Wednesday, February 10, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 3 MILITARY Soldiers asked for ideas to curb sexual assault BY COREY DICKSTEIN the wake of Army Spc. Vanessa Stars and Stripes Guillen’s April 2020 killing at the WASHINGTON — The Army’s Texas installation, found a com- 18th Airborne Corps wants sol- mand climate and culture that diers to pitch ideas for improving was permissive of sexual assault the service’s sexual assault and and harassment as a result of poor harassment prevention program leadership. The committee found that they believe would better ad- soldiers at Fort Hood, which is led dress the long-standing problem by the 18th Airborne Corps’ sister within its ranks, the corps an- unit, III Corps, lacked confidence nouncement Monday. in the installation’s prevention At least two soldiers will get the program and feared retaliation opportunity to personally pitch for reporting sexual assault and DEIRDRE MARSAC/U.S. Navy their ideas Feb. 22 to corps lead- harassment. Fourteen leaders at The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, foreground, steams alongside the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz ership and experts at Fort Bragg, Fort Hood were fired or suspend- in the South China Sea on Tuesday. N.C., as part of the corps’ Drag- ed as a result of that probe. on’s Lair program, an Army inno- The findings reverberated vation-focused competition based throughout the Army as top lead- on the popular television series ers encouraged all soldiers to Carriers Nimitz, Roosevelt train “Shark Tank,” according to the read the committee’s entire 136- corps. Soldiers have until mid- page report. together in the South China Sea night Feb. 16 to submit their Since the report’s release in No- ideas. vember, Army leaders have said BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS waters despite an international The opportunity also “improves The winning pitch could be im- they suspected Fort Hood was not Stars and Stripes ruling in 2016 to the contrary. The our collective tactical skill while plemented across the 18th Air- the only service installation with The aircraft carriers USS Ni- U.S. in July formally rejected ensuring regional stability and se- borne Corps, which includes culture and command problems mitz and USS Theodore Roosevelt Beijing’s assertions in the region curity,” Nimitz strike group com- 92,000 soldiers at 14 Army posts, leading to high levels of sexual ha- and their strike groups met in the and regularly sends the Navy to mander Rear Adm. Jim Kirk said the announcement said. rassment and assault, particular- contentious South China Sea for challenge Chinese claims there. in the statement. The corps launched the Drag- ly cases that go unreported. joint operations on Tuesday, ac- The two-carrier exercise “We are committed to ensuring on’s Lair program in October in Defense Secretary Lloyd Aus- cording to a Navy statement. comes days after the Navy sent the lawful use of the sea that all an effort encourage soldiers to tin has ordered a review of the “The ships and aircraft of the the USS John S. McCain on a nations enjoy under international find new ideas to address ineffi- military’s sexual assault and ha- two strike groups coordinated op- back-to-back Taiwan Strait tran- law," he added. ciencies across the Army. Win- rassment prevention efforts. Top erations in a highly trafficked ar- sit and freedom-of-navigation op- The Nimitz strike group in- ning ideas to date have included a uniformed leaders for each of the ea to demonstrate the U.S. Navy's eration in the South China Sea on cludes the guided-missile cruiser smart phone application that Pentagon’s five military services ability to operate in challenging Thursday and Friday, respective- USS Princeton and guided-mis- streamlines the often-bureaucrat- in recent days submitted internal environments,” the statement ly.