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NHL MILITARY FACES League sees alarming Navy’s new Tom Payne takes on rate of concussions top officer visits serial killers in latest TV among goaltenders sailors in Japan series, ‘Prodigal Son’ Back page Page 3 Page 18 Exchanges to pull e-cigarettes, vape products amid concerns » Page 2 stripes.com Volume 78, No. 115 ©SS 2019 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 50¢/Free to Deployed Areas At the UN, it’s ‘America First’ Addressing world leaders, Trump attacks globalism while urging pressure on Iran Page 9 RELATED UN hears calls to act on climate Page 8 Trump admits to withholding aid to Ukraine Page 10 MARY ALTAFFER/AP President Donald Trump addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters Tuesday. 4 Marine officers fired in wake of deadly 2018 collision during in-air refueling BY COREY DICKSTEIN Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack fire the unit’s commander, its executive of- vestigation’s findings on Monday. Stars And Stripes Squadron 242 suffered from “inadequate ficer, its operations officer and its aviation The investigation, completed last month, oversight of training and operations” and safety officer, the Marine Corps said Mon- determined the pilot of the crashed Hor- WASHINGTON — Four Marine officers an “unprofessional command climate” day in a statement. net, Marine Capt. Jahmar Resilard, had were fired after investigators determined when the Hornet fighter jet crashed Dec. 6 The Corps announced in April the firing not been trained adequately to conduct a pilot’s inexperience conducting night- into the rear of the KC-130 Super Hercules of Lt. Col. James Compton, the commander tricky air-to-air refueling operations at time, in-air refueling and a toxic com- while conducting predawn air-to-air re- of the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni- night. However, the lead pilot, whose name mand climate within the unit contributed fueling over the Pacific Ocean off Japan’s based fighter squadron, but declined to was not released, approved Resilard’s use to the mid-air collision of an F/A-18 fighter coast, investigators probing the incident provide a specific reason for his removal . of an unusual maneuver after refueling and KC-130 air tanker late last year that determined. The investigation led Maj. It had not previously disclosed the removal — moving Resilard’s jet to the left side of killed six crew members, according to the Gen. Thomas Weidley, commander of the of the other three officers, who were not the KC-130. service. 1st Marine Aircraft Wing on Okinawa, to named in a statement announcing the in- SEE MARINES ON PAGE 4 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, September 25, 2019 MILITARY Army identifies Exchanges soldier found dead in Alaska plan to pull BY SETH ROBSON Stars and Stripes The Army has identified a soldier found dead on post in Alaska on Thursday. e-cigarette, Sgt. Ken Conrad Chambers, 33, was a signal support system specialist with the 70th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th In- fantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska officials vape items said in a statement provided to Stars and Stripes on Monday. The statement did not say where the BY SETH ROBSON death occurred, but Fort Wainwright THERON GODBOLD AND Criminal Investigation Division was look- Stars and Stripes ing into the incident . Chambers, of Upper Marlboro, Md., The Army and Air Force Exchange THERON GODBOLD/Stars and Stripes Service is pulling electronic cigarettes joined the Army in June 2007, the state- and vape products from on-base store The Army and Air Force Exchange Service said it plans to pull electronic cigarettes and ment said. shelves amid safety concerns, officials said vape products from store shelves by close of business on Sept. 30 . He served combat tours in Iraq from Tuesday. April 2010 to March 2011 and Afghanistan The move, which takes effect Sept. 30, Navy officials didn’t respond to ques- because Japan doesn’t sell vape products from September 2012 to June 2013. follows a plan announced last week by re- tions about sales at Navy Exchange stores. containing nicotine. He plans to buy his Chambers’ awards include two Army tail giant Walmart to stop selling the prod- AAFES stores have sold vape products supplies online. Commendation Medals, four Army ucts amid concerns about links to severe since late 2012, spokeswoman Julie Mitch- Senior Airman Isaac Hoke, who was Achievement Medals, four Army Good lung disease. ell said in an email Friday. vaping at Yokota last Thursday, said he Conduct Medals, the Afghanistan Cam- The Army Public Health Center warned In 2018 exchange stores sold $1.8 million took up the habit four years ago and is now paign Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, servicemembers Sept. 12 to avoid vape worth of vape products, down 11% from the addicted. the Global War on Terrorism Expedition- products after the Centers for Disease previous year, she said. “I don’t really see how they can say it’s ary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Control and Prevention said vaping may be “The category has never been more more dangerous than smoking or [chewing Service Medal, the Korea Defense Service linked to hundreds of cases of severe lung than 1 percent of tobacco sales for the Ex- tobacco] … I think it’s a much safer alter- Medal, the Military Outstanding Volunteer disease and at least six deaths in dozens of change,” she said. native,” he said. Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, states. Vape products sold at AAFES stores in- Authorities shouldn’t ban vaping since three Overseas Service Ribbons and the “Until the U.S. Food and Drug Adminis- clude the brands blu and myblu made by it’s no more dangerous than using other to- NATO Medal. tration’s work with the Centers for Disease Fontem Ventures and Vuse Vibe and Vuse bacco products, Hoke said. Chambers’ death happened the same day Control and Prevention and state health Solo made by R.J. Reynolds, Mitchell said. Another Yokota airman, Staff Sgt. Do- that another Alaska-based servicemem- departments to collect information on e- “Both manufacturers’ products are reg- menic Miner, said he vapes for stress ber, Air Force Tech. Sgt. Phillip Croley, cigarette and vape products is complete … istered with the [Food and Drug Adminis- relief. was found dead at Joint Base San Antonio, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service tration],” she said. “I understand what they’re saying [in the Texas, where he was on temporary duty. is removing these products from its as- The recent vaping news didn’t have the warning] but it’s like saying you shouldn’t Croley was assigned to the 354th Civil sortment, effective close of business Sept. support of servicemembers using the prod- drink or smoke,” he said. “It’s just one of Engineer Squadron at Eielson Air Force 30,” AAFES senior public affairs manager ucts at designated smoking areas at Yokota those things you’re going to do.” Base. The circumstance surrounding his Chris Ward said in an email Tuesday. Air Base, the home of U.S. Forces Japan Stars and Stripes reporters Christian Lopez and death were under investigation by the Air AAFES officials said last week that elec- and the 5th Air Force in western Tokyo. James Bolinger contributed to this report. Force Office of Special Investigations, ac- tronic cigarettes and vape products con- Airman 1st Class Mathew Betts, of [email protected] cording a statement by the service. Twitter: @SethRobson1 stitute a small and falling share of tobacco Frenchtown, Mont., said Tuesday that [email protected] [email protected] sales at overseas stores. going to off-base stores isn’t an option Twitter: @GodboldTheron Twitter: @SethRobson1 T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup ............ 17 Business .......................... 21 Classified ................... 19, 23 Comics ............................. 22 Crossword ........................ 22 Faces ............................... 18 Opinion ............................ 20 Sports .........................25-32 Weather ........................... 21 Wednesday, September 25, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 3 MILITARY Chief of naval operations talks goals, China BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS ‘ Stars and Stripes I’m getting some great feedback and a sense of what YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — Nervous chatter and the sound of shift- their challenges are, what’s ing boots filled the mess hall aboard the motivating them, what we can USS Shiloh on Monday as a group of junior sailors waited to meet the newly appointed improve on and what we need chief of naval operations. to sustain as far as what we’re On his first overseas trip since becoming doing well. the Navy’s top officer Aug. 22, Adm. Mike ’ Gilday made a point to speak to as many Adm. Mike Gilday chief of naval operations sailors as he could. His friendly manner appeared to put sailors at ease enough to share their stories. “I’m getting some great feedback and a and really our pacing threat.” sense of what their challenges are, what’s “Our focus for these ships is on their motivating them, what we can improve on current state of readiness, and that’s ev- and what we need to sustain as far as what erything from how we man them to how we’re doing well,” Gilday told Stars and well we train these crews to keep them to a Stripes. “This is a priority area of opera- high degree of proficiency in terms of their tions for the U.S. Navy, so we came to see material condition as well,” Gilday said. some frontline ships and some frontline As he toured the Shiloh on Monday, Gil- sailors.” day made a point to make eye contact and Just a month into his tenure, Gilday said shake the hand of each sailor he met, from he’s excited to lead the Navy through an Above and seaman apprentices to the ship’s com- era “focused on great power competition, left: Chief mander.