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MILITARY DOD mulls revival of ‘stop-loss’ amid crisis

BY MISSY RYAN The Pentagon is considering new steps to retain uniformed service members, including the potential revival of the military’s controversial “stop-loss” policy, as the coronavirus crisis limits the arrival of new troops and dis- rupts its personnel pipeline. VIRUS OUTBREAK Officials said that implement- ing the stop-loss policy, employed during the George W. Bush ad- ministration as years of grueling combat in Iraq and Afghanistan strained the force, was among the measures being considered but was not the preferred option. Defense Department spokes- woman Lisa Lawrence said a range of options are under con- sideration but no formal recom- mendation or no decision had Modly been made. Lawrence said that stop-loss — which can retain enlisted troops beyond their planned departure date, delay officers’ retirement and lengthen reserve troops’ ac- tive-duty service — would “only be considered if absolutely neces- sary and is an alternative that we resigns will work diligently to avoid.” Officials said the department’s top official for personnel issues, Undersecretary for Personnel and Readiness Matthew Dono- Acting navy secretary steps down van, is developing draft guidance that if approved would allow the services to suspend planned pro- amid carrier controversy motions, retirements and other exits, and potentially to imple- ment the stop-loss policy. Page 3 It was not immediately clear what other steps might be taken first, but current and former of- Get the latest news on the virus outbreak ficials and outside experts said at stripes.com/coronavirus they could include allowing ser- vice members who already have put in their retirement papers to delay their exits, withdrawing ap- proval for planned exits from the LISA FERDINANDO / Department of Defense military or offering troops finan- cial incentives to stay longer. PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, April 9, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES Military rates Switzerland (Franc)...... 0.9701 Consumers get breaks, but layoffs keep coming Euro costs (April 9) ...... $1.06 Thailand (Baht) ...... 32.76 Dollar buys (April 9) ...... €0.8962 Turkey (Lira) ...... 6.7814 British pound (April 9) ...... $1.21 Associated Press (Military exchange rates are those least April 27. leave Wednesday. Japanese yen (April 9) ...... 106.00 available to customers at military banking South Korean won (April 9) ...... 1,189.00 Honda will stop paying its Some companies have also rec- Commercial rates facilities in the country of issuance The pandemic is sapping tril- for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the roughly 14,400 production work- ognized that their customers are Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3770 Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For lions from the economy and the British pound ...... $1.2392 ers in Ohio, Indiana, Alabama, suffering and extended a hand. nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., ramifications for businesses, Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.4027 purchasing British pounds in Germany), Georgia and South Carolina as it Allstate is sending shelter-in- China (Yuan) ...... 7.0641 from banks to restaurants, is se- check with your local military banking Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.8587 extends a production shutdown place paybacks to customers, with facility. Commercial rates are interbank vere. Few industries have been Egypt (Pound) ...... 15.7499 spared from mass layoffs. through May 1. Workers are get- most getting checks for 15% of Euro ...... $1.0882/0.9189 rates provided for reference when buying ting health insurance and other their monthly premium in April Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.7521 currency. All figures are foreign currencies Recent personnel actions re- to one dollar, except for the British pound, benefits. and May. The insurer is sending Hungary (Forint) ...... 329.38 ported by businesses include Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.5946 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, moves by BJ’s Restaurants, Thousands of Spirit AeroSys- out $600 million to customers, ac- Japan (Yen) ...... 108.78 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) tems employees are being fur- cording to a regulatory filing. Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3110 INTEREST RATES which is laying off about 16,000 Norway (Krone) ...... 10.2672 workers. loughed for three weeks without JPMorgan Chase has elimi- Philippines (Peso)...... 50.50 Prime rate ...... 3.25 Nissan is furloughing about pay. Most employees at Spirit, nated minimum payment re- Poland (Zloty) ...... 4.17 Discount rate ...... 0.25 Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7573 Federal funds market rate ...... 0.05 10,000 workers as it extends a the largest employer in Wichita, quirements on credit cards and i s Singapore (Dollar) ...... 1.4275 3-month bill ...... 0.14 production suspension until at Kan., will be placed on unpaid waiving late fees. South Korea (Won) ...... 1,218.81 30-year bond ...... 1.43 WEATHER OUTLOOK THURSDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST THURSDAY IN EUROPE FRIDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY The Roosevelt has 230 positive in which [he] addressed the crew Stars and Stripes cases of the coronavirus as of of the USS Tuesday, according to the Navy. and made disparaging comments WASHINGTON — Acting Modly traveled to the Roosevelt about their former commander, Navy Secretary Thomas Modly — now in port in Guam — where Capt. Crozier.” resigned Tuesday amid mount- he disparaged the fired captain McPherson, a retired admi- ing criticism for his disparaging in a speech to the crew of nearly ral who served for 26 years, is a comments about the commander 5,000 sailors, according to a re- “smart, capable, and professional of the USS Theodore Roosevelt cording of his remarks leaked leader who will restore confi- who he fired over a leaked letter Monday. dence and stability in the Navy requesting aid for the coronavi- Modly initially defended his during these challenging times,” rus outbreak aboard the ship. words Monday, but hours later is- Esper said in his statement. Defense Secretary sued an apology saying he did not Modly had been the acting said Tuesday in a statement think Crozier is naïve or stupid. Navy secretary since November that he had accepted Modly’s “I believe, precisely because when former Navy Secretary resignation. he is not naive and stupid, that Richard Spencer was fired by “He resigned on his own ac- he sent his alarming email with Esper for loss of confidence due cord, putting the Navy and the the intention of getting it into the to his handling of the case of JOE GROMELSKI/Stars and Stripes sailors above self so that the USS public domain in an effort to draw Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer Theodore Roosevelt, and the Then-acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly is seen at a public attention to the situation on Edward Gallagher, who was ac- Navy as an institution, can move hearing on Capitol Hill in December . his ship. I apologize for any con- cused of committing war crimes. forward,” Esper said. fusion this choice of words may Gallagher was acquitted of mur- Acting Army Undersecre- for a solution within regular Navy fit to lead our Navy through this have caused,” he said in his apol- der but found guilty of posing in tary James McPherson has been channels, Trump said. trying time. [Defense] Secretary ogy statement. a photo with the dead body of an appointed as the acting Navy Modly’s resignation comes [Mark] Esper should immediate- Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., rank- Islamic State fighter. secretary. after calls from several Democrat ly fire him,” Rep. Elaine Luria, ing member of the Senate Armed In March, President Don- During President Donald lawmakers asking Esper to fire D-Va., a Navy veteran, said in a Services Committee, supported ald Trump nominated U.S. am- Trump’s daily coronavirus news the Navy secretary for comments statement. Modly’s resignation. bassador to Norway, Kenneth briefing at the White House, he that he made about Capt. Brett Modly announced Crozier’s “It is my understanding that Braithwaite, to be the 77th Navy said he played no role in Modly’s Crozier to the Roosevelt crew, firing Thursday at the Pentagon acting Secretary Modly removed secretary. Braithwaite is a gradu- resignation, despite telling re- saying Crozier was “too naïve or after the letter that the captain Capt. Crozier against the advice ate of the U.S. Naval Academy, porters a day before that he might too stupid to be the commanding emailed requesting immediate of senior Navy uniformed lead- serving in the Navy and then the intervene in the dispute regard- officer of a ship like this.” assistance for the aircraft carri- ership and without completion of Navy Reserve for 27 years before ing Crozier’s removal. “Acting Secretary of the Navy er’s virus outbreak was published a proper investigation,” he said retiring in 2011. Esper is now considering “what Thomas Modly’s remarks to the two days earlier in the San Fran- Tuesday in a prepared statement. [email protected] to do” with Crozier and looking crew show that he is in no way cisco Chronicle. “Also troubling was the manner Twitter: @caitlinmkenney Marines to get lighter, better-fitting body armor

Stars and Stripes Col. Andrew Konicki, program manager for infantry combat The Marine Corps has begun issuing better-fitting protective equipment at MCSC. vests that are more streamlined By eliminating excess bulk and and significantly lighter than the cutting out the shoulders to allow current model. for a better fit for rifle stock, the The Plate Carrier Generation new system also improves Ma- III vest can be easily adapted for rines’ ability to shoot and move, different missions, and removed said Lt. Col. Bryan Leahy, of the and reassembled in seconds, Ma- individual armor team at MCSC. rine Corps Systems Command Nearly 15,000 more Marines, said in a statement released both male and female, will be able Tuesday. When coupled with pro- to fit into the new body armor, tective plates, the system guards which is available in more sizes against bullets and fragmenta- than the legacy system, the state- tion, the statement said. ment said. Tests of a prototype of the new A closer fit to the body provides vest, which is around 25% lighter increased protection, while re- than the legacy system, showed ducing the risk of injury due to that it also significantly reduces improper fit, it said. fatigue in the field, the statement Infantry units are among the said. /U.S. Marine Corps first to get the new body armor, JACK C. HOWELL “When you lighten the load, which is expected to be available Marines can get to their destina- Sgt. Robert Peas, left, and Lance Cpl. Cameron O’Hara, infantry Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine tions faster and they’re going to to all Marines by approximately Regiment, 1st Marine Division, sprint to cover during the Integrated Training Exercise at Marine Air have more endurance, which in- Oct. 2022. Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., in January. The U.S. Marine Corps started issuing more creases their lethality,” said Lt. [email protected] streamlined body armor that provides a better fit and is significantly lighter than the current model. Afghan government releases 100 Taliban prisoners Correction An April 8 story on so- Associated Press the list they handed over to Wash- personnel they hold hostage. government is releasing without cial distancing standards ington during negotiations. Jawed Faisal, spokesman for verification. He said the Taliban should have said that the KABUL, Afghanistan — Af- SARS virus sickened more ghanistan released 100 Taliban The prisoner release is a critical Afghanistan’s National Security withdrew a technical team to first step to intra-Afghan negotia- adviser, said the 100 were re- oversee the releases because of than 8,000 people and killed prisoners Wednesday, claiming at least 774 from 2002- 03, they were among 5,000 detainees tions aimed at bringing an end to leased from the base in Bagram, delays by the government. In a decades of war in Afghanistan. near Kabul, on Wednesday. tweet, Shaheen admonished the according to the Centers to be freed under a deal between for Disease Control and The U.S.-Taliban deal signed in Taliban political spokesman government for refusing to re- insurgents and the U.S. The Tal- Prevention website. iban said, however, they have yet February also calls for the Tal- Suhail Shaheen said the insur- lease the first 15 Taliban they re- to verify those released were on iban to free 1,000 government gent group doesn’t know who the quested who were on the list. PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, April 9, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK Halt on PCS travel could be extended through mid-July

BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS to be “very tough” in the United Stars and Stripes States as infection rates are ex- pected to climb, Goldfein added, The Pentagon stand-down on citing his study of predictive all travel — including for mili- models. MARY F. C ALVERT/MCT tary moves — could be extended “I think we’re about to have a into mid-July, Air Force Chief of couple of our toughest weeks here Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., shown in his Washington, D.C., office in 2014 , says President Donald Staff Gen. David Goldfein said in in the country,” he said. “June Trump should order the Pentagon to help mass-produce components of coronavirus testing kits. a virtual town hall meeting on the seems to be about where we’re official Air Force Facebook page going to level, and then July and Monday. August look to be — potentially Service members and their — recovery months.” Lawmaker says White House families have been barred from “I could be totally off, but that’s domestic travel, including per- what we’re planning for right manent change of station moves, now,” he added. should seek DOD help with kits since a Defense Department Decision makers are also tak- stop-movement order went into ing school schedules into con- BY COREY DICKSTEIN dustrial partners and its expertise tory of quickly mobilizing efforts effect March 16. Overseas travel sideration as they develop a Stars and Stripes in logistics is uniquely positioned to mass produce products needed was included in that restriction possible new timeline for lifting to oversee the mass production of in a crisis. March 25. the restriction, Goldfein said in WASHINGTON — The White such swabs and other components Smith cited the development of The order is currently set to ex- the livestream. House should enlist more help of testing kits, Smith said. But, so the Mine-Resistant Ambush-Pro- pire May 11, but defense officials “If families are going to move, from the Pentagon as it battles the far, Trump has not ordered the tected series of tactical vehicles as are considering enacting a 60- we want to get families in place spreading coronavirus pandemic Pentagon’s involvement in pro- an example. The hulking, large- day extension as the world battles before school starts,” Goldfein that has left Americans largely ducing such supplies. wheeled, heavily armored trucks the coronavirus pandemic, the said. “Sixty days will take you homebound, the chairman of the Smith blamed the Pentagon for were quickly developed, built Air Force’s top officer said in the from May until July — does that House Armed Services Commit- not being “forward leaning” on and deployed in the mid-2000s as town hall. get families in place based on tee said Tuesday. leading efforts to build more kits, American troops faced devastat- “We are probably going to see what we think the [infection rate] Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., but he laid blame squarely on ing threats from roadside bombs an extension to the stop move- said that the Pentagon should be curve is going to look like?” Trump’s shoulders, saying that it in Iraq and Afghanistan. ment for some period of time,” Esper is expected to make a involved in mass-producing com- appeared the president had no in- “No one in the of Goldfein said. decision on extending the stop- ponents of testing kits, especially terest in asking for the military’s America is better at mass produc- On Monday, Defense Secretary movement order “this week or the critical swabs which are in expertise. tion in a crisis than the Depart- Mark Esper tasked his undersec- next,” Goldfein said in the town short supply. He blasted President Neither Pentagon or White ment of Defense,” Smith said. retary of defense for personnel hall. ’s handling of the House officials responded to re- “Frequently throughout our his- and readiness with determining pandemic, which has killed more quests Tuesday for responses to With more than 360,000 con- tory … we’ve had conflict come whether to extend the depart- than 12,000 people in the United Smith’s comments. firmed cases as of Wednesday, up where we suddenly needed States, calling his response to the The House committee chair- ment-wide travel restriction or the U.S. has the largest number something we didn’t know we crisis “pathetically slow. man did levy praise on Defense “turn that determination over to of positive coronavirus cases re- “If you look at what’s happened Department leadership for what needed.” services May 12,” Goldfein said ported in the world, according the and where this is going, it’s going they have been asked to do. That The pandemic is no different, during the town hall. World Health Organization’s most to require a massive amount of includes sending thousands of he argued. “The question that everyone recent situation report. There testing before we can safely allow uniformed medical personnel to If the Pentagon was able to pro- is asking is, ‘What happens on have been more than 10,800 people to get back to work,” Smith hot spots throughout the nation to duce enough testing material for May 12?’” Goldfein said in the deaths in the U.S. from the virus. said in a telephone news briefing. support civilian health workers. its own personnel, it would free livestream. Approximately 1.79 million “The truly pathetic part of this is Nearly 27,000 National Guard up other testing kits for civilians. Coronavirus predictive models coronavirus tests had been per- on testing. We are testing fewer members have been activated Smith said that it could be criti- indicate that the pandemic is ul- formed in the U.S. since March people today than we were a week in their home states to aid in re- cal as the government attempts to timately not expected to be “that 5, President Donald Trump ago … [because] we are running sponse efforts, as well. The Pen- slow the virus primarily by con- much better than where we’re sit- said during a press briefing on out of swabs.” tagon is also involved in efforts to taining it. ting at here today” by May 12, he Tuesday. The Defense Department with develop a coronavirus vaccine. [email protected] said. [email protected] its existing relationships with in- The Pentagon has a long his- Twitter: @CDicksteinDC April and May will continue Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos Pandemic could end up delaying Pentagon spending and policy bill

BY COREY DICKSTEIN most lawmakers at their homes together crammed into a room on Smith did not provide specific ing resolution. Without the yearly Stars and Stripes across the nation, he is worried Capitol Hill shaping their version examples of his priorities for bill’s on-time implementation, about the Sept. 30 deadline for an of the bill. next year’s NDAA. He said that new programs cannot move for- WASHINGTON — The corona- on-time bill. More than a week after can- writing the law is more compli- ward, as the Pentagon must op- virus pandemic could delay fed- “The likelihood that it slips cel ing the session, Smith said cated when you are not in regular erate under the previous year’s eral funding bills, including the past Oct. 1 is obviously increas- Tuesday that he still did not know contact with the other members, annual Pentagon spending and ing by the day,” Smith, chairman when it might occur. but they are attempting to work spending guidelines, Pentagon policy law, if the outbreak contin- of the House committee, said in a For now, Smith said that he has through it. officials have said. ues to paralyze American life into telephone news briefing from his no plans to scale back the size or A late Pentagon policy and In February, the Defense De- the summer months, a top House home state. ‘I think you’re going scope of the bill. The 2020 NDAA, spending bill is nothing new. The partment submitted a budget lawmaker on defense issues said to see a lot of the congressional for example, ran more than 1,000 2020 NDAA was not passed until request of $705.4 billion to Con- Tuesday. action that was planned for this pages, setting how the Pentagon December as lawmakers wran- gress for fiscal year 2021, which Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., year [delayed].” spends the funds in its budget gled over the inclusion of money begins Oct. 1. told reporters that House Armed The pandemic has already and setting policies ranging from for President Donald Trump’s It remains unclear how long Services Committee members forced Smith to indefinitely post- the size of the Army to parental promised U.S.-Mexico border Congress will halt regular busi- and staffers were moving forward pone the NDAA markup session leave policies for the Defense De- wall. in an effort to ready drafts of the originally scheduled for April partment’s civilian workers. Last Pentagon leaders have often ness outside of the pandemic 2021 National Defense Authori- 30. That critical session sees all year’s NDAA also allowed the been critical of late NDAAs and response. zation Act by May 1. But with no 57 members of the committee Pentagon to establish and begin other budget bills, which force [email protected] end in sight to the pandemic and and their staffers spend hours building a Space Force. them to operate under a continu- Twitter: @CDicksteinDC Thursday, April 9, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 VIRUS OUTBREAK Stuttgart cases top 100, but rate may finally be slowing

BY JOHN VANDIVER A concern, however, is that Stars and Stripes there remain cases in which those who are infected could unwit- STUTTGART, Germany — tingly spread the virus around, More than 100 members of the he said. military community in Stuttgart Last month, the Army in Stutt- have tested positive for the coro- gart tested approximately 250 navirus, but Army leaders at the hard-hit garrison said there are military community members signs that the rate of new infec- who did not display any symp- tions is slowing. toms. While it hasn’t been dis- To date, 103 people have tested closed how many of those people positive for the virus, Stuttgart tested positive, Condrey said one garrison commander Col. Jason finding was that some people “to Condrey said during an online this day” have shown no symp- town hall meeting Tuesday. But toms even though they had the roughly half of those people have virus. recovered, and the number of On Sunday, the Pentagon is- DAVID ESPARZA/U.S. Marine Corps people in self-quarantine or iso- sued another new policy to deal Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Ottinger wears a homemade face covering while posing for a photo Tuesday lation also has declined, Condrey with such growing concerns, call- on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. said. ing for personnel to wear masks “With that news comes a threat if they cannot maintain proper … and that’s complacency,” said social distancing standards. Con- Here’s how the six services are carrying Condrey, who urged commu- drey said that when he ventures nity members to remain vigilant out around the base, he will be when it comes to practicing social among the troops wearing a distancing and maintaining good out guidelines for military face masks mask, even while practicing so- hygiene. cial distancing. BY CHAD GARLAND or N95 respirators, except for face coverings out of Army Com- The military’s first coronavi- “I’m going to wear something Stars and Stripes those working in medical envi- bat Uniforms or other materials rus infection in Stuttgart surged over my face,” he said. “It may ronments. In an apparent excep- that have been chemically treat- quickly after the first case was be for me, it may be for someone Balaclavas may be OK, but ski tion, the Navy allows “medical or ed. No “skull and crossbones,” confirmed on March 14. Stutt- masks may not be, depending on construction type masks” without but maybe brown or something gart, a major metropolitan area who comes near me.” which uniform a service mem- caveat in its formal guidance. “somewhat professional,” said in Germany, has had more coro- [email protected] ber wears, under service-specific The Marine Corps, which relies Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael navirus infections among its per- Twitter: @john_vandiver guidance on the Pentagon’s new on Navy medical workers, forbids Grinston in a Facebook live event sonnel than all bases in Japan and facial covering requirements. the purchase or use of N95 or Tuesday. South Korea combined. On Sunday, the Defense De- surgical masks to meet the new It is unclear what the current partment began requiring ev- DOD requirement. The Coast Additional warnings number of COVID-19 infections eryone on DOD property to wear Guard guidance states that sur- is within the entire military in face coverings in public or work gical masks should be used only While not required to wear Europe. On March 30, the De- settings, “to the extent practical,” as a “last resort and only with the masks in their residences, partment of Defense issued a new when six feet of physical distance command concurrence” when Marines and their families were guidance that said installations cannot be maintained. In com- local supplies are adequate, but encouraged to do so, but children worldwide must stop announcing mand-level guidance, U.S. Euro- N95 respirators are forbidden for under age 2 and others who can’t coronavirus case figures among pean Command has noted that broader use. remove the mask without assis- their personnel. includes inside government vehi- tance should not wear them, the Since then, commands in Eu- cles, and U.S. Central Command Interim options Marine Corps said. rope have updated their policies said that it includes hallways in- Face coverings should not be so as not to release any detailed All the services mentioned use side buildings. shared and users should avoid information, citing operational of items such as scarves and ban- The Army, Air Force and Navy touching the areas near their security concerns. Before the danas or, in the case of the Army, have all indicated that they would noses and mouths when remov- policy change, there were rough- Air Force and Marine Corps, be providing official uniform ing the covering, the Coast Guard ly 130 cases in Germany alone, government-issued neck gaiters masks. Until then, they and the warned. When not being worn, according to a Stars and Stripes or balaclavas. The Marine Corps other services have outlined the covering should be stored forbids the use of full masks, such tally. options that meet some basic somewhere only the user will as field protective masks and ski U.S. Army Europe on Wednes- requirements. touch it, to avoid contaminating masks. day said that it believed Stuttgart Here’s how the guidance breaks surfaces. And users should wash Homemade masks should was still in compliance with the down: their hands before and after han- “present a neat and professional Pentagon directive, since the dling the mask. CDC compliance military appearance,” the Ma- positive test figure was offset by rine Corps states, and cannot in- The masks are part of an over- information about those who have all approach to preventing the All the services agree that the clude “demeaning or derogatory recovered. spread of the COVID-19 disease, face coverings should comply logos, profanity, racist, sexist, “In the case of the Stuttgart including social distancing and with Centers for Disease Control printed wording, eccentric de- Town Hall, the commander stat- limiting movement, the Coast and Prevention guidance — that signs, offensive script, wrongful ed the number of those who tested they fit snugly and comfortably drug abuse, dissident or protest Guard said in its guidance. positive in the past, and high- against the side of the face, be se- activity, or imagery.” “Members should not assume lighted that more than 50% had cured with ties or ear loops, allow Similarly, the Navy and Air that face covering is an effective, recovered,” USAREUR said in a unrestricted breathing, include Force state that masks should be stand-alone method of protec- statement. “The specific number more than one layer of cloth and “conservative” in appearance, tion,” said the memo signed by of current positive cases on the be machine washable without professional and inoffensive. The Rear Adm. Dana Thomas, the installation was not released, thus being damaged or losing shape. Coast Guard prefers solid colors service’s chief medical officer. providing useful information to such as navy blue, black, gray or “Be vigilant and work to avoid the public while also maintaining Use bandanas, T-shirts white. large groups, maintain social dis- operational security.” Though it did not specifically tancing and don’t let your guard The latest numbers in Stuttgart Most services prefer masks bar any colors or patterns, Army down.” are a signal that conditions could fashioned from bandanas or T- g u id a nc e wa r ne d M o nd ay t h at s ol- [email protected] be improving locally, Condrey shirts to the use of surgical masks diers should not make homemade Twitter: @chadgarland said. PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, April 9, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK Air Force bases in Japan tighten restrictions

BY SETH ROBSON Stars and Stripes YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — The Air Force has tightened restrictions at its bases in Tokyo and Okinawa but is hold- ing off on tougher measures in northeast Japan as the military battles the coronavi- rus pandemic. The new rules follow U.S. Forces Japan commander Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider’s declaration Monday of a public health emergency for U.S. military bases in and around Tokyo. Tuesday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced a month- long state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures. At Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo, home of U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force, 374th Airlift Wing commander Col. Otis Jones on Tuesday widened restric- tions imposed on active-duty troops late last month. Those restrictions on travel and activity now include U.S. and Japanese civilian workers, contractors, military re- tirees and family members. Those with access to the base are now restricted to a local area that includes Yo- kota or, if they live off base, their homes, wing spokeswoman Capt. Alicia Premo said in an email Tuesday. “For all personnel that live on Yokota Air Base, they are required to stay on the installation unless traveling within the im- mediate vicinity of the installation for the purpose of obtaining essential services,” MANDY FOSTER/U.S. Air Force she said. Airmen from the 18th Medical Group conduct COVID-19 testing at Kadena Air Base, Japan, on March 20. Those who live off base may travel to and from the installation and within its im- now they are required to participate in out- work. dependents, this could result in loss of mediate vicinity or their home for essential door activities on the base,” she said. However, off-base activities are autho- command sponsorship and an early return services, Premo said. The military’s Tama Hills recreation rized, including taking kids to and from of dependents.” Essential services include take-out area — about 15 miles from Yokota — was child care or school; housing and financial At Misawa Air Base in northeastern food, grocery shopping, gasoline, postal services, medical supplies, veterinary shuttered Wednesday afternoon, accord- activities such as paying rent, utility bills Japan, prohibited off-base activities include services, household cleaning supplies and ing to a post on the official base Facebook or banking; grocery shopping and buying those banned at other bases, including shopping for personal care necessities page. It did not say when the facility, which other essential household items; paying hotel stays, dining in sit-down restaurants such as toiletries. includes a golf course and horse-riding road tax; medical and veterinary care; ve- and going to malls, bars or movie theaters, “All travel for non-essential services is trails, would reopen. hicle repair and gas fill-up; takeout from according to the base’s official Facebook prohibited,” she said. On Okinawa, 18th Wing officials at Kade- restaurants and convenience stores, com- page. Non-essential services include but are na Air Base — the only Air Force installa- mand-authorized health and wellness Misawa commander Col. Kristopher not limited to sit-down restaurants, bars, tion in Japan to have airmen test positive checks and outdoor exercise such as walk- Struve has not yet declared a public health night clubs, onsens (hot springs) and public for the virus — noted a jump in new cases ing, running and biking, according to the emergency. The base’s prefecture, Aomori, baths, off-base fitness facilities, shopping on the southern island prefecture, includ- post. is low risk for the virus, the 35th Medical malls, leisure shopping, movie theaters, ar- ing 12 on Tuesday. Civilian employees and family members Group said in a public health alert pub- cades, indoor game centers and Pachinko “In response to these changes in the of the 18th Wing and other personnel not lished Wednesday. Only 12 people in Ao- (gambling) halls. local [coronavirus] threat, 18th Wing is in- associated with the wing are strongly en- mori have tested positive and there have Personnel can participate in outdoor ac- creasing off-base travel restrictions to bet- couraged to follow the above restrictions, been no deaths. tivities on the installation where social dis- ter protect our #TeamKadena family and the post states. “I don’t want to go there when we don’t tancing can be maintained including, but our mission,” officials said in a Facebook “Personnel with access to Kadena AB have to,” Struve said through a face mask not limited to, hiking, running, biking and post Tuesday. who engage in activities that pose a seri- during a virtual town hall on Tuesday, “be- walking a pet, Premo said. The new rules restrict personnel who ous risk of [coronavirus] transmission or cause once we go there, we will probably “Before the Public Health Emergency, live on Kadena to base and require those threaten the health, safety and welfare of be there for a little while.” personnel were allowed to participate in who live on another installation or off base our force could face loss of access to the [email protected] outdoor activities off the installation, but to travel only between their home and base,” the posts states. “Additionally, for Twitter: @SethRobson1 US Forces Korea reports first virus case at Camp Casey

BY KIM GAMEL self-quarantine … due to his spouse test- Before that, most coronavirus infec- duty service members confirmed, so we’re Stars and Stripes ing positive,” it said without giving their tions were at U.S. Army Garrison Daegu maintaining a high level of readiness,” nationalities. in the eponymous southeastern city and spokesman Col. Lee Peters said Wednes- SEOUL, South Korea — The wife of a The military has sharply curtailed ac- surrounding areas at the heart of South day in an email. “We continue to maintain civilian employee at Camp Casey tested cess to its installations and banned troops Korea’s outbreak. No cases have been a robust combined defense posture to pro- positive for coronavirus Wednesday, U.S. from nonessential movement and social reported on Yongsan Garrison in Seoul, tect [South Korea] against any threat or Forces Korea said, the first infection on activities off-post in a bid to contain the which is in the process of closing as USFK adversary while maintaining prudent pre- the Army post near the border with North virus, which first appeared in China late consolidates forces in the south. ventive measures to protect the force.” Korea. last year. Wednesday’s confirmation was the first South Korea, meanwhile, reported 53 The confirmation raised to 21 the total Only two soldiers have tested positive infection at Camp Casey, home to the new cases for a total of 10,384 amid cau- number of cases affiliated with USFK as since USFK reported its first case on Feb. 210th Field Artillery Brigade and less than tious optimism that its aggressive testing the virus spread to nearly every major 24. However, the overall number of cases 20 miles from the heavily fortified buffer and tracking efforts may be working. The American base on the divided peninsula. has risen over the past two weeks as sev- zone that divides the peninsula. number of new cases has hovered around The woman last visited Camp Casey on eral American contractors and other civil- USFK insisted it could fight on both 50 for three consecutive days, down from a March 25 and has been in self-quaran- ians were infected at Camp Humphreys fronts despite the limitations imposed on high of 909 on Feb. 29, although 200 people tine at her off-post residence since April and Osan Air Base, prompting officials training and other activities. have died from the respiratory disease. 2, USFK said in a press release. “The to further tighten restrictions on those “While USFK had a confirmed [corona- [email protected] USFK employee has joined his spouse in installations. virus] case today, we remain at two active Twitter: @kimgamel Thursday, April 9, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK Pentagon reports 8th DOD-linked coronavirus death BY COREY DICKSTEIN hit service with 513 active cases of Stars and Stripes the virus — including 286 among the crew of the stricken aircraft WASHINGTON — Eight peo- carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, ple tied to the Defense Depart- according to CNN. The Army on ment have died of complications Wednesday reported 470 active TONY GUTIERREZ/AP related to the coronavirus, the cases, the Air Force reported 351 Texas National Guard Pfc. Gilberto Escobedo, left, and Finn Westenhave r separate produce into meal Pentagon announced Wednesday in data that also showed more and the Marines reported 140. boxes at the North Texas Food Bank on Tuesday . Guardsmen deployed in the coronavirus fight now have The data also showed 249 cases access to military health coverage. than 2,000 troops had tested posi- tive for the disease. among National Guard troops. The latest death included in the Pentagon officials acknowl- Defense Department’s daily tally edged a discrepancy of 252 active Trump grants National Guard of coronavirus cases was that of cases between the Pentagon’s a defense contractor who worked data and information compiled by at Robins Air Force Base in Geor- the services, but they did not offer access to federal health coverage gia. That person was the second an explanation for the difference. defense contractor to die after Another 1,040 military-linked BY ROSE L. THAYER and screening sites, expanding hospital bed capac- contracting the virus. Five DOD individuals had tested positive Stars and Stripes ity and building field hospitals, and screening pas- civilian workers and one New for the virus as of Wednesday, ac- sengers at airports for coronavirus symptoms. Jersey Army National Guards- cording to the Pentagon. They in- National Guard troops deployed on federal orders However, the medical coverage — and the other men have also died. cluded 461 DOD civilian workers, in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic can federal benefits afforded National Guard members Air Force officials declined to 382 military dependents and 197 now access military health coverage, according working in a federal capacity — are not available to provide additional information defense contractors. to an executive order signed by President Donald all Guard members activated in response to coro- about the contractor, including Trump on Tuesday night. the person’s age, citing federal [email protected] navirus. Only troops in states and on missions ap- Twitter: @CDicksteinDC The directive followed weeks of anxiety for thou- proved by the Federal Emergency Management medical privacy law. sands of troops exposing themselves to the highly Agency are on the federal status, known as Title Pentagon officials have taken contagious virus, unable to enroll in Tricare health 32, which provides federal money to states for those precautions in an effort to protect insurance. The coverage is only available to Guard service members, but allows the state’s governor to troops, including this week order- members on federal orders for more than 30 days maintain control over them. ing people who cannot maintain and Trump’s new order authorized troops to deploy Trump’s directive Tuesday also approved Arizo- six feet of space from others to for up to 31 days. na, Colorado, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, Ne- don protective face coverings. “Under those orders, Guard soldiers and airmen vada, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South But they have also repeatedly said could go to military treatment facilities if they are Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin and West Virginia for the force is largely young and fit, hurt or fear they are infected with the coronavirus, Title 32 status. Those states join 21 others, three ter- making them likely to recover if but most are not serving near such a facility,” re- ritories and Washington. they contract the virus. tired Brig. Gen. J. Roy Robinson, president of the Along with a handful of senators, Robinson and The Pentagon’s latest data also National Guard Association, said in a statement. the Guard association had pushed first for the fed- showed at least 2,120 military “Only Tricare enables them to go to local doctors eral status and then for health coverage. troops had tested positive for and hospitals without using their private insurance “We applaud President Trump’s action last night the virus by Wednesday. Among or digging into their pockets.” that will provide many Guard soldiers and airmen them, 144 had recovered from More than 28,400 National Guard troops are de- with the medical coverage they need to fight the the disease and 61 were hospi- ployed across all states, territories and Washington nation’s greatest public health crisis in more than a talized. DOD reported a total of providing support to their local communities. Mis- century,” Robinson said. 1,641 coronavirus cases among sions include cleaning nursing home facilities and [email protected] its troops on Tuesday. testing staff and residents for the virus, staffing test Twitter: @Rose_Lori The Navy remains the hardest

AMVETS cancels Memorial Day motorcycle ride in Washington

BY NIKKI WENTLING AMVETS took over plans for event, Rolling to Remember, for 24 in their local communities, Stars and Stripes a motorcycle ride through Wash- the weekend of May 23. while following social distancing ington after Rolling Thunder The of the three-day event guidelines. The 22 miles recog- WASHINGTON — A motor- organizers announced that 2019 was to raise awareness for prison- nizes an often-cited statistic that cycle rally in the nation’s capital, 22 veterans die by suicide every designed to replace the popular would be their last event. Rolling ers of war and troops still missing Rolling Thunder event, won’t Thunder, a 32-year tradition, at- in action, as well as the issue of day. Participants can download happen on Memorial Day week- tracted hundreds of thousands of veterans suicide. a phone app titled “REVER” to end because of the coronavirus participants every Memorial Day Instead of the in-person ride track and share their ride. pandemic, organizers announced weekend. and rally, AMVETS asked motor- [email protected] Tuesday night. AMVETS planned a similar cyclists to ride 22 miles on May Twitter: @nikkiwentling PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, April 9, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK CDC might revise guidelines for some exposed

BY ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Cen- ters for Disease Control and Pre- vention is considering changing its guidelines for self-isolation to make it easier for those who have been exposed to someone with the coronavirus to return to work if they are without symptoms. The public health agency, in conjunction with the White House coronavirus task force, is consid- ering an announcement as soon as Wednesday, Vice President Mike Pence said. Under the proposed guidance, people who are exposed to some- one infected would be allowed back on the job if they have no symptoms, test their tempera- ture twice a day and wear a face mask, said a person familiar with the proposal under consideration. The person was not authorized to publicly discuss the draft be- cause it had not been finalized Dr. Deborah Birx, White and described the proposal on the House coronavirus response PHOTOS BY ALEX BRANDON/AP condition of anonymity. coordinator, called the upcoming The new policy is aimed in par- CDC guidance “a very important Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about ticular at workers in critical jobs. piece.” the coronavirus at the White House on Tuesday , as Vice President Mike Pence listens. Fauci said that But it also comes as the Trump even as death rates rise, the Trump administration has been working on plans to eventually reopen the administration is eyeing what it country amid “glimmers of hope” that social distancing is working to stop the virus’ spread. a reentry into normality would calls a “stabilization” in infec- look like,” he said on Fox News tion rates and looks toward roll- for more than 15 minutes, so re- with a mask and temperature cause more severe illness, includ- Channel. ing back some of the restrictive ally understanding where you checks after 14 days. ing pneumonia, and death. In the “That doesn’t mean we’re going social distancing guidelines and shouldn’t be within 6 feet of peo- Pence on Tuesday said the United States, there have been to do it right now,” he added. “But restarting the stalled economy. ple right now,” Birx told CBS on White House is focusing on the about 400,000 cases and about Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s it means we need to be prepared Wednesday. “ of need” for the current to ease into that. And there’s a lot 13,000 deaths. top infectious diseases expert, The proposed guidance would situation but also is operating on In fashioning the recommen- said Wednesday that even as of activity going on.” follow recommendations made by another track to consider future dations, the administration ap- death rates rise, the administra- Dr. Deborah Birx, a leader on the CDC that eased self-isolation recommendations for the public. peared to be trying to balance tion has been working on plans the White House’s coronavirus requirements for front-line medi- For most people, the new coro- to eventually reopen the country task force, called the upcoming cal workers who were exposed to navirus causes mild or moder- political concerns about wanting amid “glimmers of hope” that so- CDC guidance “a very important the virus. Under CDC guidance, ate symptoms, such as fever and to preserve as much normalcy as cial distancing is working to stop piece.” medical workers who have been cough that clear up in two to possible with public health con- the virus’ spread. “It looks at degree of exposure exposed to the virus without pro- three weeks. For some, especial- cerns that some infections are “If, in fact, we are successful, it and really making it clear that tective equipment but who have ly older adults and people with being spread by people who seem makes sense to at least plan what exposure occurs within 6 feet no symptoms can return to work existing health problems, it can to be healthy. Democrats want additions to Trump blasts world health group, defends early steps

Trump $250B emergency aid Associated Press the virus, even though there has been reason to believe that more WASHINGTON — Presi- BY JILL COLVIN of that channeled through com- In March, Congress passed a people died of COVID-19 than the dent Donald Trump on Tuesday country’s official tally. Associated Press munity-based financial institu- sweeping $2.2 trillion economic threatened to freeze U.S. funding tions that serve farmers, families, rescue package that’s now law. “They should have known and WASHINGTON — Congressio- to the World Health Organization, they probably did know,“ Trump women, minorities and veterans. But one of the programs in that saying the international group nal Democratic leaders proposed said of WHO officials. They’re also calling for an ad- package — the $350 billion Pay- had “missed the call” on the coro- Wednesday adding hundreds of Throughout his presidency, ditional $100 billion for hospitals check Protection Program — has navirus pandemic. billions of dollars for health care, Trump has voiced skepticism and community health centers to been swamped as businesses Trump also played down the state and local governments, and provide testing supplies and pro- rush to apply for up to $10 mil- toward many international orga- release of January memos from nizations and has heaped scorn food stamps to $250 billion in tective equipment like masks and lion in forgivable loans to keep a senior adviser that represented fresh emergency aid President gowns. They are seeking another paychecks flowing amid the stay- on the WHO. In its most recent an early warning of a possible budget proposal, in February, the Donald Trump wants to help $150 billion for state and local home shutdown. coronavirus pandemic, saying he administration called for slashing small businesses weather the governments to manage the coro- Treasury Secretary Steven had not seen them at the time. But the U.S. contribution to the WHO coronavirus epidemic. navirus crisis. Mnuchin requested the addition- he turned his anger on the WHO, Trump requested an additional from an estimated $122.6 million They also want a 15% increase al $250 billion in a private calls to first declaring that he would cut to $57.9 million. $250 billion for a just-launched to the maximum Supplemental Pelosi and Senate Majority Lead- off U.S. funding for the organiza- Trump continued on Tuesday small-businesses payroll pro- Nutrition Assistance Program er Mitch McConnell. Democrats tion, then backtracking and say- to defend his actions in the early gram and is looking to secure food stamp benefits, a proposal largely support it as a component ing he would “strongly consider” days of the crisis. He played down congressional passage this week. that could draw GOP opposition. of a broader new aid package. such a move. memos written by Peter Navarro, For that he will need Democratic “The heartbreaking accel- McConnell wants to swiftly Trump said the international a senior White House adviser, that support. eration of the coronavirus cri- pass it through Congress this group had “called it wrong” on were made public this week. In House Speaker sis demands bold, urgent and week. The House and Senate are the virus and that the organiza- the late January memos, the most and Senate Democratic Leader ongoing action from Congress all but shuttered, and it’s unclear tion was “very China-centric“ direct warning as yet uncovered Chuck Schumer outlined their to protect Americans’ lives and how the Democrats’ new request in its approach, suggesting that in the upper levels of the Trump own priorities in a Wednesday livelihoods,“ the leaders said in a will affect the prospect of holding the WHO had gone along with administration, Navarro warned statement. joint statement. “The American a vote with just 48 hours’ notice. Beijing’s efforts months ago to that the coronavirus crisis could They say they will approve the people need to know that their Congress is also racing to craft minimize the severity of the out- cost the United States trillions of $250 billion in assistance to small government is there for them in the next coronavirus rescue break. The WHO has praised dollars and put millions of Ameri- businesses, but want $125 billion their time of great need.” package. China for its transparency on cans at risk of illness or death. Thursday, April 9, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 VIRUS OUTBREAK Chinese city at heart of virus ends lockdown Elsewhere, effects of fighting pandemic take a heavy economic, psychological toll

Associated Press two economists said exports are expected to dive 60% in the April- LONDON — After 76 days in June period. lockdown, the Chinese city at the The Bank of France said the heart of the global pandemic re- French economy has entered re- opened Wednesday, and tens of cession, with an estimated 6% thousands immediately hopped drop in the first quarter com- on trains and planes to leave. Elsewhere, the economic, politi- pared with the previous three cal and psychological toll of fight- months, while Germany, Europe’s ing the virus grew increasingly economic powerhouse, is also clear and more difficult to bear. facing a deep recession. Experts British Prime Minister Boris said its economy will shrink 4.2% Johnson spent a second night in this year. intensive care with his country European governments have in the grips of its biggest crisis been scrambling to put together hundreds of billions of euros to since World War II. The 55-year- NG HAN GUAN/AP old Johnson, the first major world save lives and prevent bankrupt- cies. The countries worst hit by Residents walk along a retail street in Wuhan in central China’s Hubei province on Wednesday. The city leader confirmed to have COVID- of 11 million people reopened after it was locked down Jan. 23 to contain the coronavirus. 19, was stable and responding to the virus are among those that treatment, spokesman James can least afford the costs, like in France, the number of dead Slack said. Italy and Spain. But they disagree ‘ Across the Atlantic, New York over how to tackle the challenge. The psychological stress from this time climbed to more than 10,300. City endured one of its darkest The finance ministers of is going to be difficult to forget. It has just Worldwide, more than 1.4 mil- days yet, with the death toll surg- countries using the euro failed lion people have been confirmed ing past 4,000, hundreds more Wednesday to agree on how to been too much. infected and over 80,000 have help their nations through the cri- ’ than the number killed on 9/11. Diego Alonso died, according to Johns Hopkins New York state recorded 731 new sis, after marathon all-night talks. nurse in Spain University. The true numbers are coronavirus deaths Tuesday, its They will resume on Thursday. almost certainly much higher, biggest one-day jump yet, for a With European health work- because of limited testing, differ- statewide total of nearly 5,500. ers toiling round the clock in a ent rules for counting the dead “Behind every one of those desperate bid to save lives, the Spain’s Health Ministry on ating images of health workers and deliberate underreporting by Wednesday reported 757 new helping patients. numbers is an individual. There’s psychological toll is becoming some governments. deaths, bringing the total to more Restrictions in the city where a family, there’s a mother, there’s unbearable. For most, the virus causes mild than 14,500, and 6,180 new infec- most of China’s more than 82,000 a father, there’s a sister, there’s Weeks into Italy’s outbreak, to moderate symptoms such as tions. Both figures were slightly virus cases and over 3,300 deaths a brother. So a lot of pain again two nurses have killed them- fever and cough. But for some selves and more than 70 doctors higher than Tuesday’s, when the were reported have been gradu- today,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. older adults and the infirm, it can and 20 nurses have died from first increase in five days was ally eased in recent weeks as new Across the U.S., the death toll cause pneumonia and death. Over the virus. Hospitals are making explained by a backlog of test cases declined. reached about 13,000, with ap- 300,000 people have recovered. proximately 400,000 confirmed therapists available to help staff results and unreported weekend “I haven’t been outside for In Japan, Albert Camus’ novel infections. Some of the deadliest cope with the effects of seeing fatalities. more than 70 days,” said Tong “The Plague” has gone into seven hot spots were Detroit, New Or- so much death. Italy is the hard- Spanish authorities have ac- Zhengkun. “Being indoors for so leans and the New York metro- est-hit country overall, with over knowledged that laboratory bot- long drove me crazy.” extra printings since February politan area. 17,000 deaths. tlenecks and a shortage of testing In Europe, Britain and France and was so popular that one chain More pain was seen on the eco- In Spain, nurse Diego Alonso kits are giving an incomplete pic- appeared to be at different stages limited customers to one book nomic front. Japan, the world’s said he and colleagues have been ture of the disaster. of the crisis than Italy, where new each to curtail literary hoarding. third-largest economy, could con- using tranquilizers to cope. In Wuhan, the Chinese city of infections and virus deaths were The novel, first published in tract by a record 25% this quarter, “The psychological stress from 11 million where the pandemic declining daily. Deaths in Brit- French in 1947, portrays the di- the highest since gross domestic this time is going to be difficult to began, residents waved flags and ain reached nearly 6,200 after lemma of human existence as a product began to be tracked in forget. It has just been too much,” the city staged a light show with a one-day increase Tuesday of North African city gets overtaken 1955. The dismal prediction by he said. skyscrapers and bridges radi- 786, its highest figure yet, while by the plague. Report says outbreak triggers drop in climate-changing emissions

Associated Press biggest cut in U.S. energy emissions since Burning of fossil fuels, and the rate of 10% less jet fuel, and that the electricity at least 1990, EIA records show. The year climate damage, typically rebounds as an sector will generate 3% less power over- WASHINGTON — Despite mocking the after the start of the 2008 recession saw a economy does, after economic downturns. all, among other declines. Solar and wind idea of climate change, President Donald 7. 3% decline. Globally, “we’re seeing radical declines Trump will preside over one of the coun- power — which get scant attention from Trump routinely mocks the science of in transportation emissions and drops in Trump, other than his statements of loath- try’s sharpest drops in climate-damaging climate change, and his administration other sectors of the economy,” said Stan- ing for wind turbines — will account for emissions on record, as the economic pa- has moved to roll back tougher mileage ford University’s Rob Jackson, who heads a the majority of the country’s new electric- ralysis from the coronavirus tamps down and emissions standards and other climate group of independent scientists who moni- energy use, according to an Energy De- efforts from the Obama administration. tor global carbon pollution. “We haven’t ity generation, the report says. partment projection Tuesday. Emissions will fall markedly this year seen anything like this since the Great As marketplace competition reshapes The agency’s Energy Information Ad- anyway, owing to the slowing economy and Depression.” how Americans get their energy, power ministration projects a 7.5% drop in fossil restrictions on business and travel related The energy agency projects Americans plants will use 11% more renewables and fuel emissions for 2020. That would be the to the coronavirus, the EIA said. will burn 9% less gasoline and diesel and 20% less coal this year. PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, April 9, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK ROUNDUP Ark. governor says no stay-at-home orders for cities

Associated Press being consistently conducted at all prisons. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Ar- Christ’s office didn’t have kansas’ governor, who has resist- an immediate comment on the ed issuing a broad stay-at-home letter . order for his state to combat the coronavirus, on Tuesday opposed even allowing such restrictions at California the local level. SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who is Newsom said Tuesday he is work- among a handful of governors ing with the Legislature on an who haven’t issued stay-at-home economic stimulus package for orders, said those restrictions immigrants in the country ille- need to be dealt with on a state- gally and others not covered by JOHN LOCHER/AP wide basis. Hutchinson said a the federal stimulus package ap- number of mayors have talked proved by Congress. A man wears a face mask Tuesday while visiting the outdoor artwork installation titled Seven Magic with him about the issue. The federal government is di- Mountains by Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone amid the coronavirus outbreak . The installation is near Jean, “I think it points up the need to viding up about $30 billion to Nev., south of Las Vegas. have a statewide policy because roughly 14 million California if you have a business in one households this month, part of as the state’s death toll neared some parts from the federal gov- Oregon community, it impacts others,” the federal CARES Act. But the 350. ernment to make more test kits Hutchinson said. checks only go to those who file Three floors of the new Mar- for the coronavirus but the state PORTLAND — Oregon Gov. Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott their taxes using a Social Security cus Tower at Piedmont Atlanta does not have anywhere near the Kate Brown extended an order said he has asked the governor for number. Hospital will now open on April supplies needed to test widely. Tuesday prohibiting dine-in ser- a stay-at-home order for his city, Those who use an individual 13 instead of Aug. 1, Piedmont The U.S. government has told vice at restaurants and bars as which has already implemented a Taxpayer Identification Number, Healthcare said in a statement. Nevada its three pending re- state officials reported four more nighttime curfew. including most living in the coun- The new space will provide 132 quests for more kits are on an deaths from the coronavirus. Scott on Monday expanded the try illegally, are excluded. additional beds, including 64 ICU “indefinite backlog,” according to Oregon’s State Emergency Co- city’s restrictions to include a ban About 2 million people in Cali- beds, the statement said. state officials. ordination Center said the total on vehicle caravans after large fornia are suspected of living in News outlets report that state Sisolak said that the state re- number of deaths had reached 33 crowds gathered over the week- the country illegally, according officials are also exploring the ceived 3,000 kits of the chemicals as of Tuesday while confirmed end at an intersection and nearby to the California Latino Legisla- possibility of using other loca- needed and 4,000 swabs from cases increased to over 1,180 parking lots. tive Caucus. The group has asked tions, including the Georgia World the U.S. government, which state statewide. Hutchinson argues that a broad- Newsom to create a “Disaster Re- Congress Center — a sprawling health labs are using with other Brown’s original order ban- er stay-at-home order would put lief Fund” for cash payments to convention center in downtown supplies to assemble test kits ning dine-in service was set to many people out of work and that those immigrants until the state’s Atlanta — to house patients. as fast as they can, but it’s not expire next week but now aligns the state is keeping the number of emergency proclamation is lifted Nearly 1,900 people in the state enough. with her Stay Home, Save Lives infections below projections with or they are able to return to work. have been hospitalized and at “While we appreciate whatever order. Both will remain in effect targeted restrictions such as bans least 348 have died because of the testing components we get from until lifted by Brown. Businesses on large gatherings and closing Florida virus, according to the latest data the federal government, at this can continue take-out or delivery certain types of businesses. Tuesday from the Georgia De- time,” the Democratic governor service. The Health Department on TALLAHASSEE — Pressure partment of Public Health. said, the supplies so far “are not Tuesday said the number of mounted on Florida Gov. Ron De- nearly the volume necessary for Pennsylvania cases in Arkansas had risen to at Santis on Tuesday to make jobless Montana us to perform the desired amount least 997 from 927 the night be- benefits retroactive as the state’s HARRISBURG — Pennsylva- of testing that we want and our fore. Two more people died from newly unemployed continued to HELENA — Gov. Steve Bullock nia smashed its single-day high citizens want.” COVID-19, the illness caused by be mired in an unemployment extended the state’s stay-at-home, for reported coronavirus-related So far, more than 2,000 people the coronavirus, bringing the system riddled with glitches and school closures and business re- deaths, recording 78 more fatali- have tested positive for COVID- state’s death toll to 18. uncertainty amid the coronavi- strictions through April 24 in a ties and nearly 1,600 more cases rus outbreak. continuing effort to prevent the 19 in Nevada and 58 people have of COVID-19, as the state Depart- Arizona Amid rampant filing troubles, spread of the coronavirus, while died. ment of Health said Tuesday that it remained unclear how quickly the Department of Justice con- every county now has an infected PHOENIX — Advocates for the state could begin issuing firmed Tuesday what is believed New Jersey resident. inmates have asked Arizona’s top to be the first positive COVID-19 The count more than doubled checks to hundreds of thousands TRENTON — New Jersey is public health official to order in- case in a jail inmate. the previous single-day high of 34 of Floridians left without income set to open its second and larg- spections of state prisons to help Bullock also extended his other deaths, and boosted the statewide because of stay-at-home orders est field hospital as part of the guard against the coronavirus directives Tuesday, including re- death toll to 240, although the and the economic downturn. effort to confront the COIVD-19 there, saying corrections offi- Meanwhile, congressional strictions for on-premises food state health secretary, Dr. Rachel outbreak. cials aren’t consistently following Democrats called on Gov. Ron and beverage businesses; a pro- Levine, said some of the deaths Gov. Phil Murphy and other COVID-19 prevention guidelines DeSantis, a Republican, to extend hibition of gatherings larger than occurred over the weekend and state and military officials were and have done an inadequate job unemployment benefits beyond 10 people; consumer protections were delayed in being reported. set to tour the 500-bed facility in of keeping the public informed on the current 12-week limit and against evictions and the cancel- New cases — confirmed Mon- Edison at the New Jersey Conven- those efforts. raise the $275 a week cap, among lation of utilities; and a continuing day through midnight — raised tion and Exposition Center. A coalition of advocacy groups the lowest in the country. of a mandatory 14-day quaran- the statewide total to more said in a letter Tuesday to Depart- On Monday, the Department tine for people entering the state Another field hospital opened than 14,550, according to the ment of Health Services Director of Economic Opportunity, which on non-work-related travel. recently in Secaucus and has 250 department. Dr. Cara Christ that corrections processes Florida jobless claims, He also recommended resi- beds. Levine maintained Tuesday officials have called for weekly said it installed 72 new servers to dents wear a cloth face mask con- The field hospitals are expect- that the best way for people to deep cleaning of housing areas, handle the load and said a backup sistent with Centers for Disease ed to serve only non-coronavirus protect themselves, their families when guidelines from the Cen- system was functioning after offi- Control and Prevention guide- patients, taking pressure off other and their communities is to stay ters For Disease Control and Pre- cials discovered it was not online. lines in settings where social facilities so they can address home. vention call for daily cleanings of distancing measures are difficult those with COVID-19, according Not every state agency is urging shared surfaces. Georgia to maintain, such as at a grocery to the governor. people to stay home: The Pennsyl- They raised questions about store or pharmacy. New Jersey is among the hard- vania Fish and Boat Commission whether enough soap was being ATLANTA — An Atlanta hospi- est-hit states in the country. More opened trout season Tuesday, two given to inmates to adequately tal Tuesday announced the early Nevada than 1,200 have died so far and weeks ahead of schedule, to pre- clean housing areas and practice opening of part of an expansion to 44,000 residents have tested empt big gatherings of anglers good hygiene and whether health provide more intensive care beds LAS VEGAS — Gov. Steve positive, according to state health and travel that typically occur on care checks of employees were during the coronavirus pandemic Sisolak says Nevada has received officials. April’s traditional opening day. 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Associated Press the Republican-controlled state legislature. MADISON, Wis. — If Wiscon- “They could have delayed the sin was a test case for voting in election with no problem,” Claus the age of the coronavirus, it did said. “They decided if they can not go well for many voters. suppress the vote in Milwaukee Thousands were forced to con- gregate for hours in long lines on and Madison, where you have a Tuesday with no protective gear. large minority presence, you can Thousands more stayed home, get people elected you want elect- unwilling to risk their health and ed. And that’s sad.” unable to be counted because re- The chaos in Wisconsin, a quested absentee ballots never premier general election battle- arrived. ground, was expected to rever- Voters reported being afraid, berate across states that have angry and embarrassed by the primaries ahead. Alaska, Wyo- state’s unwillingness to postpone ming and Ohio are conducting their presidential primary elec- contests by mail this month, and tions as more than a dozen other other states, including Georgia, states have already done. are slated to hold in-person vot- A winner will not be declared ing in May. at least until next Monday in ac- Election experts warned that cordance with one of several Wisconsin was an example of court orders that shaped the what not to do. And the experi- contest. But Wednesday, Bernie ence added immediate context to Sanders dropped his presidential the broader debate about protect- campaign bid, virtually paving ing voting rights this November. the road to a Democratic nomi- “We have moved forward MARK HOFFMAN, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL-SENTINEL/AP nation for former Vice President with an election, but we have not moved forward with democ- City of Milwaukee Election Commission workers process absentee ballots Tuesday. Despite federal . health recommendations, thousands of Wisconsin voters waited hours in long lines Tuesday to vote. And there was evidence that mi- racy in the state of Wisconsin,” warned Neil Albrecht, executive nority voters were disproportion- Court election also being held to “get out and vote NOW” for the forced voters to wait together in ately impacted by widespread poll director of Milwaukee’s election Tuesday. A lower turnout was conservative judicial candidate. lines spanning several blocks in closures in their communities. commission. Michael Claus, 66, wore a pro- Democrats in and out of Wis- thought to benefit the conserva- The election was unlike virtu- some cases. Many did not have tective mask and a Tuskegee consin had pushed for the contest tive candidate. ally any other in recent memory. facial coverings. Airmen cap as he waited to vote. to be postponed, yet Republicans Lest there be any doubt about Milwaukee, the state’s largest As of Tuesday night, Wisconsin The African American man said — and the conservative-majority the GOP’s motivation, President city, opened just five of its 180 reported more than 2,500 coro- he tried to vote absentee and re- state Supreme Court — would not Donald Trump on Tuesday broke traditional polling places, forced navirus infections and 92 deaths quested a ballot in March but it give in. The fight over whether from health experts who have en- to downsize after hundreds of poll — 49 of them in Milwaukee Coun- never showed up. His only option to postpone the election was in- couraged all Americans to stay workers stepped down because of ty, where the voting lines were was to vote in person. He blamed fluenced by a state Supreme home by calling on his supporters health risks. The ensuing logjam longest. NM border Sanders wall workers spark virus drops out anxiety Associated Press WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders, who saw his once strong lead in the Demo- Associated Press RAY TREJO/AP cratic primary evaporate as the party’s ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Some resi- Portable housing is erected Monday in Columbus, N.M., for workers who are building establishment lined swiftly up behind rival dents of a southern New Mexico village, a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall. Immigrant advocates and residents are Joe Biden, ended his presidential bid on immigrant advocates and others are rais- concerned about the influx of workers given the coronavirus pandemic. Wednesday, an acknowledgment that the ing concerns about an influx of workers in former vice president is too far ahead for the community as part of the effort to build line. Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock says authorities over their handling of the surge him to have any reasonable hope of catch- the U.S.-Mexico border wall during the concerns about planned worker camps that of asylum seekers. ing up. coronavirus outbreak. could house as many as 1,000 people each Lt. Gov. Howie Morales said Monday The Vermont senator’s announcement They’ve asked the state’s top elected of- need to be resolved before sponsor TC En- that the workers posed an additional risk. makes Biden the presumptive Democratic ficials to step in after the federal contrac- ergy finalizes its construction plans. The work is happening near Columbus, a nominee to challenge President Donald tor working on the project began erecting Despite a clampdown on people’s move- village of less than 1,500 people about 80 Trump in November. portable housing. ments across much of the U.S., the border miles west of El Paso, Texas . Sanders initially exceeded sky-high ex- The request reflects growing worries on wall and pipeline work are exempt from Ray Trejo, coordinator with the New pectations about his ability to recreate the both the northern and southern U.S. bor- stay-at-home restrictions. Even in New Mexico Wildlife Federation, was in Colum- magic of his 2016 presidential bid, and ders over construction workers bringing Mexico, the public health orders carve out bus on Monday and saw the rows of porta- even overcame a heart attack last October the virus to areas with sparse health care on the campaign trail. But he found him- services. exemptions for infrastructure operations ble housing. His group is among those that such as public works construction and the signed the letter with the ACLU of New self unable to convert unwavering support Opponents of the work effort argued in from progressives into a viable path to the a letter that public health orders issued by repair and construction of roads. Mexico, the New Mexico Center on Law nomination amid “electability” fears fu- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham are aimed The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Poverty and others. eled by questions about whether his demo- at limiting groups of people and contact which oversees contractors working on “While we all do our best to stay at home to keep the coronavirus pandemic from the border, told The Associated Press last and adhere to the governor’s guidance, cratic socialist ideology would be palatable worsening. week when concerns were first raised that these individuals pose an uncontrollable to general election voters. “We respectfully ask that you do every- the agency follows federal guidelines but threat to our community as they work side- Sanders, 78, used strong polling and thing within your power to halt the influx declined to share specifics on how it’s pro- by-side in close quarters and travel in and solid fundraising — collected almost en- of out-state-workers into our border com- tecting public health during construction. out of our city and patronize local business- tirely from small donations made online munities to protect the safety and health of Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, has long es. They should be gone tomorrow,” Trejo — to more than quiet early doubters. Like rural New Mexicans and border communi- been a critic of President Donald Trump’s said. the first time, he attracted widespread ties,” their letter reads. “The lives of New immigration policies and the plan to build The federal contractor, Texas-based support from young voters and was able Mexicans are depending on it.“ more sections of the border wall. Her ad- SLS, was awarded nearly $790 million last to make new inroads within the Hispanic In remote nor ther n Montana, work began ministration was unsuccessful in its ef- year to install steel bollards in southern community, even as his appeal with Afri- over the weekend on the Keystone XL pipe- forts last year to sue federal immigration New Mexico. can Americans remained small. PAGE 16 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, April 9, 2020 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Kids eat THC candy from donated food bag

SALT LAKE CITY UT — Two Utah children were released from the hospi- tal after ingesting THC-infused candy that was in donated bags of food, police said . Dozens of families picked up the bags filled with several items at a Baptist church in Roy, about 30 miles north of Salt Lake City, KUTV reported. The candy containing the main psychoactive component in mari- juana was packaged like Nerds ropes, distinguishable only by the word “medicated” above the candy logo, authorities said. The children who were hospitalized after eating it are expected to make a full recovery. Soldier charged after trying to visit family

NEWNAN — A Geor- GA gia soldier was ar- rested and accused of violating stay-at-home orders, fleeing from state troopers and driving drunk while attempting to visit his fam- ily in Alabama, authorities said. Christian Lee Robinson, 20, was charged with reckless con- duct for violating a statewide stay-at-home order issued by Gov. Brian Kemp . Robinson also was charged with DUI, obstruction of officers, possession of alcohol by a minor and fleeing or attempting to elude DAVID MCKEOWN, (POTTSVILLE, PA.) REPUBLICAN-HERALD/AP a police officer, The Atlanta Jour- nal-Constitution reported. Robinson told authorities he was a soldier and was absent Hoping to hook one without leave from Fort Gordon in Augusta, Coweta County Sher- Randy Yorski, left, tries to set the hook on a fish as his granddaughter, Elise Finch, both of Cumbola, Pa., looks on during the first day iff’s Cpl. Scott Tarpley said. of fishing along Pine Creek in West Brunswick Township, Pa . The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission surprised anglers Tuesday by opening trout season early statewide. Man shot in dispute and friends who couldn’t attend THE CENSUS northeast Nebraska city of Nor- over unleashed dog the April 4 wedding because of folk. The college merged in 2016 Michigan’s stay-at-home order. with Hope International Univer- GAINESVILLE — A The value of crab legs two women are accused of Menasha Packaging Co. in Co- sity in Fullerton, Calif . FL dispute over an un- stealing from a southern Michigan store. The two loma made cutouts to resemble women were in a Battle Creek store and placed the Students enrolled at the Ne- leashed dog prompted two Flori- guests tall and short, young and da men to pull out their weapons $700 crab legs in a cart, the Battle Creek Enquirer report- braska school already are Hope old, with long hair, short hair and ed. One of two children who were with the women International students by virtue and exchange gunfire. One man ponytails. ended up hospitalized, and both was placed in the cart on top of the crab legs and the women left the store, ac- of the merger, Hope International were arrested on charges of gun cording to police. One of the women was identified from store surveillance video President Paul Alexander said in possession by a convicted felon. Authorities: Officer run and was arrested. Police also were seeking a 27-year-old woman in the theft. a news release . Joseph Tyrone Scott, 39, and over trying to stop car Students may choose to transi- Dewayne Mavins, 35, were jailed tion to Hope International’s Cali- last week , The Gainesville Sun re- MARSHALL COUN- house is drawing criticism amid Maine Woodland Owners said fornia campus or complete their ported. Mavins was also charged MS TY — Mississippi calls for its permanent removal, it received more than 2,000 forest degrees online. Ministry students with aggravated battery. authorities said an officer was echoing national debate over the acres in New Gloucester from a participating in residencies can Alachua Sheriff’s Sgt. Frank hospitalized after being run over divisive Civil War-era symbol. family. The donation pushed the continue at their host churches. Kinsey said the argument began by two suspects in a stolen car. Members of the local chapter of group’s total conserved acres in over Mavins walking his large It happened when the K-9 of- the Sons of Confederate Veterans the state to more than 10,000, the It’s officially ‘ice-out’ dog while unleashed. The dog did ficer was attempting to lay spike paid for the flag and raised it in group said. not approach Scott, nor act ag- stripes on a road to stop a vehi- front of the government building Maine Woodland Owners is a at Lake Winnipesaukee gressively toward him, authori- cle that was being pursued by a in Benton, the seat of that west- group that provides support to ties said, but the county has a law deputy, Marshall County Sheriff ern Kentucky county, Marshall small woodland owners in the LACONIA — New requiring that all dogs be leashed Kenny Dickerson told The Clari- County Commissioner Justin state, which is the most forested NH Hampshire’s Lake while off the owner’s property. on Ledger. Lamb told news outlets. in the U.S. It said it received the Winnipesaukee is ice-free. Dickerson said the officer par- He said it was being flown solo 2,000-acre donation from the Dave Emerson of Emerson Avi- Cardboard cutouts pose tially went under the car and got to recognize April as Confeder- Chandler family, which has owned ation made the declaration this hit around the waist and back. ate History Month, but it could and managed forested land in New week after flying a plane over the as guests for wedding The suspect, Robert Dar- eventually become part of a per- Gloucester since the 1700s. area. Emerson’s family has been nell Watkins, was arrested and manent Civil War monument that tasked with declaring “ice-out” DOWAGIAC — Card- charged with attempted murder, may also include a Union flag, Officials: Christian since 1979. MI board cutout wedding WMCTV reported. The passen- The Paducah Sun reported . College closing in spring Ice-Out is declared when the guests made for a not-so-cookie- ger riding with Watkins, 36, has 230-foot MS Mount Washington, cutter wedding as a Michigan not been charged with a crime. Forest owners receive a cruise boat, can make it to every couple tied the knot during the PAPILLION — Nebras- one of its ports: Center Harbor, coronavirus pandemic. their biggest donation ka Christian College NE Wolfeboro, Alton, Weirs Beach After Amy Simonson and Dan Confederate flag has too few students to sustain op- Stuglik’s wedding plans were draws criticism NEW GLOUCESTER erations so it must close at the end and Meredith. disrupted amid the outbreak, ME — An organization of of this semester, officials said. Emerson made his declaration a packaging company donated BENTON — A Con- small woodland owners in Maine The college moved to the at 8:59 a.m. Monday. more than 100 cardboard cutouts KY federate flag recently said it received the largest land Omaha suburb of Papillion in Last year, he did it on April 24. to pose as stand-ins for the family put up outside a Kentucky court- donation in its 45-year history. 2006 after opening in 1944 in the From wire reports Thursday, April 9, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 17 FACES

7 essential tracks Some people, the songs just come out of them. For nearly half a century, they tumbled out of John Prine. His songs — compassionate, funny, sage — make up an Ameri- can songbook that would be stag- geringly intimidating if it weren’t so warm and welcoming. Picking only a handful of songs by Prine is an errand that even a fool wouldn’t dare. But here’s trying. “Angel From Montgomery”: A masterpiece that will be sung for as long as songs are sung. Recorded on Prine’s absurdly packed self-titled 1971 debut album, it gained far greater renown when Bonnie Raitt covered it. It has one of the great opening lines: “I am an old woman, named after my mother / My old man is another child that’s grown old.” Songs this good don’t belong to anyone. They belong to everyone. “Spanish Pipedream”: In this bouncy anthem about dreaming of a more pastoral life, the advice of a “level-headed dancer” rings as true today as it did in the early ’70s: “Blow up your TV / Throw away your paper / Go to the country / Build you a home.” “Paradise”: Prine wrote this one for his father, about a town in Kentucky. When Prine was serving

MARK HUMPHREY/AP in the Army in Germany, his father sent him a newspaper article about John Prine poses in his office in Nashville in 2017. Prine died Tuesday from complications of the coronavirus. how a coal company had bought out the town, named Paradise. After Prine recorded it, he played a tape of it for his dad. “When the song came on, he went to the next room and sat in the dark while it was on,” A virtuoso of the soul Prine recalled. “I asked him why and he said he wanted to pretend it was on the jukebox.” “The Late John Garfield Blues”: Celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine has died at 73 A lot of Prine’s songs are so vividly told that they can seem like little movies. In this one off 1972’s “Dia- leased his first album in 1971. imagines the advice columnist getting fed BY MICHAEL WARREN monds in the Rough,” Prine uses the “I was really into writing about charac- up with whiners and hypochondriacs. Associated Press 1940s matinee star — a brooding, ters, givin’ ’em names,” Prine said, remi- “You have no complaint,” his Abby working-class actor who died young ohn Prine, the ingenious singer- niscing about his long career in a January writes back: but was a forerunner to Marlon songwriter who explored the heart- 2016 public television interview that was You are what you are and you ain’t what Brando — as a symbol of a sadness breaks, indignities and absurdities of posted on his website. you ain’t that “leaks through tear-stained Jeveryday life in “Angel from Mont- “You just sit and look around you. You so listen up Buster, and listen up good cheeks.” gomery,” “Sam Stone,” “Hello in There” don’t have to make up stuff. If you just try stop wishin’ for bad luck and knocking “Souvenirs”: Prine said he wrote and scores of other indelible tunes, died to take down the bare description of what’s on wood!” Tuesday at the age of 73. going on, and not try to over-describe some- Prine was never a major commercial this on the way to an early gig on a His family announced his death from thing, then it leaves space for the reader or success, but performed for more than four Thursday night after a day of deliv- complications from the coronavirus; he the listener to fill in their experience with decades, often selling his records at club ering mail. For a song that sprung died at Vanderbilt University Medical Cen- it, and they become part of it.” appearances where he mentored rising from such a songwriting sprint, it ter in Nashville. His characters were common people and country and bluegrass musicians. holds incredible, elegiac beauty. Winner of a lifetime achievement Gram- confirmed eccentrics, facing the frustra- Prine himself regarded Dylan and It’s about memory and death. Prine my this year, Prine was a virtuoso of the tions and pleasures anyone could relate to. Johnny Cash as key influences, bridges sings: “I hate graveyards and old soul, if not the body. He sang his conver- “Sam Stone” traces the decline of a drug- between folk and country whose duet on pawn shops / For they always bring sational lyrics in a voice roughened by a addicted Vietnam veteran through the eyes Dylan’s country rock album “Nashville me tears / I can’t forgive the way hard-luck life, particularly after throat of his little girl. “Donald and Lydia” tells Skyline” made Prine feel there was a place they rob me /Of my childhood cancer left him with a disfigured jaw. souvenirs.” He joked that he fumbled so often on of a tryst between a shy Army private and for him in contemporary music. Though small-town girl, both vainly searching for mostly raised in Maywood, he spent sum- “Summer’s End”: Prine released the guitar, taught to him as a teenager by his first album of original material his older brother, that people thought he “love hidden deep in your heart:” mers in Paradise, Ky., and felt so great an They made love in the mountains, they affinity to his family’s roots there he would in 13 years in 2018, “The Tree of was inventing a new style. But his open- Forgiveness.” By then, surgeries heartedness, eye for detail and sharp and made love in the streams call himself “pure Kentuckian.” they made love in the valleys, they made Prine didn’t let illness stop him from had changed his throat, leaving surreal humor brought him the highest Prine with a more gravelly, weath- admiration from critics, from such peers love in their dreams. performing or recording. In 2013, long But when they were finished, there was after surviving throat cancer, he was di- ered voice. He liked it more because as Bob Dylan and Kris Kristofferson, and he thought it made him sound from such younger stars as Jason Isbell nothing to say, agnosed with an unrelated and operable ’cause mostly they made love from ten form of lung cancer, but he bounced back friendlier. In the achingly tender and Kacey Musgraves, who even named a “Summer’s End” — a kind of book- song after him. miles away. from that, too, often sharing the stage with “He writes beautiful songs,” Dylan once Iris DeMent and other younger artists. On end to “Sam Stone” — Prine sings Prine began playing as a young Army about a parent’s opioid addiction veteran who invented songs to fight bore- told MTV producer Bill Flanagan. “I re- the playful talking blues “When I Get to member when Kris Kristofferson first Heaven,” from the 2018 album “The Tree from the perspective of a child. dom while delivering the U.S. mail in May- “Lake Marie”: This song, off wood, Ill. He and his friend, folk singer brought him on the scene. All that stuff of Forgiveness,” he vowed to have the last 1995’s “Lost Dogs and Mixed Bless- Steve Goodman, were still polishing their about Sam Stone the soldier-junkie-daddy, laugh for all eternity. ings,” was often the rousing finale to skills at the Old Town School of Folk Music and Donald and Lydia, where people make When I get to heaven, I’m gonna shake Prine’s live show. In disparate tales when Kristofferson, a rising star at the love from ten miles away — nobody but God’s hand that span decades, through love and time, heard them sing one night in Chica- Prine could write like that.” Thank him for more blessings than one go, and invited them to share his stage in Prine’s mischief shined in songs like “Il- man can stand death, it builds into a stirring, even New York City. legal Smile,” which he swore wasn’t about Then I’m gonna get a guitar and start a cleansing jam and Prine’s farewell: Suddenly noticed by America’s most marijuana; “Spanish Pipedream,” about a rock-n-roll band “Awww baby! / We gotta go now.” popular folk, rock and country singers, topless waitress with “something up her Check into a swell hotel; ain’t the after- — Jake Coyle, Associated Press Prine signed with Atlantic Records and re- sleeve;” and “Dear Abby,” in which Prine life grand? PAGE 18 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, April 9, 2020 VETERANS Some disabled vets may be left out of stimulus funds Lawmakers raise concerns about those who don’t file tax returns

BY NIKKI WENTLING Stars and Stripes ‘ It would guarantee that JOANNA DELFIN/U.S. Navy WASHINGTON — Dozens of lawmakers and ad- I’m going to eat during this vocates are concerned that a “significant” number lockdown period. A Lone Sailor statue stands watch in Hagatna, Guam, in 2018. The of disabled veterans and surviving family members ’ Lone Sailor Award is given to sea service veterans who have excelled will never receive the direct payments Congress ap- Mark Gomez in their respective careers during or after service. proved as part of a sweeping bill to support Ameri- Marine Corps veteran cans during the coronavirus pandemic. Their concern is for disabled or low-income vet- Navy vet, musician to erans and surviving family members who receive missioner of the IRS. monthly compensation from the Department of Vet- The senators said they want the payments to go erans Affairs but don’t normally file tax returns or to veterans automatically, without requiring them to get posthumous award benefit from Social Security. file tax returns. The Internal Revenue Service is using the ad- Government and elected officials already found BY THERON GODBOLD and Ronald Reagan, actors John dresses or direct deposit information on file from a solution for Social Security recipients who don’t Stars and Stripes Wayne and Bob Hope and sports Americans’ 2018 or 2019 tax returns to send the normally file tax returns. Social Security Commis- legend Arnold Palmer. stimulus checks. For some, the VA payments are sioner Andrew Saul said the IRS would use direct Bill Withers, the voice behind Prior to his death, Withers was their only income. Those payments are not taxable, deposit information from his agency to send those classics songs such as “Lean on selected by the Navy Memorial so the IRS lacks payment information for many vet- Americans their checks. Me,” “Ain’t No Sunshine” and board of directors to receive the erans and families — potentially millions, advocates They want the VA to provide the IRS with a list “Just the Two of Us,” will posthu- honor, according to a statement said. of VA beneficiaries who don’t work and don’t re- mously re- Friday from the Navy Memorial. Congress approved a $2 trillion stimulus pack- ceive Social Security, along with their direct deposit ceive the Withers enlisted in the Navy in age March 27. The bill, intended to jolt the economy, information. Lone Sailor the mid-1950s at age 17, accord- includes direct payments to Americans, expanded One of the names on that list would be Mark Award, ac- ing to his official website. He unemployment benefits, loans to small businesses Gomez, a Marine Corps veteran in Fresno, Calif., cording to a served for nine years as an air- and a lending program for companies hurt by the whose only income is his monthly VA disability pay- recent state- craft mechanic, a time in which pandemic. ment. Gomez, 46, has kidney disease and is unable ment from he became interested in music. The legislation provides direct payments of to work. He’s been self-isolating during the pandem- the U.S. Navy After leaving the Navy in 1965, $1,200 to many Americans. The payments will de- ic, leaving the house only for dialysis treatment, he Memorial. he relocated to Los Angeles and crease for Americans earning more than $75,000, said. Withers, started his music career. and payments end for individuals making more than “I want to be included, if everyone else is,” Gomez a Navy vet- He won three Grammy Awards, $99,000. Married couples that collectively earn up said. “I figured they rushed it — they didn’t dot eran, died was nominated for another four to $150,000 will receive payments of $2,400. Fami- the i’s and cross the t’s, but it’s kind of ridiculous if Withers March 30 and was inducted into the Rock lies will receive an additional $500 per child. they’re not going to fix it now.” from heart and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015. In an attempt to ensure disabled veterans and For Gomez, the $1,200 check would be a needed complications. He was 81. “When you have a talent, you family members get their checks, 41 senators and boost. The award is given to sea ser- know it when you’re 5 years old — three congressmen sent letters, urging the Depart- “It would guarantee that I’m going to eat during vice veterans who have excelled it’s just getting around to it,” With- ment of Veterans Affairs, the Treasury Department this lockdown period,” he said. in their respective careers during ers said, according to an undated and the IRS to collaborate. The letters went to VA The Treasury Department was expected to send or after their service. Other no- quote on his official website. Secretary Robert Wilkie; Treasury Secretary Steve the first stimulus payments in the next two weeks. table recipients include multiple Mnuchin; Andrew Saul, commissioner of the Social [email protected] U.S. presidents, including Theo- [email protected] Security Administration; and Charles Rettig, com- Twitter: @nikkiwentling dore Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy Twitter @GodboldTheron Thursday, April 9, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 19 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Sean Klimek, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander It’s anchors aweigh for tomorrow’s Marines Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY GEORGE F. WILL Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff rines to distant missions. ‘stand-in ’ force.” Washington Post Writers Group For the past 30 years — since the end Capt. Austin Dahmer of the Marine of the Cold War — the corps has, he says, Corps Reserve, writing in the Naval Insti- EDITORIAL WASHINGTON been measured against itself, not against tute’s “Proceedings,” says that for Marines hatever the origins of the a peer competitor. Now, however, in plan- ashore, “Gone will be the days of plasma Terry Leonard, Editor World War I Army captain’s ning for “the next fight,” he has an increas- screens, field mess tents, and overgrown [email protected] animus against the Marine ingly maritime nation, China, on his mind. antenna farms. An infantry battalion com- Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor WCorps, his hostility was un- He wants “our highest quality” Marines mand post will need to be capable of op- [email protected] important until he became commander in mentored “for duty in the Pacific.” Wel- erating with a small enough footprint to chief. Then Harry Truman wanted to abol- Managing Editor for Content come to Okinawa, lieutenants. Given what remain clandestine and still effectively Tina Croley, ish the corps, which he dismissed as “the [email protected] he delicately calls a “challenging fiscal en- command and control.” Navy’s police force.” This was a few years vironment” — trillion-dollar deficits — the Berger’s planning refutes the Marine Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation after Marines, operating with the Navy, corps might need to be smaller, “to trade who in the movie “A Few Good Men” says [email protected] had distinguished themselves in World size for quality,” and divest some legacy disdainfully to a Navy officer, “I like all War II’s Pacific theater, from Guadalcanal Managing Editor for Digital components, including some infantry, avi- you Navy boys. Every time we’ve gotta go Joe Gromelski, to Okinawa. And shortly before Marines [email protected] ation and even armor. someplace to fight, you fellas always give landed at Inchon in September 1950, re- He insists that nothing will change about us a ride.” The corps Berger envisions is versing the tide of the Korean War. “every Marine being a rifleman,” and “the not just a smaller stand-alone Army. Rath- BUREAU STAFF Feb. 23 was the 75th anniversary of most important thing about being a Ma- er, it is dispersible, hence survivable, small World War II’s most famous photograph, rine is being a Marine.” But given China’s and light units that can deliver force in con- Europe/Mideast of Marines planting the Stars and Stripes anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) missiles junction with the Navy’s power projection. Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief [email protected] on Iwo Jima’s Mount Suribachi. It is, in a and other capabilities, Berger says: “Our “The character of war,” says Berger, “is +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 sense, a picture of the corps’ future, as the adversaries have initiated a new paradigm, increasingly dynamic.” This actually suits current commandant envisions it. based on long-range precision weapons the Marines’ constant character. Whereas Pacific When nature designed David H. Berger, and information-related capabilities.” This the Army has forts — Bragg, Leaven- Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief it had a Marine in mind. From his shaved [email protected] new era of “high-volume, extended-range worth, etc. — the Marine Corps has camps +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 head to his shined shoes, he looks like the missile warfare” overturns “the primary (Lejeune, Pendleton), which implies a light, business end of a battering ram, which he assumptions on which the legacy U.S. joint nimble force that can be “first to fight.” Washington is: The corps’ 38th commandant aims to force has been built — presumptive sea After decades with the corps expending Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief demolish decades of thinking about the and air control and assured access.” too much energy ashore, for tomorrow’s [email protected] corps’ function. He wants it configured not Therefore, Berger says, “Visions of a Marines, like yesterday’s, it is anchors (+1)(202)886-0033 for lengthy ground wars (Vietnam, Iraq, Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News massed naval armada nine nautical miles aweigh. [email protected] Afghanistan) but for forward-deployed ca- off-shore in the South China Sea preparing If the corps sheds its capacities for major pabilities in the Pacific region in support of to launch the landing force ... are impracti- forcible entries from the sea, and for pro- CIRCULATION the fleet. This, an echo of the corps’ island- cal and unreasonable.” So, the corps needs longed land operations, might it become hopping against Japan’s forces, revives the to rethink the execution of its amphibious a mere appendage of the Navy, presaging Mideast “Fleet Marine Force” idea that was ad- role. And when conducting land operations its end as an independent service? 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Sports on AFN Dayton’s Toppin wins Wooden Award

Associated Press field. He led the nation in dunks Go to the American Forces with a school-record 107 and his Network website for the most BRISTOL, Conn. — Obi Top- 190 career slams also set a school up-to-date TV schedules. pin of Dayton won the John R. mark. myafn.net Wooden Award as the nation’s outstanding Wooden Award voting took player. place from March 16-23. Deals Toppin, along with Toppin also received the Karl of Villanova, of Iowa, Malone Power Forward of the of Seton Hall and Year. Tuesday’s transactions Bey received the Julius Erv- COLLEGE Peyton Pritchard of Oregon, also CHESTNUT HILL — Announced resig- won positional awards from the ing Small Forward of the Year nation of men’s basketball head coach award. He averaged 16.1 points, Jesse Balcer. Basketball Hall of Fame. FORDHAM — Named Kenny Anunike The winners were announced 4.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and shot football defensive line coach. UNC ASHEVILLE — Announced res- Tuesday on ESPN’s “SportsCen- 45% from three-point range. ignation of women’s basketball head ter” broadcast. They are usually Garza was named the Kareem coach Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick Brown. Named Holly Brown women’s basketball honored at the College Basketball Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year. head coach. Awards in Los Angeles, which He averaged 23.9 points, 9.8 re- was scheduled for Friday, but got bounds and 1.8 blocks. Pro basketball canceled because of the coronavi- Powell earned the Jerry West rus pandemic. Shooting Guard of the Year. He NBA glance Toppin is the first player from averaged 21 points, 4.3 rebounds Dayton to win the Wooden Award and 2.9 assists. Eastern Conference Atlantic Division and the first Atlantic-10 Confer- The Bob Cousy Point Guard of W L Pct GB ence player to do so since Jameer the Year went to Pritchard, who TONY TRIBBLE/AP 46 18 .719 — Nelson of St. Joseph’s in 2004. averaged 20.5 points, 5.5 assists Boston 43 21 .672 3 Philadelphia 39 26 .600 7½ Toppin averaged 20 points, 7.0 and shot 82% from the free-throw Dayton’s Obi Toppin, left, won the John R. Wooden Award given to 30 34 .469 16 rebounds and shot 60% from the line. the nation’s outstanding college basketball player. New York 21 45 .318 26 Southeast Division Miami 41 24 .631 — Orlando 30 35 .462 11 Washington 24 40 .375 16½ Charlotte 23 42 .354 18 Briefl y Atlanta 20 47 .299 22 Central Division Milwaukee 53 12 .815 — Indiana 39 26 .600 14 Burton, Earnhardt, Edwards lead NASCAR Hall nominees Chicago 22 43 .338 31 Detroit 20 46 .303 33½ 19 46 .292 34 Associated Press Western Conference Series championship. for the Tokyo Games are in for duced coma at Sunnybrook Hos- Southwest Division Earnhardt won 26 career Cup 2021 under redrawn qualifying pital in Toronto. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dale W L Pct GB races, including a pair of Daytona regulations published Tuesday Cave’s wife, Emily, said earlier Houston 40 24 .625 — Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton and Dallas 40 27 .597 1½ 500s, and is a 15-time winner of by the International Olympic on Instagram that doctors were Carl Edwards were among the Memphis 32 33 .492 8½ NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver Committee. “fighting to keep him alive” in New Orleans 28 36 .438 12 new nominees for NASCAR’s next Award. Burton counts wins in the The IOC released its rewritten surgery. She called Monday and San Antonio 27 36 .429 12½ Hall of Fame class announced Northwest Division Southern 500 and the Coca-Cola roadmap for qualifying for the Tuesday the worst days of her Tuesday under a revamped vot- Denver 43 22 .662 — 600 among his 21 career Cup games, which were rescheduled life. Utah 41 23 .641 1½ ing protocol. Oklahoma City 40 24 .625 2½ victories. due to the coronavirus. They’ll be Voters for 11 years elected five Portland 29 37 .439 14½ Edwards won 28 Cup races and held July 23 through Aug. 8 next Minnesota 19 45 .297 23½ members per class first from a list Eagles great Brown twice failed to win the Cup title year. Pacific Division of 25 candidates; it was trimmed L.A. Lakers 49 14 .778 — in the season finale. He tied Tony The new deadline for qualify- dies at 82 to 20 beginning with the 2015 L.A. Clippers 44 20 .688 5½ Stewart in final points in 2008 but ing is June 29, 2021, and entry Sacramento 28 36 .438 21½ class. PHILADELPHIA — Timmy Phoenix 26 39 .400 24 Stewart won the race to earn the lists are due a week later. Indi- The new Brown, a running back and kick Golden State 15 50 .231 35 tie-breaker for the championship. vidual international sports fed- All games postponed at least until process returner who won an NFL cham- erations will still be in charge of mid-May. starting this pionship with the Philadelphia their qualifying procedures. year splits World championships Eagles in 1960, has died. He was Pro soccer the nomi- moved to July, 2022 82. nees into South Korean baseball The Eagles announced Tues- three bal- MONACO — The track world plans early May return day that Brown died on Saturday. MLS glance championships were rescheduled Brown is sixth on the fran- EASTERN CONFERENCE lots; Modern W L T Pts GF GA candidates, for July 15-24, 2022, on Wednes- SEOUL, South Korea — With chise’s all-time list for touch- Atlanta 2 0 0 6 4 2 Pioneer can- day, the first major sports event to new cases of the coronavirus fall- downs (62), seventh in total yards Montreal 1 0 1 4 4 3 didates and be repositioned in the wake of the ing in South Korea, the country’s from scrimmage (7,049), eighth New York 1 0 1 4 4 3 12-month postponement of the baseball league is targeting an in rushing (3,703 yards) and sev- Toronto FC 1 0 1 4 3 2 Landmark Burton Columbus 1 0 1 4 2 1 candidates. Olympics because of the corona- early May restart with teams enth in TDs rushing (29). D.C. United 1 1 0 3 3 3 virus pandemic. ready to play preseason exhibi- Chicago 0 1 1 1 2 3 Two entries New England 0 1 1 1 2 3 from the 10 Modern candidates The event, which draws around tion games as early as April 21. English soccer warned Orlando City 0 1 1 1 1 2 will be elected, along with one 1,800 athletes from more than On Wednesday, the country Philadelphia 0 1 1 1 3 5 200 countries, will still be held recorded 53 new infections, the of $1B pandemic losses Cincinnati 0 2 0 0 3 5 entry apiece from the five-can- at Hayward Field in Eugene, Or- third consecutive day that has Inter Miami CF 0 2 0 0 1 3 didate Pioneer and Landmark English soccer faced warnings New York City FC 0 2 0 0 0 2 egon, which was expanded and seen new cases around the 50- categories. on Tuesday that losses caused by WESTERN CONFERENCE remodeled for the event that was mark. The downward trend from W L T Pts GF GA Janet Guthrie, the first woman the coronavirus pandemic could originally supposed to take place a Feb. 29 peak of 900 is increas- Sporting KC 2 0 0 6 7 1 to run in the Indianapolis 500, exceed $1 billion and clubs could Minnesota United 2 0 0 6 8 3 in August 2021. ing the chances of the 10-team go out of business. Colorado 2 0 0 6 4 2 Daytona 500 and Coca-Cola 600, Instead of simply pushing back Korea Baseball Organization FC Dallas 1 0 1 4 4 2 returns as a nominee to the Land- The financial alarm was sound- Los Angeles FC 1 0 1 4 4 3 the worlds by a year, the new dates (KBO) League, not only starting ed by the heads of the English mark category after a one year Seattle 1 0 1 4 3 2 were chosen to coordinate with in May but playing a full 144- Football Association and Premier Portland 1 1 0 3 2 3 absence. She was dropped in 2019 Vancouver 1 1 0 3 2 3 other major events set for 2022. game season. League as well-paid players in the Real Salt Lake 0 0 2 2 1 1 from the category, which has ex- The Commonwealth Games, top flight resist calls to cut their LA Galaxy 0 1 1 1 1 2 isted as an award for contribu- which draws athletes from more Oilers’ Cave remains in salaries because they believe the San Jose 0 1 1 1 4 7 tion to the sport, and her absence Houston 0 1 1 1 1 5 than 70 countries in a wide array coma, out of surgery move would only benefit wealthy Nashville SC 0 2 0 0 1 3 sparked a backlash toward the of sports, are scheduled for July owners. Note: Three points for victory, one nominating committee. point for tie. 27-Aug. 7. The European track The say for- FA chairman Greg Clarke All games postponed until May 10. Burton, Earnhardt, Edwards, championships are set for Aug. ward Colby Cave is out of emer- urged the country to unite to Jake Elder and Banjo Matthews 11-21. gency surgery after suffering a “keep the game alive.” Pro football are all first-time nominees for the brain bleed. In the lower leagues, third-tier Hall of Fame. Burton and Earn- Athletes that qualified The team posted on Twitter promotion hopeful Sunderland hardt both moved to the NBC for Tokyo to keep spots that doctors removed a colloid and fourth-tier leader Crewe an- NFL calendar Sports broadcasting booth after cyst that was causing pressure on nounced they would place staff, April 17 — Deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets. successful careers with big race About 6,500 athletes who al- Cave’s brain Tuesday. including players, on the govern- April 23-25 — NFL Draft wins but never the elusive Cup ready have earned their spots He remains in a medically in- ment’s job retention scheme. PAGE 22 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, April 9, 2020 MLB Players, managers intrigued by MLB’s all-Arizona option

BY DAVID BRANDT Matheny said. “But in the mean- Associated Press time, do something that would re- ally help the healing process.” Boston’s Chris Sale, out for the Arizona has 10 spring train- season following Tommy John ing ballparks plus the Arizona surgery, thought about the pros- Diamondbacks’ Chase Field all pect of his teammates seques- within about 50 miles. Phoenix tered in the Phoenix area for an Municipal Stadium — Oakland’s extended period if Major League old spring training base and now ROSS D. FRANKLIN/AP Baseball and its players adopt an Arizona State’s stadium — is an Putting all 30 teams in Arizona this season, including at Phoenix’s Chase Field, above, and playing in all-Arizona start to the season. option along with Grand Canyon’s empty ballparks was among the ideas discussed Monday during a call among five top officials from MLB “I don’t know if I could look at Brazell Field. and the players’ association that was led by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred. my kids just through a screen for Chase Field could host sev- four or five months. Same thing eral games each day following priorities. roof and air conditioning could be cut? Who gets to sell stadium goes with my wife,” the pitcher its switch to an artificial surface “There is not a person on the make it a site of doubleheaders signage? said Tuesday. “That’s a long time. ahead of the 2019 season. planet who doesn’t want to get and even tripleheaders. But people have done it in harsh “We would not have been able back to a time and place marked scenarios, I guess. I think there’s to do it with grass, but now with Home-field advantage by familiarity, and there is noth- a lot of figuring out to do.” the synthetic grass, absolutely,” Expanded rosters ing more familiar than sports, Would the 15 spring training Putting all 30 teams in the Diamondbacks President Der- especially the great American Given the heat and the com- tenant teams in Arizona always Phoenix area this season and rick Hall said. pastime of baseball,” she said in pacted schedule, active rosters get the home clubhouses? Would playing in empty ballparks was Baseball’s look would be differ- could be expanded from 26. With a statement. “All of our lives post- they have an advantage from among the ideas discussed Mon- ent in empty ballparks. Players teams isolated and the status of COVID-19 will look different. playing in the ballparks during day during a call among five top from the Orioles and the Chicago minor leagues uncertain, extra At the city we value flexibility the exhibition season? officials from MLB and the play- White Sox still recall playing in a players also could be kept in the ers’ association that was led by deserted Camden Yards in 2015 and innovation and are willing group. Commissioner Rob Manfred, when civil unrest caused a closed- to work with the many different The tube people familiar with the discus- doors game. The game sped along sports franchises that call Phoe- Money matters Playing in empty ballparks sion told The Associated Press. in 2 hours, 3 minutes. nix home, but only if public health With its season delayed due to “It was a weird feeling having leads every single discussion.” How much would it cost to put would keep the money flowing the novel coronavirus, both sides nobody in the stands,” said Sale, Starting the season in Arizona teams and the personnel that from regional sports networks are searching for ways to get un- a member of those White Sox. presents plenty of complications: travel with them in hotels for dou- and the national television con- derway. Kansas City manager “But sometimes you got to adapt. ble the usual time (no true home tracts with Fox, ESPN and Turn- Mike Matheny said he would feel Sometimes you got to do some Some like it hot games, except for the D-Backs)? er. There might even be expanded privileged to help the country re- things for the greater good of There presumably would be sav- national broadcasts. turn to a semblance of normalcy what’s going on around you.” Temperatures average a high ings with not needing charter and provide an escape for fans. That was a one-off. This would of 105 in Phoenix in June and the flights for road trips, but what Testing “Just jump in and trust that we be every day, pretty much 15 thermometer would just start to percentage of that cost was com- may not know when we’ll recon- games a day. dip at 5 p.m., when presumably mitted in advance? In addition, Players, team staff and ball- nect with our families, and trust Phoenix Mayor Kate Gal- many games would start in order the absence of ticket revenue park, transportation and hotel that when health officials decide lego maintained player and to be in prime time on the East would be damaging for many personnel would have to be tested it’s OK we’ll be able to do that,” public health would be the top Coast. Chase Field’s retractable teams. Would player salaries frequently for coronavirus. Tech boom, MLB programs help women find baseball jobs

BY JAY COHEN Veronica Alvarez worked with the Oak- about your playing background,” said Ty- Associated Press land Athletics during spring training for rone Brooks, senior director of MLB’s on- the second straight year, and Christina field and managerial diversity pipeline MESA, Ariz. — Rachel Folden figured Whitlock was hired as a minor league program. “It’s more about are you hav- something out early on during her first coach with the St. Louis Cardinals. ing a skill set that can be applied in how spring training with the Chicago Cubs. “I’m here for a reason,” Nakken said. a team is going about trying to develop None of the players care all that much “I’m here to make an impact. People are players. Obviously, technology is now play- that one of their coaches is a woman. As free to think what they want to think, but ing a bigger and bigger role within player for the girls she encounters, they care very it goes back to that sense of responsibility. development.” much that one of the coaches is a woman. I’m going to come in and grind and hustle Folden, 33, is the founder of Folden Fast- “I’ve had quite a few people reach out and work extremely hard.” pitch, a northwest Indiana company that that their daughters are like glued to the Nakken, Folden, Balkovec, Alvarez and provides baseball and softball instruction television watching baseball now or their Whitlock have connections to Take The based on biomechanics, technology and daughters know that there’s some sort of Field, a development program at the win- data. Folden was a star slugger for Mar- way that they can get into baseball. They ter meetings that is designed to incorpo- shall University’s softball team. don’t have to pick softball,” Folden said. rate women into the baseball operations Folden also is sharing her experiences JOHN ANTONOFF, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES/AP “I’ve heard that from quite a few people, pipeline. with other women around the game. She actually.” Chicago Cubs minor league hitting coach “At Take The Field, we have the op- texts with Balkovec, and she is in regular Major League Baseball is pushing the Rachel Folden hits ground balls at the portunity to really put some of the stron- contact with Jessica Mendoza after they same message. Recognizing the impor- Cubs’ spring trainng facility in Mesa, Ariz. gest female candidates who are out there played against each other in pro softball. tance of representation when it comes to in front of staff from the clubs,” said Liz When Balkovec started a fund for growing the game, the commissioner’s of- versity Pipeline Program is working. Benn, senior coordinator of labor relations COVID-19 relief, Folden contributed and fice continues to look at ways to bring more Alyssa Nakken became the first female and player programs for MLB. encouraged others to join in the effort. women and minorities into the sport. coach on a major league staff when she was Major League Baseball also is invest- “A sisterhood if you will, I guess, that The Institute for Diversity and Ethics named an assistant under new San Fran- ing more in women’s baseball and softball sounds so cheesy, but that’s kind of what it in Sport (TIDES) at Central Florida gave cisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler. Folden events and programs, looking to identify is,” Folden said. “Where we can get put in baseball a C for gender hiring in its most got a job with the Cubs as their lead hit- and establish contact with women inter- touch with each other and it’s like we have recent diversity report, which was issued ting lab tech and fourth coach for rookie- ested in working in the game. Baseball’s this common ground. We can talk to each last April, down one point from the previ- level Mesa. Rachel Balkovec was hired as increasing reliance on technology also is other as if we already know each other, so ous year to 70. But MLB is hoping a hiring a minor league hitting coach with the New creating more opportunities for women. it’s been super helpful to just have that in- spree over the winter is a sign that its Di- York Yankees. “It’s now become, it’s really not as much teraction with these women for sure. ” Thursday, April 9, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 23 COLLEGE FOOTBALL/NHL Navy focuses on team bonding

BY AVA WALLACE Mids were instructed to stay home amid virtual scavenger hunts during team meet- The Washington Post the novel coronavirus pandemic when their ings. On Friday, he had the team divide spring break ended into groups, do a little research and create The updates rolled in one after another, last month. Since five-minute public service announcements brief reports from Navy football players ‘ The then, Navy’s approach about the coronavirus. who leaned toward the cameras on their culture that to this year’s alternate Niumatalolo is keenly aware that his computers at home and reassured their version of spring foot- players aren’t just missing out on football, coaches and teammates that they were safe you start ball — which runs on they’re missing out on military training. and their family was doing well. In Navy’s building in thrice weekly virtual They’re also adjusting to a lifestyle change first virtual full-team meeting March 27, January — meetings and adapt- that may be more drastic than the average Coach Ken Niumatalolo asked that every able conditioning college kid’s — every hour of the day at the player provide a status report. Then, they if you don’t workouts — has been Naval Academy is scheduled. Now, players divided into position groups and were have that to go rather light on are making their own routines. tasked with finding out new facts about one the actual football “The culture that you start building in another, as if they were doing icebreakers installed, part. January — if you don’t have that installed, at summer camp. then in Strengthening the then in times like this you’re in trouble They were only partway through the times like team’s culture has anyways,” Niumatalolo said in a phone in- meeting when rising senior slotback Keoni- become Niumatalolo’s terview after pausing to quiet his 18-month- Kordell Makekau wondered whether they this, you’re priority over strength- old granddaughter, who was babbling in were going to get around to talking about in trouble ening his players’ the background. “Maybe other teams are football. on-field acumen. The doing more football-wise than we are. But “The coaches and everybody, they’re re- anyways.’ 13th-year coach, who I feel really good about our guys. They’re ally just not focused on football. I feel like Ken is with his family in very disciplined. I try to create a balance. PAUL W. GILLESPIE, CAPITAL GAZETTE, BALTIMORE SUN/TNS that’s kind of last on our list. It is weird,” Niumatalolo Hawaii after decid- My first thought wasn’t, ‘Oh no, we’re not Makekau said with a chuckle. “But at the Navy coach ing not to fly back to going to be able to run; we’re not going to Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo is end of the day, life is more important. I’m Annapolis following be able to lift; what are we going to do?’ sheltering with his family in Hawaii during really grateful for Coach Ken right now.” a spring-break visit home, eschews strate- Whenever it is we come back, we’ll figure the coronavirus outbreak, keeping in Like most other college students, the gic talk for team bonding activities such as it out.” contact with his team via his computer. Bettman: Regular NHL scoreboard Adapting: Routine remains Eastern Conference normal; method has changed Atlantic Division season may be over GP W L OT Pts GF GA FROM BACK PAGE Boston 70 44 14 12 100 227 174 Tampa Bay 70 43 21 6 92 245 195 Toronto 70 36 25 9 81 238 227 Monken said the team meets BY JOHN WAWROW — and could stretch into August Florida 69 35 26 8 78 231 228 remotely a couple of times a week, Gundy targets May 1 AND STEPHEN WHYNO and potentially September. Montreal 71 31 31 9 71 212 221 Buffalo 69 30 31 8 68 195 217 mostly to just interact so the staff for return to facilities Associated Press NHL players have been asked to Ottawa 71 25 34 12 62 191 243 can check on their emotional, Detroit 71 17 49 5 39 145 267 self-quarantine through April 15, Metropolitan Division mental and physical well-being For the first time since halting Oklahoma State coach Mike a date that has been pushed back Washington 69 41 20 8 90 240 215 as well as well as go over a few Xs play four weeks ago, NHL Com- Philadelphia 69 41 21 7 89 232 196 Gundy said Tuesday he hopes twice already and is expected to Pittsburgh 69 40 23 6 86 224 196 and Os. missioner Gary Bettman raised to have his team return to its be moved once again. The num- Carolina 68 38 25 5 81 222 193 “They love football and we’re the possibility Tuesday of not Columbus 70 33 22 15 81 180 187 facilities on May 1, a pro- ber of NHL players testing posi- N.Y. Islanders 68 35 23 10 80 192 193 still spending some time with posed timetable that would completing the regular season in tive for COVID-19 rose to eight N.Y. Rangers 70 37 28 5 79 234 222 them talking about some football. defy federal social-distancing order to squeeze in time to award Tuesday as the league announced New Jersey 69 28 29 12 68 189 230 I think they look forward to that,” guidelines and was quickly the Stanley Cup. a third Colorado Avalanche player Western Conference Monken said. “We’re meeting disputed by the university and Bettman also acknowledged tested positive, joining five mem- Central Division regularly as a staff and that main- its athletic director. during an interview with NBCSN bers of the . GP W L OT Pts GF GA the league is considering having St. Louis 71 42 19 10 94 225 193 tains that sense of team and ca- The Centers for Disease The season was put on hold with Colorado 70 42 20 8 92 237 191 maraderie amongst our coaches games played at neutral sites in teams having played an uneven Dallas 69 37 24 8 82 180 177 Control and Prevention has Winnipeg 71 37 28 6 80 216 203 and our staff, which is important. the event not all teams will be al- amount of games and with tightly recommended against gath- Nashville 69 35 26 8 78 215 217 As much as possible we’re doing lowed into their home rinks. contested races taking place in Minnesota 69 35 27 7 77 220 220 erings of 50 or more people Chicago 70 32 30 8 72 212 218 the normal things, just not doing Bettman, however, stressed each of the two conferences. through May 11 to prevent Pacific Division them in a very normal way. That’s these are among myriad options The NHL has not placed a Vegas 71 39 24 8 86 227 211 the spread of the coronavirus Edmonton 71 37 25 9 83 225 217 kind of how we’re managing.” being considered with nothing firm deadline on the latest when Calgary 70 36 27 7 79 210 215 pandemic. One of the biggest challenges determined because it will take the playoffs could start. Deputy Vancouver 69 36 27 6 78 228 217 — Associated Press Arizona 70 33 29 8 74 195 187 at the academy isn’t physical. A at least two more weeks to gain a Commissioner Bill Daly, howev- Anaheim 71 29 33 9 67 187 226 clearer picture on how the coro- er, acknowledged in an email to Los Angeles 70 29 35 6 64 178 212 grueling academic schedule is San Jose 70 29 36 5 63 182 226 part of the daily routine, and now navirus pandemic is affecting the The Associated Press the league All games postponed at least until have a positive attitude and tre- league’s 31 markets. will eventually have to establish early May. that’s also in a completely differ- mendous work ethic is all that “We’re looking at all options. “some last possible day” so not to ent place. we’re concentrating on.” Nothing’s been ruled in. Noth- cut into the start of the following “They’re having to experience The Black Knights were get- ing’s been ruled out,” Bettman season. cause the state isn’t densely popu- education at West Point remote- ting ready to start spring ball said during the interview broad- “It’s nothing that we are even lated and the University of North ly,” Monken said. “You think it’s when the NCAA called off all ath- cast on the league’s U.S. broad- close to setting at this point in Dakota features an NHL-caliber challenging to do that here in a letic competition in March, cut- cast partner. time,” he wrote. facility. classroom? Here you’ve got ac- ting short 15 days of practice and “The best thing and the easiest goalie Sergei Buffalo has also been discussed cess to professors and tutorial meetings. thing would be if at some point Bobrovsky said it would be unfair because the Sabres, who are out help, the group study times that Monken said the goal is to get we could complete the regular for the NHL to dump what re- of contention, have a two-rink they have. That’s really hard to everybody “as up to speed as pos- season and then go into the play- mains of the regular season. practice facility connected to do when you have 4,400 cadets in sible from a mental standpoint” offs as we normally do,” he said. “There’s a lot of games (left) their downtown arena and a 200- 4,400 different places.” so that when the team returns the “We understand that may not be and we’re right in the mix, and plus room hotel. Monken said the players were players have as good of an under- possible. And that’s why we’re we have the opportunity to be Boston defenseman Torey spending most of their days at- standing as possible of their jobs, considering every conceivable in there,” Bobrovsky said. “The Krug urged the NHL to take a pa- tending classes online and work- assignments, and the fundamen- alternative to deal with whatever season is 82 games and then the tient approach. ing out with whatever training tals that go along with their posi- the eventuality is.” playoffs. So you can’t just cut off “Look, we all want to get back apparatus is available at home — tions so the staff can figure out Bettman had not previously where we are and jump right into to playing,” Krug said. tires, concrete blocks, resistance the starting lineup on both sides raised the possibility of shorten- the playoffs.” “If we do have the opportunity bands, “even some old buy-off- of the ball as quickly as possible. ing the regular season, which The possibility of playing at to get back to playing, let’s be safe the-TV-1-800-number-equipment “We’ve lost spring practice. was halted on March 12 with 189 neutral sites is being considered about it and be smart,” he added. that nobody has ever used.” That’s a lot of missed time,” he games remaining. because the pandemic is affecting “No one wants to jump back into “There’s a lot more on their said. “There are some teams The 16-team playoffs were regions at different times. North a situation where we put a bunch plate right now than there would who already have completed scheduled to open Wednesday, Dakota, among a handful of states of people in one area, and all typically be at West Point, even spring practice, so there will be though they likely won’t begin without stay-at-home orders, was of a sudden this thing takes off with football,” he said. “Trying some inequities when we return. until late June — at the earliest mentioned as a potential site be- again.” to keep those guys motivated to How those are managed, I don’t S TARS AND STRIPES Thursday, April 9, 2020 F3HIJKLM Intriguing possibility Players, managers consider SPORTS all-Arizona option » MLB, Page 22

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BY JOHN KEKIS Associated Press rmy football coach Jeff Monken sees a teaching point in all the disruption caused by the novel coronavirus. “I think this is great training for Army officers, for our players, for allA of our students,” he said on a teleconference Tuesday. “When our Army officers train themselves and they train their units and soldiers, they don’t often know what the kickoff time is, what the date that kickoff is going to be, who the opponent will be. We have that in sports. We can prepare for that. When our guys join the Army, they’re not going to know,” he said. One thing never changes at West Point no matter what’s going on in the world. The password for the teleconference was “beat- navy.” In the midst of the pan- demic, that had to suffice for the norm. “Nothing’s normal right now. Peo- ple call it a new normal. This will never be the normal,” Monken said. “Hopefully, that normal is coming back at some point, but right now we’re making the best of the situation we’re in.” SEE ADAPTING ON PAGE 23

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