MILITARY NATION FACES Fires Shock G-7 leaders’ ‘Heights’ role artillery exercises conference strikes resonated for conclude in Arctic harmonious note singer Grace Page 3 Page 8 Page 14 Djokovic beats Tsitsipas in French Open final for 19th Slam ›› Page 24 stripes.com Volume 80 Edition 41 ©SS 2021 MONDAY,JUNE 14, 2021 50¢/Free to Deployed Areas AFGHANISTAN Marine’s son, girlfriend sail to Hawaii to attend college BY WYATT OLSON Stars and Stripes FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — Every summer as a boy, Tyler Savage’s mother took him to spend time in her native country of Hungary, where he swam and learned to sail on Lake Balaton, the largest body of water in Cen- tral Europe. But Savage, now 19, was al- ways frustrated with the strict rules preventing him from sailing all the way Savage across the lake. Last month, he, along with his 19-year-old girlfriend, Bella The long goodbye Siegrist, set sail on a journey that had no bounda- Biden, NATO counterparts to bid symbolic adieu to ‘forever war’ at summit ries, crossing the Siegrist Pacific Ocean from San Diego to Honolulu in a BY LORNE COOK 69,000 members of the national armed forces 29-foot boat in 21 days. Associated Press and police, and over 51,000 opposition fight- They arrived June 5 at a Waikiki .S. President Joe Biden and his NA- ers. $2.26 trillion Beach marina and will begin at- TO counterparts will bid a symbolic The military effort followed the 2001 arrival tending the University of Hawaii Cost of the 18-year war in Afghanistan to the U.S. in August. That’s a long, long way farewell to Afghanistan on Monday of a U.S.-led coalition that ousted the Taliban Not counted in that number are the lost lives of from Stuttgart High School in Uin Brussels, their last summit be- for harboring al-Qaida leader Osama bin La- 2,442 American troops and 1,144 personnel among fore America winds up its longest “forever den. Few experts argue that it brought long- U.S. allies. 47,000 Afghan civilians, up to 69,000 Germany, where the two met. war” and the U.S. military pulls out for good. term stability, meaningful democracy or se- members of the national armed forces and police, At the time, Savage’s father, The meeting is bound to renew questions curity. and over 51,000 opposition fighters were also killed. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Glenn Sav- age, was stationed in Germany. about whether NATO’s most ambitious oper- “At this point, you get the impression that SOURCE: Brown University; Associated Press ation ever was worth it. NATO leaders almost want to downplay and Siegrist’s father, a retired soldier, The 18-year effort cost the United States leave quietly, rather than making too big a their embassies, along major transport routes worked as a government employ- alone $2.26 trillion, and the price in lives in- deal of it, and going on to focus on other busi- and above all at Kabul’s airport. ee. cludes 2,442 American troops and 1,144 person- ness,” said Erik Brattberg, director of the Eu- Many wonder whether the Afghan govern- The sailing trip came about nel among U.S. allies, according to figures from rope Program at the Carnegie Endowment for ment can survive a resurgent Taliban. Some through happenchance and a Brown University. NATO does not keep a re- International Peace. think Kabul’s capitulation is only a matter of sense of adventure. cord of those who die in its operations. With the U.S. leading the withdrawal, Eu- time. They graduated in the spring of Those casualty figures dwarf Afghan losses, ropean allies and Canada want to hear Biden’s 2020, after which Savage’s father which include more than 47,000 civilians, up to thinking about how security will be assured at SEE ADIEU ON PAGE 5 was transferred to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego. Above: U.S. soldiers walk next to armored vehicles as they arrive at their base southeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Aug. 8, 2009. EMILIO MORENATTI/AP SEE SAIL ON PAGE 6 PAGE 2 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, June 14, 2021 BUSINESS/WEATHER House proposal would curb Big Tech’s power EXCHANGE RATES Military rates South Korea (Won) 1,117.32 Associated Press cilline of Rhode Island. It concluded the playing field and ensure the Switzerland (Franc) 0.8989 Euro costs (June 14) $1.19 Thailand (Baht) 31.08 WASHINGTON — A group of that the four tech giants have wealthiest, most powerful tech mo- Dollar buys (June 14) 0.8018 Turkey (New Lira) 8.3700 British pound (June 14) $1.38 House lawmakers put forward a abused their market power by nopolies play by the same rules as Japanese yen (June 14) 107.00 (Military exchange rates are those available sweeping legislative package Fri- charging excessive fees, imposing the rest of us.” South Korean won (June 14) 1,083.00 to customers at military banking facilities in the Commercial rates country of issuance for Japan, South Korea, Ger­ day that could curb the market pow- tough contract terms and extracting The proposed legislation targets many, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. 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Singapore (Dollar) 1.3254 30­year bond 2.15 WEATHER OUTLOOK MONDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST MONDAY IN EUROPE TUESDAY IN THE PACIFIC Misawa 74/58 Kabul Seoul 90/62 86/67 Baghdad 109/79 Tokyo Drawsko Osan Kandahar Mildenhall/ 84/66 77/68 110/76 Pomorskie Busan Lakenheath 63/47 81/70 79/48 Iwakuni Kuwait City Bahrain 80/68 109/90 Brussels Zagan Sasebo 99/90 Ramstein 65/48 81/69 Guam 73/52 75/47 86/78 Riyadh Lajes, 108/81 Doha Azores Stuttgart 108/92 74/56 75/55 Pápa Aviano/ 70/52 Vicenza 84/63 Naples 82/67 Okinawa Morón 83/77 90/61 Sigonella Rota Djibouti 82/61 The weather is provided by the 79/65 Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 103/86 75/70 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. TODAY IN STRIPES American Roundup ...... 11 Classified .................... 13 Comics .........................16 Crossword ................... 16 Faces .......................... 14 Opinion ........................ 15 Sports .................... 18-24 Monday, June 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 3 MILITARY Fires Shock artillery drills end in Arctic BY IMMANUEL JOHNSON Europe and Africa said in a state- Stars and Stripes ment. GRAFENWOEHR, Germany The Arctic has emerged as a —The U.S. Army’s only long- larger priority for the Pentagon range artillery brigade in Europe amid concerns about Russia’s es- fired its rockets this week in the calating military presence. The Arctic region, marking a first for a Army released a strategy docu- unit that has been tested in a new ment in March that called for spe- PHOTOS BY JOE BUSH/U.S. Army series of drills stretching from the cially equipped and trained bri- Col. Daniel Miller, 41st Field Artillery Brigade commander, meets with Norwegian artillery soldiers to High North to Africa. gades in the Arctic “given increas- observe firing with the K­9 self­propelled howitzer during Exercise Thunderbolt on June 9, in Setermoen, The 41st Field Artillery Brigade ing levels of great power compet- Norway. marked the end of its Fires Shock itor activities” in the region. exercises with a live-fire event in “This will be the first time we Lejeune, N.C. The brigade also co- Setermoen, Norway, where it have conducted an MLRS live fire ordinated with Norwegian F-16s to combined forces Thursday with this far north, but in accordance conduct precision targeting. its Norwegian counterparts. with the Army’s Arctic Strategy I “In the past month and a half The exercise was the farthest doubt it will be the last,” brigade our 41st FAB Soldiers have north the brigade, based in Gra- commander Col.