Volume 79, No. 45B ©SS 2020 CONTINGENCY EDITION SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2020 stripes.com Free to Deployed Areas VIRUS OUTBREAK Embassy in Kabul Decision: battling infection BY RAHIM FAIEZ dismissal AND MATTHEW LEE Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. State Department says COVID-19 infections have been reported at its embassy in the Af- ghan capital and affected staff in- clude diplomats, contractors and locals. The State Department did not say how many were affected. An official at the embassy in Kabul, who spoke on condition of ano- nymity because they were not au- thorized to brief the media, said up to 20 people were infected, INSIDE the majority of them Nepalese Signs of Gurkhas, who provide embassy relief in security. “The embassy Beijing is implementing Page 8 all appropriate measures to miti- gate the spread of COVID-19,” the State Department said in a state- ment late Friday. Former Roosevelt commander Crozier will not get job back The infected staff are in iso- BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY lation in the embassy while the ‘ Had I known then what I know today, I would have not made that remainder on the compound are Stars and Stripes being tested, said the embassy recommendation to reinstate Capt. Crozier. Moreover, if (he) were official. That official added that WASHINGTON — Capt. Brett Crozier, embassy staff were told they can the former commander of the USS Theodore still in command today, I would be relieving him. expect tighter isolation orders. Roosevelt, will not be reinstated and the pro- ’ Adm. Michael Gilday The State Department said a motion of his senior officer will be delayed chief of naval operations sanitization of the premises was following a Navy investigation into the coro- being carried out to “prevent fur- navirus outbreak aboard the aircraft carrier ther outbreak.” that left the ship docked in Guam for nearly tion’s findings during a news briefing at the as the virus spread among the ship’s crew of Afghanistan has 28,424 con- two months, Adm. Michael Gilday, chief of Pentagon. more than 4,800 sailors, eventually infecting firmed coronavirus cases. In- naval operations, said Friday. The decision is a result of the Navy’s sec- ternational aid organizations 1,273 sailors and killing one on April 13. “Both failed to tackle the problem head on ond investigation into the service’s response monitoring the pandemic’s spread Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite and and to take charge. And in a number of in- to the outbreak aboard the Roosevelt and the in the country say the numbers Gilday discussed the investigation’s results stances, they placed crew comfort in front of conduct of Crozier after the nuclear-powered are much higher because of a crew safety,” Gilday said about the investiga- aircraft carrier arrived in Guam on March 27 SEE DISMISSAL ON PAGE 4 lack of testing capabilities as well as access to testing. Following an investigation, the Navy has upheld the firing o f former USS Theodore Roosevel t commanding officer Capt. Brett Crozier , pictured. SEE INFECTION ON PAGE 4 ALEXANDER WILLIAMS/U.S. Navy MILITARY NATION HEALTH & FITNESS Chief Master Sgt. Bass US attorney refuses Aging adults can regain set to make history as to leave post, vows to muscle mass, mobility Air Force’s top NCO continue investigation through strength training Page 3 Page 5 Page 11 Outbreak forces MLB to shutter spring training sites again » Back page PAGE 2 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, June 21, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES Apple re-closes stores where virus cases surge Military rates Switzerland (Franc)...........................0 .9498 Euro costs (June 22) .............................$1.10 Thailand (Baht) .....................................30.96 Dollar buys (June 22) ....................... €0.8673 Turkey (Lira) ........................................ 6.8454 British pound (June 22) .......................$1.21 (Military exchange rates are those Associated Press opened just a few weeks ago. they can while taking health Japanese yen (June 22) .....................104.00 available to customers at military banking The move heightens concerns precautions. South Korean won (June 22) .........1,181.00 facilities in the country of issuance Apple’s Friday decision to close Commercial rates for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the that the pandemic might keep the But some have recently pulled Bahrain (Dinar) ....................................0.3776 Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For stores in four states with surg- nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., economy in the doldrums longer back or paused their plans. The British pound .....................................$1.2379 ing coronavirus cases highlights Canada (Dollar) ...................................1.3582 purchasing British pounds in Germany), than expected. Those worries Cruise Lines International Asso- China (Yuan) ....................................... 7.0739 check with your local military banking a question that other businesses facility. Commercial rates are interbank sent stocks on Wall Street lower. ciation, for instance, announced Denmark (Krone) ............................... 6.6457 may soon face: Stay open or pre- Egypt (Pound) ................................... 16.1810 rates provided for reference when buying It’s not clear whether other retail- Friday that ships will not be sail- Euro .........................................$1.1219/0.8914 currency. All figures are foreign currencies pare for more shutdowns? to one dollar, except for the British pound, ers will follow en masse, although ing from U.S. ports until at least Hong Kong (Dollar) .............................7.7505 Apple, like many other major which is represented in dollars-to-pound, one analyst expects hard-hit Sept. 15, extending a pause put in Hungary (Forint) .................................308.26 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) U.S. retailers, shut down all of its Israel (Shekel) .....................................3.4460 stores to stay open unless forced place because of the coronavirus Japan (Yen) ...........................................106.84 U.S. locations in March. On Fri- to close by local authorities. pandemic. Kuwait (Dinar) .....................................0.3078 INTEREST RATES day, it said it would shut 11 stores, Norway (Krone) ...................................9.5547 Many other businesses, in- The auto industry, meanwhile, six in Arizona, two in Florida, Philippines (Peso).................................50.04 Prime rate ................................................3.25 cluding manufacturing, travel, has seen its efforts to restart pro- Poland (Zloty) ......................................... 3.98 Discount rate ..........................................0.25 two in North Carolina and one Saudi Arabia (Riyal) .......................... 3.7506 Federal funds market rate ...................0.06 dining, and entertainment, have duction hampered in part by in- in South Carolina, that it had re- Singapore (Dollar) ............................. 1.3939 3-month bill ............................................. 0.15 been steadily reopening where fected workers. South Korea (Won) .......................... 1207.14 30-year bond ...........................................1.46 WEATHER OUTLOOK SUNDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST SUNDAY IN EUROPE MONDAY IN THE PACIFIC Misawa 62/58 Kabul 94/53 Seoul 87/65 Baghdad 100/73 Kandahar Osan 106/59 Tokyo Mildenhall/ Drawsko 86/64 67/63 Lakenheath Pomorskie Busan 69/56 65/60 77/61 Iwakuni 76/69 Kuwait Bahrain Zagan Sasebo City 92/88 Brussels 62/55 Guam 103/86 71/56 Ramstein 76/67 83/80 Lajes, 71/51 Riyadh Doha Azores Stuttgart Pápa 103/79 108/78 65/62 70/53 61/58 Aviano/ Vicenza 80/58 Naples 79/64 Okinawa Morón 81/78 100/59 Sigonella Rota 85/56 The weather is provided by the Djibouti Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 104/86 81/63 75/68 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup ..... 17 Books ....................... 14 Comics/Crossword ...... 15 Health & Fitness ........ 11 Music ....................12-13 Opinion ..................... 18 Sports .................. 20-24 Sunday, June 21, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 3 MILITARY 1st woman set to be top NCO in Air Force BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY The Air Force said she has AND COREY DICKSTEIN ‘ The history of the also served deployments in sup- Stars and Stripes moment isn’t lost on port of the wars in Iraq and WASHINGTON — Chief Mas- me. I’m extremely Afghanistan. ter Sgt. JoAnne Bass will become Service officials said 12 chief the next chief master sergeant of grateful for and master sergeants were consid- the Air Force, the first woman to ered as Wright’s replacement, but be the senior enlisted leader for proud of my family Bass was a clear choice because a military service, the Air Force and friends who of her “chemistry” with Brown. announced Friday. Wright endorsed her selection, Bass was chosen to be the 19th helped me along the as well, saying he has known Bass chief master sergeant by incom- way. ing Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. ’ for many years. Charles “CQ” Brown, who was Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne Bass “This is a historic moment U.S. Air Force recently appointed the first Af- for our Air Force and she is a rican American to be a military phenomenal leader who’ll bring service chief. new ideas and her own style to “I could not be more excited Mississippi, where she has served the position,” he said. “She’ll do to work side-by-side with Chief since June 2018 as the senior great things for our airmen and Bass,” Brown said