NATION FACES SPORTS Federal jobless ‘Made in Italy’ hit Every decision under benefit declines, close to home for scrutiny with college state claims rise actor Neeson, son football in balance Page 10 Page 15 Back page Army charges Special Forces colonel with 5 counts of assault » Page 4 Volume 79, No. 80 ©SS 2020 CONTINGENCY EDITION FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2020 stripes.com Free to Deployed Areas First Black service chief: ‘I’m simply in awe today’ BY COREY DICKSTEIN Stars and Stripes WASHINGTON — Gen. Charles Brown was sworn in Thursday morning as the Air Force’s 22nd chief of staff, becoming the first Black military service chief in the 245 year history of the U.S. armed forces. The longtime fighter pilot known as “CQ” beamed as top Pentagon leaders praised his service that has taken him across the globe, commanding in re- cent years all U.S. air forces in the Middle East and the Pacific. He took over the service during a ceremony at Joint Base An- drews, Md., from another career Brown fighter pilot, as Gen. David Gold- fein retired after leading the service since July 2016. “I’m simply in awe today,” Brown said in brief remarks after assuming the role of the service’s top general. He acknowl- 75 years after bombing, Hiroshima mayor urges nuclear disarmament edged his selection made Thursday a “very historic day” in U.S. history as he thanked BY JAMES BOLINGER past African American military leaders AND HANA KUSUMOTO Inside: for paving his way, including the famed Stars and Stripes Tuskegee Airmen of World War II and Air Manhattan Project’s legacy of revolutionary Force Gen. Daniel “Chappie” James, who HIROSHIMA, Japan in 1975 became America’s first Black four- he mayor of the first city to discovery was not without cost to nation, Page 6 star general. be devastated by an atomic “I do not take this moment lightly,” he bomb urged the world’s na- global public to unite with the spirit of back significantly this year because of said. “It is due to their trials and tribula- tions, including Japan, to Hiroshima.” concerns over the coronavirus. tions in breaking barriers that I can ad- take nuclear disarmament The city was effectively leveled by The bell sounded seven times for the dress you today as the Air Force chief of T the attack on Aug. 6, 1945. Days later, a 324,129 lives lost either in the atomic more seriously as Hiroshima marked the staff.” attack’s 75th anniversary Thursday. second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, bombing or from its effects in the years In his remarks, Brown noted his promo- “I ask the Japanese government to leading to Japan’s surrender and the end since. The wavering tone swept across tion to lead the Air Force would never have heed the appeal of the hibakusha (atomic of World War II. the crowd of survivors, mourners who come had his father — a career Army of- bomb survivors) to sign, ratify and be- Matsui spoke during a ceremony at lost family in the attack, dignitaries, ficer — not talked him out of quitting the come a party to the Treaty on the Prohi- Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park that media and Hiroshima residents who ROTC program at Texas Tech University bition of Nuclear Weapons,” Hiroshima paused for a tolling bell at 8:15 am., the gathered to mark the anniversary. after just one semester. Even after com- Mayor Kazumi Matsui told an audience precise moment 75 years earlier that “It was said that nothing will grow missioning into the service in 1994, Brown that included Prime Minster Shinzo a U.S. B-29 Superfortress dropped the here for 75 years, but 75 years later, said he only planned to serve four years. Abe. “As the only nation to suffer a nu- bomb, dubbed Little Boy, over the city But Brown fell in love with flying fighter clear attack, Japan must persuade the center. The annual ceremony was scaled SEE ACT ON PAGE 7 jets. During his career, he’s flown some 20 different airplanes and helicopters, pri- Five-year-old Saki Morioki prays as paper lanterns float along the Motoyasu River in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome, marily F-16 Fighting Falcons, including Thursday, in Hiroshima as Japan marked the 75th anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima. some 130 hours in combat, according to his EUGENE HOSHIKO/AP SEE FIRST ON PAGE 3 PAGE 2 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, August 7, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES Nintendo profit zooms as world stuck at home Military rates Switzerland (Franc)............................ 0.9101 Euro costs (Aug. 7) ...............................$1.16 Thailand (Baht) ..................................... 31.09 Dollar buys (Aug. 7) ..........................€0.8228 Turkey (Lira) .........................................7.2749 British pound (Aug. 7) ......................... $1.28 Associated Press (Military exchange rates are those Especially popular was “Ani- ware games, were zooming amid Japanese yen (Aug. 7) .......................103.00 available to customers at military banking South Korean won (Aug. 7) ...........1,154.00 mal Crossing: New Horizons,” of the pandemic. Commercial rates facilities in the country of issuance TOKYO — Nintendo Co.’s for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the which 10 million were sold dur- Although the coronavirus out- Bahrain (Dinar) ....................................0.3770 Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For profit multiplied more than six- British pound .....................................$1.3169 ing the three months, reaching break has swamped economies nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., fold in April-June as people stuck Canada (Dollar) ...................................1.3277 purchasing British pounds in Germany), cumulative sales of 20 million. in the worst contraction since the China (Yuan) ........................................6.9471 at home during the pandemic check with your local military banking Denmark (Krone) ................................6.2833 Also popular was “Mario Kart 8 Great Depression, some business- facility. Commercial rates are interbank turned to playing video games. Egypt (Pound) ....................................15.9690 rates provided for reference when buying The Japanese manufacturer of Deluxe.” es like Nintendo are thriving. Euro ........................................$1.1856/0.8434 “Ring Fit Adventure,” which Other technology companies, Hong Kong (Dollar) .............................7.7503 currency. All figures are foreign currencies Pokemon and Super Mario games, to one dollar, except for the British pound, has players exercising while jog- such as Apple and Facebook, are Hungary (Forint) .................................291.55 as well as the Switch console, re- Israel (Shekel) .....................................3.4013 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, ported Thursday a profit of $1 bil- ging in place holding a ring that reaping the benefits of people turn- Japan (Yen) ...........................................105.39 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) works as controller, was also a hit. ing in droves to online activities. Kuwait (Dinar) .....................................0.3054 INTEREST RATES lion in the fiscal first quarter, up Norway (Krone) ...................................8.9625 from $157 million last year. It has already sold 4 million units The company stuck to its pre- Philippines (Peso)................................. 49.13 Prime rate ................................................3.25 Quarterly sales at Kyoto-based since going on sale in October. vious forecast for a $1.9 billion Poland (Zloty) ..........................................3.72 Discount rate .......................................... 0.75 Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...........................3.7503 Federal funds market rate ...................0.09 Nintendo jumped, doubling to Nintendo Switch sales, both of profit for the fiscal year through Singapore (Dollar) ..............................1.3691 3-month bill ............................................. 0.10 $3.4 billion on-year. the handheld machines and soft- March 2021. South Korea (Won) ..........................1,185.30 30-year bond ...........................................1.22 WEATHER OUTLOOK FRIDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST FRIDAY IN EUROPE SATURDAY IN THE PACIFIC Misawa 69/66 Kabul 97/66 Seoul 75/70 Baghdad 113/84 Kandahar 108/73 Osan Tokyo Mildenhall/ Drawsko 76/73 91/75 Lakenheath Pomorskie Busan 90/64 80/60 78/75 Iwakuni 81/78 Kuwait Bahrain Zagan Sasebo City 98/95 Brussels 81/62 Guam 111/91 89/66 Ramstein 83/79 84/78 Lajes, 90/56 Riyadh Doha Azores Stuttgart Pápa 105/84 109/87 72/69 81/58 87/61 Aviano/ Vicenza 83/64 Naples 83/69 Okinawa Morón 84/81 103/70 Sigonella Rota 86/71 The weather is provided by the Djibouti Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 94/85 82/68 81/75 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup .. 14 Comics ................. 18 Crossword ............ 18 Faces ................... 15 Opinion ............16-17 Sports ............. 19-24 Friday, August 7, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 3 MILITARY Esper: George Floyd death is ‘wake-up call’ BY COREY DICKSTEIN In June, as protests spread some of the military’s most senior service member. The 15-member still, the military services have Stars and Stripes across all 50 U.S. states over minority personnel — including board includes high-ranking and reported in recent months un- Floyd’s death and other cases of Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown, who mid-ranking officers and enlisted explained disparities such as WASHINGTON — Defense police brutality, Esper said he on Thursday became the Air troops with varying backgrounds. minority troops