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Enhanced Air Policing in a COVID world
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A CF-188 Hornet sits ready for flight during Operation REASSURANCE - Air Task Force Romania taken on October 8th, 2020 at Mihail Kogӑlniceanu Air Base, Romania. MCPL BRYAN CHRISTIE My name is Master Corporal Bryan Christie, and by the time you read this, I will be getting ready to head back to Cold Lake from Eastern Europe. After 5 long months, several regional lockdowns and during one of the strangest times in recent memory, I’m finally coming home with stories of the most unique and challenging experience of my life. Romania is a country rich with history and legends. As I learned
about their history, it seemed to be a a stranger, and not afraid to spark up a relentless cycle of trading conquerors conversation in the interest of finding for tyrants, back to another conqueror common ground. Where this country – Rinse, Lather, Repeat. The story of differs the most from Canada seems to this repeating pattern was seldom boil down to one defining factor; the broken, with small exceptions given stability of their region. That’s where only to stories of revolutions and yes - the Canadian connection starts. vampires who, as the legends go, still I am here as part of an Enhanced wander these mysterious lands to this Air Policing (eAP) mission with NATO day. The Romanian people are strong where we assist Romania in policing but also incredibly nice despite the their skies to reinforce NATO’s historical pain they have endured. They collective security. This includes remind me much of Canadians – always patrolling Romanian air space and, if willing to help, always eager to smile at necessary, intercepting any aircraft that
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enter it without authorization. Not far from here is the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea. Steering clear of the politics surrounding the situation, Romania was a country that needed some reassurance, and in typical Canadian fashion we answered the call. As a result of this, I am one of many Canadians who have had the privilege of visiting this beautiful country in an effort to maintain regional stability as part of Operation REASSURANCE. Continued on page 2...
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Romania efforts a little different during COVID ...continued from front page By trade I am an Aerospace Control Operator (AC Op) and back in Canada I work as an Air Traffic Controller but during this deployment, I had the opportunity to try one of the 80+ different jobs our trade has to offer. Two Duty Officers along with two operators work shifts in the Wing Operations Center, where a Senior duty officer and I work as supervisors. Our team is responsible for overseeing everything ‘operations’, including coordinating with other NATO partners, and actively monitoring the Black Sea region for aircraft approaching Romanian airspace without approval. If the call comes in to scramble our jets for an intercept, it is our center which receives the order, sounds the alarm, briefs the pilots, and monitors the mission. Like most jobs, it consists of hours of boredom followed by moments of intensity, with only seconds to adjust your mind to the chaos, and I love every minute of it. This deployment, however, has also experienced some unique challenges. Ones involving an invisible enemy which arguably threatened our mission success far more than any airspace intruder could; COVID-19. “Gucci”. This is a slang military term synonymous with anything overly nice. An Aviator CANEX-planned a gaming laptop? Gucci. A Corporal bought himself a fancy duvet to replace the wool fire blanket? That’s Gucci. “Captains get their own rooms?!”… you get the idea. Since Romania is a beautiful country with plenty to see and do, to say you deployed here would always garner the same response; “Must have been Gucci!”. Unfortunately for us, we spent it defending against an unseeable enemy. One which has affected the globe and every person on it. One which has forced us to reevaluate how we care for our old and our young alike. One which has changed the definition of ‘normal’ and affected everything from how we celebrate holidays, to how we operate as an armed force, and
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one which removed any semblance of “Gucci” from going. Thanks to strict prevention measures and our deployment. Although none of us knew it at the our commander’s knowledge that “No plan survives time, we had unknowingly signed up for a unique first contact”, we were able to adapt quickly, increase deployment which, by virtue of timing, would have us precautions, and not a single Canadian tested positive. deal with a situation unseen by any previous rotation. We continued eAP throughout all these uncertainties Yet one to which we would come to master. and without any disruption to operations. Eventually, When we first arrived in August, after 2 weeks of the contractors fully recovered and returned the base quarantine in Trenton, the first wave of COVID had amenities back to service. Finally, no more MRE’s. subsided and normalcy began to take hold. This was So, what’s the moral of this story? What’s due in part to the many precautions we had in place the silver lining? Well, so long as there has been war, from the start; sanitizing workplaces, wearing masks, soldiers have bonded through their shared hardship. social distancing and contingency plans galore– these Experiences so unique they could not be fathomed were things we all understood to be important, and by anyone who hasn’t lived them, which creates a they paid off in the long run. Within weeks of arriving, bond unbreakable by outsiders. Despite all odds, we our command team, leaning on the wisdom of our accomplished the mission. We’re coming home. We medical staff, allowed us to travel off base to enjoy helped reassure Romania that Canadians will stand some of the local restaurants. It was during this time with them in their moment of need no matter the when I could experience a bit of Romanian culture adversity, because that’s what the CAF does, and that’s and where I gained the respect for their people I have who Canadians are. Whether you’re an airman on a today. Unfortunately, our time off base was not long- deployment 2000km from your family, or a woman lived. As cases rose, so did the risk. Before we knew just laid off and simply trying to get by. Whether it, emergency alerts were sounding on our phones you’re a single father trying to decide the best course written in a language we couldn’t read but still using of action for your child’s schooling, or whether you’re that familiar, jarring alarm. State of Emergency. a son or daughter unable to visit your aging parent in Regional Quarantine. Lockdown. a care home for fear of getting them sick. We are all After this, we were confined to base to prevent any sharing in our own unique - but equally unfathomable Canadian Armed Forces members’ from contracting reality during these difficult times. It is this shared the virus. Every soldier knows the mission must come hardship which will only serve to strengthen us all if first, so we pressed on knowing we were serving a we choose to harness it. greater purpose. Its important to remember that military members are not the only ones who serve on bases. As any military man or woman knows, bases simply can not operate without contractors and civilian employees – the unsung hero’s of National Defence. Unfortunately, this created a previously unseen vulnerability as some of those essential people began feeling unwell. It started with the gym and the coffee shop. One of the employees reported symptoms, and unfortunately tested positive for COVID-19, which resulted in both those facilities closing for deep cleaning. Quickly after that, an employee at the store – referred to as “The PX” on U.S. military bases, also tested positive. Then some members of the kitchen staff. A few weeks prior to this, I was eating Pork Shawarma in a quaint Romanian restaurant, now we’re eating Meals Ready to Eat (MRE’s) in our rooms. Despite having all odds stacked against us, we dug in and kept the mission S1 Zach Barr
MCpl Bryan Christie, while on deployment to Romania for Operation REASSURANCE.
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A Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet Pilot callsign “Hoser” signals a thumbs up to ground crew before a combat training flight during Operation REASSURANCE - Air Task Force Romania taken on September 25, 2020 at Mihail Kogӑlniceanu Air Base, Romania.
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A CF-18 Hornet parked on the ramp on the first snowfall in Mihail Kogӑlniceanu during Operation REASSURANCE–Air Task Force Romania taken on December 1st, 2020 at Mihail Kogӑlniceanu Air Base, Romania.
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Members of the Canadian Armed forces hold a Remembrance Day ceremony with a CF-18 Hornet fly past during Operation REASSURANCE - Air Task Force Romania, taken on November 11th, 2020 at Mihail Kogӑlniceanu Air Base, Romania.
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the lead Defence Scientist. “Every litre of fuel that is will provide intelligent load control and management not used, is one litre of fuel that does not produce of energy resources, whether the hybrid system is A team of researchers is aiming to make Arctic GHGs or have to be flown resulting in significant cost standalone or connected to a grid. This project may facilities more sustainable with the Defence Research savings and yearly flight rates.” include solar photovoltaics, more efficient fuel-based and Development Canada (DRDC)-led project, Key collaborators on the AMAZE project include technologies such as variable speed generators, energy Advanced Microgrids towards Arctic Zero Emissions DND’s Assistant Deputy Minister Infrastructure storage and thermal energy management strategies. (AMAZE), which was awarded $1.65 M over three and Environment, the Natural Resources Canada Variable speed generators improve efficiency because years from the Greening Government Fund in June (NRCan) CanmetENERGY Varennes laboratory and they change frequency to match power demand. 2020. the National Research Council (NRC) Canada. Thermal energy management involves recovering The Greening Government Fund is part of the AMAZE builds on previous DRDC-led arctic work waste heat from power generators to warm buildings Government of Canada’s response to climate change with NRCan CanmetENERGY at CFS Alert, where or heat hot water. and provides project funding to federal government roughly 1.8 million L of fuel is consumed annually at CanmetENERGY will develop a simulation departments and agencies to reduce greenhouse gas its main power plant. Since fuel is delivered by heavy software tool to identify the best combination of (GHG) emissions in their operations. lift aircraft, it takes seven litres of fuel to deliver one technologies to use in Arctic locations where diesel Defence buildings and assets in Canada’s Far litre of fuel to the site. The study identified energy generators are commonly used. As well, a microgrid North, including the North Warning System (NWS), savings, such as switching to LED lighting and test facility, developed by the NRC, will enable testing use significant amounts of fuel for electricity and building upgrades, that could save up to 37 per cent of individual technologies with advanced microgrid heating because of their remote locations and extreme annual fuel use. controls. The outcomes of AMAZE will also benefit cold conditions. The AMAZE team aims to reduce GHGs at NWS other government facilities and remote civilian “This project, while targeting reduced fossil fuel sites by developing hybrid microgrid systems that use communities in the Far North in reducing GHGs. use and GHG reductions, is also about maintaining multiple energy resources with advanced controls, Development and testing of the microgrid system or improving DND operations,” says Dr. Gisele Amow, adapted for the north. Advanced microgrid control will continue in 2021 with the goal to deploy at a North Warning System site in 2022.
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Home for the holidays Christmas Dinner drive-thru
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ave you ever seen this Latin phrase inscribed on the face of a grandfather clock? Tempus fugit. It means “time flies.” We’ve just started a new year – 2021, and thank God for that! Good riddance to the old year! But at this time of the rolling year (to steal a phrase from Dickens), we often think about time. For me, I think, surely it was only yesterday that my wife and I were holding newborns. Two of our sons were born in December, very near to Christmas. So at this time of year (gotta stop using that phrase – very repetitive), we get all reflective and misty-eyed. You really don’t want to be around us when that happens. Very sad, really. Pathetic, actually. Makes you want to grab me by the collar, give me a good shake, and growl, “Get a grip, man!” Well, I’ve got a grip. And it’s fixed firmly on tempus fugit. It was only days ago (wasn’t it?) that we anxiously awaited the birth of our firstborn (now 25, 6’ 2” and married nearly a year). He came – in his own sweet time – on December 18, over a week late. My wife was very determined that he be born before Christmas. She was particularly keen that he arrive in
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CHAPLAIN’S CORNER time for us to travel home to show off our new present to the family. It was a Sunday, and he interrupted my sermon. I remember a lot of cheering as I jogged down the aisle and out the door to drive her to the hospital. As we drove by the church, people spilled out of the doors laughing and waving as though we were on parade (that’s about the last time I felt important). And it was only a few minutes ago (wasn’t it?) that we feverishly awaited our lastborn’s arrival (now 15 and already taller than me). It wasn’t a Sunday this time; it was a Friday - December 23, to be exact (4:55pm EST, for those with a bent for precision). My wife had been induced by the doctor, and it had been a longer labour than either of us expected, though I think she was rather more interested than me in the completion of this task since I was only waiting to go grab a double-double. Well, the baby had other ideas. He was big – 11lbs., 7.5ozs. And by the time he was delivered, I was sweating and near panic, and my wife was near exhaustion. He wasn’t breathing well on arrival and the nurse leaned over my wife’s bed and pressed a big red button on the wall. Have you ever
noticed that big, red buttons never signify anything good? He was in some distress, so they helped him breath, got him cleaned up, and whisked him off to the nursery and into an incubator tout de suite. And now, here we are. Tempus fugit all right. And the older we get, the faster it seems to fly. I’m sure you’ve noticed this phenomenon. You wake up one morning and would swear you’re still 25 (shut up, you who are that age or younger!), but suddenly you have a great interest in bran and shop for Depends. Where’d the time go? It flew. Funny. When we were young, time crawled: Christmas will never come, summer vacation stretches out ahead like a prairie sky, and visits to Aunt Gertrude are endless torture. But then we age … and tempus fugit. Makes you think…. Makes you think about life, the universe, and everything. And that’s good. Better to think about life, and God, and your place in the grand scheme of things before the sand in the hourglass runs out.
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A year in review for 2020 THE COURIER We are sure there are many who may just want to close the book on 2020 and forget the year ever happened! True, there were many things about 2020 that were not so great, but we at the Courier News would like to look back at some of the highlights 2020 did bring.
January 14, 2020 Edition Warm welcome greets troops
January 21, 2020 edition Cadets welcome RCAF brass
January 21, 2020 edition 4 Wing Cold Lake hosts hockey tournament
Cliff Kenyon Aviator Avery Philpott, 4 Wing Imaging
Canadian Armed Forces personnel from 4 Wing Cold Lake arrive home from Operation Reassurance, Air Task Force-Romania deployment in the early morning of January 13, 2020.
February 18, 2020 Edition Snow Fever festivities
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A child watches an entertainer during Snow Fever festivities held at the Col J.J. Parr Sports Centre at 4 Wing on Monday, February 17.
March 17, 2020 Edition Huff and puff and pull…
Major-General Alain Pelletier checks out a pellet rifle as Capt Bonnie-Jo Clark, Cadet Avr Avery Philpott Training Officer, gives him instructions before Officials drop the puck to launch the CAF target shooting at Art Smith Aviation Academy. West Regional Men’s Hockey Championship Watching are Division CWO Jean-Claude January 20 in Cold Lake. Competing were Cold Parent (left) 4 Wing Cold Lake Commander Col Lake, Edmonton, Esquimalt, Winnipeg, Moose Dave Moar and 4 Wing CWO Rémi Nault. Jaw and Shilo.
February 25, 2020 edition
Top score for CF-18 maintenance
March 3, 2020 edition Slip, sliding away… Pod racers take on the hill
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A CF-18 Hornet takes off into the clouds. CF-18 maintenance crews at 4 Wing Cold Lake have won top marks for their efforts following a comprehensive audit.
Participants huff and puff for a good start as racing homemade cardboard pods was the order of the day February 28 on the Martineau hill at 4 Wing.
March 17, 2020 edition
March 24, 2020 edition Edmonton Eskimos are welcomed at 4 Wing Cold Lake
Wing Commander shows his pride
Cpl Justin Roy, 4 Wing Imaging
417 Combat Support Squadron Commanding Officer Alexia Hannam equips Mondo Sewell Cliff Kenyon with a helmet used on a Royal Canadian Air Students at Art Smith Aviation Academy at 4 Submitted Force CH-146 Griffon Helicopter, during the Wing Cold Lake yank and pull playing tug of 4 Wing Commander, Colonel Dave Moar, Edmonton Eskimos Football Team’s Wing visit war during their winter festival held Friday, applauded personnel after CF-18 Hornets to Hangar 6, 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alberta, on March 13. intercepted Russian jets in the Arctic on March 9. March 10, 2020.
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March 31, 2020 Edition
Wing leaders answer questions at start of COVID-19 shutdowns
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March 31, 2020 edition Command changes at 417 Squadron
April 14, 2020 edition CAF full of unsung heroes
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Chief Warrant Officer ReĚ mi Nault (left) and 4 Wing Commander Colonel Dave Moar appear in their very first 4 Wing Facebook Live Town Hall to answer questions posed by Canadian Armed Forces members and civilians on March 26.
April 28, 2020 Edition
New Cruise Missile Testing Display in the Works for the Cold Lake Air Force Museum
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Major Eileen Sudul, piloting a helicopter, has been named CO of 417 Squadron 4 Wing Cold Lake.
May 12, 2020 edition Mission challenges rescuers
PO2 Daniel Lavoie of 4 Wing Cold Lake 417 Combat Support Squadron was named Warrior of the Game by the Edmonton Oilers in one of their February matches.
May 26, 2020 edition
4 Wing Health Care Centre opens
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The Cold Lake Air Force Museum (CLAFM) would like to thank Greg Newton (right) from Repli3D and his assistant Daniel Jacobs (left) for 3D printing a 6-foot replica AGM-86B cruise missile.
June 9, 2020 Edition 4 Wing makes own masks
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Commanders of 417 CS Sqn are applauding the success of one of their crews for their skill and bravery after a rescue mission late April.
4 Wing Health Care Centre is in operation although the official opening in March was postponed due to the pandemic.
June 23, 2020 edition 10 FTTS back to school for training classes
June 30, 2020 edition 4 Wing welcomes new CWO
Avr Avery Philpott
Members of 10 Field Technical Training Squadron formed for a group photo on the 4 Wing flight line at the conclusion of the 10 FTTS Honours and Awards parade.
Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) Lee Darling (left), Colonel (Col) Dave Moar (Middle), and CWO Remi Nault make their final signatures to officially appoint CWO Lee Darling as the new CWO of 4 Wing Cold Lake.
July 21, 2020 edition Change of command at 401 Squadron
August 11, 2020 edition ‘Tis the season for Change of Commands
Corporal Robert Mitchell, 10 Field Technical Training Squadron Avr Brock Curtis
Corporal Michael Tremblett sews in 1 Hangar at 4 Wing Cold Lake. 4 Wing was able to produce thousands of masks.
July 7, 2020 Edition Canada Day treats
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Outgoing 401 Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS) Commanding Officer (CO), Lieutenant-Colonel (LCol) Forrest Rock (left) and Incoming 401 TFS CO, LCol Reid Surkan (right) salute for the National Anthem during the 401 TFS Change of Command Parade Ceremony in 4 Hangar on June 30, 2020 at 4 Wing, Cold Lake, Alberta.
Incoming 4 Mission Support Squadron (4 MSS) Commanding Officer, LieutenantColonel Delaina Brown (right) salutes 4 Wing Commander, Colonel Dave Moar during the 4 MSS Change of Command Ceremony on July 30, 2020 at Medley Terminal, 4 Wing, Cold Lake, Alberta.
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August 11, 2020 Edition ‘Tis the season for Change of Commands
August 11, 2020 Edition ‘Tis the season for Change of Commands
Avr Brock Curtis, 4 Wing Imaging
Outgoing 42 Radar Squadron Commanding Outgoing 1 Air Maintenance Squadron (1 AMS) Officer (CO), LCol Lieutenant-Colonel Brian Commanding Officer (CO), Lieutenant-Colonel Kynaston (Left), 4 Wing Commander, Colonel (LCol) Johnathan Pilon (left), 4 Wing Commander, David Moar and Incoming 42 Radar Squadron Colonel David Moar and Incoming 1 AMS CO, CO, Major Matthew Jokela (right), sign the LCol Philippe Gibeau (right), sign the Change Change of Command certificate at the 42 Radar of Command certificate at the 1 AMS Change of Squadron Change of Command Parade taken Command Parade taken in 1 Hangar on July 28, at the Air Force Museum on July 31, 2020 Cold 2020 at 4 Wing, Cold Lake, Alberta. Lake, Alberta. Avr Brock Curtis, 4 Wing Imaging
August 11, 2020 Edition ‘Tis the season for Change of Commands
August 11, 2020 edition $25,000 to Valour Place
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Incoming 4 Construction Engineering Squadron (4 CES) Commanding Officer Major Sylvain Fournier (left) and Outgoing 4 CES Commanding Officer Major Jason Hartwig salute to the playing of “O Canada”, during the 4 CES Change of Command, at Wing Headquarters, 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alberta, on August 4, 2020.
August 11, 2020 edition
A special visit to Cold Lake
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Cpl Justin Roy, 4 Wing Imaging
Incoming Wing Comptroller Major Gabe Gosselin (left), Reviewing Officer Lieutenant Colonel Alain Gagnon, and Acting Outgoing Wing Comptroller Captain Jirasak Makkhuen (right) sign for the Wing Comptroller Change of Appointment, at the Officers’ Mess, 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alberta, on July 27, 2020.
August 25, 2020 Edition
EX AMALGAM DART 20-5 at 4 Wing Avr Avery Philpott
A member of 401 Squadron salutes the Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot during Exercise AMALGAM DART 20-5, a NORAD Exercise highlighting the binational partnership to protect North American airspace. Photos taken on the tarmac at 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada on August 20, 2020.
September 15, 2020 Edition
Making a difference for Valour Place
Premier of Alberta, Honourable Jason Kenney (left), with fellow Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) stand for a group photo Cpl Justin Roy, 4 Wing Imaging modeling their new hats, coins and badges with On behalf of the Canadian Forces Base Medley 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron CO, Lieutenant Society, Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) Frank Colonel (LCol) Colin Marks (right), during Jason Dwyer presents a cheque to the Valour Place Kenney’s Wing Visit to Hangar 3, 4 Wing Cold Stakeholder Relations Manager Sylvie Keane, Lake, Alberta, on August 6, 2020. From left to at Heritage Park, 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alberta, right: Jason Kenney, MLA David Hanson, MLA on July 29, 2020. Brad Rutherford, LCol Colin Marks.
September 1, 2020 edition Government awards design contract for future fighter infrastructure in Cold Lake
September 1, 2020 edition New buses for 4 MSS
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Investing in this infrastructure will help Canada meet its international obligations to NORAD and NATO by being able to house our future fighter aircraft. The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, says, “A modern fighter jet fleet is essential for the defence of our country and its sovereignty, and these facilities are vital to enabling these operations.”
Members show off the new highway cruisers 4 MSS received in August to be used mainly for the Inter-base Bus Service (IBBS) runs.
September 22, 2020 edition
September 29, 2020 edition
Team 4 Wing Cold Lake exceeds Terry Fox Marathon of Hope goal
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A new look for 4 Wing Welcome
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On September 2, 2020, members of 4 Wing Cold Lake (called Team Cirque de Sore Legs) participated in challenges like going barefoot through “sand”, tire pushing, walking like an Egyptian, and so much more. All of it was for the Walk for Valour Virtual Challenge.
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A smaller group from Personnel Support Programs (PSP) took to the road to participate in a Terry Fox walk on Friday, September 18, 2020. 4 Wing more than doubled their goal by raising almost $4,200.
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Wing Commander, Col Dave Moar briefs some of the newest members of 4 Wing during the Wing Welcome
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September 29, 2020 Edition
Grand prize winners of the 4 Wing Summer Active Challenge
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October 6, 2020 edition
Commander of 1 CAD visits 4 Wing
October 20, 2020 edition
MLA Richard Gotfried visits 4 Wing
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The 4 Wing Summer Active Challenge or #4for4wing, brought to you by your local Personnel Support Programs and sponsored by BMO Bank of Montreal, was an eight-week challenge that asked members to either bike, Corporal Justin Roy, 4 Wing Imaging run or walk specific routes each week. There 1 Canadian Air Division Commander, Majorwere 32 grand prizes of $100 gift cards awarded General Kenny (left) is greeted by 4 Wing with one of them going to Amanda Proctor for Commander, Colonel Dave Moar upon arrival her participation. to 4 Wing Cold Lake on September 29.
October 20, 2020 Edition
Patrick Pelletier, a 419 Squadron pilot, breaks Canadian glider altitude record
October 27, 2020 edition
CAF Sports Week a successful event
Aviator Avery Philpott
401 Tactical Fighter Squadron Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Reid Surkan (back) and Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Richard Gotfried pose for a photo in the cockpit of a Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet. Photo taken at 4 Hangar, 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada on October 6, 2020.
November 3, 2020 edition Ex AUTUMN BLITZ
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The record-breaking crew smiling after landing. Patrick Pelletier (centre) and Melanie Paradis (right) escorted by the Official Record Observer Gary Hill (left). The height they achieved was 31,727 feet.
October 20th – 22nd gave members the option to “Try-a-Tri” by participating in activities based off a triathlon. One-hour spots were booked for members to either go for a lane swim, take a spin session or run on the treadmill. This event was made possible thanks to a sponsorship with Inter Pipeline.
Corporal Julie Moss with 401 Tactical Fighter Squadron marshals a Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet during the exercise AUTUMN BLITZ on October 21, 2020, at 4 Wing Cold Lake.
December 8, 2020 Edition 4 Wing member receives CAF Male Athlete of the Year award
December 8, 2020 edition RCAF announces pilot for 2021 CF-18 Demonstration Team
December 15, 2020 edition Christmas Hamper Campaign a huge success
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Pte Connie Valin, 4 Wing Imaging
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Captain Zachary Zeiler has been named the CAF Male Athlete of the Year.
Captain Daniel Deluce, from 419 Sqn, will be the CF-18 Demonstration Team pilot for the 2021 Air Show season.
Most of the pews in the St. Mark’s Chapel at 4 Wing Cold Lake are occupied with all the generous donations received for the Padre’s Christmas Hamper Campaign. In fact, so many donations were received that all the hampers needed were full with plenty left over. This abundance will go to the local Food Bank to help even more in need this holiday season. Padres from front to back, Captain Oliver Edwards, Major Howard Ritthouse and Captain Andrew Whitman.
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4 Wing Cold Lake, AB Initio Enrollments 4 RCAF RESERVE FLIGHT Aviator (Avr) Kathleen Attwood, Avr Eleaine Bouffard, Avr Victoria Pearce and Officer Cadet (OCdt) Charlotte Jokela were enrolled in the RCAF Reserve at 4 Wing, Cold Lake, Alberta, on December 11, 2020 at different times throughout the day due to COVID-19 restrictions. Given COVID-19, it has
Avr Kathleen Attwood
been a lengthy process to say the least, but it was well worth the wait for them to realize their dream of joining the Canadian Armed Forces. Avr Bouffard is our second Cold Lake First Nations applicant enrolled in the last 5 weeks. The Avr’s will be going on their Basic Military Qualification (BMQ) Course, while OCdt Jokela will attend her Basic Military Officer Qualification
(BMOQ) Course, all training to occur sometime in 2021. Upon successful completion of BMQ, Avr Attwood will return to 4 Wing to complete her Air Operations Support (AOS) Technician Training, our first applicant enrolled in the new RCAF Reserve trade. Avr Bouffard and Avr Pearce will be course loaded on Human Resource Administrator (HRA) Course while
OCdt Jokela will commence Logistics Officer training with a specialty in finance, training to be conducted at CFB Borden. In closing, 4 Wing has 8 more applicants at various stages of processing at Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre Det Edmonton so more updates to follow. Best of luck to our newest 4 Wing RCAF Reserve members!
Avr Eleaine Bouffard All photos by MWO Patricia Schwindt, 4 RCAF Reserve Flight
Disclaimer: All photos were taken by MWO Schwindt from outside the enrollment office, applicant being the only one in the space
Avr Victoria Pearce
OCdt Charlotte Jokela
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Crossword ACROSS 1. Partner to ‘oohed’ 6. Relaxing places 10. Humorous monologue 14. Simple elegance 15. Bearable 17. Disobedience 19. Express delight 20. Gov’t attorneys 21. Wake up 22. A type of band 23. Remain as is 24. Turfs 26. Battle-ax 29. Volcanic crater 31. The mother of Jesus 32. One’s life history 34. ‘Rule, Britannia’ composer 35. Doubles 37. Jacob __, American journalist 38. House pet 39. S. African river 40. Broad sashes 41. Establish as a foundation 43. KGB double agent Aldrich __ 45. Part of a book 46. Taxi 47. Pancakes made from buckwheat flour 49. Train group (abbr.) 50. Frames per second 53. Have surgery
57. Formal withdrawal from a federation 58. Guitarist sounds 59. Greek war god 60. 2,000 lbs. 61. Helps escape DOWN 1. Currency exchange charge 2. River in Tuscany 3. Breakfast dish 4. Defunct European currency 5. Upper class young woman 6. Part of a purse 7. Self-contained units 8. Boxing’s GOAT 9. Legislators 10. Flightless birds 11. U. of Miami’s mascot is one 12. Floating ice 13. Low, marshy land 16. Seldom 18. Lyric poems 22. Law enforcement agency (abbr.) 23. Full extent of something 24. __ Claus 25. Naturally occurring solid material 27. Acquired brain injury
behavior science (abbr.) 28. Thirteen 29. Partner to cheese 30. Member of a Semitic people 31. One thousandth of an inch 33. Former CIA 35. Most lemony 36. Engage in 37. Small Eurasian deer 39. Provisions 42. All humans have them 43. Swiss river
44. Storage term (abbr.) 46. Famed Broadway lyricist Sammy 47. Dutch colonist 48. Full-grown pike fish 49. Egyptian sun god 50. Flute 51. Flew off! 52. Scottish tax 53. Young women’s association 54. Populous Brazilian city 55. Malaysian Isthmus 56. Pointed end of a pen
CAPRICORN - December 22 - January 19 Capricorn, you are generous with your time, and now many people are asking for help. You may start to feel burdened. Learn how to say ‘no’ with tact. AQUARIUS - January 20 - February 18 Aquarius, check in with a friend if you have an emotional issue that needs working through. It won’t be helpful to keep your feelings bottled up inside for too long. PISCES - February 19 - March 20 Being in a relationship is a balance of give and take, Pisces. You may feel uncomfortable asking for what you need, but you shouldn’t. ARIES - March 21 - April 19 Aries, you may be tempted to loosen up and show more of your personality at work this week. Just remember to exercise discretion in situations that call for professional demeanor. TAURUS - April 20 - May 20 Think before you speak this week, Taurus; otherwise, you may let go of something you had preferred to keep to yourself. Carefully think over your comments. GEMINI - May 21 - June 21 Gemini, try to balance your feelings by focusing on the facts rather than ‘what ifs.’ It’s alright to feel anxious, but try not to let it overwhelm you the next few days. CANCER - June 22 - July 22 Cancer, you may finally get the answer to a problem or situation that has been on your mind for some time. It will be a relief to finally let this go and focus on new possibilities. LEO - July 23 - August 22 Leo, take some time this week to brainstorm creatively. How would you change things if time and money were no issue? Speculating can provide inspiration. VIRGO - August 23 - September 22 Virgo, even when under pressure, you manage to present yourself as capable of getting the job done. Always put your best foot forward and portray yourself as someone who is steady. LIBRA - September 23 - October 22 Libra, playing it casual and projecting your friendly charm simply isn’t going to cut it at work this week. You will have to make it clear that you’re ready for a serious discussion. SCORPIO - October 23 - November 21 Scorpio, temptation is around every corner. Figure out a way to stay grounded and on a successful track. Friends and family are ready and willing to help. SAGITTARIUS - November 22 - December 21 An issue that has to be addressed this week, Sagittarius, even though you would rather it just disappear. Focus on a plan and then get others to back you.
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Christmas cheer around 4 Wing THE COURIER It was with a sad heart that we at the Courier News couldn’t host our annual office decorating challenge due to the many restrictions that COVID-19 presented
us with. That didn’t stop some units on base from still bringing some holiday cheer to their sections. We are happy to showcase some photos that were submitted to us by the different units. We are hopeful that 2021 will be different and we can once again host this great contest.
S1 Erica Seymour, 4 Wing Imaging
Here is an overall view of Captain Grant “Christmas” Smith’s holiday display in 4 Operational Support Squadron taken on December 16, 2020 at 4 Wing, Cold Lake, Alberta.
S1 Erica Seymour, 4 Wing Imaging
Here is a full sized tree that was set-up for Captain Grant “Christmas” Smith’s holiday display in 4 Operational Support Squadron.
S1 Erica Seymour, 4 Wing Imaging
There were many figurines showcased for Captain Grant “Christmas” Smith’s holiday display in 4 Operational Support Squadron.
Submitted
1 Dental Unit, who was the Office Decorating Challenge winner for 2019, had a wonderfully decorated tree, complete with a COVID-19 virus on top of the tree!
Submitted
In the Wing Comptroller section, there was a beautifully decorated area that helped bring a little Christmas cheer to all who visited.