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4 Wing makes own masks
Avr Brock Curtis
Corporal Michael Tremblett sews in 1 Hangar at 4 Wing Cold Lake. CLIFF KENYON 4 Wing is known far and wide for many enviable accomplishments. It is a leader in the fighter force; but we all know that. It hosts an incredible air show every couple of years; but we know that, too. What you probably didn’t know is that 4 Wing has also emerged as a leader in producing non-medical cloth reusable masks for CAF personnel. 4 Wing is one of the few Royal Canadian Air Force Wings to meet 100 percent of the initial demands for masks for their own personnel. 4 Wing is producing about 700 masks per week. There is no production target. The dedicated
CAF members will make as many masks as they can to help meet the demand at 4 Wing as well as other wings and bases for as long as they are needed. Personnel from several units have been working on the masks in a well co-ordinated effort to meet needs while ensuring the safety of the workers. LCol Jonathon Pilon, CO 1 AMS, said it was an interesting challenge for personnel. “It is a new commodity and everyone had to develop a process for production and distribution,” said Pilon. An initial design was quickly developed to meet the initial demand. A second design addressed some of the shortcomings of the prototype. The third design is now in production with a more fitted, comfortable mask being produced.
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1 AMS teams set up in the ALSE and Refinishing sections, as well as members were working from home. On average, they are producing 250 mask per day. “Our peak day was 376 (masks)”, said Pilon. 1 AMS has now produced more than 7000 masks and provided 3000 masks to three other Wings that were not able to produce enough masks for their own use. 10 FTTS joined the production later in the game, but have quickly begun making masks, producing on average 138 masks per day. In their first week of production, they produced 690 masks, until materials ran short. Continued on page 3...
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Tuesday, June 9, 2020
4 Wing Cold Lake’s “back gate” road closure (near the 4 Wing viewing area). No traffic will be allowed through JUNE 4, 2020 – COLD LAKE, AB – this zone until repairs can be NATIONAL DEFENCE / CANADIAN made to ensure public safety at all ARMED FORCES times. We apologize if this temporary From Thursday June 5 until further road closure causes any inconvenience. notice, 4 Wing Cold Lake’s “back gate”, It is highly recommended to make situated at Kingsway road, will be alternative commute arrangements closed due to water damage from the and plan ahead of time to avoid any heavy rainfall. disappointment. The closure will begin at the Access to 4 Wing will be through security guard building (851) and Highway 28 and Centre Avenue (48 Ave, end at the Marie Creek Bridge Cold Lake). Public Service Announcement
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well-deserved and congratulations,” said 4 What a great way to Wing Commander Col start Recreation Month Dave Moar. at 4 Wing Cold Lake. Senior Manager PSP The Recreation Diana Warbeck said the Department of Personnel Recreation Department Support Programs (PSP) has partnered with at 4 Wing has been Assumption school presented with an award for the past few by Assumption Jr/Sr High years, providing work School. experience placements The department was to students. Often, they selected by the school are hired as recreation as recipient for the leaders. 2020 Lakeland Catholic “Cong rat u lat ions Outstanding Community to our Community Partner Award. Recreation Team for “Great news, being the recipient of the
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2020 Lakeland Catholic Outstanding Community Partner Award,” said Warbeck. Ryan Cane, PSP Senior Manager Recreation Program and Community Services, offered his congratulations. “I am delighted to hear that the Recreation team has been recognized with this honour. It shows that long hours and hard work do get recognized. Working with partners will be the key to PSP’s future and you all should be very proud,” Cane said. “I would like to offer my personal thanks for your hard work and I wish you many years of great achievements,” he said.
CAF members ready to pay the price
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reedom isn’t free. It has a price. We all know that, but it doesn’t make it any less painful when we are reminded of the price we have paid lately as Canadians. Canadian Armed Forces members are expected to be ready to step into the path of danger. You know that. It’s part of the job. It’s part of the pledge, to defend our sovereignty and our way of life as well as help maintain world peace. And you also know, Canadian Armed Forces members may be called on to help where needed in Canada and for whatever task and whatever the risk. No one says: Oh, we’ll do this job, we won’t do that job. No one says: We’ll do the easy job and leave the tough one for someone else. Truth is, often there is no one else to call. And Canadians know the armed forces will step forward into the line of fire or any other unexpected hazard. Canadian Armed Forces leaders admit, it can be hazardous work with unexpected dangers. There are the six Canadian Armed Forces members killed when their helicopter crashed in Greece. They were on a peace mission
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fulfilling Canada’s worldwide commitments. The crash was a reminder of those unexpected dangers. Then there was the crash of the Snowbirds jet in Kamloops killing one CAF member and injuring a pilot. Members of the Snowbirds know the mission can be dangerous. But they also know it is important to help raise awareness of the Royal Canadian Air Force among Canadians. There are the kids and the adults who watch the formation flights in awe, realizing that is part of Canada’s commitment to protecting our freedom. And where to turn for help when it is desperately needed at home? Canadian Armed Forces members are regularly called to help when there is flooding. Or how about snow removal last winter in Newfoundland. CAF members have proudly filled sandbags and shovelled snow. When that desperate call for help comes, the Canadian Armed Forces members are ready and eager to pitch in. But it seems unlikely they ever
expected to be called to help in long term care homes in Quebec and Ontario. And it seems nothing could have prepared CAF members for the unexpected, for the horrific conditions they experienced when they arrived to help. Sure, they have filled sandbags and shovelled snow, but it’s unlikely they ever expected to be caring for the aged. It’s a new mission they can add to their accomplishments. And despite their best efforts, reports suggest more than 20 CAF members helping in the long term care homes may contracted COVID-19. Canadian Armed Forces members, to their credit, alerted provincial authorities to the poor conditions they found in the care homes where they were working. To their credit, CAF members prepared reports and presented them to provincial authorities. They have been applauded for revealing the hazards. Indeed, freedom isn’t free. It presents a variety of challenges for those in uniform and they are willing to pay the price.
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A new shipment of material arrived at 10 FTTS last week and they are testing the new fitted mask pattern to determine what the increase in production time will be. Mat Techs from RCEME have also joined in to production, adding significantly to 4 Wings mask production.
Replen Flight collects the masks each day and distributes to the units that require them. AETE has also been busy with mask production, producing almost 4200 masks for their own use and to distribute to other ADM (Mat) units. “I am really impressed with the enthusiasm, dedication and resourcefulness of the 4 Wing units that
supported the production of non-medical masks. 4 Wing employs many personnel which created a significant initial demand to support the gradual increase of operations. However, in a relatively short time, the initial stock needed to allow a safe return to work for our personnel was made available for distribution thanks to all involved,” continued Pilon.
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Be patient: Reopening a slow process CLIFF KENYON
field Monday to Friday. We are currently waiting for units to schedule in time, so at this point I don’t know how many units will be participating.” The classes would be body weight only (no equipment), max of 15 participants and all participants would need to be registered to participate through BookKing. The Province of Alberta has directed that group gatherings shall not exceed 50 people. 4 Wing will be issuing guidance to permit workplace gatherings of up to 50 people for operationally essential activities (e.g. training, coordination meetings, classified briefings). “These gatherings will be conducted so as not to create unnecessary risk to our members,” Moar said. Meanwhile, PSP is working hard to
develop plans to reopen clubs, hobby shops, sports/equipment stores, and recreation facilities. “In some cases, we are limited by the Province of Alberta but we’re doing our best to (safely) push to the limits of what we can provide our members and families,” Col Moar said. 4 Wing Cold Lake Deputy PSP Manager Rob Larson said PSP staff members have been busy meeting to determine details of reopening a variety of programs to ensure they comply with Province of Alberta health and safety guidelines. The Wing Commander’s Wellness Challenge was kicked off two weeks ago by PSP and there is the upcoming Father’s Day Weekend Car Rally and Scavenger Hunt that is being coordinated by MFRCS for June 20.
The MFRCS Car Rally and Scavenger Hunt is to be held from 1 to 4 p.m. You are to register at the MFRCS Facebook page. It is open to military families, veterans, defence team members and spouses. There are prizes of gift cards with $300 for first place, $200 for second place and $100 each for those finishing at 3 to 12 spots. Participants will be given a series of missions to complete in our car with your family. The goal is to decipher clues to find unique parts of the city and surrounding areas and perform tasks. Winners are those with the most points who finish by 4 p.m. Cold Lake Air Force Museum is expected to open June 15 and had been making necessary adjustments to meet Province of Alberta protocols for visitors.
Wing Commander Col Dave Moar is brimming with optimism in his latest update on COVID-19. It seems the worst of the threat from the pandemic may be past and resumption of activities is slowly underway. “We’ve made good progress but still have a way to go,” he said. The Canadian Armed Forces has been incrementally increasing the pace of operations since mid-April and on May 4 training schools for maintenance and flying courses began a limited resumption. But Col Moar warned that 4 Wing is “far from resuming normal business.” “I anticipate that the process for resuming normal business will continue throughout the summer and into the fall. Returning to full service will be based on a variety of factors such as the local COVD-19 situation and the ability to guarantee safe working conditions for all on the base. “Within the Wing our resumption of business may be asymmetric, with some units able to fully return to operations while other units require more time. To avoid incurring unnecessary risk, causing a safety issue, or putting unreasonable stress on our members, our approach will have to be deliberate, cautious, and patient.” Meanwhile, Personnel Support Programs (PSP) and Military Family Resource Centre Society will be kickstarting their efforts. PSP is starting an outdoor fitness program for members. Units can sign up for 15 person outdoor fitness classes which will be organized and run by PSP. Provided the classes go smoothly and there are no safety concerns, group sizes may be increased in coming weeks. PSP’s Tovah Fenske said recreational team staff members have been busy working on plans for exercise Cliff Kenyon programs beginning June 15. Contractors work on replacing back steps at Air Force Wing Association in Cold Lake. It took a day to “We are going to be starting demolish the old steps which were in need of replacing as they were worn out. The new steps will include a military unit PT classes on the sports deck with space for a few chairs and tables.
Gratefulness a way of life
Padre Zibby Jonczyk
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s a military chaplain I have the privilege of serving people of all ages. Although our military congregations are usually younger from those of many civilian churches and other places of worship we too have veterans, members who have been coming to our chapels for the last twenty or thirty years and who like to joke that they are a part of the church furniture. While I have friends who are in their twenties and thirties, I am also close friends with those who are in their sixties, seventies, eighties and some even in their nineties. I have often wondered why I enjoy being friends with older people so much. I have come to the realization that perhaps the reason for that is that my father was quite a bit older than most of my school friends’ fathers. My father was born in 1925 and he was not only a great father but also my mentor and friend until he died in 1992. My father lost his own father at the age of five. He lived through the Great Depression and World War II, and even after the war his life was not
easy. He learned to live with whatever little he had and he taught me how to appreciate the little we had when I was growing up. Through much hardship my father learned how to be grateful. My mother who before the war grew up under more privileged circumstances, also learned how to be grateful during the hard times of war. By their examples, I learned gratefulness as a way of life. While it is certainly true that the friendship I have with older people is due partly to the friendship I had with my father, I have come to realize that regardless of the age of my friends, one of the characteristics they all have in common is that they are deeply grateful, often because of the hardships they have experienced in life. In God’s wisdom, life’s hardships teach us to be grateful. Gratefulness is not the privilege of the old. I also know many young people who are grateful because of the example they see in their homes and the work of God in their hearts. However, generally speaking, when I consider
the younger generations, I am concerned about what seems to be a general lack of gratefulness and a certain sense of entitlement. While most of us did not have to experience war, poverty or other significant challenges while we grew up, we can practice gratefulness and teach our children how to be grateful. What can we do to become a grateful person? Let’s start with saying “thank you” to people who do things for us no matter how great or small they might be. We should teach our children to thank their teachers for their encouragement; to thank the janitor at school for the clean environment they help maintain; to thank those who serve them at restaurants and grocery stores. The world seem to like to make fun of us for being the “Thank-you Nation”, so let’s live up to the title with pride and make sure our children learn how a simple ‘thank you” can change someone’s day.
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Golf the only game in town JERRY INGHAM, 4 WING MILITARY SPORTS COORDINATOR
of August. That’s going to put a damper on all of our military summer sports, for sure. Also for context I’ve read that Golf has become my favourite no US college football will happen topic of conversation lately. until the campuses are back open. I did a couple of rounds last As much as college football is weekend and do you know what? loved in the States even that is on It was still as fun and enjoyable as hold. ever! Soccer is unfortunately on hold If you’re on the fence about in Canada until further notice. going golfing - don’t be. Go out There is some hope for some and give it a try. sports though. You must call ahead and keep The NHL is planning on two metres apart, but you will enjoy having training camps as early as it. I did. July 1st. If this experiment proves I’ve read that in Alberta, successful, maybe we’ll be looking gatherings of more than 50 people at hockey starting back up at 4 won’t be allowed until the end Wing in the fall. We can hope.
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Softball is apparently starting up in the NWT. Practices would be first, and players could have a glove on their throwing hand so no one touches ball with their bare hands. I’ll continue to update you as more information comes in. Everyone’s safety continues to be priority number one, and this temporary pain will bring long term gain. I’m confident of that. Meanwhile, if you have any insights/observations or questions please feel free to e-mail me at ingham.jerry@cfmws.com and I’ll be happy to share your ideas or do my best to answer your military sports questions.
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