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Avr Martine Duval, Cold Lake’s athlete at Invictus Games Toronto 2017, was riding a high after the Games’ opening ceremony on Saturday. She said Toronto has embraced the games, and is giving participants the star treatment.

“Toronto is all Invictus this weekend,” she said Sunday. “Everywhere we go people ask us what our sport is, what country we are from. It’s fantastic.”

The opening ceremony drew a capacity crowd to the Air Canada Centre. Avr Duval said the atmosphere was thrilling.

“As host country we were the last to enter the arena in the Parade of Nations,” she said. “We could hear the crowd cheering the other countries as they marched in. Then when we came in it was just crazy.”

Prince Harry and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were among the dignitaries who spoke at the ceremony.

“Thank you for your service,” Trudeau told the 550 athletes from 17 countries. He said the Invictus Games will have an effect not just on the participants but also on spectators,

“thinking about what each of us can do in our lives to make the kind of difference that you make in the world every day.”

Prince Harry, founder of the Invictus Games, said the idea came to him after his military deployment to Afghanistan in 2008. As he boarded a plane, his friends loaded a Danish soldier’s casket on board. There were also three British soldiers on the plane in induced comas and with missing

limbs. He believes his platform can help

military personnel inspire the public. He said Toronto is hosting the

largest Invictus Games yet, with more competitors, more sports, more nations and more people watching at home. To the competitors, he said “Some of you have cheated death and come back stronger than before. You are all winners. You are proving to the world anything is possible.”

Capt (retired) Trevor Greene can say he has cheated death. He told the crowd he made the choice to fight like

a soldier and believe in himself after he was struck in the head with an axe during an ambush in Afghanistan. “I chose to be captain of my destiny, master of my fate,” he said, echoing lines from William Ernest Henley’s poem Invictus. “All of you were faced with the same choice and you all made the same decision. You chose to believe in yourself — and I believe in you.”

Other speakers included Invictus Games ambassador Mike Myers, Invictus Games Toronto 2017 Organizing Committee CEO Michael Burns, Jaguar Land Rover CEO Ralf

Speth and “Man in Motion” Rick Hansen.

Musical performances included Alessia Cara with her song “Scars to Your Beautiful,” Laura Wright with the song “Invincible,” which she composed for the inaugural Invictus Games, and Sarah McLachlan, who dedicated her song “In Your Shoes” to the competitors.

Avr Duval had a practice session at St George’s Golf and Country Club on Monday, and competes today (Tuesday).

“I’m going to do my best,” she said. “I’m going to make sure I enjoy every minute.”

Brian Whelan, Invictus Games Toronto 2017

Prince Harry addressed the Invictus Games opening ceremony in Toronto on Saturday.

LOCALDSC supports families of deployed membersThe Deployment Service Centre is standing by to help. En français sur le page 6. Page 2

LOCAL4 Wing stem cell support is “incredible”Canadian Blood Services is amazed by 4 Wing’s response. Page 3

SPORTSWhy we run the Army RunMaj Alana Cadieux reflects on the experience and the importance of the annual Army Run. Page 5

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A military member’s deployment can create a whole set of challenges and stresses for the family at home. Some can be relatively minor, but others can potentially make the deployment period difficult.

4 Wing MFRC’s Deployment Service Centre (DSC) helps families deal with the many problems that come with separation, whether it’s lending a hand with household chores, helping with the kids, or dealing with emergencies.

It starts with registration. Deploying members or their spouses need to register with DSC so the staff know to get in touch and offer support services. After that, staff and volunteers will call and check in to see how they can help.

“A ‘warm line’ call is a friendly social call,” says Joanna Strickey, MFRC’s family separation and reunion coordinator.

“We find a lot of people don’t like to ask for help or they don’t like to reach out for assistance. So warm line is a great way to connect with families and ask them how things are things going. Do they need anything, how has their month been, can we help with anything?”

One popular service is deployment respite care, which provides child care for up to three hours per week. “We recognize that when members deploy, the spouse left behind is single-parenting and that can be really stressful and difficult,” Strickey said. “We offer them three hours of childcare a week. It’s three hours really for the spouses for self-care and to get a

break.”Parents can arrange

to use the MFRC childcare facility for children under the age of five, or the DSC will reimburse the family $5.00 per hour per child for a babysitter. Parents are also welcome to drop in to the DSC and have a coffee with other parents while their children use the play corner.

Strickey offers support to school-age children at Art Smith Aviation Academy and Ecole Voyageur through Children’s Deployment Support Groups. “We make it light and fun,” she said. “We try to give them coping skills to learn how to handle stress and learn how to handle separation from their parents. We just make it really fun so kids enjoy being there.”

“One thing they can take away is knowing that they’re not alone in experiencing deployments. There could be three children in their class that are going through the same thing.” This, she said,

can comfort students. “They have that

bond,” she said. “I love deployment group. We’re very happy to partner with the schools for that.”

Another important service DSC offers to all families of deployed members is the Road to Mental Readiness (R2MR) course. Military members receive this training before deploying. By receiving the same information, spouses are able to understand the separation, reunion and reintegration process the same way the member does.

R2MR training can be taken one-on-one on a schedule that suits the individual.

Sometimes, though, it’s not emotional support that families are looking for. Sometimes they just need some help getting things done. This can be gaining access to services that the military spouse would normally help with, like airport or medical run bus bookings, Valour Place reservations or even community cards and

gym passes. It can be help with cutting grass or shovelling snow, or handyman services.

Deployed units have personnel who stay behind as a “rear party,” Strickey said. They generally help the families at home with these services, and MFRC and the DSC can provide backup when the squadron isn’t able to help. Through DSC, families have access to MFRC’s Odd Jobs Club whose volunteers will lend a hand taking care of household tasks that might otherwise get backlogged and cause stress.

If families want to send a care package to the deployed member, DSC has a parcel wrapping station that is free for them to use. There is no charge for the packing and wrapping materials, and postage to personnel deployed overseas or to CFS Alert is free.

The support programs are constantly evolving in response to military families’ needs, Strickey said, and they

are always looking for ideas on how they can offer new programming or better service. One area she would like to develop is service to spouses without children.

“We’ve had less participation from these spouses, and we’re looking for ideas,” she said.

Registration is the key to DSC’s services and support. Normally the member will register from their work computer, but Strickey says the spouse is able to register at any time if the member for some reason didn’t.

For more information, call 4 Wing MFRC at (780) 594-6006 or email [email protected]. Military families, whether dealing with a deployment or not, can call the Family Information Line at 1-800-866-4546 for information or counselling. This service is available 24 hours a day.

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Deployment Service Centre helps families deal with deployment separation

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Beehive now open in CANEX mallJEFF GAYE

The Beehive Thrift Store, formerly located in the CANEX gas station, has resettled nicely into the CANEX mall. It was forced to relocate after it was discovered that fuel had been leaking from the gas station. The new space, where the North 54 restaurant had been, offers improved visibility as well as improved storage capacity.

“The move means better visibility for the store, which equals more opportunities to serve the public,” said Padre David Stewart, who oversees the Beehive’s activities on behalf of the Wing Chaplains’ office.

Clothes, toys, books, furniture, hockey gear and much more are available at the Beehive, for considerably less than the price of buying new.

The thrift shop has been operating for more than 50 years, and fills several roles. It allows for items to be re-used rather than discarded; it offers an opportunity to save money on purchases; and it provides an opportunity for volunteers to contribute to the 4 Wing community.

A big benefit of the store

is the money it raises for charity, including the Chaplains’ Benevolent Fund, which helps military members and their families.

The store is an important resource for customers who are facing hardship. While many who shop there are just looking for a bargain on a used item, there are some who shop there to make ends meet. And the staff at the Beehive are all volunteers, which

keeps prices low. “They pride themselves on helping to meet the needs of people who come in,” Padre Stewart said.

Anyone facing financial stress may approach the Padres for household or clothing assistance through the store.

The Beehive Thrift Store is open Tuesdays from 1:00 to 3:00 pm, Thursdays from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, and Saturdays from 10:00 am to noon.

4 Wing stem cell support is “incredible”: CBSJEFF GAYE

The 110 people who donated DNA samples for the Canadian Blood Services (CBS’s) One Match clinic at 4 Wing on September 15 may seem like a mildly impressive number. That is until you realize that CBS first came here in 2016 hoping for 10 donations.

Since that first visit, CBS has collected 413 samples from Cold Lake military members and civilians.

The samples are kept in a searchable database so that people from anywhere in the world who need stem cells for transplant can find a match. The chances are one in a hundred that a prospective donor will be matched with a patient.

Samples are collected by a cheek swab. If matched, a donor is under no obligation to donate.

So far, at least four Cold Lake participants have been advised that they are a match.

Stem cell and bone marrow transplants are used to treat up to 80 different diseases. “The big one is leukemia,” said Robyn Henwood of CBS.

“It’s basically when chemo and radiation therapies have stopped working that a person would need a stem cell transplant.”

Henwood says a One Match clinic in a university will usually

collect 50 samples, and visits to businesses will typically yield 10 to 25. Outside of post-secondary institutions, there are proportionately fewer people in the 17 to 35 age group that CBS targets for samples, Henwood said.

4 Wing’s first One Match clinic was in May 2016. MWO Leigh Joiner, whose family has been touched by leukemia, invited CBS to collect the samples. He also hopes to revive the idea of a blood donor clinic on the base.

The defined age range, and the fact that participants only donate one sample, means that 413 separate individuals between the ages of 17 and 35 have donated at 4 Wing clinics. And the number of donations per visit isn’t in decline – the 110 samples collected at Terry Fox Works was typical of the response from the previous three visits.

Henwood is thrilled with the response.

“I didn’t know before going out there that [Cold Lake] is really such a community. It started with MWO Joiner and his family needing to look into this and get some stem cells, and everyone’s been rallying,” she said.

“People who came out before will come back and say ‘I already did this last time, but I brought a friend!’ It’s incredible the community you guys have up there.”

Jeff Gaye

Beehive volunteers with some of the store’s merchandise.

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If you’re looking for something to do where you can meet new people, watch a movie, or just love the smell of theatre popcorn, this club might be for you!

No membership fee is required, the club is completely run on a volunteer basis, and you don’t need any experience!

The Movie Club shows pre-release and classic movies ranging from kid to adult ratings 3 times a week: Wednesday and Friday from 7 to 9 pm and Sunday from 2 to 4 pm with a French showing every other Sunday from 12 to 2 pm.

Admission fees are as follows:

Military members and their families with a CF One card are admitted free.

Veterans and currently serving RCMP members and their families (with valid ID): $5.50/adult and $4.00/child

General public: $11/adult and $8/child

There’s a wonderful concession stand with beverages, popcorn, and chocolate all for a $1 each. You can also join our Facebook page @ ‘4 Wing theatre/movie group’ for information on upcoming movies and events or take a look on the splash page and The Courier.

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TANYA OUELLETTE-WALL

Si vous êtes à la recherche d’une activité qui vous permet de rencontrer d’autres personnes, regardez un film ou simplement sentir l’odeur du maïs soufflé préparé au cinéma, le Ciné club de la 4e Escadre pourrait vous convenir.

Aucuns frais d’adhésion ne sont requis. Le Ciné club est entièrement administré par des bénévoles, et vous n’avez besoin d’aucune expérience.

Le Ciné club projette des films en avant première et des classiques du cinéma pour toute la famille, les jeunes et les adultes trois fois par semaine : les mercredi et vendredi soir, ainsi que le dimanche après midi. Un film de langue française est projeté toutes les deux semaines, le dimanche à 12 h.

Il n’y a aucun droit d’entrée pour les militaires en service actif et les membres

de leurs familles qui ont une carte FC1. Les anciens combattants et les membres de la GRC en service ainsi que les membres de leurs familles paient un taux réduit. Les membres du grand public sont aussi admis.

Le comptoir alimentaire offre des boissons, du maïs soufflé et du chocolat. Des renseignements à ce sujet sont affichés sur la page Facebook du Ciné club (Théâtre/Ciné club de la 4e Escadre) et sur le tableau d’affichage de la 4e Escadre du RID.

Pour de plus amples renseignements, communiquez avec Tanya à tanya.ouellette [email protected].

MAJ ALANA CADIEUX, AFTTC

The Army Run, held annually in Ottawa, marked its tenth anniversary this year.

Its original racing distances were 5 kilometres, 10 kilometres and a half-marathon. New challenges were introduced in 2016, including the Vimy Challenge (running the 5K and the 10K,) and the Commander’s Challenge (running the 5K and the half-marathon).

There were many special guests at the run to celebrate the tenth anniversary as well as Canada’s 150th birthday and the Invictus Games. Governor General David Johnston, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Chief of the Defence Staff Gen Jonathan Vance, high ranking CAF leaders and most importantly, Soldier On members.

I had the privilege of sharing in two very significant experiences for this event; a Soldier On member’s last Army Run as a serving member, and a Soldier On member’s very first Army Run.

The excitement and mixed emotions for both of these men was shared by all around them: the playing of O Canada, the thrill of being surrounded by thousands of supporters and peers, and the energy of the run itself were all absolutely amazing.

Of all the runs I participate in, the Army Run has always been closest to my heart. This year was especially memorable. The cheers at the advanced start for the wounded, ill and injured – with their service dogs, wheelchairs, recumbent race bikes, or prosthetics; perhaps legally blind, or suffering invisible injuries – always bring goosebumps.

Why? Because we do not know what the future will bring, and any of us could be in that position one day. The question is will we be able to overcome, as these members do every day?

The Army Run is not your everyday run. Participate if you ever have the opportunity, you will not be disappointed. And you will be able to support our everyday heroes!

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Padre Christopher Willis

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The 13 Cs of spiritual resilience: Comprehensibility

Albert Einstein wrote about our understanding of the universe, “The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible.”

One of the things I have learned over the years is just how little I know, and that has been reinforced in my time with the RCAF. I am consistently humbled by the scientific knowledge fostered by men and women in all our ranks at 4 Wing. Without it we could not be ready to conduct operations or integrate and partner to support Canada’s security needs at home and abroad.

In our work it is often knowledge or understanding that helps to build confidence. Spiritually speaking, it is also knowledge or understanding that helps to build resiliency. How developed is your comprehensibility? Do you have in your mind an understanding of the universe? What is ultimate reality to you – do you have a sense of the meaning of life? Do you have a worldview that gives

context to your life’s experience? The answers to these questions are going to be

as varied as we all are. One thing I am certain of is that a developed faith, no matter the religion, helps to construct a framework for comprehensibility about how the world works and our place in it. And this framework helps enable us to be resilient during difficult circumstances, because we can answer the question: Why?

As a Padre and a pastor I have been asked why numerous times. It’s not always a question that can be answered, or answered satisfactorily. Sometimes people don’t want an answer, they just need to ask the question. If we share the same framework, someone might agree if I offer an answer. If we don’t, then sometimes it’s best not to answer at all, but just to be there to listen. What is usually best is to answer by rephrasing the question to the

one who asks. Jesus often did this, I think He knew what He was doing.

My Christian faith offers me a great deal of certainty about how the world works and my place in it, but also denies that everything is comprehensible. Other faiths likewise embrace a level of certainty. But almost all, in my estimation, embrace a level of mystery. Even a comprehensible faith embraces incomprehensibility. In the end, it’s better for our souls to accept an answer of “I don’t know” from a faith that allows mystery, than to be in the place of always having questions but never having any framework to hang an answer on. You and I will be better for embracing a framework that provides answers because some day we will have questions.

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JEFF GAYE

Le déploiement d’un militaire peut représenter un ensemble de difficultés et de stress pour la famille qui reste à la maison. Certains de ces stress et de ces difficultés sont relativement mineurs, mais d’autres peuvent rendre difficile cette période de déploiement.

Le Centre de services de déploiement (CSD) du Centre de ressources pour les familles des militaires (CRFM) de la 4e Escadre aide les familles à faire face aux diverses difficultés qui découlent d’une séparation, qu’il s’agisse de donner un coup de main avec les tâches ménagères, de s’occuper des enfants ou de régler des urgences.

Il faut d’abord s’inscrire. Les militaires

en déploiement ou leurs conjoints doivent s’inscrire au CDS afin que le personnel puisse communiquer avec eux et vérifier l’aide dont ils ont besoin.

« Un appel de la ligne de réconfort est un appel amical, indique Joanna Strickey, la coordonnatrice de la séparation et de la réunion des familles.

Nous avons constaté qu’un bon nombre de personnes n’aiment pas demander ou tenter d’obtenir de l’aide. La ligne de réconfort est donc un bon moyen de communiquer avec les familles et de vérifier comment les choses se passent. Ont-ils besoin de quelque chose, comment le dernier mois s’est-il déroulé, pouvons-nous les aider? »

Le Service de garde de répit durant le déploiement est un service

populaire; il est offert une fois par semaine pendant trois heures. « Nous reconnaissons que pendant le déploiement d’un militaire, le conjoint devient un parent monoparental; cela peut être réellement stressant et difficile, affirme Mme Strickey. Nous offrons donc un service de garde une fois par semaine pendant trois heures. Cela permet aux conjoints de profiter de ce temps pour prendre soin d’eux ou pour avoir un répit. »

Les parents peuvent prendre les mesures requises auprès du service de garde du CRFM ou obtenir un remboursement du CSD de 5 $ l’heure pour une gardienne d’enfants. Les parents peuvent également s’arrêter au CSD pour prendre un café avec d’autres parents, pendant que leurs enfants s’amusent dans la section des jeux.

Mme Strickey offre aussi du soutien aux enfants d’âge scolaire à l’école Art Smith Aviation Academy et à l’école Voyageur par l’entremise de groupes de soutien au déploiement pour enfants. « Nous faisons en sorte que ce soit léger et amusant, dit-elle. Nous tentons de leur offrir des moyens d’accroître leurs habiletés d’adaptation afin qu’ils apprennent à gérer le stress et la séparation de leurs parents. Nous nous assurons que ce soit

réellement amusant afin que les enfants soient heureux d’être là. »

« L’une des choses qu’ils peuvent retenir, c’est qu’ils ne sont pas seuls à vivre un déploiement. Il peut y avoir trois autres enfants dans leur classe qui vivent la même situation. » Selon elle, cela peut réconforter les enfants.

« Ils établissent ce lien, dit-elle. J’adore les groupes de déploiement, et nous sommes très heureux d’établir des partenariats avec les écoles à cet égard. »

Un autre service important offert par le CSD à toutes les familles des militaires en déploiement est le cours En route vers la préparation mentale (RVPM). Les militaires reçoivent cette formation avant leur déploiement. Les conjoints qui obtiennent la même information sont en mesure de comprendre les processus de séparation, de réunion et de réintégration, de la même manière que les militaires.

La formation RVPM peut être offerte en rencontre individuelle, à une date qui convient à la personne.

Cependant, il arrive parfois que la famille n’ait pas besoin de soutien émotionnel, mais qu’elle ait plutôt besoin d’aide pour que le travail se fasse. Il s’agit parfois d’avoir accès à des services pour lesquels le conjoint militaire

aurait habituellement fourni de l’aide, comme le transport en autobus pour se rendre à l’aéroport ou à un rendez-vous médical, les réservations au Valour Place ou même les cartes communautaires ou les laissez-passer pour les centres de c o n d i t i o n n e m e n t physique. Il peut s’agir également de tondre le gazon, de pelleter de la neige ou d’obtenir des services d’entretien général.

Les unités déployées ont des membres du personnel qui restent sur place en « détachement arrière », indique Mme Strickey. Ils offrent habituellement ces services aux familles, et le CRFM et le CSD peuvent dépanner lorsque l’escadron ne peut fournir l’aide requise. Par l’entremise du CSD, les familles ont accès au club de travaux divers du CRFM; les bénévoles peuvent donner un coup de main avec les tâches ménagères qui accuseraient du retard et qui pourraient devenir une situation stressante.

Si les familles veulent transmettre un colis de réconfort au militaire en déploiement, le CSD possède un poste d’emballage de colis que les familles peuvent utiliser gratuitement. Il n’y a aucun coût pour les matériaux d’emballage, et l’affranchissement des colis destinés au personnel déployé à l’étranger ou à la SFC

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de soutien évoluent constamment en fonction des besoins des familles des militaires, affirme Mme Strickey, et les suggestions visant à offrir de nouveaux programmes ou à améliorer les services sont toujours les bienvenues. L’un des secteurs qu’elle aimerait notamment mettre en place est le service aux conjoints sans enfants.

« Le niveau de participation de ces conjoints est moins élevé, et nous sommes à la recherche de nouvelles idées », dit-elle.

L’inscription est la clé des services et du soutien offerts par le CSD. Habituellement, le militaire s’inscrit à partir de son ordinateur, mais Mme Strickey indique que le conjoint peut également s’inscrire en tout temps, si le militaire ne l’a pas fait pour une raison ou une autre.

Pour obtenir des renseignements supplémentaires, veuillez communiquer avec le CRFM de la 4e Escadre au 780-594-6006 ou envoyer un courriel à [email protected]. Les familles des militaires, que ces derniers soient ou non en déploiement, peuvent communiquer avec la ligne d’information pour les familles au 1-800-866-4546 afin d’obtenir de l’information ou des conseils. Ce service est accessible en tout temps.

Aide du Centre de services de déploiement aux familles qui vivent une séparation en raison d’un déploiement

Office Closure and Early Deadline NoticeThe Courier office will be closed for Thanksgiving on Monday, October 9.

Ad deadline for October 10 issue will be Tuesday, October 3 at 4:00 pm.

We will reopen on Tuesday, October 10 at 8:00 am.


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HOROSCOPESCAPRICORN - December 22 - January 19True-blue friends are hard to come by. Make sure yours know how much you appreciate them, Capricorn. A method is critiqued a little too harshly.

AQUARIUS - January 20 - February 18Sales tumble, and cutbacks are in order. Start with what you use the least, Aquarius. A miracle is in the works at home. Relax a little. A strategy is revised.

PISCES - February 19 - March 20You may have been there, done that, but a loved one has not. Give them a chance, Pisces. A check arrives just in time for the festivities.

ARIES - March 21 - April 19Wait just a minute, Aries. Do you really have all of the information you need to make the best decision? If not, get it. Act too hastily, and you could regret it.

TAURUS - April 20 - May 20All is right with the world at work this week, Taurus. A message is intercepted, and you are left to put the pieces of the puzzle together yourself.

GEMINI - May 21 - June 21 You finish, just in the nick of time. Celebrate with your most inner circle of friends. They’ve been missing you, Gemini. A cure is found.

CANCER - June 22 - July 22This week is all about relationships. Some sour, while others grow stronger. Live and let go, Cancer. The games continue at work, much to someone’s dismay.

LEO - July 23 - August 22No, Leo. It is not a disaster in the making. Look closely, and you will see that all is in order for what promises to be a great event. A trade is made.

VIRGO - August 23 - September 22A young friend’s clinginess puts you on edge. Try to overlook it, Virgo. They will lean on you less the more information they gather. A timeline is set.

LIBRA - September 23 - October 22A loved one returns with tales so twisted you don’t know how to respond. Don’t, Libra. Let them make up their own mind as to how to proceed.

SCORPIO - October 23 - November 21 The aggravation continues at home, and you have no choice but to call in a pro. Don’t skimp, Scorpio. Only a qualified professional will do.

SAGITTARIUS - November 22 - December 21Sunny Sagittarius. You can find the silver lining in almost anything, and that will come in handy this week when the unexpected arises.

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ACROSS1. Enrich, in a way5. Express displeasure10. C-worthy?14. Again15. Contents of some cartridges16. ___-European17. _____-____ bottles of beer...19. “O Sanctissima,” e.g.20. Banana oil, e.g.21. Nervous buildup23. Carried26. Convened27. Picture device, for short30. Directly31. Deep, narrow ravine35. ___-Wan Kenobi36. “Welcome” site38. Kind of oil39. Occurring during the same period43. In an arch or roguish manner44. Average45. Discharge letters?46. Charger47. Energy49. Blue hue50. Undertake, with “out”

52. Arrangement54. Print in advance58. Immobile stage of insect after larva62. Arizona Indian63. British government66. Fishing, perhaps67. Vomited68. Cracker spread69. Freshman, probably70. Abominable snowmen71. Berth place

DOWN1. Channel2. Cuckoos3. Cost of living?4. Dork5. Chester White’s home6. Elephant’s weight, maybe7. Biscotti flavoring8. Computer list9. Iron10. Adjust11. Soon, to a bard12. Bad day for Caesar13. Lady Macbeth, e.g.18. Put one’s foot down?22. Heathen24. Card game

25. ___ tide27. Shrub native to the Andes28. Cancel29. Chop finely32. Steals33. Blockhead34. Hurried37. Blouse, e.g.38. Addition symbol40. Pertaining to dramatic art41. Church leader42. Plunder

48. Insect stage51. Blotto52. Pompous walk53. Gas station equipment54. Excellent, in modern slang55. Gift on “The Bachelor”56. Fencing weapon57. Back of the neck59. Clap60. The “A” of ABM61. Increase, with “up”64. “Fantasy Island” prop65. Driver’s lic. and others

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Postcard from Romania

Sgt Daren Kraus

Construction engineers deployed on Operation Reassurance install the canvas on a MEX26 shelter at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Constanta, Romania on Monday.

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