During 4 ESR’s deployment to Latvia on Op REASSURANCE, sappers had the opportunity to work with other nations who made up the enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battle Group. Canadians were invited to participate in a 5km obstacle course race for Spanish National Day on 10 October 2017 hosted by the Spanish Sappers. 3 members of 4 ESR participated: Cpl Deny Cassista (team lead for team 2), Spr Mark MacDougall and Spr Mathieu Lavoie (both on Team 1).  Not only did the race test their mettle but the conditions were not easy- cold and rainy.

By Capt Soo Choi, Op SNOWGOOSE (Officer – Royal Canadian Engineers)

A part of the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus is to maintain the military status quo in order to prevent a recurrence of fighting and set the conditions for political progress. One of my tasks is to monitor the overall status and activity of military forces around the buffer zone.

By: Captain Mackenzie Smith – 15 Sqn Force Protection Engineering Officer

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Last June, the Royal Canadian Navy retrieved a collection of 200 unexploded explosive ordnance (UXO) from an old shipwreck off the coast of British Columbia. Operation THIEPVAL was carried out by a team of 15 Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Clearance Divers, Port Inspection Divers, and support staff from the Fleet Diving Unit (Pacific). For four days, the team operated from the Yard Diving Tender SOOKE anchored near the wreck site for the duration of Operation.

By LCol David Burbridge and  CWO Bruce Blanchard Canadian Military Engineers (CME) Branch Formation Europe​

The Corps Forestiers Alliés en Aquitaine 1917-1919 (CFAA) has been working for the last five years to raise awareness of the rich history of the allied forestry corps and organize the installation of interpretive plaques at notable locations within the Gironde and Landes Departments of the Aquitaine region of France. These were the sites of Canadian, American, and British forestry operations.

In this issue:

• New Defence Strategy integrates energy and environment
• ADM(IE) Elizabeth Van Allen travels to the North
• What can the Office of Disability Management do for you?
• RP Ops employee mentors girls at skilled trades camp
• ADM(IE) personnel receive Issue Management Award
• France remembers the Canadian Forestry Corps
• Real Property Operations Central staff member receives 2017 Client Service Award
• CWO Levesque receives Warrant Scroll
• Two-hundred UXO retrieved from 87-year-old shipwreck

By Colonel Mark Gasparotto, MSM, CD (Ret'd)

By Capt JP Cote, Requirements Officer, Det Comox RP Ops (Pacific)