A thrust reverser system (110, 310) for a gas turbine engine, comprising: a support structure configured to be mounted to the turbine engine; a transcowl mounted on the support structure and axially translatable, relative to the support structure, between a stowed position and a deployed position; and an actuator coupled to the transcowl and the support structure, the actuator configured to supply an actuation force to the transcowl to thereby move the transcowl between the stowed and deployed positions, the actuator comprising: an actuator housing; a screw rotationally mounted at least partially within the actuator housing, the screw coupled to receive a drive torque and configured, upon receipt of the drive torque, to rotate; a nut having an opening through which the screw extends and configured, upon rotation of the screw, to translate between a fully retracted position and a fully extended position, to thereby move the transcowl between the stowed and deployed positions, respectively; a rod end coupled to, and spaced apart from, the nut, the rod end configured to translate with the nut; and characterized by a tension rod coupled to the support structure and extending through the actuator housing and the screw, the tension rod engaged by the nut when the transcowl is in the deployed position and engaged by the rod end when the transcowl is in the stowed position, whereby actuator loads, in both the deployed and stowed positions, are transmitted through the tension rod to the support structure. a support structure configured to be mounted to the turbine engine; a transcowl mounted on the support structure and axially translatable, relative to the support structure, between a stowed position and a deployed position; and an actuator coupled to the transcowl and the support structure, the actuator configured to supply an actuation force to the transcowl to thereby move the transcowl between the stowed and deployed positions, the actuator comprising: an actuator housing; a screw rotationally mounted at least partially within the actuator housing, the screw coupled to receive a drive torque and configured, upon receipt of the drive torque, to rotate; a nut having an opening through which the screw extends and configured, upon rotation of the screw, to translate between a fully retracted position and a fully extended position, to thereby move the transcowl between the stowed and deployed positions, respectively; a rod end coupled to, and spaced apart from, the nut, the rod end configured to translate with the nut; and characterized by a tension rod coupled to the support structure and extending through the actuator housing and the screw, the tension rod engaged by the nut when the transcowl is in the deployed position and engaged by the rod end when the transcowl is in the stowed position, whereby actuator loads, in both the deployed and stowed positions, are transmitted through the tension rod to the support structure. an actuator housing; a screw rotationally mounted at least partially within the actuator housing, the screw coupled to receive a drive torque and configured, upon receipt of the drive torque, to rotate; a nut having an opening through which the screw extends and configured, upon rotation of the screw, to translate between a fully retracted position and a fully extended position, to thereby move the transcowl between the stowed and deployed positions, respectively; a rod end coupled to, and spaced apart from, the nut, the rod end configured to translate with the nut; and characterized by a tension rod coupled to the support structure and extending through the actuator housing and the screw, the tension rod engaged by the nut when the transcowl is in the deployed position and engaged by the rod end when the transcowl is in the stowed position, whereby actuator loads, in both the deployed and stowed positions, are transmitted through the tension rod to the support structure.