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Welcome to CFB Halifax
Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax is the home of Canada’s East Coast Navy and the country’s largest military base by population. CFB Halifax provides administrative, logistics, information technology (IT), executive services and port operations and emergency services to personnel and units within the Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) formation and over 75 local lodger units in support of Canadian Armed Forces operations at home and abroad.
The Base supports approximately 11,000 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members and civilian Department of National Defence (DND) employees – most of whom work and live in the Halifax Regional Municipality – as well over 4,500 reservists and 14,000 youth members of the sea, air and army cadet corps in the area. CFB Halifax contributes directly to the local economic community not only as a major employer, but through our Defence Team members’ involvement with various local non-profit and business organizations.
Command Team
Base Commander CFB Halifax – Capt(N) Annick Fortin
Originally from Trois-Rivières, Québec, Captain(N) (Capt(N)) Annick Fortin joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1991. Following initial training as a bridge watchkeeper, she joined the fleet as a member of HMCS Huron in 1998 and participated in the intercept of the GOLDEN BRIDGE, a vessel smuggling illegal migrants.
She specialized in Above Water Warfare and subsequently was posted to HMCS Vancouver. In response to the attacks of September 11, 2001, Capt(N) Fortin deployed to the Persian Gulf for Operation APOLLO where Vancouver was an integrated unit within the USS JOHN C. STENNIS Carrier Battle Group. In 2006, Capt(N) Fortin deployed to the Persian Gulf as the Deck Officer in HMCS Ottawa and operated with the USS BOXER Expeditionary Strike Group in support of Operation ALTAIR.
As an Operations Room Officer aboard HMCS Algonquin, she led the team through Operation PODIUM, Canadian Naval Centennial Pacific Fleet Review, Missile Readiness Inspections and RIMPAC 2010. From 2010 to 2013, Capt(N) Fortin was posted to Sea Training Pacific as the Operations and Combat Officer.
Capt(N) Fortin was appointed Executive Officer of HMCS Ville de Québec in 2017 and deployed to the Mediterranean Sea as part of Canada’s ongoing contribution to NATO mission in central and Eastern Europe under Operation REASSURANCE and Operation SEA GUARDIAN.
She has served at the Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre Vancouver, Naval Fleet School Esquimalt as the Fleet Support Training Officer, as well as within National Defence Headquarters in the Strategic Joint Staff, Director Naval Strategic Management, Director General Naval Force Development as Staff Officer Arctic/Capacity Building Strategic Framework in the Directorate of Naval Strategy and served as the Director Current Operations of the Canadian Fleet Pacific.
Capt(N) Fortin was Naval Fleet School Pacific Commandant from July 2019 until May 2021. She assumed Command of HMCS Regina in June 2021. In March 2022, Capt(N) Fortin assumed Command of HMCS Winnipeg, participated in RIMPAC 2022 and deployed to the Indo-Pacific for Operation PROJECTION.
Capt(N) Fortin is a graduate of Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston (Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Commerce, 1997), Canadian Forces College in Toronto (Master of Defence Studies, 2016), and has completed the Canadian Forces College’s National Security Programme (2024).
On July 24, 2024, Capt(N) Fortin assumed command of CFB Halifax.
Base Chief Petty Officer CFB Halifax – CPO1 Troy Beazley
CPO1 Fraser (Troy) Beazley enrolled into the Canadian Armed Forces in Nov 1990. After Basic Training in CFB Cornwallis, he completed his SONAROP training in Esquimalt, BC.
From Oct 1991 to Dec 2005, he was posted to CFB Halifax where he had the distinct pleasure of serving onboard HMCS TERRA NOVA, GATINEAU, SKEENA, VILLE DE QUEBEC, CHARLOTTETOWN, FREDERICTON and ST. JOHN’S. During the same period he enjoyed a posting to the Advanced Data Analysis Centre and was among the first group of NCMs afforded the opportunity to complete the Advanced Acoustic Analysis and Passive Oral Listening course in Nowra, Australia.
After CPO1 Beazley completed their Under Water Warfare Directors course in 2006, he was posted to HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN for the second time and deployed as part of Task Force Artemis in 2007. He was then employed at the Canadian Forces Naval Operations School, Canadian Fleet Atlantic and the Personnel Coordination Centre Atlantic.
Completing a year of Second Official Language Training in 2015, he moved on to a year of academic training at the Royal Military College in Kingston, ON for the NCM Executive Professional Development Programme. A quick move to Ottawa followed with a year in the Joint Projects Cell at Chief Force Development.
Promoted CPO1 in May 2017, he was posted to Director Military Careers as a Career manager followed by the exceptional opportunity to serve as Coxswain of HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN and then a TPULT appointment to Director Senior Appointments as the Naval Environment CPO1 Career Manager. Following the personnel management lines, he was appointed to a PTLT where CPO1 Beazley had the privilege of being the Naval Strategic Readiness CPO1 and RCN Succession Manager – NCM.
Most recently appointed to his current position as Base CPO for CFB Halifax, CPO1 Beazley is excited to serve the base to the best of his ability and humbled that the RCN has entrusted him with this important position.
