Our generous partners help bring Family Days to life By PSP Halifax DND Family Days 2025 is just around the corner, and as the Personnel Support Programs (PSP) Halifax team gears up for our annual celebration on May 30 and 31, we’re proud to shine a spotlight on the community-minded […]
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HMCS William Hall welcomes family, friends ahead of deployment
HMCS William Hall welcomes family, friends ahead of deployment By Nathan Stone, Trident Staff Robert Downey traveled from his home in Ontario for the special opportunity to sail for a day aboard His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) William Hall. A proud descendant of the ship’s namesake, Downey said he feels […]
New Tattoo coxswain ready to make magic happen
New Tattoo coxswain ready to make magic happen By Sara White, The Aurora Behind the curtains of the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo is a coxswain, someone who makes everything happen in the months before the largest annual indoor theatrical production in the world takes the stage, June 27 to […]
Force protection aboard HMCS Margaret Brooke
Members of HMCS Margaret Brooke, including the ship’s underway force protection component, take part in a weapons firing exercise on the flight deck on April 8 during an ongoing Operation Projection deployment. After crossing the Antarctic circle and operation in Antartica in March, the ship has continued its circumnavigation of […]
HMCS Ville de Québec joins UK-led Carrier Strike Group at sea
HMCS Ville de Québec joins UK-led Carrier Strike Group at sea By Trident Staff Now operating alongside the United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG), His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Ville de Québec is taking part in a high-profile, multinational deployment spanning Europe and the Indo-Pacific. This marks the first major […]
2025 CAF Sports Awards: Nominations now open
2025 CAF Sports Awards: Nominations now open By PSP Halifax The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Sports Program is once again seeking to honour the athletes, trainers, officials, volunteers, and supporters who help it thrive. Nominations for the 2025 CAF Sports Awards Ceremony are open until June 16, 2025, across a […]
Volume 59, Issue 9, May 5, 2025
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Padre’s Corner: The Naval Prayer and the Battle of the Atlantic
Padre’s Corner: The Naval Prayer and the Battle of the Atlantic By LCdr David Jackson, Senior Fleet Chaplain This year, on Battle of the Atlantic Sunday (May 4, 2025), we marked the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of the Atlantic, with many of us gathering together at […]
HMCS Ville de Québec departs for Indo-Pacific to join UK carrier group
HMCS Ville de Québec departs for Indo-Pacific to join UK carrier group By Nathan Stone, Trident Staff Chelsea Gear was “feeling overwhelmed” by emotion as she stood on the jetty and waved goodbye to her husband, Sailor 1st Class Nicholas Gear, beside the couple’s young children as he departed aboard […]
RCN Graduates First Marine Systems Technician Course in Major Trade Overhaul
RCN Graduates First Marine Systems Technician Course in Major Trade Overhaul By Capt Pedram Mohyeddin The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) marked a historic milestone with the graduation of the first cohort of the Marine Systems Technician (MST) course at Naval Fleet School Pacific. This event signals the first step towards […]