A member of HMCS Regina’s dive team prepares to jump into the water from the ramp of a CH-148 Cyclone Maritime helicopter, while the safety boat loiters nearby, during a diver training flight off the coast of Hawaii during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2020, August 22, 2020. Ten […]
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PSP sports gurus look to grow online talk show
PSP sports gurus look to grow online talk show By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff While organized sports was largely on hiatus for four months during the spring of 2020 due to COVID-19, it was still very much top of mind for PSP Halifax’s Isaac Habib and Matt MacKenzie. The duo […]
Naval reservist recalls Op LASER deployment
Naval reservist recalls rewarding Op LASER deployment in Quebec By Peter Mallett, The Lookout Staff A naval reservist who returned in June from her work at a long-term care home in Quebec has one small request of Canadians: Wear a mask and follow the guidelines of health experts. “It’s vitally […]
Operation NANOOK 2020
HMC ships lead allies in joint exercises during Op NANOOK By Trident Staff As Op NANOOK winds down, the ships participating in the CAF’s annual Arctic operation recently came together to conduct a number of joint exercises. HMC ships Ville De Québec and Glace Bay joined MV Asterix, HDMS Triton, […]
Sixth AOPS to be named after naval war hero
By Trident Staff, The Government of Canada has officially announced the name of the sixth and final Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship that will be built for the Royal Canadian Navy. The vessel will be named in honour of Lt Robert Hampton Gray, a Canadian naval hero of the Second […]
Padre’s Corner: The masks we wear
Padre’s Corner: The masks we wear By Capt Glen Eagleson, Fleet Chaplain Prior to our current pandemic state, I can remember seeing someone wearing a mask out in public and thinking something along the lines of, “what’s wrong with them”, “that looks weird”. In times gone by, like 6 months […]
Volume 54, Issue 17, August 24, 2020
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V-J Day 75th anniversary commemorated in Halifax
An event was held at the Grand Parade Square in Halifax on August 15 to mark the 75th anniversary of V-J Day and the end of the Second World War in the Pacific. Federal Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence Lawrence MacAulay, seen here flanked by […]
Online gym booking now available
Online gym booking now available By Trident Staff As personnel continue to gradually return to work, a new tool is available to help facilitate access to the Fitness and Sports Centres at HMC Dockyard and 12 Wing Shearwater. CAF members can now book time slots at the gyms online using […]
RIMPAC 2020
HMCS Regina moves into position to conduct a Replenishment at Sea (RAS) with USNS Henry J. Kaiser ahead of Exercise RIMPAC 2020 on August 16,2020. Ten nations, 22 ships, one submarine, and more than 5,300 personnel are participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) from August 17 to 31 […]
