Local Defence Community has a ball at HFX Wanderers FC Match By 2Lt Nicolas Plourde-Fleury Nestled in the heart of downtown Halifax, you can find an expertly manicured soccer field that is home to Halifax’s newest professional sports franchise, HFX Wanderers Football Club (FC). Despite the “temporary” nature of the […]
Author: Trident Newspaper
Innovation in spotlight at DEFSEC
Innovation in the spotlight at DEFSEC Atlantic 2019 By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff As the second largest defence trade show of its kind in Canada, the Canadian Defence Security and Aerospace Exhibition (DEFSEC) Atlantic plays host to a variety of small and medium-sized businesses each year – many hoping to […]
12 Wing kicks off NDWCC 2019
During their NDWCC 2019 kick-off event held on October 3, teams of 12 Wing Shearwater personnel compete in a fire truck pull.
Fire Prevention Week
Base Commander Capt(N) David Mazur and local Defence Team members met with Sparky the Fire Dog after a fire drill at Base headquarters on October 7 to kick off Fire Prevention Week, which ran October 6-12. This year’s theme, “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape, Plan and Practice Your Escape” […]
Mooseheads DND night coming up
Halifax Mooseheads Annual DND Appreciation Hockey Game set to go By CFB Halifax Public Affairs The Halifax Mooseheads will be battling the Drummondville Voltigeurs during the annual DND Appreciation Hockey Night at the Scotiabank Centre, Friday Nov 8. The Halifax Mooseheads have a special connection with the Defence Team here […]
Volume 53, Issue 21, October 21, 2019
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Family Day at 12 Wing Shearwater
Friday September 27 was Family Day at 12 Wing Shearwater and the fun ranged from inflatables amusements, to Cyclone flights, to chances for kids to see the vehicles and equipment that mom or dad use on the job.
Tribute Tower gets LEED certification
Tribute Tower receives LEED Silver certification By CFB Halifax PA Clive Orford, Directorate, Real Property Project Development – Navy Cell, presents CFB Halifax Base Commander Capt(N) David Mazur with a LEED Silver plaque at CFB Halifax Stadacona Tribute Tower on September 25. The Tribute Tower facility, which opened in December […]
Canadian Leaders at Sea
A touch of CLaS in HMCS Calgary By Lt Chelsea Dubeau, MARPAC Public Affairs It isn’t every day that civilians are afforded the opportunity to see inside a warship, let alone sail with its crew and basically have the run of the place. Yet that’s exactly what happened from September 14-18, […]
Naval Cadets enjoy USN exchange
Naval Cadets enjoy USN exchange By Peter Mallett, The Lookout Staff A group of Naval Cadets gave glowing reviews about their recent summer job placements aboard the United States Navy (USN) vessel USS Spruance. The six junior sailors are enrolled in the CAF Regular Officer Training Program (ROTP). They recently […]