CFB Halifax Trident Navy Newspaper
Thursday, November 6, 2025
CUTLASS FURY 19 goes forward after storm cancels public events By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Communities across Nova Scotia were impacted when the destructive post-tropical storm Dorian made landfall on September 7, and the CAF community was no exception. The storm came at a particularly inopportune time for Maritime Forces […]
Boys and girls aged 7 to 11 take part in the Personnel Support Program (PSP) Youth Skills Hockey Camp held from August 26 to 30, 2019 at the Shearwater Flyers Arena. A/Senior PSP Manager and hockey fan Mike Almond (left) was one of the coaches.
HMCS Fredericton sailors pass feats of strength to grant nine-year-old boy’s wish By RCN, In eight days, they biked 1,000 km, marched in parades and even pulled a fire engine with their bare hands. Then, the sailors of HMCS Fredericton granted a little boy his wish — playtime outside. Noah […]
On September 5, the 2019 MARLANT National Defence Workplace Charitable Campaign (NDWCC) team, led by Cdr Beth Vallis, participated in the United Way Halifax Seeing is Believing tour and training session at Veith House, in north end Halifax. The team’s involvement as well as the support of the Defence community […]
A big thank you from Trident goes out to volunteers from the Royal Canadian Air Force Association 111 Mic Mac Wing, who assisted Trident through the summer months in packaging and preparing newspapers for delivery. From left is Lew Ferris, Chuck Charlebois, Faye Charlebois, Bud Berntson, Serge DeSerres, and Bob […]
What good is a CAF Chaplain? By Major Derrick Marshall, Senior Fleet Chaplain In these days of mixed, varied and increasingly diverse religious and spiritual outlooks in Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), especially now (when regular and active religious participation appears to be in decline), it might make […]
CFB Halifax members working at HMC Dockyard weren’t expecting lunch hour entertainment from two Cirque Du Soleil performers who stopped by the CFB Halifax Dockyard Fire Hall on August 27. Thank you to Leon and Amber, who absolutely amazed us with their acrobatics and grace, and to the Dockyard firefighters […]
We are as One: Remembering HMCS Kootenay (DDE 258) By Jennifer Gamble, Curator, Naval Museum of Halifax “I have had an explosion in my engine room, I require immediate assistance!” Flash message from Cdr Norton at 8:36 am, October 23, 1969 08:21, on the morning of October 23, 1969, on […]
Nijmegen medic says teamwork and support key to a successful march By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff CAF members who wish to participate in the International Four Days Marches Nijmegen are required to complete an intense training program at home before travelling to the signature event in the Netherlands. Requirements include […]
Outgoing Commanding Officer, Cdr Christoper Devita (left) and incoming Commanding Officer, Cdr Geoffrey Simpson sign Change of Command Certificates as witnessed by RAdm Craig Baines, Commander JTFA and MARLANT, during HMCS Montreal’s Change of Command Ceremony on July 27, 2019.
