RCN, community stakeholders welcome HMCS William Hall to the fleet By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) officially welcomed its newest vessel with a display of culture and community on May 16, as naval personnel, shipbuilders, friends, descendants and others marked the Commissioning of His Majesty’s Canadian Ship […]
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Caribbean diving during Exercise Tradewinds
Members of Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic) recently wrapped up participation in Exercise Tradewinds 2024, which was hosted in Barbados and sponsored by U.S. Southern Command. The multinational exercise featured 1,600 participants from 25 partner nations, including CAF representation from the dive team, medical staff, and HMCS Margaret Brooke, and others. […]
New CO to take HMCS Ville de Québec from refit to sea
New CO to take HMCS Ville de Québec from refit to sea By Nathan Stone, Trident Staff The crew of His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Ville de Québec welcomed their new commanding officer at a ceremony set against the backdrop of the vessel’s ongoing refit work at His Majesty’s Canadian […]
Volume 58, Issue 11, May 27, 2024
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Canadian Military Colleges Review Board to visit Halifax
Canadian Military Colleges Review Board to visit Halifax To all members of Maritime Forces Atlantic and CFB Halifax, Members of the Canadian Military Colleges Review Board (CMCRB) will be visiting Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) bases, wings and formations from 27-31 May, 2024, to engage in a series of site visits, […]
Searching for Halifax’s earliest defenses underfoot at RA Park
Searching for Halifax’s earliest defenses underfoot at RA Park By Nathan Stone, Trident Staff A Saint Mary’s University archaeologist is searching for the remains of some of Halifax’s earliest defensive structures in Royal Artillery Park Archaeology and colonialism professor Dr. Jonathan Fowler presented “The Historical Archaeology of Halifax’s Earliest Defenses,” […]
Taking a stand against gender-based violence
Led by the MARLANT Atlantic Defence Indigenous Advisory Group, Formation Halifax marked the annual Moose Hide Campaign Day on May 16. The campaign is an Indigenous-led movement committed to ending gender-based violence in communities from coast to coast to coast. The Moose Hide Campaign is grounded in Indigenous ceremony and […]
Spotlight on women’s contributions & Battle of the Atlantic remembrance at Stadacona Band spring concert
Spotlight on women’s contributions & Battle of the Atlantic remembrance at Stadacona Band spring concert By CFB Halifax Public Affairs On April 28, the Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy performed a free, public concert at the Spatz Theatre in downtown Halifax titled “Women in Excellence – a Battle […]
CF Hlth Svcs C (A) welcomes new CWO
CF Hlth Svcs C (A) welcomes new CWO By Nathan Stone, Trident Staff Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) David Finamore has been appointed as the new unit Sergeant Major for Canadian Forces Health Services Centre (Atlantic) (CF Hlth Svcs C [A]). The appointment ceremony was held on May 3 in the […]
Army Reserve job fair highlights “fantastic employment opportunities”
Army Reserve job fair highlights “fantastic employment opportunities” By Nathan Stone, Trident Staff Canadian Army Reserve personnel, equipment, vehicles, arms and artillery were all on hand at the 36 Canadian Brigade Group’s (36 CBG) job fair on the Halifax Common on April 20. Held across the street from the historic […]