CFB Halifax Trident Navy Newspaper
Thursday, September 18, 2025
RCN officer receives Medal of Bravery for saving fellow sailor By Mike Avery, MARPAC PA On February 23, 2017, HMCS Fredericton was conducting a replenishment at sea with a foreign tanker. Fredericton had just begun receiving fuel from the tanker when the span wire connected to both ships snapped. The […]
OS Benjamin’s leap of faith By RCN PA “I joined the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) because I wanted to challenge myself, experience new things and be a part of something great,” said OS Benjamin who joined the RCN in 2016. During her last year of university she knew she had […]
Members of HMCS Kingston conduct physical training at the Port of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire during Operation PROJECTION West Africa, February 23, 2019.
LCdr Teri Share, Commanding Officer of HMCS Shawinigan, presents staff of Le Lycée Moderne de Jeunes Filles with a donation of supplies while at Port in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
RCN Sailor Profile: AB Morgan Olizarvitch Current role: Naval Communicator Hometown: London, ON Years of Service: 3.5 Home Unit: HMCS Fredericton Why did you join the Royal Canadian Navy? I joined the Royal Canadian Navy because of the opportunities it provided me at the time for schooling. I joined the […]
HMCS Kingston arrives in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire during Operation PROJECTION West Africa, February 23, 2019.
RCN Sailor Profile: SLt Michelle-Ashley Ellerington Current role: BWK U/T (under training) Hometown: Dartmouth, NS Years of Service: 3 Home Unit: HMCS St. John’s Why did you join the Royal Canadian Navy? I joined the Royal Canadian Navy because of my father. I grew up within a military family (my […]
12 Wing Shearwater undefeated through Regional Old Timers’ Hockey By Sara White, Managing Editor, The Aurora 14 Wing Greenwood hosted the Atlantic Regional Old Timers’ Hockey Championship from February 11 through 15, with teams in play from 14 Wing, CFB Halifax, 12 Wing Shearwater and 5 CDSB Gagetown. 12 Wing […]
Alongside training for HMCS Glace Bay By SLt Samantha Crocker, UPAR HMCS Donnacona For the past several years, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) has been transitioning into a One Navy concept. Men and women from the Regular and Reserve Force are the foundation of the RCN’s service. They are among […]
From recruits to Senior NCOs: friends reunited thanks to Trinity posting By PO2 Maurice Hodder, TRINITY MOSIC PO2 Maurice Hodder, PO2 Ed Fowler and Sgt Paul Fraser first met in 1996 in St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Quebec, at the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School (CFLRS). All three members arrived as Ordinary Seaman […]
