CFB Halifax Trident Navy Newspaper
Monday, June 29, 2026
Strategic sail arrives in Latvia to resupply Operation REASSURANCE and the NATO Multinational Brigade By Captain Wyatt Shorter, Deputy PAO Task Force Latvia The strategic logistics resupply by sea is one of the largest annual logistics efforts supporting Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) operations abroad. Otherwise known as a “sail”, this iteration delivered approximately 950,000 kilograms of new […]
‘Valiant ship’ HMCS Sackville receives ceremonial recommissioning By Nathan Stone, Trident Staff His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Sackville, Canada’s Naval Memorial and the last surviving Flower-class corvette, was ceremonially re-commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) at its summer home at Sackville Landing on the morning of May 15. The event honoured the ship’s wartime service, […]
Republic of Korea Navy Arrives at CFB Esquimalt By Archana Cini, The Lookout After nearly two months spent crossing the Pacific Ocean, the longest submarine voyage in South Korean history has officially brought two allied navies together in Esquimalt. On May 23, visiting vessels and naval personnel aboard ROKS Dosan Ahn Chang-ho, […]
Community support helps DND Family Days set sail By Trident Staff Ahoy, mateys! DND Family Days is once again returning to His Majesty’s Canadian Dockyard Halifax on June 12 and 13 with this year’s nautical-themed celebration, Seas the Day. Made possible through the continued support of sponsors and community partners, the annual […]
DND Family Days returns to His Majesty’s Canadian Dockyard in Halifax on Friday, June 12 and Saturday, June 13, bringing two days of excitement, connection, and community celebration for Canadian Armed Forces members, their families, and the wider Defence Team. A tradition in Halifax for nearly three decades, Family Days continues to evolve. This year, visitors […]
High-stakes scenario, wide-scale cooperation: VITAL ARCHER 2026 By DND Training for critical national security threats we hope never happen; that’s what Exercise VITAL ARCHER is intended for. Beginning in 2013 as a tactical exercise between the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM) and U.S. military counterparts, it has since evolved to reinforce […]
Sailors about MV Asterix enjoy a yoga session led by Personnel Support Programs (PSP) while sailing in the Western Pacific Ocean as part of Operation HORIZON on April 21. Asterix is in the region supporting HMCS Charlottetown and allies.
Open Spirit 2026 delivers real world impact in the Baltic Sea By NATO Maritime Command NATO ships took part in an international mine countermeasures exercise off the coast of Latvia between 1 and 13 May 2026. Open Spirit 26 brought together Allied and Partner navies, enhanced regional security, strengthened interoperability, […]
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Orca-Class introduces small arms capability to boost maritime readiness By Archana Cini, The Lookout A sharp crack echoed across the waters off Constance Bank on April 22 as members of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) conducted a live-fire shoot aboard the Orca-class Patrol Craft Training (PCT) vessel Cougar. This shoot forms part of a broader effort to […]
