The story of Margaret Brooke and the four leaf clover By SLt M.X. Déry, MARPAC PA “The story is she was given a four leaf clover, I think by a patient, and Margaret Brooke had it in her big Burberry coat that she grabbed and put on before they abandoned […]
Author: Trident Newspaper
Connecting a future ship to the past
Connecting a future ship to the past By SLt M.X. Déry, MARPAC PA Cdr Michele Tessier has been undergoing training to prepare her for the unique challenges of working in the Arctic as Commanding Officer of HMCS Margaret Brooke, the second Harry DeWolf class Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel. The […]
Op PROJECTION West Africa
AB Willis Ross (left), LS Patrick Booth (centre) and PO2 Greg Hobbs perform Bridge Warning Organization training with the .50 calibre machine gun onboard HMCS Kingston during Op PROJECTION West Africa, March 31, 2018.
Sailing in HMCS Glace Bay
Persevering through harsh weather in HMCS Glace Bay By LS Michael Spencer, HMCS Glace Bay It’s 8:05 a.m. on March 8 when the Commanding Officer begins his hands fall in address. Today he sounds particularly inspiring, despite the howling winds but a pane of glass away. The weather’s bad, we […]
Old Timers’ National Hockey Championship
The 12 Wing Shearwater Flyers celebrate their 4-3 gold medal win over CFB Valcartier, proudly displaying the championship banner as well as the #27 in honour of the late Sgt (ret’d) Rob Sneath and his years of contributions to CAF hockey.
National title for Shearwater Flyers
Shearwater Flyers bring home gold from CAF OT Hockey Nationals By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Heading into the finals of the CAF Old Timer’s Hockey National Championship on March 22, all signs were pointing to a gold-medal win for CFB Valcartier. Representing the Quebec region, the team shut out each […]
Mar Tech graduation ceremony
First Mar Tech graduation marks new chapter for RCN trades By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The Royal Canadian Navy has been slowly transitioning to the new Marine Technician trade over the last three years, and recently marked a new milestone on that front. A graduation ceremony for the very first […]
Regional Curling Championship
CFB Halifax team wins Regional Curling gold By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Five teams from across the region battled it out from March 27-29 at the CFB Halifax Curling Club for the title of Atlantic Champions, with the home team from CFB Halifax coming away with the banner and gold […]
Volume 52, Issue 08, April 16, 2018
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Photos: #HumboldtStrong
Canadians across the country wore sports jerseys on April 12 as a gesture to show their support for the Humboldt Broncos hockey team following last week’s tragic events in Saskatchewan that left 16 people dead and 13 more injured. CAF members nationwide, as well those deployed internationally, were encouraged to […]
