CFB Halifax Trident Navy Newspaper
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Legal officer tests his fitness and marksmanship at Tactical Games By Nathan Stone, Trident staff The Tactical Games are a series of U.S.-based competitions that blend fitness and marksmanship in an intense challenge of physical and mental endurance – a challenge that one local officer has fully embraced over the […]
Wendy Swan (2nd from left) introduces TrainSched to junior officers. NAVAL TRAINING GROUP Introducing TrainSched By Naval Training Group “Use it once and you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it!” enthused Wendy Swan, NTG HQ Scheduler. “That’s the kind of innovation we believe we are introducing to the RCN […]
Nominations sought for 2024 CAF Sports Awards By CFMWS The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Sports program is preparing to recognize athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers and others at the 2024 CAF Sports Awards Ceremony. Nominations are due by May 10, 2024 for the following national awards. Hall of fame The highest […]
Padre’s Corner: What’s the point? By Lt(N) (Padre) John Evans, Chaplain, Canadian Fleet Atlantic My son was diligently folding his laundry across from me as I prepared some lunch for the family. He rarely complained about doing his chores and this time was no different. However, I could tell that […]
RCN Proud: The Cummings family leaves its mark By Vincent Joyce, Pictou County Military Museum James Leo Cummings was born on February 28, 1939 in Marmora, Ont. He joined the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Howe in Peterborough at the age of 12 in 1951, and Jim served with cadets […]
‘Game changer’ golf lessons promote CAF women’s sports By Nathan Stone Trident staff A group of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) golfers attended three days of golf lessons recently in Halifax. From March 19th-21st, for four hours a day, the golfers had access to simulated driving ranges, putting practice, and one-on-one […]
Hangar Gala to kick off 12 Wing RCAF centenary celebrations By Nathan Stone, Trident Staff The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) 100th anniversary celebrations are about to take flight at 12 Wing Shearwater, beginning with a grand gala dinner set for April 11. Gala attendees can expect a cocktail hour […]
Human rights discussion highlights IDERD event at CFB Halifax By Nathan Stone, Trident Staff In honour of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD), Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax hosted a panel on the topic of human rights on March 21st. The event was organised by the […]
Windsor command team visits namesake city By Trident Staff The city of Windsor welcomed members of the crew of Windsor from March 15-18. Commanding Officer (CO) Lieutenant-Commander (LCdr) Harrison Nguyen-Huynh and three others from the ship’s company of His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Windsor took part in the visit to […]
MND Message: Legislation to modernize the military justice system March 21, 2024 Colleagues, Today, I introduced legislation to amend the National Defence Act. This legislation includes a suite of targeted amendments to modernize the military justice system, addressing a key recommendation from former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour’s report, and […]
