MV Asterix to participate during DEFSEC Atlantic 2019 By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff One of Canada’s largest defence trade shows is returning to the Halifax waterfront for 2019, and the Royal Canadian Navy’s interim supply ship will be alongside and part of the action. MV Asterix will be tied up […]

NDWCC 2019: Let’s Be the Change By Capt(N) D.E. Mazur, CFB Halifax Base Commander, 2019 MARLANT NDWCC Champion Most, if not all of us, have experienced a time during which colleagues, friends or family members have found themselves in need. Members of the CAF retire, and sometimes have to fight […]

CUTLASS FURY 19 goes forward after storm cancels public events By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Communities across Nova Scotia were impacted when the destructive post-tropical storm Dorian made landfall on September 7, and the CAF community was no exception. The storm came at a particularly inopportune time for Maritime Forces […]

HMCS Fredericton sailors pass feats of strength to grant nine-year-old boy’s wish By RCN, In eight days, they biked 1,000 km, marched in parades and even pulled a fire engine with their bare hands. Then, the sailors of HMCS Fredericton granted a little boy his wish — playtime outside. Noah […]

What good is a CAF Chaplain? By Major Derrick Marshall, Senior Fleet Chaplain In these days of mixed, varied and increasingly diverse religious and spiritual outlooks in Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), especially now (when regular and active religious participation appears to be in decline), it might make […]

We are as One: Remembering HMCS Kootenay (DDE 258) By Jennifer Gamble, Curator, Naval Museum of Halifax “I have had an explosion in my engine room, I require immediate assistance!” Flash message from Cdr Norton at 8:36 am, October 23, 1969 08:21, on the morning of October 23, 1969, on […]

Nijmegen medic says teamwork and support key to a successful march By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff CAF members who wish to participate in the International Four Days Marches Nijmegen are required to complete an intense training program at home before travelling to the signature event in the Netherlands. Requirements include […]

Asterix back in Halifax after more than 500 days at sea By Trident Staff After nearly a year and a half at sea supporting Royal Canadian Navy ships and allies around the world, MV Asterix arrived back at its homeport of Halifax on August 26. The interim supply ship, owned […]

Ship barbershop gives Jumpstart a boost By Peter Mallett, The Lookout Staff After a lengthy deployment, HMCS Regina sailors disembarking the ship last week were some of the most well-groomed sailors in the Royal Canadian Navy. Their expertly cropped crew cuts and neatly trimmed bangs were the work of MS […]