Outgoing CCFL credits team for adapting to change By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The first of the Royal Canadian Navy’s future fleet of Canadian Surface Combatant ships won’t be set to for acceptance until the mid-2020s, and while that may seem like a far off date, Cmdre Craig Skjerpen doesn’t […]

Col Hawthorne takes command at 12 Wing Shearwater By Capt Lynne Patterson, 12 Wing PAO Col James Hawthorne assumed the duties of 12 Wing Commander during a change of command parade at 12 Wing Shearwater on July 18, 2019. BGen Sean Boyle, Deputy Commander 1 Canadian Air Division, was the […]

Theological reflection on spirituality resiliency in deployment By Capt Albert Lee, CANFLTLANT Chaplain Deployment is a challenge for sailors. Experiences such as traumatic events during war can lead to questioning your values, meaning of life, death and trying to make sense of what happened. Spirituality can help sailors cope by […]

HMCS Halifax departs for Op REASSURANCE By Mona Ghiz, Maritime Forces Atlantic Public Affairs After months of preparation, HMCS Halifax and the Cyclone air detachment from 423 squadron, 12 Wing Shearwater departed Halifax on Sunday July 14 en route to a six-month tour on Operation REASSURANCE, Canada’s support to NATO […]

MARLANT recognizes important role of public servants By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Bases and Wings across the country took time over recent weeks to recognize the contribution of federal public service employees to the CAF and DND, and the team at MARLANT was no exception. Both military and civilian team […]

John Horton unveils new MV Asterix painting By Mary Horton, Internationally renowned marine artist John Horton travelled from his home in Tsawwassen last week to unveil his latest painting at the annual Maritime Gala Ball in Ottawa. The event, hosted by the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Coast Guard, […]

By MARLANT EAP, International Self-Care Day is July 24th 2019. Join us at in Dockyard (EAP office D-126) /Stadacona Base (S80) 11:00- 13:00 to learn about the keys to better health! This is an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of self-care and its role in leading a healthy life. […]

Diving Now! Diving Now! By Jennifer Gamble, Curator, Naval Museum of Halifax Dark, cramped, complex, and unpredictable; submarines and the life of a Submariner are not for the faint of heart. From the early C-Class to the modern Victoria Class, these boats, and the Canadians who sailed them, have a […]