CFB Halifax Trident Navy Newspaper
Monday, February 24, 2025
Naval Reservist named CISM Military Female Athlete of the Year By Trident Staff, HMCS York sailor and three-time world taekwondo champion AB Yvette Yong has added to her already-long list of accomplishments and accolades in the sport, recently being named the 2018 International Military Female Athlete of the Year by […]
Royal Canadian Navy ships conduct first ever visit to Togo By Lt (N) Jeff Lura, Public Affairs Officer, Operation PROJECTION West Africa On a beautiful Tuesday morning, HMC ships Kingston and Shawinigan came alongside in Lomé, the capital city of Togo. Deployed on Operation PROJECTION West Africa, the ships had […]
Sailor of the Year making his mark at FDU(A) By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff When LS Jeffery Haskins joined the CAF in 2011, he had one goal: become a diver. The road to get there wasn’t easy, but now, two years after joining Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic), he’s become a […]
CFB Halifax, Shearwater hockey teams compete at CAF Nationals By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Both the CFB Halifax Mariners Women’s Hockey Team and the Shearwater Flyers Old Timers’ team recently had strong showings at CAF National Championships, with each placing first in the round robin portions of the tournaments. Unfortunately, […]
The Royal Canadian Chaplain Services (RCChS) Crest By Capt Robin Major, CD, Clinical Chaplain, CF Health Services Centre (Atlantic) The Royal Canadian Chaplain Services (RCChS) Crest before you reflects the current state of religious freedom in this great county and speaks to how military chaplains are meant to be ambassadors […]
From St. John’s to Benin: Medical Officer shares knowledge in West Africa By Lt(N) Jeff Lura, PAO, Op PROJECTION West Africa On March 1, 2019, sailors from HMC ships Kingston and Shawinigan arrived at Foyer Don Bosco, a small school in Cotonou, Benin nested within West Africa’s largest open-air market. […]
#CFBHalifax in the Community: PO1 Charles Bressette By Margaret Conway, CFB Halifax BPAO PO1 Charles Bressette has a busy work life at CFB Halifax. Currently employed as a Weapons Engineering Course Director with Naval Fleet School (Atlantic), he manages eight instructors who teach Royal Canadian Navy sailors about communications and […]
RCN officer receives Medal of Bravery for saving fellow sailor By Mike Avery, MARPAC PA On February 23, 2017, HMCS Fredericton was conducting a replenishment at sea with a foreign tanker. Fredericton had just begun receiving fuel from the tanker when the span wire connected to both ships snapped. The […]
OS Benjamin’s leap of faith By RCN PA “I joined the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) because I wanted to challenge myself, experience new things and be a part of something great,” said OS Benjamin who joined the RCN in 2016. During her last year of university she knew she had […]
RCN Sailor Profile: AB Morgan Olizarvitch Current role: Naval Communicator Hometown: London, ON Years of Service: 3.5 Home Unit: HMCS Fredericton Why did you join the Royal Canadian Navy? I joined the Royal Canadian Navy because of the opportunities it provided me at the time for schooling. I joined the […]
