CFB Halifax Trident Navy Newspaper
Monday, February 24, 2025
RCN Sailor Profile: SLt Michelle-Ashley Ellerington Current role: BWK U/T (under training) Hometown: Dartmouth, NS Years of Service: 3 Home Unit: HMCS St. John’s Why did you join the Royal Canadian Navy? I joined the Royal Canadian Navy because of my father. I grew up within a military family (my […]
12 Wing Shearwater undefeated through Regional Old Timers’ Hockey By Sara White, Managing Editor, The Aurora 14 Wing Greenwood hosted the Atlantic Regional Old Timers’ Hockey Championship from February 11 through 15, with teams in play from 14 Wing, CFB Halifax, 12 Wing Shearwater and 5 CDSB Gagetown. 12 Wing […]
Alongside training for HMCS Glace Bay By SLt Samantha Crocker, UPAR HMCS Donnacona For the past several years, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) has been transitioning into a One Navy concept. Men and women from the Regular and Reserve Force are the foundation of the RCN’s service. They are among […]
From recruits to Senior NCOs: friends reunited thanks to Trinity posting By PO2 Maurice Hodder, TRINITY MOSIC PO2 Maurice Hodder, PO2 Ed Fowler and Sgt Paul Fraser first met in 1996 in St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Quebec, at the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School (CFLRS). All three members arrived as Ordinary Seaman […]
RCN Sailor Profile: LS Ashley Fletcher Current role: WEng tech Armament Hometown: Bass River, Nova Scotia Years of Service: 5 years Infantry in Army reserves, 9 years in Navy Home Unit: HMCS Montreal Why did you join the Royal Canadian Navy? I joined the Royal Canadian Navy because I was […]
First Change of Command ceremony for Base Comptroller unit By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff When LCdr Robert Cyr began his role as the first Commanding Officer of the Base Comptroller unit in summer 2017, the newly-formed entity was in its very early stages. His entrance was quiet, with no formal […]
Women excelling in skilled trades at FMF Cape Scott By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The modern Royal Canadian Navy is one taking steps to promote an increasingly diverse workforce along gender lines, with proud men and women serving alongside each other across ranks and trades. And while women can be […]
COTF banner for two seasons presented to HMCS Halifax By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The ship’s company of HMCS Halifax has been setting the bar for participation in base sporting events in recent years, with high participation and good results in soccer, hockey, basketball, curling, running, softball, volleyball and a […]
Advanced unmanned aircraft to provide eye in the sky for Kingston-class ships By RCN Kingston-class ships are equipped with a visual line of sight intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capability, but have lacked a similar capability for vessels of interest beyond their visual line of sight. Enter PUMA, a Maritime […]
Siblings visit grave of RCAF father 57 years after his death overseas By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Kerry Balcom was only seven years old in 1962 when his father, Sgt Gordon Balcom, suffered a heart attack while on operations on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia with the Royal Canadian Air […]
