Bidding farewell to the Sea King By Peter Mallett, The Lookout Staff When the Royal Canadian Air Force’s remaining Sea King helicopters are phased out, retired RCAF pilot Maj (Ret’d) Paul O’Reilly admits it will be akin to losing a close friend. That’s because he spent much of his 34-year […]
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Naval Warfare Officer Symposium
Naval Warfare Officers come together for annual Symposium By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The pool of Naval Warfare Officers within MARLANT collectively contains years of experience and knowledge from exercises and operations at sea, but with the busy nature of the role, collaborating or building relationships beyond unit and ship […]
Underwater Sensor Network trials
Defence scientists team up for underwater sensor trials By Mark Baldin and Michael Simms, DRDC – ARC In September and October of 2018, Sweden hosted research teams from Canada and Norway to conduct the second of three joint international trials of the Distributed Underwater Sensor Network (DUSN). The Swedish Defence […]
Base Commander’s Holiday Message
Base Commander’s Holiday Message By Capt(N) David Mazur, CFB Halifax Base Commander Greetings, CFB Halifax. Looking at my calendar, it’s hard to believe that we’re already entering into the holiday leave period. It seems like only yesterday that I took the post as Base Commander on a hot summer day […]
Unforgettable experience with CLaS program
My unforgettable experience with the CLaS program By Himaly Fernando, MARLANT PA Co-op Student It’s not every day that a civilian university student gets a chance to live and sleep aboard one of Canada’s major warships. Yet, that’s exactly what happened to me during the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) Canadian […]
BIS wins MEGA Volleyball Championship
Team BIS takes MEGA Volleyball championship By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The team representing Base Information Services (BIS) had a strong showing at the recent MEGA Volleyball Championship, held at the Fleet Fitness and Sports Centre. They lost just one match through the round-robin tournament, and were victorious in the […]
Employee Assistance Program recognized
Employee Assistance Program team thanked for their volunteer efforts By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The DND Employee Assistance Program has been supporting the wellbeing of civilian members of the defence team for 36 years, and an annual luncheon gathering was held on November 6 to thank the local members of […]
CAF Official of the Year
RJOC(A) officer named CAF Official of the Year By Ryan Melanson, Trident News After refereeing volleyball at the provincial and national levels for more than a decade, Capt Steven Stuart took his officiating career to new heights in 2017. The year saw him serve as an official at the CAF […]
Mooseheads DND Appreciation Night
Mooseheads take 5-2 victory on DND Appreciation Night By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The Halifax Mooseheads hadn’t earned a victory on DND Appreciation Night in five years heading into their November 9 meeting with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, but were able to break that losing streak in front of […]
Padre’s Corner
Christmas holiday the time to show your love By Capt Albert Lee, Chaplain Campus Atlantic NFS(A) NTDC(A), Most of the sailors that come to see me, see me for relationship issues. Whether it’s a relationship at work, with their spouse, with their children, or with their family members. We have […]