CFB Halifax Trident Navy Newspaper
Sunday, November 24, 2024
CFB Halifax bounced in overtime at regional basketball final By Nathan Stone, Trident Staff The Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax men’s basketball team lost to CFB Greenwood 85-71 in overtime in the final of the CAF Atlantic Regional tournament on February 29th. This year’s tournament was held at 5th Canadian […]
RCN Proud: How Jim Gordon became “Lucky” By Vincent Joyce, Pictou County Military Museum James Leroy “Lucky” Gordon was born on September 25th, 1944, in London, England. He and his mother, May, emigrated to Canada aboard the RMS Rangitata in 1945. Landing at Pier 21 in Halifax, Jim and his […]
Annapolis Valley students and Student Support Workers explore firefighting careers at CFB Halifax By Kathryn Gatien, CFB Halifax Public Affairs On November 7, 2023, the CFB Halifax Fire Department hosted 14 high school students and four Student Support Workers (SSW) from the Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education for a […]
HMCS Charlottetown, the steadfast defender By Capt Camille MacKenzie Dolphin, HMCS Charlottetown On January 31st 2024, HMCS Charlottetown departed Halifax with an embarked CH-148 Cyclone helicopter, a full crew and steadfast determination. From Canada, the ship travelled across the Atlantic and up to Northern Europe to participate in the largest […]
Presentation honours William Hall and Black military contributions By Nathan Stone Trident staff The life and legacy of Petty Officer William Hall and the military history of Black people in Canada were the subjects of a presentation in the Juno Tower Ballroom on February 29th. The event served as a […]
Padre’s Corner: Avoid the fall By Padre Capt Brenda Zwicker, CFB Halifax Unit Chaplain Pride comes before the fall. I am less grieved about the fall of a leader than I am about the harm that person did to others on their way down. We have all met proud people; […]
Halifax teams dominate at CAF Regional Volleyball By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff After hard-fought championship games, teams from CFB Halifax won gold medals at both the Men’s and Women’s Canadian Armed Forces Regional Volleyball Championships on March 1. The tournaments were hosted together in Halifax beginning on February 26. The […]
HMCS Windsor “doc” embraces challenge of undersea medicine By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff More than three decades into his military career, one Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) health-care provider has literally taken his job to challenging new depths. And while it may initially seem odd to have an Army Captain filling […]
Exercise Steadfast Defender comes to the UK Coast By NATO Allied Maritime Command NATO warships have sailed the length of the UK while conducting the first major live exercise of Exercise Steadfast Defender 24. Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) carried out gunnery exercises, air defence simulations, and resupply operations […]
Mariners men’s team ready for National Hockey Championship By Nathan Stone, Trident Staff The CFB Halifax Mariners men’s hockey team are going for gold at the 2024 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Men’s National Hockey Championship tournament starting March 4th. This year’s tournament is being held at CFB Shilo, Manitoba. Halifax […]
