RCN Digital Leadership series: LCdr Dawn Macdonald By Naval Personnel and Training Group In this series, we showcase digital leadership across the RCN to illustrate how our enterprise solutions are successfully leveraged for the benefit of our teams. Dawn Macdonald was born in Lethbridge, A.B. and raised in Fort St […]

Pumpkins, and feeling the Envy  By the Health Promotion Team Your unit is being challenged! Should you accept this invitation, you will participate in a pumpkin carving contest on October 11 at the Harvest Health Fair, being held at Stadacona building S120. Teams of two representing your unit will have […]

Veterans bring decades of CAF experience, camaraderie to Dockyard gym By Ryan Melanson, Trident staff Chief Warrant Officer (Retired) Bob Thompson is no longer leading the next generation of Canadian Armed Forces personnel, but says he loves “keeping tabs” on them a few nights a week while working the front […]

Running the basepaths together: 2nd Annual Hero Classic Slo-Pitch Tournament By S1 Natassia Lei It is a well-held aphorism that a rising tide raises all ships. This proved true on the morning of September 23rd at the Canadian Coast Guard College in Sydney, Nova Scotia. As slow tide rolled into […]

HMCS Oriole transits Welland Canal during GLD 2023 By Slt Wilson Ho, HMCS Oriole On September 8th, 2023, His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Oriole transited through the Welland Canal, which connects Lake Ontario to Lake Erie, while participating in the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) annual Great Lakes Deployment. There are […]

Camp Hill thanks Mooseheads and CFB Halifax as new activity pad unveiled By Ryan Melanson, Trident staff The residents at Camp Hill Veterans’ Memorial Building are always a friendly and welcoming group, but be warned – they take their bocce games very seriously. Some special guests from CFB Halfax and […]

National Defence Workplace Charitable Campaign spotlight Local Defence Team Members Participate in a Day of Caring at Spencer House By Leah Coughlin, CFB Halifax Public Affairs On September 13, 2023, local Defence Team members joined forces for a Day of Caring activity in support of Spencer House’s Age Friendly Community […]

NATO maritime groups conclude German-led exercise Northern Coasts in Baltic Sea By NATO Allied Maritime Command Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) and Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) joined more than 3,000 sailors, marines, and aviators for exercise Northern Coasts 2023 held in the central Baltic Sea in […]

Face of Base: Lieutenant-Commander Reverend David Jackson By CFB Halifax For our newest Face of Base, we are proud to introduce you to Lieutenant-Commander (LCdr) Reverend David Jackson, the Senior Fleet Chaplain with Canadian Fleet Atlantic. LCdr Jackson is the son of a former Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Chaplain and […]