CFB Halifax Trident Navy Newspaper
Friday, April 19, 2024
Back on the water: Community support brings CANSail success back to Halifax and the Sea Cadet Program By Capt Brittany Eldridge, Regional Cadet Support Unit (Atlantic) After two years away from sailing with the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet program, Cadet Chief Petty Officer Thierney Dignadice of Selkirk, Manitoba, is thrilled […]
New Base Commander Message to the CFB Halifax Community Video Message Hello, local Defence Team members! I’m Capt(N) Andy MacKenzie and it is my honour to be the new commander of CFB Halifax. I look forward to working alongside the great team here and to support our sailors, soldiers, aviators, […]
Padre’s Corner: De-escalation By Lt(N) Stephen Cogswell 12 Wing Shearwater Chaplain “If you could choose a superpower, what would it be?” This is a question I’ve been asked at least a handful of times in my life; most often by one of my kids. Usually the list of options, though […]
NATO ships conduct historical ordnance disposal operations off French coast By SNMCMG1 Public Affairs Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) conducted historical ordnance disposal operations off the coast of Dieppe, France from August 16 to 24. The operation successfully removed 13 pieces of historical ordnance, reducing risk of mine […]
Stalker 822 crew remembered at 2nd annual Memorial Golf Tournament By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Families and friends came together for the second annual Stalker 822 Memorial Golf Tournament at Hartlen Point Forces Golf Club on August 22, held in memory of the six Canadian Armed Forces members who died […]
2Lt Jerome Downey – Continuing the Legacy By Elizabeth Sharpe, Communications Officer (Contract), Base Public Affairs 2Lt Jerome Downey was born in Toronto, Ontario, and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He currently serves as a Reserve Army Officer with the Princess Louise Fusiliers (PLF) Infantry with 36 Canadian Brigade Group […]
National Veterans’ Week Speakers Program The National Veterans’ Week Speakers Program is gearing up for another busy Veterans’ Week and will be looking for CAF members to volunteer as speakers for virtual and in-person presentations. Every year between November 5 and 11, all current serving CAF members are encouraged to […]
HMCS Vancouver tests electronic warfare capabilities during RIMPAC By Lt(N) Michelle Scott, HMCS Vancouver HMCS Vancouver became the first Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) vessel to tactically launch a surface off-board passive decoy (SOPD) as part of electronic warfare (EW) tactics training during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise. […]
Annual campaigns raise more than $140,000 for children and their families By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Running in two separate relay runs earlier this summer, teams from two Canadian Navy frigates — HMCS Charlottetown and HMCS St. John’s — raised nearly $145,000 for Make-A-Wish Canada, helping support critically-ill children and […]
RCN sports throwback: Huron’s hockey heroes By Trident Staff The summer sports season was in full swing at CFB Halifax in June of 1979, and much like today, floor/ball hockey was one of the most competitive events on the schedule. A week-long tournament saw the sailors from HMCS Huron come […]
