CFB Halifax Trident Navy Newspaper
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Wrens attend tea in celebration of WRCNS 80th anniversary By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Although the women’s branch of the Royal Canadian Navy was first formed “to release a man to go to sea,” its legacy is much more than that, and its members helped pave the way for RCN […]
Navy “joggler” gets national attention with latest record attempt By Peter Mallet, The Lookout A Fleet-footed joggler of the Naval Reserve has struck again, this time as a potential new world record holder. Lieutenant (Navy) Michael-Lucien Bergeron ran a 10-kilometre race while juggling in 34 minutes 47 seconds at the […]
SAC trade recognized with new specialty skill badge By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Four Atlantic fleet sailors received the Royal Canadian Navy’s new Shipborne Air Controller (SAC) specialty skill badge in a presentation ceremony held on July 28 in the operations room aboard Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Charlottetown. Shipborne […]
Gagetown takes soccer trophy after nail-biting final By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Canadian Armed Forces soccer is back after a two year hiatus, and if the fierce competition at the recent Men’s Regional Championship is any indicator, our athletes were more than ready to get back on the field. Teams […]
Capt(N) Andy MacKenzie assumes command of CFB Halifax By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Captain (Navy) Andy MacKenzie took over as Base Commander of CFB Halifax from Captain (Navy) Sean Williams during a Change of Command ceremony at the Consolidated Seamanship Training Facility at Stadacona on July 25. In his final […]
New CO at the helm of FMFCS By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff In his farewell address, the outgoing Commanding Officer at Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Scott (FMFCS) thanked the facility’s employees and managers, saying he couldn’t have asked for a better team of professionals. “Your personal commitment and dedication to […]
HMCS Venture stood up to deliver RCN leadership education By Naval Personnel and Training Group (NPTG) On Friday, July 15, in a signing ceremony held at Work Point at CFB Esquimalt, Commander (Cdr) Mike Stefanson was officially appointed as the inaugural Commanding Officer of HMCS Venture (the RCN’s naval leadership […]
DWAO panel discusses women in STEM By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff There’s a bright future for women pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) but there are still too few women entering the field, and even fewer who stay. That “leaky pipeline” in retaining women in STEM […]
Outgoing 423 Squadron CO credited for leadership during difficult time By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff When Lieutenant-Colonel Bill Thomey took over as Commanding Officer of 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron in July of 2020, those newly under his command were still reeling in the aftermath of the tragic Stalker 22 crash […]
Former shipmates work together again at RIMPAC 2022 By Lt (N) Michelle Scott, HMCS Vancouver The Alistair MacDonald song ‘Heading for Halifax’ famously notes that for those born in Cape Breton ‘Wherever they go, there’s bound to be friends from back home’. Arriving in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for Rim of […]
