CFB Halifax Trident Navy Newspaper
Monday, May 19, 2025
HMCS Margaret Brooke completes warm weather trials ahead of Op Nanook deployment By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Margaret Brooke returned to its homeport of Halifax on May 26 after nearly a month of warm weather trials, part of the post-acceptance program to demonstrate that the […]
New RCN pin marks progress toward command of a ship By SLt Wilson Ho Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) naval warfare officers are now eligible for a new pin that marks their progress toward command of a warship. The new pins were officially unveiled on May 16, 2022, with the first […]
Join the next RCN Mentorship Program session on June 28 By RCN Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) sailors – Regular and Reserve Force – at all ranks and civilian employees at all levels are invited to the next session of the RCN’s Mentorship Program. Over 300 people attended the first session […]
Atlantic region runners bring back hardware from CAF nationals By Trident Staff After a hiatus due to COVID-19 restrictions, the CAF National Running Championships returned for 2022, once again taking place alongside the civilian events at the Tamarack Ottawa Race weekend in Ottawa, with 5K and 10K races happening on […]
Working as a Meteorological Technician at sea By Sgt Holly Wortman, HMCS Halifax The life of a Meteorological Technician (Met Tech) at sea is a somewhat unique experience. We provide weather support to multiple departments for different types of operations onboard. Everything from flight operations, gun shoot exercises, replenishments at […]
NATO Operation Sea Guardian wraps up another patrol in Western Mediterranean By NATO MARCOM, NATO’s maritime task group concluded its third round of focused patrols in the Western Mediterranean Sea as part of NATO’s Operation Sea Guardian (OSG) on May 12. Led by NATO Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) in Northwood, […]
VAdm Angus Topshee becomes 38th Commander RCN By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff VAdm Angus Topshee assumed the duties of Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) from VAdm Craig Baines on May 30, 2022, in a change of command ceremony presided over by General Wayne Eyre, Chief of the Defence […]
CRCN Message of appreciation to Public Servants RCN Public Servants, I want to take this opportunity to express my gratitude and appreciation to each member of the Royal Canadian Navy’s Public Servant workforce. Over the past two years, we have been living in unprecedented times brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Meet our Corporate Partners: Metro Self-Storage continues to support the CAF By PSP Corporate Services, Metro Self-Storage has been operating in Halifax for more than 30 years, and with thousands of military and defence personnel in the region, members of the DND community have always been an important part of […]
Workshop focuses on design for future Canadian Surface Combatants (CSC) By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff How do you design a warship with its future sailors in mind, given that many of those future sailors are just ten years old, or even younger? That’s the challenge that was put to a […]
