CFB Halifax Trident Navy Newspaper
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Local Defence Team, Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD), I write this message to you in my capacity as the Champion of our MARLANT Defence Visible Minorities Advisory Group (DVMAG). Each year on March 21, IDERD is observed globally to acknowledge the ongoing […]
Padre’s Corner: Look up! By Padre (Capt) Brenda Zwicker, Fleet Chaplain There has been a lot of interesting discussion lately around the new Netflix-produced film “Don’t Look Up.” One article I read called it a parable of our distracted society. I found the movie entertaining while I watched, but then […]
The best of both worlds: Life as a naval reservist with HMCS Scotian By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff When CPO1 (ret’d) David Hutt joined the naval reserves in 1975, he thought it would just be for the summer. He ended up staying for 40 years and was coxswain of HMCS […]
Outgoing Asterix CO felt right at home on supply ship By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff A successful replenishment-at-sea (RAS) requires planning, precision and plenty of prior practice. And although there’s always inherent risk involved in the operation, LCdr Amanda Jayne sees a measure of grace and poetry in the maneuver […]
Unique program aids transition to an IT civilian workforce By Peter Mallett, The Lookout Staff Attention veterans and currently transitioning military personnel: There’s a free training program designed to prepare you for a career in information technology. Australian-based company With You With Me (WYWM) works with government agencies to combat […]
PSP Level Up Virtual Teen Conference: George St-Pierre looks to inspire military families By Peter Mallett The Lookout Staff, World famous mixed martial arts champion George St-Pierre has come aboard as a presenter in a two-day online inspirational symposium for teenagers of military families. The Ultimate Fighting Champion and motivational […]
Sports throwback: First MARCOM Bonspiel A lot has changed at CFB Halifax over recent decades, but there are still some constants, like the CFB Halifax Curling Club, which has been open since 1971. Here, participants are seen at the club for the First Annual MARCOM Bonspiel, which was covered in […]
CDS Message to the Defence Team regarding the Invasion of Ukraine By General Wayne Eyre, Chief of the Defence Staff For many Canadians, Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine represents the return of history. The return of a time of struggle and great power competition: when larger nations employed force to […]
From shore to sea: FMF Cape Scott and Fleet Engineers help ready HMCS Montreal for deployment By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff When Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Montreal left its home port of Halifax on January 19, the effort to get the ship “over the horizon” was the culmination of […]
HMCS Margaret Brooke crew praise new platform ahead of ice trials By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff As HMCS Margaret Brooke, Canada’s second Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS), left Halifax on February 17, the crew was full of anticipation — not only were they heading off to do cold weather […]
