12 Wing Logistician wins national CAF award By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff On June 7th, Captain Heather Constantine, the current Deputy Wing Administration Officer for 12 Wing Shearwater, was named the 2020 Logistician of the Year (Junior Officer) for the Canadian Armed Forces in a virtual ceremony put on by […]

Of Waves, Whalers, and Mines: A voyage across northern Europe By S2 Natassia Lei, HMCS Summerside The day HMCS Summerside and HMCS Kingston departed Halifax in early May was a day unlike any other. Excitement struck the ships’ companies as anticipation of our upcoming sail drew nearer. There was an […]

Making waves: Trio of HMCS Halifax sailors write music and perform together By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff When Sailor Third Class John Stymiest left on a six-month deployment with HMCS Halifax on January 1st, he brought his acoustic guitar, figuring it would help pass the time on his first deployment. […]

HMCS Calgary’s Cyclone decked out with new decal By Peter Mallett The Lookout Staff Teamwork and cooperation are the main themes of a new decal now affixed next to the pilot’s window on HMCS Calgary’s embarked CH-148 Cyclone. Last week, the Polyvinyl Chloride decal, designed by MCpl Andrew Finnigan, was […]

HMCS Harry DeWolf commissioning a celebratory moment after years of work By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff For the first time in nearly 25 years, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) has commissioned a new warship, with Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Harry DeWolf now entering active service following a commissioning ceremony […]

By PSP Health Promotion We are just shy of the official start of summer. We are getting so close to countless days filled with fresh, seasonal fruits and vegetables, beach picnics and evening barbecues. With the long days and warm evenings in mind, we wanted to inspire you to take […]

BALTOPS 50 concludes for SNMG1 and RCN ships By LCdr Mark Fifield, SNMG1 PAO Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) and Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) concluded their successful participation in US-led exercise BALTOPS 50 on June 18. Exercise BALTOPS is the premier annual maritime-focused exercise in the […]

Canada’s most modern submarine returns to the water By RCN PA When Her Majesty’s Canadian Submarine (HMCS) Corner Brook began its undocking on June 13, it became the most modern submarine in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). This undocking marked the return of Corner Brook to Vancouver Island waters for […]

HMCS Sackville out of drydock following extensive repair work  By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff After eight months of critical repair work at Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Scott, Canada’s Naval Memorial is back in the water. On Wednesday, June 2, HMCS Sackville was rolled out of the submarine shed at HMC […]

Annual multinational training exercise underway in northern Europe By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Three Royal Canadian Navy ships are in the Baltic Sea region of northern Europe for the annual Baltic Operations exercise (BALTOPS), the premier maritime-focused defence training event in the Baltic region, now in its 50th year, taking […]