SNMG1 conducts PASSEX training with German Navy By LCdr Mark Fifield, SNMG1 PAO From January 26-29, 2021, Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1), led by the SNMG1 Flagship, HMCS Halifax, conducted a series of passing training exercises with the German Navy in the North Sea. A PASSEX or “Passing Exercise” […]

Summerside reins in runaway rider buoy By Lt(N) Dan Bannerman, HMCS Summerside On January 19, 2021, HMCS Summerside was tasked as Ready Duty Ship (RDS) to recover a TRIAXYS directional wave buoy that had broken free of its mooring and was drifting to sea. As a result, the 500-lb buoy posed […]

Worst year in history? By Padre Capt Mark SG Sceviour, Fleet Chaplain What a year 2020 has been. Some would argue that it has been the worst year. I would suggest that it has been a bad year, but maybe not the worst ever. Let’s not forget 1349 – The […]

The hard road to high readiness during a global pandemic By LCdr Mark Fifield, SNMG1 PAO COVID-19 has impacted all of us on both a personal and professional level.  Institutionally, it has challenged us to adapt our training, technical, and personnel management processes in innovative ways. Preparations for HMCS Halifax’s […]

VAdm Craig Baines becomes 37th Commander of the RCN By RCN PA, Vice-Admiral (VAdm) Craig Baines assumed the duties of Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) from VAdm Art McDonald on January 12, 2021 in a virtual change of command ceremony presided over by General Jonathan Vance, Chief of […]

When it comes to mental health, now more than ever, every action counts By Elizabeth Sharpe,  Base Public Affairs Intern Did you know that January 28, 2021, will mark the 11th Bell Let’s Talk Day? On this day, Bell will donate towards mental health initiatives in Canada by contributing 5¢ […]

HMCS Moncton ready for Op CARIBBE By Trident Staff, The crew of HMCS Moncton have been hard at work preparing for a deployment on Operation CARIBBE, the Canadian mission supporting American allies in their efforts to combat illicit trafficking in international waters. The ship is set to depart later this […]

HMCS Victoria legacy celebrated in new morale patch By Peter Mallet, The Lookout Staff Twenty years ago, the first of four Victoria-Class submarines was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy. It was a cold Dec. 2 day in Halifax when Cdr Bill Woodburn, HMCS Victoria’s commanding officer, declared the occasion […]

HMCS Halifax becomes Flagship of SNMG1 By Trident Staff HMCS Halifax has arrived in Europe to begin its Operation REASSURANCE deployment alongside allies with Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1). The ship arrived in Lisbon, Portugal on January 18 and assumed command of the NATO task group under RCN Cmdre […]