CFB Halifax Trident Navy Newspaper
Monday, January 13, 2025
By Padre Lt(N) Stephen Cogswell, Chaplain, 12 Wing Shearwater As human beings, we tend to function best in rhythms. Winter followed by spring, followed by summer, then autumn and back into winter. Repeat. We measure time, years, and certainly our lives through these patterns. It’s how we keep every day […]
Admiral Art McDonald becomes 20th Chief of the Defence Staff By RCN PA, For the first time in more than two decades, one of the Royal Canadian Navy’s own is Canada’s Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS). Admiral (Adm) Art McDonald assumed the role of CDS from General (Gen) Jonathan […]
By Canadian Armed Forces Sports, A locally posted physiotherapist is the newest member of the Canadian Armed Forces Athletic Trainer Program (CAFATP). Captain Boriana (Bonnie) Stefanov is a Physiotherapy Officer currently posted to CF H Svcs C(A), and in a previous life, she was a NCM in the Canadian Scottish […]
HMCS Star delivers duff and a morale boost, By S1 Bill Jethro Bagunu, HMCS Star Festive dinners in the Royal Canadian Navy are ripe with tradition and holiday cheer. On Saturday, December 5th HMCS Star’s Festive Dinner tradition continued, albeit a little differently. Due to the ongoing pandemic, only a […]
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 […]
The Bedford Range turns 80 By Cdr Brian May, Associate Centre Director and Detachment Commander, Military Support Unit Atlantic, DRDC In the opening days of the Second World War, German aircraft began laying magnetic sea mines in the harbours of Great Britain to create a shipping blockade. The magnetic mine had […]
Volume over intensity By Deva Carr, Fitness and Sports Instructor, CFB Halifax In sport there is a pervasive idea that in order to succeed you must leave everything on the field every time, that the champions win not because of technical skill, but because of all the sweat and blood […]
HMCS Halifax departs for six-month Operation REASSURANCE deployment By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff A new year brought a new mission for the ship’s company of HMCS Halifax, who left homeport on New Year’s Day to join Standing NATO Maritime Group One as part of a six-month deployment to Operation REASSURANCE. […]
People First, Mission Always: Force preservation and generation in a pandemic By SLt K.B. McHale-Hall MARPAC PAO “People first, mission always.” Amidst a global pandemic, this core philosophy of the Canadian Armed Forces is as important now as it has ever been. The objective to preserve Force health while continuing Force generation lies at […]
By Major-General Marc Bilodeau, Surgeon General, Canadian Armed Forces As your Surgeon General, I have some good news to share with you after what has been an unprecedented year (2020) with the COVID-19 global pandemic having a profound impact on every Canadian. I want to assure you that there is light […]
