American sailor shores up family roots during Rendez-vous naval de Québec  By SLt Megan FitzGibbon  During the Rendez-vous naval de Québec 2024 at Québec’s Old Port, an American sailor reconnected with her Québecois heritage. Damage Controlman (DC) Allison Lavoie-Tousignant of the USS Carney had a heartfelt reunion with her great-grandmother, […]

HMCS Assiniboine artefact donated to Naval Museum on battle anniversary  By Nathan Stone, Trident Staff  A surviving piece from a Second World War-era Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) vessel has found a new home at the Naval Museum of Halifax, coinciding with a historic anniversary.  On August 6, a group, including […]

Canadian Armed Forces members lend a hand with YWCA Halifax Days of Caring  By Rebecca Pierce, CFB Halifax Public Affairs  Days of Caring are United Way Halifax initiatives that pair community volunteers with charitable organizations who are seeking assistance. Each year as part of the Halifax and Shearwater Region National […]

Bluenose Bienvenue: A meet & greet for military families – presented by Eastlink By H&R MFRC  On Saturday, September 7, 2024, from 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., the Halifax & Region Military Family Resource Centre (H&R MFRC) and our friends at 12 Wing Shearwater warmly welcome ALL military members, Veterans, […]

‘With the Courage of a Lion’: HMCS Frédérick Rolette’s new badge  By RCN  A lot of research – and artwork – is behind each official badge created for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).  The latest one, for HMCS Frédérick Rolette (Canada’s fifth Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS)), was recently finished […]

Engaging Canada: The Role of the Stakeholder Engagement Office in National Defence  By Capt Matt Zalot & Gabrielle Rivest, Stakeholder Engagement Office – East  In a world marked by complexity and unpredictability, the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) rely on the expertise of professionals […]

First Naval Large Tugs arrive on West Coast  By Lookout Staff  The first two Naval Large Tugs (NLT), Canadian Forces Auxiliary Vessels (CFAV) Haro and Barkerville, arrived at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt on July 25.  The tugs were unloaded and sent to Point Hope Shipyard in Victoria, where they […]

RCN Proud: MS Orianne-Walker’s dive into submarine service  By Vincent Joyce, Pictou County Military Museum  Through much of the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) history, women were not permitted to serve in submarines. However, when the Canadian Armed Forces acquired four Victoria-class submarines in 2001, the more spacious vessels, compared to […]

Choose Your Health Challenge: Congratulations to Cpl Bakes! By the Health Promotion Team  The Choose Your Health Challenge, held from June 1 – July 13, was a six-week initiative designed to promote holistic well-being within our community.   The challenge encouraged participants to engage in a wide range of health-promoting […]

12 Wing Innovation Program “empowering” positive change  By Nathan Stone, Trident Staff  12 Wing Shearwater is seeking to harness the creativity of all its members to improve workflow and create positive change.  The new 12 Wing Innovation Program focuses on gathering and implementing personnel suggestions on how work at the […]