Royal Canadian Sea Cadet from Dartmouth sails to victory at national regatta By Lt(N) John Brannen, New Media and Production Officer, Regional Cadet Support Unit (Atlantic) A Nova Scotian Royal Canadian Sea Cadet participating in the National Sea Cadet Sail Regatta, held from August 20-24, 2019 in Kingston, Ont. took […]
Sports
Atlantic Regional Soccer Championship
Greenwood men, Halifax women take soccer titles By Sara White, Managing Editor, The Aurora Teams from military bases in Greenwood, Halifax and Gagetown hit the pitch August 20 for the start of the Canadian Armed Forces’ Atlantic regionals, being hosted at 14 Wing Greenwood’s Apple Bowl field. 14 Wing Commander […]
Mini Grey Cup practices underway
Fleet Club Slackers prepping for Mini Grey Cup 50 By Sean Parker, FMF Cape Scott Preparations are underway for the Annual Mini Grey Cup, being held at Porteous Field at Stadacona on October 10, 2019. The Mini Grey Cup is a full contact flag football game, held every year between […]
CAF Slo-pitch Regionals
CFB Halifax women win slo-pitch gold By Trident Staff The CFB Halifax Mariners women’s slo-pitch team won gold medals on home turf recently, emerging victorious after three days of competition in Eastern Passage. The CAF Atlantic Regional Slo-pitch Championship was held from July 13-16 at Dennis Naugle and Bob Hilchie […]
Using Exercise as Medicine: Lt(N) Dale Molenaar
Using Exercise as Medicine: Lt(N) Dale Molenaar By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2017 and suffering his first relapse from the neurological disease, Lt(N) Dale Molenaar found himself in poor health. His symptoms started with numbness in his arms and legs, and progressed to […]
CAF Ball Hockey Nationals
Team Atlantic takes silver at Ball Hockey Nationals By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The Atlantic Region team recently brought home silver medals from the CAF National Ball Hockey Championship, falling 2-1 to the Quebec Region team from CFB Montreal in the championship game on July 26 at 8-Wing Trenton. The […]
Musician scores platinum on FORCE test
PO2 Lambert tops the fitness charts By LS Emily Bellman, Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy The phrases “Going Gold” and “Going Platinum” have been used in the music industry for years to describe record-breaking album sales. On top of being a fantastic musician with the Stadacona Band of […]
Using exercise as medicine
Using exercise as medicine: Cpl Tyler Major By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Getting active again after recovering from a physical injury or bout of illness is always difficult, and on top of any physical challenges, mental roadblocks can also have an impact. Cpl Tyler Major, an Avionics Tech with 12 […]
RCN Coach of the Year
CPO2 (Ret’d) Browne’s dedication to marksmanship earns Coach of the Year By N. Paul Service, MARLANT PA (Student) CPO2 (Ret’d) Bradley Browne has been honoured with the title of Royal Canadian Navy national Coach of the Year for 2018. His passion for the Navy and the sport he loves so […]
National medals for 12 Wing Jiu-Jitsu club
12 Wing club wins medals at national CAF grappling event By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff More than 100 grapplers from across the Canadian Armed Forces recently came together for a day of friendly competition and intense hand-to-hand combat training, with the local 12 Wing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Club once again […]