The National Band of the Naval Reserve (NBNR) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Symphonic Band delivered a joint performance to veterans, serving members and the public during a concert on Sunday, June 25 at the Halifax & Region Military Family Resource Centre. The afternoon also featured traditional Korean […]
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JRCC Halifax responds to Nova Scotia floods
JRCC Halifax responds to Nova Scotia floods The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) Halifax has provided an update and photos regarding the rescue efforts after record-setting rainfall and flash floods in the Halifax Regional Municipality. On July 22, a Search and Rescue (SAR) Squadron conducted multiple rescues in conjunction with […]
New Coxswain at CFB Halifax Base Logistics
A Change of Appointment ceremony was held on June 29 at Juno Tower for CFB Halifax Base Logistics (BLog), as the unit welcomed CPO1 Sherri Lewis (left) as its new Coxswain. Also pictured are outgoing Coxn CPO1 Carl Dixon (right) and BLog Commanding Officer Commander Toni Bri Edmonds.
Training week aboard HMCS Glace Bay
Fresh off returning from Fleet Week in New York City, HMCS Glace Bay welcomed 50 additional sailors to their crew for the week of June 12-16, including some going to sea for the first time. The team spent the week working on their Naval Environmental Training Packages and getting familiar […]
BIS completes 276km Cabot Trail Relay Race
Bravo Zulu to Base Information Services (BIS) members for their performance at the Cabot Trail Relay Race held recently on Cape Breton Island! With the support of PSP Halifax’s training program, the BIS team (including a few members from other units) successfully completed the 30-hour race among 70 teams from […]
Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo starts June 30
Drum roll, please! It’s that time of year again! The Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo will take place from June 30 until July 3 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. CAF musicians, performers and backstage/support staff are important contributors to the Tattoo each year. You can look forward to performances […]
LCdr Blackwood takes command of HMCS Halifax
Commander Kyle Redshaw (left), the outgoing Commanding Officer of HMCS Halifax gives command, with the signing authority of Commodore Travis MacLean (middle), the Commander of Maritime Fleet Atlantic, to Lieutenant-Commander April Blackwood (right), the incoming CO of HMCS Halifax, at Juno Tower on June 8.
New commanding officer at CFMWC
Captain (Navy) Blair Brown (left), the incoming Commanding Officer of Canadian Forces Maritime Warfare Centre (CFMWC), with the signing authority of Commodore Jason Armstrong (middle), Director General of Naval Forces Development and the outgoing Commanding Officer Captain (Navy) Allen Fry (right) sign the Change of Command Certificates during a ceremony […]
CAF supports Nova Scotia wildfire response
After the federal government approved a request from the province of Nova Scotia for Canadian Armed Forces help in response to a series of wildfires, a team from 5th Canadian Division’s Immediate Response Unit were deployed from 5 CDSB Gagetown to begin providing assistance as part of Operation Lentus. Crews […]
HFX Wanderers FC visit with RCN Clearance Divers
On May 16, the Halifax Wanderers Football Club visited Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic) (FDU(A)) in Shearwater to learn about how the unit supports Royal Canadian Navy operations, communities, and other government agencies. While on-site, the Wanderers learned about FDU(A)’s training in mine countermeasures, routine and emergency underwater repairs, explosive ordnance […]