Members of HMCS Toronto recently celebrated the career of their outgoing Operations Chief, CPO2 Mark MacLean, during an honours and awards ceremony at the ship’s shore office. Originally from Sydney, Nova Scotia, CPO2 MacLean steps away after serving 26 years with the Royal Canadian Navy. Toronto’s command team also took […]

The Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy held the latest incarnation of their annual Battle of the Atlantic Tribute concert, titled “Sounds of the Atlantic” on April 30 at the Alderney Landing Theatre in Dartmouth.  

April 29, 2023 marks the third anniversary of the crash of the CH-149 Cyclone helicopter Stalker 22 off the coast of Greece during Operation Reassurance. We remember the six CAF members who lost their lives in the line of duty – Sub-Lieutenant Abbigail Cowbrough, a Marine Systems Engineering Officer; Sub-Lieutenant […]

The fifth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship being built for the Royal Canadian Navy, the future HMCS Frédérick Rolette, continues to come together at Irving Shipbuilding’s Halifax Assembly Hall. The ship’s three mega blocks are expected to be rolled onto land and joined together later this year. Frédérick Rolette will […]

HMCS Fredericton is continuing its ongoing Operation Reassurance deployment in the Mediterranean, operating alongside allies as part of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2. The vessel recently made its second stop in Souda Bay, Greece this year, following its participation in gunnery exercises and other presence activities in the Adriatic, Ionian, […]

In the summer of 1998, Maritime Forces Atlantic marked the 75th anniversary of Canada’s Naval Reserve with a special sail-past in Halifax harbour. The photo above shows HMCS Kingston leading her four sister ships – Glace Bay, Goose Bay, Shawinigan and Moncton – out of the harbour. The inset photo […]

On March 31, the Progress Pride flag was raised at CFB Halifax HQ, Admiral’s Gate, alongside HMC Ships, 12 Wing Shearwater and other shore establishments to mark the International Transgender Day of Visibility. This annual event celebrates transgender people and raises awareness of the discrimination they face worldwide. Diversity in […]

In collaboration with the Canadian Embassy in Croatia, HMCS Fredericton hosted a reception aboard for partners and stakeholders in Croatia and representatives of Allied Navies under Standing NATO Maritime Group 2. The event took place while the ship was alongside in Split, Croatia on March 13, during its ongoing Operation […]

The Joint Task Force hockey team and the Rankin Inlet Old Timers hockey team, including Jordin Tootoo, MSM, former National Hockey League player, got together for a friendly exhibition game during Operation Nanook-Nunalivut in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut on March 17.

To celebrate the creation of HMCS Donnacona on March 14, 1923, the crew held a colour ceremony at Montreal City Hall. Donnacona was honoured to welcome City Council President Martine Musau Muele, City Councillor Sterling Downey and Commodore Marta Mulkins, former Commander of the Naval Reserve, to mark the centennial […]