During their NDWCC 2019 kick-off event held on October 3, teams of 12 Wing Shearwater personnel compete in a fire truck pull.

Base Commander Capt(N) David Mazur and local Defence Team members met with Sparky the Fire Dog after a fire drill at Base headquarters on October 7 to kick off Fire Prevention Week, which ran October 6-12. This year’s theme, “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape, Plan and Practice Your Escape” […]

Friday September 27 was Family Day at 12 Wing Shearwater and the fun ranged from inflatables amusements, to Cyclone flights, to chances for kids to see the vehicles and equipment that mom or dad use on the job.

Members from across Formation Halifax, around the country, and deployed abroad all participated in the annual Canadian Armed Forces Sports Day on September 20. The day kicked off with a morning run through HMC Dockyard before participants split up for activities like yoga, dodgeball, badminton, floor hockey, and more Sports […]

On September 21, Base Logistics (BLog) TEME members and volunteers contributed to this year’s Truck Convoy for Special Olympics Nova Scotia.  From right to left:  back row; MWO Joiner, AVR Jackson, Sgt Pinsent, Cpl Russell, Robert Hawley (civ), and WO Porter. Front row: Cdr Chalmers, MCpl Jenny Saltzman, Cpl Motty, […]

MWO Leigh Joiner and other Defence Team members braved the cold, choppy waters of the harbour on September 18 to participate in the Halifax Harbour Swim, in support of United Way Halifax’s fundraising campaign.

They may not agree on the proper name of the sport, but RCN sailors from HMCS Toronto and RN sailors from HMS Queen Elizabeth were still able to come together for a friendly game of soccer/football on Porteous Field on September 13. A floor hockey match between the two navies […]

Boys and girls aged 7 to 11 take part in the Personnel Support Program (PSP) Youth Skills Hockey Camp held from August 26 to 30, 2019 at the Shearwater Flyers Arena. A/Senior PSP Manager and hockey fan Mike Almond (left) was one of the coaches.

On September 5, the 2019 MARLANT National Defence Workplace Charitable Campaign (NDWCC) team, led by Cdr Beth Vallis, participated in the United Way Halifax Seeing is Believing tour and training session at Veith House, in north end Halifax. The team’s involvement as well as the support of the Defence community […]

A big thank you from Trident goes out to volunteers from the Royal Canadian Air Force Association 111 Mic Mac Wing, who assisted Trident through the summer months in packaging and preparing newspapers for delivery. From left is Lew Ferris, Chuck Charlebois, Faye Charlebois, Bud Berntson, Serge DeSerres, and Bob […]