On Friday, May 31, CAF members and their families participated in the 2019 Navy Bike Ride Shadow event, starting at 12 Wing Shearwater and following the Shearwater Flyer Trail and Salt Marsh Trail.
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MARLANT and the Memorial Cup 2019
RAdm Craig Baines, Commander JTFA and MARLANT, participates in the ceremonial puck drop during the Canadian Hockey League Memorial Cup Championship game between Halifax Mooseheads and Rouyn-Noranda Huskies on May 26, 2019 at ScotiaBank Centre Halifax. Left to right: Huskies captain Rafaël Harvey-Pinard, RAdm Craig Baines, former Halifax Mooseheads player […]
HMCS Toronto marks D-Day anniversary
HMCS Toronto’s crew poses for a group photo after a memorial service held in honour of the 75th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, 2019 while deployed in the Mediterranean Sea for Op REASSURANCE.
TEME’s Dirty Hands fundraiser success
CFB Halifax’s TEME Unit welcomed spring with its semi-annual Dirty Hands tire change fundraiser last month. In total, they raised $2200, which was presented to Ward 5 Neighbourhood Center and the 3036 Sackville Lions Royal Canadian Army (RCEME) Cadet Corps.
Deadman’s Island commemoration
On May 27, the U.S. Memorial Day holiday, local Canadian Armed Forces members joined US service members to honour dead prisoners of war from the war of 1812 and all who have died while serving their country in combat. US Navy Capt Kesselring lays a rose at Deadman’s Island in […]
Nijmegen boot drive supports Soldier On
Members of this year’s MARLANT Nijmegen training team spent the morning of May 15 participating in a boot drive in support of the Soldier On program, with members collecting donations at each gated base entrance in Stadacona, HMC Dockyard, and 12 Wing Shearwater. The team raised an impressive $3,000 for […]
Mariners take on the See Kings
On May 19 at the Halifax Forum, a team made up of military members from CFB Halifax took part in a showcase hockey game against the Nova Scotia See Kings, a team from the Nova Scotia Blind Hockey Association. Military members wore special goggles that simulated the various visual impairments […]
HMCS Charlottetown are Floor Hockey Champions
A PSP Halifax MEGA Floor Hockey tournament was held from May 13-17 at the Fleet Fitness and Sports Centre, with teams from HMC ships Halifax, Fredericton, Montreal, and Charlottetown competing, as well as teams from Trinity, PCC (Atlantic) and FMF Cape Scott. Semi-final matchups saw HMCS Halifax defeat Cape Scott […]
Hockey legend at CFB Halifax
Guy Lafleur, one of Canada’s hockey superstars, chats with Bruce Rainnie during PSP Halifax’s annual Sports Recognition Breakfast on May 22. Between them is the Memorial Cup, which was in town for Memorial Cup playoffs and festivities.
Remembering D-Day 75 years later
The Highland Light Infantry of Canada disembark at Juno Beach on June 6, 1944 after the main assault wave had taken the beachhead.
