The Survivors’ Flag was raised on HMC ships, at CFB Halifax Headquarters, and at the 12 Wing Shearwater main gate on Friday, November 27 as part of Defence Team activities marking the upcoming National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30.  On September 30 the Survivors’ Flag will be […]

Members of 12 Wing Shearwater and 14 Wing Greenwood joined together on parade on September 15 as the defence community marked the 84th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Of nearly 3,000 pilots who took part in the Battle over the summer of 1940, more than 100 were Canadians, including […]

The Halifax and Region Military Family Resource Centre (H&R MFRC) hosted military and Veteran families at 12 Wing Shearwater on September 7 for Bluenose Bienvenue, an event meant to welcome new families to the area and foster connection within the Defence community with a day of family friendly activities. The […]

Members of the HMCS Charlottetown Fitness Club get a workout in while sailing in the Mediterranean during Operation Reassurance in August of 2024.

Veterans Affairs Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor unveiled the 2024 Veterans’ Week poster, as well as the Veterans’ Week theme, in the company of Canadian Armed Forces members, Veterans, and their families on September 3 at 12 Wing Shearwater. This year’s theme — Canadian Armed Forces around the world — and […]

Hundreds were on hand for the Highway of Heroes kickoff event at 12 Wing Shearwater on August 17, including the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, who put on an exciting aerial show for the crowd to start the day.  The now-annual event was held for the seventh time this year, with Veterans, […]

His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Montréal is seen conducting a replenishment at sea alongside USNS Rappahannock in the Indo-Pacific, as the ship continues its Operation Horizon deployment. Montréal also recently sailed with American partners from the destroyer USS Ralph Johnson – the two ships conducted bilateral operations in the East […]

S3 Josh Acre-Hosein, a boatswain aboard HMCS Glace Bay, is seen readying his radio while on one of the ship’s Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats in the North Sea on August 1. HMCS Glace Bay and HMCS Shawinigan departed from Halifax in mid-July to begin an Operation Reassurance deployment as part […]

On August 1, during the Emancipation Day flag raising ceremony at CFB Halifax, the Pan-African flag was raised to commemorate the day in 1834 that the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 came into effect across the British Empire. Defence Visible Minorities Advisory Group (DVMAG) co-chairs, the acting Base Commander and […]

CFB Halifax members had a wonderful time at the 2024 Halifax-Dartmouth Natal Day Parade on Monday, August 5. Bravo Zulu to the parade organizers, volunteers, float riders and walkers who participated in this year’s parade, with special thanks to the Stadacona Band, the Base Fire Department, and the skilled folks […]