Members of Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic) recently wrapped up participation in Exercise Tradewinds 2024, which was hosted in Barbados and sponsored by U.S. Southern Command. The multinational exercise featured 1,600 participants from 25 partner nations, including CAF representation from the dive team, medical staff, and HMCS Margaret Brooke, and others. […]
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Taking a stand against gender-based violence
Led by the MARLANT Atlantic Defence Indigenous Advisory Group, Formation Halifax marked the annual Moose Hide Campaign Day on May 16. The campaign is an Indigenous-led movement committed to ending gender-based violence in communities from coast to coast to coast. The Moose Hide Campaign is grounded in Indigenous ceremony and […]
Labour leaders, province mark Day of Mourning for workers
Outside Province House on April 28, a solemn gathering was held to honor workers who have lost their lives or been injured on the job. The date marks the National Day of Mourning for workers in Canada; the provincial ceremony in Nova Scotia is led each year by the Nova […]
Flag raising in support of military kids
On April 23, local Defence Team members, families, and representatives from the Halifax & Region Military Family Resource Centre attended the first ever Teal Up for Military Kids flag raising ceremony at CFB Halifax headquarters. A flag raising also took place at the Shearwater main gate. Local Defence Team members […]
Community remembers Stalker 22 crew on crash anniversary
April 29, 2024 marked four years since the tragic CH-148 Cyclone helicopter crash in the Mediterranean Sea that resulted in the deaths of six CAF members. The helicopter, call sign Stalker 22, crashed off the coast of Greece while deployed with HMCS Fredericton on Operation Reassurance. In Shearwater, the Maritime […]
NTOG stays sharp
Members of the Naval Tactical Operations Group (NTOG) recently conducted training across different CFB Halifax locations. Members are seen here during advanced boarding and maritime interdiction exercises aboard HMCS William Hall on April 18.
HMCS Margaret Brooke heads back to sea
For the second time this year, His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Margaret Brooke has departed from Halifax to join Operation Caribbe, the US-led counter-narcotics mission in the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. The ship left on April 18 for the nine-week deployment, which will include participation in Exercise Tradewinds alongside […]
Homecoming for HMCS Max Bernays
His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Max Bernays arrived at Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt on April 15. Max Bernays is the first Harry DeWolf class Artic Offshore Patrol Vessel to be transferred to Canada’s Pacific Fleet. The ship departed Halifax on March 11 and transited through the Panama Canal to reach […]
Northern Lights over the North Sea
The Northern Lights pass overhead as HMCS Charlottetown transits to Iceland, across the North Sea, during Exercise Steadfast Defender on March 3. The ship returned to Halifax on March 13 and is now preparing for a lengthy NATO deployment beginning this summer.
RMC reunion in Halifax with RAdm Kurtz
Second-Year cadets from Royal Military College (RMC) visited HMC Dockyard Halifax recently for a familiarization tour of Royal Canadian Navy ships and CFB Halifax. They were greeted by a familiar face, Charlie, RAdm Kurtz’s dog, who was a resident at RMC campus, during Kurtz’s time as the Commandant.