The CFB Halifax Mariners women’s team won gold on home turf on July 26 after taking down the squad from Gagetown in the gold-medal game at the CAF Atlantic Region Slo-Pitch Championship. This year’s tournament was held in Dartmouth from July 22-26, with a three-team field on the women’s side, […]

General Jennie Carignan (left), Governer General and Commander in Chief Mary Simon (middle) and General Wayne Eyre (right) sign the certificates at the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) Change of Command Ceremony at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa on July 18. Incoming CDS Gen Carignan is the recipient […]

An investiture ceremony on July 12 saw 12 Wing Shearwater welcome its newest Honorary Colonel to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) family. Honorary Colonel (HCol) Joyce Carter was appointed to the new role by Colonel (Col) David Holmes, 12 Wing Commander. HCol Carter is the President and CEO of […]

HMCS Charlottetown ended the month of July with a scheduled port visit to Istanbul, Türkiye alongside the Turkish Navy ship TCG Gaziantep. While in port, Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) Commander and Canadian Commodore Matthew Coates met with Rear-Admiral Rafet Oktar, North Field Sea Commander of the Turkish Navy, […]

Members of Naval Fleet School (Atlantic) were out in full force on July 17 for their unit Sports Day, with several different activities taking place across the base. The day included a morning walk/run through HMC Dockyard, ball hockey and soccer at Stadacona, slo-pitch at Windsor Park, and more! Thanks […]

On the morning of July 18, members of the Atlantic Defence Team Pride Advisory Organization and local Defence Team members joined together at Base Headquarters (Stadacona S90) and 12 Wing main gate for flag raising ceremonies marking the start of the Halifax Pride Festival. The Intersex-Inclusive Pride flag was raised […]

His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Summerside, deployed on Operation Caribbe, took part in two significant seizures of illicit material at sea in recent weeks. Working alongside United States Navy and Coast Guard partners, Summerside assisted in capturing roughly 620 kg of contraband on June 28. Another interdiction of a suspicious […]

The ship’s company of His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Montréal has been keeping active during their ongoing Operation Horizon deployment in the Indo-Pacific. Sailors have been taking shifts cycling on board in support of the 2024 Navy Bike Ride, and the ship recently hosted a day-long street hockey tournament while […]

On June 21, local Defence Team members, including the Atlantic Defence Indigenous Advisory Group (ADIAG), attended the National Indigenous Peoples Day (NIPD) flag-raising ceremony at CFB Halifax, where the Mi’kmaq Grand Council flag was raised. Each year, NIPD activities are organized across the country on June 21 to showcase the […]

Both His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Ville de Québec and HMCS Margaret Brooke were welcomed back to Halifax on June 23 after successful operations at sea. HMCS Ville de Québec recently operated off the Atlantic coast alongside U.S. Navy and Coast Guard vessels in support of maritime security, while HMCS […]