PSP hosts regatta at Shearwater Yacht Club By Trident Staff PSP Halifax and the Shearwater Yacht Club hosted a dinghy regatta for CAF personnel from August 3-6, with seven two-person teams competing in races throughout the week. PSP sporting events have been few and far between since the onset of […]
Auteur : Le journal du Trident
Shipbourne Air Controller trade set for promotion, pay hike
By Peter Mallett The Lookout Staff, On HMCS Winnipeg’s flight deck on August 9, dressed in their Salt and Peppers (N3B), two Sailors First Class were promoted to the rank of Master Sailor by Cmdre David Mazur, Commander Canadian Fleet Pacific. While it might seem an ordinary promotion, it was […]
RCN arm wrestling champion pulling for world title
Arm wrestling champion pulling for world title By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Representing Team Canada for the fifth time, Lt(N) Will Sarty is going to the World Arm Wrestling Championships in Orlando, Florida next month. A top medal-winning athlete at the regional, national and international level, Lt(N) Sarty said he […]
Lacrosse training camp at 12 Wing
The Shearwater Arena was host to a PSP Lacrosse Camp from July 5-9, with coaches from Lacrosse Nova Scotia leading a young group through a variety of skills, including cradling, scooping, passing, shooting and general conditioning. Each day also involved partner work, team races, and scrimmage games against the coaches.
HMCS Shawinigan home after record-breaking counter-narcotics effort
HMCS Shawinigan home after record-breaking counter-narcotics effort By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff There was much to celebrate at HMC Dockyard As HMCS Shawinigan returned to Halifax on August 9 — a successful and historic counter-narcotics operation as part of Operation CARIBBE, along the ship arriving to handmade signs and hugs […]
HMCS Calgary visits New Zealand before heading home
S1 Liam Wright, a Boatswain aboard HMCS Calgary, on force protection duty as the ship sails out of Auckland, New Zealand during Operation PROJECTION on August 10. The visit to New Zealand came at the tail end of Calgary’s deployment, and involved refueling, training exercises with the Royal New Zealand […]
Face of Base: Max Murphy
We are thrilled to introduce this week’s Face of Base: Maxwell (Max) Murphy! Max is the Video Editor for Formation Imaging Services (FIS) at CFB Halifax. Originally from Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Max joined the CAF in 1987, spending two years in the infantry reserve before transferring into the […]
Volume 55, Issue 17, August 23, 2021
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Submariner takes command of Canada’s Atlantic Fleet
Submariner takes command of Canada’s Atlantic Fleet By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Cmdre Richard Feltham handed over Command of Canadian Fleet Atlantic to Cmdre Christopher Robinson at a change of command ceremony held on Aug. 3 in Halifax at the dockyard’s NB Jetty, with HMCS Montreal as a backdrop. Presiding […]
New CO for 406 Maritime Operational Training Squadron
12 Wing Shearwater Commanding Officer Col MacNamara (center) witnesses as outgoing 406 Squadron Commanding Officer LCol Lauri Darras (left) signs over command to LCol David Ferris (right) during the 406 Squadron Change of Command Ceremony on July 30. Wing Chief Warrant Officer Poirier (center left) and Squadron Chief Warrant Officer […]