‘Valiant ship’ HMCS Sackville receives ceremonial recommissioning By Nathan Stone, Trident Staff  His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Sackville, Canada’s Naval Memorial and the last surviving Flower-class corvette, was ceremonially re-commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) at its summer home at Sackville Landing on the morning of May 15.  The event honoured the ship’s wartime service, […]

Republic of Korea Navy Arrives at CFB Esquimalt  By Archana Cini, The Lookout After nearly two months spent crossing the Pacific Ocean, the longest submarine voyage in South Korean history has officially brought two allied navies together in Esquimalt.   On May 23, visiting vessels and naval personnel aboard ROKS Dosan Ahn Chang-ho, […]

Community support helps DND Family Days set sail  By Trident Staff  Ahoy, mateys! DND Family Days is once again returning to His Majesty’s Canadian Dockyard Halifax on June 12 and 13 with this year’s nautical-themed celebration, Seas the Day.  Made possible through the continued support of sponsors and community partners, the annual […]

High-stakes scenario, wide-scale cooperation: VITAL ARCHER 2026  By DND  Training for critical national security threats we hope never happen; that’s what Exercise VITAL ARCHER is intended for.  Beginning in 2013 as a tactical exercise between the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM) and U.S. military counterparts, it has since evolved to reinforce […]

Open Spirit 2026 delivers real world impact in the Baltic Sea By NATO Maritime Command NATO ships took part in an international mine countermeasures exercise off the coast of Latvia between 1 and 13 May 2026. Open Spirit 26 brought together Allied and Partner navies, enhanced regional security, strengthened interoperability, […]

Orca-Class introduces small arms capability to boost maritime readiness  By Archana Cini, The Lookout  A sharp crack echoed across the waters off Constance Bank on April 22 as members of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) conducted a live-fire shoot aboard the Orca-class Patrol Craft Training (PCT) vessel Cougar.    This shoot forms part of a broader effort to […]

HMCS Charlottetown debuts new gun shield design while deployed on Operation HORIZON By Lt(N) Rosa Gutierrez  On February 1, 2026, His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Charlottetown departed Canadian Forces Base Halifax for a six-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific region in support of Operations HORIZON and NEON. As the namesake of Prince Edward Island’s capital, the ship carries […]

HMCS Charlottetown joins Exercise BALIKATAN in expanded Canadian role By Trident Staff  Members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) recently took part in Exercise BALIKATAN in the Philippines for the first time as active participants, with His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Charlottetown and its embarked CH-148 Cyclone helicopter serving as a key part of […]

Shearwater’s Wally Buckoski recognized for decades of service  By Trident Staff  If you’ve spent any time at all at 12 Wing Shearwater, you probably know Wally Buckoski.  After more than 40 years supporting military members, families, and community events at 12 Wing Shearwater and Canadian Forces Base Halifax, the “Shearwater Swatter” has received national recognition through the Canadian Forces […]