New conductor for the Stadacona Band By Virginia Beaton, Trident staff Many Change of Command ceremonies feature the Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy playing music, in a supporting role. On Thursday August 2, the band took centre stage. Literally. During a Change of Command ceremony held at the […]
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HMCS Ville de Québec on Op REASSURANCE
HMCS Ville de Québec in PASSEX with Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force By Lt(N) Béchard, HMCS Ville de Québec Bridge Watchkeeper, Op REASSURANCE On August 1st, 2018, HMCS Ville de Québec met with Japanese training ship JS Kashima and Takanami-class destroyer JS Makinami in the Western Mediterranean sea for a passing […]
FMF Cape Scott Change of Command
FMF Cape Scott ready for busy period with new CO at helm By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff While Cdr Andrew Forbes spent less than a year as Commanding Officer of Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Scott, that was plenty of time to understand the crucial nature of the work done by […]
Halifax soccer teams headed to Nationals
Halifax soccer teams take gold at CAF Regional Championship By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The CFB Halifax Men’s Soccer Team are once again headed to the CAF National Championship, and team captain Lt(N) John Couch said the squad is in a great position to be gold-medal winners in 2018, after […]
Padre’s Corner
Mid-summer check-in By Lt(N) Graeme Carruth, Base Chaplain: TEME, BLOG, RPOS(H)/RPOU(A) Summer! Woohoo! Yeah! Ever since we were in school many of us have had that attitude to summer. Even if we preferred the cold and found our meaning in life through winter sports summer still had the magic of […]
Shearwater RC Flyers’ Club
Up in the air with the Shearwater Radio Control Flyers’ Club By Cpl Brian Watters, 12 Wing Imagery Services The Shearwater Radio Control Flyers, a military club, held a Fun Fly at the decommissioned runway of 12 Wing Shearwater on the weekend of July 14. I had an opportunity to […]
History of the RCN in St. John’s
The RCN in St. John’s: A rich history and lasting legacy By Margaret Conway, CFB Halifax Public Affairs On July 13, 2018, CFB Halifax and the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) handed over command authority of Canadian Forces Station (CFS) St. John’s to the 5th Canadian Division Support Group of the […]
HMCS Summerside’s namesake city visit
HMCS Summerside crew visits namesake city for annual Lobster Carnival By Lt(N) Guillaume Desjardins, HMCS Summerside Seven crew members of HMCS Summerside visited their Namesake City during its annual lobster carnival from July 12-14, taking part in various cultural and charity events. In true island tradition, the crew were greeted […]
Defence Minister visits Halifax
Defence Minister highlights importance of Op REASSURANCE By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The deployment of HMCS Ville de Québec to Op REASSURANCE marks nearly four years of Royal Canadian Navy support to the NATO mission, which began in 2014 in response to Russia’s aggressive actions in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine. […]
Sea Kings going out in style
Sea Kings going out in style By LCol Travis Chapman, CO 443 (MH) Squadron Designed in the late 1950s and procured by Canada through a dynamic acquisition programme in the early 1960s, the CH124 Sea King helicopter has served Canadians with distinction since 24 May 1963. Such longevity, combined with […]
