First Naval Large Tugs arrive on West Coast  By Lookout Staff  The first two Naval Large Tugs (NLT), Canadian Forces Auxiliary Vessels (CFAV) Haro and Barkerville, arrived at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt on July 25.  The tugs were unloaded and sent to Point Hope Shipyard in Victoria, where they […]

RCN Proud: MS Orianne-Walker’s dive into submarine service  By Vincent Joyce, Pictou County Military Museum  Through much of the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) history, women were not permitted to serve in submarines. However, when the Canadian Armed Forces acquired four Victoria-class submarines in 2001, the more spacious vessels, compared to […]

Choose Your Health Challenge: Congratulations to Cpl Bakes! By the Health Promotion Team  The Choose Your Health Challenge, held from June 1 – July 13, was a six-week initiative designed to promote holistic well-being within our community.   The challenge encouraged participants to engage in a wide range of health-promoting […]

12 Wing Innovation Program “empowering” positive change  By Nathan Stone, Trident Staff  12 Wing Shearwater is seeking to harness the creativity of all its members to improve workflow and create positive change.  The new 12 Wing Innovation Program focuses on gathering and implementing personnel suggestions on how work at the […]

Padre’s Corner: Managing the “heat” in summer  By Padre Lt(N) Graeme Carruth, Chaplain, BAdm Over the last several weeks we’ve been treated (subjected?) to the heat of summer. For many, it has been a challenge to find ways to stay cool. Thankfully, even if we don’t have air conditioning, we […]

New Base Commander highlights CFB Halifax’s community ties  By Nathan Stone, Trident Staff  Military and civilian leaders gathered for a sunny ceremony outside the Naval Museum of Halifax to welcome the new commanding officer of Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax and pay tribute to her predecessor.  Captain(N) (Capt(N)) Annick Fortin […]

HMCS Charlottetown and SNMG2 conclude interactions with Wasp Amphibious Ready Group  By NATO Allied Maritime Command  His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Charlottetown, Flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2), was escort to the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), made up of United States Ship (USS) Wasp, USS New York, […]

“Wonderful” reunions as HMCS Summerside returns from Operation Caribbe   By Nathan Stone, Trident Staff  Dozens of friends and family bearing colourful homemade signs gave a warm welcome to the returning sailors of HMCS Summerside at His Majesty’s Canadian (HMC) Dockyard on the morning of July 19.  They greeted loved ones returning […]

Canada launching process to acquire up to 12 conventionally-powered submarines By DND  Canada is the country with the largest coastline in the world – an underwater surveillance capability is crucial to our security and sovereignty.  As outlined in our defence policy update, Our North, Strong and Free, released in April […]