Campaign to combat period poverty runs through May   By Kim Roberge Civilian Co Chair, DWAO Halifax  CFB Halifax, 12 Wing Shearwater and the Defence Women’s Advisory Organization have kicked off their annual Period Poverty Drive in support of Feed Nova Scotia.   Each May, in recognition of Menstrual Hygiene Month (May […]

Maritime aviation community marks RCAF centennial   By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff  While the evening of April 11 was all about celebrating 100 years of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) at 12 Wing Shearwater, the event’s keynote speaker also found time to honour the RCAF’s long-time partner in maritime aviation, […]

Second World War whaler has new home at CFB Halifax  By Trident Staff,  A newly restored piece of naval history is now on display at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax.   A Second World War-era Admiralty trawler whaler was delivered to the lobby of Stadacona’s Consolidated Seamanship Training Facility (S120) […]

‘Big significance’ to HMCS Montréal’s Indo-Pacific deployment By Nathan Stone, Trident Staff His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Montréal recently left its home port of Halifax to cross the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans on a 6-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific region as part of Operation Horizon. The purpose of the […]

NATO Naval Chiefs focus on warfighting readiness By NATO Allied Maritime Command NATO’s Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) hosted Allied nations’ fleet commanders, operational directors, and other senior leaders for the Maritime Operational Commanders’ Conference (MOCC) 2024 at its headquarters in Northwood, England, April 16-18.    ‘Faced with war on the European […]

HMCS Queen Charlotte sailor awarded Rhodes Scholarship for Canada By A/Slt Scott Ferris, HMCS Queen Charlotte Anyone who has served in the Royal Canadian Navy, in the Regular or Reserve Force, will tell you that devotion to duty must be a strong character trait if you are to succeed. Those […]

By CFB Halifax Public Affairs Each year, on the first Sunday of May, people across the country gather to commemorate the Battle of the Atlantic (BOA); the longest continuous battle during the Second World War. Together, we remember the bravery and the sacrifices of the those who fought in the […]

Living life to the “Max” By Peter Mallet, The Lookout His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Max Bernays, the first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel (AOPV) to call the West Coast ‘home’, is on a historic journey. The ship’s arrival in Esquimalt mid-April will mark the first commissioning of a Royal […]

Teal Up for Military Kids  By CFB Halifax Public Affairs April is the Month of the Military Child. Throughout April, the Halifax & Region Military Family Resource Centre (H&R MFRC) and other MFRCs across the country are running a campaign called Teal Up for Military Kids to celebrate and thank […]

‘It’s hard to miss home when you have home with you’ Siblings deploy together to Operation Horizon with HMCS Montréal By Nathan Stone, Trident Staff A pair of sibling sailors are deployed together aboard His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Montréal as it sails from Halifax to the Indo-Pacific in the […]