Hangar Gala to kick off 12 Wing RCAF centenary celebrations   By Nathan Stone,   Trident Staff   The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) 100th anniversary celebrations are about to take flight at 12 Wing Shearwater, beginning with a grand gala dinner set for April 11.  Gala attendees can expect a cocktail hour […]

Human rights discussion highlights IDERD event at CFB Halifax By Nathan Stone, Trident Staff In honour of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD), Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax hosted a panel on the topic of human rights on March 21st. The event was organised by the […]

Windsor command team visits namesake city By Trident Staff The city of Windsor welcomed members of the crew of Windsor from March 15-18. Commanding Officer (CO) Lieutenant-Commander (LCdr) Harrison Nguyen-Huynh and three others from the ship’s company of His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Windsor took part in the visit to […]

MND Message: Legislation to modernize the military justice system March 21, 2024 Colleagues, Today, I introduced legislation to amend the National Defence Act. This legislation includes a suite of targeted amendments to modernize the military justice system, addressing a key recommendation from former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour’s report, and […]

Ombudsman hears from CAF/DND members during Halifax visit By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The Office of the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Ombudsman is here to help. That’s a key message DND/CAF Ombudsman Gregory Lick and his team hoped to deliver during a visit […]

Big changes ahead as naval museum marks 50th anniversary By Nathan Stone, Trident Staff The Naval Museum of Halifax is preparing for a year of renewal as it celebrates 50 years in operation this month.  Opening its doors for the first time on March 26th, 1974, the museum has stood […]

Padre’s Corner: Finding your way in stormy waters By Padre Capt Robin Major, Chaplain, CFB Halifax How do you find your way in stormy waters? The answer may seem simple, and yet, pulling apart the details can reveal a lesson for life. First and foremost, the goal is to keep […]

Dartmouth’s COVE joins NATO accelerator network By Trident Staff The Centre for Ocean Ventures & Entrepreneurship (COVE), a marine tech sector focused accelerator based in Dartmouth, will be joining the NATO Defense Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) program alongside Communitech, a Waterloo, Ontario based company. An announcement was […]

Using Exercise as Medicine: MS Mike Gallant’s hard work pays off By Nathan Stone, Trident Staff A faulty valve in Master Sailor (MS) Mike Gallant’s heart required him to undergo open-heart surgery in November of 2022. During the operation doctors discovered they would also need to repair two clogged arteries. […]

LCdr Kasianov reflects on training Ukrainian soldiers in Latvia    By Gabrielle Brunette, Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Scott In June of 2023, Lieutenant Commander (LCdr) Paul Kasianov deployed on what would be an emotional, yet rewarding experience. He would spend the next 6 months working as a Chief Linguist in […]