MARLANT DVMAG Black History Month Quiz 2022   Please submit your quiz to +HFX Defence Visible Minorities Advisory Group@Halifax Halifax.DVMAG@forces.gc.ca  no later than February 25 2022.  Gift cards will be selected from submitted quizzes by the DVMAG Champion, Capt(N) Williams, CFB Halifax Base Commander.   Download the quiz here!   […]

Outgoing CO reflects on 7 years with HMCS Harry DeWolf By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff When Cdr Corey Gleason was first asked to take on the appointment as the first Commanding Officer of the Royal Canadian Navy’s first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel, he was warned it wouldn’t be a […]

A thank you to donors who supported Op Dasher  By Sarah-Jean Mannette, H&R MFRC, On behalf of the Halifax & Region Military Family Resource Centre (H&R MFRC), we would like to extend our sincere appreciation and heartfelt thank you to the generous donors of our holiday Op Dasher program. The […]

Padre’s Corner: A photo I hope you never see By Padre Capt Mark SG Sceviour, Fleet Chaplain This week I went and got my media photos taken. You all know the ones I’m talking about. When my wife asked how my day was, I responded ‘Not bad, had some photos […]

Link: Defence Team Update #1 (27 January 2022) / Compte rendu no 1 (27 janvier 2022) Link: Defence Team Update #2 (31 March 2022) / Compte rendu no 2 (31 mars 2022) Link: Defence Team Update #3 (31 May 2022) / Compte rendu no 3 (31 mai 2022) Defence Team […]

HMCS Harry DeWolf reservists helped intercept smuggling vessel By RCN A group of Naval Reservists hailing from cities across Canada played a vital role during Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Harry DeWolf’s recent drug seizures as part of Operation Caribbe, Canada’s participation in U.S.-led enhanced counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean […]

By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff As the omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to push the number of cases in the region, it’s easy to feel discouraged and slip into unhealthy eating habits — especially as we enter the third year of the pandemic during the cold winter months.  (We’re looking […]

HMC Ships Moncton and Goose Bay leave for Operation Projection  By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff For the first time since 2020, two of the Royal Canadian Navy’s Kingston-class ships — HMC Ships Goose Bay and Moncton — are crossing the Atlantic Ocean on deployment to Operation Projection West Africa. Operation […]

HMCS Fredericton returns after five-month NATO deployment By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff After a five-month deployment on Operation Reassurance serving as the flagship to Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1), Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Fredericton returned to Halifax on December 18. While its primary role was as the SNMG1 […]