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 […]

Health Promotion spotlight: Lt(N) Audrey-Maude Robitaille  By Joy Geizer, Health Promotion Services (CFB Halifax)  It is common for our Health Promotion (HP) team to see familiar faces over several of our programs. They might be Sentinels, members preparing for deployment, or folks looking to develop supervisory skills on their way […]

Padre’s Corner: Do you have enough peace to fight?  By Padre Lt(N) Clarke Dixon, Chaplain, MARLANT & JTFA  During my formative years, Canadians prided themselves on peacekeeping, but we all accept that the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) must be ready for combat. We are in the profession of arms and […]

A new chapter for HMCS Margaret Brooke: Cdr Share steps in  By Nathan Stone, Trident Staff  HMCS Margaret Brooke has marked its first change of command since the ship’s delivery to the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) in 2021.  Commander (Cdr) Teri Share took over from Cdr Nicole Robichaud as the […]

Command Chief Petty Officer Pascal Harel takes over for CPO1 Lizotte By RCN The Change of Appointment Ceremony for the 22nd Command Chief Petty Officer was held on July 11 at National Defence Headquarters Carling in Ottawa. Chief Petty Officer First Class (CPO1) Pascal Harel took over from CPO1 Thomas […]

HMCS St. John’s raises funds ahead of charity run  By Nathan Stone, Trident staff Dozens of sailors and civilian employees lined up to grab lunch and support the Make-A-Wish Foundation at the last of a series of charity barbecues hosted by the crew of HMCS St. John’s in His Majesty’s […]

France hands over command of SNMG2 to Canada By NATO Allied Maritime Command French Navy Rear Admiral Yannick Bossu handed over command of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) to Royal Canadian Navy Commodore (Cmdre) Matthew Coates on 1 July, during a ceremony on board the then SNMG2 flagship FS […]