LEGO Labrador helicopter build is boys’ homage to SAR-Tech dad’s RCAF career By Sara White, Managing Editor, The Aurora The “pick-up truck, workhorse” capabilities of the old CH-113 Labrador, used by the Royal Canadian Air Force as its search and rescue helicopter for 41 years before replacement with the CH-149 […]

Hard work paying off – HMCS Harry DeWolf excels through ice trials By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Navigating the Arctic and sailing through ice is nothing new for Cdr Corey Gleason. As the first Commanding Officer of the Navy’s first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship, he’s spent years preparing and […]

  By Peter Mallett The Lookout Staff, A team of Clearance Divers are heading to Ukraine for a month to share their expertise in diving. Two divers from each coast’s dive unit, led by Lt(N) Kevin Darling, will travel March 28 to the Black Sea port of Odessa to deliver […]

Promoting kindness and civility, one shirt at a time By Elizabeth Sharpe, CFB Halifax Public Affairs Intern  I think we can all agree that there can never be too much kindness in life, whether at work or at home. And with COVID-19 creating stress and uncertainty all around us–feelings that […]

By Padre (Rabbi) Capt Noteh Glogauer, Chaplain, 12 Wing Shearwater This year, the Jewish holiday of Passover takes place sundown on March 27 through April 4. In anticipation of the festival, I would like to share with you a significant message that has relevance to us all.  Passover is the […]

By LGen W.D Eyre, Acting Chief of the Defence Staff To the members of the Canadian Armed Forces:  ACTING CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE STAFF FOCUS AREAS  Having just passed the one year milestone of being in a pandemic, we continue to live in a dynamic and unpredictable environment and recent […]

Ahead of the game: Soldier On hosts sledge hockey camp By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Before strapping himself into a sled and pushing out on the ice to learn the basics of para hockey, Junior Gosse had only ever seen the sport played on television. “I used to play hockey […]

Canadian Forces Base Halifax: Base Openings, Delayed Openings and Closures Base des Forces canadiennes Halifax : Ouverture, ouverture retardée et fermeture de la base Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) | Foire aux questions (FAQ) CFB Halifax Storm Lines (902-721-8325 / 902-706-7830) 12 Wing Shearwater Storm Line (902-720-1305) *Le texte français suit. Where can I […]

By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff How do you continue to honour veterans and their stories from the First and Second World Wars, and the Korean War, while broadening the lens on Remembrance Day and other commemorative events to include the experiences of all veterans, expanding beyond traditional anniversaries and battles? […]