HMCS Margaret Brooke crew praise new platform ahead of ice trials By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff As HMCS Margaret Brooke, Canada’s second Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS), left Halifax on February 17, the crew was full of anticipation — not only were they heading off to do cold weather […]

Navigating through change PO2 Chris West on being a part of HMCS Harry DeWolf’s historic deployment and the changing face of the RCN By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Petty Officer Second Class Chris West, Seamanship Supervisor with HMCS Harry DeWolf, knows a thing or two about dealing with change and […]

Padre’s Corner: A Light in the Darkness By Padre Lt(N) Stephen Cogswell, Chaplain,12 Wing Shearwater  We’re deep into the winter months in Nova Scotia which means messy & windy storms. With those storms also comes a good chance of power outages. During once such “Nor’easter,” our neighbourhood was not spared […]

CFB Halifax Pink Shirt Day By CFB Halifax, Pink Shirt Day, February 23, is quickly approaching. Don’t miss out on getting your 2022 Pink Shirt Day t-shirt! In-person sales to occur on February 21 Remaining stock will be available for purchase in-person on Base on February 21, 9 am – […]

Port inspection divers train to maintain proficiency By RCN, Port inspection divers from 15 Naval Reserve Divisions across Canada gathered on Vancouver Island from January 21 to 30, 2022, for an annual diving exercise. Forty-eight naval reservists travelled to dive sites in Comox, Nanaimo and Port Hardy, B.C., to take […]

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 […]