Diving Now! Diving Now! By Jennifer Gamble, Curator, Naval Museum of Halifax Dark, cramped, complex, and unpredictable; submarines and the life of a Submariner are not for the faint of heart. From the early C-Class to the modern Victoria Class, these boats, and the Canadians who sailed them, have a […]

Commodore Josée Kurtz became the Commander of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) on June 15, 2019. The group includes the following ships; Flagship HMCS Toronto, Royal Canadian Navy, FFH 333 – Halifax Class Frigate; TCG Turgutreis of the Turkish Navy, F241 – Yavuz Class Frigate; FGS Hessen, German Navy, […]

Op REASSURANCE: the Canadian National Support Element within NATO by Lieutenant Ben Zuo, NSE Operations Duty Officer The Canadian National Support Element (NSE) is a unit under Task Force Latvia (TFL), within the larger scope of OP REASSURANCE. Commanded by LCol Kieran Kennedy along with Chief Warrant Officer Patrick White, […]

Changes must be embraced, outgoing RCN Command Chief says By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff As the Royal Canadian Navy prepares to receive HMCS Harry DeWolf later this year and transition to a new fleet of warships over the next decade and a half, CPO1 Michel Vigneault said sailors’ attitude towards […]

By 2Lt Nicolas Plourde-Fleury, CFB Halifax Public Affairs Many Halifax residents and local Defence Team members have, over the course of their lives, seen paper stands containing copies of the Trident, Maritime Forces Atlantic’s Navy newspaper. Published bi-weekly since 1966, the Trident newspaper showcases and celebrates members of the CAF […]

CPO1 Lizotte becomes new Fleet Chief CANFLTLANT By Virginia Beaton, Trident Staff During a Change of Appointment ceremony on the flight deck of HMCS Halifax, CPO1 Tom Lizotte succeeded CPO1 Tim Blonde as the Fleet Chief Petty Officer of Canadian Fleet Atlantic. Cmdre Craig Skjerpen, Commander CANFLTLANT, was the presiding […]

Naval Technical Officers explore new ideas, technologies at seminar By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Members of technical occupations from across MARLANT recently held their two-day leadership, mentorship and networking sessions designed to bring members of the engineering community together, explore new, innovative ideas for moving the Navy forward, and identify […]

CAF/DND trades careers highlighted at Skills Canada competition By Sgt Dianne Lambert, CFRC (Atlantic), and Margaret Conway, CFB Halifax Public Affairs On May 28 and 29, Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre (CFRC) Atlantic, FMF Cape Scott, CFB Halifax and other local Defence organizations participated in the 2019 Skills Canada National Competition […]