Atlantic Fleet Sailor of the Year MS Steven Lannon earns top leadership award By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Master Sailor Steven Lannon likes to keep things light, joking around and enjoying a laugh with the other sailors on board ship, but when it’s time for serious work, he’s always ready […]

HMCS Calgary  helps protect the environment during visit to Diego Garcia By Capt Jeffery Klassen, HMCS Calgary  After five months of being in a COVID-free social bubble, the officers and crew of Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Calgary finally got a ‘real’ port visit when they visited the small British […]

12 Wing Logistician wins national CAF award By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff On June 7th, Captain Heather Constantine, the current Deputy Wing Administration Officer for 12 Wing Shearwater, was named the 2020 Logistician of the Year (Junior Officer) for the Canadian Armed Forces in a virtual ceremony put on by […]

Of Waves, Whalers, and Mines: A voyage across northern Europe By S2 Natassia Lei, HMCS Summerside The day HMCS Summerside and HMCS Kingston departed Halifax in early May was a day unlike any other. Excitement struck the ships’ companies as anticipation of our upcoming sail drew nearer. There was an […]

Making waves: Trio of HMCS Halifax sailors write music and perform together By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff When Sailor Third Class John Stymiest left on a six-month deployment with HMCS Halifax on January 1st, he brought his acoustic guitar, figuring it would help pass the time on his first deployment. […]

HMCS Calgary’s Cyclone decked out with new decal By Peter Mallett The Lookout Staff Teamwork and cooperation are the main themes of a new decal now affixed next to the pilot’s window on HMCS Calgary’s embarked CH-148 Cyclone. Last week, the Polyvinyl Chloride decal, designed by MCpl Andrew Finnigan, was […]

HMCS Harry DeWolf commissioning a celebratory moment after years of work By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff For the first time in nearly 25 years, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) has commissioned a new warship, with Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Harry DeWolf now entering active service following a commissioning ceremony […]