2019 Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo performers and the Canadian Armed Forces ceremonial guard form up for a general salute during the Grand Finale of the Canada Day Tattoo performance.
Other News
National medals for 12 Wing Jiu-Jitsu club
12 Wing club wins medals at national CAF grappling event By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff More than 100 grapplers from across the Canadian Armed Forces recently came together for a day of friendly competition and intense hand-to-hand combat training, with the local 12 Wing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Club once again […]
Submarine exhibit at Naval Museum
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 […]
Cmdre Josée Kurtz commands SNMG2
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, […]
Volume 52, Issue 14, July 15, 2019
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Op REASSURANCE NSE explained
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, […]
Embrace change, says outgoing CCPO
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 […]
HMCS Brunswicker opens satellite in Moncton
Commodore Michael Hopper, Commander Naval Reserve, officially opened a new satellite of HMCS Brunswicker in Moncton, New Brunswick on June 6, 2019. Brunswicker was first established in Saint John, NB in 1923. The Moncton satellite initiative demonstrates the Royal Canadian Navy’s commitment to grow the Naval Reserve while expanding its footprint […]
Jazz at noon
The jazz combo from the National Band of the Naval Reserve treated members of the local Defence Team to a lunch hour performance at CFB Halifax Stadacona’s Admiralty Gardens on June 7 and 11. They’ll be back on August 8 for another show that’s open to both the Defence community […]
Trident Newspaper wins national award
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 […]
