PSP focuses on operational fitness with Tactical Athlete program By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff PSP Fitness and Sports staff have a unique challenge in offering fitness programs tailored toward CAF members. Classes need to be focused on the operational demands that come with a military career, while also being accessible […]
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MARLANT and the Memorial Cup 2019
RAdm Craig Baines, Commander JTFA and MARLANT, participates in the ceremonial puck drop during the Canadian Hockey League Memorial Cup Championship game between Halifax Mooseheads and Rouyn-Noranda Huskies on May 26, 2019 at ScotiaBank Centre Halifax. Left to right: Huskies captain Rafaël Harvey-Pinard, RAdm Craig Baines, former Halifax Mooseheads player […]
Maritime Defence Pride Network
Maritime Defence Pride Network Launches at CFB Halifax By 2LT Nicolas Plourde-Fleury, OJT, CFB Halifax Public Affairs On April 25, 2019, CFB Halifax’s Base Chief, CPO1 Gregory, was in a Carling Campus boardroom in Ottawa meeting with DND and CAF colleagues from across the country. The group was holding an […]
HMCS Toronto marks D-Day anniversary
HMCS Toronto’s crew poses for a group photo after a memorial service held in honour of the 75th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, 2019 while deployed in the Mediterranean Sea for Op REASSURANCE.
Dental officer readies for next step
Dental Officer readies for next step in CAF career By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff For the past eight years, 2Lt Daniel Shirvani has been hard at work at Dalhousie University, first completing his undergraduate degree, and then moving on to the school’s prestigious Doctor of Dental Surgery program. Now, that […]
Wound Stripe for HMCS Kootenay survivor
Survivor shares memories of ‘horrific’ Kootenay explosion By Peter Mallett, The Lookout Staff Writer As the 50th anniversary of the fire and explosion in HMCS Kootenay approaches this fall, one of its survivors has finally been honoured with a Wound Stripe, a distinction worn on the sleeve of military members […]
TEME’s Dirty Hands fundraiser success
CFB Halifax’s TEME Unit welcomed spring with its semi-annual Dirty Hands tire change fundraiser last month. In total, they raised $2200, which was presented to Ward 5 Neighbourhood Center and the 3036 Sackville Lions Royal Canadian Army (RCEME) Cadet Corps.
Deadman’s Island commemoration
On May 27, the U.S. Memorial Day holiday, local Canadian Armed Forces members joined US service members to honour dead prisoners of war from the war of 1812 and all who have died while serving their country in combat. US Navy Capt Kesselring lays a rose at Deadman’s Island in […]
Volume 52, Issue 12, June 17, 2019
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Nijmegen boot drive supports Soldier On
Members of this year’s MARLANT Nijmegen training team spent the morning of May 15 participating in a boot drive in support of the Soldier On program, with members collecting donations at each gated base entrance in Stadacona, HMC Dockyard, and 12 Wing Shearwater. The team raised an impressive $3,000 for […]