Former sailors from HMCS Protecteur engine room fire reunite at sea with USS Michael Murphy By PO1 Nicolas Major, NRU Asterix Senior Naval Communicator After a catastrophic engine room fire on board HMCS Protecteur left her adrift and without power on February 27, 2014, USS Michael Murphy was first on […]
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Halifax Connects
Military cooks LS Joseph Blackburn and Cpl Vicky Thibodeau plate meals at Citadel High on September 6 during Halifax Connects, an annual initiative in the city that sees more than 200 volunteers and 30 plus community organizations provide free products, services and information to community members experiencing or at risk […]
HMCS Calgary new mission patch
HMCS Calgary mission patch part of new wave for RCN By Peter Mallett, The Lookout Staff Sailors, soldiers and aviators aboard HMCS Calgary are proudly displaying their new mission patch during the Operation Projection deployment to the Asia-Pacific region. Used for decades by Canada’s Army and RCAF, mission patches are […]
U.S., Canada wrap up bilateral ops
U.S., Canada wrap up bilateral maritime operations By USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group Public Affairs, The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) and the Royal Canadian Navy concluded three days of bilateral operations in the North Atlantic on September 12. The multi-day event, under the direction of […]
100 Days of…Better Health
100 Days of…Better Health By Derrick Enslow, Acting Manager, PSP Health Promotion We are well into the final quarter of 2018, meaning it is time both to reflect back and look forward. In 2018, Health Promotion was busy implementing the 100 Days of Health challenge with over 320 participants across […]
12 Wing commemorates Battle of Britain
12 Wing Shearwater commemorates the Battle of Britain by hosting a Ceremony on Sunday, September 16, 2018 at 12 Wing Shearwater, Nova Scotia. Halifax regional Municipality’s Mayor Mike Savage (centre) was among the dignitaries present who laid a wreath. This year marks the 78th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
CANEX celebrates 50 years
CANEX celebrates 50 years of serving the CAF By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The Canadian Forces Exchange System was established in 1968, and five decades later, CANEX is still going strong, operating 35 retail locations at bases and wings across the country. Members of CFMWS and the CFB Halifax community […]
First AOPS launched
The future HMCS Harry DeWolf is slowly lowered into the water, under controlled circumstances, by Irving Shipbuilding in the Bedford Basin, Halifax, Nova Scotia, on September 15, 2018. This is the first of the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships, that will be capable of armed seaborne surveillance of Canada’s waters […]
Op REASSURANCE: Meet LS Bellefontaine
HMCS Ville de Québec personnel on Op REASSURANCE 2018 NAME: Kristin Bellefontaine RANK: Leading Seaman (LS) HOMETOWN: Halifax N.S YEAR JOINED THE CAF: 2011 TRADE: Naval Combat Information Operator (NCIOp) EDUCATION: High School: Queen Elizabeth High Post Grad: Hair Design Center (hair design) and NSCC (Office IT) WHY DID YOU […]
Join the SkyHawks
Join the SkyHawks By MCpl Antoine Collette, SkyHawks demonstrator As a busy 2018 season winds down for the CAF Parachute Team, the team is recruiting for next year. The SkyHawks travel from coast to coast each summer putting on thrilling parachute performances and meeting with Canadians as ambassadors of the […]
