Shipbuilding, procurement in the spotlight at DEFSEC Atlantic 2018 By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Excitement surrounding the National Shipbuilding Strategy is heating up as one of Canada’s largest defence industry trade shows gets set to return to Halifax. The Canadian Defence Security and Aerospace Exhibition Atlantic (DEFSEC) is being held […]
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Volume 52, Issue 19, September 17, 2018
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Mariners win gold at Slo-Pitch Nationals
CFB Halifax Mariners win gold at CAF Slo-Pitch Nationals By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff CFB Halifax continues to rack up sporting wins through the 2018 season, and have recently added Slo-Pitch softball to the list of national gold medals for this year. The CFB Halifax Men’s Mariners team were victorious […]
Ship weapons donated to namesake cities
Kingston-class weapon systems donated to namesake cities By LCdr Kevin MacDougall, DNCS 6-2, Naval Guns The 40mm NC 1 L 60 Gun Weapon System (GWS) has been in the naval inventory since 1943. They have seen service on the Tribal-class destroyers in the 1960s, have been used as airfield defence […]
MV Asterix conducts replenishment at sea
HMCS Calgary conducts replenishment at sea approaches on MV Asterix in consort with HMAS Melbourne, HMNZS Te Mana, and JS Sazanam, during Operation PROJECTION in August 2018.
Sailing on Op PROJECTION
Sailing on Op PROJECTION in HMCS Calgary By Lt Annie-Claude Venne, CJOC PA HMCS Calgary left port on July 30, 2018 in CFB Esquimalt to sail on Op PROJECTION. Calgary is sailing in the Asia-Pacific region to participate in international naval exercises with partner nations. So far, the ship has […]
Good neighbours
Military personnel from CFB Halifax’s Base Logistics branch roll up their sleeves during the Ward 5 Neighbourhood Centre’s 37th Annual Block Party on August 23. The event saw community members enjoy a sunny afternoon filled with food, fun and games.
12 Wing Pipes and Drums
12 Wing Pipes and Drums win silver and gold By WO Katie Buckland, 12 Wing Pipe Major 12 Wing Pipes and Drums just finished a season of pipe band competition both locally and travelling to Ontario and Quebec. The band had an extremely successful season finishing with a second place […]
HMCS Oriole hosts an old friend
HMCS Oriole hosts an old friend in Whitby By Lt(N) Bill King, Public Affairs Officer Almost 3000 visitors boarded HMCS Oriole for free public tours in Whitby recently. The visit was part of the Great Lakes Deployment (GLD) for 2018. Built in 1921, HMCS Oriole served as the flagship of […]
NRU Asterix’s 100,000 Push-up Challenge
NRU Asterix’s 100,000 Push-up Challenge By MS Barter, NRU Asterix NRU Asterix Nav Comms are always up for a challenge. Over the next five months, while sailing in the Asia-Pacific region as part of Op PROJECTION, they have dedicated themselves to a 100,000 push up challenge. From now on, whenever […]
