Friends and family, including four-footed friends, welcome home HMCS St John’s as the ship returns to its homeport on July 23, 2018 after completing a six-month deployment on Op REASSURANCE in the Baltic Sea, Northern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
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Marching with Pride
The Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy, members of the Canadian Armed Forces, and Department of National Defence contingent march shoulder to shoulder with the community during the annual Halifax Pride parade on July 21, 2018. […]
Departure for Op REASSURANCE
HMCS Ville de Québec departs with embarked Cyclone for Op REASSURANCE By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff A new milestone for Canadian maritime aviation was reached on July 18, as HMCS Ville de Québec set sail for Op REASSURANCE along with an embarked CH-148 Cyclone helicopter and Helicopter Air Detachment. The […]
Volume 52, Issue 16, August 6, 2018
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Exercise SAFFRON 2018
Military and civilian teams battle to create gourmet dishes on Exercise SAFFRON 2018 By Capt Felix Odartey-Wellington, 36 Canadian Brigade Group Public Affairs “Confit de Canard.” “Scallops with Butternut Squash Caponata.” These are dishes ordinarily found in the high-end eateries for which downtown Halifax is famous but you would have […]
Cadets set sail in HMCS Oriole
Cadets from Phase One Serial Four 2018 Great Lakes Deployment pose with LCdr Drew Foran (centre rear), Commanding Officer of HMCS Oriole on Lake Ontario on June 28, 2018.
A century of maritime aviation
Retired RCAF Colonel explores 100 years of maritime aviation in Shearwater By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The air station now known as 12 Wing Shearwater has existed under many different names, and has been under the control of many different organizations, since the first operational patrols took off from the […]
Sailor takes top prize at grappling event
Navy grappler wins top prize at annual CAF tournament By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff For the first time since the event’s debut in 2013, a member of the Royal Canadian Navy has outlasted the competition to bring home the championship trophy from the Military Combatives Grappling Championship (MCGC). The MCGC […]
Backpacks for kids
Annual Arctic Backpacks for Kids By CPO2 Richard Bungay, Patrol Vessel, Chief Engineer, Sea Training Atlantic As in previous years, I am organizing a school backpack community outreach initiative for our northern neighbors. The north is famous for their generosity and I was on the receiving end of one such […]
New Base Commander for CFB Halifax
New Base Commander happy to return to the east coast By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The last time Capt(N) David Mazur was posted to Halifax was more than 15 years ago, serving in HMCS Halifax as the ship’s Command Control Information Officer. Since then, he’s progressed through his career in […]
