Journal de la BFC Halifax Trident de la Marine royale canadienne
Mardi, novembre 26, 2024
Inspector of Polish Navy Vice-Admiral Jaroslaw Ziemianski (left) with Maritime Atlantic Forces Chief of Staff Captain (Navy) Michael Eelhart – exchanging gifts in the Commanding Officer’s Cabin of HMCS Charlottetown as part of a visit of a Polish contingent to Canadian Forces Base Halifax and Maritime Forces Atlantic on August […]
2Lt Jerome Downey – Continuing the Legacy By Elizabeth Sharpe, Communications Officer (Contract), Base Public Affairs 2Lt Jerome Downey was born in Toronto, Ontario, and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He currently serves as a Reserve Army Officer with the Princess Louise Fusiliers (PLF) Infantry with 36 Canadian Brigade Group […]
Crew from HMCS Summerside and HMCS Kingston joined their Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) colleagues for a friendly basketball tournament while alongside in early August. After a number of close games through the weekend of August 5-7, the Lithuanian sailors from LNS Kursis claimed the tournament victory. Les […]
National Veterans’ Week Speakers Program The National Veterans’ Week Speakers Program is gearing up for another busy Veterans’ Week and will be looking for CAF members to volunteer as speakers for virtual and in-person presentations. Every year between November 5 and 11, all current serving CAF members are encouraged to […]
Congratulations to S1 Denzel Cao, recently promoted to their current rank at 78°44.42 North, 098°54:00 West while deployed with HMCS Margaret Brooke on Operation Nanook. Félicitations au S1 Denzel Cao, promu à son grade actuel à 78 degrés 44.42 Nord, 098 degrés 54:00 Ouest alors qu’il était déployé avec le […]
HMCS Vancouver tests electronic warfare capabilities during RIMPAC By Lt(N) Michelle Scott, HMCS Vancouver HMCS Vancouver became the first Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) vessel to tactically launch a surface off-board passive decoy (SOPD) as part of electronic warfare (EW) tactics training during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise. […]
Annual campaigns raise more than $140,000 for children and their families By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Running in two separate relay runs earlier this summer, teams from two Canadian Navy frigates — HMCS Charlottetown and HMCS St. John’s — raised nearly $145,000 for Make-A-Wish Canada, helping support critically-ill children and […]
RCN sports throwback: Huron’s hockey heroes By Trident Staff The summer sports season was in full swing at CFB Halifax in June of 1979, and much like today, floor/ball hockey was one of the most competitive events on the schedule. A week-long tournament saw the sailors from HMCS Huron come […]
Air Cadets participating in the summer Cadet Activity Program made took a tour through 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron on August 4. The students were introduced to aerial firefighting vehicles, received a detailed brief on the CH-148 Cyclone helicopter, and took turns getting suited up in helicopter flight gear. Special thanks […]
The first steel was cut for the future HMCS Robert Hampton Gray on August 15 at Irving Shipbuilding’s Halifax facility. The future HMCS Robert Hampton Gray will be the sixth and final vessel to be constructed as part of the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) project. RCN leadership, executives […]
