His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Summerside, deployed on Operation Caribbe, took part in two significant seizures of illicit material at sea in recent weeks. Working alongside United States Navy and Coast Guard partners, Summerside assisted in capturing roughly 620 kg of contraband on June 28. Another interdiction of a suspicious […]
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HMCS Montréal hosts Canada-Korea street hockey tournament
The ship’s company of His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Montréal has been keeping active during their ongoing Operation Horizon deployment in the Indo-Pacific. Sailors have been taking shifts cycling on board in support of the 2024 Navy Bike Ride, and the ship recently hosted a day-long street hockey tournament while […]
HMCS St. John’s raises funds ahead of charity run
HMCS St. John’s raises funds ahead of charity run By Nathan Stone, Trident staff Dozens of sailors and civilian employees lined up to grab lunch and support the Make-A-Wish Foundation at the last of a series of charity barbecues hosted by the crew of HMCS St. John’s in His Majesty’s […]
France hands over command of SNMG2 to Canada
France hands over command of SNMG2 to Canada By NATO Allied Maritime Command French Navy Rear Admiral Yannick Bossu handed over command of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) to Royal Canadian Navy Commodore (Cmdre) Matthew Coates on 1 July, during a ceremony on board the then SNMG2 flagship FS […]
Atlantic Army Reservists prepare to deploy for Canadian-led Multinational Brigade in Latvia
Atlantic Army Reservists prepare to deploy for Canadian-led Multinational Brigade in Latvia By Capt Lance Wade, 36 Canadian Brigade Group Public Affairs Approximately 40 soldiers from 36 Canadian Brigade Group have completed their validation training on Exercise Steady Robur 24 at 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown from June 16 […]
From CNTG to CSNMG2: A big step on a journey of letters and numbers
From CNTG to CSNMG2: A big step on a journey of letters and numbers By Naval Training Group Public Affairs “This is a fairly uncommon event,” remarked Rear-Admiral Christopher Robinson, Commander Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC) “to have the honour of promoting someone to the rank of Commodore within our Formation.” […]
Flag raising marks National Indigenous Peoples Day
On June 21, local Defence Team members, including the Atlantic Defence Indigenous Advisory Group (ADIAG), attended the National Indigenous Peoples Day (NIPD) flag-raising ceremony at CFB Halifax, where the Mi’kmaq Grand Council flag was raised. Each year, NIPD activities are organized across the country on June 21 to showcase the […]
Work begins on RCN’s next generation of warships
Work begins on RCN’s next generation of warships By Nathan Stone, Trident Staff From the floor to the gantries and even on the cross section of an Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship, hundreds of hard-hatted shipbuilders in Irving Shipbuilding’s Halifax Module Hall listened as representatives from the Government of Canada, […]
MyRCN App updated: easy login and PaCE access
MyRCN App updated: easy login and PaCE access By RCN Thanks to user feedback, the MyRCN mobile App has been updated to make the login process easier and provide access to Performance and Competency Evaluation (PaCE). Users can now login using their D365 / Teams account, an improvement over the […]
HMC ships Ville de Québec, Margaret Brooke back in Halifax
Both His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Ville de Québec and HMCS Margaret Brooke were welcomed back to Halifax on June 23 after successful operations at sea. HMCS Ville de Québec recently operated off the Atlantic coast alongside U.S. Navy and Coast Guard vessels in support of maritime security, while HMCS […]