Heroic naval pilot honoured at BC Aviation Museum By Peter Mallett The Lookout Staff, A lasting tribute to Second World War naval pilot Robert Hampton Gray was officially unveiled Aug. 8 at the BC Aviation Museum in Sidney. On Aug. 4, 1945, Lt Gray, flying Vought F4U Corsair, left British […]
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NATO reaffirms commitment to Black Sea security during Romania visit
Vice Admiral Keith Blount, Commander of NATO Allied Maritime Command, along with members of his staff, visited Romania in late July to meet with government officials and military leaders. Admiral Blount addressed an audience of more than one hundred officers at the Romanian National Defence University on how the deterrence […]
Padre’s Corner: The Integrity Test
Padre’s Corner: The Integrity Test By Padre Lt(N) Stephen Cogswell, Chaplain, 12 Wing Shearwater Ask yourself this question: what’s your integrity worth? And by “integrity,” I mean your values, your principles, your honesty, and your commitment to actually live by those things. So, how much is that worth for you? […]
Veteran Farm Project: healing through nature and nurture
Veteran Farm Project: healing through nature and nurture By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Before they bought the site in 2018, the property Jessica Miller and her husband Steve Murgatroyd now operate as the Veteran Farm Project in Hants County had been abandoned for several years; the farmhouse was dilapidated and […]
PSP hosts regatta at Shearwater Yacht Club
PSP hosts regatta at Shearwater Yacht Club By Trident Staff PSP Halifax and the Shearwater Yacht Club hosted a dinghy regatta for CAF personnel from August 3-6, with seven two-person teams competing in races throughout the week. PSP sporting events have been few and far between since the onset of […]
Shipbourne Air Controller trade set for promotion, pay hike
By Peter Mallett The Lookout Staff, On HMCS Winnipeg’s flight deck on August 9, dressed in their Salt and Peppers (N3B), two Sailors First Class were promoted to the rank of Master Sailor by Cmdre David Mazur, Commander Canadian Fleet Pacific. While it might seem an ordinary promotion, it was […]
RCN arm wrestling champion pulling for world title
Arm wrestling champion pulling for world title By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Representing Team Canada for the fifth time, Lt(N) Will Sarty is going to the World Arm Wrestling Championships in Orlando, Florida next month. A top medal-winning athlete at the regional, national and international level, Lt(N) Sarty said he […]
Lacrosse training camp at 12 Wing
The Shearwater Arena was host to a PSP Lacrosse Camp from July 5-9, with coaches from Lacrosse Nova Scotia leading a young group through a variety of skills, including cradling, scooping, passing, shooting and general conditioning. Each day also involved partner work, team races, and scrimmage games against the coaches.
HMCS Shawinigan home after record-breaking counter-narcotics effort
HMCS Shawinigan home after record-breaking counter-narcotics effort By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff There was much to celebrate at HMC Dockyard As HMCS Shawinigan returned to Halifax on August 9 — a successful and historic counter-narcotics operation as part of Operation CARIBBE, along the ship arriving to handmade signs and hugs […]
HMCS Calgary visits New Zealand before heading home
S1 Liam Wright, a Boatswain aboard HMCS Calgary, on force protection duty as the ship sails out of Auckland, New Zealand during Operation PROJECTION on August 10. The visit to New Zealand came at the tail end of Calgary’s deployment, and involved refueling, training exercises with the Royal New Zealand […]