CFB Halifax Trident Navy Newspaper
Saturday, July 20, 2024
Sailor Profile: Lt(N) Stephanie Bengle By Navy Public Affairs Lt(N) Stephanie Bengle is the first of her family to serve Canada in the armed forces, and admittedly never considered military service until later in high school. “I admit, it was never something I considered at first, but once I did […]
New CT scanner officially open for business By Virginia Beaton, Trident Staff Canadian Forces Health Services Centre (Atlantic) (CF H Svcs C (A)) held the ribbon cutting ceremony for its new CT scanner on Friday, October 23. “I fought hard to get it,” LCol Heudes, Commanding Officer of CF H […]
Padre Nangle and the Royal Newfoundland Regiment By Padre Lt(N)Tim Parker, Newfoundland, then a Dominion of the British Realm, produced a remarkable Regiment of heroes to fight in the First World War. Combat began for the Royal Newfoundland Regiment (RNR) in September 1915 at Gallipoli, Turkey. The RNR was the […]
CAF Sports Day held in person and online By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The eighth annual addition of Canadian Armed Forces Sports Day was held across the country on October 22, with military members taking some time away from the workplace to safely participate in a variety of activities, both […]
Foster a safe and inclusive workplace using the Positive Space Program By Aimee Nkoghe, Directorate of Human Rights and Diversity (DHRD) Most people think a positive space is a physical environment where you can talk, but what this program teaches is acceptance of others. Two years ago a Positive Space […]
HMCS Summerside departs on October 26, 2020, on a 2-month deployment to the Caribbean Sea on Op CARIBBE to support the US-led Campaign MARTILLO, a multinational effort to improve security in the region and prevent illicit trafficking by organized crime in the region. Cpll Simon Arcand, Image tech, Formation Imaging […]
When war came to Newfoundland: The sinking of SS Caribou By CPO1 (Ret’d) Pat Devenish, Canadian Naval Memorial Trust On an early morning in May of 1986, the new ferry Caribou, on her maiden voyage between North Sydney in Cape Breton and Port-aux-Basques, Newfoundland, slows to a spot in the […]
Attention, local CAF members! Canadian Forces Health Services Centre (Atlantic) has just released its seasonal influenza vaccine clinic schedule (Stadacona and Shearwater). These clinics are open to Regular Force, Reserve Force Class B (>180 days) and Class C members. Please note: Walk-in at the times specified in the clinic schedule; NO Appointment […]
Helping others in a time of COVID By Lt Nicole Morrison, MARLANT PA Picture this: music is blasting and people are cheering as 147 participants, split into 6 teams, take turns riding stationary bikes as part of ship-wide fundraising bike-a-thon. Their teammates stand next to them, offering encouragement and bottles […]
Mooseheads honour this season’s first Star of the Game participants By CFB Halifax Public Affairs, On October 1, members of the Halifax Mooseheads hockey organization awarded five members of our local Defence Team with special jerseys to kick off their 2020-2021 Canadian Armed Forces Star/Family of the Game program. This […]
