HMCS St. John’s concludes 24th year of Run the Rock By LS Shauna Houston, HMCS St. John’s Aligned with the RCN’s vision, Ready to Help, HMCS St. John’s continued the tradition of Run the Rock for its 24th year. This is an annual fundraising campaign by the ship’s company in […]
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HMCS Kingston completes Op NANOOK
HMCS Kingston completes Op NANOOK By Canadian Armed Forces, Op NANOOK, Canada’s annual northern sovereignty operation, came to another successful conclusion on September 13. This operation is conducted in communities and locations across Canada’s Arctic including Nunavut, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and the Northwest Passage. This year’s operation included the CAF, […]
Military personnel help with storm cleanup
Military personnel help with cleanup after Hurricane Dorian By Trident Staff Through Op LENTUS 19-04, military personnel from Joint Task Force Atlantic stepped in to help with the community cleanup following the damage caused by Hurricane Dorian, which hit the Atlantic region on Saturday, September 7, 2019. Hurricane Dorian was […]
MV Asterix at DEFSEC Atlantic
MV Asterix to participate during DEFSEC Atlantic 2019 By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff One of Canada’s largest defence trade shows is returning to the Halifax waterfront for 2019, and the Royal Canadian Navy’s interim supply ship will be alongside and part of the action. MV Asterix will be tied up […]
NDWCC 2019: Let’s Be the Change
NDWCC 2019: Let’s Be the Change By Capt(N) D.E. Mazur, CFB Halifax Base Commander, 2019 MARLANT NDWCC Champion Most, if not all of us, have experienced a time during which colleagues, friends or family members have found themselves in need. Members of the CAF retire, and sometimes have to fight […]
CUTLASS FURY 19
CUTLASS FURY 19 goes forward after storm cancels public events By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Communities across Nova Scotia were impacted when the destructive post-tropical storm Dorian made landfall on September 7, and the CAF community was no exception. The storm came at a particularly inopportune time for Maritime Forces […]
PSP hosts Hockey Skills Camp
Boys and girls aged 7 to 11 take part in the Personnel Support Program (PSP) Youth Skills Hockey Camp held from August 26 to 30, 2019 at the Shearwater Flyers Arena. A/Senior PSP Manager and hockey fan Mike Almond (left) was one of the coaches.
HMCS Fredericton grants a wish
HMCS Fredericton sailors pass feats of strength to grant nine-year-old boy’s wish By RCN, In eight days, they biked 1,000 km, marched in parades and even pulled a fire engine with their bare hands. Then, the sailors of HMCS Fredericton granted a little boy his wish — playtime outside. Noah […]
Seeing is Believing
On September 5, the 2019 MARLANT National Defence Workplace Charitable Campaign (NDWCC) team, led by Cdr Beth Vallis, participated in the United Way Halifax Seeing is Believing tour and training session at Veith House, in north end Halifax. The team’s involvement as well as the support of the Defence community […]
A little help from our friends
A big thank you from Trident goes out to volunteers from the Royal Canadian Air Force Association 111 Mic Mac Wing, who assisted Trident through the summer months in packaging and preparing newspapers for delivery. From left is Lew Ferris, Chuck Charlebois, Faye Charlebois, Bud Berntson, Serge DeSerres, and Bob […]