Fleet Club Slackers prepping for Mini Grey Cup 50 By Sean Parker, FMF Cape Scott Preparations are underway for the Annual Mini Grey Cup, being held at Porteous Field at Stadacona on October 10, 2019. The Mini Grey Cup is a full contact flag football game, held every year between […]
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Volume 53, Issue 18, September 9, 2019
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New badges for NBP graduates
Naval Boarding Party grads get new badges By Peter Mallett, The Lookout Staff The latest candidates of the Naval Boarding Party (NBP) Basic course at Naval Fleet School (Pacific) graduated August 15 at a ceremony in Work Point. They were the first in the Royal Canadian Navy to receive the […]
New submarine exhibit unveiled
Naval Museum takes deep dive into submarine history with new exhibit By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The Naval Museum of Halifax always has a team of helpful volunteers ready to lend a hand, but a group of retired submariners have taken it to a new level over the past 16 […]
USS Gravely stops in Halifax
Fresh off a stint as the flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1), the American Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Gravely came alongside in Halifax for a port visit on August 7, tying up at Jetty NH. The ship was recently deployed for six months with SNMG1 in the […]
Federal Student Work Experience Program
Canada’s best kept secret: What students need to know about the Federal Student Work Experience Program By Darnell Skinner, CFB Halifax FSWEP student Many students in Canada have never heard of the Federal Student Work Experience program (FSWEP). Introduced through the Public Service Commission in 2003, FSWEP is a federal […]
HMCS Preserver anchor on the move
Crews used a crane to lift and move the anchor from the former HMCS Preserver on August 16. The intent is to soon have the anchor on permanent display just outside the main Stadacona gates on Gottingen Street, along with interpretive signage explaining the anchor’s significance. The work is being […]
Steele Hyundai supports PSP Halifax
Steele Hyundai supports PSP Halifax with new vehicle By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Personnel Support Programs (PSP) personnel in Halifax have a shiny new vehicle to be used in supporting military programs and events in the region thanks to a partnership with Steele Auto Group and Steele Hyundai. The 2019 […]
CUTLASS FURY 19 in Halifax
CUTLASS FURY 2019 to take place in September By Trident Staff Ships from eight NATO nations will visit Halifax from September 9-20 for Exercise CUTLASS FURY 2019, which will take place in the waters and skies off Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. This is a medium-scale international exercise for which the […]
Happy homecoming for HMCS Regina
LS Russ Blackburn of HMCS Regina greets his son after the ship returned to Esquimalt on August 19 following a six-month deployment to the Asia-Pacific Region. The ship participated in Ops PROJECTION, NEON, and ARTEMIS while deployed.
