Diving in the High Arctic: Operation NANOOK-NUNALIVUT 19 By Lt(N) Éliane Trahan, FDU(A) PAO Clearance Divers, Combat Divers and Port Inspection Divers from across Canada have participated in Operation NANOOK-NUNALIVUT 19 in Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, from March 20 to April 1, 2019. They were diving in the glacial waters of […]
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Hands across the water
The ship’s company from HMCS Yellowknife stores ship while at port in San Diego, California during Operation CARIBBE on March 22, 2019.
Elimination of racial discrimination
Immigrant and refugee issues highlighted as part of IDERD 2019 By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Many of the difficulties faced by newcomers to Canada can be significantly lessened if they have access to proper support as they transition to their new lives, a group from Formation Halifax heard during a […]
Into the icy depths
Two Canadian Armed Forces divers prepare to enter the arctic water during Operation NUNALIVUT in Tuktoyaktuk, NT on March 23, 2019.
Bataan Memorial Death March
Soldiering On at Bataan By M/Bdr (ret’d) Jeremy Blackburn, (ret’d Soldier On Program) Ten years ago, I had the good fortune of participating as a member of a five-member MARLANT Bataan Memorial Death March, Heavy Division, Co-Ed marching team. A team in which each member trained to carry 35 pounds […]
US Coast Guard cutter Seneca
United States Coast Guard Cutter Seneca (WMEC 906) arrives in Halifax for a port visit at HMC Dockyard Halifax on March 15, 2019.
Repairs to CH-148 Cyclone
Repairs to CH-148 Cyclone BRONCO By Capt Alex Chatwin, Pilot, HMCS Regina HELAIRDET Febuary 6, 2019, aircraft CH148824 (call sign BRONCO) left 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron (443 MH Sqn) in Patricia Bay, BC, and embarked HMCS Regina from CFB Esquimalt. In a historic milestone for each unit, MARPAC employed a […]
Purple Day at CFB Halifax
Representatives from the Epilepsy Association of Nova Scotia were at CFB Halifax on March 26 to celebrate Purple Day, the national day in support of Epilepsy Awareness in Canada. The group witnessed the Purple Day flag raised as part of morning colours, and EANS Executive Director Debbi Tobin then held […]
Regional Volleyball Championship
Mariners men win Regional Volleyball gold By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The CAF Atlantic Regional Volleyball Championship was held from March 12-15 and hosted by PSP at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, with teams from CFB Halifax, 14 Wing Greenwood and 5 CDSB Gagetown competing on the women’s side, while […]
HMCS Goose Bay Change of Command
Outgoing HMCS Goose Bay CO pushed boundaries of MCDV platform By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff In the 19 months since LCdr Emily Lambert took over as Commanding Officer of HMCS Summerside, she and her crew conducted 20 port visits in the United States, Europe and West Africa, crossed the Atlantic […]