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Eye in the sky for MCDVs
Advanced unmanned aircraft to provide eye in the sky for Kingston-class ships By RCN Kingston-class ships are equipped with a visual line of sight intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capability, but have lacked a similar capability for vessels of interest beyond their visual line of sight. Enter PUMA, a Maritime […]
Hurry hard
PSP Halifax hosted a MEGA Curling tournament from February 26 – March 1, with teams from HMC ships Fredericton, Halifax, Montreal (two teams), and St. John’s all competing, along with teams from BIS, Trinity, Campus Atlantic (two teams) and FMF Cape Scott.
Siblings honour RCAF father at gravesite
Siblings visit grave of RCAF father 57 years after his death overseas By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Kerry Balcom was only seven years old in 1962 when his father, Sgt Gordon Balcom, suffered a heart attack while on operations on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia with the Royal Canadian Air […]
PO2 Promotion Ceremony
PO2 promotion ceremony marks major career step for sailors By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff For non-commissioned members of the Royal Canadian Navy, the promotion from the rank of Master Seaman to the rank of Petty Officer, Second Class is seen as a significant moment in the progression of a naval […]
Sailor Profile: PO1 Norman Phee
RCN Sailor Profile: PO1 Norman Phee Current role: Curriculum Control Documentation Analysis Hometown: Antigonish, Nova Scotia Years of Service: 28 + Home Unit: Naval Training Development Center (Atlantic) Why did you join the Royal Canadian Navy? I joined the Royal Canadian Navy because, from the time that I can remember […]
Wound Stripe for HMCS Kootenay survivor
HMCS Kootenay survivor receives Wound Stripe 49 years after engine room explosion By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff Nearly 50 years after being badly injured at sea as a result of the 1969 HMCS Kootenay explosion, a member of that ship’s company has been recognized for his sacrifice in service to […]
Why is Pink Shirt Day important to MARLANT?
MARLANT is going beyond the anti-bullying message of Pink Shirt Day this year to promote and emphasize Respect and Civility in the Workplace. On Wednesday February 27 this year, wear your pink shirt to support the message of creating a safe and healthy workplace at MARLANT through respect and civility. […]
Music, Youth and the Navy
Music, youth, and the Navy By LS Matthew MacLean, Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy If you ask a young person in the Maritimes, “What does the Royal Canadian Navy mean to you?”, there is a good chance that the answer may have changed in the last few months. […]
Training with the Spanish Armada
A member of the Marine Boarding Party from the Spanish Armada’s ESPS Santa Maria, conducts a search on a crewmember playing a role in a training scenario onboard HMCS Toronto during a boarding party exercise while on Op REASSURANCE, February 11, 2019.
