Team Canada unveiled in Halifax ahead of 2018 Invictus Games By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The Invictus Games comes with all the excitement of a large international sporting event, including stadium venues, cheering fans, and skilled competitors from around the world. Unlike at other events, however, Invictus Athletes focus less […]
Other News
12 OSS Change of Command
The 12 Operational Support Squadron Change of Command took place on July 5, 2018 with the outgoing Commanding Officer, Col Liam Cox, welcoming the incoming Commanding Officer, LCol William Reyno during a parade on the hangar floor of Shearwater Hangar 342. Col Sid Connor, Wing Commander 12 Wing, (centre), LCol […]
Submariners receive NATO medals
Submariners recognized for achievements overseas By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff After returning from a nearly five-month long successful deployment, the crew of HMCS Windsor were recently visited by the Commander of the Canadian Submarine Force (CCSF) to celebrate their achievements at sea. Capt(N) Chris Robinson was in Halifax on July […]
Welcome home, HMCS St. John’s
Friends and family, including four-footed friends, welcome home HMCS St John’s as the ship returns to its homeport on July 23, 2018 after completing a six-month deployment on Op REASSURANCE in the Baltic Sea, Northern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Marching with Pride
The Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy, members of the Canadian Armed Forces, and Department of National Defence contingent march shoulder to shoulder with the community during the annual Halifax Pride parade on July 21, 2018. […]
Departure for Op REASSURANCE
HMCS Ville de Québec departs with embarked Cyclone for Op REASSURANCE By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff A new milestone for Canadian maritime aviation was reached on July 18, as HMCS Ville de Québec set sail for Op REASSURANCE along with an embarked CH-148 Cyclone helicopter and Helicopter Air Detachment. The […]
Volume 52, Issue 16, August 6, 2018
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Exercise SAFFRON 2018
Military and civilian teams battle to create gourmet dishes on Exercise SAFFRON 2018 By Capt Felix Odartey-Wellington, 36 Canadian Brigade Group Public Affairs “Confit de Canard.” “Scallops with Butternut Squash Caponata.” These are dishes ordinarily found in the high-end eateries for which downtown Halifax is famous but you would have […]
Cadets set sail in HMCS Oriole
Cadets from Phase One Serial Four 2018 Great Lakes Deployment pose with LCdr Drew Foran (centre rear), Commanding Officer of HMCS Oriole on Lake Ontario on June 28, 2018.
A century of maritime aviation
Retired RCAF Colonel explores 100 years of maritime aviation in Shearwater By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The air station now known as 12 Wing Shearwater has existed under many different names, and has been under the control of many different organizations, since the first operational patrols took off from the […]
