CFB Halifax Trident Navy Newspaper
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
RCN Proud: How Jim Gordon became “Lucky” By Vincent Joyce, Pictou County Military Museum James Leroy “Lucky” Gordon was born on September 25th, 1944, in London, England. He and his mother, May, emigrated to Canada aboard the RMS Rangitata in 1945. Landing at Pier 21 in Halifax, Jim and his […]
Annapolis Valley students and Student Support Workers explore firefighting careers at CFB Halifax By Kathryn Gatien, CFB Halifax Public Affairs On November 7, 2023, the CFB Halifax Fire Department hosted 14 high school students and four Student Support Workers (SSW) from the Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education for a […]
HMCS Charlottetown, the steadfast defender By Capt Camille MacKenzie Dolphin, HMCS Charlottetown On January 31st 2024, HMCS Charlottetown departed Halifax with an embarked CH-148 Cyclone helicopter, a full crew and steadfast determination. From Canada, the ship travelled across the Atlantic and up to Northern Europe to participate in the largest […]
Presentation honours William Hall and Black military contributions By Nathan Stone Trident staff The life and legacy of Petty Officer William Hall and the military history of Black people in Canada were the subjects of a presentation in the Juno Tower Ballroom on February 29th. The event served as a […]
Padre’s Corner: Avoid the fall By Padre Capt Brenda Zwicker, CFB Halifax Unit Chaplain Pride comes before the fall. I am less grieved about the fall of a leader than I am about the harm that person did to others on their way down. We have all met proud people; […]
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Petty Officer William Hall was chosen as Nova Scotia’s honouree for this year’s Heritage Day, and the Province teamed up with the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia and the RCN for a celebration of Hall’s life at the Naval Museum of Halifax on February 19. Cdr Paul Smith, Commanding […]
HMCS Windsor “doc” embraces challenge of undersea medicine By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff More than three decades into his military career, one Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) health-care provider has literally taken his job to challenging new depths. And while it may initially seem odd to have an Army Captain filling […]
Exercise Steadfast Defender comes to the UK Coast By NATO Allied Maritime Command NATO warships have sailed the length of the UK while conducting the first major live exercise of Exercise Steadfast Defender 24. Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) carried out gunnery exercises, air defence simulations, and resupply operations […]
