Choose Your Health Challenge: Congratulations to Cpl Bakes! By the Health Promotion Team The Choose Your Health Challenge, held from June 1 – July 13, was a six-week initiative designed to promote holistic well-being within our community. The challenge encouraged participants to engage in a wide range of health-promoting […]
Other News
Halifax women, Greenwood men win slo-pitch gold
The CFB Halifax Mariners women’s team won gold on home turf on July 26 after taking down the squad from Gagetown in the gold-medal game at the CAF Atlantic Region Slo-Pitch Championship. This year’s tournament was held in Dartmouth from July 22-26, with a three-team field on the women’s side, […]
12 Wing Innovation Program “empowering” positive change
12 Wing Innovation Program “empowering” positive change By Nathan Stone, Trident Staff 12 Wing Shearwater is seeking to harness the creativity of all its members to improve workflow and create positive change. The new 12 Wing Innovation Program focuses on gathering and implementing personnel suggestions on how work at the […]
Volume 58, Issue 16, August 5, 2024
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Padre’s Corner: Managing the “heat” in summer
Padre’s Corner: Managing the “heat” in summer By Padre Lt(N) Graeme Carruth, Chaplain, BAdm Over the last several weeks we’ve been treated (subjected?) to the heat of summer. For many, it has been a challenge to find ways to stay cool. Thankfully, even if we don’t have air conditioning, we […]
New Base Commander highlights CFB Halifax’s community ties
New Base Commander highlights CFB Halifax’s community ties By Nathan Stone, Trident Staff Military and civilian leaders gathered for a sunny ceremony outside the Naval Museum of Halifax to welcome the new commanding officer of Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax and pay tribute to her predecessor. Captain(N) (Capt(N)) Annick Fortin […]
HMCS Charlottetown and SNMG2 conclude interactions with Wasp Amphibious Ready Group
HMCS Charlottetown and SNMG2 conclude interactions with Wasp Amphibious Ready Group By NATO Allied Maritime Command His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Charlottetown, Flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2), was escort to the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), made up of United States Ship (USS) Wasp, USS New York, […]
Gen Jennie Carignan appointed as new CDS
General Jennie Carignan (left), Governer General and Commander in Chief Mary Simon (middle) and General Wayne Eyre (right) sign the certificates at the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) Change of Command Ceremony at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa on July 18. Incoming CDS Gen Carignan is the recipient […]
New Honorary Colonel appointed at 12 Wing
An investiture ceremony on July 12 saw 12 Wing Shearwater welcome its newest Honorary Colonel to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) family. Honorary Colonel (HCol) Joyce Carter was appointed to the new role by Colonel (Col) David Holmes, 12 Wing Commander. HCol Carter is the President and CEO of […]
HMCS Charlottetown hosts allies in Istanbul
HMCS Charlottetown ended the month of July with a scheduled port visit to Istanbul, Türkiye alongside the Turkish Navy ship TCG Gaziantep. While in port, Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) Commander and Canadian Commodore Matthew Coates met with Rear-Admiral Rafet Oktar, North Field Sea Commander of the Turkish Navy, […]