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Naval Base Kitsap is the third-largest Navy base in the U.S. [1] The base has a workforce of 15,601 active duty personnel. It also provides service, programs, and facilities for their hosted combat commands, tenant activities, ships' crews, and civilian employees.
In January 2024, the US Navy requested a new permit for the installation and maintenance of mine training areas off the coasts of Hawaii and Southern California, as the Pacific Ocean, according to the command, is a priority theater of operations amid tensions with China.
Joint Base Lewis–McChord (JBLM) is a U.S. military installation home to I Corps and 62nd Airlift Wing located 9.1 miles (14.6 km) south-southwest of Tacoma, Washington under the jurisdiction of the United States Army Joint Base Headquarters, Joint Base Lewis–McChord.
Joint Base Lewis-McChord – located 17 kilometers (11 miles) southwest of Tacoma, Washington; Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling – located in Southeast Washington, D.C. Joint Base Andrews – located 22 kilometers (14 miles) south of Washington, D.C.
The airfield, called Tacoma Field, opened in 1930 and was renamed McChord Field in 1940. McChord Field separated from Fort Lewis when the U.S. Air Force was created in 1947 and was subsequently renamed McChord Air Force Base. The two bases operated independently of one another for more than 60 years before merging in 2010.
Naval Air Facility Washington: N/A Camp Springs: Maryland: Joint Base Andrews: Naval District Washington [22] Naval Air Station Whidbey Island: Ault Field Oak Harbor: Washington: N/A Navy Region Northwest [23] Naval Air Station Whiting Field: NAS Whiting Field – North and NAS Whiting Field – South. Milton: Florida: N/A: Navy Region ...
NAS Seattle was deactivated in 1970 and the airfield was shut down; the reduced base was renamed "Naval Support Activity Seattle." Negotiations began as to who would receive the surplus property. In 1975 a large portion of the Navy's land was given to the City of Seattle and to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The ...
Naval Station Everett (NAVSTA Everett) is a military installation located in the city of Everett, Washington, 25 miles (40 km) north of Seattle. The naval station , located on the city's waterfront on the northeastern end of Puget Sound , was designed as a homeport for a US Navy carrier strike group and opened in 1994.