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The Naval Support Base Bangor's naval history began in 1942 when it became a site for shipping ammunition to the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.For an expansion and to establish a permanent naval base, the U.S. Navy purchased 7,676 acres (3100 hectares) of land on the Hood Canal near the town of Bangor, Washington for approximately $18.7 million.
Bangor Base is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kitsap County, Washington, within U.S. Naval Base Kitsap on the Kitsap Peninsula. Its population was 5,482 at the 2020 census . [ 1 ]
The Department of the Navy spends about $5.3 billion annually in the Northwest Region area, which is home to approximately 21,000 active duty service members, 16,000 civilian employees, 6,000 drilling reservists, 40,000 family members, and 35,000 Navy retirees.
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BANGOR — Hunley Road and Lee Street are no more, but Ramirez de Arellano Road and Joyner Drive are now on the map. Two streets on the Navy's Bangor base that previously had names affiliated with ...
Redesignated 23 April 1952 as Marine Barracks, Naval Torpedo Station, Keyport, Washington. Redesignated 30 May 1956 as Marine Barracks, Naval Ammunition Depot, Bangor, Washington. Deactivated 30 June 1960. 1964–Present Reactivated 1 January 1964 as Marine Barracks, Naval Ammunition Depot, Bangor, Washington.
Naval Base Kitsap is a U.S. Navy base located on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington state, created in 2004 by merging the former Naval Station Bremerton with Naval Submarine Base Bangor. It is the home base for the Navy’s fleet throughout West Puget Sound, provides base operating services, support for both surface ships and fleet ballistic ...
Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island (Seaplane) Island: Soil in areas of the seaplane base was contaminated by heavy metals including lead and arsenic, pesticides and PAHs. Contaminated soil has been removed; possible remaining groundwater, surface water and sediment contamination is not thought to pose a risk to human health or the environment. [53]