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Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI) (IATA: NUW, ICAO: KNUW, FAA LID: NUW) is a naval air station of the United States Navy located on two pieces of land near Oak Harbor, on Whidbey Island, in Island County, Washington. The main portion of the base, Ault Field, is about three miles north of Oak Harbor. The other section, called the Seaplane ...
Navy Region Northwest. The Navy Region Northwest is one of several United States Navy Regions responsible to Commander, Navy Installations Command for the operation and management of Naval shore installations in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Iowa [citation needed].
P2V-1/2/5/5F/SP-2h. P-3A/B/C. P-8A. Patrol Squadron Four (VP-4) is a U.S. Navy land-based patrol squadron based at the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Oak Harbor, Washington, which is tasked to undertake maritime patrol, anti-submarine warfare (ASW), and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions flying the Boeing P-8 ...
P-3A/B/C. P-8A Poseidon. Patrol Squadron 47 (VP-47), also known as "The Golden Swordsmen", is a maritime patrol squadron of the United States Navy based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington (USA), attached to Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 10. The squadron currently flies the Boeing P-8A Poseidon.
Most VAQ squadrons are carrier based, however a number are "expeditionary", deploying to overseas land bases. When not deployed most are 'home-ported' at NAS Whidbey Island, WA except VAQ-141, which is forward deployed to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. [6]
Naval Air Station Argentia: Argentia Dominion of Newfoundland: Naval Station Argentia: 1994 Naval Air Station and Naval Operating Base Bermuda: Southampton Parish Bermuda: 1970 Naval Air Station Bermuda: St. David's Island Bermuda: 1995 Former Kindley Air Force Base: Naval Air Station Bolsena Bolsena Italy: Naval Air Station Brest Brest France ...
Patrol Squadron 46 (VP-46), also known as the "Grey Knights", is a maritime patrol squadron of the United States Navy based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington. Part of Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing Ten, VP-46 is the oldest maritime patrol squadron and the second oldest aircraft squadron in the entire U.S. Navy, second only behind ...
It is home to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. The state parks and natural forests are home to numerous old growth trees. According to the 2000 census, Whidbey Island was home to 67,000 residents with an estimated 29,000 of those living in rural locations. [6] This increased slightly to 69,480 residents as of the 2010 census. [3] [4]