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Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. 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.
Originally commissioned as a temporary station, NAS Whidbey Island’s operations slowed at war’s end. It was almost certain the base would be earmarked for decommissioning. Many bases were closing because they couldn’t meet the requirements of the new Air Navy: 6,000-foot runways were now the minimum standard, and approach paths had to be suitable for radar-controlled approaches in any ...
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI), located on its namesake island in the northern Puget Sound, was officially commissioned on September 21, 1942. Since then it has played a crucial role not only in protecting the Pacific Northwest and West Coast, but also deploying enlisted personnel and aircraft to the frontlines of every war since ...
Please contact NAS Whidbey Island Regional Dispatch Center at 360-257-3122 for more guidance. For up-to-date base information, base closure, and weather events please dial 360-257-1080 or visit the NAS Whidbey Island Facebook page. The DSN is the provider of long-distance communications service for the Department of Defense.
- 3730 N. Charles Porter Ave, Oak Harbor, 98278, WA
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Aug 22, 2023 · Cmdr. Keith W. King, a native of Sunset, Texas, enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1991, and after boot camp at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois, he attended Aviation Boatswains Mate Fuels “A” school. King was promoted to chief petty officer in September 2002 and was commissioned in 2005 under the Limited Duty Officer program. His ...
1942. 2013. Whidbey Island Naval Base (NASWI) (IATA: NUW, ICAO: KNUW, FAA LID: NUW) is a naval air station located in two sections near Oak Harbor, on Whidbey Island, Washington. It was commissioned as an active U.S. Navy installation on 21 September 1942. The main portion of the base is called Ault Field in memory of Commander William B. Ault ...
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Sep 12, 2023 · The Origins of Ebey's Landing. In 1850 Isaac Ebey (1818-1857), the first permanent white settler on Whidbey Island, claimed one square mile (640 acres) of mostly prairie land on a bluff overlooking Admiralty Inlet on the island's east side, 320 acres in his name and 320 acres in the name of his wife, Rebecca, who at the time remained in Missouri.
