NAS Whidbey Island will be participating in a Navy-wide force protection exercise during the week of March 22.
March 18, 2010
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NAS Whidbey Island’s Quality of Life Council has made great strides since its inception in October 2009. The council meets on the second Wednesday of each month at NAS Whidbey Island’s Headquarters, building 385, in the commanding officer’s conference room.
March 18, 2010
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During two weeks in February, VAQ-136 joined U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) squadrons in the annual joint and bilateral exercise known as Cope North. In addition to the Gauntlets, this iteration of the yearly exercise included JASDF F-2s from the 6th Squadron, Tsuiki Air Base and E-2Cs from the 601st Squadron, Misawa Air Base.
March 18, 2010
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The Cougars of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139 joined VAQ-209 from Feb. 20 to March 6 for Red Flag at Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nev.
Red Flag is an advanced large force aerial war game run by the Air Force for both the U.S. and allied nations. It is designed to challenge the crews of the aircraft involved both in planning and execution of a simulated war.
March 18, 2010
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Whidbey Navy Recycle, a division of the Public Works Department, was recognized as the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Northwest Safe Work Center of the Year for 2009. The award recognizes Recycle’s high level of daily safety awareness and training, a result of their 95 percent training average and 92 percent completion rate for Occupational Safety and Health Administrationís Voluntary Protection Programs.
March 18, 2010
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Aerographer’s Mate 1st Class Amy Sexton and Lt. Casey Bruce — joined more than 20 science and engineering experts in a day-long presentation at South Whidbey Elementary School on Friday.
March 18, 2010
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Doesn’t matter if you’re a new or seasoned parent, you need to know when to call the doctor.
March 18, 2010
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The Armed Services Blood Bank will be conducting a blood drive at NAS Whidbey Island on Tuesday, March 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Gym and Fitness Center.
March 18, 2010
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Naval Air Station Whidbey Island held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of the installation’s new indoor wash rack, March 8.
The approximately $8.5 million project, dubbed Military Construction Project 160, was awarded to P&L General Contractors, Aug. 8, 2008. The 26,565 sq. ft. facility will be able to facilitate one P-3C Orion or P-8A Poseidon; or two EA-6B Prowlers or EA-18G Growlers for each cleaning sessions.
The guest speakers at the event were Washington State Representative Rick Larsen, who secured funding for the project through a congressional add-on, and the 12th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Rick West.
March 11, 2010
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A unique community relations project halfway around the world literally had civilians and military people in Washington state connecting the dots to bring it full circle.
Through the coordination of NAS Whidbey Island’s Supply Department and Fred Smith , account executive with National Air Cargo, Inc., 50 backpacks and over 100 pounds of colored paper, pencils, Crayons, glue sticks, rulers, erasers and calculators are headed to Afghanistan kids.
“‘Backpacks for Afghan-istan’ is a new program started by the U.S. Army, 649th Regional Support Group,” said Equipment Operator Chief (SCW) Dana Helman in an email from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 22, a Fort Worth, Texas based Reserve Seabee unit now serving in Afghanistan.
March 11, 2010
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