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    Articles by Kathy Reed
    Current and former members of Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 2 gather on the tarmac for a group photo following a disestablishment ceremony for the squadron. Aircraft at rear include the EP-3 Aries at left
    A sad day at NAS Whidbey as VQ-2...
    By Kathy Reed • May 22, 2012 4:37 pm

    Federal budget belt-tightening has claimed its first victim at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.

    In a ceremony in Hangar 6 on board NAS Whidbey Island Thursday morning, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 2 was officially “disestablished.”

    “Today we’re being asked to hang up our flight jackets and put away our tool boxes,” said VQ-2 Cmdr. Mark Stockfish.

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    VA to add therapists and mental health counselors
    VA to add therapists and mental health counselors
    By Kathy Reed • May 22, 2012 9:46 am

    The Department of Veterans Affairs has expanded its mental health services to include professionals from two additional health care fields:…

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    Skywarrior Theater movie times
    Skywarrior Theater movie times
    By Kathy Reed • May 18, 2012 3:48 pm

    Friday, May 18 Double Feature – $5 adults / $2 youth 7 p.m. – Lockout (PG-13) 9 p.m. – The…

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    Learn more about Traumatic Brain Injury | Veterans Health
    Learn more about Traumatic Brain Injury | Veterans...
    By Kathy Reed • May 15, 2012 9:44 am

    Those interested in learning more about Traumatic Brain Injury and what the Veterans Health Administration is doing to deliver health…

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    Skywarrior Theater movie times
    Skywarrior Theater movie times
    By Kathy Reed • May 9, 2012 10:27 am

    May 11 Double Feature – $5 adults / $2 youth 7 p.m. – The Hunger Games (PG-13) 9:30 p.m. –…

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    A suit of armor
    76th commander leads the Grey Knights
    By Kathy Reed • May 8, 2012 4:35 pm

    The Grey Knights of Maritime Patrol Squadron (VP) 46 continued a long tradition Friday on Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. For the 76th time, leadership of VP-46 was passed from one commander to the next.

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    Seven of the eight applicants for a scholarship to attend Evergreen Girls State in June are introduced to members of the American Legion Auxiliary. From the left are Adeline Guina
    Auxiliary enjoys surge in Girls State applicants
    By Kathy Reed • May 8, 2012 4:33 pm

    Members of the American Legion Auxiliary are hoping a surge in applications from young women to attend Evergreen Girls State is a reflection of a growing interest in how the government works.

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    Do your part for a  healthier America  | Veterans Health
    Do your part for a healthier America |...
    By Kathy Reed • May 8, 2012 9:43 am

    The VA is encouraging veterans to start making healthier choices. The VA observed public health week in April and will…

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    Leave breakfast to the men
    Leave breakfast to the men
    By Kathy Reed • May 6, 2012 10:31 am

    The Men’s Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7392 invites VFW members and guests to enjoy a buffet…

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    Planning under way for first Vets Day parade
    Planning under way for first Vets Day parade
    By Kathy Reed • May 5, 2012 9:02 am

    Oak Harbor, to the best anyone can recollect, has never had a Veterans Day parade. That is about to change….

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    Rep. Rick Larsen smiles during a conversation prior to his speech to members of the Oak Harbor Area Council of the Navy League
    Larsen predicts good future for Whidbey Island Naval...
    By Kathy Reed • May 4, 2012 5:39 pm

    U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen is confident in the future of Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.

    That’s the message he shared with members of the Oak Harbor Area Council of the Navy League, who gathered for their monthly meeting Tuesday at the Officers’ Club on NAS Whidbey. Larsen said the overall picture for the air station’s future is a good one.

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    Black and white and read all over
    By Kathy Reed • May 3, 2012 8:56 am

    ‘PROP WASH’ WAS NAS WHIDBEY’S  ORIGINAL BASE NEWSPAPER   Bill Struthers, 83, was never in the military, but he can…

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    College students make dean’s list
    College students make dean’s list
    By Kathy Reed • May 2, 2012 10:33 am

    The following students at Columbia College-Whidbey Island are on the dean’s list for the October to March sessions: Shelby Bassett,…

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