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Naval Hospital Oak Harbor Expands Medical Home Port and Birthing Center, Partners with Local Civilian Hospitals

By CAPT Edward Simmer, Commanding Officer, Naval Hospital Oak Harbor OAK HARBOR, WA (Nov. 15, 2013) – Since…

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Reminder: Open houses for Growler study Dec. 3-5

The Navy plans three public scoping meetings early next month to obtain public input on an Environmental Impact…

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Army veteran finds life’s passion in wine

Bob Wagner used his brother’s birth certificate in 1939 to join the U.S. National Guard at 17. He…

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Reminder: P8 meeting Wednesday in Oak Harbor

The Navy’s rescheduled public meetings for the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, or SEIS, for the home basing…

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Rooks complete Prowler to Growler transition

By LT. COREY JONES The Rooks of Electronic Attack Squadron 137 were recently certified “Safe for Flight” in…

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Chief makes miraculous recovery from deadly accident

  As he lay paralyzed face down somewhere in the North Cascades, William “Billy” Wolf prayed that God…

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Australians to train on Growlers at NAS Whidbey Island

  The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) now has a presence at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station as…

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Pro-OLF petition gains nearly 5,000 signatures

A hand-written petition supporting the Navy and its touch-and-go operations at Outlying Field Coupeville started in August and…

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DOD staff unhappy with legislator performance

While Navy veteran Ron Witherall was glad to be back to work at his Department of Defense job…

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Command of the Yellow Jackets changes hands

Set before a backdrop of the Puget Sound aboard Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, the Yellow Jackets of…

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Coast Guard assists pleasure craft in Saratoga Passage

The Coast Guard assisted two people aboard a 46-foot pleasure craft taking on water in Saratoga Passage near…

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Oak Harbor honors military with annual picnic

Oak Harbor hosted its 13th annual Military Appreciation Picnic Sept. 7, although a little morning rain seemed to…

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VFW Post 7293 rededicates MIA/POW table

For those gathered at the Oak Harbor Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7392 Friday, Sept. 20 it was…