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Patrol Squadron 46 returns home

By Lt. J.G. Layne Morrison

PBY Naval Air Museum still flying strong after nearly 20 years

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PBY Naval Air Museum still flying strong after nearly 20 years

But lack of volunteers limits its activities with visitors

Oak Harbor renovation remembers veterans

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Oak Harbor renovation remembers veterans

Soldiers’ tribute locked in sentiment and steel

Whidbey sailors’ clothing, toiletry drive exceeds all expectations

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Whidbey sailors’ clothing, toiletry drive exceeds all expectations

On Thursday afternoon, the county Housing Support Center was overrun with clothes in folded piles and boxes all…

Former Search and Rescue members reunite

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Former Search and Rescue members reunite

On Sunday, Sept. 10, around 90 brothers gathered to tell “sea stories,” joke about not fitting into old…

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Search and Rescue conducts two missions Monday in Whatcom County

Search and Rescue teams from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island conducted two rescues Monday in Whatcom County.

Lt. Dan Band rocks NAS Whidbey

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Lt. Dan Band rocks NAS Whidbey

Before Capt. Geoffrey Moore welcomed a band playing in his backyard recently, he admitted he’d never heard their…

Going the distance to raise awareness of veteran suicide

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Going the distance to raise awareness of veteran suicide

Mike McCastle completes another “Herculean” task

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VAQ 139 Flyers get surprise search and rescue training

By LTJG Brandon Hill-Rogers, VAQ-139 Public Affairs Officer

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Golden Swordsmen return from successful deployment

The “Golden Swordsmen” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 47 returned to their new home at Naval Air Station Whidbey…

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COMVAQWINGPAC holds change of command

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alex Van’tLeven

Pilots and aircrew from Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 130 return home to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Dec. 30, 2016, from a six month deployment and were reunited with their families just in time for the new year. Photo by Michael Watkins/Whidbey News-Times

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VAQ-130 returns home for the New Year

The “Zappers” of Electronic Attack Squadron VAQ-130 returned to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island after completing a seven-month…

Joe Farina makes his remarks after receiving his new flight jacket and designation as the 29th Honorary Naval Aviator during his surprise retirement parry Jan 13, at NAS Whidbey Island.                                Joe Farina makes his remarks after receiving his new flight jacket and designation as the 29th Honorary Naval Aviator during his surprise retirement parry Jan 13, at NAS Whidbey Island.

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Retiring Northrop Grumman employee named 29th Honorary Naval Aviator

Story by TONY POPP