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Will NASWI be spared once again?

The Department of Defense’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2013 calls for two new rounds of base closures…

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Women get closer to the front line

The doors of opportunity for women in the military have opened wider, following a Department of Defense report…

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Navy names littoral combat ship after Gabrielle Giffords

WASHINGTON (NNS) — Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced Feb. 10 that the next Independence variant littoral…

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Skywarrior Theater movie times

Friday, Feb. 17 Double Feature $5 adults/$2 youth 7 p.m. – Joyful Noise (PG 13) 9:30 p.m. –…

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Naval Station Everett to get destroyers

The Navy is boosting its presence at Naval Station Everett. In a release Tuesday from U.S. Rep. Rick…

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VAQ-129 leader to speak Tuesday

Cmdr. Jeff Craig, commanding officer of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129, will be the featured speaker at the…

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Valentine’s Day: Don’t spend dollars, spend time! | Opnion

Think outside the Valentine’s Day box for gifts that thoughtfully express the value of your sweetheart. No one…

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Dinner with the Smileys: Learning about cancer | Opinion

So far, Dinner with the Smileys has been about us and what we are going through while Dustin…

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Slowik takes the helm of Oak Harbor’s Navy League

Former Oak Harbor mayor Jim Slowik presided over his first meeting as president of the Oak Harbor Area…

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Anacortes ship builder sees double

To say Dakota Creek Industries’ ship has come in could be inaccurate, seeing as the Anacortes shipbuilder is…

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Shifty Sailors share passion for music, nautical heritage

Although January’s snowy weather postponed the Whidbey Island Shanty Fest 2012, it did not dampen the enthusiasm of…

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Fighting Marlin packs a punch

Devon Burgess moves quickly, almost dancing around the boxing ring, ducking and swaying, dodging back and plunging forward.…

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Disabled veterans fight the good fight

They may be retired from active military service, but members of Disabled American Veterans chapter 47 never retire…