The Navy’s permanent presence in West Puget Sound dates back to 1891 when the Navy purchased 190 acres of Pacific Northwest wilderness for less than $10,000. On this acreage, the Navy established Puget Sound Naval Station, Bremerton. After initial surveying by Lt. Charles Wilkes, a commission chaired by Alfred T.

  Once again, welcome aboard to Naval Base Kitsap, Naval Hospital Bremerton and Naval Magazine Indian Island. The following segments provide basic information on check-in, housing and the rules and regulations for each installation.

Naval Base Kitsap (NBK) encompasses more than 11,000 acres in various locations in Washington state, Alaska and British Columbia. NBK’s five main installations are in Kitsap County and include Bangor, Bremerton, Keyport, Manchester and Jackson Park. NBK and its tenant commands feature a plethora of missions, diversity found only in

  Naval Hospital Bremerton is a 25-Bed Military Community Hospital that services over 62,000 MHS beneficiaries. On any given day, there are over 1400 medical and dental outpatient visits, 2,100 prescriptions filled, 80 Urgent Care Clinic visits, eight surgical cases, and two babies delivered. The average daily inpatient census is

  Naval Magazine (NAVMAG) Indian Island’s strategic mission is to provide ordnance logistics support to the Pacific Fleet and the joint services in peace and war. In 1941, the Navy commissioned the Naval Magazine and Net depot on Indian Island and used the organization for the storage of Navy munitions

  Naval Base Kitsap has several programs and many facilities to help the members and family of its tenant commands. Religious services, recreational opportunities, lodging and financial support have all been taken into consideration to help Sailors focus while at work and relax on liberty.

  Commander, Navy Region Northwest is responsible for coordinating activities of Navy bases in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska. The majority of those facilities are in the Puget Sound area. Primary mission areas for the command’s staff include environmental coordination, regional

  With so much to do and all within an hour’s drive, the West Sound will never leave you bored. You can go mountain biking, head to a museum, go scuba diving and more. If you’re hungry, you can find just about any food you’d like. There are restaurants serving

Story by PO1 Amanda Gray on 10/25/2016 Cmdr. Christopher George, from Homedale, Idaho, relieved Capt. Jeffrey Bierley, from Birmingham, Alabama, and assumed the duties and responsibilities of commanding officer for the Seawolf crew during the ceremony held at the Bangor Chapel. "The Seawolf crew made my job easy for the

Story by PO1 Cory Asato on 10/18/2016 SILVERDALE, Wash. - The Honorable Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy, released an official information dispatch recognizing Navy Gateway Inns and Suites (NGIS) and Fisher House (FH) activities selected to receive the 2016 Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt Award for excellence in lodging management,

SILVERDALE, Wash., - Naval Facilities Engineering Command Northwest announced on Wednesday October 12, 2016, the results of the 2016 Secretary of the Navy Energy and Water Management awards. This year all Navy entrants in the Pacific Northwest achieved gold level or better. "It's really about our Navy team, a team