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| Kitsap | |
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| NearBremerton,Washington in theUnited States | |
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| Site information | |
| Type | Naval base |
| Owner | Department of Defense |
| Operator | US Navy |
| Controlled by | Navy Region Northwest |
| Condition | Operational |
| Website | Official website |
| Location | |
  NB Kitsap  NB Kitsap | |
| Coordinates | 47°43′14″N122°42′47″W / 47.72056°N 122.71306°W /47.72056; -122.71306 |
| Area | 12,000 acres (4,900 ha) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1942 (as Naval Submarine Base Bangor) and 1946 (as Naval Station Bremerton) |
| In use | 2004 (2004) (as merged base) |
| Garrison information | |
| Current commander | Captain John Hale |
Naval Base Kitsap is aU.S. Navy base located on theKitsap Peninsula inWashington state, created in 2004 by merging the formerNaval Station Bremerton withNaval Submarine Base Bangor. It is the home base for the Navy’s fleet throughout WestPuget Sound, provides base operating services, support for both surface ships andfleet ballistic missile and othernuclear submarines as one of the U.S. Navy's four nuclear shipyards, one of two strategic nuclear weapons facilities, and the only West Coastdry dock capable of handling aNimitz-class aircraft carrier and the Navy's largestfuel depot.[1] Naval Base Kitsap is thethird-largest Navy base in the U.S.[1] The base has a workforce of 15,601 active duty personnel.
It also provides service, programs, and facilities for their hosted combat commands, tenant activities, ships' crews, and civilian employees. It is the largest naval organization inNavy Region Northwest, and composed of installations at Bremerton, Bangor,Indian Island,Manchester, andKeyport, Washington. It received the 2005 and 2017 Commander in Chief's Award for Installation Excellence - the Best Base in the U.S. Navy.[2]
Serving theU.S. Pacific Fleet, this base is one of only two suchTrident submarine bases operated by the U.S. Navy: the base atKings Bay, Georgia, used by theU.S. Atlantic Fleet, is the other. Nearby is Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific (SWFPAC), where submarine-launched ballistic missiles are stored and maintained.
This installation is home to thePuget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility. In addition to performing drydock and overhaul services for active naval vessels, it is also home to an inactive ship facility for several decommissioned warships, including aircraft carriers.
Naval Base Kitsap is also home toNaval Hospital Bremerton.
In November 2009, five protesters, including 82-year-old priestWilliam J. Bichsel, S.J., cut through two fences to reach an area near where nuclear warheads are stored in bunkers. The protesters put up banners, sprinkled blood on the ground, scattered sunflower seeds and prayed until they were arrested; all faced prison sentences.[3] Bichsel was released from federal prison on February 9, 2012.[4]
In 2010, after purchasing the base's first hybrid bus on April 29, 2010, Naval Base Kitsap purchased two additional hybrid buses, with five others to be delivered by the end of July. The diesel-electric vehicles are the Navy's first hybrids and were funded through theGSAAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Replacement/Exchange Program and are overseen byNAVFAC, the Navy's non-tactical vehicle program manager.[5]
In March 2020, private water wells of homes surrounding Bangor have been found to be contaminated withPFAS; one was found to have more than 70 parts per trillion of PFAS.[6]
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