NW Navy News

The blue camouflage pattern of the new Navy working uniform is becoming a more common sight around the Northwest as local commands begin to adopt it. The uniform, known as NWU, became available at Navy Exchanges here in November 2009.

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Military housing allowances across the U.S. will rise an average of 2.5 percent in 2010. But BAH rates for service members stationed at most Navy bases in the Northwest will go down slightly, due to falling real estate values.

An E-4 at Naval Station Everett will see about a 3 percent drop with dependents or a nearly 8 percent drop without. The same sailor at Naval Base Kitsap will see a 3.5 percent drop with dependents and a 1.7 percent drop without.

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Ceremonies on- and off-base in the Puget Sound area on Monday, Dec. 7 will mark the 68th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor. With the number of Pearl Harbor survivors dwindling, this could be one of the last chances for you to hear their accounts firsthand.

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If you're still trying to decide what to do for Halloween, here's a rundown of events happening this week on or near local bases in Kitsap, Whidbey Island and Everett. This list is by no means comprehensive. Post a comment and share other activities you'd recommend. 
 

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The frigate USS Ingraham, based in Everett, was on its way to American Samoa yesterday to turn what was supposed to be a routine port call on a western Pacific deployment into a humanitarian aid mission.

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An analysis by Military Times found the cost of living near bases in Washington state among the highest in the nation, outside of California, Hawaii and Washington, D.C.
The least expensive base in the state is Fairchild Air Force Base, ranking 98th out of 267 bases in the U.S. Naval Station Everett is the most expensive in Washington at 211th on the list.

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The frigate USS Ingraham left Everett on Tuesday for a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific. The ship and its crew of about 200 sailors and officers returned from their last deployment in May 2008 but have spent the last several months conducting exercises off the Pacific Coast.

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The sounds of freedom or just an annoyance? A new flurry of letters to the editor in The Herald about bugle calls to mark the raising and lowering of the American flag continues at least six months of back-and-forth battles between base neighbors in Everett.

Here are links to the letters to date:

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The holiday to celebrate the contributions of all American troops is right around the corner on May 16. A series of events throughout the month of May pay tribute to military families in the Pacific Northwest.

You can find a complete list of events in Kitsap County from the Bremerton Chamber of Commerce Web site. Downtown Bremerton boasts the largest and longest-running Armed Forces Day parade in the country, followed this year by a Heroes Barbecue honoring Pearl Harbor survivors.

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Congress declared 2009 the Year of the Military Family and urged President Obama to issue a proclamation doing the same. It's a symbolic gesture that doesn't come with any new benefits or funding for support programs. But along with Michelle Obama's emphasis on military families, it could signal further action ahead to ease the burden on those who serve the country without uniforms.

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