Latest "Naval Base-Kitsap" stories

Harbor security boat strikes barrier and sinks, injuring three sailors

The mishap happened near Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Washington, Thursday evening. The Navy announced the incident late Friday afternoon.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

7 days ago

A sailor directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during flight operations on Jan. 17, 2021, in the Arabian Sea.

As Nimitz heads home, questions arise about carrier presence in Middle East

The aircraft carrier Nimitz is heading home after an extra-long deployment, amid questions of whether that should be the norm.

By Meghann Myers

24 months ago

2 wells for drinking water near Naval Base Kitsap contaminated

Two wells bordering Naval Base Kitsap’s southern edge have been found to have potentially harmful levels of contamination caused by a firefighting foam used on the base.

2 years ago

Navy to test for contaminated water near base

Lawmakers have requested the sea service provide bottled water to homes now, before the testing is completed.

3 years ago

Will a case tied to a Navy base scuttle Trump’s border wall?

The Pentagon has shifted $3.6 billion from military construction projects — one of them in Washington state — to build 175 miles of border fencing in four states.

3 years ago

Dead for decades, the torpedoman’s mate rating is born again

It had been absorbed into the machinist’s mate rate in 1995.

By Courtney Mabeus

3 years ago