Naval Air Station Whidbey Island

Installation Mission and History

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Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI), as the sole March 1942: Construction begins at Ault Field
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and Outlying Field Coupeville

provider of naval aviation support in the Pacific Northwest, Vernon Waterbody

September 1942: U.S. Naval Air Station Whidbey

provides the highest quality facilities, services, and 1942 Island commissioned Shelter Bay
Whidbey Island

products to the naval aviation community and all Outlying Field Coupeville in use as an

organizations using the installation.

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The installation offers a variety of services required to 1949 station north of San Francisco and west of RAC ON
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 Environmental resources management 1957 First A-3 squadrons established at NASWI Camano
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Economic Impact 1966 First A-6 squadron established at NASWI Port Townsend
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The Navy provides direct, indirect, and induced

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NASWI is a major contributor to the regional economy WHIDBEY

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 Total Economic Impact in Fiscal Year 2017 – Washington £

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2015 Transition to EA-18G completed

 $488 million total industry output

 Base Population – 10,700 Location

 8,600 military personnel Transition from the The installation includes two main air operating areas, the main air
2019 P-3 to the P-8A completed
 2,100 civilian personnel and full-time contractors station (Ault Field) and Outlying Landing Field (OLF) Coupeville.
 Local Veterans and Family Members Ault Field is located in the north-central part of Whidbey Island,
 4,048 local veterans ($77 million veteran payment) adjacent to the city of Oak Harbor. OLF Coupeville is located
Today NASWI is the only approximately 10 miles south of Ault Field, southeast of the town
 6,221 veteran family members naval air station in the Pacific Northwest
and has served as the home base location for the Navy’s
of Coupeville.
 8,925 military dependents
tactical electronic warfare community for more than 45 years.

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