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 Tuesday, May 22, 2012
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CDR Samuel W. Asbury, USN (Ret)
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 The Northwest Region contains the following states: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming.
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jgbyrd posted on November 01, 2011 14:42
The Bangor NBK commissary is bustling on Sunday, one of the biggest shopping days of the week. Carts squeeze past each other in the aisles, swerving out of the way just before collision.
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jgbyrd posted on November 01, 2011 14:38
The shores and old-growth forests surrounding Hood Canal are a natural habitat of the endangered marbled murrelet, a small-bodied seabird which is protected under federal law. This area is also the site designated for Navy construction of a second explosives handling wharf to support the Trident D-5 Missile program.
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jgbyrd posted on October 21, 2011 18:15
Joining the U.S. submarine fleet for action near the end of World War II, the USS Toro was laid down at the Portsmouth Navy Yard and commissioned Dec. 8, 1944. The Balao-class boat displaced 2,415 tons submerged and was 312 feet in length. With a draft of 15 feet Toro could attain a top speed [...]
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jgbyrd posted on October 21, 2011 18:12
There is an old adage in military-wife culture: as soon as the men leave, the house and car fall apart.
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jgbyrd posted on October 21, 2011 18:10
The Navy last Thursday celebrated the 236th anniversary of its founding.
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jgbyrd posted on October 21, 2011 18:09
Who knew trombones could sound so good?
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jgbyrd posted on October 21, 2011 18:02
The Coast Guard has passed up SAFE Boats International, a Port Orchard firm, for a contract worth up to $180 million to replace the force’s workhorse small boats.
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jgbyrd posted on October 15, 2011 17:04
A friend recently had her first baby, a boy. As you know, I have three boys. I also grew up with two older brothers. So my friend had some questions, and I did my best to answer.
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jgbyrd posted on October 15, 2011 17:02
At Naval Base Kitsap Keyport’s Naval Undersea Museum, Charles Gunderson holds a binder filled with letters from Albert Einstein.
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jgbyrd posted on October 15, 2011 17:00
In the six years that Mike Hake has been a part of Bremerton’s American Legion Post 149, he’s seen a change.
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