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Military Bases in Washington

Every major installation in the state, each with its own full PCS guide — the area, the communities military families choose, and the veteran-owned businesses around it.

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6 installations · Coast Guard · Air Force · Army · Navy

U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard Base Seattle

Seattle, WA

Base Seattle supports Coast Guard cutters and district operations on Puget Sound, backing up the 13th District's search-and-rescue, fisheries, and maritime-safety mission across the Pacific Northwest.

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U.S. Air Force

Fairchild Air Force Base

Spokane, WA

Fairchild AFB is home to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing, flying the KC-135 Stratotanker, and hosts the Air Force's Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) school. It sits just west of Spokane.

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U.S. Army · Joint Base

Joint Base Lewis-McChord

Tacoma, WA

Joint Base Lewis-McChord combines the former Fort Lewis Army post with McChord Air Force Base, and is Army-led, home to I Corps and the 7th Infantry Division alongside significant Air Force airlift operations. It's one of the largest installations on the West Coast.

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U.S. Navy

Naval Air Station Whidbey Island

Oak Harbor, WA

NAS Whidbey Island is the Navy's home for all EA-18G Growler electronic-attack squadrons and P-8 Poseidon patrol squadrons on the West Coast, making it the electronic-warfare center of the Pacific Fleet.

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U.S. Navy

Naval Base Kitsap

Bremerton, WA

Naval Base Kitsap combines Bremerton (Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, surface ship maintenance) with Bangor (home of the Pacific Fleet's ballistic-missile submarine force), making it a dual-mission hub for surface repair and strategic deterrence.

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U.S. Navy

Naval Station Everett

Everett, WA

One of the Navy's newer homeports, Naval Station Everett berths Pacific Fleet surface combatants on Puget Sound, giving the Navy a presence north of Seattle distinct from the Bremerton/Bangor cluster.

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