WA HR4694

Washington State House of Representatives formally recognizes the service and sacrifice of Navy personnel and celebrates contributions of the Navy, service members, and their families in Washington state

Washington hosts one naval base, two naval stations, and a naval hospital, along with aircraft carriers, multiple surface ships, numerous submarines, and hundreds of aircraft

Tens of thousands of Navy personnel reside in Washington, with Navy installations injecting billions of dollars into local economies

Navy environmental stewardship efforts include salmon recovery, southern resident orca recovery, marine species research with hundreds of millions of dollars invested, habitat protection, ocean acidification mitigation, and renewable energy investments

Washington state naval installations consistently receive awards for quality of life provided to service members and their families