NW Navy News

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The blue camouflage pattern of the new Navy working uniform is becoming a more common sight around the Northwest as local commands begin to adopt it. The uniform, known as NWU, became available at Navy Exchanges here in November 2009.

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New uniforms. The first EA-18G Growler squadron deployment. Women training for submarine service. Those are among the changes coming for the Navy in 2010.

Here are some things to watch here in the Northwest:

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Military housing allowances across the U.S. will rise an average of 2.5 percent in 2010. But BAH rates for service members stationed at most Navy bases in the Northwest will go down slightly, due to falling real estate values.

An E-4 at Naval Station Everett will see about a 3 percent drop with dependents or a nearly 8 percent drop without. The same sailor at Naval Base Kitsap will see a 3.5 percent drop with dependents and a 1.7 percent drop without.

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Navy Band Northwest will play a series of public holiday concerts beginning Saturday, Dec. 12 in Oak Harbor. The band also plays Dec. 13 in Everett, Dec. 16 at Fort Lewis and Dec. 18 in Bremerton.

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Ceremonies on- and off-base in the Puget Sound area on Monday, Dec. 7 will mark the 68th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor. With the number of Pearl Harbor survivors dwindling, this could be one of the last chances for you to hear their accounts firsthand.

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If you're still trying to decide what to do for Halloween, here's a rundown of events happening this week on or near local bases in Kitsap, Whidbey Island and Everett. This list is by no means comprehensive. Post a comment and share other activities you'd recommend. 
 

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Simple steps can help you avoid getting the flu and spreading it around this year. That's the message Navy medicine officials want to convey as they prepare for an influx of patients with symptoms from seasonal flu and the much-talked-about H1N1 strain, also known as swine flu.
"The thing we want people to do is take sort of a collective breath," said Capt. Dan Frederick, a regional public health emergency officer at Naval Hospital Bremerton.
He shared a handout being distributed at the hospital that lists four Cs to remember:
 

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