Editing Naval Base Kitsap (section)

==History==

===Bangor===
{{Main|Naval Submarine Base Bangor}}
Serving the [[U.S. Pacific Fleet]], this base is one of only two such Trident submarine bases operated by the U.S. Navy: the base at [[Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay|Kings Bay, Georgia]], used by the [[U.S. Atlantic Fleet]], is the other. Nearby is Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific (SWFPAC), where submarine-launched ballistic missiles are stored and maintained.

===Bremerton ===
{{Main|Naval Station Bremerton}}

This installation is home to the [[Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility]]. In addition to performing drydock and overhaul services for active naval vessels, it is also home to an inactive ship facility for several decommissioned warships, including aircraft carriers.

Naval Base Kitsap is also home to [[Naval Hospital Bremerton]].

===Protest===
In November 2009, five protesters, including 82-year-old priest [[William J. Bichsel, S.J.]], cut through two fences to reach an area near where nuclear warheads are stored in bunkers. The protesters put up banners, sprinkled blood on the ground, scattered sunflower seeds and prayed until they were arrested; all faced prison sentences.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://nuclearabolitionist.blogspot.com/2009/11/disarm-now-trident-plowshares-action.html | title=Disarm Now Trident Plowshares Action|date=2 November 2009|website=nuclearabolitionist.blogspot.com}}</ref>  Bichsel was released from federal prison on February 9, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=William Jerome Bichsel, inmate # 86275-020|publisher=Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Dep't of Justice | quote=search for "86275-020"|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/}}</ref>