Your Navy maintains, trains and equips combat-ready forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining the freedoms we all enjoy.
Navy personnel are fortunate to live and work in the Pacific Northwest. Washington state’s second largest employment sector is defense, with $12.7 billion in spending each year. The immediate and surrounding communities in which we live and work benefit with more than $7.6 billion infused into the economy each year. Our sailors, Marines, civil servants, family members and retirees are also actively engaged as integrated members of the local community.
We are committed to balancing the mission with our stewardship responsibilities. With a core staff of more than 100 environmental experts in the Northwest, we are recognized for the ways in which we analyze the environmental and community effects of our actions. We collaborate extensively with the community and Native American tribes of the Puget Sound to seek mutually beneficial approaches to compatibility, and we share many successes that will preserve the Puget Sound for future generations.
On behalf of the 192,000 sailors, Marines, civil servants, family members and retirees who live and work alongside you appreciatively in the Pacific Northwest, I want to thank you for your continued support.
Gary Mayes
Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy
Commander, Region Northwest
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