CENTRAL KITSAP -- Just a few feet outside the Bangor submarine base's mesh fence where a warning sign is hung to mark the restricted military area Next year, the Buddhist stupa — a symbol of world peace — will be ready to open to the public, according to Nipponzan Myohoji, the Japanese Buddhist order who is doing the project on the property of Ground Zero Nonviolent Action Center on Clear Creek Road The primary construction of the pagoda wrapped up last week as crew members of a Kingston company were onsite spraying the concrete to build the dome part of the structure Completing the dome — the most critical part of the tower-like structure — marks a milestone for the years of construction of the pagoda that dates back to the 1980s a member of Nipponzan Myohoji and Ground Zero "This whole effort is really all about peace and promoting world peace," Noedel said and people have a really strong feeling about that." The project was first proposed by Nipponzan leader when he declared that Ground Zero should be the site of a peace pagoda in 1980 Fujii built the first Nipponzan peace pagoda in Japan right after World War II and many have been built around the world since then a monk at Nipponzan Myohoji who co-leads the project the pagoda at Ground Zero was destroyed by unknown arsonists which is 10 times bigger than the current one was under construction when the dome was burned down and the symbols inside the pagoda were smashed no one was ever arrested even though a trail of evidence led to the Bangor base now home to the Navy's eight Trident nuclear missile submarines Background: After 40 years, anti-nuke protesters are finally building a peace pagoda in Bangor's shadow the first of 18 Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines armed with Trident missiles 17 people were arrested though no charges were ever filed Nipponzan Myohoji finally got a permit to rebuild the pagoda and began the construction that year The color of the dome will be white sitting on top of the red brick round part of the stupa according to the latest design of the Pagoda provided by Nipponzan Myohoji the pagoda next to the Bangor base will likely be the third Nipponzan Myohoji peace pagoda in the United States followed by the first one in Massachusetts and the second one in New York Some art elements are planned to be put on the structure The statue and what will be on the reliefs will represent stories of four important episodes in Buddha's life: the birth of Buddha Although the pagoda is a Buddhist stupa that will store Buddha's ashes the donors and volunteers from supporters of Nipponzan Myohoji and Ground Zero who provide labor and funds to make this project possible are from different religions and some are atheists "do not take the life of others," Kanaeda said Nipponzan Myohoji is excited to start sharing the lovely place with the community A recent drone sighting over Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor comes as the Defense Department is scrambling to beef up defenses against the rapidly evolving technology A Navy employee spotted a drone earlier this month flying in prohibited airspace over Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor home to eight Trident nuclear-armed submarines 8 sighting was confirmed by a Navy spokeswoman who in a written statement said the incident is under investigation in coordination with civilian law enforcement That investigation has included deploying Navy security officials to question homeowners who live near Bangor a Kitsap County resident who says he was interviewed by two base agents The agents said that there had been repeated flights over Bangor They were happening only at night,” Starcevich said “I really can’t imagine any of the neighbors or neighbor’s kids thinking it’s OK to run drones over Bangor Everyone here is very aware that this is one of the most lethal places on Earth.” including what time the drone illegally flew over the base “The Navy is committed to the security of our infrastructure personnel and equipment as well as that of our surrounding neighbors A shoreline sign not far from Starcevich’s house declares: “Warning — U.S military is scrambling to improve defenses against the rapidly evolving capabilities of remote-controlled drones With drones increasingly available and affordable plenty of hobbyists have flown them near airports or other places where they are not supposed to go military that drones could be used as tools for espionage or hostile actions “The technology to counter UAS’s has not kept up with their development and proliferation,” said Fred Roggero a Virginia-based firm that consults on defense against drones Roggero said small drones can easily be outfitted with infrared cameras that can offer nighttime imagery and can be very difficult to track by radar No numbers are publicly available on how often drones are spotted over military installations Roggero said there is no clearinghouse that tracks these incursions the Department of Defense has held annual classified exercises to test counter-drone technology the event — known as Black Dart — was opened to the media and took place during two weeks at Naval Base Ventura County and Sea Range During the 2015 exercise, one successful countermeasure involved a Marine sniper who — while riding in helicopter — shot down a drone The emphasis this past year was on small drones that are “a problem for everyone,” said Air Force Maj. Scott Gregg, Black Dart’s media officer, in an online account of the exercise published by the Defense Department Stay secure and make sure you have the best reading experience possible by upgrading your browser The United States Navy and western Washington have a rich shared history One that dates all the way back to the 1890s "There was an article posted from 1892 that talked about building a new shipyard in Bremerton. So, in the history of the Navy and the history of Washington, we go way back," said Capt. Richard Massie, the Commanding Officer of Naval Base Kitsap Established in 2004 by combining five separate naval bases Naval Base Kitsap is the third largest installation in the entire Navy "Naval Base Kitsap supports the fleet That's plain and simple," explained Capt He oversees a complex infrastructure that supports the base's 90 tenant commands and some 45,000 people who work throughout the base Over 65% of the Navy's strategic deterrence force is up at Bangor We've got the biggest naval shipyard in the Pacific that supports dry docking a Nimitz class (aircraft) carrier The only dry docks that can dry dock an Ohio class submarine," said Capt including aircraft carriers like the USS Nimitz dock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton the home of Submarine Group 9 is about 15 minutes up the road at Bangor Trident Base "We have all three classes of submarines in our submarine force at Naval Base Kitsap," explained Capt "We have fast attack submarines...we have guided missile subs....we also have a significant ballistic missile submarine presence." I got the opportunity to tour an Ohio-class ballistic missile sub "The (USS Alabama) has been around for a while it has won multiple awards for strategic missions a big milestone we met was the first ever exchange command at sea here on the west coast," said Lt as we chatted inside the Alabama's ward room we eat and then we go on watch after that," explained Lt we were only allowed to film our TV segment (check out the video above) in certain parts of the submarine get a taste of what life is like on board and the incredible camaraderie of the Alabama's crew "It's a lot different than what you might see in a movie or TV show," explained Chief Petty Officer Chad Waller of what daily life is like on-board the Alabama "A lot of times it's just a normal day A lot of people play (the card game) cribbage When we hear an alarm go off or something happens on the ship They have that reactionary snap to go fight whatever is going on with the ship." "You get to learn everybody on a very deep level that most people in normal friendships don't actually get It's a brotherhood down here," added Petty Officer 2nd Class Jaylin Matthews One aspect of submarine life that may surprise the general public is that enlisted crew sleep in nine-person bunk rooms "We're set up for nine-man berthing," said Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Mummy "We each have our own lockers and then we have a common locker and a shoe tree so we can put our boots in there while we're underway." "(Our beds) are about six-feet-long by three-feet-wide It's actually a little smaller than a twin mattress but once you shut your curtain and you're in there the USS Alabama is home for months at a time They do their jobs while floating silently under the water often hundreds or thousands of miles from home one can't help but have a profound respect and appreciation for the bravery of the crew and the work they do to protect and defend our country "We carry out our mission and then we build that family and that brotherhood," said Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthews "When you talk about the submarine force (a lot of people) just think about the submarine but it's the crew itself that actually makes us do what we have to do." Seattle busses warn of largest nuclear weapons base The US Navy has quietly built a new $294 million underground nuclear weapons storage complex at the Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific (SWFPAC) a high-security base in Washington that stores and maintains the Trident II ballistic missiles and their nuclear warheads for the strategic submarine fleet operating in the Pacific Ocean The SWFPAC and the eight Ohio-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) homeported at the adjacent Bangor Submarine Base are located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) from downtown Seattle The SWFPAC and submarines are thought to store more than 1,300 nuclear warheads with a combined explosive power equivalent to more than 14,000 Hiroshima bombs A similar base with six SSBNs is located at Kings Bay in Georgia on the US east coast which houses the SWFLANT (Strategic Weapons Facility Atlantic) that appears to have a dirt-covered warhead storage facility instead of the underground complex built at SWFPAC Of the 14 SSBNs in the US strategic submarine fleet 12 are considered operational with 288 ballistic missiles capable of carrying 2,300 warheads Normally 8-10 SSBNs are loaded with missiles carrying approximately 1,000 warheads To bring public attention to the close proximity of the largest operational nuclear stockpile in the United States, the local peace group Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action has bought advertisement space on 14 transit buses The busses will carry the posters for the next eight weeks FAS is honored to have assisted the group with information for its campaign The Limited Area Protection and Storage Complex Although the new underground storage complex is not a secret – its existence has been reported in public navy documents since 2003 – it has largely escaped public attention until now The new complex is officially known as the Limited Area Protection and Storage Complex (LAPSC), or navy construction Project Number P973A. The complex was originally estimated to cost $110 million but ended up costing nearly $294 million A 16,000-m2 [180,000 square feet] multi-level with approximate dimensions of 110 meters long by 82 meters wide Two tunnels (approximately 122 meters long and 6 meters tall) will provide heavy vehicle access to and from the LAPSC An aboveground portion of the facility will provide administrative and utility support spaces Special features of the facility include: power-operated physical security and blast-resistant doors seven (7) overhead bridge cranes (2 ton capacity) This project will also provide a new 1000 kW emergency generator (enclosed within a new hardened and patrol roads will be expanded to encompass the new LAPSC The underground complex is similar to the general design of the large underground nuclear weapons storage facility Kirtland AFB in New Mexico known as Kirtland Underground Munitions Storage Complex (KUMSC) – except KUMSC appears to be four times bigger than the SWFPAC complex It appears to include 10 weapons storage bays (each 30 x 8 meters; 98 x 26 feet) where nuclear W76 and W88 warheads in their containers will be stored when they’re not deployed on submarines (see image analysis below) New underground nuclear weapons storage site at Naval Base Kitsap The primary building contractor, Ammann & Whitney, describes the unique blast doors and gas-tight features intended to ensure the safe storage and handling of the nuclear weapons: The structures are reinforced concrete containment structures designed to withstand both interior and exterior explosions All exterior penetrations and blast doors are gas-tight There are a total of 24 blast doors; 12 are located in the above ground structures and 12 in the buried structure All 12 doors in the above ground structures are subject to exterior blast loads while seven are subject to additional internal gas loads six doors are subject to blast loads from both sides the remaining six are subject to blast loads from one side only but three must be gas-tight Penetrations from the buried structure are blast resistant and gas-tight and by 2009 the excavation and main outlines were clearly visible on satellite images Construction required enormous amounts of concrete Over an 18-month period between December 2008 and mid-2010 two hundred cement trucks entered the base every two weeks Nuclear weapon at SWFPAC were previously stored in above-ground earth-covered bunkers from where they were transported to two above-ground handling facilities for maintenance or for loading onto Trident II sea-launched ballistic missiles for deployment on operational SSBNs But the navy has concluded that a “single underground protected structure provides the most robust protection for fulfilling this mission against all threats.” With the completion of the underground complex the old surface facilities (2 handling buildings and 21 igloos) will be demolished (see site outline above) The US Navy plans to operate nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines at Naval Base Kitsap at least through 2080 Over the next could couple of years the navy will “convert” four of the 24 missile launch tubes on each SSBN The conversion will remove the capability to launch missiles from the four tubes which no longer count under the New START treaty The 384 excess warheads associated with the 24 missiles will likely be dismantled the US Navy will transition to a new fleet of 12 SSBNs that will replace the current 14 Ohio-class SSBNs Each of the new submarines will only carry 16 missiles a reduction of an additional four tubes from the 20 left on the New START compatible SSBNs Assuming seven of the 12 new SSBNs will be based at Bangor that will leave 112 missiles with an estimated 896 warheads at SWFPAC and Bangor submarine base or a reduction of about one-third of the warheads currently stored there the Naval Base Kitsap complex (the SWFPAC and Bangor submarine base) will remain the largest and most important nuclear weapons base in the United States for the foreseeable future This publication was made possible by a grant from the New Land Foundation and Ploughshares Fund The statements made and views expressed are solely the responsibility of the author Nuclear weapons budgeting is like agreeing to buying a house without knowing the sales price The United States Air Force has forward deployed about one-third of its B-2 stealth bombers to Diego Garcia or about half the B-2s considered fully operational at any given time the campaign to abolish nuclear weapons has experienced numerous wins that were celebrated at the Meeting of State Parties a man stole a vehicle at knife-point at a gas station in Bremerton on the corner of Sheridan Road and Wheaton Way The man asked the car owner for a ride before displaying a knife He was accompanied by a small child and took the child with him when he fled the scene in the stolen vehicle the male suspect ran into the Trident gate at Naval Base Kitsap at Bangor home of the Navy's West Coast-based nuclear submarine missile fleet Authorities say the man blew through the gate in a pickup truck and was stopped by Navy security police The suspect was acting bizarrely and told officers he had taken methamphetamine "He was paranoid that people were out to get him and believed bombs had been placed in the crashed vehicle and under his Bremerton house," a press release said "Both the house and the vehicle were cleared by law enforcement personnel." All gates at the base were closed and a shelter-in-place was issued immediately after the incident "A male driver illegally attempted to enter NBK-Bangor and was apprehended by Navy security," a base spokesperson said in a statement The driver was arrested and is now in the custody of Bremerton police The base's Trigger Avenue gate has now reopened Video shot by a witness at the scene shows that the pickup truck apparently crashed into a light pole at the main gate of the base as police responded The video then shows the driver exiting the pickup and then dropping to the ground A small child is also seen exiting the vehicle The child was transferred to Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton and only those with proper credentials are allowed inside Anyone entering the base must stop and show their credentials but in this case the driver tried to enter the base without doing so The Washington State Patrol closed SR 308 near the gate until 5:50 p.m No other information was immediately available More information will be posted as it becomes available After testing drinking water wells in areas around Bangor in 2020 and Manchester in June the Navy will return to Bangor in September After confirming the presence of chemicals on the Bangor base in 2022 the Navy has asked permission for the third time in three years to test drinking water wells in the areas surrounding a naval installation in Kitsap County Two of the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals above an advised standard were detected on Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor in 2022 The results of the on-base investigation identified the groundwater flow direction of the base's affected fire station area leading to its latest request to sample off-base wells in an area east of the submarine base PFAS may be present in these drinking water wells due to past use of firefighting foam or other PFAS-containing materials on base and residents may request sampling or attend any of a series of upcoming meetings More: Well near Bangor found to have potentially dangerous levels of contamination After evaluating long-term solutions for one of the two properties the Navy decided to connect the property to Silverdale Water District's public water system the Navy is providing bottled water to the property for drinking and cooking For another property, the Navy has determined that there is no need to take a long-term removal action after the Navy has sampled that property multiple times over the years and PFOA and/or PFOS have not been above 70 ppt since the first sample was collected, according to the Navy. From April to October 2022, the Navy collected groundwater and soil samples from 22 areas on base and detected PFOA and/or PFOS above 70 ppt in shallow groundwater in the fire station area All the sampling results were validated in March and the Navy confirmed the flow of groundwater flow — to the northeast — in May The Navy said it will continue the on-base PFAS investigations and evaluate if additional actions are needed on base Manchester sampling in 2023: None with PFAS above 70 pptIn June the Navy requested samples for wells near Naval Base Kitsap-Manchester in South Kitsap after higher PFAS levels were detected in some on-base water samples These off-base testing samples revealed levels of PFAS lower than the EPA's 2016 advisory level of 70 ppt The Navy didn't reveal how many drinking water wells around the Manchester base were tested in June but said the Navy is still offering water testing in the Manchester sample area Those who drink water from a well on a property located within the Manchester sampling area can request sampling by calling (855) PFAS-MCR or (855) 732-7627 to schedule an appointment More: Navy to test drinking water wells in Manchester after chemicals detected on base The sampling area for the current effort near Bangor is located around east of Eastern Boundary Road Property owners in the area could schedule an appointment by calling 1-844-NBK-BNGR (1-844-625-2647) and leaving a message or attending the Navy's Open House events on Sept two open houses will be hosted on Wednesday at Best Western Plus Silverdale Beach Hotel This work, Naval Base Kitsap Galley Receives Ney Award, by PO2 Jessica Tukes, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright BANGOR — Two vehicles attempted to drive through different gates at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor before a scheduled training exercise began Tuesday morning causing gate closures and a resulting traffic backup on Highway 3 All suspects have been detained and there is no risk to the public or the base's personnel a vehicle tried to drive through Trident Gate and two civilians were taken into custody on suspicion of intoxication another vehicle attempted to run through Trigger Gate and the individual was taken into custody The vehicles trying to access the Bangor base were stopped by the gate's final denial barrier in both incidents the Navy temporarily closed the gates Tuesday morning with subsequent lines causing traffic backups out onto Highway 3 the Navy was directing vehicles to use Trigger Gate while maintenance at the Trident Gate was performed according to Naval Base Kitsap's statement on its social media page "These were two separate incidents and not related to the scheduled training," said Naval Base Kitsap spokesperson Joe Kubistek in an email to Kitsap Sun Navy Security Forces were also scheduled to conduct a training exercise at the Bangor base from 9 a.m The scheduled training exercise at Bangor is part of the Navy's annual anti-terrorism force protection known as Exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2023 Naval Station Everett and Naval Magazine Indian Island according to Navy Region Northwest spokesperson Liane Nakahara Local residents may see or hear security and other first responder activities associated with the exercise including "potentially seeing training smoke hearing small explosive sounds or emergency notification loudspeaker announcements and observing increased response vehicle or vessel activity on or near an installation," Navy Region Northwest said in a statement announcing the 12-day force protection exercise Reporter Peiyu Lin covers the military for the Kitsap Sun. She can be reached at pei-yu.lin@kitsapsun.com or on Twitter @peiyulintw This work, Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor opens new galley for SWFPAC Sailors, Marines, by PO2 Jessica Tukes, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright about 2,000 workers in a facility surrounded by woods at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor focused on keeping America's nuclear weapon-armed submarines at sea.  is now embarking on a new mission: taking on the maintenance of a brand-new technologically advanced class of 12 boats comprising the new generation of ballistic-missile sub.  "It's as if you're working on a conventional mid-1980s model car and suddenly you need to work on Teslas at the same time," said Capt Mike Eberlein, commanding officer of the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine repair and modernization command at Bangor "We're going to have to have world-class teams working side by side on the different programs." It's a heavy lift. Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor will overhaul facilities to get ready for what's known as the Columbia-class submarine. A new Trident missile, slated for the 2040s, is also being developed, and the Navy is estimating the base on Hood Canal will need hundreds of millions of dollars to modernize according to the United States Naval Institute That would require the refit facility to keep Ohio class experts on staff for longer to keep those vessels going The jump to Columbia as being an electric car is more than an analogy that Capt The Ohio class submarines' nuclear reactor propulsion systems use a steam turbine to drive the main shaft the steam turbine will generate electricity The new generation will use much higher voltage systems as well The pressure: on Columbia class, the facility must be ready on day one. The first in the class is slated to take its first patrol in 2031 "We have to be masters of the craft the day it arrives," he said.  with a workforce more than seven times its size gets more attention as the Navy's industrial powerhouse in the Pacific Northwest the Trident Refit Facility's executive director workforce that is seeking new blood all of the time.  "We're the best-kept secret on the Kitsap Peninsula," Ingles said.  The longtime director said he's proud of the ingenuity of the facility with many ideas implemented to increase the speed or efficiency in keeping the Ohio class vessels at sea including using what's known as a plasma blast to clean the surfaces of submarines.  That includes everything down to the submarine's periscopes.  they'll be attached to a cable and run electronically the periscopes will go from being a series of lenses to cameras a retired Coast Guard quartermaster who is the general foreman for the periscope and radar shops at the facility Gendreau leads a crew of 15 people — a range in age from 19 to 62 — in rotating out and refitting periscopes used on the subs On the second floor of the refit facility's main building the 50-foot-long periscopes must be rigged and fitted.  serve the Navy beyond just the Ohio class The periscope shop takes on giant binoculars from the Navy's aircraft carriers And the shop must combine many trades to complete the work.  "We're jacks and jills of all trades," Gendreau said This work, Trident Training Facility Bangor Welcomes New Commanding Officer, by CPO Amanda Gray, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright BREMERTON — The arrival of a new generation of ballistic-missile submarines along with a once-in-a-generation modernization of the nuclear missiles they carry will require the Navy to invest in new facilities and upgrade existing infrastructure at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor in the coming decade.  The Trident missiles it carries are also due for modernization "We've really done nothing but nibble at the edges," Wolfe said of those missiles in an interview with the Kitsap Sun. "We haven't been able to develop new systems."  Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor will need overhauls to its Trident Training Facility for educating sailors and the Trident Refit Facility And with the production of the updated Trident missile slated for the 2040s that construction will need to begin in 2027 to be ready for it a local investment Wolfe estimated would be in the hundreds of millions of dollars Threats posed in a new era of the "great power competition" by China and Russia make the northwest "an incredibly important region" for the Navy It's for that reason that the majority of the nation's nuclear weapon-armed ballistic-missile submarines — eight out of 14 in the Ohio class — are based here How many of the 12 incoming Columbia class submarines will be based here has yet to be determined.  The Navy's plan is to send to retirement each Ohio class submarine as one of the new Columbia class subs becomes ready to deploy. But given a tight schedule, the Navy is considering the possibility of extending the lives of up to five Ohio class submarines "But the real focus is keeping Columbia on time," Wolfe said The first Columbia class submarine — the USS Columbia — will be based at Kings Bay, Georgia. Its proximity to where it was built is important and affects both Columbia and the second, the USS Wisconsin Wolfe said. It will be ready to deploy in 2031 following rigorous testing and training including a "Demonstration and Shakedown Operation" or DASO when the sub will fire a test missile at sea.  most capable submarine the nation's ever built," said Rear Adm Pappano at a talk hosted this month by the Advanced Nuclear Weapons Alliance Deterrence Center Concurrently, Wolfe's office is working to develop the next life extension of the strategic weapons the Columbia class will carry An updated Trident D5 missile is needed to maintain the Navy's ballistic-missile program through much of the 21st century More: Bangor subs to get new kind of nuclear weapon The nation's "nuclear triad" — which includes submarines land-launched missiles and bombers — is in the midst of a three-decades-long modernization effort estimated to cost $1.2 trillion.  The submarine-launched ballistic missile is viewed as advantageous given its mobility and secrecy under the ocean. Bangor is home to the largest deployed stockpile of nuclear weapons according to the Federation of American Scientists.  Each of the 20 missiles the subs possess can fly 6,500 nautical miles and has explosive energy of up to 455 kilotons by contrast, had the power of about 15 kilotons.  The missile launches from the sub underwater before its solid rocket boosters propel it above the surface it flies to a height five times higher than the International Space Station is propelled back to earth by "Mother Nature and physics at that point," Wolfe said.  the Columbia class has been developed with similar standards to its predecessor Ohio class for the purposes of maintenance and repair work While Columbia will be heavier — about 21,000 tons to Ohio's 18,000 — the boat is shaped similarly to make sure we fit it within the footprint of the Ohio class," Pappano said.  BREMERTON — The Navy has scrapped a plan to lease local base space to a developer to build a power plant that could feed Kitsap's electricity grid when outages occur.  "The project was determined to not be financially feasible," said James "Ken" Johnson The Navy had offered up to 95 acres at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor of mostly forested lands and up to 10 acres of what are mostly surface parking lots at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton for lease Johnson said the Navy had entertained multiple proposals that led to a potential leasee but that leasee decided to drop out of contention earlier this year.  Running power plants and facilities is nothing new for the Navy in Kitsap a place where 13 nuclear-powered submarines are homeported along with two aircraft carriers powered by twin nuclear reactors Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton is also home to a steam plant that generates heat for buildings at the base and the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard using natural gas.  More: Five facts about Naval Base Kitsap's steam plant smokestack and several proposals for battery-fed energy storage in both the West Hills of Bremerton and in Suquamish.    More: Grid grief: Facing ‘voltage collapse conditions,’ PSE plans millions in investments on peninsula The Navy would not comment on any of those specific proposals But Johnson said Navy officials are "focused on meeting the Navy’s goals for energy efficiency "Energy is a critical piece of shore infrastructure that enables the fleet to accomplish its mission," he said.  The Navy is also "considering options" to give Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor some backup resilience through what's called a Utility Energy Service Project, or UESC. Johnson pointed out such an arrangement at Marine Corps Base Quantico which is retrofitting buildings to conserve power and outfitting some with generators More: Energy company planning biodiesel plant at Ueland Tree Farm able to power 200,000 homes But there's also the prospect of higher electrical needs for the Navy's newest ships at local bases It's only a matter of time before the Ford class of aircraft carrier replaces the Nimitz class and the Columbia class submarine replaces the existing Ohio class ballistic-missile sub But while those ships may need a higher electrical output for more modern systems it's ensuring round-the-clock reliability of the electricity that's the bigger issue, according to Bradley Martin a retired Navy captain and director of the Institute for Supply Chain Security at the RAND Corporation.  "Newer ship classes generally do rely more on electrical auxiliaries and the electrical demands of each may be higher," Martin said the issue across homeports is less the potential of greater demand than concern about the resilience of the electrical grid." Read more from the Kitsap Sun's "Powering the Peninsula" series:Part 1: Kitsap County’s power grid is becoming more unreliable and stressed. How does it work, and how will PSE fix it? Part 2: Will Kitsap County get its own power-generating station? A look at one proposal Part 3: Modernizing the power grid will come at a cost. Ratepayers will endure double-digit increases in 2023 Part 4: Why the Navy scrapped a plan to build power plants on its Kitsap bases  Part 5: Batteries included: Power storage planned to boost electricity grids in Kitsap, elsewhere BANGOR — The dockside home of the Navy's No. 1 mission has been beset by seagull No The Hood Canal pier that hosts a majority of the country's ballistic-missile submarines — whose paramount duty is to retaliate against a nuclear attack on the United States — had been recently bombarded with gull poop "Hotter and drier summers made it horrible to work on the pier," said Ed Ingles executive director of the Trident Refit Facility 'How are we going to solve this problem?'" That's when the Navy turned to five Harris's hawks named Daisy Their job: make the pier as inhospitable to gulls as the gulls have made it these past few years for the humans.  "It is their presence alone that makes the gulls uncomfortable and keeps them away," said Gretchen Albrecht a zookeeper-turned-falconer hired by the Navy to help solve the problem and their defense is to poop on whoever's bothering them. But when they see us show up, they take off."  Bangor facility preps for new sub: 'We have to be masters of the craft the day it arrives' Bangor's pier hosts eight of the country's 14 Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarines Along with bombers and land-based missiles the submarines promote "strategic deterrence," with the ability to strike back against an enemy with a nuclear attack Submarines possess the additional advantage of launching missiles from a hidden location underwater.  the strategic deterrence mission at Bangor's Delta pier needed a little seagull deterrence.  "The gulls started getting more upset and would take it out on these poor workers down here," said Albrecht who works for Kennewick-based Inka Falcon.  The birds' feathers would clog up vents, their stench spreading to all corners of the pier named for its shape like the Greek letter.  "And the problem that was getting worse every year."  The director of the Trident Refit Facility whose 2,000 or so employees ensure the Ohio-class submarines are always ready to go to sea said bringing birds of prey to the pier "sounded like a crazy idea." But they were ready to think outside the box: The Navy's engineering command helped bring falconer candidates to Bangor.  It's not the first time the Navy has called in wildlife for help. This is the same base where, in 2010, the Navy introduced Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions to help detect potential underwater terrorist acts.  who once worked at Woodland Park Zoo's raptor center was hired to help alongside fellow falconer Patrick Portrey They introduced five female Harris's hawks to go with the federal Department of Agriculture's addling efforts a process that prevents gull eggs from hatching.  The Harris's hawks aren't meant to actually harm the gulls; their bellies are already full Their job is to intimidate them so they hatch their families elsewhere More: New subs and modernized missiles mean new facilities at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor The hawks' own resume in the abatement business span about a decade They made good teammates as naturally social birds They needed little time to adjust to the hustle and bustle of the pier.  I'll go land on a forklift and a crane,'' she said.  Navy leaders at the Trident Refit Facility say The gull population has been nearly cut in half in the last two years "We've really had good success," Albrecht said.  The gulls are clever. Some of the smartest — and most stubborn — just wait for the day-shift working hawks to depart the dock But with much of the workforce there during the day the impact the hawks have made has been substantial Albrecht said it's also been fun to watch as the hawks become a point of pride on the pier Workers are often eager to chat and watch the hawks in action.  "They bring a smile to their faces," Albrecht said A suspect in a vehicle tried to enter the Naval Base Kitsap at Bangor home to the Navy’s Trident submarine fleet and strategic nuclear- weapons facility The suspect was detained and suspicious items were found Kitsap County — Navy officials say a male driver who claimed to have explosives when he entered the gate of a nuclear submarine base in Bangor is in custody Officials at Naval Base Kitsap said Thursday afternoon that the situation was under control and the investigation has yet to turn up any explosives Naval Base Kitsap at Bangor in Kitsap County is home to the Navy’s Trident submarine fleet and strategic nuclear weapons facility Officials said the driver of a black SUV went to the Trident gate on the base’s east side around 9 a.m He claimed to have an explosive device on his body and his SUV He was apprehended and is in the custody of the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Navy officials had closed all gates at the base and at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Keyport the Trident gate remained closed but the Trigger gate reopened to traffic Other installations also returned to normal operations - Normal operations have resumed at Navy Base Kitsap after a security scare which shut down the base Thursday when a suspect drove onto the base and claimed to have an explosive device said the investigation had yet to turn up any explosives at the nuclear submarine base at Bangor "We have not found any explosive device at this point but we have not completed our investigation," he told reporters A safety perimeter set up around the base at at the Trident gate was cleared just after 6:05 p.m when a black SUV entered the Bangor submarine base at the Trident vehicle inspection gate The driver told guards that he had an improvised explosive device on his body and in his vehicle Security measures were implemented and all gates were closed at the base which is home to the Navy's Trident submarine fleet and strategic nuclear weapons facility A security perimeter was quickly established within a 3,200-foot radius of the suspect's vehicle and residents of homes near the base were advised to shelter in place or evacuate the area Those security measures but have since been lifted Robert Brazas of the Washington State Patrol said suspicious items were found in the vehicle Aerial footage from KOMO's Air 4 showed a remotely operated bomb robot inspecting the suspect's vehicle Schrader said the suspect is currently being questioned Explosive Ordnance Unit and Kitsap County Sheriff's Office are all involved in the investigation and in providing security Bangor opened the Trigger Gate for all traffic The base said other installations have resumed normal operations The Navy's nearby Undersea Warfare Center also was closed initially but gates there reopened at around 11:40 a.m The on-ramps from Highway 3 to the Bangor base were closed down but have since reopened and the all gates have reopened to inbound and outbound traffic BANGOR — When the USS Nevada ballistic-missile submarine made a rare port visit in Guam earlier this month, more than 5,500 miles from its home on Hood Canal it made international headlines and prompted some speculation about the Navy's motivation Was it a show of force against a rising Chinese navy? A message of deterrence to recent North Korean missile tests?  "It wasn't any type of attempt to flex our muscles," according to Capt the director of maritime operations for the fleet of ballistic-missile submarines based at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor Such a visit served to reassure allies replenish the submarine's supplies and offer a port call for the sailors It reflected the country's commitment to the region, and "complements the many exercises and military cooperation activities conducted by Strategic Forces to ensure they are available and ready to operate around the globe at any time," the Navy said in a statement.  More: Dry dock by dry dock: Here's how Puget Sound Naval Shipyard will ready fleet in 2022 there was one change that made the visit more remarkable for the Pacific Northwest: it was executed by the leadership of the submarine group based at Bangor.  Submarine Group 9 is the West Coast hub for the country's ballistic-missile submarines, each with the potential of carrying up 20 trident nuclear missiles and whose deployment is a closely guarded secret Since the USS Ohio arrived here in 1982 Kitsap County has been the administrative home for the West Coast ballistic-missile subs and readiness of the (submarines) and its crew while moored in Bangor," according to Laing.  More: A Kitsap-based sub just tested one of the most powerful weapons on the planet — twice Submarine Group 9 is now tasked with tactical operations as well it means that the sub group is still in "tactical" control of the subs when the lines are cast on the pier and the boat heads to sea.  "We now drive all movements," Laing said The job used to fall under the commander of the submarine force Having both the administrative and tactical control of the subs creates a continuity in that its leadership can more closely interface with crews It's akin to the way it's better to meet in person than virtually and it also streamlines the leadership structure "It allows us to see our sailors eye to eye," Laing said The same shift in tactical control occurred last year at the submarine base at Kings Bay where the country's six Atlantic-based boomers are home-ported.  There are 14 ballistic missile submarines in the Navy's fleet Their mission is simple: be ready to launch a nuclear strike at an enemy As the "survivable" leg of the nuclear triad — that includes nukes launched from land and dropped from bombers — the submarines have an additional advantage in that they are moveable and hidden under the seas Other countries have pursued similar technology. China's navy, for instance, has developed its Type 094 submarine, but it is believed to be inferior to America's subs and "two orders of magnitude louder than current U.S. and Russian boomers," according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies.  Submarine Group 9 still answers to its chain of command, the U.S. Pacific Fleet and the United States Strategic Command through what's known as Task Force 114 Submarine Group 9 was following orders from strategic command noted the extraordinary mission of each of the ballistic-missile submarine: to carry and maintain its weapons within the pressure depths of the world's seas They must ensure "100 percent reliability" at all times Laing used to tell his sailors on Maine: "The only thing she can do on her own is rust," he'd say "She does nothing without the people who serve on board," he said.  Josh Farley is a reporter covering the military and Bremerton for the Kitsap Sun josh.farley@kitsapsun.com or on Twitter at @joshfarley BANGOR — A Navy SEAL assigned to the Navy's special warfare division at Naval Base Kitsap has tested positive for novel coronavirus.  The petty officer second class is in isolation at Bangor The sailor is "restricted in movement in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines," Stroup said gender and hometown were not released.  Fellow members of the sailor's special warfare division who maintained close contact have also been "quarantined on base out of an abundance of caution," Stroup said All are under the care of medical professionals The case comes as the novel coronavirus surged among the military ranks to 124 on Friday There were also 26 family members and 31 civilian employees and dependents with the virus Three service members and one contractor have recovered Special Operations Command and the Navy are committed to taking every measure possible to protect the health of our force," Stroup said. "We remain in close coordination with local agencies and public health authorities to ensure the well-being of our personnel and the local community." Coronavirus update: List of closures, cancellations in Kitsap County for precautions Reach Reporter Josh Farley with news tips at josh.farley@kitsapsun.com.  — Two wells near Naval Base Kitsap’s southern edge have been found to have potentially harmful levels of contamination caused by a firefighting foam used for years on the base The Kitsap Sun reports the Navy this fall will expand testing to examine a wider area for its presence this fall The results come from an initial round of water testing for chemicals commonly known by their acronym The Navy says of the 292 wells sampled by the Navy in February Two wells were found to have an amount that triggers a lifetime health advisory by the Environmental Protection Agency The base is home to the Navy's West Coast Trident submarine fleet and other naval units The Navy has begun the search for a contractor to extend a concrete pier nearly a tenth of a mile at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor where it can bring together a trio of the force's most elite submarines.  The expected price tag: in the neighborhood of $100 million to $250 million.  Funding for the pier extension off Wahoo Road on the Bangor base, has already been approved by Congress The proposal request went out this month and officials anticipate awarding a contract in December a spokeswoman for Naval Facilities Engineering Command Northwest.  Bangor is already home to a mighty fleet of submarines: eight Ohio-class ballistic missile subs and two Ohio-class guided-missile subs part of the Navy's advanced Submarine Squadron Five But Carter's two fellow Seawolf-class vessels The pier extension would make it possible for all three to berth together.  The subs, developed in the Cold War, were designed as the Navy's fastest, quietest, deepest-diving, and "most capable." The three arrived at Puget Sound from New London Bringing the two subs from Bremerton to Bangor also places them closer to their operational command Coming and going from Bremerton also presents the challenges that come with tidal conditions through narrow Rich Passage There'd be more space and support for not only the Seawolf-class but for Los Angeles and Virginia class submarines though none are currently homeported at Bangor.  Navy officials want to build a 520-foot pier extension made of reinforced concrete that includes pier-side communication systems and utilities to go with two 580-square-foot mooring camels The pier would be 68 feet wide and jut at an angle from the existing pier.   The pier extension project will also include a fixed crane capable of lifting at least 25 tons to go with other infrastructure to support the submarine operations.  The Navy has been working with the U.S Army Corps of Engineers and the state's Department of Ecology to get environmental approval for the project Calls to the Army Corps of Engineers for comment weren't returned by press time.  RELATED: Local Navy pursues thorough housing review following scathing national report BANGOR — It's been 75 years since the United States dropped the first and second atomic bombs on Japan a small Poulsbo-based activist group has done its best to remind the region they could be used again.  A group of anti-nuclear activists called the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action continues frequent protests at or near Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor home to an arsenal of nuclear weapons and a fleet of submarines that deploy them said the 75th anniversary this year will be different in that the group doesn't want to spread COVID-19 But they're still planning to protest outside its gates on Monday Ground Zero has funded newspaper ads and several Seattle billboards this year that aim to remind locals that Bangor is home to the "largest concentration of deployed nuclear weapons in the U.S." "I think people are reassessing their world right now so this is a good time to get our message out," Milner said Of protectors and protesters The legacy of the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki includes the continued deployment of such powerful weapons — at least Multiple nations have opted to follow the United States' path of implementing what's called "strategic deterrence" — that if a country is armed with such a weapon another would never attempt to attack it.  were killed instantly by the two bombs in Japan; over time as many as 226,000 perished from radiation and other injuries for its part, posesses land-based missiles bombs and what the military believes is "the most survivable of the triad," submarine-launched nuclear missiles known as Tridents There are currently 14 Navy submarines that can launch them and even a single of their missiles are many times more powerful than what was dropped on Hiroshima There are eight Trident submarines based at Bangor.  the biggest deployed nuclear weapon stockpile is right here on the Kitsap Peninsula in Bangor's bunkers and aboard the eight "boomer" subs Submariners who spend careers heading to sea to ensure the country can counterstrike often view it as the role of a guardian no one has made a greater sacrifice for the cause of peace than… America's proud missile submarine family," Colin Powell retired four-star general and former secretary of state said in a speech marking the 3,000th deterrent patrol by a ballistic missile submarine.   But there has been resistance to that mission. The day the USS Ohio a "peace blockade" of boats attempted to stop it.  "Some were eagerly anticipating the boat, elatedly waving American flags, dancing to the Navy band, and cheering on the sailors," writes Matt Dundas in his essay about the blockade. "Others waited anxiously to create a blockade of “ridiculous little boats” in an effort to stop the 560-foot-long four-story-high Ohio from docking." the boat got through but protests among a small but dedicated group of peace activists have continued to this day Ground Zero in Poulsbo continues to perform disobedience in the tradition of Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr But there's no denying that Kitsap County would be a very different place without Trident. When the submarine base was officially activated on Feb. 1, 1977, some $105 million in federal impact aid built schools, housing, sewers and other infrastructure including a four-lane Highway 3 through the middle of the county.  The same week the Enola Gay dropped its five-ton bomb on Hiroshima, the Navy commissioned a standard-gauge railroad line from Shelton to its new ammunition depot at Bangor, a new deepwater port to support the war effort that had opened a year earlier in 1944 The depot got a new mission in 1962: nuclear missile assembly and storage. The Navy had two years earlier debuted the Polaris, the country's first Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) and Bangor was to become its home in the Pacific, according to historian Glenn Drosendahl On the day of the commissioning of a $44 million assembly plant in 1964 demonstrators protested outside the Bangor gates — a sign of things to come.  Bangor was chosen for the next generation of nuclear weapon-armed submarines: the Tridents But the move also constituted a dramatic expansion at Bangor — not only would the missiles be stored there but the base would become the home and maintenance shop for the new Ohio-class submarines that would carry the Trident missiles.  More: What happened when the USS Louisiana ballistic missile sub collided with an escort ship a group of peace activists united in their opposition to Trident formed the Pacific Life Community One of the group's first acts of civil disobedience was to plant a garden and sow wheat after going on base property It earned the protesters a first-time letter "barring their re-entry." In 1976 its members began cutting into base fences before an eventual prosecution — and the chance to debate the nukes in a public forum Three people got 30 days in jail as a result.  The movement swelled in 1977 and 1978 with more summer disobedience including swim-ins and festivals that attracted thousands Hundreds more were arrested and charged for walking on the base.  the PLC just bought property adjacent to Bangor which the activists still use today as the home for the nonprofit it formed garnered support from some area religious leaders and culminated with the attempted Ohio blockade in 1982 which Dundas called the "apex of the tactical repertoire PLC and Ground Zero had perfected over seven years."  but no protestor was ultimately prosecuted.  which propelled Kitsap from 147,000 to 190,000 residents owes to the buildout of the Bangor base. That growth in Kitsap's history is only surpassed by Bremerton's expansion from 15,000 to 80,000 residents during World War II when people came from around the country to work at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard With that growth came continued opposition to the nukes.  Armored trains chugged the weapons to Bangor via the same World War-II constructed railroad Protesters began to hold vigils and sat on the tracks halting the train until police removed and arrested them.  In 1985, 19 of those protesters were prosecuted. But the jury, to the Navy's surprise, acquitted them after finding the protestors were following international law that superseded local trespassing codes.  the warheads were no longer brought by rail are transported in special Department of Energy tractor-trailers Even with the demise of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War the Navy's "strategic deterrence" mission has continued as Russia's arsenal remains a threat and new nations has been developed over the past two years for the Trident submarines and has been deployed at both Bangor and Kings Bay the Navy's East Coast home of the other six Trident-armed subs.  Meanwhile, the budget for modernizing and developing nuclear weapons continues to grow. The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration's 2021 request for weapons activities is $15.6 billion — more than a 25% increase.  Strategic arms treaties with Russia have reduced the number of nuclear missiles on board the Trident submarines, most recently with New START, signed in 2010 which caps the number of missile tubes at 20 of the 24 available.  But the treaty is due to expire soon and there's no guarantee it will be extended.  The Navy has declared its top priority as replacing the Ohio-class with a new Columbia-class so that the nuclear strategic deterrence mission can continue into the 2030s and beyond. The Navy believes the first vessel will cost $14.4 billion, though later incarnations of what totals a 12-boat fleet should be less.  Ground Zero's civil disobedience also continues Its annual commemoration of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki will be held on Sunday and Monday at its Clear Creek Road headquarters and will include a vigil and nonviolent action at the entrance to Bangor Josh Farley is a reporter covering the military for the Kitsap Sun Consider supporting local journalism in Kitsap County: Sign up for a digital subscription today.  Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor went on lockdown for several hours Thursday and deployed a bomb-disposal robot after a man trying to drive onto the nuclear submarine base claimed to have improvised explosive devices with him Guards arrested the man and pulled him out of his black sport-utility vehicle about 9 a.m The man claimed to be wearing an explosive device and to have another one in his vehicle They told reporters the situation at the base was “under control” Thursday afternoon Alan Schrader declined to comment on the suspect except to say that he was being interrogated with the FBI and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service involved He said the base’s security measures worked Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office also declined to identify the suspect KOMO-TV reported that a Kitsap County Sheriff vehicle drove the suspect away from the naval base late Thursday afternoon Washington State Patrol spokesperson Robert Brazas said troopers cordoned off a mile-wide area around the base’s Trident gate State Routes 304 and 308 were closed for hours and if you have a device go off in a vehicle then you have other issues that go with it – there's shrapnel and things,” Brazas said “You always go a little big when there’s a vehicle involved." A Navy bomb squad sent a four-wheeled robot to inspect the vehicle “They have identified something that's unusual in the vehicle and because this guy has claimed something they need to basically have a bomb squad response to verify it is or is not an explosive device," Brazas said Residents and some neighbors of the sprawling naval station were advised to shelter in place and stay away from their windows Entrance gates reopened gradually in the afternoon Schrader declined to provide more information to reporters Thursday afternoon “This issue remains under investigation,” he said 2/23/2018: An earlier version of this story misidentified the naval base where the bomb threat took place John Ryan joined KUOW as its first full-time investigative reporter in 2009 and became its environment reporter in 2018 and the ecosystems of the Puget Sound region nonprofit news organization that produces award-winning journalism More than $76 million will be spent on some repairs and upgrades for three of the four dry docks in Naval Base Kitsap that are currently suspended after potential issues were found in a Navy's seismic assessment last month was awarded a $76.35 million modification to a previously awarded task order the Department of Defense announced on Thursday The millions of funding would be used for "the rapid implementation of recommended courses of action based on concurrent existing conditions assessments" at three dry docks at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Bangor The total maximum value of the Washington-based company's task order was $80 million after the modification The work for the three dry docks is expected to be completed by May The Navy's operation and maintenance funds would be used to support the project Mitigation work starts at two dry docksFour dry docks in Kitsap — Dry Dock 4,5 and 6 at PSNS and a dry dock at Trident Refit Facility Bangor — are currently suspended from hosting submarines following an annual seismic assessment that discovered potential concerns in late January the Navy has started some mitigation efforts at two of the four dry docks and will begin working on the other two soon after the first two dry docks the Navy said in a press release on Wednesday The total amount of money that could be spent on repairing and upgrading the four dry docks remains unknown the Navy has not yet fully quantified the total cost of the structural upgrades," Puget Sound Naval Shipyard spokesperson Anna Taylor said in an email to Kitsap Sun's request on Friday More:Navy suspending use of 4 Kitsap submarine dry docks in light of seismic concerns and many Kitsap candidates have already submitted their names for the numerous local seats… One of Washington’s largest skill-building centers saw a massive funding increase this legislative session Melissa Super-Greene has been selected as the next principal of South Kitsap High School by relocating all mobilization processing functions to Ft Lewis designating it as Joint Pre-Deployment/Mobilization Site Lewis/McChord This recommendation was part of a larger recommendation to consolidate mobilization funcitons at several other sites This recommendation would realign eight lower threshold mobilization sites to four existing large capacity sites and transforms them into Joint Pre-Deployment/ Mobilization Platforms This action would be expected to have the long-term effect of creating pre- deployment/mobilization centers of excellence and improve service to mobilized service members These joint platforms would not effect any of the services units that a have specific unit personnel/equipment requirements necessitating their mobilization from a specified installation lower thresholds mobilization sites had significantly less capacity and many less mobilizations A 40-year-old man driving a truck he carjacked in Bremerton earlier in the day — accompanied by a child — crashed into a light pole while attempting to drive onto Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor Friday afternoon "He was claiming there were bombs under his house and bombs under his car and that set off a high alert," according to Bremerton Police Capt who said investigators are still working to piece together what happened “We have a lot of stuff to figure out here,” Wolfe said adding that it appeared the man was in mental distress Authorities responded Friday at 1:22 p.m. after the pickup truck crashed into a pole near the Trident gate Video of the incident shows the man climbing out of the truck with a girl in his arms before he collapsed They were both taken into custody by authorities The incident is remarkably similar to one in February 2018 when a Port Townsend man in mental distress drove to the same gate and reportedly said to guards that voices in his head told him he had a bomb in his vehicle.  Wolfe said the girl is about 4 or 5 years old and apparently is the man's daughter Both were taken to Harrison Medical Center for evaluation A family member of the girl was contacted and agreed to meet her at the hospital when Bremerton Police were notified of a carjacking by a man with a child at a gas station near the intersection of Sheridan Road and Wheaton Way and it was described by Wolfe as a folding knife with a blade about 4 inches long told the Kitsap Sun she was getting gas when she was approached by the man and a little girl he forced his way into her truck and Solis agreed to take them home As she tried to steer the truck on the road ahead she hit the brakes at the nearby intersection and got out "I'm scared for that little girl," Solis said.  Wolfe said investigators had surveillance video of the truck and the man and were looking for him when they were notified of the incident at the Navy base was returning to the base Friday afternoon She said her car had cleared the checkpoint when a gate went up suddenly in front of her a truck was attempting to climb through the area on a hillside.  "We looked over and a truck rocketed past," Nix said. "We heard a boom and then a crash." which was smoking from hitting the traffic signal Two Navy police officers approached the man but then retreated He resisted officers when they arrested him Wolfe said the man told police he was a meth user but that he had not used in some time The man could face state and federal charges Wolfe said — robbery and child endangerment among them "There is a grocery list of stuff he could potentially be charged with," Wolfe said BANGOR — How to measure the success of a recent oyster harvest by the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe within the security fence of Naval Base Kitsap on the shore of Hood Canal The Navy boasted in a news release that the April 1-2 harvest produced 6,300 oysters and is a part of its work "with the tribes to ensure the Navy’s operations are conducted with minimal impact to Washington’s natural resources and environment." But the S'Klallam Tribe did not see it that way the tribe said the Navy's release contained inaccuracies and the tribe raised concern over the health of the beach where the harvest took place saying it's at risk because of the upcoming construction of a new pier and trestle.  "These facilities threaten the tribe's ability to practice its treaty right" of harvesting oysters and clams at Devil's Hole The Navy's April 9 news release pointed out the beach just south of the Delta Pier, is "managed exclusively" by the Skokomish But its headline said the Navy had "hosted" the tribe at the beach which the tribe said was a mischaracterization.  "The Navy did not 'host' the tribal harvest," the tribe said, "They granted access to the beach so tribal members could exercise their guaranteed treaty rights." Naval Base Kitsap spokesman Chris Stanis said the Navy "meant no disrespect for their treaty rights."  "We understand the importance of aquaculture for the tribes here and we respect their rights to areas like Devil's Hole," he said. "Our Navy team is in communication with them to ensure we hear and find solutions to their concerns."  The tribe said in a statement to the Kitsap Sun that it "values and appreciates its relationship with the Navy" and that it will continue to work to "mitigate impacts" that could damage Devil's Hole and the environment of Puget Sound.  But the episode exposed the divide and how the sides will approach the upcoming $89 million Navy pier and trestle construction project which aims to build a new home for the vessels that guard the ballistic missile submarines as they traverse local waters to the Pacific Ocean.  An agreement governing the harvest and management at Devil's Hole at Bangor was signed in 1996 by the tribe and Navy The Navy recognized the tribe's treaty rights to fish and harvest shellfish at the base But given high security around the submarines the tribe agreed to submit dates and provide names of participants in harvests to grant clearance.  "Whenever an access request for a specific date has been denied on the basis of national security the tribe has been able to work with naval personnel on an alternative date," the tribe said. "This has been the process for going on 25 years."  reduced populations of both clams and oysters have led to few harvests The April event was the first harvest of oysters since 2013 Both the Port Gamble S'Klallam and Skokomish tribes have been paying for seeding and enhancement efforts to help the oyster and clam populations there are no definitive answers as to why oyster and clam populations appear to be struggling there tribe saysThe $89 million "Transit Protection Pier" and trestle project aims to construct a new pier boat maintenance facility and fueling station for vessels providing security for the country's ballistic missile submarines Eight of the country's 14 nuclear weapon-tipped Ohio class subs are home at Bangor — specifically just north of the Devil's Hole oyster and clam beds.  The project made headlines during the Trump Administration as the president attempted to divert millions from military construction projects around the world, including the new pier, to bolster funding for a wall at the U.S. southern border. But a judge struck down the administration's attempt clearing the way for the project to continue.  The nearest portion of the shellfish beds is about 200 feet north from the site of the proposed pier, according to the Navy's environmental impact assessment of the project The beds would remain open for harvests throughout the project and "construction and operation of the proposed pier would not affect the clams or oysters or interfere with sediment transport/supply processes that could affect shellfish habitat," the assessment states.  "We are concerned about the effects of turbidity accidental spills and releases," the tribe said "The proposed (pier) would involve the pumping of fuel sanitary and oily waste over a period of decades near the tribe's shellfish harvest beach increasing the risk of water quality degradation in shoreline areas with spills and releases during these activities." The environmental assessment does acknowledge shoreline development in Hood Canal regional alterations of beach habitat and changes in sediment deposition and erosion patterns." But it adds the Navy "has also initiated actions to preserve subtidal habitat in other portions of Hood Canal that could offset cumulative impacts from this shoreline development." said a water-quality monitoring plan that's approved by the state's Department of Ecology will help to minimize disturbing seafloor sediment during construction The tribe has concerns about pile driving during the project will be deployed to try to prevent turbidity bilge and gray water systems will remove waste from vessels there and no refueling operations will take place at the pier itself Floating booms will also "be deployed around the vessels to capture material that may accidentally spill into the water," he said.  Negotiations about those concerns are ongoing between the Navy and tribe The project is currently under review by the Army Corps of Engineers The tribe is concerned that the Navy didn't evaluate directly impacts to Devil's Hole both to the habitat or human health relating to consuming shelfish there once the pier is built.    "It would only take one spill ... to damage the tribal shellfish beach for harvesting potentially permanently," the tribe said ​​​​​​Josh Farley is a reporter covering the military and health care for the Kitsap Sun. He can be reached at 360-792-9227, josh.farley@kitsapsun.com or on Twitter at @joshfarley — A man accused of crashing a stolen truck after trying to drive through the gate at Naval Base Kitsap Bangor now faces a number of charges Police say the man was high on meth and had his 5-year -old daughter with him The young girl involved in the crash is supposedly with her mother or grandmother the 40-year-old man accused of the carjacking and crash “The fact is that little girl’s life is in danger,” said Isana Solis Dramatic video shows what happens seconds after a frightening crash at the Naval Base Kitsap Bangor --involving a stolen truck accused of a carjacking and being high on meth pulls his 5-year-old daughter out of the smoking vehicle “My only hope is that girl was OK,” said Solis Police say the girl didn’t have any serious physical injuries “I guess I want to now why he would do that especially if you’re a father why would you put that child in danger,” said Solis Solis had her truck taken from her at knife-point while she was at a gas station in Bremerton Friday afternoon I went ‘Oh my gosh.’ I went to drive and he had a knife with him,” said Solis the man who stole her truck crashed the truck into a light pole while trying to drive onto the naval base “A truck hurled past us on the right side of the into the gate,” said witness Heather Nix who captured the dramatic video on her cellphone Police say the man claimed there were bombs under his house and under his car the man showed signs of mental distress including delusions and paranoia Police say the man was coming to the base to warn people wasn’t in his right mind Bremerton Police say the man accused of crashing the stolen truck faces assault He also faces a reckless endangerment charge he has an arrest warrant for domestic violence Because the man crashed inside the naval base naval criminal investigators are also looking into this case Johannessen could also face federal charges 2018 at 12:40 pm PT.css-79elbk{position:relative;}BANGOR WA - The Navy's Bangor Trident Base on the Kitsap Peninsula was locked down Thursday morning after a man pulled up to the gate claiming to have an improvised explosive device and Washington State Patrol found "suspicious items" in the man's SUV a black SUV entered the Naval Base Kitsap Bangor Trident vehicle inspection gate A male driver claimed to have an Improvised Explosive Device on his body and in his vehicle The driver was apprehended," the Navy said in a statement about the incident The Bangor base houses submarines for the Pacific Fleet and is only one of two Trident submarine bases in the U.S The base is home to submarines armed with nuclear weapons Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. 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MARYS — After spending more than 26 months in a Norfolk the USS Alaska is preparing to return to active duty But the Trident submarine will not return to Bangor Naval Submarine Base in Washington the only port its called home since it was commissioned in 1986 The Alaska will arrive at its new duty station said submarine arrivals and departures are classified and she cannot give the date when the 560-foot nuclear submarine will arrive The boat’s crew will be greeted by immediate family members and invited guests The crew has already completed sea trials to test the boat’s performance and seaworthiness before it returns to duty An Assumption of Command Ceremony will be held sometime in May to split the sailors assigned to the boat into two crews Two crews are assigned to the boat to maximize its time at sea preforming its role as a key deterrent to nuclear war only one crew was assigned to the boat while it underwent a refueling overhaul The boat now has a supply of fuel that will power the Alaska’s nuclear reactor the next 20 years Navy officials said no other upgrades were done while the Alaska was in Norfolk director of the Camden County Chamber of Commerce estimates 1,000 sailors and family members move to Camden County with each Ohio-class submarine at Kings Bay Rebarich said sailors assigned to the boat began arriving at their new duty station six months ago Daniel said the boat’s arrival will have a “huge impact” on the local economy “Anytime we can welcome a new boat and crew “Real estate prices pick up and people will shop locally.” Local businesses traditionally host a picnic to welcome new crews and their families to the county Daniel said she is seeking donations for a picnic planned after May’s ceremony splitting the crews “We want to have both crews there,” she said Marys Mayor Rowland Eskridge  said the Alaska’s arrival will help boost the local economy eight Ohio-class submarines are ported at Kings Bay is now in the Norfolk shipyards undergoing a similar refueling it will be the third boat at Kings Bay that has been refueled The remaining boats on base are scheduled for refueling within the next decade on a rotating basis MYNORTHWEST NEWS BY KIRO 7 NEWS STAFF A man was taken into custody Friday afternoon  after officials say he tried to enter Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor a man illegally attempted to enter the naval base This caused both Trigger and Trident gates to close The man was apprehended by Navy security personnel and later taken into custody by Bremerton police A shelter-in-place was issued but it has been lifted Trigger Gate reopened to traffic but Trident Gate remained closed after 3 p.m The Blue crew of the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735) returned Dec 23 to its homeport of Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor following a 92-day strategic deterrent patrol.During the patrol the submarine made a scheduled port visit to Apra Harbor Guam.“We are glad to have the USS Pennsylvania crew back,” said Rear Adm “Their most recent port visit marked the first time in over 30 years that an SSBN pulled into Guam It provided a great opportunity to assure our allies of extended deterrence in the Pacific.”The port visit to Guam was an opportunity for the United States to exercise another base in the Pacific for ballistic-missile submarine operations and increase the operational awareness for the crew while building their familiarization with the area routinely and visibly demonstrates commitment to allies and partners through forward presence and operations of strategic forces both Japanese and South Korean delegations were offered tours of the submarine Pennsylvania is one of eight ballistic missile submarines homeported at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor providing the most survivable leg of the nation's strategic deterrent forces This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page The man who in March carjacked a pickup truck in Bremerton — bringing along his young daughter — then ran the truck into a telephone police outside Naval Base Kitsap Bangor was sentenced to nearly three years in prison The incident at Bangor was similar to a 2018 incident at the gate where a Port Townsend man also caused alarm In both incidents the men mentioned "bombs" to base security officers at the Trident Gate leading to a large law enforcement response and later admitted to being meth users pleaded guilty to a count of first-degree robbery for taking a woman’s truck at a Bremerton gas station at about noon on March 8 at knife point approached her while carrying a small child and asked for a ride.  The woman said she agreed because she felt bad for him and the girl but once in the car Johannessen pulled a four-inch knife on her and began stabbing the knife at her The woman was ultimately pushed her out of the vehicle and Johannessen drove away The woman said the child was calm until the knife came out and she did not want to put up a fight out of concern for the girl After police began investigating the carjacking dispatchers told officers that the stolen vehicle had ran through a gate at the base drove off the roadway and struck a light pole The child was evaluated and did not sustain injuries Johannessen told police he believed somebody planted bombs in his home and the truck he was driving and that was why he went to the Navy base explaining it felt like a safe place for him drove up to the gate after saying he had taken a wrong turn The man told security officers that voices in his head said he had a bomb in the vehicle a gun under the seat and had to maintain a speed above 40 mph The 53-year-old man was not charged with a crime Johannessen was sentenced September 5 to 34 months in prison by Kitsap County Superior Court Judge Sally Olsen The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Henry M Jackson transits past the Olympic Mountains The ad pierces your consciousness and catches you by surprise Plastered on the side of King County Metro buses to a time when nuclear weapons were an imminent threat to our survival The ad — sponsored by activists from the Poulsbo-based Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action — reads: “20 miles west of Seattle is the largest concentration of deployed nuclear weapons in the U.S.” depicting the proximity of Seattle to Naval Base Kitsap located on the eastern shore of Hood Canal The base is home port for eight of the U.S Navy's fourteen Trident ballistic missile submarines and an underground nuclear weapons storage complex Together they're believed to store more than 1,300 nuclear warheads Director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists.  This is arguably the biggest single concentration of nuclear warheads not only in the U.S. King County Metro was initially hesitant to run the ad The combined explosive power contained in the base is equivalent to more than 14,000 Hiroshima bombs But the most surprising thing to him about the underground nuclear weapons storage complex — known as the Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific (SWF-PAC) and completed in 2012 — is the extent to which a $294 million bunker has largely escaped public debate except for a few industry-related articles The small non-profit behind the ad shares a land border with the naval base. It launched when Robert Aldridge, an engineer for Lockheed Martin — the arms manufacturer with a plant on the base — quit his job directing development of Trident ballistic missiles at the base when he saw they could be used in a preemptive first strike against the Soviet Union Aldridge then contacted two peace activists in the area — Catholic theologian Jim Douglas and his wife Shelley — and the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action was formed Ground Zero was successful in engaging the public When the first Trident warship arrived in Hood Canal in 1982 several thousand protesters gathered on shore and a small flotilla of boats to meet it Coast Guard kept them at bay by severing outboard gas lines and threatening to use fire-hoses When nuclear warheads began to arrive at Naval Base Kitsap on rail cars from a Pantex assembly plant in north Texas momentum in the anti-nuclear movement began to build the “white trains” became a focal point not only for anti-nuclear weapons protesters in Washington but around the country The trains were met by protesters on their way to Bangor the Department of Energy stopped shipping warheads by train and began moving them via unmarked trucks and trailers The enormous amount of nuclear weaponry in Seattle’s backyard is no secret to industry analysts say those who initiated Ground Zero's bus campaign They describe the goals of the advertisements as two-fold: to lift the veil of secrecy surrounding the naval base and to re-ignite public debate about nuclear weapons in the U.S “This is a wake up call,” says Ground Zero's Leonard Eiger “Why do these nuclear weapons exist 70 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki Why do we continue to not only deploy them but why are we maintaining them and planning for a new fleet that could run over $100 billion The Washington Military Alliance — a group formally established in 2014 by Governor Jay Inslee which advocates for military investment in the state — notes that Naval Base Kitsap is a driving economic force in the region 56 percent of all military revenue coming into the state relies on the U.S “Our focus is how do we partner at the state level to ensure that this $13 billion dollar industry representing over three percent of our GDP is strategic about investments being made,” says Reeves “We're not necessarily interested in whether nuclear weapons are good or bad What we are interested in is furthering the great partnership with the U.S Naval Base Kitsap is the third-largest Navy base in the U.S. one of only two strategic nuclear weapons facilities Over 1900 companies do business on behalf of the Department of Defense “And they're not just building things that go boom,” she says “These are some of the world's best innovators building things for the generation of tomorrow.” The economics of Naval Base Kitsap’s nuclear armory may be changing Navy is currently proposing a new fleet of ballistic missile submarines Currently the base houses over half of the submarines capable of carrying Trident ballistic missiles Navy has presented a plan to spend over a trillion dollars during the next 30 years upgrading and maintaining the entire triad of U.S according to Martin Fleck of Physicians for Social Responsibility a group that advocates for nuclear disarmament This includes over $100 billion to replace the base's nuclear submarines The plan has yet to be approved by the Obama administration “are arguing for sanity with nuclear weapons given that we have enough already to end the world several times over Why on earth would we invest another trillion dollars in them at this late date?” Nuclear weapons contractors in the United States brought in $334 billion in government contracts between 2012 and 2014 according to research conducted by Physicians for Social Responsibility ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee has questioned the nuclear spending currently being proposed Smith joined 159 other members of the House of Representatives to support an amendment to the House Defense Appropriations bill which would have slashed funding for a nuclear cruise missile Both Lockheed Martin and Boeing Corporation weighed in to oppose the amendment, and it was defeated along partisan lines. But the vote, says PSR's Fleck, proved that Congress is far from united over the government's trillion dollar nuclear weapons plan. Smith's later penned an op-ed for Foreign Policy magazine, titled "America Already Has More Than Enough Nuclear Missiles." Kristensen of the Federation of American Scientists disputes whether a new nuclear arms race is underway but admits there’s been a resurgence in the adversarial relationship between the United States and Russia “nuclear weapons are gradually becoming more explicit this is fueling modernization of arsenals and adjustments of operations and strategies.” Nine nations, including China and North Korea, are engaged in building or modernizing their nuclear arsenal those behind Ground Zero’s bus ad say it's time to “demilitarize diplomacy.” “It's time to step back from building another generation of nuclear weapons,” says Eiger “The doctrine came out of the Cold War but it still exists We rely on donations from readers like you to sustain Cascade PBS's in-depth reporting on issues crticial to the PNW As Republican legislators opt for ballot harvesting Democrats lean into town halls in predominantly red districts to engage new or reluctant voters BANGOR — The Pentagon has awarded an $89.3 million contract to a Seattle construction company to extend an existing pier that will bring together an elite class of submarines on one dock.  Manson Construction of Seattle won the contract among five bidders earlier this month, the Defense Department reported on the southern end of Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor's coastline with Hood Canal, is expected to begin this year and wrap up in July 2022.  It will unite a submarine class that performs some of the Navy's most sensitive missions The USS Seawolf and USS Connecticut currently dock at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton; the USS Jimmy Carter already docks at Bangor. A concrete 520-foot pier extension complete with communication systems, utilities and mooring tanks called camels will allow the Connecticut and Seawolf to join the Jimmy Carter on Hood Canal including a fixed crane capable of lifting at least 25 tons Spending bills passed by Congress and signed by President Trump in December contained the final $48 million in funding needed for the pier extension located off Wahoo Road and just north of Carlson Spit on the Bangor base The total cost of the project was funded over multiple bills.  The Navy said in the environmental review for the project that a single home for the three boats will curtail frequent transits through the challenging tides of Rich Passage and bring them together at Bangor an epicenter of submarine training and administration It would also potentially create space for Los Angeles and Virginia-class submarines at Bangor "The pier will increase our overall flexibility and efficiency by freeing up limited pier space and resources in Bremerton while allowing us to group all three fast-attack submarines in Bangor," said Capt commander of Naval Base Kitsap. "The timing of this award is important as it allows the construction to occur within windows that minimize the potential impact on our environment." The Seawolf-class was developed during the Cold War and is known for being the quietest, fastest, deepest-diving and most capable submarine the country has ever built Plans to build a fleet of them died with the Soviet Union's demise; the three that remain The Seawolf-class is a part of the Navy's Submarine Squadron Five Bangor is also home to eight of the country's 14 Trident ballistic-missile submarines some residents expressed concern that the Seawolf pier construction and completion would require more openings of the Hood Canal Bridge.   The extension project is being administered by Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) “We at Naval Facilities Engineering Command are excited to have awarded this project and look forward to the upcoming construction supporting fleet readiness at Naval Base Kitsap," said NAVFAC Northwest Commanding Officer Capt "As we execute this important project we will continue to serve as good stewards of the local environment.”  A new kind of nuclear weapon is coming to the submarines based at Bangor.  A "low-yield" tactical warhead for the nuclear arsenals of the country's 14 ballistic-missile submarines — eight of which are based at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor — has been developed over the past two years Fulfilled with a final $10 million in recent congressional-approved funding though officials at the Pentagon or Navy declined to give specifics on when the subs would be armed with the weapon officials had pushed for the new weapon as a countermeasure to similar Russian weaponry They are smaller than conventional nukes and called "low yield," but can still do tremendous damage, according to Hans M director of the nuclear information project at the Federation of American Scientists "We're talking about the center of a city being devastated," he said as an example. "It's not like a pinprick — this is vastly more devastation than you can inflict than with conventional weapons."  The bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, at the end of World War II had the explosive energy of about 15 kilotons. Today's Ohio-class submarines carry 20 Trident D5 missiles which can contain both warheads with the energy of 100 and 475 kilotons respectively. Kristensen reckons the new low-yield missile will have roughly a third to half of that of the Hiroshima "Little Boy" bomb Only the Ohio-class submarines with ballistic missile capability can accommodate the warhead which means they'll only be in two places in the United States: Kings Bay home to the other six ballistic missile submarines already home to the country's largest stockpile of deployed nuclear weapons.   "There are only two bases that can handle this weapon," he said. "This warhead doesn't fit on anything else (besides submarines)."  The first W76-2 warhead — a variation on the W76-1 that the Ohio class subs have carried for years — was produced in February 2019, according to Dov Schwartz a spokesperson for the National Nuclear Security Administration a part of the federal Department of Energy The exact number of warheads created is classified Kristensen believes approximately 50 to 100 of the new warheads were made Development of the new weapon, a modification of the existing nuclear arsenal, is in response to the Trump Administration's Nuclear Posture Review in 2018 The report cites concern the United States could not respond in-kind to an immediate and Defense Department officials looked to fill that gap "This is a comparatively low-cost and near-term modification to an existing capability that will help counter any mistaken perception of an exploitable 'gap' in U.S regional deterrence capabilities," the report says Kristensen disagrees with that analysis noting the United States still has its existing nuclear arsenal it could use to respond "I don't think we should be lowering the threshold for using nuclear weapons," Kilmer said.   a retired Navy captain who is an anti-nuclear activist has concerns that the weapon alters the mission of the submariners who carry out the Navy's "strategic deterrence" mission That mission is to prevent a nuclear strike by providing the ever-present ability to respond in kind should an enemy use such weaponry That changes with a tactical weapon on board the Ohio-class submarines to carry out a final vengeance because the enemy attacked," he said "But now you're asking those same guys to think about shooting a tactical weapon that will kill hundreds of thousands of people commander of the United States Strategic Command testified before the Senate Committee on Armed Services in February 2019 that the new warheads were necessary to counter the Russian threat.  "These capabilities are necessary to our strategic deterrence mission and will serve to disabuse any adversary of the mistaken perception they can escalate their way to victory," he testified.  A 53-year-old man drove a black SUV to the main gate of Naval Base Kitsap Bangor on Thursday and told security that he was wearing one bomb and had another in his vehicle prompting almost a day-long investigation into the incident by military and law enforcement personnel No explosive devices were discovered on the man or in his vehicle after a search that lasted almost ten hours said Naval Base Kitsap commanding officer Capt "Our security teams took all appropriate actions apprehended the individual and made sure the area was safe and secure," Schrader said.  As of 7 p.m., normal operations have resumed on across all Naval Base Kitsap installations with all gates open to inbound and outbound traffic The Kitsap County Sheriff's Office and Kitsap Department of Emergency Management told residents in the community surrounding Bangor to either evacuate the area or "shelter in place," inside their homes until that directive was lifted around 6:00 p.m "We appreciate the patience and understanding of those impacted by this event," Schrader said "The safety and security of our people and the surrounding communities is our foremost concern." The man is in the custody of the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office and is being evaluated by a mental health professional Further information about him -- including his name and what charges may be filed against him -- was not immediately available According to information provided by the base he attempted to drive the SUV onto Bangor at 9 a.m he told them he was wearing an explosive device and had another in his car All gates to Naval Base Kitsap Bangor were closed throughout most of the day but the Trident gate remained closed later Thursday afternoon Gates at Keyport and one gate at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton were also closed before normal operations resumed military and federal agencies came together to investigate the incident including the Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Detachment; Washington State Patrol; Kitsap County Sheriff; the Bureau of Alcohol Firearms and Explosives; the FBI and Navy Criminal Investigative Service A bomb squad was called to inspect the vehicle and packages inside.  "The size of the package in the vehicle was estimated to potentially have a large blast radius," Washington State Patrol Lt People near Trident gate and within a 3,200-foot perimeter of the base were asked to take safety precautions.  Authorities established a security boundary north of Mountain View Road and south of NW Peterson Road.  People in that area were asked to shelter in place or evacuate until further notice according to a statement from the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office "don’t return until the all clear is sent," said Kitsap County Sheriff's Office spokesman Deputy Scott Wilson Navy Region Northwest Spokesman Sean Hughes said the incident at the gate was not related to a security training exercise at Bangor scheduled to run from 9 a.m