Wuthier is the Commanding Officer of NAVSTA Everett. She told KOMO News it took her 24 years to get back here ever since graduating from the University of Washington.

Naval Base Kitsap has about 33,800 military and civilian personnel, including 10,000 uniformed active-duty service members, according to the Navy. Another 7,500 defense contractors work at the base.

EVERETT, Wash. — This is a super busy time for Naval Station Everett (NAVSTA Everett), even though they don’t have a single ship in port. There are still sailors crisscrossing the base, next ...

Since 1994, Everett has served as the country’s premier naval base. Although Everett’s role in homeporting Navy ships has evolved in the last three decades, the Navy’s commitment to Everett ...

In February, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro and his team visited Naval Station Everett to tour the base, meet with servicemembers, and learn about ongoing ship repair and modernization work ...