Bangor Submarine Base

The Bangor Naval Submarine Base site is a 7,000-acre facility located along Hood Canal near Silverdale, Washington. From the early 1940s until 1973, Bangor's principal mission was to store, process, and ship munitions. The Navy announced the selection of Bangor as homeport for the first squadron of TRIDENT submarines in 1973.  In 1977, the facility was recommissioned as a submarine base with the primary mission of supporting the Trident submarine fleet in the Pacific.

 Bangor is home to approximately 5,100 residents, including active military personnel and their families. The facility employs approximately 11,000 military and civilian personnel. The surrounding residential communities have a combined population of approximately 60,000 persons.

In May 1987, SUBASE Bangor was awarded the Commander in Chief's Installation Excellence Award, otherwise known as the "Best Base in the Navy" award. In June 1989, the Secretary of the Navy presented SUBASE Bangor the Environmental Quality Award for "effectively melding the operational requirements of the Navy with the national objectives of protecting and improving the environment.