SEATTLE — The Navy has rejected a proposal to ... Organized opposition to jet noise began in 1980 with Whidbey Island Sound Environment, or WISE, protesting the noise of the Prowler jets.

Nestled against Admiralty Bay on the western edge of Whidbey Island, the three-story house ... a community group that has sued the Navy over the jet noise and increased flight operations.

(Photo viaNaval Air Station Whidbey Island.) TOPICS: MT. RAINIER, Wash. — A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island helped rescue a 32-year-old Army soldier who was ...