When a drone was spotted flying near a U.S. Navy base, it was shot down. It turned out not to be hostile, but flown by a person on the base.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An EA-18G Growler assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129 lands on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island’s Ault Field in 2021.

When the Navy responded to an unauthorized drone in proximity to one of its bases, it didn't expect to find the culprit inside the base. Here's what happened.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) deployed an Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)-configured MQ-9B SeaGuardian ® Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI), ...

Over the years, as NAS Whidbey grew, so did the population of the island. Servicemen and their families relocated here from Navy bases all around the world. One such young couple was Pete and Pat ...

Coyotes are a “distinct hazard to aircraft,” Welding explained, and USDA personnel seek to “remove them” on base at night, when they are more likely to be active. He said that USDA coyote mitigation ...

At a Navy installation, security forces recently opened fire on what they believed was a rogue drone intruding on sensitive airspace, only to learn afterward that the aircraft belonged to their own ...

Two people were rescued via helicopter from the Cascade Mountain in one week. Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald Search and rescue teams evacuated two people from the ...

COUPEVILLE — There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex this week. Practice will be at the Outlying Landing Field in ...