Communities surrounding the Outlying Field Webster are advised that two fixed wing propeller aircraft night testing events are scheduled to take place March 25 through March 28, 2019 from 7 p.m. – 11 p.m.

After carefully weighing the strategic, operational, and environmental consequences of the proposed action analyzed in the Growler Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), the Navy has made the decision to implement Alternative 2A (the Preferred Alternative), which adds 36 EA-18G operational aircraft at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island, stations additional personnel and their family members at the NAS Whidbey Island complex and in the surrounding community, constructs and renovates facilities at Ault Field, increases airfield operations at both Ault Field and Outlying Landing Field (OLF) Coupeville, and changes the distribution of field carrier landing practice (FCLP) to 20 percent occurring at Ault Field and 80 percent occurring at OLF Coupeville.

There are aircraft carrier-based flight training operations scheduled to occur at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Ault Field and the Outlying Landing Field (OLF) in Coupeville, Wash.,  the week of March 11-17, 2019.

Communities surrounding the Outlying Field Webster are advised that two fixed wing propeller aircraft night testing events are scheduled to take place April 5 through April 8, 2019 from 7 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Residents of The Woods community are advised that up to five nighttime flights to include potential weekend flights are scheduled to take place in the vicinity of that community from March 25 – April 10, 2019.