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PCS orders to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor in Silverdale, WA? This military relocation guide gathers the Silverdale resources Navy families use first: the Bangor Fleet and Family Support Center, the NBK Housing Service Center and on-base family housing, Navy Lodge and Navy Gateway Inns for temporary lodging, the Bangor Commissary and Navy Exchange, the NBK School Liaison, and Central Kitsap School District military family support. Links go to official Navy, DoD and school district sources plus the base's family housing partner. Curated by Ledeana Strand of Homes by Strand, a Kitsap County Realtor helping military families buy and sell homes in Silverdale, Bremerton and Port Orchard.

Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Silverdale WA: Official Navy Site
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Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Silverdale WA: Official Navy Site

Official Navy site for Naval Base Kitsap. The Bangor side, home of the Pacific Trident submarine fleet, sits in Silverdale, WA 98315 on Hood Canal.

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Fleet & Family Support Center Bangor, Silverdale
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Fleet & Family Support Center Bangor, Silverdale

Your first stop after arriving at NBK-Bangor: Welcome Aboard, check-in, free hospitality kits, relocation help, spouse employment and counseling. 2901 Barbel St, Silverdale, WA 98315.

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NBK Housing Service Center at Bangor Plaza, Silverdale
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NBK Housing Service Center at Bangor Plaza, Silverdale

Official Military OneSource page for the NBK Housing Service Center, which handles base housing assignments and off-base rental help. Bangor Plaza, 2720 Ohio St, Silverdale, WA 98315.

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Bangor On-Base Family Housing in Silverdale (West Sound Family Housing)
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Bangor On-Base Family Housing in Silverdale (West Sound Family Housing)

Hunt Military Communities manages NBK family housing, including the Bangor Creek, Bangor Valley and Bangor Valley II neighborhoods. Leasing office: 4168 Greenfish Dr, Silverdale, WA 98315.

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Navy Lodge Bangor: Temporary PCS Lodging in Silverdale
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Navy Lodge Bangor: Temporary PCS Lodging in Silverdale

Navy Lodge Bangor sits on base in Silverdale, walking distance to the NEX and commissary. PCS families with orders can book up to a year ahead; pets allowed with restrictions.

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Navy Gateway Inns & Suites Bangor, Silverdale
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Navy Gateway Inns & Suites Bangor, Silverdale

On-base lodging at NBK-Bangor for service members on orders, with space-available stays for others. Silverdale, WA 98315; book at 1-877-NAVY-BED.

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PCS orders to Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton or Puget Sound Naval Shipyard? This Bremerton, WA military relocation guide gathers the resources Navy families use first: the shipyard, the Bremerton Fleet and Family Support Center, Naval Hospital Bremerton, The Landings family housing, the Bremerton Navy Exchange, Bremerton School District military family support, the fast ferry to Seattle and the Puget Sound Navy Museum. Links go to official Navy, DoD, school district and Kitsap Transit sources plus the base's family housing partner. Curated by Ledeana Strand of Homes by Strand, a Kitsap County Realtor helping military families buy and sell homes in Bremerton, Silverdale and Port Orchard.

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & IMF, Bremerton WA: Official Site
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Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & IMF, Bremerton WA: Official Site

Official NAVSEA site for Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, serving the Navy from Bremerton since 1891. Has a Welcome Aboard section for service members with orders to PSNS & IMF.

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Fleet & Family Support Center Bremerton
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Fleet & Family Support Center Bremerton

Welcome Aboard, relocation help, spouse employment, financial classes and counseling for families arriving at NBK-Bremerton. 120 S Dewey St, Bremerton, WA 98314.

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Naval Hospital Bremerton: TRICARE Care in Bremerton
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Naval Hospital Bremerton: TRICARE Care in Bremerton

The main Navy medical facility on the Kitsap Peninsula for active duty, retirees and families, with primary care, pharmacy and urgent care. 1 Boone Rd, Bremerton, WA 98312.

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The Landings Military Family Housing, Bremerton
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The Landings Military Family Housing, Bremerton

Hunt Military Communities runs The Landings, formerly Jackson Park Navy family housing, on Ostrich Bay near Naval Hospital Bremerton. 2785 Cascades Pass Blvd, Bremerton, WA 98312.

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Navy Exchange (NEX) Bremerton
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Navy Exchange (NEX) Bremerton

Full-service NEX department store on NBK-Bremerton with electronics, home goods, apparel and kids' items. 120 S Dewey St, Bldg 863, Bremerton, WA 98314; 360-627-4843.

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Bremerton School District: Military Families
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Bremerton School District: Military Families

Bremerton schools serve more than 1,200 military-connected students and earned Washington's Purple Star Award. Families at The Landings can choose Bremerton or Central Kitsap schools.

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Audrey Kilgore's guide to Middleburg, Maxville, Clay Hill & McLennan schools, parks, and local resources across west Jacksonville and Clay County, FL.

Maxville Park
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Maxville Park

Maxville Park is a 288-acre City of Jacksonville park at 18065 Pennsylvania Avenue, off Normandy Boulevard, anchoring Maxville on the rural far-west edge of Duval County. For buyers drawn to this quiet, country-feeling corner, it's the go-to spot for ballfields, picnic shelters, a community center, and playground time.

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Clay Hill Elementary School
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Clay Hill Elementary School

Clay Hill Elementary is a Pre-K–6 Clay County District School on County Road 218, in the heart of the Clay Hill community in rural northwest Clay County. In a tight-knit country community like this, the neighborhood school is a true anchor for relocating families.

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Middleburg High School
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Middleburg High School

Middleburg High School is the 9–12 public high school on County Road 220 in Middleburg, Clay County — the hometown high of Florida's oldest village and the largest of these west-side communities. A central institution for Middleburg families and a frequent first question from buyers with teens.

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Welcome to Clay County (County Government)
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Welcome to Clay County (County Government)

Clay County's official government overview, covering services and area information for the county's many small unincorporated communities — including little McLennan, tucked near Middleburg. Since McLennan has no page of its own, this is the authoritative first stop for getting to know the area.

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Jennings State Forest
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Jennings State Forest

Jennings State Forest protects nearly 24,000 acres around the headwaters of Black Creek in northwest Clay County, just outside Middleburg. With hiking, paddling, horseback trails, and rare steephead ravines, it's the premier nature escape for west-side buyers who want wild land nearby.

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Ronnie Van Zant Memorial Park
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Ronnie Van Zant Memorial Park

Named for the Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman, this full-amenity Clay County park sits on Sandridge Road in Lake Asbury, just east of Middleburg. Ballfields, disc golf, fishing piers, and a playground make it the go-to family recreation hub for the greater Middleburg area.

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Stationed at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard or NBK Bremerton and thinking about Port Orchard, WA? This military relocation guide covers what Navy families and veterans need on the Port Orchard side of Sinclair Inlet: the foot ferry commute to the shipyard, South Kitsap School District military family support, the Washington Veterans Home and veterans service center at Retsil, Kitsap County's veterans program, and the county's property tax exemption for disabled veterans. Links go to official state, county, school district and Kitsap Transit sources. Curated by Ledeana Strand of Homes by Strand, a Port Orchard-based Kitsap County Realtor who helps military families with PCS moves and VA home loans.

Port Orchard–Bremerton Foot Ferry: Shipyard Commute
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Port Orchard–Bremerton Foot Ferry: Shipyard Commute

Kitsap Transit's foot ferry crosses Sinclair Inlet from the Port Orchard dock to Bremerton in about 12 minutes, with weekday sailings from early morning. The easy commute to PSNS and NBK-Bremerton.

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South Kitsap School District: Military Families (Port Orchard)
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South Kitsap School District: Military Families (Port Orchard)

Port Orchard's school district, with many students from Navy and shipyard families. A Washington Purple Star district that partners with the NBK School Liaison on moves and deployments.

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Washington Veterans Home Port Orchard (Retsil)
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Washington Veterans Home Port Orchard (Retsil)

State veterans home on a bluff above Sinclair Inlet, plus a Veterans Service Center that helps with VA claims and benefits. 1141 Beach Dr E, Port Orchard, WA 98366; 360-895-4700.

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Kitsap County Veterans Assistance Program, Port Orchard
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Kitsap County Veterans Assistance Program, Port Orchard

Kitsap County's veterans program: the Veterans Assistance Fund for emergency help, the Veterans Advisory Board and local events. Administered from the county campus at 614 Division St, Port Orchard.

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Kitsap County Property Tax Exemption for Disabled Veterans
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Kitsap County Property Tax Exemption for Disabled Veterans

The Kitsap County Assessor in Port Orchard runs Washington's income-based property tax exemption, open to veterans with a service-connected disability rating of 80% or higher. Apply by December 31.

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A walking guide to Green Cove Springs, Florida: its spring-fed beginnings, the 1800s resort era, historic landmarks, museums and archives, and notable local people. Useful for visitors and local history readers.

Green Cove Springs Florida Historical Marker
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Green Cove Springs Florida Historical Marker

State marker at Spring Park summarizing the town's start as White Sulfur Springs, its 1866 renaming, and the 1895 freeze that ended the resort boom.

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Historic Spring Park and the Spring-Fed Pool
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Historic Spring Park and the Spring-Fed Pool

Downtown park on the St. Johns River, reopened in 2017 after a renovation that rebuilt the spring-fed pool and added a two-story pavilion.

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Winters Spent at the Spring: Green Cove's Hotel Era
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Winters Spent at the Spring: Green Cove's Hotel Era

Clay County Archives history of the grand winter hotels around the spring, including Dr. Applegate's Clarendon Hotel, opened in 1872.

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Clay County Historical Society Museum and Railroad Collection
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Clay County Historical Society Museum and Railroad Collection

Volunteer-run museum in the 1890 Courthouse Annex at 915 Walnut Street, with exhibits by era and a red caboose outside.

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Old Clay County Jail and Historical Archives Center
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Old Clay County Jail and Historical Archives Center

The 1894 brick county jail at 21 Gratio Place now houses the county archives, a resource for genealogy and local research, with tours available.

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Augusta Savage Historical Marker and Childhood Home Site
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Augusta Savage Historical Marker and Childhood Home Site

Marker at 1107 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard honoring sculptor Augusta Savage, born in Green Cove Springs in 1892 and a Harlem Renaissance figure.

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