170921-N-KH214-246 OAK HARBOR, Wash. (Sept. 21, 2017) Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) Adm. Bill Moran delivers remarks as the honored guest during Naval Air Station Whidbey Island's (NASWI) 75th anniversary ceremony held onboard NAS Whidbey Island. The 75th anniversary ceremony celebrated the birth and development of NASWI over the last 75 years since its inception on Sept. 21, 1942 with Capt. Cyril Simard, the air station's first commanding officer, reading the orders that placed the field in use as a Navy facility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Wood/Released)