The Fleet and Family Readiness (F&FR) Department staff welcomes you to the great Pacific Northwest! F&FR has the unique opportunity to provide recreation facilities and services from four different locations: Naval Station Everett, Navy Support Complex at Smokey Point, Pacific Beach Resort and Jim Creek Wilderness Recreation Area. From these locations our staff offers a multitude of recreation activities from basketball tournaments to white water rafting and skiing in the Cascade Mountains. Look for information on programs and services in the Plan of the Week, the North Sound edition of the Northwest Navigator, email messages, brochures and flyers and the Everett Command Training Calendar. You can also stop by ITT and Leisure Services in the Commons or check out our Web site at http://www.navylifepnw.com!

Want to shoot a few hoops, lift weights or take a group exercise class? Stop by the Commons and check out our state of the art fitness center. Seismos has a wide variety of equipment such as treadmills, ellipticals, rowing machines, stationary bikes, weight machines and free weights. Personal training appointments are also available to authorized users, free of charge. Why not try a game of basketball in the Main Court Gym, softball on our lighted outdoor fields or a fast paced game of racquetball. We offer year round intramural sports programs, including flag football, volleyball, fall and spring golf, softball and basketball leagues. Competitive play is also offered through the NORPAC sports leagues. After all this activity, enjoy a dip in our Tsunami Pool. For more information, call Athletic Gear Issue at 425-304-3336.

Child Care Resource and Referral (CCRR) is available to assist you in locating care for your children. The CCRR office is the point of entry for all families seeking child care at Naval Station Everett. Not only do they maintain wait lists for the Child Development Center and Child Development Home program, they are responsible for notifying and placing children in program. To contact the CCRR office, please call 425-304-3951.

The Child Development Center provides early childhood education for 146 children age six weeks to six years of age. For more information, contact the Child Development Center Program Administrator at 425-304-3778.

The Child Development Home Program (CDH) provides quality childcare for military families. Certified providers offer developmentally appropriate programs in a nurturing environment. To obtain childcare or to become a certified provider, contact the CDH Director at 425-304-3690.

Youth Programs provides cultural, sports and recreational activities for Navy dependents ages 5-18. Youth Programs offers monthly special events for kids of all ages, as well as youth volunteer opportunities and kids classes. For more information, call the Youth Programs Office at 425-304-3694.

Something is always shaking at The Commons! This state-of-the-art, 63,000 square foot building houses a fitness center, food court, fleet recreation center, consolidated club and banquet/ballroom all rolled into one complex.

Fitness Center - This portion of the building includes The Main Court Gym, complete with regulation basketball and volleyball courts, locker rooms with sauna, gear issue, Seismos free weight and cardiovascular room, racquetball courts and multipurpose room for fitness classes.

Food Court - This area will seat 150 people and offers two dining options. MWR owned and operated Aftershock Café is open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and offers coffee drinks, snacks and breakfast pastries as well as a full lunch menu with daily specials.

Faultline Flicks - This 25 seat movie room, located in a converted racquetball court, shows recent hits. It is free for single Sailors and geographical bachelors. Movie schedules can be located outside the theater or in the N. Sound edition of the Northwest Navigator.

Tsunami Pool - our 25-lane, 13-foot deep end training pool is also a recreation swim facility for our patrons. Open daily, we offer lap swimming, open recreation swims and water fitness classes. Our pool is available for rent for command functions and birthday parties. Call 425-304-3388 for more information.

Fleet Recreation Center - Vibes is located on the second floor of The Commons and has pool tables, dart boards, a big screen TV, video games, and Internet access. It also acts a central location for a variety of F&FR events and activities.

Club & Banquet Room - The consolidated club, Tremors provides the perfect place to spend some time with a group of your friends. The lounge offers beverages, limited food service, music, pool table, dance floor and several televisions. The Grand Vista Ballroom, with its panoramic view of the Puget Sound, is available to rent for parties, weddings and command functions. For more information, contact catering at 425-304-3911.

Serving as a liaison between the F&FR office, home ported and visiting ships, our deployed forces support coordinator is ready to meet the leisure needs of fleet sailors. Sailors are invited to utilize all F&FR facilities and activities. Special recreation activities can also be established to meets a ship's specific need. For details, contact the Deployed Forces Support coordinator at 425-304-3149.

Get out and see all this state has to offer! At Leisure Services, we specialize in getting you into the action by offering information, trips and tours. We carry discounted tickets for a variety of locations, both in and out of state as well as information on local area attractions. Several examples include directing you to major sites in Seattle such as: Pike Place Market, The Space Needle, waterfront shipping area, the Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum, Seattle Aquarium, Pioneer Square, Safeco Field and the International District. We also offer tickets to many of the theatrical and musical performances in the Everett and Seattle area. From Everett you are only 100 miles from the Canadian border. ITT also offers hotel vouchers for you in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia. Leisure Services (ITT) is located in the Commons. For information, call 425-304-3167.