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Dig on location of EP3E flyover pattern and missile launch off Whidbey Is: the Triangle of Fire.
Three forts (Worden, Casey, Flagler) historically had cannon embankments covering the primary entrance to the Puget Sound, Admiralty Inlet.
https://www.historylink.org/File/7524
Any submarine traffic out of Bangor (or otherwise) would also have to go through this channel to enter/exit as well. Note the callsign DEEPC20