And about that base, Larsen Air Force Base. After it closed the gumment sold lots of the housing. Randy bought a 3 bedroom place and had it moved for less that 10k. Anyway, it was maybe 10 years until Boeing moved all their ice testing there. Good access to the Cascade Mountains and continuous icing conditions with the warm wet air blowing off the Pacific. The 747 (and all subsequent models) were tested there which led to the Concorde being tested there, so we got to see the Concorde before it was air worthy.

Today, JAL (Japan Air Lines) does all their jet training there, Boeing still has a huge presence and the whole base is at 100% business occupancy. It's an incredible economic generator and probably has caused the population to increase about 200%. A 20,000 ft concrete runway that was a designated Shuttle Landing area will do that for you.

JAL is incredibly active in the community. The Little League complex where the State Tournament is held every year is part of a park donated by JAL. The Olympic grade swimming pool is from JAL, and other stuff. Japanese language is offered at the High School.