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Jennifer Herbig to take over as executive director of Code 1100, Executive Department
July 20, 2023 — Jennifer Herbig is set to take over as the new executive director of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in August. She will be replacing Richard Tift, who has served in the position for the past 19 years.Herbig will be leaving her current position as the chief learning officer at Code 1180, Command University, to... MORE

Jennifer Herbig, chief learning officer, Code 1180, Command University, will take over as executive director of PSNS & IMF next month. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott Hansen)

Connecticut docks in newly upgraded Dry Dock 5
July 19, 2023 — Interim seismic mitigation efforts, which began March 29 on Dry Dock 5, have been completed at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton. The dry dock has been tested and re-certified and USS Connecticut (SSN 22) was docked for its Extended Docking Selected Restricted Availability (EDSRA) July 12. Mitigation work... MORE

USS Connecticut (SSN 22) enters Dry Dock 5 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, July 11, 2023, in preparation for its upcoming Extended Docking Selected Restricted Availability. Dry Dock 5 was recently re-certified after undergoing seismic upgrades. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

PSNS & IMF employee resource groups join hands in celebration
July 13, 2023 — Organized by four of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s Employee Resource Groups, it was standing room only at the command’s Juneteenth Celebration June 20. The ERG collaboration was the first of its kind and attendees spilled over into the hallways to enjoy sweet and savory foods, and hear remarks from Capt. David... MORE

Capt. David Murray, deputy commander, Northwest Regional Maintenance Center, offers remarks June 20, 2023, during the annual PSNS & IMF Juneteenth Celebration. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

A family legacy forged in steel: Five generations of Shop 11-17 work supervisor Greg Robins' family have worked at PSNS & IMF
July 10, 2023 — When Greg Robins, work supervisor, Shop 11/17, Shipfitters, Forge and Sheetmetal, graduated from South Kitsap High School in 2002, he had some ideas about what he wanted to do for a living.“The one thing I did know was that I didn’t want to work at the shipyard,” he said.Working at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility... MORE

Greg Robins,work supervisor, Shop 11/17, Shipfitters, Forge and Sheetmetal, comes from a long line of PSNS & IMF employees. Four generations of his family, dating back to the 1920s, have worked at the shipyard. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)

Capt. JD Crinklaw visits San Diego Detachment for the first time as commander of PSNS & IMF
July 10, 2023 — Capt. JD Crinklaw, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, visited the PSNS & IMF San Diego Detachment June 27-29, 2023, for the first time since taking command May 25.According to Jeremy Miller, PSNS & IMF Detachment San Diego Director, Crinklaw and Cmdr. Brandon Johnson, PSNS & IMF executive officer, received a... MORE

Capt. JD Crinklaw, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, tours the PSND & IMF Detachment San Diego, June 27, 2023, with Jeremy Miller, director, San Diego Detachment, Cmdr. Brandon Johnson, executive officer, PSNS & IMF, and Tanya Lalicker, Detachment site manager. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

NSS-SY Spotlight: Standardized Work
July 6, 2023 — At any given time across Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s waterfront, hundreds of jobs are being performed above and below the waterline. Everything from painting and blasting, to complex maintenance on combat systems. Each task is important and plays a part in supporting the U.S. Navy’s warfighters, including simple... MORE

NSS-SY Spotlight: Standardized Work graphic (U.S. Navy graphic and source photos used in graphic by Scott Hansen)

PSNS & IMF career counselors driven to help clients succeed
June 29, 2023 — Tucked away in a block of trailers, adjacent to Building 427, the career counselors of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s Command Career Center, Code 1182, go about the business of supporting the growth and development of the command employees. It’s a job that looks different every day, according to Heidi Anderson,... MORE

Command Career Center counselors Heidi Anderson, middle right, and Rozy Castellanos, right, conduct a mock interview with Jacob Lowe, left, painter, Shop 71, Painters, Blasters, and Tilesetters, with American Sign Language interpreters, Marlene Bell, middle left, and Hollie Brown, middle, April 18, 2023, facilitating the interview, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)

Men's Health Month | Three tips for better living
June 28, 2023 — Men's Health Month is recognized annually in June and is a time to have meaningful, health-related conversations to bring awareness to the health challenges faced by individuals who are assigned male at birth. Men’s health is multifaceted and encompasses topics such as mental, heart and pelvic health, family planning, hormone regulation, and stress... MORE

Defense Health Agency Men’s Health Month graphic by Kim Farcot

More than 400 on-the-spot offers extended to candidates during two-day hiring fair at the Kitsap Conference Center
June 26, 2023 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility held a two-day hiring fair at the Kitsap Conference Center in downtown Bremerton, Washington, June 6 and 7. Approximately 1,600 job seekers came through the doors, resulting in 442 on-the-spot job offers during the event.Patrick Wlodarchak, welder, Shop 26, Welders, was one of many... MORE

Dirk Johnson, work study and student program analyst, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Apprentice Program, talks with a group of job candidates June 7, 2023, during the PSNS & IMF Hiring Fair at the Kitsap Conference Center in Bremerton, Washington. More than 400 job offers were extended to job seekers during the two-day event. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott Hansen)

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) completes availability
June 22, 2023 — USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) completed its four-month Selected Restricted Availability on time May 14, 2023, in Yokosuka, Japan.According to Brent Pickard, project superintendent, the SRA was a collaborative effort among Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility employees at the shipyard’s detachment in Yokosuka, U.S. Naval Ship... MORE

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), pictured in January of 2023, completed its four-month Selected Restricted Availability May 14, 2023, in Yokosuka, Japan. The maintenance period also included notable milestones for the project team. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)