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PSNS & IMF announces new safety management system
May 29, 2020 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility formally announced the establishment of a new safety management system in a signing event May 29.The PSNS & IMF Safety Management System is a result of new Navy requirements for the establishment of a centralized safety program that consolidates the management of the shipyard’s safety... MORE

Members of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Safety Executive Steering Committee celebrate signing a document establishing the PSNS & IMF Safety Management System. The PSNS & IMF Safety Management System is a result of new Navy requirements for the establishment of a centralized safety program that consolidates the management of the shipyard’s safety culture in one location.

NSWC Crane engineer leverages more than 10 years of modeling and simulation expertise to save lives
May 28, 2020 — CRANE, Ind. – “My parents decided to move here from this huge city when I was 13 years old,” says Johnny Hung. “As far as getting me, my brother, and my sister into college, there weren’t enough open spots available where we were from due to the population size. My parents wanted to give us a better chance at receiving a college education.”Hung,... MORE

NNSY Participates in Portsmouth Memorial Day Events
May 27, 2020 — Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) collaborated with the City of Portsmouth and Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads Portsmouth to observe Memorial Day in honor of the fallen May 25. Physical distancing was practiced as part of the precautions put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic; however, this did not stop NNSY from showing support for... MORE

The Honorable Mayor John Rowe, City of Portsmouth, and Norfolk Naval Shipyard Commander Capt. Kai Torkelson lay a wreath for the fallen at High Street Landing Flagpole Stage as part of the City of Portsmouth's Memorial Day Observance.

NNSY Works Smarter Utilizing Drone Technology
May 26, 2020 — A recent project at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) utilized collaboration and innovation, putting the adage “work smarter, not harder” into practice. After NNSY was hit by a destructive storm April 13, various departments worked together to assess the damage and speedily make repairs under the direction of NNSY’s Nuclear Engineering and Planning... MORE

NSWC PHD Employees Shift Face Covering Production Into High Gear for the Greater Community
May 22, 2020 — What began as a few face shields and masks made by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) personnel for friends and family has ballooned into hundreds of protective coverings donated to keep the local community and beyond safe during the COVID-19 global pandemic.For local health care workers, at-risk individuals and others... MORE

Anderson Assumes Command of PEO Ships
May 22, 2020 — WASHINGTON – Rear Adm. Tom Anderson relieved Rear Adm. Bill Galinis as Program Executive Officer, Ships at the Washington Navy Yard May 22. The transition took place without formal ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The Honorable James Geurts, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN RD&A), served as the... MORE

Rear Adm. Tom Anderson relieved Rear Adm. Bill Galinis as Program Executive Officer, Ships at the Washington Navy Yard May 22.

Future USS Oakland Completes Successful Acceptance Trials
May 22, 2020 — MOBILE, Ala. — The future USS Oakland (LCS 24) successfully concluded acceptance trials here May 22 following a series of in-port and underway demonstrations in the Gulf of Mexico. During trials, the final milestone prior to the ship’s delivery to the Navy, the Navy conducted comprehensive tests of LCS 24’s systems, including those essential to a... MORE

PSNS & IMF Employee Supports Kitsap County Department of Emergency Management
May 22, 2020 — For more than 10 weeks, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility has been adapting and exploring new strategies to support its workforce and the local community during the COVID-19 pandemic. From developing and manufacturing hand sanitizer, to supplying thousands of face masks to its employees and local first responders, the... MORE

Malynda Green, emergency management specialist with Code 105.53 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenence Facility in Bremerton, Washington, recently completed a two-month assignment with the Kitsap County Department of Emergency Management.

Navy Issues Request for Proposals for Medium Unmanned Underwater Vehicle
May 22, 2020 — WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy released a request for proposals for the design, development, test, and production of the Medium Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (MUUV) May 21. The solicitation will support the next generation of the Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants Unmanned Maritime Systems Program Office, Razorback Unmanned Underwater... MORE

DCoMS connects at-sea Sailors to shore-based experts for shipboard maintenance
May 21, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- As the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) plowed through morning seas off the coast of Japan on May 7, a dozen senior Navy engineers and network specialists assembled in San Diego to watch the first live connectivity demonstration of a much-anticipated system for delivering on-demand, remote maintenance expertise to a deployed ship's point of... MORE

Capt. John Markowicz, assistant chief of staff for ship maintenance and material readiness, Commander, Naval Air Forces, observes the Distance Communications Maintenance System (DCoMS) ship-to-shore test between the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while the aircraft carrier was underway in the Indo-Pacific region. DCoMS allows shore-based technical experts to remotely walk shipboard technicians through a higher level of maintenance or troubleshooting than the technician would normally have the capability to perform.

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