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Portal cranes 80, 82 and 92 receive summertime facelifts to ward off oxidation, corrosion
August 14, 2025 — A six-person team of painters is working hard throughout the short Pacific Northwest summer to repaint cranes 80, 82 and 92 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.The team of painters from Code 730, Crane Maintenance, is comprised of Darius Aldan, work lead, and crew members Dione Anderson, Romero Aquino, Rachele Brock,... MORE

Romeo Aquino, painter, Code 730, Crane Maintenance, works high above the shipyard while repainting Portal Crane 92, July 31, 2025, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. A team of painters from Code 730 has spent the better part of the summer updating cranes 80, 82 and 92. The paints used are silicone alkyd enamel, adding a higher gloss sheen for ease of cleaning purposes, for better UV deflection which also helps slow the oxidation process down. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

First of 2 new portal cranes arrives to support PSNS & IMF operations
July 31, 2025 — A new KNES 25-ton portal crane with a unique capability arrived at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility July 14. Crane 52 is part of a $67 million contract to bring four new cranes to PSNS & IMF to support the mission of maintaining, repairing, modernizing and retiring U.S. Naval vessels. The new cranes were designed and... MORE

Code 260.1 technician recognized for innovation, leadership
July 17, 2025 — Eric Haslehurst, mechanical engineering technician, Code 260.1, Carrier Rotating Machinery, was recognized by Carrier Team One with the Excellence in Carrier Maintenance Award this April. The award recognizes innovation, leadership and notable contributions that meaningfully impact the carrier group’s shared mission. Last year, Haslehurst helped... MORE

Eric Haslehurst, mechanical engineering technician, Code 260.1, Carrier Rotating Machinery, recently received the Carrier One Team's "Excellence in Carrier Maintenance Award" for his work at at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Ben Hutto)

Testing of laser ablation for removal of coatings, corrosion looks promising
June 18, 2025 — Using lasers to remove coatings and corrosion from U.S. naval vessels may soon become a reality based on recent testing conducted by Shop 71, Painters, Blasters, Tilesetters, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.Laser ablation, which is widely used in the commercial automotive and aerospace industries, is proving to be... MORE

Chase Absher, painter, Shop 71, Painters, Blasters, Tilesetters, works with a laser ablation tool aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), May 21, 2025, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

SMART scholars make first visit to PHNSY & IMF
June 4, 2025 — Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility extended an Aloha to five scholars from the Department of Defense’s Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship-for-Service Program May 19, 2025, marking the first year PHNSY & IMF is participating in the workforce development program... MORE

PSNS & IMF employee recognized for work to modernize production planning, operations
May 30, 2025 — Jason Cisler, work and systems design branch manager, Code 100TO, Transformation Office, received the 2025 Copernicus Award from the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, May 5, during an award ceremony in the Code 100TO conference room.Cisler, who was recognized for his outstanding work during fiscal year 2024, was selected for... MORE

Capt. JD Crinklaw, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, presents Jason Cisler, work and systems design branch manager, Code 100TO, Transformation Office, with the Copernicus Award, May 5, 2025, at PSNS & IMF in Bremerton, Wash. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Code 200 employee named NCMA Administrative Professional of the Year
May 29, 2025 — Krista Fontenot, executive administrator, Code 200, Engineering and Planning, has been named Administrative Professional of the Year for 2024 by the Naval Civilian Managers Association, according to a recent NCMA announcement.Over the past 13 months, Fontenot has made a number of fundamental improvements in key areas that have had broad and... MORE

Krista Fontenot, executive administrator, Code 200, Engineering and Planning, has been named NCMA Administrative Professional of the Year. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Command employees spend the day teaching students from 15 area elementary schools about the work they do each day at the shipyard
May 21, 2025 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility employees joined forces at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds, May 13, in support of the 2025 Kitsap Water Festival.The educational event was open to third and fourth graders from 15 Kitsap County elementary schools, teaching them how their everyday actions impact water quality in Kitsap... MORE

James Parkhurst, work leader, Shop 64, Woodworkers, Shipwrights, Insulators and Plastic fabricators, demonstrates how dry docks work May 14, 2025, during the 2025 Kitsap Water Festival at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S Navy photos by Wendy Hallmark)

STEM outreach volunteers join forces in support of Navy Peninsula Robotics Competition
May 8, 2025 — Volunteers from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility were on hand April 29 to support the 3rd annual Navy Peninsula Robotics Competition at North Kitsap High School in Poulsbo, Washington.This year's event included 46 teams of students from six area elementary and middle schools, who put their individual constructed robots... MORE

Capt. JD Crinklaw, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, and volunteer Tom Terry observe as two students from Cotton Wood Elementary School compete in the 3rd Annual Navy Peninsula Robotics Competition at North Kitsap High School in Poulsbo, Washington, April 29, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)

Automated rudder bore welding takes innovative step forward, thanks to collaboration between the Moonshine Lab and welders of Shop 26
April 24, 2025 — Several years ago innovative thinkers in Shop 26, Welders, and Code 138 Welding Engineers, developed an innovation to improve how rudder bores are serviced at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility. Transitioning from hand welding inside the rudder bores to automated welding cut the time to repair or restore aircraft carrier... MORE

Josh Maya (left), Waterfront Support and welding work lead, Code 100TO.3, Moonshine Lab; and Bryan Hara (right), Welding Instructor, Advanced Continuous Training Development, Shop 26 lower an Encompass Welding Machine in a Rudder Bore mock-up April 9, 2025, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)

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