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Building an inclusive workplace: DEI&A program manager Lynn Grellner earns recognition for her superior contributions to Equal Employment Opportunity
May 3, 2023 — Lynn Grellner, the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility program manager at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, is known around the command for her dedication to diversity in the workplace. Her impact on the visibility and success of PSNS & IMF’s Employee Resource Groups is especially well-known. Lynn was recognized on March 30, 2023, by the U.S. Pacific Fleet Equal Employment Opportunity Recognition Program for her contributions to Equal Employment Opportunity at PSNS & IMF... MORE

Lynn Grellner, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility program manager, Code 1100D, Executive Support Staff, recently received recognition from the U.S. Pacific Fleet Equal Employment Opportunity Program for her "superior contributions" to EEO at PSNS & IMF. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott Hansen)

New Shop 11/17 sign a salute to history, legacy
May 2, 2023 — Building 857 has been Shop 11/17’s home for the past 50 years. Noticing the state of the former Shop 11/17 sign, Jeremy Stephens, superintendent for Shop 11/17, commissioned work on its replacement. With a building full of talented sheet metal workers, it wasn’t a tall order. However, he wanted to use the opportunity to help his workers develop an appreciation for the job they do daily and their shop’s legacy. ... MORE

Brett Burton, supervisor, Shop 17, Sheet Metal, and sheet metal mechanic Jazmyn Smith hold the shop's new sign that now hangs outside Building 857 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Worker/drivers keep us running: Bus drivers put in long days knowing how essential their service is to the team
May 1, 2023 — Long before the sun rises over Kitsap County, Sam Pruiett is out in the early morning hours to ensure his bus is ready and safe for him and his fellow Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility workers get to work safely.Pruiett, operation manager, Shop 11/17, Shipfitters, Forge, Sheet metal, has been a Kitsap Transit... MORE

Sam Pruiett, operation manager, Shop 11/17, Shipfitters, Forge, Sheet metal, has been driving a Worker/Driver bus for the past 29 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott Hansen)

Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
April 27, 2023 — Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have a long history with the United States, which has been commemorated during the month of May, since 1990. May was chosen as AAPI Heritage Month to commemorate the first Japanese immigrants to the U.S. on May 7, 1843, and to honor the Chinese immigrants who completed the western portion of the... MORE

Asian American Pacific Islander Employee Resource Group co-leads Viliamu Kuaea, middle left, and Tiera Beauchamp, middle right, visit with participants April 18, 2023, during a celebration of American Samoa Flag Day at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

PSNS & IMF honors employees during Employee of the Year ceremony
April 25, 2023 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Employee of the Year nominees, their co-workers, friends and family gathered at the Admiral Theater Tuesday at 10 a.m. to honor the command’s top employees during the shipyard’s annual recognition ceremony.During the event, the command celebrated the accomplishments of employees from... MORE

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Employee of the Year nominees, their co-workers, friends and family gathered Tuesday at the Admiral Theater in downtown Bremerton, Washington, to honor the command’s top employees during the shipyard’s annual recognition ceremony. Capt. Jip Mosman, commander, PSNS & IMF, with the winners of various Employee of the Year categories. (U.S Navy Photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Learning to be assertive at work can result in more open, direct communication with both coworkers and leadership
April 21, 2023 — In large organizations, such as Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, where complex projects are being executed simultaneously, workplace assertiveness and transparent communication are vital to realizing a team's or project’s full potential. Assertiveness in the workplace aids with open, direct communication with... MORE

Reagan project team members, ship's crew celebrate reaching carrier availability's halfway point with tasty barbecue
April 19, 2023 — The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) recently reached the halfway point of its four-month Selected Restricted Availability in Yokosuka, Japan. To mark the occasion, the Reagan Project Team and the ship’s supply department hosted a barbecue to thank the ship’s crew and shipyard and detachment employees for the effort and hard work they’ve put in to reach... MORE

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) project team members celebrate the availability's halfway point with a barbecue March 17, 2023, in Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

School of Steel: New Shop 11/17 training facility provides more 'structured environment' for shipyard employees to hone their skills
April 16, 2023 — After ten years of effort and working through multiple challenges, Shop 11/17, Shipfitters, Forge, Sheetmetal, held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the re-dedication of its School of Steel training facility in Building 460 at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, April 5. The new school will provide a safe-to-fail... MORE

Sydney Bennett, shipfitter trainee, Shop 11, Shipfitter, works inside the newly re-dedicated School of Steel training facility April 5, 2023, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Leaders gather to discuss fire safety
April 13, 2023 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility led the Northwest Regional Fire Safety, Prevention and Response Summit April 6 and 7, welcoming eight organizations to the Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, Washington, for a two-day event. Sessions during the summit focused on solving major challenges in preventing shipboard fires,... MORE

Matt Ormond, implementations manager, Code 200, Engineering and Planning, Orlando Medina, Fire Safety Innovations, Code 270.4, Mechanical Temporary Services Branch, and Paul Herron, core program manager, Code 740, Riggers, discuss fire prevention techniques April 6, 2023, during the Northwest Regional Fire Safety, Prevention and Response Summit at the Undersea Naval Museum in Keyport, Washington. (U.S Navy photo by Ben Hutto)

NSS-SY Spotlight: Trade Advocates
April 13, 2023 — As a relatively new program, implemented within the last several years, the Naval Sustainment System - Shipyards initiative aligns with the Get Real, Get Better framework of building a workforce of problem solvers and innovative thinkers. It is a fresh, modern approach to how business is done within the U.S. Navy. Like most operational adjustments... MORE

NSS-SY Spotlight: Trade Advocates graphic. (U.S. Navy graphic by Scott Hansen)