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Hafa Adai! Guam Detachment In Full Effect
November 30, 2021 — In October 2018, Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) formally asked Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) and Commander Submarine Forces Pacific (COMSUBPAC) to complete a study and provide requirements to close the existing maintenance gaps in executing submarine maintenance in Guam. The island’s... MORE

In October 2018, Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) formally asked Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) and Commander Submarine Forces Pacific (COMSUBPAC) to complete a study and provide requirements to close the existing maintenance gaps in executing submarine maintenance in Guam. The island’s strategic location would be the focus of this initiative; however, leadership knew there would be hurdles to overcome due to its remote location.

FMR Completes Underwater Hub Replacement Job
November 23, 2021 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Fleet Maintenance Repair (FMR) and Dive and Crane & Rigging Teams completed an underwater hub replacement on USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) bravo piers. The dedicated Crane and Rigging teams removed all five propeller blades, then installed a... MORE

Fleet Maintenance Repair and Dive and Crane & Rigging Teams completed an underwater hub replacement on USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) bravo piers. The dedicated Crane and Rigging teams removed all five propeller blades, then installed a cofferdam, which allowed them to work underwater in a dry environment to remove the old hub and install the new one.

PSNS & IMF supports explosive testing of new steel
November 17, 2021 — A Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility team comprised of welding engineers and technicians, machinists and others helped conduct explosive bulge testing on steel that may be used in future submarine construction and repairs, at Hawthorne Army Depot, Nevada, in late August. According to Kiichi Harada, welding engineer, Code... MORE

PHNSY & IMF Successfully Undocks USS Topeka
October 27, 2021 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) successfully undocked the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754) on-time commencing a two-day evolution on July 27.This undocking is a major milestone in the submarine’s docking selected restricted availability (DSRA). Each... MORE

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility successfully undocked the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754) on-time commencing a two-day evolution on July 27, 2021. This undocking is a major milestone in the submarine’s docking selected restricted availability (DSRA). Each undocking is a complex evolution that requires teamwork across the entire shipyard to ensure a safe and on time event.

Innovation through Education
October 13, 2021 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – As many know, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) prides itself on employing the largest number of engineers in the state of Hawaii. But what you may not know is that the University of Hawai’i (UH) awards the most engineering degrees throughout the islands. In what seemed a natural... MORE

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility created an innovative partnership with the University of Hawai’i, taking on mechanical engineering student to work on shipyard projects under the supervision of assigned mentors.

Breaking Though Traditions
September 29, 2021 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Optimists expect a better future. Their positive thinking can also become a self-fulfilling prophecy. That can be said for the group in the Piping, Insulation, Tool Room and Equipment Maintenance shop who frequently heard that their goal couldn’t be achieved. They took those words as a challenge, shrugged off setbacks, and... MORE

Pipefitter Apprentices Alex Soulliere and Francis Dumlao provide an overview of the improvements made to USS Mississippi’s (SSN-782) Vertical Launch System (VLS) Missile Tube Air Pressure Vent (APV) pipe drying process.

PSNS & IMF hosts technology showcase
September 28, 2021 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility hosted a technology showcase Aug. 25-26, 2021, at the Kitsap Conference Center at Bremerton Harborside, in downtown Bremerton, Washington.According to Jeff Brimhall, the PSNS & IMF technology insertion manager, Code 1000i, the event featured 53 industry partners who demonstrated tools,... MORE

Lifecycle Engineering representative Cory Kozlowski, left, helps Brian Hoglund, a Keyport computer scientist, use a mixed-reality headset Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, during Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility's 2021 Technology Showcase at the Kitsap Conference Center in Bremerton, Washington. (PSNS & IMF photo by Scott Hansen)

NSS-SY: Crew boards streamline start-of-shift process for supervisors, workers across shipyard
September 27, 2021 — Crew boards, which were part of the Naval Sustainment System—Shipyards Start-of-Shift sprint conducted during the past several months, are now being expanded to additional projects across Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.According to Ray Howard, an NSS-SY lead for PSNS & IMF, crew boards were found to be an effective... MORE

Rear Adm. Howard B. Markle, deputy commander, Logistics, Maintenance and Industrial Operations, Naval Sea Systems Command, talks with Chris Harty, Shop 11/17 Shipfitter and Sheet Metal, general foreman, and Timothy Tibbs, Shop 11, Shipfitter, supervisor, about the use of crew boards Aug. 26, 2021, during a tour of the Building 1124 CVN Maintenance Complex at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (PSNS & IMF photo by Scott Hansen)

PSNS & IMF Apprentice Program Celebrates its 120th Anniversary, Holds Socially-Distanced Graduation Ceremony on Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton
September 17, 2021 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s Apprentice School graduated 206 students Sept. 17 during an outdoor ceremony held on Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton. It is the second year that students have received their graduation materials via a drive-through tunnel constructed by PSNS & IMF’s temporary services department, a... MORE

Congratulations Class of 2021 Apprentice Graduates (PSNS & IMF graphic by Geno Hernandez)

Roosevelt begins year-plus availability at PSNS & IMF
September 13, 2021 — USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) entered Dry dock 6 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash., Sept. 10, 2021, to begin the docking portion of a 16.4-month Docking Planned Incremental Availability.According to Brian McDermott, project superintendent, Code 371, Roosevelt Project, this DPIA will prepare the... MORE

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) entered Dry dock 6 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash., Sept. 10, 2021, to begin the docking portion of a 16.4-month Docking Planned Incremental Availability. (PSNS & IMF photo by Brian Kilpatrick)

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