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PNS Celebrates Apprentice Graduation
August 31, 2021 — Portsmouth Naval Shipyard held an outdoor drive-in style graduation ceremony Friday for the Production Trades Apprentice and Worker Skills Progression Program (WSPP) Class of 2021.Commanding Officer, USS Texas (SSN 775), Cmdr. Kenneth Cooke served as the keynote speaker. Cooke congratulated the graduates as he reminded them of their critical role... MORE

Shipyard Commander, Capt. Ettlich Addresses Apprentice Class of 2021

Nimitz project reaches halfway point of availability
August 23, 2021 — The USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Planned Incremental Availability reached the 50 percent complete point Aug. 11, 2021, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, in Bremerton, Washington.USS Nimitz arrived at PSNS & IMF March 7, 2021, and, according to Steven Pugh, deputy project superintendent for the Nimitz Project Team, the... MORE

USS Nimitz (CVN 68) arrives at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton March 7, 2021. The ship's arrival completed a nearly 11-month deployment to U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleets, including participation in Operations Freedom's Sentinel, Inherent Resolve and Octave Quartz. The Nimitz Project Team reached the halfway point of its Planned Incremental Availability Aug. 11, 2021. (PSNS & IMF Photo by Wendy Hallmark)

$1.7-billion drydock project awarded to improve Portsmouth Naval Shipyard capacity
August 13, 2021 — Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) awarded a $1.7-billion construction project Aug. 13. This effort will expand and reconfigure a dry dock complex at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in Kittery, Maine, to increase the shipyard's capacity to maintain, modernize, and repair the Navy's attack submarines and return them to the fleet... MORE

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME: Jun 22, 2021: USS Virginia (SSN 774) successfully exits dry dock at the shipyard. Virginia is at the shipyard for a scheduled maintenance period.

Kokua I Ko Makou Kaiaulu: Helping Our Community
July 25, 2021 — If you asked someone to define community, they’d likely give you an answer that involves a physical location. A person’s community is often described as a literal place in the world: a school, a neighborhood, or a town. The Oxford English Dictionary defines community as “a body of people or things viewed collectively.”Nothing changes a community... MORE

NSS-SY: PSNS & IMF to roll out next 3 sprints for evaluation
July 19, 2021 — Naval Sustainment System – Shipyards champions and subject-matter experts from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility and the other three U.S. Navy shipyards agreed on the next three NSS-SY sprints to pursue, during a meeting at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Honolulu in early July.The... MORE

NSS-SY: On time, every time graphic detailing next three Naval Sustainment System – Shipyard sprits to be explored by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility and
the other three U.S. Navy shipyards. (U.S. Navy graphic by Robin Lee)

Fix or Elevate - Improves Processes for PNS Electricians
July 16, 2021 — A key strategy of Naval Sustainment System - Shipyards (NSS-SY) is implementing a paradigm shift of treating shipyard mechanics as the customer. “That means it’s our job, leadership’s job, to make sure mechanics have the tools they need to do their jobs as efficiently as possible,” said Rear Adm. Howard Markle, NAVSEA’s Deputy Commander for... MORE

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard: An Economic Pillar for Hawaii
July 7, 2021 — Although the youngest state in the union, the Hawaiian Islands have a strong, long-standing relationship with our nation’s armed forces with the U.S. Navy establishing a coaling station in Pearl Harbor in 1887. Often called the Crossroads of the Pacific, Hawaii is one of the only locations in the United States that houses all branches of the U.S... MORE

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & IMF, (February 11, 2021) Sunrise over the Ko`olau Mountains with portal crane P-76 in the foreground.

PSNS & IMF honors employees during Employee of the Year ceremony
June 28, 2021 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility held two socially-distanced ceremonies honoring its top employees during its annual Employee of the Year ceremony Monday at the historic Admiral Theater in downtown Bremerton.In support of COVID-19 mitigation efforts, the two award presentation ceremonies were livestreamed via the... MORE

Capt. Jip Mosman, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, poses for a photo with some of the 31 2020 Employee of the Year award winners June 28, 2021, during an awards ceremony at the historic Admiral Theater in Bremerton, Washington. (PSNS & IMF photo by Scott Hansen)

NSS-SY DEEP DIVE: The Operations Control Center
June 25, 2021 — One Naval Sustainment System – Shipyard sprint the USS Louisiana (SSN 724) Project Team at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility began this spring was called the Operations Control Center. The OCC creates a central hub where a cross-functional team of project managers, mechanics, supervisors, logisticians or anyone involved... MORE

Team Louisiana leads the way for NSS-SY efforts
June 23, 2021 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility and the other three U.S. Navy shipyards are trying out Naval Sustainment System – Shipyard concepts on four pilot vessels, all of which are submarines.According to Matt VanRavenhorst, NSS-SY champion for PSNS & IMF, the commander of Naval Sea Systems Command Vice Adm. William Galinis... MORE

Rear Admiral Jeffrey Jablon, commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, is briefed on process improvements by Matt VanRavenhorst, NSS-SY champion, middle left, and Dan Arnell, Shop 31 production superintendent, right, June 8, 2021, during a tour of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (PSNS & IMF photo by Scott Hansen)

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