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Command learns, adapts during pandemic: Effort to protect workforce, meet mission continues year after worldwide pandemic declared
March 17, 2021 — As the workers and leaders from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility rang in the New Year the evening of Dec. 31, 2019, they had no idea of the tremendous personal and professional challenges that lay ahead for everyone in 2020.What started with an announcement from the World Health Organization, Jan. 9, 2020, of a new... MORE

Shop 64 fabric workers at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington, make cloth masks and polycarbonate face shields that can be used to protect the workforce, or provided to Naval Hospital Bremerton and local hospitals if the need arises.

USS Michigan undocks as end of challenging availability nears
March 16, 2021 — USS Michigan (SSGN 727) undocked at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility March 16, 2021, after more than a year and a half in Dry Dock 2, as it nears the end of its Extended Refit Period.According to Melissa Kittrell, assistant project superintendent, Code 327, Operations Department Submarine Program, PSNS & IMF mechanics... MORE

USS Michigan (SSBN 727) undocked at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility March 9, 2020, after more than a year and a half in Dry dock 2, as it nears the end of its Extended Refit Period.

HRMC Docks USS William P. Lawrence For Maintenance Availability
March 11, 2021 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Hawaii Regional Maintenance Center (HRMC) docked Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) March 9, completing one of the first major milestones in the ship’s docking selected restricted availability (DSRA).This will be the second time HRMC has partnered with Vigor Marine, LLC to complete... MORE

USS William P Lawrence (DDG 110) docks in Dry Dock #4 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & IMF on March 9.

Ex-Kitty Hawk (CV 63) dry docks at PSNS & IMF
March 4, 2021 — Ex-Kitty Hawk (CV 63) will be dry docked at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, March 9.The dry-docking will allow the Navy to remove marine growth from the hull of ex-Kitty Hawk in order to prevent the potential spread of invasive species before towing it to a dismantling facility to be determined at a later date. The... MORE

Attack aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63) steams the Pacific Ocean July 21,1969.

PSNS & IMF management and labor partners sign VPP application
February 18, 2021 — Management and bargaining unit representatives at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility signaled their commitment to safety with the signing of an application Feb. 18, 2021, to become a Star Site under the Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s Voluntary Protection Program.“The safety of our teammates is of paramount... MORE

Capt. Jip Mosman, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, signs the application signaled their commitment to become a Star Site under the Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s Voluntary Protection Program, Feb. 18, 2021, at PSNS & IMF, in Bremerton, Wash.

Why Mindset Matters
February 12, 2021 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – In 2018, USS Missouri (SSN 780) docked at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) and began an extended maintenance and modernization availability. While initially it seemed that it would be business as usual, the crew brought a unique tool that would contribute to an early delivery and... MORE

Danny Kim, Arbinger Master Facilitator, facilitates an Outward
Mindset workshop for PHNSY & IMF work personnel.

PSNS & IMF begins COVID-19 vaccination roll out for workforce
February 10, 2021 — Approximately 200 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility personnel received the first-of-two Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shots Feb. 10, 2021, in the former Sam Adams Brewhouse on Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, in what is expected to be a phased employee vaccination process.The Shotex clinic is the result of a partnership among... MORE

Capt. Jip Mosman, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, receives the COVID-19 vaccination Feb. 10, 2021, in the former Sam Adams Brewhouse on Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton. Approximately 200 PSNS & IMF personnel received the first-of-two Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shots in what is expected to be a phased employee vaccination process.

PHNSY & IMF generosity gives Toys for Tots more than 1,000 gifts
February 10, 2021 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – The Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) workforce participated in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots campaign for the first time this year. The shipyard-wide effort gathered more than 1,000 toys to support the Navy League of the United States (NLUS) Honolulu Council’s... MORE

The PHNSY & IMF workforce participated in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots campaign for the first time this year. The shipyard-wide effort gathered more than 1,000 toys to support the Navy League of the United States Honolulu Council’s effort in lieu of its annual Toys for Tots golf tournament that was suspended due to COVID-19.

HRMC Completes USS Wayne E. Meyer Availability Ahead of Schedule
February 4, 2021 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Hawaii Regional Maintenance Center (HRMC) successfully delivered Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) from its Docking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) Jan. 29, 14 days early.This availability marked the first time HRMC partnered with Vigor Marine, LLC to complete a surface ship... MORE

Hawaii Regional Maintenance Center (HRMC) successfully delivered Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) from its Docking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) Jan. 29, 14 days early.

PSNS & IMF pins four Sailors to chief petty officer
January 29, 2021 — Four petty officer first class nuclear machinist mates at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility were pinned to the rank of chief petty officer during a ceremony Jan. 29, 2021, at Olympic Lodge on Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, Washington.Matthew Bernstein, Devin Donohue, Austin Rhodes and Mark Robbins had their chief petty... MORE

Chief Petty Officer selects Matthew Bernstein, Devin Donohue, Austin Rhodes and Mark Robbins, with Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, were pinned to the rank of chief petty officer during a ceremony Jan. 29, 2021, at Olympic Lodge on Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, Washington. The ceremony had limited attendees, with participants and attendees socially distanced to adhere to COVID-19 protective protocols.

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