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COVID Communication: Shipyard Sign Shop produces pandemic response products
August 26, 2020 — The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Sign Shop has played an important role in the command’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Sign Shop team has produced thousands of COVID-19 related products since March, ensuring all employees receive the most important and often changing information. “It has been critical for... MORE

Employees assigned to Shop 71, Sign Shop, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility work to produce signs as part of the shipyard's COVID-19 response and education efforts.

PSNS & IMF installs body temperature detectors at gates to bolster worker protection from COVID-19
August 26, 2020 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility has completed installing stand-alone infrared body temperature detectors at all gates into the controlled industrial area this week.These stand-alone detectors should speed up the temperature screening process at each gate and will eliminate the need for PSNS & IMF workers to use... MORE

Julie Holter, left, Code 308 facility manager representative, assists Trevor Cox, right, Code 2340 nuclear chief test engineer, while he checks his temperature using a newly-installed SafeCheck infrared body temperature detector Aug. 25, 2020 inside the Decatur Gate at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington.

SurgeMain Reservists prepare to make impact at PSNS & IMF
August 24, 2020 — Navy Reservists assigned to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility as part of the Navy’s Surge Maintenance program are preparing to make an impact as part of their mobilization in support of COVID-19 recovery efforts.The Sailors are part of the 676 SurgeMain Reservists who will serve with PSNS & IMF at all of its sites... MORE

SurgeMain Reservists recycle LED light fixtures while working at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington.

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & IMF successfully undocks USS Columbia (SSN 771)
August 20, 2020 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) successfully undocked Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Columbia (SSN 771) July 16, 2020. The undocking was a major milestone in completing the submarine’s engineered overhaul (EOH) availability.To achieve this milestone, the project team,... MORE

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility successfully undocked Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Columbia (SSN 771) July 16, 2020 from Dry Dock #2. The undocking was a major milestone in completing the submarine’s engineered overhaul (EOH) availability.

PSNS & IMF capitalizes on lessons learned to streamline Pittsburgh inactivation
August 7, 2020 — Lessons learned from a series of projects in recent months resulted in process improvements and a streamlined availability for USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720), which completed its inactivation process Aug. 5, 2020, almost a month earlier than scheduled, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.These numerous improvements have... MORE

USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720), a Los Angeles-class fast-attack nuclear submarine, is moved to the Mooring Alpha storage area after completing its inactivation process Aug. 5, 2020, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (PSNS & IMF photo by Scott Hansen)

SurgeMain Reservists begin arriving at PSNS & IMF for mission
July 17, 2020 — The first group of Navy Reservists assigned to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility as part of the Navy’s Surge Maintenance program have arrived to begin their mobilization in support of COVID-19 recovery efforts.The Sailors are the first of 676 SurgeMain Reservists who will serve with PSNS & IMF at all of its sites... MORE

Gunner's Mate 1st Class Joshua Heitmann, right, a SurgeMain Sailor, practices installing a drum cover on a Close-In Weapons System mock-up with Fire Controlman 1st Clastt Kevin Flynn in the Shop 38 Gun Shop, July 15, 2020 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Detachment Everett.

Olympia, Louisville to share dry dock during concurrent inactivations
July 9, 2020 — Los Angeles-class submarines USS Olympia (SSN 717) and USS Louisville (SSN 724) entered Dry Dock 5 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility July 9, to begin the docking portion of their simultaneous inactivation processes.According to Cmdr. Jack Tappe, project superintendent, there are both challenges and benefits to... MORE

Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarines USS Louisville (SSN-724), foreground, and USS Olympia (SSN-717) are moved into Dry Dock 5 July 9, 2020 to begin the inactivation process at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington.

All Things Technical Open for Business
July 8, 2020 — Recently, Navy Region Hawai’i and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific (MIDPAC) collaborated with Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) to improve the Recovery Assist, Secure and Traverse (RAST) system used on Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.The RAST allows helicopters to land on a flight deck that is pitching,... MORE

An SH-60B Sea Hawk Helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the guided missile frigate USS Preble (DDG 88). A carriage and tracks for the ship's recovery assistance, securing and traversing (RAST) system are on the deck below the helicopter.

Service With a Smile
July 6, 2020 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – The onset of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the virus’ ability to quickly spread presented many challenges to preserve a safe working environment at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF). Several shipyard codes’ primary services require face-to-face customer... MORE

Code 1123 Security Assistant Walter Fung issues a pass to a
visitor at Bldg. 207 Pass & ID. Code 1123 Industrial Security
Branch is dedicated to providing quality professional service,
while ensuring the safety and security of personnel and
critical assets.

Portsmouth Shipyard Opens Renovated Insulators Shop
July 1, 2020 — Portsmouth Naval Shipyard officially opened the renovated Building 166 for the Shop 57 Insulation Team, cutting the ribbon at a June 22 ceremony to literally transform the oldest industrial building on the shipyard, Building 2, to its newest facility. With a budget just under $11 million, this facility's opening is a milestone in the overall plan... MORE

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine: A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was held on 22 June 2020 to official complete the new home of the Shop 57 Insulators in building 166.

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