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Tuition Assistance Program helps employees reach education goals to advance their careers
March 13, 2025 — Kathy Miller, painter, Shop 71 Painters, knew she wanted more from her career at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility. Despite the effort she was putting in every day at her job, she knew there was more she could do to advance her career.Three years ago, she made the choice to go back to school through Olympic College and... MORE

Kathy Miller, painter, Shop 71, Painters, took advantage of Command University's Tuition Assistance Program to further her education at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Code 700 team members continue to find new ways to use their mobile self-propelled modular transporters
February 27, 2025 — Cranes could be considered part of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility “brand” due to their visibility throughout the local community. People all around Sinclair Inlet can regularly see various portal cranes at PSNS & IMF trundling about, carrying large objects. Conversely, the Hammerhead Crane is one of the first... MORE

Austin Collins, rigger, Code 740, helps guide the self-propelled modular transporter near Dry Dock 5 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Command continues to expand food choices on the waterfront
February 27, 2025 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility has added yet another lunchtime food option for members of the command workforce inside the Controlled Industrial Area.Sweet Dahlia Baking is now serving everything from pepperoni rolls and meatball sandwiches to steak & ale pot pies and Sweet Dahlia dogs from the former Juan's Food... MORE

India Wadkins, left, and her mother, Stacey Wadkins, owner of Sweet Dahlia Baking, serve lunch to command employees, Feb. 19, 2025, from the former Juan's Food Trailer outside Building 460 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. Sweet Dahlia offers a different menu each day. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Navy leader's recent visit highlights the shipyard's use of new technology and the need for expansion
February 27, 2025 — Rear Adm. Peter Small, chief engineer & deputy commander Naval Sea Systems Engineering & Logistics, visited Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Feb. 4, 2025, to discuss current technologies in use at PSNS & IMF, as well as any challenges that must be overcome to expand the use of innovative technologies here.Small was... MORE

Seth Haskins, additive manufacturing manager, Shop 31, Inside Machinist, briefs Rear Adm. Peter Small Feb. 4, during a tour of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility facilities in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Code 700 director honored for her high-level leadership
February 27, 2025 — The National Association of Superintendents has selected Chris Klinkert as its 2024 Superintendent of the Year, according to a recent NAS announcement.Klinkert, director, Code 700, Lifting and Handling Department, was selected for her work as a servant leader at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, according to the... MORE

The National Association of Superintendents has selected Chris Klinkert, director, Code 700, Lifting and Handling Department, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington, as its 2024 Superintendent of the Year. (U.S. Navy photo)

Safety emphasis initiative offers employees a chance for free parking
February 25, 2025 — The National Association of Superintendents and the Assistant Production Superintendents Association have collaborated to provide an incentive — known as "The Parking Initiative" — for members of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility to pro-actively find and fix all manner of safety and environmental deficiencies.“Our... MORE

APSA & NAS parking initiative graphic
(U.S. Navy graphic by Eugene Hernandez)

New training mock-up in San Diego offers apprentices a 'safe-to-fail' environment for honing their skills
February 25, 2025 — Mtume Salaam, workforce development manager, Code 984, Shop Resources, looks at his current training setting in Building 73 on Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, with a large amount of pride.The converted space wasn’t always the intricate training area it is now. Initially set aside to become a training area in 2023, other priorities put... MORE

Southwest Regional Apprentice Program instructors (from left) Erik Hughes, Shop 38, Marine Machinist; Andrew Fernandez, Code 740, Riggers; and Enrellee Thomas, Shop 26, Welders, pose for photo, Jan. 23, 2025, inside the program's new training facility at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)

SurgeMain Sailors begin their annual training program with a renewed emphasis on warfighting readiness
February 25, 2025 — Almost 90 U.S. Navy Reserve Surge Maintenance Sailors will deploy throughout February to various shops and locations to support Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility work, and to expand their warfighting readiness.According to Lt. Cdr. Erin Spindle, PSNS & IMF and Northwest Regional Maintenance Center SurgeMain officer in... MORE

SurgeMain Sailors practice the procedure for inserting a large-bore needle in order to decompress a simulated tension pneumothorax Feb. 2, during Tactical Combat Casualty Care training on Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, Washington. The program helped kick off the SurgeMain Sailors' annual two-week training deployment at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility. Established in 2005, SurgeMain has more than 2,000 Reserve Sailors across 75 units. (U.S. Navy photo by MC1 Jeffrey J. Hanshaw)

Allen Botsford, 59-year PSNS & IMF employee: 'There's still a lot to get done here.'
February 24, 2025 — When Allen Botsford, ship safety technician, Code 350.10, Ship Safety Watch Group, first began as a welder’s helper in Shop 26, Welders, Jan. 10, 1966, a gallon of gas cost just 32 cents. Lyndon B. Johnson was President of the United States and the Chicago Bulls basketball team played its first season in the National Basketball Association. Today,... MORE

Allen Botsford, ship safety technician, Code 350.10, Ship Safety Watch Group, helps Megan Rhynsburger, mechanic, Shop 51, Electricians, check out Jan. 23, after finishing her work aboard a submarine at mooring "A". Botsford began his 59-year career at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington, as a welder helper. An injury forced him to transition from welding to his current job in the 1990s. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Mentors can provide employees with key insights while helping them find opportunities for success
February 21, 2025 — Ryan Cozza, Reactor Servicing Training Organization branch head, Code 2370.1, Nuclear Refueling Engineering Division, began working at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in March 2019. Starting off as a Ship Refueling Tech candidate, Cozza was determined to become a certified Ship Refueling Expert.That determination... MORE

Ryan Cozza, Reactor Servicing Training Organization branch head, Code 2370.1, Nuclear Refueling Engineering Division, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington, credits his career development to his ongoing participation in the U.S. Navy's mentorship program. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

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