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Initiative aims to remove barriers to shipyard efficiency, on-time delivery
September 9, 2019 — A six-week pilot program at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility will help the command streamline its processes, improve internal coordination and eliminate barriers between mechanics and their work. Known as the Naval Sustainment System - Shipyards, the initiative pairs a consulting firm with PSNS & IMF and Norfolk Naval... MORE

Shipyard finishes maintenance on USS Connecticut
September 6, 2019 — Returning another strategic asset to service with the fleet, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility completed its work on USS Connecticut (SSN 22) Sept. 5.Connecticut had moved out of the shipyard’s Dry Dock 4 on Aug. 10 to put the finishing touches on its five-and-a-half-month period of maintenance and modernization,... MORE

USS Connecticut (SSN 22) departs Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s Dry Dock 4 Aug. 10.

Local commands graduate 12 trained to lead innovation
August 26, 2019 — Culminating five weeks of comprehensive training in process improvement and change management, 10 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility employees graduated from the Naval Sea Systems Command Lean Six Sigma Black Belt program in a ceremony Aug. 23 at the Norm Dicks Government Center.Two employees from Strategic Weapons... MORE

Graduates of the Naval Sea Systems Command Lean Six Sigma Black Belt program listen as Capt. Dianna Wolfson, commander of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, addresses them and ceremony attendees on the importance of innovation Aug. 23 at the Norm Dicks Government Center in Bremerton, Washington.

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard’s Dry Dock One turns 100
August 23, 2019 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Today Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) celebrated the centennial anniversary of Dry Dock One. U.S. Rep. Ed Case, (HI-1), Mayor Kirk Caldwell, City and County of Honolulu, Rear Adm. Robert Chadwick, Commander Naval Region Hawaii/Commander Naval Group Middle... MORE

Rep. Ed Case (center), shipyard worker (left), and Ali'i Pauahi Hawaii Civic Club member (right) at Dry Dock One on Aug. 21, 2019.

Workforce learns about new technology at showcase
August 20, 2019 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility employees were able to check out cutting-edge products during the technology showcase hosted by the National Center for Manufacturing Science at the Kitsap Conference Center, Bremerton Harborside July 25 - 26.Roughly 1,100 employees used the opportunity to learn about industry... MORE

PSNS & IMF employees view a demonstration of tools during a technology showcase hosted by the National Center for Manufacturing Science at the Kitsap Conference Center July 25. More than 50 companies displayed equipment, tools, supplies and safety gear to more cost-effectively and efficiently help shipyard workers maintain, modernize and retire the Navy’s fleet.

PSNS & IMF Detachment Everett holds change of charge ceremony
August 19, 2019 — A new leader took the helm of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Detachment Everett Friday, when Cmdr. Aaron Coudray relieved Cmdr. Mark Schuchmann in a change of charge ceremony at the detachment.Capt. Dianna Wolfson, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, presided over the ceremony... MORE

Cmdr. Aaron Cudray speaks to those in attendance at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Detachment Everett change of charge ceremony held August 16 at Naval Station Everett. Other members of the official party include (from left) Capt. Dianna Wolfson, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Capt. Ginalyn Harrell, deputy commander, Northwest Regional Maintenance Facility, and Cmdr. Mark Schuchmann, outgoing office in charge, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Detachment Everett.

PHNSY & IMF Welcomes the Largest Class of Apprentice Program Graduates
August 16, 2019 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) welcomed the largest class of apprentice program graduates in its history on August 15, 2019. U.S. Rep. Ed Case, Hawaii First Congressional District, was the keynote speaker welcoming 278 new journey-workers to the workforce at... MORE

Shipyard Commander, Capt. Greg Burton congratulating the 2019 Apprentice Graduates.

Shipyard completes work on USS Ohio
August 15, 2019 — BREMERTON, Washington – Fully refreshed after more than two years of refitting, the Navy’s oldest guided missile submarine is once again ready to set sail in defense of the nation. USS Ohio (SSGN 726) completed its maintenance availability at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Wednesday, bringing to a close a 27-month... MORE

USS Ohio (SSGN 726) arrives April 25, 2017, in dry dock for the start of its major maintenance period.

Process improvements to streamline Pittsburgh inactivation
August 12, 2019 — Inactivation process improvements gleaned from a series of projects in recent months at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility will culminate in a streamlined, less expensive inactivation effort on USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720).These improvements and others are expected to result in a preservation cost reduction of 40 percent... MORE

USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720) awaits inactivation in dry dock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.

Admiral presents awards to Sailors and civilians during visit to NWRMC
July 29, 2019 — The admiral in charge of the Navy’s regional maintenance centers presented awards to Sailors and civilians during an all-hands presentation while visiting Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Everett Detachment in Everett, Washington, July 22.Rear Adm. Tom Anderson, commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Centers and Naval... MORE

Rear Adm. Tom Anderson presents a Navy Afloat Maintenance Training Strategy certificate to Machinist Mate Second Class Paul Lewis at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Everett Detachment during an all-hands presentation in Everett, Washington. Anderson is Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center and Naval Sea Systems Deputy Commander, Ship Maintenance and Modernization (SEA 21) and visited Northwest Regional Maintenance Center (NWRMC) on Jul 22.

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