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Leaders gather to discuss fire safety
April 13, 2023 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility led the Northwest Regional Fire Safety, Prevention and Response Summit April 6 and 7, welcoming eight organizations to the Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, Washington, for a two-day event. Sessions during the summit focused on solving major challenges in preventing shipboard fires,... MORE

Matt Ormond, implementations manager, Code 200, Engineering and Planning, Orlando Medina, Fire Safety Innovations, Code 270.4, Mechanical Temporary Services Branch, and Paul Herron, core program manager, Code 740, Riggers, discuss fire prevention techniques April 6, 2023, during the Northwest Regional Fire Safety, Prevention and Response Summit at the Undersea Naval Museum in Keyport, Washington. (U.S Navy photo by Ben Hutto)

NSS-SY Spotlight: Trade Advocates
April 13, 2023 — As a relatively new program, implemented within the last several years, the Naval Sustainment System - Shipyards initiative aligns with the Get Real, Get Better framework of building a workforce of problem solvers and innovative thinkers. It is a fresh, modern approach to how business is done within the U.S. Navy. Like most operational adjustments... MORE

NSS-SY Spotlight: Trade Advocates graphic. (U.S. Navy graphic by Scott Hansen)

USS Thresher: A loss. A legacy.
April 6, 2023 — On April 9, 1963, USS Thresher (SSN 593), the lead nuclear-powered attack submarine of her class, sailed from Kittery, Maine, to approximately 220 miles east of Massachusetts to conduct deep-diving tests. She carried 129 men, including her crew and several shipyard personnel.After a rendezvous with Penguin-class submarine rescue ship USS Skylark... MORE

USS Thresher (SSN-593) was the lead nuclear-attack submarine of her class and was commissioned on August 3, 1961, at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine. Following commissioning, she completed trials in the Atlantic and Caribbean areas testing her new technological systems and weapons. On April 10, 1963, following overhaul, Thresher began deep-diving tests, along with USS Skylark (ASR-20), about 220 miles east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. As the tests proceeded, Skylark received garbled communications from her which eventually stopped. It became apparent she had sunk taking the lives of the 129 officers, crewmen, and civilian technicians.

Undersecretary of the Navy, Vice Chief of Naval Operations visit PSNS & IMF
April 3, 2023 — Under Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Erik Raven, and Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, visited Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility March 29, 2023, to discuss implementation of the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program and Naval Sustainment System – Shipyards, and to assess ongoing seismic... MORE

The Honorable Erik Raven, Under Secretary of the Navy, and Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, speak to mechanics in the Machine Shop, Building 431, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington, during a tour March 29, 2023. (U.S Navy Photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Promotes Community Resiliency through Emergency Preparedness
March 30, 2023 — This year, in preparation for the 2023 hurricane season, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) is initiating a grassroots campaign to increase preparedness through community resiliency and advanced planning via two emergency preparedness tools - the AtHoc Notification System and the Navy Family... MORE

September is National Preparedness Month – a time when extra educational efforts are focused on getting communities ready for the worst Mother Nature can dish out. In the central Virginia area where Fort Lee is located, those unsavory servings have historically included hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, massive flooding and crippling winter storm events.

'International Transgender Day of Visibility' offers a chance to support freedom of expression, association
March 30, 2023 — Since 2010, International Transgender Day of Visibility has been celebrated annually March 31. The observance day provides an opportunity to raise awareness about transgender individuals and their contributions to society, while also drawing attention to the discrimination and violence many trans individuals face.International Transgender Day of... MORE

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Women's History Month: Meet Lt. Cmdr. Amber Cowan, USS Kentucky (SSBN 737), the first female executive officer of a U.S. Navy submarine
March 30, 2023 — Employees of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility had the distinct honor of meeting the first female executive officer of a U.S. naval submarine during the Puget Women's Employee Networking Group (PWENG) monthly meeting March 16, 2023, as part of their Women’s History Month celebration.Lt. Cmdr. Amber Cowan, executive... MORE

Lt. Commander Amber Cowan, executive officer, USS Kentucky (SSBN 737), talks about her experience as the first female executive officer aboard a U.S. Navy submarine March 16, 2023, during a Puget Women's Employee Networking group Women's History Month observance at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott Hansen)

Roosevelt completes sea trials en route to San Diego after wrapping up 18-month availability at PSNS & IMF
March 29, 2023 — USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) completed an 18-month docking planning incremental availability at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, March 21.According to Brian McDermott, USS Theodore Roosevelt Project superintendent, work completed during the availability, which began Sept. 10, 2021, included a variety of regularly... MORE

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), pictured above while undocking Aug. 4, 2022, completed an 18-month availability March 21, 2023, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, in Bremerton, Washington. The carrier completed sea trials en route to San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

NSS-SY Spotlight: Genba walk – Pumpwell workers support the fleet every day, working behind the scenes, between dockings and undockings, to keep PSNS & IMF dry docks operational
March 28, 2023 — When ships and submarines make their way into or out of one of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s six dry docks, riggers and handlers can be seen alongside the vessels tending lines and chains, and operating industrial equipment. However, there is a lot of behind-the-scenes work that is critical to successful docking... MORE

Members of the Shop 99, Temporary Services, pumpwell team pose for a picture inside the Dry Dock 6 Pumpwell March 15, 2023 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. Team members support the fleet and shipyard operations every day, both during and between dockings and undockings. The shipyard's dry docks and pumpwells were built between 1894 and 1963, so the system undergoes continual maintenance. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott Hansen)

Newly developed radiation-detection technology aids shipyard's radiological response, monitoring training
March 23, 2023 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance facility and the other three public shipyards are benefitting from added realism that newly developed radiation detection indication and computation instruments, and dosimetry technology now offer.The devices and techniques used in training here use device manipulation and verbal cues from a... MORE

Micah Rollins, left, manager of research and development and manufacturing for Radiation Safety & Control Services, Inc., leads a training session on new reactive RADIAC equipment Dec. 7, 2022, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott Hansen)

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