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Earning a Black Belt isn't Just for Karate
April 2, 2019 — In September 2018, three Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) employees set out for an adventure in Lean Six Sigma Black Belt training that would change their way of thinking, working, interacting, and how they could help bring process improvement to the workforce... MORE

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Norfolk Naval Shipyard's Kelly Carson, Code 100PI Engineering Technician; Khiari Tyler, Code 100PI Master Black Belt Instructor and NAVSEA Lean Six Sigma College Branch Head; Clara Cuervo, Code 100PI Industrial Engineer; Megan Hanni, Code 100PI Engineering Technician.

75 Norfolk Naval Shipyard Employees Pledge to Change Cultural Behaviors
April 2, 2019 — March 4 marked a historic day at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) as 75 employees raised their right hand and took an oath to become Care, Ownership, Respect, and Excellence (C.O.R.E.) Force Multipliers... MORE

Norfolk Naval Shipyard's (NNSY) Brian Darden, Code 105.1 Deputy Director, Radiological Controls-Support Operations addresses new NNSY Force Multipliers during the March 4.

Norfolk Naval Shipyard Spotlight: David Kinnaird
April 2, 2019 — Pay it forward. Those three words are imprinted on David Kinnaird’s heart. The Shop 89 Zone Manager illuminates those words as he walks around the sail loft looking for mentoring moments with his team... MORE

Norfolk Naval Shipyard's Shop 89’s Zone Manager David Kinnaird assists Fabric Linda Jones sewing
specialized personal protection equipment.

A 25-year History of Teaming: Carrier Team One Works on Improving Availabilities Throughout the Enterprise
April 2, 2019 — When you hear the words Carrier Team One (CT1), you might automatically think of someone who works on or is stationed on a carrier, or part of a strike group. That is partially true. Carrier Team One has been around for 25 years, and has pulled together all of the entities that make a carrier availability a success... MORE

Kelly Souders and Kendra Dildy are sharing successful carrier availabilities stories to Ben Kustesky, Jon Morris, and Gerod Robinson.

Norfolk Naval Shipyard Lead Open Mic Session with NAVSEA Leaders in Honor of Black History Month
April 2, 2019 — The Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) Diversity and Inclusion Office (Code 1103) and the African American Employee Resource Group (AAERG) presented “Open Mic Session with Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Leaders – How’d They Make It?” in honor of Black History Month Feb. 27 in Bldg. 163 High Bay... MORE

Deputy Assistant
Secretary for the Navy for
Expeditionary Programs
and Logistic Management
Jimmy D. Smith speaks to
NNSY employees about
the importance of taking
on unexpected challenges
and showing initiative.

Bush Project Implements New Initiative to Save Time and Improve Workflow
April 2, 2019 — Rob Bogle, Norfolk Naval Shipyard Lead for Implementation, is part of a cross-functional shipyard and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) team that looked at the Job Readiness Cell (JRC) used by the shipyard, and came up with a plan that would improve the way business is done on the waterfront in a way that is valuable to both NNSY and its ships undergoing maintenance... MORE

Norfolk Naval Shipyard 's (NNSY) Code 377 Deputy Project Superintendent Jim Brewer, NNSY Shipyard Commander Capt. Kai Torkelson, NNSY's Code 920 Deputy Superintendent John Peters, and NNSY's Code 900P NNSY Lead for Implementation of the Job Readiness Cell Rob Bogle cut the ribbon for the new Point of Use.

Employee-Developed Welding Jig Helps Apprentices Soar in their Weld Tests
April 2, 2019 — Subject Matter Expert Welding Instructor LamontSmith saw firsthand the struggles his apprentices wentthrough in their weld tests. The jig originally used for theirtest plates was showing its age and not providing the tightand accurate holds needed to perform quality welds.“I saw the need and I thought how could I help mypeople get the job done... MORE

Subject Matter Expert Welding Instructor
Lamont Smith and his apprentices show off how the
welding jig he developed works.

A Legacy of Excellence
March 18, 2019 — They say a picture is worth a thousand words. There are celebrated historical photos that have been captured throughout the years that not only depict that fraction in time, but manage to encapsulate the climate of the world in that fateful moment... MORE

Former Navy Yard Firefighter and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Warehouse Supply Manager Katherine Lowe, one of the four women in the now famous WWII firefighting photo.

Shipyard and Sarcos Robotics announce collaborative partnership
March 11, 2019 — In a first-of-its-kind collaboration involving a Navy shipyard, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility and Sarcos Robotics will jointly develop robotic technologies, including full-body powered exoskeletons, for use in naval shipyards, the two entities jointly announced today... MORE

NNSY makes history by building a minesweeper condenser in record time
March 1, 2019 — Norfolk Naval Shipyard sent a fly-away team to USS Gladiator (MCM 11) to repair a air conditioning condenser... MORE

CAPT Dianna Wolfson, Norfolk Naval Shipayrd's former Code 1200 business and strategic planning officer, addresses the minesweeper condenser building team.

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