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SWRMC EDO Option Day!
July 16, 2023 — SWRMC recently held our inaugural Engineering Duty (ED) Officer Option Day! The command welcomed junior officers from across the San Diego waterfront that have the option or a desire to join the ED community after completing their warfare qualifications... MORE

NUWC Division Newport cybersecurity engineer selected for Society of Women Engineers Helen Martha Sternberg Award
July 13, 2023 — Kaylee Cabral, an engineer in the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport Combat Systems Department Cybersecurity Division, was presented the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Helen Martha Sternberg Award for 2023 during Division Newport’s Annual Awards ceremony held on June 7... MORE

Norfolk Naval Shipyard Highlights Employees Chosen for the NAVSEA NEXTGEN Leadership Program: David Leon II and Brittany Tavassoli
July 13, 2023 — Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) and its tenant locations recently saw the selection of seven individuals for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Next Generation of Leadership (NEXTGEN) Program, which offers participants the chance to learn about leadership throughout several different initiatives for the next year.This enterprise-wide initiative... MORE

Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) and its tenant locations recently saw the selection of seven individuals for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Next Generation of Leadership (NEXTGEN) Program, which offers participants the chance to learn about leadership throughout several different initiatives for the next year.

PSNS & IMF employee resource groups join hands in celebration
July 13, 2023 — Organized by four of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s Employee Resource Groups, it was standing room only at the command’s Juneteenth Celebration June 20. The ERG collaboration was the first of its kind and attendees spilled over into the hallways to enjoy sweet and savory foods, and hear remarks from Capt. David... MORE

Capt. David Murray, deputy commander, Northwest Regional Maintenance Center, offers remarks June 20, 2023, during the annual PSNS & IMF Juneteenth Celebration. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Code 900 Conference Room Renaming Ceremony: June 2023
July 12, 2023 — Code 900 Production Resource Officer, Capt. Frank Gasperetti, congratulated James Anderson, who accepted the honor for Code 926 as part of the monthly conference room naming initiative June 13.“Mr. Anderson has not only been the key to unlocking the development and skill of our workforce but also key to developing training staff to be as passionate... MORE

Norfolk Naval Shipyard's Mr. James Hardin from the Production Resource Office (Code 900), Outside Machine Shop (Shop 38), received the honor to have the Production Resource Office conference room named after him for the month of June 2023 for his leadership skills.

Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206)
July 11, 2023 — The Navy accepted delivery of fleet replenishment oiler, USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206), from shipbuilder General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) on July 11.The delivery of T-AO 206 follows the successful completion of acceptance trials with the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey to test the readiness and capability of the... MORE

NSWC Crane employee awarded for notable contributions during the Inspector General Inspection
July 11, 2023 — Michael Wallace was awarded the Department of the Navy Civilian Service Commendation Medal for his work as the Assistant Lead for the Inspector General (IG) Inspection Preparation. After receiving this award, Wallace credits his team—many of whom he has not worked with before—to a successful inspection. “Leading the NSWC Crane IG Inspection effort was a lot of work, but the most fulfilling work I’ve ever done. I think that was because I worked with a team of approximately 50 fellow employees who made it a great experience. I met so many great people that I hadn’t previously worked with and learned about some of the different things they do to make our command successful. This experience proved to me that we have the best team here at Crane and our people make it the best place to work,” stated Wallace... MORE

Michael Wallace was awarded the Department of the Navy (DON) Civilian Service Commendation Medal, which is the fourth highest civilian award, for his work as the Assistant Lead for the IG Inspection Preparation. In this role Wallace assisted with the development of an overall IG Plan of Action and Milestones, assembled a team to conduct mock inspections, provided regular updates to NSWC Crane’s Commanding Officer and Technical Director, and documented best practices for future inspections.

NSWC Crane SMART Scholar steps up to support prototype development team
July 10, 2023 — Elliott Yu, an Engineer and SMART Scholar at NSWC Crane, served as Point of Contact (POC) for the Energy Magazine Prototype team in the Power and Energy Systems Division. Originally, Yu was assigned to shadow and assist the main POC/test engineer for the project–but when this person had to take leave, Yu was tasked with taking over the position. After receiving his degree from Purdue University in Electrical Engineering Yu began his career at NSWC Crane through the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation also known as the SMART Scholar program which is a program through the DOD that provides scholarships for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, or STEM, students. ... MORE

Elliott Yu, an Engineer and SMART Scholar at NSWC Crane, served as Point of Contact (POC) for the EM-P team. Originally, Yu was assigned to shadow and assist the main POC/test engineer for the project–but when this person had to take leave, Yu was tasked with taking over the position. Yu took over the role within months of starting at NSWC Crane and his responsibilities included serving as a project representative, contractor contact, coordinator for scheduling purposes, test engineer, and report writer.

A family legacy forged in steel: Five generations of Shop 11-17 work supervisor Greg Robins' family have worked at PSNS & IMF
July 10, 2023 — When Greg Robins, work supervisor, Shop 11/17, Shipfitters, Forge and Sheetmetal, graduated from South Kitsap High School in 2002, he had some ideas about what he wanted to do for a living.“The one thing I did know was that I didn’t want to work at the shipyard,” he said.Working at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility... MORE

Greg Robins,work supervisor, Shop 11/17, Shipfitters, Forge and Sheetmetal, comes from a long line of PSNS & IMF employees. Four generations of his family, dating back to the 1920s, have worked at the shipyard. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks visits Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
July 10, 2023 — Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, Brendan Owens, Sen. Mazie Hirono, and Rep. Ed Case, tour Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (PHNSY), Hawai'i, July 7, 2023. Hicks’ visit to the shipyard was to learn about the Navy’s largest military contract totaling $2.8 billion. The five-year project includes the replacement of Dry Dock 3 and construction of Dry Dock 5, which will support PHNSY’s ability to continue serving the Navy decades into the future by maintaining and modernizing the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s nuclear-powered submarines... MORE

Capt. Richard Jones, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard commander, left, shares the mission of the shipyard with, left to right, Rep. Ed Case, Sen. Mazie Hirono, and Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, during a tour of Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.