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VCNO briefed on PSNS & IMF operations during daylong visit
January 29, 2026 — Adm. James Kilby, vice chief of naval operations, visited Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Jan. 23, for a command brief and a tour of shipyard operations.Capt. JD Crinklaw, commander, PSNS & IMF, announced the VCNO's visit to members of the command workforce in a recent All-Hands: Welcome Back (2026) message. “[Adm...

FDRMC Named Secretary of War Maintenance Award Winner
January 29, 2026 — Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) won the medium-sized field-level Secretary of War Maintenance Award for the outstanding work generating warfighting readiness in Fiscal Year 2024. Presented during the Department of War Maintenance Symposium in Phoenix, Ariz. on Jan. 22, 2026, this prestigious award recognizes the six best field-level maintenance organizations from the entire joint force for outstanding performance and impact...

Fleet sustainment top focus for NUWC Division, Keyport's Wartime Readiness Action Team
January 28, 2026 — The Wartime Readiness Action Team at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport, established in 2023 to create a culture of "durable wartime readiness" across the command, has shifted its focus to sustaining the Fleet in a potential conflict...

NEEC fosters engineering talent, innovation at NUWC Division, Keyport
January 28, 2026 — Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport is leveraging the Naval Engineering Education Consortium program to solve critical Navy challenges while cultivating the next generation of naval engineers...

Joint Promotion on USS Nimitz Highlights the Power of the Personnel Force Innovation Program
January 28, 2026 — On Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, Airman 1st Class Jorge Prado of the Texas Air National Guard was promoted to the rank of Senior Airman in a setting few service members experience—on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68)...

PHNSY & IMF hosts annual Knowledge Share Fair
January 26, 2026 — An unusually cool hawaiian day, with dark clouds threatening in the distance, didn’t stop the droves of shipyard workers from putting down their tools and checking out the annual Knowledge Share Fair put on by Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility...

NSWC PCD engineer, mentor fortifies the Navy mission through workforce empowerment
January 21, 2026 — Morris Jarmon Jr., Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division electrical engineer, embodies the spirit of mentorship and innovation on critical projects such as Quickstrike Mining and in-service mines. Mentorship is a cornerstone of his professional philosophy and effectiveness to ensure team members are equipped to effectively support the warfighter...

Navy Expands 3D Printing to Frontline Fleet Operations in 2025
January 21, 2026 — The Navy accelerated the transition of additive manufacturing (AM) (AKA 3D printing) from a promising capability to a warfighting capability in 2025, slashing lead times by 70 percent and solidifying strategic partnerships with AUKUS allies, which help establish the distributed manufacturing network.Through a coordinated effort across Naval Sea...

A look back at decades of maintaining USS Nimitz at PSNS & IMF
January 21, 2026 — First in its class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) was commissioned May 3, 1975, before many of the workers at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility were born. Nimitz is currently the oldest American aircraft carrier in active service.The ship changed homeport from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, to then-Naval Station...

Penn State robotics capstone project with NSWC Dahlgren Division explores safer, smarter ways to handle ordnance
January 21, 2026 — While modern naval warships field advanced weapons systems, many essential ordnance-handling tasks still depend on human muscle. Sailors manually move heavy projectiles and propellant charges through cramped, hot and constantly moving spaces.The work is labor-intensive – and inherently dangerous.Engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren...

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