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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.

USNS Puerto Rico Successfully Completes Integrated Sea Trials
August 23, 2019 — USNS Puerto Rico (EPF 11), successfully completed the first integrated sea trials for an Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) ship Aug. 22. The ship returned to the Austal USA shipyard following two days underway in the Gulf of Mexico. Integrated Trials combine Builder's and Acceptance Trials, allowing for the shipyard to demonstrate to the Navy's... MORE

USNS Puerto Rico (EPF 11) successfully completed the first integrated sea trials for an Expeditionary Fast Transport ship Aug. 22.

LCAC 66 disassembled, removed from fleet service
August 22, 2019 — After nearly 25 years of mission tests, Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 66 will be disassembled and demolished signifying its removal from fleet service.The primary role of the LCAC is to provide sustained, over the horizon, ship-to-shore movement of Marine Corps personnel and equipment during amphibious assaults. It is also used during... MORE

After nearly 25 years of mission tests, Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 66 will be disassembled and demolished signifying its removal from fleet service.

MARMC Gets Whidbey Island Back Online
August 21, 2019 — Technology is an integral part of today’s Navy, and what makes its’ war fighting ability possible. This is especially so with information systems. The Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNET) and Non-Secure Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNET) are the backbone of navy communication and without communication and teamwork, everything... MORE

USN Sailors conduct maintenance on a Nigerian navy patrol boat

MARMC Sailors Join APS
August 21, 2019 — NORFOLK, VA (NSN) - Sailors assigned to Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) joined with a joint small-boat maintenance team and embarked aboard the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7) during its Africa Partnership Station (APS) deployment to the Gulf of Guinea in July and August 2019. APS is... MORE

MARMC Engineers Protecting Against Chemical Attacks
August 21, 2019 — As confrontations with rogue nations start to become a real possibility, chemical weapons start to look like one of the gravest threats to our Sailors and their ships. Thankfully, the Navy, with the help of Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) and ship’s force, have come up with a way to combat worst-case scenarios. The Navy currently... MORE

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.

Carderock team sets new standard for ship maintenance
August 20, 2019 — With the cost of building ships often north of a billion dollars, keeping maintenance costs low is always a high priority. A team of engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Corrosion and Coatings Engineering Branch (613) has introduced a new standardized method of ship inspection that they believe contributes to that... MORE

Carderock teams attempt platform acquisition start to finish in less than a week
August 20, 2019 — Three teams of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division employees attempted the impossible: design, fabricate, integrate software and test a robotic vehicle that meets specific performance criteria in less than five days. The Defense Acquisition University (DAU) conducted its Engineering Management Workshop Aug. 12-16, providing Carderock... MORE

From left: Haley Kirby, a STEM and outreach specialist; Joel Luehr, an engineer in the Signatures Characterization and Analysis Division; Sylvia Rivera, the chief engineer for the Platforms Integrity Department; and Lou Carl, chief engineer for Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, work as a team to design and build a Lego car during the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Engineering Management Workshop on Aug. 15, 2019, at Carderock’s West Bethesda, Md., site. (U.S. Navy photo by Ryan Hanyok/Released)

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