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Pearl Harbor Battle of Midway legacy continues
May 25, 2023 — Eighty-one years ago this week, Sailors and civilians turned the tide of the War in the Pacific. The shipyard each of us call home today played a pivotal role ensuring our Pacific Fleet was ready to surprise the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) at the Battle of Midway. A couple weeks before the carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5) would arrive at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Navy cryptologists, linguists, and intelligence personnel broke IJN’s code in the basement of our historic Building 1 at what was then called Station HYPO. The Nō Ka ‘Oi work of this team who were forerunners of modern information warriors gave the Navy critical intelligence to secure its first major naval victory against Japan at the Battle of Midway in World War II... MORE

USS Yorktown (CV-5) in Dry Dock 1 at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 29 May 1942, receiving urgent repairs for damage received in the Battle of Coral Sea. She left Pearl Harbor the next day to participate in the Battle of Midway.

PHNSY at Onizuka Day of Exploration
May 23, 2023 — A handful of volunteers represented the shipyard at the Onizuka Day of Exploration event, held at University of Hawaii West Oahu, April 22, 2023. The volunteers led activities such as a demonstration of a 3D dry dock simulator, building loads to be lifted with a crane, and trying on diving gear with members of the dive shop. Known as Hawaii's largest STEM event, Onizuka Day of Exploration featured over 100 hands-on activities, workshops, and classes for all ages to enjoy; with a special focus on Hawaiian culture, sustainability, and career development... MORE

Two child sit on the floor building a load to test on a crane attached to a table as Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Massingil observes from a seat at the table.

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.

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.

Officer in Charge of Construction Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard to provide focused leadership, expertise in multi-billion-dollar recapitalization
March 21, 2023 — Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Pacific commissioned its newest Echelon 4 command, Officer in Charge of Construction, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (OICC PHSNY) March 17 to execute a multi-billion-dollar construction effort here as part of the Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP).Capt. Stephen Padhi became... MORE

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HI (March 17, 2023) Capt. Stephen Padhi, commanding officer, Officer in Charge of Construction Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (OICC PHNSY), salutes NAVFAC Pacific Commander Rear Adm. Jeff Kilian as Padhi assumes command March 17, 2023. The OICC team of more than 140 people will provide on-site construction oversight, accountability, technical and contracting authority over a once-in-a-generation recapitalization of PHNSY, including the historic $2.8-billion replacement of Dry Dock 3. (U.S. Navy photo by Bill Couch)

NAVFAC Pacific Awards $2.8-Billion Contract Task Order for Pearl Harbor Dry Dock Replacement
March 13, 2023 — Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded a $2.8-billion task order under a previously-awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple-award construction contract to Dragados/Hawaiian Dredging/Orion JV, based in Honolulu, Hawaii, to replace Dry Dock 3 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance... MORE

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility successfully undocked the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754) on-time commencing a two-day evolution on July 27, 2021. This undocking is a major milestone in the submarine’s docking selected restricted availability (DSRA). Each undocking is a complex evolution that requires teamwork across the entire shipyard to ensure a safe and on time event.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment Visits Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
February 23, 2023 — Rear Adm. Jeffrey J. Kilian (left), the commander of Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific/Director, Fleet Civil Engineer, U.S. Pacific Fleet, briefs Brendan Owens, the assistant secretary of defense for energy, installations, and environment (ASD EI&E) and Paul D. Cramer, the principal deputy of ASD EI&E, during their visit to Pearl... MORE

Rear Adm. Jeffrey J. Kilian (left), the commander of Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific/Director, Fleet Civil Engineer, U.S. Pacific Fleet, briefs Brendan Owens, the assistant secretary of defense for energy, installations, and environment (ASD EI&E) and Paul D. Cramer, the principal deputy of ASD EI&E, during their visit to Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF), Feb. 1, 2023.

During the visit, Owens and Cramer met with senior leadership from PHNSY & IMF to assess progress on the Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program and tour the shipyard’s dry dock areas that will be modernized beginning in 2023. The first modernization action proposes to construct and operate a new graving dry dock and waterfront production facility to support current and future classes of the nation’s nuclear-powered submarines.

Hawaii Regional Maintenance Center Completes Emergent Repair on USS Makin Island (LHD 8)
February 16, 2023 — The Hawaii Regional Maintenance Center (HRMC) team at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility is the Navy’s first responders when it comes to an emergent repair availability (ERAV) on surface ships in the Indo-Pacific Region.Pearl Harbor sits in a strategic location and is a hub for many emergent repairs for ships... MORE

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM - From left to right:
PSI PM Kevin Collins, C250 Shanon Arnold, C103 CTL Juan Carlos “Harry” Herrera, C103 APM Shane Konno, C132 QA Jamie Francis, C410 CS Jay Masatsugu, C103 APM Cheryl Yamanaka, 132 QA Michael Halsey, C242 A-CHENG Patrick Driscoll, C410 Sohee “Kelly” Wun, C103 WFO Lt. Cmdr. Kristopher DeVisser, C103 SBS Tony Castro.

The Hawaii Regional Maintenance Center (HRMC) team at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility is the Navy’s first responders when it comes to an emergent repair availability (ERAV) on surface ships in the Indo-Pacific Region.

U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Visits Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
January 11, 2023 — U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, visited Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF), Jan. 10, 2023.During his visit, Paparo met with senior leadership from PHNSY & IMF to discuss the U.S. Navy's maintenance mission and witness how shipyard workers keep the fleet fit to fight in this... MORE

Adm. Samuel Paparo (2nd from left), commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, met with senior leadership from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility to discuss the U.S. Navy's maintenance mission and how the shipyard keeps the fleet fit to fight in this crucial area of operations, Jan. 10, 2023. (Official U.S. Navy photo by Dave Amodo)

Vice Chief of Naval Operations Visits Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
December 16, 2022 — Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, visited Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) Dec. 14, 2022, to assess progress on implementing the Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP) and conduct a review of ongoing ship maintenance availabilities.During her visit, Franchetti... MORE

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (December 14, 2022) Vice Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti meets with a shipyard worker at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) during a visit for an operations update and Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP) tour onboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.