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Building a team to fight and win: A shop to ship collaboration
November 23, 2022 — Twenty six valves came into Shop 31, Machinists, Electroplaters & Toolmakers in late April from USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). After a six-month deployment operating in diverse environments—from the heat and humidity of the Indo- Pacific and South China seas to the cold of the Gulf of Alaska—the effects of brine were evident. Most of the valves... MORE

Dylan Whaley, an electrician's mate third class assigned to USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), center, gets help disassembling a valve from Erik Kendrickson, right, a technician from contracting partner Curtiss Wright Fleet Solutions and John Devito, left, a technician from contracting partner Target Rock. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

NSS-SY Innovation Spotlight: Digital crew boards
November 22, 2022 — In mid-2021, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s Naval Sustainment System-Shipyards Waterfront Pillar team rolled out standards for start-of-shift briefs and introduced the use of dry-erase crew boards. With an innovative mindset, Code 900DX Digital Transformation and the Code 900 Production Resources Officer looked... MORE

NSS-SY Innovation spotlight graphic (U.S. Navy graphic by Adrienne Burns)

NSS-SY Spotlight: PSNS & IMF leverages change management in support of NSS-SY
November 9, 2022 — Managing and facilitating change is a challenging prospect for organizations of all shapes and sizes no matter the industry. For the U.S. Navy’s four public shipyards, the introduction of formal change management is underway to support Naval Sustainment System-Shipyards efforts to usher in new business and production operations, processes and... MORE

NSS-SY Spotlight graphic (U.S. Navy graphic by Adrienne Burns)

NSS-SY Spotlight: Planning Pillar
October 25, 2022 — Each U.S. Navy asset entering the shipyard has a unique journey, with planning and scheduling creating a roadmap toward successful project completion. The shipyard’s maintenance, modernization and retirement projects require detailed preparation and careful analysis to determine how many calendar and resource days will be needed to execute numerous... MORE

NSS-SY Spotlight: Planning Pillar graphic (U.S. Navy graphic by Adrienne Burns)

Financial Wellness | An important part of whole person well-being
October 25, 2022 — As the holiday season approaches, it can be a time of financial stress and insecurity for many. A wellness topic that is frequently overlooked when discussing personal well-being is financial wellness—which can impact people in many different ways. Financial wellness is a state of financial well-being in which you can manage bills and expenses, pay... MORE

Traffic safety & walking/working surfaces
October 25, 2022 — At some point in each day, everyone at PSNS & IMF is a pedestrian. Unfortunately, nationwide, pedestrian injuries and fatalities remain high. In 2020, 6,516 pedestrians were killed in the U.S. and an estimated 55,000 pedestrians were injured. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration provides tips to keep pedestrians safe.7 SAFETY TIPS FOR... MORE

Traffic & pedestrian safety graphic (U.S. Navy graphic by Robin Lee)

PSNS & IMF to host hiring fair Oct. 27-28 at Washington State Fairgrounds
October 20, 2022 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility hopes to hire about 1,500 new employees across a variety of skills, trades and specialties, for both entry-level and journey-level full-time Federal positions, through a hiring fair Oct. 27-28, 2022, at the Washington State Fairgrounds Expo Hall, in Puyallup, Washington.The event will... MORE

PSNS & IMF 2022 Hiring Fair graphic. (U.S. Navy graphic by Robin Lee)

October is Health Literacy Month
October 13, 2022 — Walking into a hospital or doctor’s office can cause feelings of anxiety and vulnerability, particularly for those who don’t feel comfortable asking questions or navigating complex health challenges. For more than 20 years, October has been recognized as Health Literacy Month within the U.S. Health Literacy Month is a time to underscore the... MORE

Department of Defense health literacy graphic by Kim Farcot, Military Health System.

Months of teamwork and expertise culminate in restoration and relocation of PSNS & IMF Bicentennial Log
September 30, 2022 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility is home to an assortment of historic buildings, landmarks and memorabilia. One longstanding piece of historical significance is the shipyard’s recently refurbished bicentennial log, which has been on display since April 29, 1976.The log is a section of a 165-foot Douglas fir tree that... MORE

2021-2022 restoration project team members from Shops, 64, 26, 11 and 71, pose with Capt. Jip Mosman, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility by the newly restored Bicentennial log. The log was unveiled by Mosman and Jason Beller, Code 964 Trade Superintendent during a short ceremony held on Sept. 13, 2022, at it's new "home" in the lobby of Building 850 at PSNS & IMF, in Bremerton, Wash. (U.S. Navy Photo by Wendy Hallmark)

NSS-SY Spotlight: Fleet Ops Pillar
September 29, 2022 — Supporting the U.S. Navy’s fleet and uniformed service members is foundational to shipboard work performed at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility. Each morning at precisely 8 a.m., as the national anthem washes across the shipyard, Sailors and shipyard employees stand at attention aboard docked vessels and outside work... MORE

NSS-SY Spotlight: Fleet Ops Pillar graphic (U.S. Navy graphic by Adrienne Burns. Source U.S. Navy photos used in graphic by Scott Hansen and Wendy Hallmark.)

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