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PSNS & IMF begins COVID-19 vaccination roll out for workforce
February 10, 2021 — Approximately 200 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility personnel received the first-of-two Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shots Feb. 10, 2021, in the former Sam Adams Brewhouse on Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, in what is expected to be a phased employee vaccination process.The Shotex clinic is the result of a partnership among... MORE

Capt. Jip Mosman, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, receives the COVID-19 vaccination Feb. 10, 2021, in the former Sam Adams Brewhouse on Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton. Approximately 200 PSNS & IMF personnel received the first-of-two Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shots in what is expected to be a phased employee vaccination process.

PSNS & IMF pins four Sailors to chief petty officer
January 29, 2021 — Four petty officer first class nuclear machinist mates at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility were pinned to the rank of chief petty officer during a ceremony Jan. 29, 2021, at Olympic Lodge on Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, Washington.Matthew Bernstein, Devin Donohue, Austin Rhodes and Mark Robbins had their chief petty... MORE

Chief Petty Officer selects Matthew Bernstein, Devin Donohue, Austin Rhodes and Mark Robbins, with Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, were pinned to the rank of chief petty officer during a ceremony Jan. 29, 2021, at Olympic Lodge on Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, Washington. The ceremony had limited attendees, with participants and attendees socially distanced to adhere to COVID-19 protective protocols.

PSNS & IMF honors Southwest Regional Apprentice Program graduates
January 29, 2021 — The Southwest Regional Apprentice Program graduated 11 apprentices during an outdoor, drive-through commencement ceremony Jan. 28, 2121, in San Diego.Located in San Diego, the Southwest Regional Apprentice Program includes a combination of classroom instruction and on-the-job training. The program is a partnership among Puget Sound Naval Shipyard &... MORE

Capt. David T. Hart, commander, Southwest Regional Maintenance Center, and Stan Crabtree, detachment director,
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Detachment San Diego, present Sierra Vickers, a pipefitter with Shop 99P, Temporary Services, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, with the 2021 Scholastic Achievement Award. She earned a cumulative 4.0 GPA. The Southwest Regional Apprentice Program graduated 11 apprentices during an outdoor, drive-through commencement ceremony Jan. 28, 2021, in San Diego.

Chief of Naval Operations visits PSNS & IMF
December 16, 2020 — Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday visited Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility to learn about workforce challenges and planned Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program upgrades.He also participated in a shipyard tour, which gave him the opportunity to interface with the shipyard’s civilian and military... MORE

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday discusses future Dry dock 6 seismic upgrades with Chris Hughes, Code 312, Carrier Program manager, Dec. 16, 2020, during Gilday’s tour of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (PSNS & IMF photo by Scott Hansen)

New commander takes charge of PSNS & IMF in unique socially distanced ceremony
December 2, 2020 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility welcomed its new commander during a unique change of command ceremony here, Dec. 2, which was arranged to protect participants and audience members from COVID-19.Capt. Jip Mosman relieved Capt. Dianna Wolfson during the ceremony in the historic Building 460. Wolfson had commanded PSNS &... MORE

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility welcomed its new commander Dec. 2, 2020, at the shipyard in Bremerton, Washington, during a unique change of command ceremony that was arranged to protect participants and audience members from COVID-19. Capt. Jip Mosman relieved Capt. Dianna Wolfson during the ceremony in the historic Building 460. Vice Adm. William J. Galinis, commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, participated in the event via teleconference from NAVSEA headquarters in Washington, D.C. (PSNS & IMF photo by Carie Hagins)

PSNS & IMF Innovation Lab designs, builds prototype LED disinfecting devices to combat COVID-19
November 25, 2020 — A team of innovators from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility designed and built two handheld ultraviolet-C LED disinfecting prototype devices that are currently being tested to determine how effective they are at killing COVID-19 on surfaces.According to Branden Doyle, the nuclear innovation program manager with Code... MORE

Branden Doyle, Code 2301 nuclear innovation program manager, sanitizes a crescent wrench Nov. 13, 2020 using a UVC-LED Handheld Sanitizer designed by employees in the PSNS Innovation Lab in Building 435 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (PSNS & IMF photo by Scott Hansen)

USS Bremerton continues inactivation process
October 23, 2020 — Los Angeles-class submarine USS Bremerton (SSN 698) entered Dry Dock 1 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Oct. 14, 2020, to continue its inactivation process.According to Gary Van Horn, project superintendent, while the ship is in dry dock, the propulsion plant will be deactivated and defueled; components and parts... MORE

Los Angeles-class submarine USS Bremerton (SSN 698) entered Dry Dock 1 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Oct. 14, 2020, to continue its inactivation process. (PSNS & IMF photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Mobile devices now available for PSNS & IMF workforce
October 20, 2020 — More than 700 employees at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility are taking advantage of portable tablet technology that increases efficiency, reduces delays and puts valuable information within reach, wherever they are working.The tablets, which are part of the command’s Mobile Workforce Enablement initiative, have been... MORE

Anh Tran with Code 105, Radiological Controls, uses a tablet while conducting work on the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility waterfront as part of the command’s Mobile Workforce Enablement initiative, which increases efficiency, reduces delays and puts valuable information within reach of employees, wherever they are working. (PSNS & IMF photo by Wendy Hallmark)

PSNS & IMF holds socially-distanced apprentice graduation ceremony, honors students virtually
October 16, 2020 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s Apprentice School graduated 236 students Oct. 16, in a ceremony unlike any other in the school’s 119-year history. Held in Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton’s “F Lot,” students received their diplomas and other graduation materials via a drive-through tunnel in observation of COVID-19... MORE

Aaron Crutchfield, left, Shop 26 Welders, receives his graduation certificate from Shop 26 superintendent Steven Dibert Oct. 16, 2020, during the annual Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Apprentice School Graduation ceremony in "F Lot" on Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, Washington. (PSNS & IMF photo by Scott Hansen)

Plank owner graduate selected as new deputy director for Southwest Regional Apprentice Program
September 30, 2020 — Mtume Salaam, a 2014 graduate of the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center Apprentice Program in San Diego, California, was selected to be the new Deputy Apprentice Program Administrator at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Detachment San Diego.Salaam is a graduate of the school’s first class of journey-level trade... MORE

Mtume Salaam, a 2014 graduate of the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center Apprentice Program in San Diego, California, was selected to be the new Deputy Apprentice Program Administrator at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Detachment San Diego. (PSNS & IMF photo by Jeremy Moore)

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