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Product delivery: A system-wide approach to supporting the fleet
November 27, 2019 — When a command is as large as Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, it is sometimes challenging to grasp how each person, shop and code contributes to the mission of maintaining, modernizing and retiring the Navy's fleet; however, every individual at the command has an important piece in meeting that mission.Command... MORE

USS Nimitz (CVN 68) arrives at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility March 1, 2018.

Shipyard and consulting group team up to improve processes
November 26, 2019 — When representatives from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility and from the Boston Consulting Group teamed up to improve processes and workflow in Shop 31 Work Center-402, Ball valves, they realized they would need to physically transform the ball valve workspace in conjunction with process improvement to reach their... MORE

Romel Ramos, a bench mechanic with Shop 31, Inside Machine Shop, updates the status board for employees with Work Center-402 inside Building 432.

PSNS & IMF launches C.A.R.E. pledge campaign
November 20, 2019 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility launched a new employee-sponsored pledge campaign, C.A.R.E., during a lunchtime kickoff event Wednesday, Nov. 20.C.A.R.E, which stands for character, action, respect and engagement, involves employees voluntarily signing a pledge to respect all individuals and to take action if they see... MORE

Capt. Dianna Wolfson, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, displays her C.A.R.E. hardhat sticker after signing the C.A.R.E. pledge Nov. 20.

PSNS & IMF welcomes 267 new apprentice graduates
November 8, 2019 — In an event four years in the making, 267 skilled workers graduated from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Apprentice Program in an event held Nov. 8 at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds Kitsap Sun Pavilion.This year’s class represents 24 different trades and maintained an overall class GPA of 3.835. Each graduate... MORE

Capt. Robert Figgs, left, commanding officer, Trident Refit Facility, congratulates Shop 06 electronic industrial control mechanic Ian Jones during 2019 PSNS & IMF Apprentice Graduation ceremony Friday, Nov. 8 at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds Kitsap Sun Pavilion.

PSNS & IMF releases version 2.0 of its Strategic Framework
October 30, 2019 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility rolled out version 2.0 of its Strategic Framework, Oct. 30.The Strategic Framework, originally established in 2017, has been used to communicate the command’s direction and how the shipyard achieves its mission to maintain, modernize and retire the Navy’s fleet. This update marks the... MORE

PSNS & IMF hosts educator’s day
October 18, 2019 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility hosted approximately 50 educators and career counselors from across Washington’s schools Oct. 18 for a tour of the command. The group included representatives from high schools, technical schools, colleges and organizations assisting veterans and wounded warriors transitioning back to... MORE

Corinne Beach, a STEM coordinator with Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility uses a model to demonstrate a dry-dock pump for educators from South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Wash.

PSNS & IMF builds 51 cofferdams to increase ease of use, reduce cost
October 17, 2019 — When workers at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility need to test or perform work on certain valves or other ship’s components when a ship or submarine is pier side, they use cofferdams to create a dry space around where that valve or other component meets the sea. Divers attach the cofferdams on specific parts of a ship... MORE

Tran Anderson, Shop 26, Welders, works on a cofferdam Sept. 18, 2019, inside Building 460.

Secretary of the Navy visits Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility
September 20, 2019 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility is “the backbone of what gets done,” the secretary of the Navy told a gathering of hundreds of shipyard workers and Sailors during a whirlwind visit to the facility Friday.Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer addressed members of the PSNS & IMF workforce then toured key projects and... MORE

Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer addressed members of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility workforce Sept. 20, 2019, in Bremerton, Wash., before touring key projects and facilities during his hour-and-45-minute visit to the shipyard.

USS Louisiana docks in preparation for availability
September 12, 2019 — Settling into its temporary home for the next two and a half years, USS Louisiana (SSBN-743) docked at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in preparation for an extended maintenance availability Sept. 11.The availability, an Engineered Refueling Overhaul, will see the project team focus on refueling, preserving and... MORE

Tugs guide the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) to its berth at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor after the completion of a patrol in 2012.

Initiative aims to remove barriers to shipyard efficiency, on-time delivery
September 9, 2019 — A six-week pilot program at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility will help the command streamline its processes, improve internal coordination and eliminate barriers between mechanics and their work. Known as the Naval Sustainment System - Shipyards, the initiative pairs a consulting firm with PSNS & IMF and Norfolk Naval... MORE

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