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Breaking the sound barrier – First deaf employee completes Category 3 User Shop Crane Operator Training
January 13, 2020 — Kitsap County native Brandon Salley is the only deaf member of his family and the first member of his family to work at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.As of Dec. 3, 2019, he’s also the first deaf employee at the shipyard to complete Category 3 User Shop Crane Operator Training.Salley, whose primary method of... MORE

Marlene Bell, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility's American Sign Language interpretor, communicates with Shop 51 Marine Electrician Brandon Salley (left) during Category 3 User Shop Crane Operator Training Dec. 3 while Code 724 Supervisory Training Specialist Jay Lucas provides instruction and Deb Chard from Code 900S, Waterfront Safety, observes.

Applied math STEM students float their boats
January 10, 2020 — Splashing water, excited cheers and exuberant squeals echoed throughout the indoor pool area at the Bremerton, Washington YMCA on Jan. 8, as eighth-grade Science, Technology, Engineering and Math students from Mountain View Middle School raced their self-constructed cardboard boats in the school’s inaugural cardboard boat competition.Twenty... MORE

Stephen Mastel, PSNS & IMF STEM outreach coordinator provides in-water support for an eight-grade applied math student from Mountain View Middle School as she paddles her boat during the school’s inaugural cardboard boat race at the Bremerton Family YMCA. Twenty students participated in the event, piloting self-constructed boats made of cardboard and duct tape.

People: Develop people to be their best
December 19, 2019 — Developing people was a core component of the first Strategic Framework, created in 2017, and continues to be an important focus area. The People Executive Steering Committee recognizes that high-quality employees who are excited about their work and careers are essential to meeting the command’s vision to deliver on time, every time.The command... MORE

A Continuous Training and Development program instructor watches a worker check the level on a drilling project.

PSNS & IMF holds tribute in support of Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
December 6, 2019 — Employees from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility took part in an ‘Ohana tribute gathering to show support for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, during a lunchtime event Dec. 6.The event featured remarks from senior leaders, a moment of silence and a group photo. Several thousand employees wearing aloha shirts attended the... MORE

Employees from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility took part in an ‘Ohana tribute gathering to show support for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, during a lunchtime event Friday, Dec. 6, in Bremerton, Washington. The event, which was attended by several thousand employees wearing aloha shirts, featured remarks from senior leaders, a moment of silence and a group photo.

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.

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