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Local commands graduate 12 trained to lead innovation
August 26, 2019 — Culminating five weeks of comprehensive training in process improvement and change management, 10 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility employees graduated from the Naval Sea Systems Command Lean Six Sigma Black Belt program in a ceremony Aug. 23 at the Norm Dicks Government Center.Two employees from Strategic Weapons... MORE

Graduates of the Naval Sea Systems Command Lean Six Sigma Black Belt program listen as Capt. Dianna Wolfson, commander of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, addresses them and ceremony attendees on the importance of innovation Aug. 23 at the Norm Dicks Government Center in Bremerton, Washington.

Paint simulation training saves time, money, reduces waste
July 25, 2019 — Correctly painting a surface aboard a Navy vessel is not as easy as using a rattle can to repaint a mailbox or using a brush to touch up a fence at home. Painters throughout Shop 71, Painters, Blasters and Tilesetters, are taught how to put just the right amount of double-layer epoxy paint on a surface. Too little paint and the surface isn’t... MORE

Travis McGreger, Shop 71, Painters, Blasters and Tilesetters, training instructor, demonstrates how the virtual reality paint sprayer trainer works July 10, 2019, in a Continuous Training and Development classroom in Building 460.

Command hires full-time American Sign Language interpreter to serve, empower total workforce
July 12, 2019 — In its ongoing effort to promote an all-inclusive environment for a diverse workforce, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility recently hired a full-time American Sign Language interpreter to help recruit, hire, professionally develop and retain deaf and hard of hearing employees.Marlene Bell, an American Sign Language... MORE

Marlene Bell, an American Sign Language Interpreter with Code 900A, Administrative Support, facilitates communication for deaf and hearing impaired employees at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.

Team designs 3D-printed device to reduce time, cost, increase safety
October 23, 2018 — The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s Strategic Framework encourages employees at all levels to embrace innovation in support of the command’s mission to deliver warships back to the fleet on-time, every time... MORE

Jeff Pugh, a pipefitter, uses a new 3D-printed alignment tool to help punch holes in an iron pipe hanger.

Camaraderie rewards PSNS & IMF employee at Warrior Games
July 23, 2018 — Bill Longworth, a Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility environmental health and safety auditor, valued the camaraderie he felt for his fellow competitors as much as he did his success at the Department of Defense’s 2018 Warrior Games, June 1-9, at the U.S. Air Force Academy, near Colorado Springs, Colorado... MORE

Bill Longworth, PSNS & IMF employee and decorated Warrior Games athlete. (Courtesy photo)

Shipyard, Naval Undersea Museum partner to preserve piece of historic submarine
May 9, 2018 — Capt. Howard Markle, commander of PSNS & IMF, and Museum Director Lindy Dosher officially transferred ownership of the control room from the experimental nuclear research submarine NR-1 from the shipyard to the museum during a ceremony in the museum’s private storage area May 8, 2018, in Keyport, Washington... MORE

A port bow view of the nuclear-powered research submersible NR-1 as it approaches port in this undated photo. The Sailors atop the mini nuclear submarine illstrate just how small the vessel was. (U.S. Navy photo by JOC Peter D. Sundberg)

PSNS & IMF hosts technology trial for human assistive technologies
April 5, 2018 — Managers, process improvement specialists and tradespeople got an up-close look at devices intended to ease their burdens, reduce injuries and increase productivity during an assistive technology trial Feb. 26-28 in Building 460... MORE

A Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility worker demonstrates to managers, process improvement specialists and trades people how the Ekso zeroG Arm can be used to reduce injuries and increase productivity during a technology trial Feb. 26-28 at the shipyard in Bremerton, Washington. For the demonstration, the grinder was supported by the arm, which was attached to the simulated bulkhead with switchable magnetic bases. The arm can support up to 42-pound tools and absorbs up to 25 percent of the tool’s vibration. (U.S. Navy photo by Carie Hagins, PSNS & IMF photographer)

Whether testing cranes or carving them in wood, quality matters
July 17, 2017 — After spending all day testing cranes to ensure they work perfectly, Jeff Iller, a heavy equipment specialist with Code 722 Crane Test, goes home and continues to seek perfection in the shaping of wood... MORE

Jeff Iller, a Code 722 crane inspector, shows off a wood crane he made of walnut and maple that resembles a GMK mobile hydraulic extendable boom crane. The two-foot long crane has a boom which extends to 52 inches.

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