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Head of Navy's SIOP effort says upgrading nation's shipyards for the future will require 'a holistic plan'
May 22, 2024 — The Program Executive Officer for the U.S. Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program visited Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington, May 6-7, 2024, for waterfront and project briefs, and to meet with the PSNS Division for the program.Mark Edelson is the PEO for Industrial Infrastructure... MORE

Dave Sweet, director, Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program, Program Management Office 555, leads Mark Edelson, Program Executive Officer for the U.S. Navy's Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program, on a tour of Dry Dock 6, May 6, 2024, during a visit to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)

PED POLICY UPDATE: Shipyard to allow camera-capable devices beginning May 20
May 9, 2024 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility will update its personal Portable Electronic Device (PED) policy May 20, which will allow employees to bring camera-enabled devices into the controlled industrial area.At the same time, PSNS & IMF will be adding Security Islands to information controlled spaces — similar to existing... MORE

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility will update its personal electronic device policy May 20, 2024, which will allow employees to bring camera-enabled devices into many areas of the controlled industrial area. (U.S. Navy graphic by Scott Hansen)

Employees of the Year: Command honors personnel for their hard work in 2023
May 9, 2024 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Employee of the Year nominees, their co-workers, friends and family gathered together at the Admiral Theatre April 23, to honor the command’s top employees during PSNS & IMF’s annual recognition ceremony.During the event, the command celebrated the 234 personnel who were nominated for... MORE

Capt. JD Crinklaw, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, joins some of the 2023 PSNS & IMF employees of the year. PSNS & IMF Employee of the Year nominees, their co-workers, friends and family gathered together at the Admiral Theatre in downtown Bremerton, Washington, April 23, 2024, to honor the command’s top employees during PSNS & IMF’s annual recognition ceremony.

Employees from Shops 11, 17 and 75 use 'cold-cutting' method to cut up old Dry Dock 3 caisson for recycling
April 29, 2024 — A team of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility workers is using a wire saw to recycle one of the original caissons for Dry Dock 3.Workers from Shop 75, Dismantlers; Shop 11, Shipfitter; and Shop 17, Sheet Metal; developed a method of using a commercially available wire saw from Husqvarna, which uses a 3/16 inch wire cable... MORE

Todd Bolden, work lead, Shop 11/17, Shipfitter, Forge and Sheet Metal, and Chase Evans, general worker, Shop 75, IRR Ship Dismantling, monitor a wire saw, March 20, 2024, while cold-cutting a four-foot wide section of Caisson 3's keel in Dry Dock 3 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S Navy photos by Wendy Hallmark)

Shipyard hosts Naval Reactors employees during two-week orientation program for new engineers
March 28, 2024 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility hosted five Naval Reactors engineers Feb. 5-16, who recently completed Bettis Reactor Engineering School.According to Ben Alford, Naval Reactors representative assistant at PSNS & IMF, this visit was the latest in the new engineer orientation program. Naval Reactors has been responsible... MORE

Matt Moyer, branch head, Code 135.1, Quality Assurance, Non- Destructive Testing, discusses eddy currents with Warren Herrington, Joseph Hughes, and Robert Kollman, Feb. 15, 2024, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)

VCNO meets with PSNS & IMF senior leaders, tours shipyard facilities during his daylong visit
March 27, 2024 — Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby visited Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington, to discuss the importance of people, current readiness and potential infrastructure upgrades to the shipyard as part of the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program, March 22.Capt. JD Crinklaw,... MORE

Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby discusses Dry Dock 3 operations with Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility senior leadership, March 22, 2024, during a tour of PSNS & IMF, in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Dedication ceremony held for new propulsion shaft lathe that honors the memory and sacrifice of fallen Navy SEAL
March 14, 2024 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility dedicated a new propulsion shaft lathe named in honor of a fallen U.S. Navy SEAL during a ceremony in Bldg. 431, the Inside Machine Shop, Feb. 26, 2024, in Bremerton, Wash.During the ceremony lead by Capt. JD Crinklaw, commander, PSNS & IMF, the new propulsion shaft lathe built by... MORE

Capt. JD Crinklaw, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington, delivers remarks, Feb. 26, 2024, during a dedication ceremony for a new propulsion shaft lathe, honoring Special Warfare Operator 1st Class (Navy SEAL) Patrick D. Feeks, who was killed in Afghanistan Aug. 16, 2012. (U.S Navy photo by Jeb Fach)

Event helps shipyard connect with potential vendors
October 18, 2023 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility hosted an Industry Day event Oct. 5 at the Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, Wash., to educate contractors who may not be currently bidding on contracts regarding what types of contracts they might qualify for, and how they can start the process of working with the command.According to... MORE

Capt. Mark Schuchmann, business and strategic planning officer, Code 1200, Business and Strategic Planning Office, speaks to Industry Day participants Oct. 5, 2023, at the Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, Wash. (U.S.Navy photo by Max Maxfield)

USS Scranton begins availability: Eight-month DSRA to be performed inside floating dry dock at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego
October 16, 2023 — USS Scranton (SSN 756) recently entered a floating dry dock at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego to begin an eight-month Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability. The work is being performed by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility personnel.Based on workload forecasting, leadership made the decision more than two years... MORE

USS Scranton (SSN 756) begins an eight-month availability Aug. 23, 2023, inside a floating dry dock at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego. Between 400 and 500 PSNS & IMF personnel are assisting with the availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Sheri Vollmuth)

PSNS & IMF Technology Showcase set for Sept. 27-28
September 5, 2023 — The 2023 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Technology Showcase will be held Sept. 27 and 28, at the Kitsap Conference Center in downtown Bremerton.The event is organized to help connect problem-solving shipyard workers with vendors who have tools and technologies for improving how the shipyard meets the command’s... MORE

Micaela Rapp, mechanic helper trainee, Shop 52, Regional Calibration, tests a custom learning program with the help of chief innovation officer David Oyanadel, of Arsome Technology Sept. 14, 2022 during the annual PSNS & IMF Technology Showcase at the Kitsap Conference Center in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott Hansen)

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