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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)

Repairs to carrier's anchor windlass completed in record time during recent non-CNO upkeep period
September 5, 2023 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility employees and ship’s force worked together to repair the anchor windlass on USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in about a third of the time it took previously.The anchor windlass is comprised of motors, gears and other parts responsible for the controlled lowering and raising of the chain and anchor,... MORE

Sailors aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) complete work on the carrier's anchor during an availability in 2015 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Kofonow)

New lathe dedicated to fallen Navy SEAL
August 30, 2023 — Capt. JD Crinklaw, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, helped pay tribute to a fallen U.S. Navy SEAL during a ceremony Aug. 12, 2023, in Rochester, N.Y.During the ceremony, a new propulsion shaft lathe built by Machine Tool Research, which will be used by PSNS & IMF, was dedicated to Special Warfare Operator... MORE

Capt. JD Crinklaw, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, pays tribute to Special Warfare Operator 1st Class (Navy SEAL) Patrick D. Feeks during a special lathe dedication ceremony Aug. 12, 2023, in Rochester, N.Y. Feeks was killed in Afghanistan Aug. 16, 2012.

Building cooling system upgrades underway at PSNS & IMF
August 24, 2023 — Buildings throughout Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility are scheduled to receive temporary cooling upgrades over the coming weeks and months, with more upgrades planned for next year.According to Brad Nelson, project manager, Code 980X, Project Management within Production Engineering and Facilities, his department has... MORE

Brad Nelson, right, project manager, Code 980X, Project Management, and Matt Hendrickson, utilities general foreman, Workcenter 57, Electrical Construction Team, examine one of the recently installed temporary cooling systems on the roof of Building 879 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)

Navy divers help celebrate Seafair: Sailors from Bangor, Everett and Keyport join annual event
August 21, 2023 — A decade before Seattle hosted the 1962 World’s Fair, and almost two decades before the Seattle Supersonics became the city’s first major league sports team, Seafair gave both residents of the Puget Sound region and visitors alike some fun summer entertainment to look forward to each yearThis year, more than 20 U.S. Navy Divers from four separate... MORE

Navy Diver Petty Officer First Class Jeremy Melson, Everett Dive Locker, interacts with visitors Aug. 3, 2023, during the annual SeaFair celebration on Pier 46 in Seattle. Visitors were able to communicate with divers using a headset. (U.S. Navy photos by Wendy Hallmark)

Lincoln availability reaches midway point
July 24, 2023 — USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)’s six-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) achieved the 50-percent mark June 28, 2023. The project is being led by a Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility team in San Diego.According to Ben Godsey, CVN 72 deputy project superintendent, the Fiscal Year 2023 PIA officially started April 1,... MORE

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) project team members celebrate with a barbecue June 27, 2023, in San Diego, after reaching the 50-percent mark in the carrier's six-month planned incremental availability at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Detachment San Diego. The availability began April 1. Reaching the 50-percent milestone keeps the project team on track for an on-time completion.

Capt. JD Crinklaw visits San Diego Detachment for the first time as commander of PSNS & IMF
July 10, 2023 — Capt. JD Crinklaw, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, visited the PSNS & IMF San Diego Detachment June 27-29, 2023, for the first time since taking command May 25.According to Jeremy Miller, PSNS & IMF Detachment San Diego Director, Crinklaw and Cmdr. Brandon Johnson, PSNS & IMF executive officer, received a... MORE

Capt. JD Crinklaw, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, tours the PSND & IMF Detachment San Diego, June 27, 2023, with Jeremy Miller, director, San Diego Detachment, Cmdr. Brandon Johnson, executive officer, PSNS & IMF, and Tanya Lalicker, Detachment site manager. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) completes availability
June 22, 2023 — USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) completed its four-month Selected Restricted Availability on time May 14, 2023, in Yokosuka, Japan.According to Brent Pickard, project superintendent, the SRA was a collaborative effort among Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility employees at the shipyard’s detachment in Yokosuka, U.S. Naval Ship... MORE

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), pictured in January of 2023, completed its four-month Selected Restricted Availability May 14, 2023, in Yokosuka, Japan. The maintenance period also included notable milestones for the project team. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Pennsylvania availability begins: The ballistic missile submarine's arrival marks Dry Dock 4's return to service following recent seismic mitigation work
May 24, 2023 — USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735) entered Dry Dock 4 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility May 11, to begin an 18-month Extended Refit Period.This will be the first maintenance availability in Dry Dock 4 since interim seismic mitigation efforts were completed in recent weeks and the dry dock was tested and... MORE

USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735) enters Dry Dock 4 May 11, 2023, beginning an 18-month Extended Refit Period at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. It will be the first extended refit performed on a ballistic missile submarine at PSNS & IMF. (U.S Navy photo by Jeb Fach)

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