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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...

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...

Crew board development teammates earn Navy Civilian Service Achievement Medals for their innovative efforts
May 17, 2023 — The team of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility employees who helped spearhead the development of digital crew boards at the command, as part of the Naval Sustainment System - Shipyards initiative, were recognized for their efforts during a ceremony May 4, 2023...

Service & sacrifice: May holidays celebrate current service members, honor nation’s fallen
May 11, 2023 — Armed Forces Day and Memorial Day are two of the three major military-centric holidays observed in the U.S. Both are celebrated in May and, along with Veterans Day on Nov. 11, give Americans a way to thank current service members and honor those who have paid the ultimate price in service to the nation. ...

Reagan project team members, ship's crew celebrate reaching carrier availability's halfway point with tasty barbecue
April 19, 2023 — The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) recently reached the halfway point of its four-month Selected Restricted Availability in Yokosuka, Japan. To mark the occasion, the Reagan Project Team and the ship’s supply department hosted a barbecue to thank the ship’s crew and shipyard and detachment employees for the effort and hard work they’ve put in to reach...

Team Connecticut members feel the heat during firefighting training
August 8, 2022 — The USS Connecticut (SSN 22) Project Team and USS Connecticut Ship’s Force members at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility partnered with Code 304, Ship Safety, and Navy Region Northwest Fire & Emergency Services to have members of Team Connecticut participate in realistic firefighting training July 20, at a commercial...

Collaboration leads to CVN rudder bore repair savings
June 30, 2022 — A team of innovation-minded professionals from Shop 26, Welders, and Code 138, Weld Engineers & Non-Destructive Test Examiners, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, developed a new process for aircraft carrier rudder bore repair that cut the overall repair time by more than half.According to Travis Yanda, Shafting &...

Making the cut: Team turns an employee idea into a process improvement that will save thousands of hours of labor — every time it's used.
June 23, 2022 — When a team of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility planners was gearing up to replace the tubing on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier reboiler, a work leader from Shop 26, Welders, asked herself if there might be a better way to complete the job. After thinking through the problem, she suggested the team try doing the job much...

Shipyard Safety: Seabees lead sidewalk abatement project
June 3, 2022 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s Production Engineering and Facilities, Code 980, worked closely with Seabees from Naval Facilities Northwest Naval Construction Battalion to repair uneven parts of the sidewalk along Farragut Ave., beginning in early February.According to Kyle Krogstad, industrial engineering...

USS Michigan completes extended refit period, gets underway
May 27, 2022 — USS Michigan (SSGN 727) recently completed an extended refit period at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility that began before theCOVID-19 pandemic struck all around the world.Melissa Kittrell, assistant project superintendent on the USS Michigan project, Code 392, Operations Department, said Michigan entered dry dock July...

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