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USS Michigan undocks as end of challenging availability nears
March 16, 2021 — USS Michigan (SSGN 727) undocked at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility March 16, 2021, after more than a year and a half in Dry Dock 2, as it nears the end of its Extended Refit Period.According to Melissa Kittrell, assistant project superintendent, Code 327, Operations Department Submarine Program, PSNS & IMF mechanics...

PSNS & IMF begins COVID-19 vaccination roll out for workforce
February 10, 2021 — Approximately 200 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility personnel received the first-of-two Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shots Feb. 10, 2021, in the former Sam Adams Brewhouse on Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, in what is expected to be a phased employee vaccination process.The Shotex clinic is the result of a partnership among...

PSNS & IMF pins four Sailors to chief petty officer
January 29, 2021 — Four petty officer first class nuclear machinist mates at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility were pinned to the rank of chief petty officer during a ceremony Jan. 29, 2021, at Olympic Lodge on Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, Washington.Matthew Bernstein, Devin Donohue, Austin Rhodes and Mark Robbins had their chief petty...

PSNS & IMF Innovation Lab designs, builds prototype LED disinfecting devices to combat COVID-19
November 25, 2020 — A team of innovators from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility designed and built two handheld ultraviolet-C LED disinfecting prototype devices that are currently being tested to determine how effective they are at killing COVID-19 on surfaces.According to Branden Doyle, the nuclear innovation program manager with Code...

USS Bremerton continues inactivation process
October 23, 2020 — Los Angeles-class submarine USS Bremerton (SSN 698) entered Dry Dock 1 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Oct. 14, 2020, to continue its inactivation process.According to Gary Van Horn, project superintendent, while the ship is in dry dock, the propulsion plant will be deactivated and defueled; components and parts...

USS Carl Vinson completes availability, returns to San Diego
August 27, 2020 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility completed a docking planned incremental availability on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) today, as the aircraft carrier completed sea trials enroute to San Diego, where it was homeported prior to its arrival at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, Jan. 20, 2019.Upon its arrival in San Diego, Vinson’s...

PSNS & IMF installs body temperature detectors at gates to bolster worker protection from COVID-19
August 26, 2020 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility has completed installing stand-alone infrared body temperature detectors at all gates into the controlled industrial area this week.These stand-alone detectors should speed up the temperature screening process at each gate and will eliminate the need for PSNS & IMF workers to use...

PSNS & IMF capitalizes on lessons learned to streamline Pittsburgh inactivation
August 7, 2020 — Lessons learned from a series of projects in recent months resulted in process improvements and a streamlined availability for USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720), which completed its inactivation process Aug. 5, 2020, almost a month earlier than scheduled, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.These numerous improvements have...

Command builds hand-washing stations to help protect workers from COVID-19
May 21, 2020 — A team of woodcrafters from Shop 64 built 12 hand-washing stations for distribution and use across the shipyard. These stations are part of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s efforts to keep the workforce healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic.According to Wayne G. Johnson, Waterfront Facilities Support branch head, Code...

PSNS & IMF fulfills urgent request for COVID-19 testing gear
May 12, 2020 — When the Navy had an urgent need for a deployable biocontainment system the fleet could use to protect medical professionals processing COVID-19 testing kits, Vice Adm. Thomas Moore, commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, knew just who to call upon.Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility received a request from NAVSEA to...

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