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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... MORE

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. (PSNS & IMF photo by Wendy Hallmark)

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... MORE

The USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) makes its way past Point Herron Aug. 23, 2020 after departing Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. PSNS & IMF completed a docking planned incremental availability on Vinson Aug. 27, 2020, 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.(PSNS & IMF photo by Scott Hansen)

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... MORE

Julie Holter, left, Code 308 facility manager representative, assists Trevor Cox, right, Code 2340 nuclear chief test engineer, while he checks his temperature using a newly-installed SafeCheck infrared body temperature detector Aug. 25, 2020 inside the Decatur Gate at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington.

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... MORE

USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720), a Los Angeles-class fast-attack nuclear submarine, is moved to the Mooring Alpha storage area after completing its inactivation process Aug. 5, 2020, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (PSNS & IMF photo by Scott Hansen)

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... MORE

Shop 740 crew members lift a new hand washing station into Dry Dock 4 May 19, 2020 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington.

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... MORE

Sarah Higgins, a fabric worker with Shop 64, Sail Loft, installs a vacuum hose for the negative pressure air handling system on a prototype biocontainment system May 11, 2020 in Building 460, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington.

PSNS & IMF manufactures, provides face shields to partners, local community
May 8, 2020 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility has made and provided more than 1,500 protective face shields to Navy commands and the local medical community throughout the past couple of weeks.According to PSNS & IMF Technology Insertion Manager Jeff Brimhall, PSNS & IMF has provided 450 face shields to Harrison Hospital; 600 face... MORE

Rico Montalvo, a toolmaker with Shop 31, bags and seals face shields for use during the COVID-19 outbreak Tuesday, May 5 in Building 431 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton.

Sheet metal worker, rescue volunteer finds purpose searching for lost people
April 16, 2020 — Tim Rice, a Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility sheet metal worker with Shop 17, sheet metal shop, spends much of his spare time looking for lost people, or training to find lost people. He works with his partner Kimber, a two-year-old Belgian Malinois, as an area scent team. Together, they are Dog Team 76.They are called... MORE

Tim Rice poses with his dog Kimber, a two-year-old Belgian Malinois, outside Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington, where he works as a Shop 17 Sheet Metal mechanic. In their spare time, Rice and Kimber volunteer for Kitsap County Search & Rescue. (PSNS & IMF photo by Scott Hansen)

PSNS & IMF increases COVID-19 screening for shipyard entry
April 13, 2020 — Today Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility began asking employees as they enter the shipyard if they have completed their daily COVID-19 self-assessment.Teams of volunteers, managers and supervisors are now stationed at all gates into the Controlled Industrial Area. The team members, who wear personal protective equipment,... MORE

Duane De Lessart, left, a trainer with Code 900T, and Brandon King, middle, a cell manager with Code 1030, screen Ron Arnold, right, Code 600 comptroller, Monday, April 13 as he enters the Decatur Gate to make sure he’s completed his daily COVID-19 self-assessment before starting work at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton. (PSNS & IMF photo by Scott Hansen)

PSNS & IMF undocks USS Carl Vinson as end of availability nears
April 6, 2020 — USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) departed Dry Dock 6 today, after spending 14 months there as part of its ongoing Docking Planned Incremental Availability period at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.While every availability poses challenges to the PSNS & IMF team, depending on the scheduled maintenance and growth work for the... MORE

USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) departed Dry Dock 6 April 6, 2020, after spending 14 months undergoing a Docking Planned Incremental Availability period at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.

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