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New commander takes helm at PSNS & IMF; unit award announced
June 12, 2019 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility welcomed its new commander and announced a prestigious honor for the organization during the shipyard’s change of command ceremony June 12.Capt. Dianna Wolfson relieved Capt. Howard Markle at the ceremony, becoming the first woman to command a Navy shipyard. Markle had commanded PSNS &... MORE

Capt. Dianna Wolfson, new Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility commander, addresses the audience at the PSNS & IMF change of command ceremony June 12. Wolfson relieved Capt. Howard Markle at the ceremony.

Shipyard notches seventh consecutive on-time carrier overhaul
May 30, 2019 — Declaring the massive overhaul of USS Nimitz (CVN 68) complete on May 27, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility celebrated its seventh consecutive early or on-time completion of an aircraft carrier availability. Nimitz’s docking planned incremental availability (DPIA) ended four days ahead of schedule, completing sea trials on Memorial Day. ... MORE

USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departs Dry Dock 6 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash., Dec. 5, 2018.

Shipyard rolls out first of four mobile cranes
May 16, 2019 — Approximately 25 teammates from PSNS & IMF’s Code 700, Lifting and Handling Department, were on hand at the mobile crane test site on Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, along with Capt. Howard Markle, PSNS & IMF commander, to cut the ribbon celebrating the first of four newly purchased mobile crane’s entry into service May 2... MORE

Functions of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s newest mobile crane are demonstrated moments after a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 2

Team innovates battery removal during sub inactivation
May 16, 2019 — As part of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s ongoing focus on completing projects on time or early, a team from PSNS & IMF's Code 740, Rigging and Operations Division; and Shop 51, Battery Shop Team, tried something new during the inactivation process of USS Bremerton (SSN 698)... MORE

Bruce Robertson left, Steven Dent and Senteil Andrews, PSNS & IMF Code 740 riggers, land the battery cell removed from USS Bremerton (SSN 698).

Detachment Everett completes USS Sampson work ahead of schedule
May 2, 2019 — USS Sampson (DDG 102) was returned to the fleet one day ahead of schedule thanks to the teamwork of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Detachment Everett, Vigor Marine and ship’s force. This was despite the project facing numerous scheduling challenges... MORE

USS Sampson (DDG 102) sits pierside April 19 at Naval Station Everett

PSNS & IMF honors 33 employees, Sailors during Employee of the Year ceremony
April 11, 2019 — An overflowing crowd at the Admiral Theater saw Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility honor 33 of its top employees and Sailors during its annual Employee of the Year ceremony Wednesday at 1 p.m... MORE

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility honored 33 of its top employees and Sailors during its annual Employee of the Year ceremony April 10, 2019, at the Admiral Theater in Bremerton, Washington.

Shipyard and Sarcos Robotics announce collaborative partnership
March 11, 2019 — In a first-of-its-kind collaboration involving a Navy shipyard, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility and Sarcos Robotics will jointly develop robotic technologies, including full-body powered exoskeletons, for use in naval shipyards, the two entities jointly announced today... MORE

Shipyard pipefitters develop training on 3D mapping tool
November 20, 2018 — Until recently, pipefitters from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility who needed to learn how to use 3D modelling to fabricate pipe assembles had to learn the mapping process on the job. Brandon Bliss and the team from PSNS & IMF’s Pipefitter Shop changed all that through development of a formalized training program that is now paying dividends for the command and its sister shipyards. ... MORE

Timothy Healy and Douglas Gualteire, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, learn how to use a portable coordinate measuring machine during a training session coordinated and taught by Puget Sound Naval shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility employees.

270 get credentialed at apprentice graduation
November 19, 2018 — Four years after digging into the double duties of extra work and academics as apprentices, 270 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility employees struck pay dirt at the Nov. 16 Apprentice Graduation. Earning journey-level certificates in 26 production trades and associate degrees in technical arts, the graduates received their new credentials before a massive crowd of well-wishers that overflowed the Bremerton High School Performing Arts Center, where the ceremony was held. ... MORE

PSNS commander Capt. Howard B. Markle congratulates shipfitter Tao Smith during the PSNS Apprenticeship Class of 2018 graduation ceremony Friday, Nov. 16 at Bremerton High School in Bremerton. The ceremony celebrated 270 graduates who earned a journey-level certificate in one of 26 trades and an associate degree in technical arts.

Team designs 3D-printed device to reduce time, cost, increase safety
October 23, 2018 — The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s Strategic Framework encourages employees at all levels to embrace innovation in support of the command’s mission to deliver warships back to the fleet on-time, every time... MORE

Jeff Pugh, a pipefitter, uses a new 3D-printed alignment tool to help punch holes in an iron pipe hanger.

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