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NSS-SY Innovation Spotlight: Digital crew boards
November 22, 2022 — In mid-2021, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s Naval Sustainment System-Shipyards Waterfront Pillar team rolled out standards for start-of-shift briefs and introduced the use of dry-erase crew boards. With an innovative mindset, Code 900DX Digital Transformation and the Code 900 Production Resources Officer looked... MORE

NSS-SY Innovation spotlight graphic (U.S. Navy graphic by Adrienne Burns)

Video phone kiosks support deaf, hard of hearing employees
September 5, 2022 — The hum of industrial machinery, chimes of moving cranes and honks of transiting vehicles are familiar sounds around Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility. However, for the shipyard’s deaf and hard of hearing employees, their daily auditory experiences are far different than that of their hearing-enabled teammates.In... MORE

Sheila Marks, personnel support technician and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility employee of 34 years, demonstrates the use of one of the shipyard’s newly installed video phones. The video phones provide deaf and hard-of-hearing employees with convenient access to a live American Sign Language interpreter to assist with making phones calls to hearing-enabled individuals.
(U.S. Navy Photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Aircraft carrier centennial: Evolution of the aircraft carrier
July 11, 2022 — The history of the U.S. Navy’s use of naval vessels to launch and recover aircraft dates back to Nov. 14, 1910, when American civilian pilot Eugene Ely flew his Curtiss pusher airplane off a specifically built platform on the deck of cruiser Birmingham (Scout Cruiser No. 2) in Hampton Roads, Virginia. On Jan. 18, 1911, Ely landed on a platform... MORE

Evolution of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier infographic. (Naval History and Heritage Command graphic by Annalisa Underwood)

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... MORE

USS Michigan (SSGN 727) undocks at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility March 16, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Kenneth G. Takada)

USS Louisiana Undocks, Moves Ahead In ERO Process
December 22, 2021 — USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) undocked Dec. 7, 2021, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, as part of an Engineered Refueling Overhaul, the final ERO for Ohio-class submarines.According to Louisiana Project Superintendent Ken Rogers, Code 392, Submarine Program Office, the ship arrived at PSNS & IMF Aug. 13, 2019, and... MORE

USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) undocked Dec. 7, 2021, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, as part of an Engineered Refueling Overhaul, the final ERO for Ohio-class submarines.

Roosevelt begins year-plus availability at PSNS & IMF
September 13, 2021 — USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) entered Dry dock 6 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash., Sept. 10, 2021, to begin the docking portion of a 16.4-month Docking Planned Incremental Availability.According to Brian McDermott, project superintendent, Code 371, Roosevelt Project, this DPIA will prepare the... MORE

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) entered Dry dock 6 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash., Sept. 10, 2021, to begin the docking portion of a 16.4-month Docking Planned Incremental Availability. (PSNS & IMF photo by Brian Kilpatrick)

PSNS & IMF begins new trio of NSS-SY sprints
May 20, 2021 — Naval Sustainment System - Shipyard champions and experienced project leaders from all four Navy shipyards met at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in April to determine three areas the commands will focus on to streamline projects and help ensure ships are returned to the fleet on time or early.Matt VanRavenhorst, NSS-SY champion for Puget Sound Naval... MORE

Vice Adm. Bill Galinis, Commander, Naval Sea Systems (NAVSEA) Command and Ms. Giao Phan, NAVSEA’s Executive Director visit the shipyard to meet with personnel from all four naval shipyards during a Naval Sustainment Systems.

Nimitz begins Planned Incremental Availability at PSNS & IMF
May 10, 2021 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility officially kicked off a six-month Planned Incremental Availability on USS Nimitz (CVN 68) May 10, 2021.According to Steven Pugh, Fiscal Year 2021 Nimitz PIA deputy project superintendent, Code 312, Carrier Operations Department, the team will perform a laser alignment on catapults three... MORE

USS Nimitz (CVN 68) began its six-month Planned Incremental Availability May 10, 2021, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, in Bremerton, Washington. The project is expected to take about 330,000 man-days to complete. (PSNS & IMF photo by Kenneth G. Takada)

NAVSEA commander visits PSNS & IMF during visit to Northwest region
April 26, 2021 — Vice Adm. William J. Galinis, commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, visited Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, April 23, 2021, to tour PSNS & IMF facilities, learn about the status of various maintenance availabilities, and to discuss process improvement and transformation efforts.Galinis addressed PSNS & IMF leadership... MORE

Vice Adm. William J. Galinis, commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, visited Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, April 23, 2021, to tour PSNS & IMF facilities, learn about the status of various maintenance availabilities, and to discuss process improvement and transformation efforts.

Employees recognized for their communication innovation
April 12, 2021 — Two Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility employees were recognized by Capt. Jip Mosman, commander, PSNS & IMF, for leading a team that codified a sustainable engineering execution system, which was shared with all four U.S. Navy shipyards.The awardees, Mike Tracy, process management branch manager, Code 220, Resources,... MORE

Capt. Jip Mosman, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, presents Bryson Delima, 2380.1RW Radioactive Waste branch head, with a Bravo Zulu sticker April 7, 2021,for co-leading a team with Mike Tracy, process management branch manager, Code 220, Resources, Training & Processes, that codified a sustainable engineering execution system, which was shared with all four U.S. Navy shipyards. Their combined efforts improved the turnaround time for Deficiency Log resolution from 2.4 days to less than one day by addressing visibility and behaviors at all levels of the command.