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PNSY Partners with USAMMDA on 3-D Printed Test Swabs
May 18, 2020
Oscar Savastio removes a completed swab batch from a 3-D printer

PSNS & IMF fulfills urgent request for COVID-19 testing gear
May 12, 2020
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.

Undersea Warfare Center's Additive Manufacturing Center is Open for Business
May 11, 2020
Jose Ruiz, a manufacturing engineer with the Rapid Prototyping and Fabrication Technology Division at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division, Keyport, manufactures personal protective equipment (PPE) with additive manufacturing technology.

Back relieves Peters as commander of NSWC PCD
May 8, 2020
Capt. David N. Back relieved Capt. Aaron S. Peters as commanding officer, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) in a small ceremony at the headquarters flagpole May 8. After leading the command through Category 5 Hurricane Michael and the rebuilding process, and now through the COVID-19 pandemic, Peters will retire without the fanfare typically afforded a Navy leader after more than three decades in service to the nation.

PSNS & IMF manufactures, provides face shields to partners, local community
May 8, 2020
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.

NSWCDD Technical Leader Focused on Delivering Next Generation Combat Systems to the Fleet During COVID-19 Pandemic
May 7, 2020
IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. – Robin Lacy assumed duties as the Integrated Combat Systems Department head at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, March 2. The senior scientific technical manager assures the department is meeting the technological needs of the Fleet in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. “The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the ongoing commitment and innovation of our teams to meet current warfighter needs through continued product deliveries and ship installations,” she said. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

Carderock Engineers Work to Offset Face-Covering Shortage
May 6, 2020
Scott Ziv, an engineer in the Additive Manufacturing Project Office at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, inspects a set of face covering frames after they were 3D printed on April 14, 2020, in Carderock’s Manufacturing, Knowledge and Education Lab in West Bethesda, Md.

Defeating customer service obstacles by using clear plastic barriers
May 5, 2020
Jared David (left), Tracy Atkins (center) and Harlen Caldwell (right) assemble clean barrier made from vinyl in the Moonshine Lab at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility May 4. This team is part of a cadre of innovators taking on the challenge of designing and building protective barriers for customer facing interactions within the shipyard.

Partnership overcomes facemask challenges for deaf and hard of hearing teammates
May 1, 2020
Facemasks, produced through efforts of the Sail Loft, Shop 64 and employees from the Home Team Mask project are distributed to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility deaf and hard of hearing employees. The mask were made with a see-through panel allowing employees to see lips and facial expressions. Trying one on for the first time is Brandon Salley, an electrical worker with Shop 51, Electricians.

Norfolk Naval Shipyard makes improvements to enhanced screening procedures
May 1, 2020
Norfolk Naval Shipyard has been making improvements to its enhanced screening procedures which began April 22 for entering the installation, with personnel taking temperatures and asking questions to ensure employees are not exhibiting any symptoms or at increased risk for having COVID-19.  NNSY is the first installation in the region and first of the four public shipyards to conduct temperature checks at its gates.