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Resume Workshop Helps TRFB Sailors Chart Next Career Steps
December 9, 2025 — Each year, more than 200,000 active-duty service members take off their uniforms and begin the journey of transitioning from military service to a civilian life. For many Sailors, that shift can be daunting, filled by uncertainty about employment opportunities, financial stability, and how to translate years of military experience into the civilian workforce... MORE

The Transition Assistance Program (TAP), led by Wilbin Colón, transition services specialist, hosted a Boots to Business (B2B) workshop, July 30-31. This workshop aimed to help service members, veterans, military spouses, and adult children develop essential entrepreneurial skills.

Navy Chief Commissions as Officer, Urges Sailors to Explore Opportunities
December 9, 2025 — Chief Electronics Technician (Nuclear) Brett Wiggington commissioned as an officer recently, marking a significant milestone in his Navy career. Just months earlier, he was preparing to leave the naval service, unsure if staying in uniform was the right choice for him and his family... MORE

ENS Brett Wiggington, formerly Chief Electronics Technician (Nuclear), receives an award from U.S. Navy Capt. Michael Eberlein during a commissioning ceremony.

Sailor Earns Pipefitting Qualification at TRF Bangor for First Time in 20 Years
July 22, 2025 — Hull Maintenance Technician 1st Class Noah Cooper recently became the first Sailor in nearly two decades at Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB) to earn a civilian-level brazing qualification... MORE

Hull Maintenance Technician 1st Class Noah Cooper and Capt. Michael Eberlein, commanding officer, TRFB, pose for a photo at TRFB.

TRFB Holds Ribbon Cutting for New Facility
July 22, 2025 — Trident Refit Facility, Bangor’s (TRFB) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of Building 7446 on June 12 at Delta Pier onboard Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor... MORE

TRFB leadership conduct a ribbon cutting during a ribbon cutting ceremony at TRFB.

TRFB Sailors Rise to the Occasion: Participate in Volunteer Rescue
May 16, 2025 — The evening of Monday, March 31, was just a regular weekday night for Machinist’s Mate (Submarines Auxiliary) 1st Class Lydia Cleary, who is part of Repair Department attached to Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB) in Silverdale, Wash... MORE

Machinist’s Mate (Submarines Auxiliary) 1st Class Jacob Baughman (left), Machinist’s Mate (Submarines Auxiliary) 1st Class Lydia Cleary (center) and Machinist’s Mate (Submarines Auxiliary) 2nd Class Alec Chambless (right), pose at Delta Pier, TRFB.

Trident Refit Facility-Bangor Implements State-of-The-Art Enclosure Streamlining Maintenance
February 10, 2025 — At Naval Base Kitsap – Bangor, nestled amongst the towering pine trees of the Pacific Northwest, are eight of the fourteen Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarines operated by the U.S. Navy. In addition to the world-class Sailors that take these boats to sea, there exists a technically competent workforce dedicated to ensuring that our forces are ready to carry out strategic deterrence and support key national security objectives... MORE

A crane lifts the new Trident Refit Facility, Bangor, paint enclosure onto a submarine at Delta Pier, Naval Base Kitsap, Bangor. (U.S. Navy photo by Lonnie Collier, TRFB Public Affairs)

Empowering Growth: How TRFB’s Training Initiatives Foster Development
January 21, 2025 — At Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB), professional development isn’t just a check in the box, it’s a comprehensive strategy to empower employees, strengthen leadership, and drive command excellence... MORE

Two Generations, One Mission
November 20, 2024 — At Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB), service runs deep, not just in the daily operations, but within the workforce. Craig Randle Sr. and his son, Craig Randle Jr., are part of a unique subset at TRFB, the subset of generational family members who work at the facility, contributing to the maintenance of the U.S. Navy’s SSBNs... MORE

Craig Randle Sr. (right) and Craig Randle Jr. (left) stand inside the rigging shop at TRFB.

TRFB selects new QA director
October 18, 2024 — Lyndee Cowan took over as the Quality Assurance (QA) director, Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB), in August, 2024... MORE

APFIT Director Tours TRFB: Looks at new technologies the command is piloting
October 18, 2024 — The Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) Program Manager, Mr. Devin Bohanan, visited Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB), on July 26... MORE

APFIT Program Manager, Mr. Devin Bohanan, receives a tour of TRFB from U.S. Navy Capt. Michael Eberlein, commanding officer, TRFB.

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