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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.

Sailing Towards Recovery: More Than a Car
November 15, 2023 — BREMERTON, Wash.– Hull Technician 1st Class Justin Reinhardt, a Sailor assigned to Trident Refit Facility, Bangor, (TRFB) walks proudly around his 2012 MazdaSpeed3 on a beautiful day in Bremerton, Washington. He shares his aging pride and joy, his car, with Evan Beckerman, cofounder of Throtl, an online retailer for performance car and truck parts, and Gary King Jr., one of the hosts at Hoonigan, an automotive apparel and lifestyle brand... MORE

Evan Beckerman (left), Hull Technician 1st Class Justin Reinhardt (center), and Gary King Jr. (Right) stand in front of Reinhardt’s car prior to the remodel.

Exchanging the Heat: 31D Builds Heat Exchanger
February 28, 2023 — There are many components that go into a submarine’s proper functionality. One very important component, is a part called a heat exchanger, which is made of a metal shell and tubes that work by transferring heat from one place to another.Recently, a heat exchanger on one of the submarines located on the Delta Pier was deemed “beyond repair”. The... MORE

Street Smart
January 30, 2023 — Perhaps you are like me, and seldom give much thought to the name of streets on this, or any, base. The first time I thought about it, I had just arrived in Japan as a petty officer second class, so excited and a little overwhelmed, to be walking the streets of Naval Base Sasebo, on my way out to explore the exotic and fascinating host nation. I... MORE

A digital re-creation of a photo of Gato-class boat USS Trigger (SS 237). Original photo from circa 1945.

U.S. Navy Miracle on Ice
January 30, 2023 — South Florida is not generally synonymous with ice hockey, but that didn’t stop Parkland, Florida native and Trident Refit Facility, Bangor, team member Machinist’s Mate (Nuclear) 1st Class Jake Feldman from developing a passion for the sport.“I tried everything but nothing really stuck until I tried hockey,” said Feldman. “I love hockey because... MORE

MMN1 Jake Feldman hoists a trophy over his head at the Navy vs. Army game in 2022.

Recognizing SUBSAFE Excellence
December 16, 2022 — Nearly 60 years ago, April 9, 1963, while conducting deep-diving tests off the coast of Cape Cod, Mass., USS Thresher (SSN 593) sank. At the time, this was the second worst submarine accident in history. Between the Sailors and shipyard personnel, 129 people perished that day.Investigators concluded that Thresher had suffered the failure of a... MORE

Bringing TRFB into the Modern Era
September 27, 2022 — Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB), in partnership with Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS), continues to modernize Delta Pier at Naval Base Kitsap (NBK) under the Infrastructure Strategic Planning and Modernization plan laid out by TRFB throughout fiscal year 2022 and beyond.According to TRFB, the project’s goal is to bring Delta Pier facilities... MORE

USS Alabama (SSBN 731) docked on Naval Base Kitsap’s Delta Pier.

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