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TRFB Employee Awarded Instructor of the Year
November 16, 2023 — Traditionally, careers in trades and industrial environments such as manufacturing, construction, and engineering have been male dominated. Women have been underrepresented in these sectors, both in blue-collar and white-collar roles. As women’s roles in the workforce continuously evolves, there are many initiatives and efforts to facilitate gender diversity in industrial fields. Programs like Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) and Washington Women in Trades help to expand and promote career paths that are less likely for women... MORE

Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB) team member, Bobbi Worden (left), receives a coin from TRFB commanding officer Michael Eberlein (right), during the 2023 Washington Women in Trades "Dream Big Dinner", Nov. 11, 2023, Shoreline Community College, Shoreline, Washington.

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.

Suicide Prevention September
September 9, 2022 — You feel trapped. Surrounded by walls of loose sand with incomprehensible height. It’s dark, and you want nothing more than to get out of the depths. You dig your fingers deeply into the cold sand, attempting to pull yourself up and out of the mess. The grains gently fall over your hands, down your arms, and to your feet. There is no leverage. It... MORE

Trident Refit Facility Bangor Conducts Change of Command
June 24, 2022 — SILVERDALE, Wash. – Trident Refit Facility Bangor (TRFB) conducted a change of command at its headquarters June 23. Capt. Bob Figgs was relieved by Capt. Mike Eberlein as commanding officer of the Ohio class ballistic missile submarine repair and modernization command.Rear Adm. Robert Gaucher, commander of Submarine Group 9 and Task Group 114.3,... MORE

SILVERDALE, Wash. (June 23, 2022) – U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Robert Gaucher, commander, Submarine Group 9, right, presents a Legion of Merit certificate to U.S. Navy Capt. Robert Figgs, departing commanding officer of Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB), during a change of command ceremony at TRFB. TRFB supports the nation’s strategic deterrence mission by repairing, incrementally overhauling, and modernizing Pacific Fleet strategic ballistic missile submarines during refits. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sarah Christoph/Released)

TRFB Awarded NAVSEA Retention Excellence Award
February 23, 2021 — Trident Refit Facility Bangor (TRFB) received the Naval Retention Excellence Award, also known as the Golden Anchor, from Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) for fiscal year 2020 after receiving a 100% on its annual Command Career Information Program review.The award is given to commands with superior accomplishment in executing programs that best... MORE

SILVERDALE, Wash. (Feb. 23, 2021) – Trident Refit Facility Bangor (TRFB) Career Counselors (from left to right) Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 2nd Class Keslie Gonzalez, Yeoman (Submarines) 2nd Class Ethan Noe, Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 2nd Class Thomas D’Antonio, Machinist Mate (Auxiliary) 2nd Class Matthew Bingham, Sonar Technician (Submarines) 2nd Class Christopher Mcanally, Command Career Counselor (CCC) Machinist Mate (Auxiliary) 2nd Class Leo Zhang, and Hull Maintenance Technician 1st Class Audon Ariasmartinez represent TRFB’s Command Career Management Program, which is made up of 27 career counselors. TRFB recently received the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Retention Excellence Award for the fiscal year 2020 for superior accomplishment in executing programs that best enable Sailors to succeed in the Navy and for directly supporting the concept of Brilliant on the Basics, a charge from the U.S. Navy to reinvigorate efforts to foster an environment where Sailors and their families want to stay in the Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Chief Rebecca Ives/released)

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