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Allen Botsford, 59-year PSNS & IMF employee: 'There's still a lot to get done here.'
February 24, 2025 — When Allen Botsford, ship safety technician, Code 350.10, Ship Safety Watch Group, first began as a welder’s helper in Shop 26, Welders, Jan. 10, 1966, a gallon of gas cost just 32 cents. Lyndon B. Johnson was President of the United States and the Chicago Bulls basketball team played its first season in the National Basketball Association. Today,...

Mentors can provide employees with key insights while helping them find opportunities for success
February 21, 2025 — Ryan Cozza, Reactor Servicing Training Organization branch head, Code 2370.1, Nuclear Refueling Engineering Division, began working at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in March 2019. Starting off as a Ship Refueling Tech candidate, Cozza was determined to become a certified Ship Refueling Expert.That determination...

PSNS & IMF works to expand food options for workforce
January 21, 2025 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility continues to bring more lunchtime food options into the shipyard’s Controlled Industrial Area.PSNS & IMF welcomed Sauced, a food truck specializing in Filipino, Hawaiian and Mexican cuisine into the CIA for the first time, Oct. 4.Sauced set up shop between Dry Dock 6 and Building 455...

New automated pizza oven keeps prices down while producing fresh pies for hungry shipyard employees
January 16, 2025 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility leadership has found a way to make ordering a hot slice of pizza easier for command employees.It is part of the command's effort to improve quality of service throughout the shipyard—in both big ways and smaller ways.“This is a huge improvement for us,” said Chad Davis, Morale, Welfare...

Ribbon cutting celebrates first of 3 new expressing pods for nursing mothers at PSNS & IMF
January 15, 2025 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate & Intermediate Maintenance Facility is seeking to improve the lives of new mothers working at the shipyard by adding three expressing station pods inside the Controlled Industrial Area.The pods will give nursing mothers a self-contained, private, clean and quiet place designed specifically for them. One of...

PSNS & IMF conducts special flag-folding ceremony in observance of Veterans Day
November 20, 2024 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility senior leadership and workforce members participated in a special Veterans Day observance Nov. 7, during ceremony on the roof of Building 850.The event, hosted by the Veterans Employee Resource Group, featured a U.S. flag-folding ceremony at the flagpole located near the State Street...

Education professionals spend a day at shipyard, learning about career opportunities available for students
November 7, 2024 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility played host to 17 educators, administrators and career counselors from various academic institutions from across the state Oct. 21, during the annual PSNS & IMF Educator Day.The event is designed to provide educators insight to the many professional opportunities available at the...

PSNS & IMF veterans look back on their military service
November 7, 2024 — With a quarter of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility's workforce made up of current or former members of the U.S. military, Veterans Day carries significant meaning throughout the PSNS & IMF team. At one time, many of the command's employees raised their right hands and swore an oath to protect the nation and keep...

Command event highlights fire safety at home, work
November 1, 2024 — Puget Sound Naval shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility teamed with the Navy Region Northwest Fire Prevention Office, Oct. 9, to host a fire safety event outside Building 435 in observance of National Fire Prevention Week.National Fire Prevention Week is a commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire of 1911. A Presidential Proclamation for the...

Commuter awareness event highlights transportation options, new buses
October 24, 2024 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility hosted a Commuter Fair for command employees outside Building 850, Oct 9.Several booths were set up to provide information to the workforce on various commuting options and available parking, both on and off base.Commuting options aren't just available to day shift employees, said Para...

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