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From Mortars to Mentorship: How a Veteran Now Shapes the Shipyard’s Next Generation
April 14, 2026 — Donald Thompson’s journey to the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility was anything but direct, spanning three decades and three branches of the U.S. armed forces. Thompson now serves his fourth branch of the military – the Navy – as an air conditioning equipment mechanic at the shipyard. A former Marine mortarman, Air Force Reserve mechanic, and Coast Guard machinery technician, Thompson’s varied career has settled on his current mission: training the next generation of shipyard mechanics. ... MORE

Donald Thompson, an air conditioning equipment mechanic with Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, observes another mechanic demonstrate how to adjust a refrigeration thermal expansion valve on a training device, Feb. 24, 2026. Thompson assesses mechanics to ensure they can troubleshoot and not just replace parts. PHNSY & IMF’s mission is to keep the Navy’s fleet “Fit to Fight” by repairing, maintaining, and modernizing the Navy's fast-attack submarines and surface ships. Strategically located in the heart of the Pacific, it is the most comprehensive fleet repair and maintenance facility between the U.S. West Coast and the Far East.

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