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Shipyard employees teach elementary school students how dry docks work during Kitsap Water Festival
April 30, 2024 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility employees joined forces at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds, April 16, 2024 in support of the 2024 Kitsap Water Festival.The educational event was open to over a thousand third and fourth graders from 15 local elementary schools to learn how their every-day actions impact water... MORE

Theron Bergland, general foreman, Shop 64, Shipwrights, and Steven Middendorf, docking zone manager, Code 240, Engineering and Planning, get help pumping out a dry dock mock-up from a group of students, April 16, 2024, at the Kitsap Water Festival in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Employees from Shops 11, 17 and 75 use 'cold-cutting' method to cut up old Dry Dock 3 caisson for recycling
April 29, 2024 — A team of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility workers is using a wire saw to recycle one of the original caissons for Dry Dock 3.Workers from Shop 75, Dismantlers; Shop 11, Shipfitter; and Shop 17, Sheet Metal; developed a method of using a commercially available wire saw from Husqvarna, which uses a 3/16 inch wire cable... MORE

Todd Bolden, work lead, Shop 11/17, Shipfitter, Forge and Sheet Metal, and Chase Evans, general worker, Shop 75, IRR Ship Dismantling, monitor a wire saw, March 20, 2024, while cold-cutting a four-foot wide section of Caisson 3's keel in Dry Dock 3 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S Navy photos by Wendy Hallmark)

Command University employee recognized for her contributions to Equal Employment Opportunity
April 24, 2024 — Motisola McKinnon, workforce development branch head, Code 1182, Command University, was recently named a recipient of the Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet Equal Employment Opportunity Recognition Program, Fiscal Year 2023 award cycle.McKinnon was recognized for her efforts in promoting equal opportunity and for starting and supporting the shipyard's... MORE

Motisola McKinnon, workforce development branch head, Code 1182, Command University, was recently recognized for her work on Equal Employment Opportunity at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)

As a deaf employee, Shop 51 work lead Brandon Salley understands the importance of good communication
April 11, 2024 — Before becoming the new work lead for Shop 51, Electricians, Brandon Salley spent the previous eight years perfecting his skills as an electrician at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, while also helping the men and women working around him perfect theirs.As work lead, Salley must maintain constant communication with... MORE

Brandon Salley, work lead, Shop 51, Electricians, communicates with Derek Keeling, supervisor, Shop 51, Electricians, with the assistance of Annabelle Stone, ASL interpreter, Code 900A, Production Resources, Administrative Support, during a Shop 52 morning briefing, March 28, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S Navy photo by Jeb Fach)

Members of 'The Band of Sisters' address workplace culture, gender bias during shipyard panel
April 10, 2024 — Three members of the company, "The Band of Sisters," spoke with Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility employees, March 28, during a command observance in honor of Women’s History Month.Cie Nicholson, Angelique Bellmer-Krembs and Lori Tauber Marcus represented the group as they addressed the importance workplace culture and... MORE

Felicienne Griffin, superintendent, Shop 31, Inside Machinists, leads Lori Tauber, Angelique Bellmer-Krembs and Cie Nicholson, founding members of "The Band of Sisters," on a tour of Building 431, March 28, 2024, during a special Women's History Month visit to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington.

Shipyard hosts Naval Reactors employees during two-week orientation program for new engineers
March 28, 2024 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility hosted five Naval Reactors engineers Feb. 5-16, who recently completed Bettis Reactor Engineering School.According to Ben Alford, Naval Reactors representative assistant at PSNS & IMF, this visit was the latest in the new engineer orientation program. Naval Reactors has been responsible... MORE

Matt Moyer, branch head, Code 135.1, Quality Assurance, Non- Destructive Testing, discusses eddy currents with Warren Herrington, Joseph Hughes, and Robert Kollman, Feb. 15, 2024, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)

Event helps showcase shipyard apprentice program
March 28, 2024 — Approximately 300 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility employees attended an Apprenticeship Knowledge Fair in Building 460, February 28-29 and March 13-14.The event showcased the apprenticeship program's trade instructors and shop representatives along with the benefits of working as an apprentice.The four-day event also... MORE

Casey Harris, welder, Shop 26, Welders, talks with Nicholas Haskins, apprentice instructor, and Riley Morris, mechanic, both Shop 06, Tool Mechanics, Maintenance Logistics, March 13, 2024, during an Apprenticeship Knowledge Fair in Building 460 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)

VCNO meets with PSNS & IMF senior leaders, tours shipyard facilities during his daylong visit
March 27, 2024 — Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby visited Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington, to discuss the importance of people, current readiness and potential infrastructure upgrades to the shipyard as part of the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program, March 22.Capt. JD Crinklaw,... MORE

Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby discusses Dry Dock 3 operations with Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility senior leadership, March 22, 2024, during a tour of PSNS & IMF, in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

2024 Women’s History Month: Women who have made great achievements
March 20, 2024 — National Women’s History Month is celebrated annually in March and the 2024 theme celebrates “Women Who Have Made Great Achievements.” The theme recognizes American women who left an impact on the nation through their public service, personal sacrifice and inspirational work.The celebration of Women’s History Month grew out of a week-long... MORE

Sheetmetal Shop 17 workers Pearl Sanchez and Mary St. Sauveur solder pipe, sometime between 1942 and 1945. In 1942, there were 80 women working in the shipyard’s industrial area. By December 1944, there were 4,266. They personified the “Rosie the Riveter” cultural icon of the era. (U.S. Navy photo)

STEM volunteer has experienced both personal joy and leadership development since getting involved
March 14, 2024 — Civic engagement and volunteerism are both dynamic ways to support local communities while simultaneously learnings new skills, building networks, increasing self-esteem, and forming meaningful connections that can make a difference in someone’s life.Volunteering is a positive, altruistic act. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance... MORE

Sybrina Nanez, metrology quality assurance specialist, Code 901, Production Resources Department, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington, helps students drill holes in an underwater remotely operated vehicle, Feb. 2, 2024, during a STEM program at Hilder Pearson Elementary School in Poulsbo, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)

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