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Command Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month activities designed to offer support, foster community
October 4, 2023 — During the month of September, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility observed Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month with activities that engaged members of the workforce by offering community building events, providing mental health and well-being resources and pledging to support those contemplating suicide or who have... MORE

Employees signed and placed Hard Hats on banners during a
Hard Hats for Hope event held by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility ERG groups Sept. 20, 2023, in Bremerton, Washington. Signing and placing a hard hat on the banner signifies a pledge to commit to helping themselves by reaching out and asking for support when needed, offering to connect others to resources when they need support, promoting the importance of mental health, well-being and self-care and ending the stigma of suicide through education, conversations and engagement. (U.S Navy Photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Annual event to highlight fire safety at home, work
October 2, 2023 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility will observe National Fire Prevention Week Oct. 11, 2023, with an open house at Fire Station 28.The open house is designed to build awareness and help employees recognize the common dangers associated with unattended fires at home and work, and to provide safety tips and best practices... MORE

Mike Taylor, fire prevention engineering technician, Code 980M.5, Facility Management and Fire Prevention Program, answers questions for employees Oct. 12, 2022, during a Fire Prevention Week open house. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Alternate spots available in Parking Garage 1140
September 28, 2023 — In response to the results of the most recent transportation survey, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility is continuing to find ways to help employees utilize alternate commuting solutions and alleviate parking challenges.The Transportation Working Group has identified a number of transportation and commuting options that... MORE

A driver enters Parking Garage 1140 on Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, Washington, Sept. 8, 2023. Alternate parking is available for Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility workers on the top three levels. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Longtime Shop 51 electrician builds a lasting legacy
September 19, 2023 — In his 36 years working for Shop 51, Electricians, at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Larry Cramer, electrician, has seen a massive amount of change.Cramer has seen 13 shipyard commanders arrive, lead and pass their mantle on to the next. He has seen shops and codes transform their work as carriers and submarines... MORE

Larry Cramer, electrician, Shop 51, Electricians, began his 36-year career at PSNS & IMF since 1987. That career came to a close Aug. 31, 2023, when he "clocked out" for the final time. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)

NSS-SY Spotlight: Engineering Pillar -- Isolating firemain piping on aircraft carriers with freeze seals helps accomplish work faster, safer
September 14, 2023 — In direct alignment with the U.S. Navy’s “Get Real, Get Better,” initiative, the Naval Sustainment System-Shipyards’ (NSS-SY) Engineering Pillar is promoting ways to accomplish work faster, safer and with the highest quality. Recently, the NSS-SY Engineering Intervention Board (EIB) worked to improve the maintenance of firemain piping on aircraft... MORE

NSS-SY Spotlight: Engineering Pillar graphic (U.S. Navy graphic by Scott Hansen)

PSNS & IMF Technology Showcase set for Sept. 27-28
September 5, 2023 — The 2023 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Technology Showcase will be held Sept. 27 and 28, at the Kitsap Conference Center in downtown Bremerton.The event is organized to help connect problem-solving shipyard workers with vendors who have tools and technologies for improving how the shipyard meets the command’s... MORE

Micaela Rapp, mechanic helper trainee, Shop 52, Regional Calibration, tests a custom learning program with the help of chief innovation officer David Oyanadel, of Arsome Technology Sept. 14, 2022 during the annual PSNS & IMF Technology Showcase at the Kitsap Conference Center in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott Hansen)

Repairs to carrier's anchor windlass completed in record time during recent non-CNO upkeep period
September 5, 2023 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility employees and ship’s force worked together to repair the anchor windlass on USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in about a third of the time it took previously.The anchor windlass is comprised of motors, gears and other parts responsible for the controlled lowering and raising of the chain and anchor,... MORE

Sailors aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) complete work on the carrier's anchor during an availability in 2015 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Kofonow)

New lathe dedicated to fallen Navy SEAL
August 30, 2023 — Capt. JD Crinklaw, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, helped pay tribute to a fallen U.S. Navy SEAL during a ceremony Aug. 12, 2023, in Rochester, N.Y.During the ceremony, a new propulsion shaft lathe built by Machine Tool Research, which will be used by PSNS & IMF, was dedicated to Special Warfare Operator... MORE

Capt. JD Crinklaw, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, pays tribute to Special Warfare Operator 1st Class (Navy SEAL) Patrick D. Feeks during a special lathe dedication ceremony Aug. 12, 2023, in Rochester, N.Y. Feeks was killed in Afghanistan Aug. 16, 2012.

In their own words: PSNS & IMF employees reflect on their work and the meaning of Labor Day
August 30, 2023 — Since its establishment as a federal holiday in 1894, Labor Day has been a celebration that honors the working class and labor movement of the United States. The observance set aside the first Monday of every September as a day that honors the workers, labor leaders and unions that strove to build the United States and its economy.Labor Day is... MORE

In their own words: Stephanie Garrett (left)
Dismantler, Shop 75, Ship Dismantling
“Labor Day is a nice holiday to have an extra day off to represent the working force out there. It's nice to feel appreciated for the hard work we do at the shipyard.”

In their own words: Sabrina Crisostomo (right)
Composite Plastic Fabricator, Shop 64, Shipwrights, Insulators, Plastic Fabricators
“I know the work I do makes an impact on others, so I strive to do my very best and feel proud doing so.” (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Richard Tift retires, celebrates 45 years of federal service, including 19 years as PSNS & IMF executive director
August 28, 2023 — Richard Tift, the executive director of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, retired August 1 after 45 years of federal service at the shipyard.Tift, who joined PSNS & IMF in 1978, after graduating from the University of Washington with a bachelor’s degree, was honored by his fellow co-workers and family during a ceremony... MORE

Capt. JD Crinklaw, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, presents Richard Tift, outgoing executive director of PSNS & IMF, with his official Certificate of Retirement July 27, 2023.

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