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School of Steel: New Shop 11/17 training facility provides more 'structured environment' for shipyard employees to hone their skills
April 16, 2023 — After ten years of effort and working through multiple challenges, Shop 11/17, Shipfitters, Forge, Sheetmetal, held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the re-dedication of its School of Steel training facility in Building 460 at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, April 5. The new school will provide a safe-to-fail... MORE

Sydney Bennett, shipfitter trainee, Shop 11, Shipfitter, works inside the newly re-dedicated School of Steel training facility April 5, 2023, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Leaders gather to discuss fire safety
April 13, 2023 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility led the Northwest Regional Fire Safety, Prevention and Response Summit April 6 and 7, welcoming eight organizations to the Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, Washington, for a two-day event. Sessions during the summit focused on solving major challenges in preventing shipboard fires,... MORE

Matt Ormond, implementations manager, Code 200, Engineering and Planning, Orlando Medina, Fire Safety Innovations, Code 270.4, Mechanical Temporary Services Branch, and Paul Herron, core program manager, Code 740, Riggers, discuss fire prevention techniques April 6, 2023, during the Northwest Regional Fire Safety, Prevention and Response Summit at the Undersea Naval Museum in Keyport, Washington. (U.S Navy photo by Ben Hutto)

NSS-SY Spotlight: Trade Advocates
April 13, 2023 — As a relatively new program, implemented within the last several years, the Naval Sustainment System - Shipyards initiative aligns with the Get Real, Get Better framework of building a workforce of problem solvers and innovative thinkers. It is a fresh, modern approach to how business is done within the U.S. Navy. Like most operational adjustments... MORE

NSS-SY Spotlight: Trade Advocates graphic. (U.S. Navy graphic by Scott Hansen)

Undersecretary of the Navy, Vice Chief of Naval Operations visit PSNS & IMF
April 3, 2023 — Under Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Erik Raven, and Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, visited Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility March 29, 2023, to discuss implementation of the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program and Naval Sustainment System – Shipyards, and to assess ongoing seismic... MORE

The Honorable Erik Raven, Under Secretary of the Navy, and Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, speak to mechanics in the Machine Shop, Building 431, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington, during a tour March 29, 2023. (U.S Navy Photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Roosevelt completes sea trials en route to San Diego after wrapping up 18-month availability at PSNS & IMF
March 29, 2023 — USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) completed an 18-month docking planning incremental availability at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, March 21.According to Brian McDermott, USS Theodore Roosevelt Project superintendent, work completed during the availability, which began Sept. 10, 2021, included a variety of regularly... MORE

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), pictured above while undocking Aug. 4, 2022, completed an 18-month availability March 21, 2023, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, in Bremerton, Washington. The carrier completed sea trials en route to San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

NSS-SY Spotlight: Genba walk – Pumpwell workers support the fleet every day, working behind the scenes, between dockings and undockings, to keep PSNS & IMF dry docks operational
March 28, 2023 — When ships and submarines make their way into or out of one of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s six dry docks, riggers and handlers can be seen alongside the vessels tending lines and chains, and operating industrial equipment. However, there is a lot of behind-the-scenes work that is critical to successful docking... MORE

Members of the Shop 99, Temporary Services, pumpwell team pose for a picture inside the Dry Dock 6 Pumpwell March 15, 2023 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. Team members support the fleet and shipyard operations every day, both during and between dockings and undockings. The shipyard's dry docks and pumpwells were built between 1894 and 1963, so the system undergoes continual maintenance. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott Hansen)

Newly developed radiation-detection technology aids shipyard's radiological response, monitoring training
March 23, 2023 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance facility and the other three public shipyards are benefitting from added realism that newly developed radiation detection indication and computation instruments, and dosimetry technology now offer.The devices and techniques used in training here use device manipulation and verbal cues from a... MORE

Micah Rollins, left, manager of research and development and manufacturing for Radiation Safety & Control Services, Inc., leads a training session on new reactive RADIAC equipment Dec. 7, 2022, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott Hansen)

Shipboard fire a constant threat: Bonhomme Richard tragedy an enduring lesson in fire prevention, response
March 16, 2023 — July 12, 2020 was a lazy Sunday morning at Naval Base San Diego. USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), which had been commissioned only two years earlier, had recently made the base its new homeport and was docked as it underwent a maintenance availability.But, the silence of that morning was rocked by an explosion a few minutes before 9 a.m., changing... MORE

Infographic detailing shipboard fire safety principles, including: Prepare, Protect, Prevent and Respond. (U.S. Navy graphic by Robin Lee)

With an eye toward the future: Taking care or your eyes should be just as important as getting daily exercise and maintaining a healthy diet
March 16, 2023 — The ability to see and maintain ocular health can often be taken for granted, but as one of the body’s primary senses, vision deserves protection and care. Maintaining ocular health involves the examination and assessment of all of the structures in and around the eyes to determine overall health and diagnose eye disease. Within Puget Sound Naval... MORE

Employees are required to wear safety glasses when working in eye-hazard areas or performing hazardous operations, according to the PSNS & IMF Occupational Shipyard employees help 'clean up' Safety and Health Manual Chapter 8. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott Hansen)

NSS-SY Spotlight: Trade Expert Brian Burge
March 16, 2023 — As seen by its strategic framework, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility places people at the center of its operations. Without a skilled production workforce, the shipyard would face challenges in meeting its mission of maintaining, modernizing and retiring the U.S. Navy’s fleet.In April 2022, the Naval Sustainment... MORE

Brian Burge, NSS-SY trade expert, Shop 38, Marine Machinists, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S Navy Photo by Wendy Hallmark)

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