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Aircraft carrier centennial: Evolution of the aircraft carrier
July 11, 2022 — The history of the U.S. Navy’s use of naval vessels to launch and recover aircraft dates back to Nov. 14, 1910, when American civilian pilot Eugene Ely flew his Curtiss pusher airplane off a specifically built platform on the deck of cruiser Birmingham (Scout Cruiser No. 2) in Hampton Roads, Virginia. On Jan. 18, 1911, Ely landed on a platform... MORE

Evolution of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier infographic. (Naval History and Heritage Command graphic by Annalisa Underwood)

NSS-SY Spotlight: New expert tradesperson path incentivizes skill
July 7, 2022 — With more than 12,000 employees, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility offers numerous career paths to its workforce. With a focus on human capital management, the Naval Sustainment System-Shipyards People Pillar, previously known as the Resourcing Pillar, is structured to help shipyard employees advance their careers and... MORE

NSS-SY: People Pillar key elements (U.S. Navy graphic by Adrienne Burns)

Collaboration leads to CVN rudder bore repair savings
June 30, 2022 — A team of innovation-minded professionals from Shop 26, Welders, and Code 138, Weld Engineers & Non-Destructive Test Examiners, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, developed a new process for aircraft carrier rudder bore repair that cut the overall repair time by more than half.According to Travis Yanda, Shafting &... MORE

AJ Banks, left, machinist mechanic, and Kyle Farrell, machinist helper, Shop 31, Machinists, Electroplaters & Toolmakers, use a boring bar to taper the port rudder from the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) May 13, 2022, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott Hansen)

NSS-SY Spotlight: IT Pillar
June 27, 2022 — Whether on the deck plates or in an office building, the Naval Sustainment System-Shipyard Information Technology Pillar touches all members of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility workforce. Key focus areas include network and computer upgrades, improving Maritime Systems Environment performance, realigning... MORE

Rear Adm. Huan Nguyen, deputy commander for Cyber Engineering, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) receives a briefing on the latest technology innovations May 19, 2022, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott Hansen)

Making the cut: Team turns an employee idea into a process improvement that will save thousands of hours of labor — every time it's used.
June 23, 2022 — When a team of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility planners was gearing up to replace the tubing on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier reboiler, a work leader from Shop 26, Welders, asked herself if there might be a better way to complete the job. After thinking through the problem, she suggested the team try doing the job much... MORE

Capt. Jip Mosman, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, congratulates Tracy Hartz, work leader, Shop 26, Welders, during a Bravo Zulu award ceremony May 27, 2022 at PSNS & IMF in Bremerton, Washington. Hartz, who started as a PSNS & IMF helper-trainee eight years ago, suggested cutting away a much smaller portion of the reboiler tank to access the tubing inside. This suggestion eventually resulted in an estimated 4,400 labor hours saved — every time the team does this job. (U.S. Navy photos by Scott Hansen)

USS Ronald Reagan completes availability early
June 15, 2022 — USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) completed a four-month Selected Restricted Availability May 11 in Yokosuka, Japan. The availability was completed two days early—a major win for the entire team.The team was made up of talented and dedicated workers from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility... MORE

The U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) departs Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) for a regularly scheduled deployment, May 20, 2022. Ronald Reagan is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Darren Cordoviz)

EXPERT TRADESPERSON | NSS-SY Shipyard Resourcing pillar develops new career path, increases support to mechanics
June 9, 2022 — A new career path at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility provides expert mechanics with the means and motivation to train and mentor the next generation of journey-level workers. The Navy’s four public shipyards are the most consequential driver of fleet readiness and lethality. In order to win wars and deter aggression,... MORE

Workers from Shop 38, Marine Machinery Mechanics, observe a propeller installation for USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Oct. 16, 2018 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility. (U.S. Navy photo by Brain Kilpatrick)

Shipyard Safety: Seabees lead sidewalk abatement project
June 3, 2022 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s Production Engineering and Facilities, Code 980, worked closely with Seabees from Naval Facilities Northwest Naval Construction Battalion to repair uneven parts of the sidewalk along Farragut Ave., beginning in early February.According to Kyle Krogstad, industrial engineering... MORE

Petty Officer Second Class Brandon Kimpel, utilitiesman, (left) and Petty Officer Second Class Justin Reeves, builder, complete hazard abatement work on walkways along both sides of Farragut Avenue February 14, 2022 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott Hansen)

NSS-SY Spotlight: Waterfront pillar
June 2, 2022 — The Naval Sustainment System-Shipyard Waterfront Pillar is more than simply a notion for operational improvement. It is a living program that empowers employees at all levels to express their ideas on how to work more effectively through following and improving Project Management Fundamentals.The pillar focuses on education and training, planning... MORE

Rear Adm. Scott M. Brown, deputy commander, Naval Sea Systems Command Industrial Operations, is briefed on Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program by Dave Sweet, deputy program manager, PMS 555, March 31, 2022 during a tour of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility. Brown is the Waterfront Pillar lead for Naval Sustainment System-Shipyard, one of nine pillars meant to support the mechanics at the deckplate level and empower them to innovate and elevate issues. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott Hansen)

NSS-SY Spotlight: Engineering pillar
June 1, 2022 — The Naval Sustainment System – Shipyard Engineering Pillar is focused on removing or mitigating barriers to accomplish work safer, faster and with the highest quality by applying engineering methods and technical authority to challenging requirements and implementing new methods and technology. The Engineering Pillar is led by Rear Adm. Jason... MORE

Rear Adm. Jason Lloyd, chief engineer and deputy commander of Ship Design, Integration and Naval Engineering, SEA 05,
participates in a Q&A session with engineers March 30 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility. Lloyd is the source of shipyard technical authority, chair of the Engineering Intervention Board and the Engineering Pillar lead. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott Hansen)

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