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CODE 1000i | Shipyard innovation through NCMS
May 31, 2022 — After taking a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s Technology Showcase came roaring back in the summer of 2021, offering hundreds of teammates the opportunity to check out industry’s latest innovations.In the six months since the... MORE

Robert Curtis, right, national sales manager for Alpha Quantix, a Los Angeles-based exoskeleton and robotics company, shows Shop 56 Pipefitters (from left) Cole Knuckey and Josh Davies how the "Ironhand" can aid a shipyard worker's grip Aug. 25, 2021, during PSNS & IMF's 2021 Technology Showcase at the Kitsap Conference Center in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott Hansen)

May holidays celebrate current service members, honor sacrifice of nation’s fallen warriors
May 17, 2022 — Armed Forces Day and Memorial Day are two of the three major military-centric holidays observed in the U.S. Both are celebrated in May and, along with Veterans Day, Nov. 11 of each year, give Americans a way to thank current service members, and to honor those who have paid the ultimate price in service to the nation.ARMED FORCES DAYPresident Harry... MORE

(May 18, 2019) - Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz's (CVN 68) Honor Guard leads the participants of the 72nd Kitsap Credit Union Armed Forces Day Parade down 6th Street. The Kitsap Credit Union Armed Forces Day Parade, held on the third Saturday in May in downtown Bremerton, has an annual attendance of 25,000-40,000 people and includes all branches of the military, police and firefighters, youth organizations, dignitaries, commercial businesses, car clubs and more. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Wyatt L. Anthony)

Aircraft carrier centennial: USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
May 17, 2022 — As the U.S. Navy continues to celebrate 100 years of aircraft carriers, this month we honor an aircraft carrier with deep ties to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility—USS Nimitz (CVN 68), a flagship carrier with more than four decades of service.While celebrating the recent commissioning anniversary of Nimitz, its Sailors... MORE

TOP LEFT: Nimitz Sailors participate in an early morning flight drill for Tailored Ship's Training Availability/Final Evaluation Problem, TSTA/FEP is a multi-phase training evolution designed to give the crew a solid foundation of unit-level operating proficiency and to enhance the ship's ability to self-train. (U.S. Navy photo by by Seaman Apprentice Kenneth Lagadi) TOP RIGHT: Sailors aboard USS Nimitz assemble on the flight deck and form a human '100' to commemorate the centennial of the aircraft carrier. Nimitz is the first in its class and the oldest commissioned aircraft carrier afloat. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elliot Schaudt)

PSNS & IMF honors employees during Employee of the Year ceremony
May 4, 2022 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Employee of the Year nominees gathered at the Admiral Theater Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. to honor top employees during the shipyard’s annual recognition ceremony.For those unable to attend, the event was also livestreamed for viewing in the shipyard’s auditorium and via the Defense Visual... MORE

An 2021 Employee of the Year recognition ceremony for Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, was held at the Admiral theater in Bremerton, Washington, May 3, 2022. PSNS & IMF Commanding Officer Capt. Jip Mosman, PSNS & IMF commander, presented the awards. (US Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

BOF cable clamps get an upgrade - and a patent
March 31, 2022 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility employee designed a clamp to protect the miles of blown optic fiber cable running throughout U.S. Navy vessels, which has been approved for shipboard use and has also been recently patented. His BOF cable clamp may eventually end up saving the U.S. Navy millions of dollars in rework as... MORE

Brandon Rottle, nuclear general foreman, Code 950 (Shop 51/67), poses with the new X7 blown optic fiber clamps he and his team created for the Navy at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. The U.S. Navy has patented the clamp design, which should help protect BOF cables aboard U.S. Navy ships. (PSNS & IMF photo by Scott Hansen)

March holidays recognize Vietnam War vets, American heroes from all conflicts
March 29, 2022 — While Vietnam Veterans Day and Medal of Honor Day may not be as well-known as other military-centric holidays such as Armed Forces Day, Veterans Day and Memorial Day, they deservedly recognize the well-known valor of an elite few, as well as the unsung service of millions of others.VIETNAM VETERANS DAYIn 2012, President Barack Obama signed a... MORE

USS Reagan begins SRA following 5th, 7th Fleet deployments
January 19, 2022 — USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) began a four-month selected restricted availability at Yokosuka, Japan, Jan. 13, 2022 following its recent five-month deployment across the 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation.At the time of its return to Yokosuka, Japan, Oct. 16, 2021, Reagan was the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier. During its... MORE

The navy’s only forward deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) comes alongside to prepare for a refueling-at-sea with the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG-67), Sept. 28, 2021. Shiloh is attached to Commander, Task Force 70/Carrier Strike Group 5 conducting underway operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rawad Madanat)

HEAVY-LIFT OFF: PSNS & IMF transfers heavy lift crane to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
January 6, 2022 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility sent Crane 79 on its way to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, aboard a barge Nov. 20, 2021.Throughout the past few months, Crane 79 has been steadily prepared for shipment. The 2.2 million-pound crane was loaded aboard the barge in November to make its way to its new... MORE

Crane 79 sits ready to be loaded onto a barge for shipment from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, Nov. 16, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

NSS-SY pillar construct demonstrates multi-agency commitment to transformation
December 22, 2021 — The Naval Sea Systems Command Transformation Office confirmed last month the final pillar construct for Naval Sustainment System – Shipyards, the Navy’s major initiative to improve work execution and shorten availability durations at the public shipyards.NSS-SY began in 2019 as a pilot program designed to remove barriers to productivity and in... MORE

NSS-SY: Delivering full system support tot he deckplate. Pillar diagram.

PSNS & IMF supports explosive testing of new steel
November 17, 2021 — A Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility team comprised of welding engineers and technicians, machinists and others helped conduct explosive bulge testing on steel that may be used in future submarine construction and repairs, at Hawthorne Army Depot, Nevada, in late August. According to Kiichi Harada, welding engineer, Code... MORE

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