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Sailor receives award for helping save life of PSNS & IMF employee
February 11, 2020 — A Sailor received a military award today at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility for helping save the life of an employee.Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Christopher S. Painter received a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal from PSNS & IMF Commander Capt. Dianna Wolfson for rendering life-saving aid to Garrett Woodard, a... MORE

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Christopher S. Painter is embraced by District Fire Chief Jack D. Woodard following presentation of the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal to Painter Feb. 11. Painter rendered life-saving aid to Woodard's son, Garrett, an employee at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance facility.

PSNS & IMF holds tribute in support of Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
December 6, 2019 — Employees from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility took part in an ‘Ohana tribute gathering to show support for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, during a lunchtime event Dec. 6.The event featured remarks from senior leaders, a moment of silence and a group photo. Several thousand employees wearing aloha shirts attended the... MORE

Employees from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility took part in an ‘Ohana tribute gathering to show support for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, during a lunchtime event Friday, Dec. 6, in Bremerton, Washington. The event, which was attended by several thousand employees wearing aloha shirts, featured remarks from senior leaders, a moment of silence and a group photo.

PSNS & IMF launches C.A.R.E. pledge campaign
November 20, 2019 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility launched a new employee-sponsored pledge campaign, C.A.R.E., during a lunchtime kickoff event Wednesday, Nov. 20.C.A.R.E, which stands for character, action, respect and engagement, involves employees voluntarily signing a pledge to respect all individuals and to take action if they see... MORE

Capt. Dianna Wolfson, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, displays her C.A.R.E. hardhat sticker after signing the C.A.R.E. pledge Nov. 20.

PSNS & IMF welcomes 267 new apprentice graduates
November 8, 2019 — In an event four years in the making, 267 skilled workers graduated from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Apprentice Program in an event held Nov. 8 at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds Kitsap Sun Pavilion.This year’s class represents 24 different trades and maintained an overall class GPA of 3.835. Each graduate... MORE

Capt. Robert Figgs, left, commanding officer, Trident Refit Facility, congratulates Shop 06 electronic industrial control mechanic Ian Jones during 2019 PSNS & IMF Apprentice Graduation ceremony Friday, Nov. 8 at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds Kitsap Sun Pavilion.

PSNS & IMF hosts educator’s day
October 18, 2019 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility hosted approximately 50 educators and career counselors from across Washington’s schools Oct. 18 for a tour of the command. The group included representatives from high schools, technical schools, colleges and organizations assisting veterans and wounded warriors transitioning back to... MORE

Corinne Beach, a STEM coordinator with Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility uses a model to demonstrate a dry-dock pump for educators from South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Wash.

PSNS & IMF builds 51 cofferdams to increase ease of use, reduce cost
October 17, 2019 — When workers at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility need to test or perform work on certain valves or other ship’s components when a ship or submarine is pier side, they use cofferdams to create a dry space around where that valve or other component meets the sea. Divers attach the cofferdams on specific parts of a ship... MORE

Tran Anderson, Shop 26, Welders, works on a cofferdam Sept. 18, 2019, inside Building 460.

Secretary of the Navy visits Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility
September 20, 2019 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility is “the backbone of what gets done,” the secretary of the Navy told a gathering of hundreds of shipyard workers and Sailors during a whirlwind visit to the facility Friday.Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer addressed members of the PSNS & IMF workforce then toured key projects and... MORE

Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer addressed members of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility workforce Sept. 20, 2019, in Bremerton, Wash., before touring key projects and facilities during his hour-and-45-minute visit to the shipyard.

Initiative aims to remove barriers to shipyard efficiency, on-time delivery
September 9, 2019 — A six-week pilot program at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility will help the command streamline its processes, improve internal coordination and eliminate barriers between mechanics and their work. Known as the Naval Sustainment System - Shipyards, the initiative pairs a consulting firm with PSNS & IMF and Norfolk Naval... MORE

Shipyard finishes maintenance on USS Connecticut
September 6, 2019 — Returning another strategic asset to service with the fleet, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility completed its work on USS Connecticut (SSN 22) Sept. 5.Connecticut had moved out of the shipyard’s Dry Dock 4 on Aug. 10 to put the finishing touches on its five-and-a-half-month period of maintenance and modernization,... MORE

USS Connecticut (SSN 22) departs Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s Dry Dock 4 Aug. 10.

Workforce learns about new technology at showcase
August 20, 2019 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility employees were able to check out cutting-edge products during the technology showcase hosted by the National Center for Manufacturing Science at the Kitsap Conference Center, Bremerton Harborside July 25 - 26.Roughly 1,100 employees used the opportunity to learn about industry... MORE

PSNS & IMF employees view a demonstration of tools during a technology showcase hosted by the National Center for Manufacturing Science at the Kitsap Conference Center July 25. More than 50 companies displayed equipment, tools, supplies and safety gear to more cost-effectively and efficiently help shipyard workers maintain, modernize and retire the Navy’s fleet.

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