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PSNS & IMF Detachment Everett holds change of charge ceremony
August 19, 2019 — A new leader took the helm of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Detachment Everett Friday, when Cmdr. Aaron Coudray relieved Cmdr. Mark Schuchmann in a change of charge ceremony at the detachment.Capt. Dianna Wolfson, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, presided over the ceremony... MORE

Cmdr. Aaron Cudray speaks to those in attendance at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Detachment Everett change of charge ceremony held August 16 at Naval Station Everett. Other members of the official party include (from left) Capt. Dianna Wolfson, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Capt. Ginalyn Harrell, deputy commander, Northwest Regional Maintenance Facility, and Cmdr. Mark Schuchmann, outgoing office in charge, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Detachment Everett.

Process improvements to streamline Pittsburgh inactivation
August 12, 2019 — Inactivation process improvements gleaned from a series of projects in recent months at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility will culminate in a streamlined, less expensive inactivation effort on USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720).These improvements and others are expected to result in a preservation cost reduction of 40 percent... MORE

USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720) awaits inactivation in dry dock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.

USS Michigan begins 17-month refit period
July 26, 2019 — USS Michigan (SSGN 727) docked on July 10 to begin a 17-month Extended Refit Period which will end in 2020. Work during this availability includes battery replacement, structural repair and preservation, shaft replacement, other propulsion plant inspections and improvements, and installation of several new alterations. Critical path work for the... MORE

USS Michigan (SSGN 727) docks at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility July 10 to begin a 17-month Extended Refit Period.

Paint simulation training saves time, money, reduces waste
July 25, 2019 — Correctly painting a surface aboard a Navy vessel is not as easy as using a rattle can to repaint a mailbox or using a brush to touch up a fence at home. Painters throughout Shop 71, Painters, Blasters and Tilesetters, are taught how to put just the right amount of double-layer epoxy paint on a surface. Too little paint and the surface isn’t... MORE

Travis McGreger, Shop 71, Painters, Blasters and Tilesetters, training instructor, demonstrates how the virtual reality paint sprayer trainer works July 10, 2019, in a Continuous Training and Development classroom in Building 460.

USS Seawolf project team, ship’s force complete TSRA
July 25, 2019 — USS Seawolf (SSN 21) project team, ship’s force and Trident Refit Facility-Bangor worked tirelessly together to complete a Total Ship Readiness Assessment on July 5.The project team performed a repair of the external hull penetration and with assistance from TRF, an emergent repair to correct a port rod meter— which indicates the speed of the... MORE

Sailors assigned to the fast-attack submarine USS Seawolf (SSN 21) return home to Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, following a six-month deployment. Seawolf is the first of the Navy’s three Seawolf-class submarines, designed to be faster and quieter than its Los Angeles-class counterpart.

Command hires full-time American Sign Language interpreter to serve, empower total workforce
July 12, 2019 — In its ongoing effort to promote an all-inclusive environment for a diverse workforce, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility recently hired a full-time American Sign Language interpreter to help recruit, hire, professionally develop and retain deaf and hard of hearing employees.Marlene Bell, an American Sign Language... MORE

Marlene Bell, an American Sign Language Interpreter with Code 900A, Administrative Support, facilitates communication for deaf and hearing impaired employees at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.

NAVSEA commander acknowledges PSNS & IMF project successes during recognition ceremony
July 1, 2019 — Vice Adm. Thomas Moore, commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, recognized the accomplishments of individuals, shops and codes throughout Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility during a recognition ceremony at the shipyard June 11.Moore specifically recognized availabilities, Engineered Refueling Overhauls and inactivations... MORE

Vice Adm. Thomas Moore, commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, recognized the accomplishments of individuals, shops and codes throughout Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility during a recognition ceremony at the shipyard June 11.

New commander takes helm at PSNS & IMF; unit award announced
June 12, 2019 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility welcomed its new commander and announced a prestigious honor for the organization during the shipyard’s change of command ceremony June 12.Capt. Dianna Wolfson relieved Capt. Howard Markle at the ceremony, becoming the first woman to command a Navy shipyard. Markle had commanded PSNS &... MORE

Capt. Dianna Wolfson, new Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility commander, addresses the audience at the PSNS & IMF change of command ceremony June 12. Wolfson relieved Capt. Howard Markle at the ceremony.

Shipyard notches seventh consecutive on-time carrier overhaul
May 30, 2019 — Declaring the massive overhaul of USS Nimitz (CVN 68) complete on May 27, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility celebrated its seventh consecutive early or on-time completion of an aircraft carrier availability. Nimitz’s docking planned incremental availability (DPIA) ended four days ahead of schedule, completing sea trials on Memorial Day. ... MORE

USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departs Dry Dock 6 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash., Dec. 5, 2018.

Shipyard rolls out first of four mobile cranes
May 16, 2019 — Approximately 25 teammates from PSNS & IMF’s Code 700, Lifting and Handling Department, were on hand at the mobile crane test site on Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, along with Capt. Howard Markle, PSNS & IMF commander, to cut the ribbon celebrating the first of four newly purchased mobile crane’s entry into service May 2... MORE

Functions of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s newest mobile crane are demonstrated moments after a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 2

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