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PRIDE ERG helps to foster inclusivity, support through persistence, dedication
June 5, 2024 — The term "Pride" used by the LGBTQ+ community has its roots in the Stonewall riots of 1969, a pivotal event that marked the beginning of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement. While the PSNS & IMF PRIDE Employee Resource Group didn't begin with a landmark event like Stonewall, its journey has been one of persistence and dedication. The group's efforts... MORE

The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility PRIDE Employee Resource Group co-leads include (from left) Marcie Mathis, Kendra Schaff, Dana Honstain and Wes HansonSmith, pictured here May 23, 2024, in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Head of Navy's SIOP effort says upgrading nation's shipyards for the future will require 'a holistic plan'
May 22, 2024 — The Program Executive Officer for the U.S. Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program visited Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington, May 6-7, 2024, for waterfront and project briefs, and to meet with the PSNS Division for the program.Mark Edelson is the PEO for Industrial Infrastructure... MORE

Dave Sweet, director, Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program, Program Management Office 555, leads Mark Edelson, Program Executive Officer for the U.S. Navy's Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program, on a tour of Dry Dock 6, May 6, 2024, during a visit to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)

PSNS & IMF celebrates Asian American-Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May 11, 2024 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s Asian American and Pacific Islander Employee Resource Group will recognize National Asian American-Pacific Islander Heritage Month May 21, 2024, with a special observance in Bldg. 850, room 301, which celebrates the unique mosaic of cultures that comprise the AAPI community, the Pacific Northwest and PSNS & IMF... MORE

Command event highlights the value of hiring people with disabilities
May 9, 2024 — The Spectrum of the Unique and Neurodiverse Employee Resource Group hosted a guest speaker from Trillium Employment Services in recognition Autism Awareness Month.Lindsey Woodruff, program manager at Trillium, discussed inclusivity, helping workers with disabilities find purpose and the value of hiring people with disabilities.“I was really happy... MORE

Lindsey Woodruff, program manager for Trillium, talks about the value of hiring people with disabilities, April 25, 2024, during a Spectrum of the Unique and Neurodiverse Employee Resource Group Employee Resource Group Autism Awareness Month observance in Building 431, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

PED POLICY UPDATE: Shipyard to allow camera-capable devices beginning May 20
May 9, 2024 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility will update its personal Portable Electronic Device (PED) policy May 20, which will allow employees to bring camera-enabled devices into the controlled industrial area.At the same time, PSNS & IMF will be adding Security Islands to information controlled spaces — similar to existing... MORE

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility will update its personal electronic device policy May 20, 2024, which will allow employees to bring camera-enabled devices into many areas of the controlled industrial area. (U.S. Navy graphic by Scott Hansen)

Employees of the Year: Command honors personnel for their hard work in 2023
May 9, 2024 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Employee of the Year nominees, their co-workers, friends and family gathered together at the Admiral Theatre April 23, to honor the command’s top employees during PSNS & IMF’s annual recognition ceremony.During the event, the command celebrated the 234 personnel who were nominated for... MORE

Capt. JD Crinklaw, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, joins some of the 2023 PSNS & IMF employees of the year. PSNS & IMF Employee of the Year nominees, their co-workers, friends and family gathered together at the Admiral Theatre in downtown Bremerton, Washington, April 23, 2024, to honor the command’s top employees during PSNS & IMF’s annual recognition ceremony.

Shipyard employees teach elementary school students how dry docks work during Kitsap Water Festival
April 30, 2024 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility employees joined forces at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds, April 16, 2024 in support of the 2024 Kitsap Water Festival.The educational event was open to over a thousand third and fourth graders from 15 local elementary schools to learn how their every-day actions impact water... MORE

Theron Bergland, general foreman, Shop 64, Shipwrights, and Steven Middendorf, docking zone manager, Code 240, Engineering and Planning, get help pumping out a dry dock mock-up from a group of students, April 16, 2024, at the Kitsap Water Festival in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Employees from Shops 11, 17 and 75 use 'cold-cutting' method to cut up old Dry Dock 3 caisson for recycling
April 29, 2024 — A team of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility workers is using a wire saw to recycle one of the original caissons for Dry Dock 3.Workers from Shop 75, Dismantlers; Shop 11, Shipfitter; and Shop 17, Sheet Metal; developed a method of using a commercially available wire saw from Husqvarna, which uses a 3/16 inch wire cable... MORE

Todd Bolden, work lead, Shop 11/17, Shipfitter, Forge and Sheet Metal, and Chase Evans, general worker, Shop 75, IRR Ship Dismantling, monitor a wire saw, March 20, 2024, while cold-cutting a four-foot wide section of Caisson 3's keel in Dry Dock 3 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S Navy photos by Wendy Hallmark)

Command University employee recognized for her contributions to Equal Employment Opportunity
April 24, 2024 — Motisola McKinnon, workforce development branch head, Code 1182, Command University, was recently named a recipient of the Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet Equal Employment Opportunity Recognition Program, Fiscal Year 2023 award cycle.McKinnon was recognized for her efforts in promoting equal opportunity and for starting and supporting the shipyard's... MORE

Motisola McKinnon, workforce development branch head, Code 1182, Command University, was recently recognized for her work on Equal Employment Opportunity at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)

As a deaf employee, Shop 51 work lead Brandon Salley understands the importance of good communication
April 11, 2024 — Before becoming the new work lead for Shop 51, Electricians, Brandon Salley spent the previous eight years perfecting his skills as an electrician at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, while also helping the men and women working around him perfect theirs.As work lead, Salley must maintain constant communication with... MORE

Brandon Salley, work lead, Shop 51, Electricians, communicates with Derek Keeling, supervisor, Shop 51, Electricians, with the assistance of Annabelle Stone, ASL interpreter, Code 900A, Production Resources, Administrative Support, during a Shop 52 morning briefing, March 28, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S Navy photo by Jeb Fach)

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