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Command hosts special two-hour lunchtime training event to emphasize the importance of workforce safety
July 9, 2024 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility continued its emphasis on physical safety by hosting a three-day Pathway To Safety training event, June 26-28.The event was a continuation of a Pathway To Safety event in May that focused on psychological safety, and gave workers on both day and swing shifts an opportunity to briefly... MORE

James Clements, instructor, Code 700T, Training, and Samuel Leckron, project test planning engineer, Code 246, Test and Work Control Engineering Division, look at cooling fans June 27, 2024, during a "Pathway to Safety" training event at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

New 'helper-trainee' debuts at Employee Appreciation Day
July 3, 2024 — Ollie Olafsen, a North American river otter, made his public debut as Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s official mascot during PSNS & IMF Employee Appreciation Day at a Seattle Mariners game June 30, 2024, in Seattle.“Ollie the Otter,” as he prefers to be called, is officially a Wage Grade-0.7 helper-trainee at PSNS &... MORE

Capt. JD Crinklaw, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Navy Diver First Class David Loofbourow, Dive Locker, and Zachary Cantrall, dismantler, Shop 75, Dismantling, pose with "Ollie the Otter" and the Mariner Moose June 30, 2024, during pre-game ceremonies at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Command Career Center moves to Olympic Lodge
July 3, 2024 — The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Command Career Center has transitioned from their old office in the Controlled Industrial Area to their new location at the Olympic Lodge Training Center.While the three-person team may have moved to a new building, they are still providing the same services and counseling to help... MORE

The three-person Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Command Career Center team includes (from left) Heidi Anderson, Command Career Counselor lead, John Smith, office manager, and Rozy Castellanos, career counselor. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Former Code 2300 leader honored for his years of service
July 1, 2024 — Marc Harrington retired May 31, 2024, as the nuclear engineering and planning manager for Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, in Bremerton, Washington, after 34 years of dedicated service to the U.S. Navy... MORE

Capt. JD Crinklaw, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, presents Marc Harrington, former nuclear engineering and planning manager, Code 2300, Nuclear Engineering and Planning, the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award, May 31, 2024, during his retirement ceremony at the Olympic Lodge on Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)

Command visit helps reinforce shipyard's enduring relationships with regional civil authority agencies
June 24, 2024 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility and Commander, Submarine Group 9, hosted a command visit for local emergency management State, County, and U.S. Coast Guard partners June 6, to help establish and reinforce close and enduring relationships with partner agencies and promote understanding for how the Navy Emergency... MORE

Washington Emergency Management Division employees, left, listen to a presentation on radiological emergency planning June 6, 2024, during a command visit for state, county and local emergency management partners on Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S Navy photos by Jeb Fach)

Campaign to focus on workforce safety
June 6, 2024 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility kicked off its “Pathway to Safety" campaign, May 21, focusing on the psychological and physical safety of the workforce.The "Pathway to Safety" campaign will run through the end of June.One of the key components of the month-long campaign is the psychological safety of the command's... MORE

Capt. JD Crinklaw, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, high-fives employees, May 21, 2024, during a Pathway to Safety campaign event 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)

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.

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