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PHNSY & IMF, HCC partner to showcase shipyard careers at Submarine Museum
August 12, 2026 — It was a hot, bustling day at the Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum at Pearl Harbor. A recent ribbon-cutting for a new exhibit highlighted Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard's more than 100-year history of submarine contributions. This provided the perfect backdrop for Honolulu Community College’s summer Career and Technical Education (CTE) program to cap off its season with a shipyard-sponsored mini-trades fair... MORE

A Honolulu Community College summer academy student participates in a hands-on demonstration hosted by Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility during a mini-trades fair at the Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum on July 15, 2026.

The Impossible Turnaround of Dry Dock 2 at PHNSY
July 6, 2026 — Shipyard workers at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) recently completed a rapid two-week turnaround of historic Dry Dock 2. The operation involved undocking a U.S. Navy submarine and immediately preparing the dock structure to receive a second vessel. This expedited schedule required precise coordination across multiple industrial departments to meet strict fleet readiness timelines... MORE

Workers with Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF), perform a basin washdown of Dry Dock 2 immediately following dry dock dewatering at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, July 7, 2026.

USS Daniel Inouye Returns to Fleet Early After Successful Maintenance
May 8, 2026 — Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) rejoined the Pacific Fleet in April after completing a complex maintenance period eight days ahead of schedule... MORE

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) returns to Pearl Harbor on April 23, 2026.

The Rigger's Crucible: How Hands-On Training Builds a Professional
May 7, 2026 — Amidst a maze of piping, cables, and tight submarine passageways, an electric motor suspended inches from the deck makes its way towards its new location. A team of skilled shipyard workers executes a seamless dance of communication and physics to move the heavy motor through a tight scuttle. Swinging the motor between two chain-falls, the way Tarzan moves through the jungle canopy, each line takes the load in turn, every move purposeful, each person in sync as the load shifts between chains. These men and women are known as riggers, and they are the experts at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility when something needs to be moved safely and efficiently, no matter the size. ... MORE

Leslie Bovaird, lead nuclear engineer and Executive Leadership Development (EDP) Cadre A 2026 participant at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility lowers a pipe using a chain-fall during a training exercise at the Learning Center on March 24, 2026. The exercise provides a glimpse into the multi-year training pipeline that develops skilled riggers and gives future leaders a perspective of the craft that is a staple of shipyard life.

PHNSY & IMF hosts annual Knowledge Share Fair
January 26, 2026 — An unusually cool hawaiian day, with dark clouds threatening in the distance, didn’t stop the droves of shipyard workers from putting down their tools and checking out the annual Knowledge Share Fair put on by Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility... MORE

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility hosts annual Knowledge Share Fair.

Cleared for Takeoff: New Drone Tech Takes Flight at PHNSY & IMF
July 28, 2025 — A soft whirring cut through the still morning air above a quiet corner of Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility as a Skydio X10D drone rose into the air, gliding smoothly toward the bright blue Hawaiian sky on June 18, 2025. This marked the beginning of a special project with the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific and PHNSY & IMF, aimed at exploring how drones can help the shipyard stay safe, repair issues more quickly, and respond to emergencies. ... MORE

Naval Information Warfare Center technicians operate a drone during a demonstration at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Hawaii, June 18, 2025.

SMART scholars make first visit to PHNSY & IMF
June 4, 2025 — Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility extended an Aloha to five scholars from the Department of Defense’s Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship-for-Service Program May 19, 2025, marking the first year PHNSY & IMF is participating in the workforce development program... MORE

Australians Report to Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility to Begin Learning SSN Maintenance
December 4, 2023 — Pearl Harbor, Hawaii – More than a dozen Australian submarine maintenance personnel from the ASC, formerly called the Australian Submarine Corporation, arrived at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) Nov. 27 to witness how the U.S. Navy plans and executes maintenance on nuclear-powered attack... MORE

Capt. Richard Jones, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Commander, and Mr. John Ornellas, SES, Nuclear Engineering and Planning Manager welcome the Australian Maintenance Personnel.

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility Welcomes First Contingent of AUKUS Personnel
August 15, 2023 — Pearl Harbor, Hawaii -- Personnel from participating nations reported to Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY&IMF) in support of the Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (AUKUS) security partnership’s Pillar One initiative, Aug. 14.The Pillar One initiative is delivering a conventionally armed nuclear... MORE

The trilateral AUKUS Advanced Verification Team at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Promotes Community Resiliency through Emergency Preparedness
March 30, 2023 — This year, in preparation for the 2023 hurricane season, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) is initiating a grassroots campaign to increase preparedness through community resiliency and advanced planning via two emergency preparedness tools - the AtHoc Notification System and the Navy Family... MORE

September is National Preparedness Month – a time when extra educational efforts are focused on getting communities ready for the worst Mother Nature can dish out. In the central Virginia area where Fort Lee is located, those unsavory servings have historically included hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, massive flooding and crippling winter storm events.

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