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A look back at decades of maintaining USS Nimitz at PSNS & IMF
January 21, 2026 — First in its class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) was commissioned May 3, 1975, before many of the workers at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility were born. Nimitz is currently the oldest American aircraft carrier in active service.The ship changed homeport from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, to then-Naval Station...

Modern hyperbaric chamber helps train, protect next generation of divers
September 9, 2025 — The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility divers with the Bangor Dive Locker recently received a new hyperbaric chamber in case they have to respond to a diving related emergency.According to Master Chief Petty Officer Jonathan J. Gregg, master diver, Code 760, Bangor Dive Locker, their new hyperbaric chamber creates a...

Code 260.1 technician recognized for innovation, leadership
July 17, 2025 — Eric Haslehurst, mechanical engineering technician, Code 260.1, Carrier Rotating Machinery, was recognized by Carrier Team One with the Excellence in Carrier Maintenance Award this April. The award recognizes innovation, leadership and notable contributions that meaningfully impact the carrier group’s shared mission. Last year, Haslehurst helped...

PSNS & IMF completes 3-year MMP availability on USS Ohio (SSGN 726)
March 13, 2025 — USS Ohio (SSGN 726) completed a three-year Major Maintenance Period availability at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Feb. 24, 2025, culminating with Naval Sea Systems Command (07) certification for Unrestricted Operations, and helping return the nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine back to the Indo-Pacific theater of operations...

Safety Passport program can earn participants cash, time off
October 22, 2024 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility employees and service members can earn a $300 cash bonus or an eight-hour time-off award for completing the PSNS & IMF Safety Passport.The Passport is a safety tool designed to help employees heighten their safety awareness and improve their safety communication skills. There are 30...

Recruitment Road Show attracts more than 500 potential applicants during PSNS & IMF stop over
October 22, 2024 — The West PAC Recruitment Road Show finally made its way to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Sept. 19-20.Representatives from Ship Repair Facility Japan Regional Maintenance Center, AUKUS (the trilateral partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the U.S.) and Pearl Harbor Navy Shipyard & Intermediate...

Command celebrates 188 graduates from PSNS & IMF Apprentice Program class of 2024
October 22, 2024 — After four years of hard work and dedication, learning in a hybrid online and in-person environment, 188 skilled workers graduated from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Apprentice Program Sept. 20, during a ceremony in the Bremerton High School Performing Arts Center.This year’s graduates represent 26 different...

More than 400 on-the-spot offers extended to candidates during two-day hiring fair at the Kitsap Conference Center
June 26, 2023 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility held a two-day hiring fair at the Kitsap Conference Center in downtown Bremerton, Washington, June 6 and 7. Approximately 1,600 job seekers came through the doors, resulting in 442 on-the-spot job offers during the event.Patrick Wlodarchak, welder, Shop 26, Welders, was one of many...

Capt. JD Crinklaw takes over for Capt. Jip Mosman during change-of-command ceremony
June 8, 2023 — Capt. JD Crinklaw became the 52nd commander of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility during a ceremony May 25, 2023, at the shipyard in Bremerton, Washington. Crinklaw relieved outgoing commander Capt. Jip Mosman, who commanded PSNS & IMF and its 15,000-plus employees and Sailors since December 2020. Shipyard employees and...

Tugs, broncs and brawn needed to move mighty warships
March 23, 2018 — When USS Nimitz (CVN 68) was moved into Dry dock 6 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenace Facility, it took a coordinated effort by harbor pilots, tugboat crews, Sailors aboard the ship, line handlers on shore, and bronc crews who operate the smallest boats used at the shipyard...

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