PSNS & IMF Earns Robert T. Mason Award
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Oct. 4, 2018 ALUT Vol. X No. 20 SPuget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate MaintenanceE Facility PSNS & IMF earns Robert T. Mason Award Story on Page 3 Maintenance Excellence Commander’s Corner Recent awards tell the PSNS & IMF story Team PSNS & IMF, On Sept. 13, Navy Region Northwest Twice in the past couple of weeks, announced that our program of senior leadership across the Navy and science, technology, engineering and the Department of Defense have honored mathematics outreach to area students us with awards for sustained excellence. won a 2018 Community Service Award Every part of the command’s service in the Personal Excellence Partnership to the Fleet, every person who works category for large organizations. here, and those who support us played Coordinated by Corrine Beach and a role in this significant achievement. Steven Mastel but supported by nearly Command earns premiere Volume X No. 20 Our entire team earned these accolades 160 volunteers from the shipyard and Oct. 4, 2018 maintenance award Next issue: Oct. 18, 2018 through hard work, commitment, other local Navy organizations, this Deadline for submissions: innovation and pride in every corner program has reached more than 5,000 PSNS & IMF Public Affairs Oct. 5, 2018 of our command. I am continually local students and 47 schools so far Commander in 2018. eammates pulled together on condition of our ship led to a Captain Howard B. Markle awestruck by your accomplishments and numerous projects in 2017, seamless transition from dock Executive Director humbled by your day in and day out This program brings STEM to our T Richard L. Tift resulting in the Department of Defense trials, through sea trials, an Public Affairs Officer attainment of excellence in all you do. community’s children in a fun and awarding PSNS & IMF its highest ammunition on-load, and finally Kellie M. Randall engaging way. For years, this program Editor First, we learned Sept. 21 that the honor for depot-level maintenance, to resume operations in our (area Michele L. Fletcher Department of Defense selected our has led to greater academic achievements the Robert T. Mason Award for Depot of operations),” said Capt. Michael Need more information? shipyard to receive the 2018 Robert T. and career choices. We’re giving Maintenance Excellence. Donnelly, then-commanding officer Facebook: PSNSandIMF Mason Award for Depot Maintenance something back to a community that has of Reagan. ontheWaterfront been supporting us for 127 years, and “Every part of the command’s Flickr: Flickr.com/ Excellence. As part of DoD’s annual service to the fleet and every person Other projects of note were PSNSandIMF Secretary of Defense Maintenance developing the future leaders of Twitter: Twitter.com/ our command. who works here and those who support to USS Louisiana (SSBN PSNSandIMF Awards, this achievement is at the 743), USS Maine (SSBN 741) and YouTube: YouTube.com/ support us played a role in this JoeShipyardWorker pinnacle of our profession. These two awards tell the story of PSNS significant achievement,” said Capt. USS Ohio (SSGN 726) as well as Website: navsea.navy.mil/ We were nominated for this award & IMF—a hardworking, dedicated and Home/Shipyards/ Howard Markle, commander. “Our the command’s inactive submarine PSNS-IMF based on our accomplishments during innovative command delivering results entire team earned this through hard recycling program, which featured Salute online: dvidshub.net/ 2017. Finishing either early or on time and meeting its mission in support work, commitment, innovation and innovations leading to a reduction of publication/1101/salute our nation’s defense; and a caring local Phone: 360.476.2544 and under budget, we returned USS pride in every corner of our command. almost 13,136 man-days in recycling Email: [email protected] Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Theodore partner making a difference in the lives I am continually awestruck by their the ex-Baltimore and ex-Phoenix—a Mailing address: of our community. It’s a story I’m proud Salute, Code 1161 Roosevelt (CVN 71) and USS John C. accomplishments and humbled by cost avoidance of almost $5 million. 1400 Farragut Ave. Stop 2072 Stennis (CVN 74) to the fleet and the to tell, but you are its authors. their day in and day out attainment of Bremerton, WA 98314-2072 The Robert T. Mason Award is defense of our nation. But virtually Thanks for all you do for our maintenance excellence in all named for the former assistant This newsletter is published every program of shipyard service to the community, our Navy and our nation. “Every part of the for members of the PSNS & they do.” deputy undersecretary of defense for IMF workforce. Views and active fleet—and our successful work to Among the command’s more notable maintenance policy, programs, and command’s service opinions expressed in Salute inactivate and recycle retiring vessels— are not necessarily the achievements are the completion of resources. Mason was a champion to the fleet and official views of, or endorsed played a role in you earning the award. maintenance availabilities either early of organic depot maintenance for by, the U.S. Government, every person who the Department of Defense, Captain Howard Markle or on time on three aircraft carriers: three decades and instrumental the Department of the Commander, PSNS & IMF USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS in transforming DoD depot-level Navy, or PSNS & IMF. Salute works here and is produced in accordance Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and USS operations. those who support with SECNAVINST 5720.44C, John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Due to the Department of the Navy The Secretary of Defense Public Affairs Policy and exceptional work on these, as well as Maintenance Awards Program us played a role Instructions. Editorial content work on USS Nimitz (CVN 68), these is gathered, prepared, recognizes DoD’s most outstanding in this significant edited and provided On the cover: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) is positioned in key assets were then able to support military maintenance units each by the PSNS & IMF deployed operations and exercises. achievement.” Public Affairs Dry dock 6. (PSNS & IMF photo by Michele Fletcher) year. The award will be presented Office. All photos “Their outstanding accomplishments Dec. 18 at the 2018 DoD Maintenance are property Captain Howard Markle of the U.S. as a team to improve the material Symposium in Tampa, Florida. Commander, PSNS & IMF Navy, unless otherwise credited. PSNS & IMF is on a mis sion to maintain, modernize and retire our Navy’s fleet. 2 October 4, 2018 Salute October 4, 2018 Salute 3 ‘Monday I Start Safe’ not just meant for Monday mornings IDEAS . INNOVATION . IMPLEMENTATION Recently I had an opportunity to attend protected my toes from the edges of At the end of the walk, we stopped a MISS or Monday I Start Safe, safety boards, to the hardhat that protected my to talk with Ronald Hampton, the Innovative idea crosses ocean, results in improved tool Article start walk through Dry Dock 6 and the USS head—and things in between such as environmental safety and health lead Michele Fletcher, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs Pruiett then gave some of the marking squares to the workers Nimitz (CVN 68) project with Mike safety glasses and earplugs, I realized for the Nimitz project. In our discussion Innovation. The shipyard encourages individuals to pursue on the floor to try out. The Shop 11 shipfitters asked for a thicker Irby, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) project how much effort it takes our teammates about the MISS program and the improvements in their work processes. Often improvements to model for their team’s use, and modifications were made to meet superintendent. It was an experience every day to be ready to safely do a job benefit of taking time out to talk to tools are discovered by the people who are doing a job, day after the need. The tool helps eliminate the use of a tape measure well worth the time, and I walked away before they even begin. teammates about safety, he said this day. Sometimes the improvements are beneficial to others as well to mark the lines and then a straight edge to try to line up the with a greater appreciation of the value This is old hat, I’m sure, to those who about the newest people in the groups: and are shared across shipyards, Navy-wide or even further. marks. It provides better control of marking to quickly draw a we must place on safety for everyone, “You need to tell us what we’re doing working line. are seasoned production teammates, Recently one such improvement of a frequently used tool every day. wrong. Over time we begin to have an but to those who rarely venture outside crossed not only shipyards, but oceans. In July, Simms took the 3-D printed tools back to Yokosuka and As we wound our way into the dry except to arrive and leave for work each institutional knowledge about what we gave them to the employees who invented the first unit. They “Several months ago Suzie Simms from the Mobile dock and around Nimitz, it took day, it was a new, greater understanding. do. Sometimes it takes the newest person were very pleased to see how their idea has been spread to other on the job to point out the things we’ve Implementation Team brought me a cool marking square that a continuous concentration and effort to I’m grateful for the experience of shipyards and even modified for the heavier Shop 11 metal work. overlooked because we are doing what sheet metal worker from Yokosuka made,” said Samuel Pruiett, safely step over or around hoses, pipes, attending Monday’s walk.