Mar. 21, 2019 ALUT Vol. XI No. 6 SPuget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate MaintenanceE Facility

Ex-Buffalo undocks early Page 3 Commander’s Corner Buffalo project team, ship’s force save Navy money A new symbol for the modern shipyard we have become by improving schedule and sub recycle process Team PSNS & IMF, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs Wow, what a great couple of weeks. Across Inactivation under the current construct. The ex-Buffalo (SSN 715) undocked on March 14, a major Code 350,as well as Code 1050, Corrosion Control and Repair the waterfront, you continue to demonstrate You completed work on ex-NR-1, and all is milestone met nearly seven weeks ahead of schedule. This Product Line, and Shop 11 Shipfitter Shop to remove the sonar excellence in all you do. The USS Ronald ready to undock to support the fall shipment. significant accomplishment was achieved through teamwork. dome and harvest the transducers while also removing the Reagan (CVN 76) project team completed You closed the ex-Salt Lake City (SSN 716) The project team worked to have certain requirements mud tank and upper and lower rudders from the ship. the 50 percent review for our latest selected disposal package, completed removal of the reassessed, drove innovation and was able to return the Sailors When the project ran out of time to remove the mud tank, restricted availability. It was clear to everyone rest of the ship from the dock and will be ready assigned to the sub back to the fleet three weeks early. Code 1050 coordinated with Shop 11 to employ innovative cold- including senior leadership from Commander to undock both packages. This is incredibly “We had the momentum coming off of the ex-City of Corpus cutting techniques to complete the job on time. Naval Air Forces, Pacific Fleet and Naval Sea important to continue the essential work on Christi (SSN 705) and ex-Houston (SSN 713) and never took “This was the first time Shop 11 supported this type of Systems Command that you are on track to maintaining our facilities across the waterfront. our foot off the gas pedal,” said Project Superintendent Floyd work,” said Matt Hixon, Code 1050 product line manager. deliver on time once again on our forward Code 400, Industry Management Department Sawyer. “We set a goal during our Integrated Project Team “They now have even better concepts to remove mud tanks on deployed Naval forces aircraft carrier— and our private sector partners are currently Development with the ship to work as one team and support future inactivation projects.” working Caisson 2 to support the on-time start incredibly important to the combatant each other. I could not be more proud of the shipyard and The Buffalo project team did all of this new work and still Volume XI No. 6 commander in that area of responsibility. We of the upcoming USS Michigan (SSGN 727) March 21, 2019 ship’s force team’s efforts.” undocked the boat nearly two months earlier than scheduled. Next issue: successfully docked USS Carl Vinson (CVN availability and are going to jump right in to By asking what if things were done differently and April 4, 2019 “If it wasn’t for the openness to try new things, the drive 70), and the entire team is off to a great start Caisson 3 after we undock the two packages encouraging original thinking, several innovative ideas resulted. Deadline for submissions: on that availability despite some challenges in 3. With the team on ex-Narwhal and dedication of the team and all the support from within the March 22, 2019 “My focus as commanding officer was that we do things Commander early on. Our ability to perform that non- (SSN 671) wrapping up their work pier side, command, we wouldn’t be making the improvements we are for a reason, not just because it’s the way we have always Captain Howard B. Markle trivial key event was made possible by the the on-time completion of Caisson 3 will today,” said Gal. Executive Director have done it,” said Cmdr. Paul Lee, the final commanding continued strong performance of the USS support the docking phase of their availability (Buffalo project continued on page 11) Richard L. Tift officer ofBuffalo. “Everyone’s ideas are welcome, not just mine, Public Affairs Officer Nimitz (CVN 68) team. They completed hot in September. The Alternate Inactivation Kellie M. Randall which created an environment that fostered innovative ideas operations six days early and are tracking Construct team completed the first of its kind Editor and solutions.” Michele L. Fletcher to deliver the first on-time docking planned ship’s layup availability on ex-Bremerton Need more information? incremental availability in 13 years. (SSN 698) on March 12, 16 days ahead of One of these ideas was a standout example of where the Facebook: PSNSandIMF schedule, and is on track to complete the ex- project saved big on time and schedule. ontheWaterfront The team on USS Maine (SSBN 741) Flickr: Flickr.com/ completed power range testing four days Jacksonville (SSN 699) SLA on May 15. These While Scott Beggs, the project superintendent (execution) PSNSandIMF two availabilities are incredibly important to Twitter: Twitter.com/ earlier than our originally scheduled with Code 350, Inactive Fleet, Reactor Compartment Disposal PSNSandIMF duration, managing to thread the needle with getting our highly trained crews back to the and Recycling, was talking to Lee, they wondered if the ship’s YouTube: YouTube.com/ Fleet. JoeShipyardWorker some important repairs that have removed sonar transducers could be harvested during the inactivation Website: navsea.navy.mil/ risk from the remainder of the end game. The The team in Everett are wrapping up the phase rather than waiting until the recycle phase. The project Home/Shipyards/ last of the work on USS Sampson (DDG 102) PSNS-IMF team on USS Ohio (SSGN 726) is wrapping team went into their “what if?” mode. Salute online: dvidshub.net/ up the last of the habitability items, planes and the team is on track for the Light Off According to Tammy Gal, assistant project superintendent, publication/1101/salute Assessment and on-time completion in the Phone: 360.476.2544 grooming and motor generator work and after a is inactivated, including defueling and Email: [email protected] getting prepared to start power range testing coming weeks. As a reminder, USS Kidd (DDG preparing for long-term storage, it is brought back into dry Mailing address: 100) was completed on time last year, the first Salute, Code 1161 and complete that availability this spring. The dock for recyling. Before Buffalo, the sonar transducers were 1400 Farragut Ave. Stop 2072 USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23) team continues to on time surface ship completion in 10 years harvested by PSNS & IMF workers during the recycle phase. Bremerton, WA 98314-2072 track ahead of what is always a challenging and the Sampson project team is on track for Lee and Beggs’ idea of harvesting the transducers during This newsletter is published availability, driving through the large their second on-time completion in a row. And the inactivation phase was presented to the Buffalo project for members of the PSNS & number of inspections, repairs, preservation even with all that, you continued to support IMF workforce. Views and team, the Business and Strategic Planning Office, as well as opinions expressed in Salute and major alterations. our deployed, deploying and deployable boats engineering personnel. Their consensus was that changing the are not necessarily the You undocked ex-Buffalo (SSN 715), and in Everett, , San Diego, Bangor and official views of, or endorsed recycle process was not only possible, it could save the Navy by, the U.S. Government, you completed that availability just over two Bremerton. If that were not enough, the teams millions of dollars by harvesting the transducers before long- the Department of Defense, months ahead of schedule for our fastest (Commander’s Corner the Department of the term storage. Navy, or PSNS & IMF. Salute continued on Page 10) is produced in accordance According to Gal, another benefit of harvesting during the with SECNAVINST 5720.44C, Department of the Navy On the cover inactivation phase is that the remaining members of the ship’s Public Affairs Policy and force could assist with the work. Instructions. Editorial Ex-Buffalo (SSN 715) exits dry dock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate content is gathered, Maintenance Facility on March 14. (PSNS & IMF photo by Scott Hansen) The work the Sailors did during the inactivation phase is work prepared, edited and provided by the PSNS PSNS & IMF workers will not have to perform later during the & IMF Public Affairs recycle phase. Office. All photos are property “It didn’t cost the command resources or man-hours to of the U.S. do the harvesting, and it kept the Sailors busy during the Navy, unless otherwise PSNS & IMF is on a mis sion to maintain, inactivation period,” explained Gal. “Ship’s force actually did Ex-Buffalo (SSN 715) sits in Dry Dock 1 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard credited. the work in half the time than it normally takes.” & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash., with the modernize and our Navy’s fleet. Gal said the project worked closely with the ship’s force and sonar dome and sonar transducers removed, March 5. (PSNS & IMF retire photo by Max Maxfield) 2 March 21, 2019 Salute March 21, 2019 Salute 3 Machinists embrace 3D printing to reduce waste, cost of procedure Reagan SRA project team reaches major milestone Max Maxfield, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs PSNS & IMF Public Affairs A group of problem solvers at Puget Article start Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & propulsion plant instrumentation and Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Intermediate Maintenance Facility, electrical upgrades, main engine and Maintenance Facility suspected they Ship Repair Facility, Regional piping inspections and repair as well could 3D print a device that would Maintenance Center and USS Ronald as major weapon systems upgrades. reduce time, money and frustration when trying to isolate part of a system Reagan (CVN 76) crew achieved a major These upgrades continue to meet the in a larger piping system. They are in milestone on March 11, reaching the 50 intent of the Chief of Naval Operations’ the final stages of getting that device percent point of the ship’s fiscal year 2019 “Design for Maintaining Maritime approved for shipboard use. selected restricted availability. Senior Superiority” and Naval Sea Systems leaders from across the naval aviation Command’s mission priority to improve For decades, marine machinists in enterprise visited to mark the occasion the warfighting capability of ships and Shop 38 have cooled down a section of water line leading to the repair area and observe first-hand the project team systems. by creating an ice plug inside the line in action. Project leadership briefed “It’s clear that USS Ronald Reagan is itself. The current setup, called a vortex Navy leadership on the status of ongoing being maintained with our NAVSEA freeze jacket, takes a significant amount maintenance, successes and challenges, mission priority in mind. I am of time to build and install and requires and lessons learned that will be shared impressed with the job this team of insulation to be taped around it. across the maintenance enterprise. maintenance professionals has done,” Mitch Van Epps, reactor systems “Here we are at the 50 percent point said Rear Adm. Stephen F. Williamson, innovations cell manager with the and we’ve already accomplished so deputy commander, NAVSEA Logistics, Aaron Baker, deputy project superintendent Reactor Systems Product Line, and and Rear Adm. Stephen Williamson, much,” said Paula Chapman, project Maintenance and Industrial Operations, Adam Tate with the Product Line deputy commander, NAVSEA Logistics, superintendent of the SRA. “There is who attended the events. Department, came up with the idea of Mitch Van Epps with Code 1010, Reactor Systems Product Line sets up the 3D printed vortex Maintenance and Industrial Operations, much to be proud of with the team. freeze sleeve display model. (PSNS & IMF photo by Scott Hansen) Although a significant amount of work the grill at a barbecue celebrating creating a six-piece, 3D-printed freeze They clearly strive to be the best in both maintenance remains to be done, jacket that wouldn’t require extra the amount and direction of cold air the project reaching the 50 percent point and reusable support equipment shop, quality and safety—as evidenced by the team took time to reflect on the insulation, snapped together for easy coming out of the sleeve, Van Epps said. of USS Ronald Reagan’s (CVN 76) selected to start the design process. a 98 percent reduction in certification extraordinary efforts to date, recognize restricted avaiability. (PSNS & IMF photo by installation, and would be reusable. It also features a snap-together design “With an idea in mind but no way of deficiencies—as well as the daily teammates for their substantial Michele Fletcher) Before taking the time and effort that allows mechanics to use both hands bringing it to life, we enlisted the help of dialogue I hear on what we can do to contributions and celebrate the 50 to build the 3D file they’d need, they when installing the hose clamps that Steve Christensen, who created a design keep ourselves and each other safe. percent milestone with a barbecue for decided to see if a set-up made out of hold the device together, he said. The based on the current metal jacket,” said We are on track to reach production the mechanics and support personnel plastic could replace the metal system pre-cooler design allows easy removal the park,” said Chris Hughes, PSNS & Van Epps. “We came up with a few completion date and get the ship back on who made it all possible—a time- currently being used. and installation of various length coolers IMF aircraft carrier program manager. different versions of the jacket. We were mission on-time and with full capability.” honored tradition. quickly and efficiently. “I was proud to see the team actually “There was some initial concern about trying to attach vent ports to control The major work being performed to “The Reagan team has done a great job ahead of the 50 percent mark this week. the plastic and how it would hold up to frost buildup and allow it to have The 3D-printed device was designed keep the Navy’s forward-deployed this year. We’re on our eleventh SRA The barbecue was fun and a fitting the temperatures, so we submerged a interchangeable pieces.” specially to reduce time, cost and aircraft carrier at the ready includes ‘thank you’ for a lot of hard work.” block of Ultem 9085 high-performance frustration that comes with using the here and we continue to knock it out of Christensen, an additive manufacturing thermosplastic used in 3D printing current method. coordinator with Shop 31, said he and into liquid nitrogen for an hour, then “The biggest takeaway is that the removed it and struck it with a hammer Van Epps wanted to take full advantage Project lead blazing trails across the Pacific of 3D printing capabilities and add mechanics will spend less time on to see what abuse it was capable of,” installing a freeze jacket due to not Michele Fletcher, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs Van Epps said. improvements into the design that simply couldn’t be built into the current having to build a pre-cooler setup out of up, she will return to PSNS & IMF Paula Chapman, Puget Sound Naval The liquid nitrogen was about -320 °F. metal and insulation setup. insulation,” said Van Epps. “The foam Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Bremerton site and join the planning The plastic withstood the assault, so also becomes very difficult to modify “Mitch came to me looking for a Facility, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN effort for the USS Abraham Lincoln the men enlisted help from Shop 31, the with tape and will not stick well to wet new design for the freeze jackets and 76) fiscal year 2019 selected restricted (CVN 72) fiscal year 2020, planned machinists, electroplaters, toolmakers, surfaces. Also, at the end of the job the pre-coolers,” explained Christensen. “I availability project superintendent, incremental availability, serving as maintenance and special maintenance printed parts would all be reusable, designed them with input from Mitch. project superintendent for the first PIA while with the current method the foam has been leading the project since The biggest advantage of 3D printing back on the west coast post Refueling and tape all become waste and have to be planning started in 2017. This is her first the jackets is the quick delivery via replaced for each job.” time as a project superintendent and and Complex Overhaul. additive manufacture (3D Printing), she is the first female carrier project “The thing I love most about our team and it can come in contact without an Van Epps and Christensen are working superintendent on the west coast, this year is how well we band together insulation buffer between it and the closely with Sean Goerke and Scott however, she has been part of project and rise to new challenges as they come pipes around it.” Matthews, who are responsible for the engineering testing and paperwork teams for fourteen years, starting up,” said Chapman. “The team comes The team is currently on the fifth needed to allow the 3D-printed device to as project engineer on the 2006 USS together, develops plans to get work version of the device. The latest version be used shipboard. Nimitz (CVN 68) planned incremental on particular jobs done weeks ahead of has double-wall construction to aid in availability, in San Diego, Calif. schedule and then executes the work frost control and has variable-output The team hopes to work through any Chapman has been with the shipyard even faster. I firmly believe the team will Paula Chapman, project superintendent, vents that allow mechanics to control final engineering concerns and use the since graduating college in 2000. USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) selected new setup on an upcoming project. continue to knock it out of the park each Vortex freeze sleeve. (PSNS & IMF photo by restricted availability. (PSNS & IMF photo by When the Reagan project finishes and every day until they are done ahead Scott Hansen) of schedule.” Michele Fletcher) 4 March 21, 2019 Salute March 21, 2019 Salute 5 Recent achievements, next quarter’s goals and what comes next for meeting the mission Article start The command has recently reached alteration to the steering and diving get Connecticut docked on time and many milestones, each of which are a system, accomplishing all propulsion commence the installation of a major step to delivering on time, every time, plant testing, and getting Ohio back to sonar ship alteration. to preserve national security, part of the sea as a deployable national asset. Ex-Buffalo (SSN 715) command’s strategic framework. Here USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23) are a few highlights from around the The Buffalo team hit this one out waterfront and around the world. The team continues to meet and of the park. Originally scheduled to exceed its timelines including shafting complete in May, the team undocked Please note not every key event and preservation work, which are and completed the availability a month or milestone is listed and some may some of the major product lines and a half early. have been accomplished in the days being executed. The goal for the between submission and publication. USS Sampson (DDG 102) upcoming quarter is to complete In addition, some events have been significant portions of the blasting and The project team will be wrapping generalized to ensure proper protection preservation work in late spring. USS Sampson (DDG 102) arrives at Naval up Sampson’s availability at Vigor of sensitive information. Station Everett, June 2016 . (U.S. Navy photo Shipyard this quarter. Currently 98 USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) USS Maine (SSBN 741) by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class percent complete, the project team is on The four-month Selected Restricted Jonathan Jiang) track to complete the availability in the The engineered refueling overhaul team Availability in Yokosuka, Japan is event for starting hot operations plant coming weeks. is nearing the end of the availability. underway and is already at the 50 testing and is on schedule to complete The ship completed their propulsion USS Jacksonville (SSN 699) and percent mark. The team is hammering that testing and have all work completed plant exam, and the combined team USS Bremerton (SSN 698) away at the critical paths, which include to support the follow-on events and is now engaged in fully exercising the Both ships have made great strides to tank preservation and reboiler work, milestones. The team’s goal is to deliver propulsion plant with a rigorous testing execute the prototypical ships’ layup leading to system restoration and the ship on time this upcoming quarter. USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). (U.S. Navy photo) program. The availability is slated to completion of availability in late spring. availability and melding the crews wrap up in mid-spring. The team’s goal is to deliver the ship on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) together to complete the availability. Bremerton is tracking to be done this USS Ohio (SSGN 726) time this upcoming quarter. Carl Vinson arrived at the shipyard in What’s next: January to execute an early start period month with Jacksonville’s completion After the successful undocking over USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and prepare for a 17-month docking in late spring. • USS Michigan (SSGN 727) – availability commencement the holiday period, the crew is currently Nimitz continues to hold fast on planned incremental availability. The preparing for their propulsion plant Ex-Salt Lake City (SSN 716) and • USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720) – preparing for arrival, inactivation commencement. meeting the scheduled completion date. Vinson team successfully completed exam. Next quarter’s goals include ex-NR-1 The team completed the undocking over that period as well as the docking. coming through a complex ship the holiday period, achieved the key Commencement of the availbility Recycling efforts for both ships have was called on-time on Feb. 28. The overcome some major obstacles and goal for the upcoming quarter is to will be closing out in the upcoming execute system takedowns and open up quarter. The ex-NR-1 is tracking for production sites to get the DPIA into full on-time completion and shipment and, swing production. on Salt Lake City, docking work will be completed in late spring. USS Seawolf (SSN 21) Seawolf completed the Chief of Naval Operations extended drydocking selected restricted availability and returned to the yard for the post major availability upkeep. Currently undergoing a battery replacement and sonar upgrades, Seawolf is on-track to deliver on time in late spring. USS Connecticut (SSN 22) Returning from deployment, the ship went into stand-down. This inport period gave the team the time to USS Jacksonville (SSN 699) arrives at Puget interface with the boat and get ready for Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate USS Buffalo (SSN 715) arrives at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & intermediate Maintenance the docking continuous maintenance Maintenance Facility in December 2017 for availability starting this quarter. The its inactivation process. (U.S. Navy photo by Facility for its inactivation process in May 2017. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication USS Nimitz (CVN 68). (PSNS & IMF photo by Thiep Van Nguyen II) Specialist 1st Class Amanda R. Gray) goal for the upcoming quarter is to Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Taylor Ford)

6 March 21, 2019 Salute March 21, 2019 Salute 7 Meeting the mission — Reagan project team Meeting the mission — Reagan project team Colby Carter, Shop 11 Elizabeth Schlinsog, Code 246 Shipyard, project work the right direction for shipfitter Test engineer finds the big picture the perfect perspective

Colby Carter is a shipfitter in Shop 11 who opportunities to really help each other, Elizabeth Schlinsog has been a Code 246, Test different people on the project and has worked for the shipyard for five years. He to shape great mechanics. Everyone and Work Control Engineering Division, see how the project operates from graduated the apprenticeship in 2018 and counts on everyone else. With a more test engineer since joining the shipyard in planning through certification. this is his second time working in Yokosuka concise schedule each trade assists the August 2017. In January 2018, she traveled What do you like best about on the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) other, setting things up for the next to Yokosuka as a part of the fiscal year 2018 project team. being part of the project team in evolution of a job. For example, one of Reagan project and she knew right away that Yokosuka? the jobs this project required was taking she wanted to come back. She’s been back Why did you decide to come to work On a project as unique as this one you pre-fabricated foundations that have in Yokosuka as part of the fiscal year 2019 for the shipyard? see the whole evolution from start to come from the shipyard, fit-up in place Reagan project team since November. I was working for the city of Bremerton properly and accurately to support finish over a relatively short period of and taking a few college classes to the necessary component resulting in Why did you decide to come to time. Out here problem resolution has decide the direction I’d like to go. My successful assembly of that system. work for the shipyard? to happen at a faster pace than it would dad mentioned the shipyard was hiring back at the shipyard due to the short What gives you pride in what you do I earned a mechanical engineering and suggested I apply. I applied and was degree from Walla Walla duration of the availability. Also, while accepted and, soon after starting work, to support the mission? University, and several of my on temporary duty the team effort is I thought there was potential for a good The best part is seeing the finished friends who worked at Puget Sound more pronounced, and I really enjoy career. I applied for and was accepted product. When the project is done Naval Shipyard & Intermediate being part of the team. into the apprenticeship. It all seemed like and you know you did your part and Maintenance Facility recommended What gives you pride in what you the right direction to go and it definitely everyone else did theirs. There’s always applying for a job. The aspects of the do to support the mission? has been. camaraderie on any job we do for job they described were exactly what Watching the ship pull away from What do you like best about the shipyard, and even more so on a I was looking for—a job focused on dock after the work is done and being part of the project team in temporary duty job where everything system-wide perspective. I like to see realizing that you had a part in its falls into a fast-paced schedule. When the Colby Carter, shipfitter with Shop 11. (PSNS & how the whole puzzle fits together Yokosuka? ability to return to duty. Knowing Elizabeth Schlinsog with Code 246, Test and project’s done, there’s a sense of pride in IMF photo by Michele Fletcher) and understand the big picture. In Work Control Engineering Division. (PSNS & Teamwork. Teams working the work I did was part of its success being part of that team. Code 246 I get to interface with many IMF photo by Michele Fletcher) together inside short schedules have makes me really proud of the job I do. Jenacia Cutino, Shop 56 Brandon Wahl, Shop 64 Camaraderie across trades makes project team appealing Fifth time around, project work still appeals Jenacia Cutino is a nuclear test pipefitter everybody’s there for you. The schedule Brandon Wahl, a shipwright in Shop 64, to their work. That need being present work leader in Shop 56. She’s worked for is tight, so there’s more direct interaction Composite Plastic Fabricators, Fabric all the time and in a condensed time is the command since 2012 and has been with between trades. I like that feeling like Workers and Shipwright’s Shop, has interesting and makes for staying busy the Reagan project team in Yokosuka since we’re all family. I’ll be back again for worked at the command for seven years. He most all the time. January. This is her second time on the future projects; it’s a great job, a great graduated the apprenticeship and continues What gives you pride in what you do project team in Yokosuka team to be part of. to work for the project team year after year. to support the mission? Why did you decide to come to work What gives you pride in what you do Why did you decide to come to work for the shipyard? There is a good feeling in knowing to support the mission? for the shipyard? that what we do is important, for the I came to the shipyard because I was The sense of support that helps us meet I came to the shipyard because ship to finish maintenance and get back a single mom of two young boys and the mission. We’re here to support the the apprenticeship offered the to service. Every job is important, and the opportunities available by working ship and by doing what we do, the ship potential which was greater than my everyone supports each other, like a here were a great improvement to the meets its mission. circumstances at the time. It offered the family. In fact I have a sister who works position I was in at the time, working potential for a lasting career. in kitting for the shipyard. We’re hoping three jobs to support my family. she’ll get to come over and be part of “On temporary duty trips, you What do you like best about What do you like best about get a greater sense of the command team on an upcoming project. I look being part of the project team in forward to it—the idea of being able to being part of the project team in principles. It’s easier to see how Yokosuka? Yokosuka? share the experience, the culture and something like systems thinking works The project allows for a great flow of support the mission together. It could be The camaraderie. In nuclear testing when you’re on a project away from work. Every job requires scaffolding, that a great experience. you’re working the same job every home and everything’s streamlined— is what we build. On the project, there’s time, but on the project team you meet a greater need for it everywhere, all the Jenacia Cutino, nuclear test pipefitter work many new people because you work everyone’s there for each other. “ Brandon Wahl, shipwright with Shop 64. time—everyone needs scaffolding to get leader, Shop 56. (PSNS & IMF photo by across trades. On a project like this, Jarod Port Jeremy Moore) Pipefitter Supervisor (PSNS & IMF photo by Michele Fletcher) 8 March 21, 2019 Salute March 21, 2019 Salute 9 Buffalo project Shipyard, Sarcos Robotics announce collaboration (Continued from page 3) Matthew Bailey, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs partner collaborator. Removing both the front and back of February retirees the ship means it will take up less room at In a first-of-its-kind collaboration involving a Navy shipyard, PSNS & IMF received the designation as a technology transfer During February 2019, 11 employees with a combined 381 years of corporate Mooring Alpha. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance laboratory in June 2017 from the Office of Naval Research. The knowledge retired: Facility and Sarcos Robotics will jointly develop robotic status enables the shipyard to enter partnership agreements to Gal said all openings into the main technologies, including full-body powered exoskeletons, for accelerate access to critical technologies. ballast tanks have welded blanks Morris W. Duncan, Shop 17 James J. Kershaw, Code 350 John P. Durupt, Code 740 Charles M. Kornish, Code 730 use in naval shipyards. “This partnership provides an exciting opportunity for the installed, and all other openings into the tanks have been welded shut, so the ship Bob Louis Hasbargen, Shop 99 Gary E. Meckley, Code 270 The partners entered a cooperative research and development shipyard to develop innovative solutions to improve our work Laurence A. Hall, Code 720 Chinh M. Nguyen, Code 260 agreement to develop technology to assist shipyard workers in while providing a safer, more ergonomic work environment is more than seaworthy enough to sit at Mooring Alpha until the PSNS & IMF Michael A. Heesacker, Code 2300 Steven A. Soto, Code 126 unstructured, ergonomically challenging work environments for our employees,” said Capt. Howard Markle, commander of John R. Jones, Code 246 such as confined spaces or when power tools or heavy lifting PSNS & IMF. schedule calls for it to be recycled. is required. Sarcos Robotics, headquartered in Salt Lake City, has “I could not have hand-picked a better The collaboration was organized through the PSNS & IMF developed advanced robotic technologies that may have direct group than the Buffalo project team I Technology Transfer Program, which helps link federal application for the maintenance, modernization and retirement inherited,” stated Lee. “The personalities, Trading Post research and development with academic institutions and of ships and . Ben Wolf, chairman and CEO of professionalism and expertise were all in For sale the right proportions to make our team Ad policy businesses in the private sector. 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Intermediate Maintenance Voluntary Leave Transfer Program recipients a thoroughly modern, innovation-focused, high-tech military I hope you feel the same sense of pride as I do in our team, Facility Federal employees are authorized to donate annual leave to other federal employees maintenance organization poised for success today and into the and it’s my hope that our new logo will become a universally experiencing medical conditions. If you would like to donate annual leave or have future. Our organizational identity and brand should reflect recognized symbol of that pride. Thanks in advance for Direct Hire Job Fair questions, contact Shawn Castro at [email protected] or 360.476.5386 or fax your that. Our new command logo embodies this and depicts the embracing this new symbol, and for being an indispensable donation form to 360.476.6669. totality of the warships that are under the care of our great part of the team it represents. for experienced personnel (not for current federal employees) Teammates currently in need of donations: teams that I just discussed. You’ll notice right away that the new logo is a cleaner, Code 105 Robert Centeno Shop 06 Marcus Waring Billy Sprague Code 600 Teresita Callaway Shop 51 more modern and more modular design. We think it will be Code 109 Shannon Burgess Valerie Hopper William Kiendel instantly recognizable wherever it’s used, near or far, small or 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Fay Escobedo Code 700 Shop 11 Shop 52 large. With multiple shape and color combinations, it’s also April 17 & 18 Kendra Fitch Andrea Abrams Jessica Hammons Bonnie Eicher versatile enough for any use we can imagine while retaining Marselles Jefferson Taylor Crippen Shop 17 Shop 57 its distinctiveness. Greater Tacoma Code 130 Chelsea Weber Vanessa San Gil Glenn Webb That’s only part of the story of our new logo. Our previous Convention & Trade Center Annikkia Bryant Jonathan Yette Shop 26 Shop 67 logo had a very traditional look and feel to it. Our new logo is 1500 Commerce St., Tacoma Richard Petrone Code 1000 Joshua Hubbell Douglas Irvin Lawrence Kalcso Luis Rivera focused squarely on you – a team of maintenance professionals Code 200 Shop 71 that deliver well-maintained, newly modernized warships to Caitlin Earl Code 1100 Joshua Wagner Breanna Spracklin Additional participating commands Shane Hamre Rebecca Phillips Shop 31 Ryan Garrison the Fleet on time, every time. Trident Refit Facility, As well as it served us, our previous logo whispered our Tyler Jackson Code 1180 Rebecca Elkins Robert Pennington Naval Facilities Engineering Britany Ashley Gilead Rose Shop 99 name to those who saw it. The new logo proudly shouts Code 280 Command Christopher Smith Code 2300 Gary (Todd) Smith Marian Baca “PSNS & IMF” to all who see it, leaving no doubt about the and Code 300 Karl Druschke Shop 38 Sarah Hustis pride we take in our mission and our command. It is a new Naval Undersea Warfare Center Melissa Jaskinia Julia Martinez Sandra Hayman Kelly Peterson symbol for a new era at the shipyard and a new generation of Captain Howard Markle Division, Keyport Code 400 Marty Sampson Kevin Martin Frank Yulfo PSNS & IMF teammates. Commander, PSNS & IMF William Abare Jeremy Walker 10 March 21, 2019 Salute March 21, 2019 Salute 11 Article start

In memory of

Cmdr. John Regelbrugge III Kris Regelbrugge NCC Billy Spillers Brooke Spillers Kaylee Spillers Jovon Mangual Members of our command family who lost their lives in the Highway 530 mudslide We remember Oso in Oso, March 22, 2014

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