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SALUTE
                                Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility
                                                                                                         Feb. 21, 2019
                                                                                                          Vol. XI No. 4

      Winter weather work
       challenges not new
Feb. 3, 1916, brought 30 inches of snow in 36 hours to Navy Yard, Puget Sound. (PSNS & IMF file photo)
Winter weather work challenges not new - SPuget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility - static.dvidshub.net
Commander’s Corner                                                                                                                Safety throughout the year
                                                                                                                                  Machine guards can save limbs, lives, eyes
                                                                                                                                  Max Maxfield, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs       Point-of-use guards are temporarily             away from the point of operation, where
                                 Staying informed is part of being prepared                                                         Safety is everyone’s responsibility
                                                                                                                                  at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard &
                                                                                                                                                                               attached to the machine or work area,
                                                                                                                                                                               often with clamps or magnets.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                the mechanic is often paying the closest
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                attention.
                                                                                                                                  Intermediate Maintenance Facility.            Both fixed and point-of-use guards help          Any employee who would like more
                                 Team PSNS & IMF,                                Facebook. Your questions are important,            Employees should constantly look at        prevent injury by keeping employee               information about machine guards
                                                                                 and I appreciate those who chimed in             the equipment and processes they and         body parts or clothing away from the             or machine guard use at PSNS & IMF
                                  The Pacific Northwest received a record-                                                        their fellow employees use to maintain,      point of operation. This is where the            should contact the safety advocate
                                                                                 with legitimate, helpful feedback. My staff
                                 setting snow storm the first week of                                                             modernize and retire the Navy’s fleet.       machine performs cuts, shapes, bores             for his or her shop or code. Code 106,
                                                                                 worked throughout the events to get your
                                 February. A large amount of snow piled                                                                                                        into or forms materials such as wood,            Environmental, Safety and Health
                                                                                 questions answered.                                One of the simplest ways employees
                                 up quickly, creating challenges for road                                                                                                      plastic or metal.                                Programs, has more information
                                                                                   As a naval shipyard, the work we do            can contribute to their personal safety
                                 crews and communities both inside and                                                                                                                                                          about safety topics, including the OSH
                                                                                 requires us to maintain continuous               is to ensure they correctly use guards        Guards can also be used, in
                                 outside the base.                                                                                                                                                                              Manual and the command’s Safety Rules
                                                                                 operations; however, there are times             on machines that shear (cut), bend or        conjunction with proper personal
                                  Even with the best efforts of hard-                                                             punch a material with a reciprocating,       protective equipment, to protect an              Handbook, on the command intranet
                                                                                 when extreme weather or emergency                                                                                                              (SharePoint) at https://homeportnw.
                                 working road crews, the weather forecast                                                         transversing or rotating motion.             employee’s hands or eyes from flying
Volume XI No. 4                                                                  situations call for me to curtail non-critical                                                                                                 psns.navy.mil/dept/106/default.aspx.
Feb. 21, 2019                    and road conditions warranted curtailing                                                                                                      waste materials such as metal or wood
                                                                                 operations. There is still a need for specific     Using any machine without its proper
Next issue:                      operations at 2 p.m., Friday, Feb. 8, and all                                                                                                 shavings. They also help prevent spray            If an unsafe condition is identified,
Mar. 7, 2019                                                                     personnel to report to their worksites           guards violates Occupational Safety
                                 shifts Monday, Feb. 11, and Tuesday, Feb.                                                                                                     from machines that incorporate a steady          employees should follow command
Deadline for submissions:                                                        if their responsibilities require them to        and Health agency regulations. Violations
Feb. 22, 2019                    12, placing the majority of our workforce                                                                                                     stream of coolant or lubricant sprayed           safety guidelines and call the ESH
Commander                                                                        support and conduct critical work. Those         of an OSH regulation can result in a fine
                                 on administrative leave. This means                                                                                                           onto the point where the tool meets the          Hazard Hotline at 360.476.8100.
Captain Howard B. Markle                                                         employees are identified by positions            of more than $120,000. At PSNS & IMF
Executive Director               you were paid for your normal workday                                                                                                         stock material.                                   All employees working with portable
                                                                                 and by their supervisors. You will receive       safety is the first priority and it’s the
Richard L. Tift                  without taking leave.                                                                                                                          There are other moving parts on some            tools or near larger machines should
Public Affairs Officer                                                           word from your supervisor if your                command’s duty to furnish employees
Kellie M. Randall                 Making the decision to change our              position requires you to report to work. As      with a place of employment free from         machines that can injure an employee             ensure both they and their coworkers
Editor                           operating status is not one I take lightly.     with any question, your supervisor is your       recognized hazards.                          that properly used guards near the work          use machine guards correctly, each and
Michele L. Fletcher
                                 We returned to work Wednesday, Feb. 13,         first stop to get your questions answered,                                                    area by cutting, pinching or dragging            every time they operate that tool.
Need more information?                                                                                                              Purchasing tools and machines with
Facebook: PSNSandIMF             based on road conditions, snow removal          so contact your supervisor if you are                                                         the mechanic into to machine itself.
                                                                                                                                  fixed guards, whenever available, or
ontheWaterfront                  progress inside the fence line, and the         unsure if you need to come to work.                                                            Machine guards are often built into
Flickr: Flickr.com/                                                                                                               providing alternate guarding solutions is
PSNSandIMF                       upcoming weather forecast. This decision                                                                                                      the design of the tool to help employees
                                                                                   There were some questions on what              just one of the ways the command aims                                                           The February safety throughout the year topic
Twitter: Twitter.com/            was made with input from military                                                                to make the working environment as safe      avoid flywheels, pulleys, belts, chains,          was brought to you by Shop 71, Blasters, Painters
PSNSandIMF                                                                       curtailment means. Curtailment is saying
YouTube: YouTube.com/            and community leadership, emergency                                                              as possible.                                 couplings, connecting rods, spindles              and Tilesetters.
                                                                                 we are not closing, just limiting certain
JoeShipyardWorker                management personnel and transit                                                                                                              cams and gears. These parts are often
Website: navsea.navy.mil/                                                        work and positions that aren’t required            If a tool comes with a factory-installed
Home/Shipyards/                  partners. Weather conditions vary across
                                                                                 for identified work that must continue.          guard, mechanics should never remove
PSNS-IMF                         the region, so in any message of normal
Salute online: dvidshub.net/                                                     Confusion also surrounded the messages           or modify the guard. If they notice that
publication/1101/salute          operations or a delay due to inclement
                                                                                 that Naval Base Kitsap put out. We are           a guard is missing or unserviceable,
Phone: 360.476.2544              weather, it is emphasized that if you are
Email: psns.pao.fct@navy.mil                                                     not the base. We are a tenant command of         they should return the tool to the tool
Mailing address:                 not comfortable commuting, you can
                                                                                 NBK. If you receive information directed         room and report the deficiency to the
Salute, Code 1161                contact your supervisor and request leave.
1400 Farragut Ave. Stop 2072                                                     toward NBK employees, that is not you.           tool attendant. If the guard is on a
Bremerton, WA 98314-2072          Within minutes of making the decisions         You should receive specific information          larger machine, they should bring the
                                 on operating statuses, information was put      addressed to PSNS & IMF Bremerton site           deficiency to the attention of their chain
This newsletter is published
for members of the PSNS &        out through our official communication          employees. If you work at the Trident            of command or shop safety advocate.
IMF workforce. Views and         channels – Groupcast, Facebook, Twitter
opinions expressed in Salute                                                     Refit Facility at Bangor, you need to call         Two kinds of machine guards are
are not necessarily the          and the command’s information line              their information line. If you work at the
official views of, or endorsed                                                                                                    commonly used at the command. Fixed
                                 (all-employee email and News You Can            NRMD, or are a PSNS & IMF employee
by, the U.S. Government,                                                                                                          guards are permanently attached to a
the Department of Defense,       Use were used for the early release on          at Bangor, you follow the PSNS & IMF             machine. Note this does not mean fixed
the Department of the            Feb. 8). We received lots of comments and
Navy, or PSNS & IMF. Salute                                                      announcement. Again, you should contact          guards cannot be moved or rotated
is produced in accordance        questions regarding operating status on         your supervisor if you have questions.           away from the work surface while
with SECNAVINST 5720.44C,
Department of the Navy                                                                                                            stock is clamped into position. They do,
Public Affairs Policy and                                                                                                         however, require tools to be removed
Instructions. Editorial                                                                            continued on Page 7
content is gathered,                                                                                                              from the machine.
prepared, edited and
provided by the PSNS                                                                                                                Fixed guards are the preferred type
& IMF Public Affairs                                                                                                              of guards. They were designed to
Office. All photos
are property                                                                                                                      both protect the mechanic while also

                                      PSNS & IMF is on a mission to maintain,
of the U.S.                                                                                                                       minimizing interference with the work
Navy, unless
otherwise                                                                                                                         the machine is performing, or is limiting    Jacob Flores, a machinist with Shop 31, the inside machine shop, uses a fixed chuck guard to

                                        modernize and retire our Navy’s fleet.
credited.                                                                                                                         the mechanic’s view of the work being        protect himself while using a lathe in Building. 431, Jan. 24, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard &
                                                                                                                                  performed at the time.                       Intermediate Maintenance Facility. (PSNS & IMF photo by Scott Hansen)

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C O N G R AT U L AT I O N S                                                                                                                                                                                                                  U. S. Navy Admiral
                                    Join us April 10 to celebrate our teammates!                                                                                                                                                                              achieved many firsts
EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Admiral Michelle Howard graduated
ADMINISTRATIVE, CLERICAL, AND        Scott Russell, Code 250               Davin Schreiber, Shop 51              Roger Spray Jr., Code 244.2                                                                                                                  from the United states Naval
SUPPORT SERVICES                     Eric Wilimczyk, Code 2301             MANAGERIAL SUPERVISOR – TRADES        Silverio Tejero, Code 2330                                                                                                                   Academy in 1982. Throughout her
(GS-10 or Equivalent and Below)      TRADES AND CRAFTS – STRUCTURAL        and PROJECT (Second-Level or Above)   TECHNICAL or PROFESSIONAL
Nicole Aiken, Shop 11
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              career, Howard has achieved many
                                     (Non-Supervisory) (WG-06 and Above)   Katherine Andrews, Shop 38RF          (Non-Engineering, Non-Supervisory)
Carla Berg, Code 120                 Meghan Dietze, Shop 17                Richard Belanger, Shop 51             Jericho Bautista, Code 109.3                                                                                                                 firsts. She was the first female to
Robert Bottai, Code 1144             Susan LaFountaine, Shop 11            Thomas Black, Code 392                Micah Blair, Code 109                                                                                                                        command a U.S. Navy warship, the
Kimberly Childress, Code 1200        Nikole Starks, Shop 26                Gene Bowen, Shop 99                   Misty Braboy, Code 136                                                                                                                       first female graduate of the Naval
Teri Dahl, Shop 56                   TRADES AND CRAFTS – MECHANICAL        Tammy Brown, Code 300                 Edwin Gotera, Code 451
Sheilamarie Embestro, Code 900P      (Non-Supervisory) (WG-06 and Above)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Academy to achieve the rank of
                                                                           Laddie Cox, Code 720                  Bret Halffman, Code 720
Karen Ferguson, Shop 71              Brandon Bliss, Shop 56                                                                                                                                                                                                   rear admiral, and the first African-
                                                                           Joshua Florez, Code 900P              Brian Hibbs, Code 1211                Today’s African-American Sailors stand proudly knowing the accomplishments
Peggy Gillard, Code 2340             Jami Bolger, Code 135                 Tyler George, Code 760                Maxwell Hughey, Code 105.4                                                                                                                   American woman to command an
Dirk Johnson, Code 900T              Myeong-Yim Cooper, Code 720
                                                                                                                                                      of their predecessors, including the eight black Sailors who earned the Medal of
                                                                           Ronald Jackson, Shop 11               Ryan Lowe, Code 105.3                                                                                                                        Expeditionary Strike Group at sea.
Kyle Jones, Code 106                 John Crock, Shop 38                   Alex Johnston, Code 123               Erica Neyman, Code 1200N             Honor during the Civil War; Dick Turpin, one of the survivors of the explosion
Kristin Kieffer, Code 105            Michelle Indermuhle, Shop 57          Allen Macabitas, Code 361             Sean Ross, Code 2305                 aboard the battleship Maine; and the 14 black female yeoman who enlisted during                            Howard experienced another first
Keith Larson, Code 109               Jeffrey Kimble, Shop 99               Terry Painter II, Code 1010           Tally Roy, Code 2308                 World War I. The Navy planted the seeds for racial integration during World War                         when she called to order four-star
Brenda Ledesma, Code 1200N           Daniel Mayfield, Shop 38RF            Jeffrey Pavlicek, Shop 26             Heidi Stingle, Code 106
                                                                                                                                                      II and trained a generation of outstanding African-American officers and enlisted                       shoulder boards for women and
Larissa Lykins, Shop 26              Erik McCullough Jr., Code 730         Tyson Pothier, Code 1050              THE VISION or INNOVATION AWARD
Shannon Maiers, Shop 17              Todd Wichelmann, Shop 31              Derek Stewart, Code 105               Brian Bowker, Code 2310              personnel who provided critical leadership and expertise during the Cold War.                           realized that they didn’t exist. The
Arnold Morgan, Code 210              TRADES AND CRAFTS – ELECTRICAL        Christopher Strader, Shop 17          Daniel Clifton, Code 2330                                                                                                                    set placed on her uniform by the
Heidi Pape, Code 1040                (Non-Supervisory) (WG-06 and Above)                                                                                 On Dec. 26, 1944, the first African-American female officers, Frances Eliza Willis
                                                                           Craig Trask, Code 740                 Steven Denton, Shop 51                                                                                                                       Secretary of the Navy and her
Holly Skuodas, Shop 38               Frederick Berry, Shop 67              Nathan Vaughan, Shop 64               Mathew Green, Code 210
                                                                                                                                                      and Harriet Ida Pickens were commissioned. Despite entering the last class for the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              husband, Wayne Cowles, was the first
Brittany Woolley, Code 107           Krystal Brown, Shop 51                ENGINEERING or PROFESSIONAL -         Graham Magnuson, Code 2320           naval reserve midshipman at Smith College in Northampton, Mass., three weeks
ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT           Melissa Brown, Shop 31                WATERFRONT SUPPORT                                                                                                                                                                 set in the history of the U.S. Navy.
                                                                                                                 Jacob Morrison, Shop 11              late, Pickens graduated with honors.
SERVICES                             Jeffrey Taylor, Shop 99               (Degreed Engineer, EIT, or PE)        Byron Orme, Code 392                                                                                                                           On July 1, 2014, the U.S. Navy
(GS-11 or Equivalent and Above)      TRADES AND CRAFTS – SERVICE           Michael Arrant, Code 2301             Teresa Scullion, Code 452               By the war’s end on Sept. 2, 1945, 70 enlisted black WAVES joined Pickens and
Maria Benson, Code 900P              (Non-Supervisory) (WG-06 and Above)   Nikita Cardenas, Code 2340                                                                                                                                                         promoted Howard to the rank of
                                                                                                                 Noah Taylor, Code 2340               Willis. One of them, Chief Yeomen Edna Young became one of the first enlisted
Karla Berkshire, Code 220            Franklin Butler, Shop 75              Tim Davis, Code 2312                                                                                                                                                               four-star admiral, making her the
Carl Bowers, Code 900T               Josiah Gardner, Shop 31               David DeHaai, Code 2330
                                                                                                                 Tammy Titus, Code 105                women sworn into the regular Navy on June 6, 1948.
                                                                                                                 Jordan Veach, Shop 17                                                                                                                        first female four-star in the 238 year
Elizabeth Cichocki, Code 1223        Troy Haynes, Shop 06                  Bryson Delima, Code 2310
Mark Crawford, Code 210              Robert Issa, Shop 64                  Bryan Lemos-Goncalves, Code 710
                                                                                                                 VALOR                                                                                                                                        history of the United States Navy. She
                                                                                                                 Christopher Borges, Shop 51                                                                                                                  retired on Dec. 1, 2018.
Shannon Durbin, Code 1125            David Parker, Code 740                Nicolas Gunyan, Code 2370             OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER SERVICES
Michele Fletcher, Code 1160          Tyler Petrea, Code 760                Amy Holt, Code 246
                                                                                                                 Darrell Beaver, Shop 17
Amanda Hollinder, Shop 31            Frank Ranuio, Shop 71                 Flormina Lapurga, Code 242
                                                                                                                 Krystle Edwards, Code 105
Johnathan Kinder, Code 132           TRADES AND CRAFTS – STRUCTURAL        David Leidig, Code 280
                                     (Non-Supervisory) (WG-05 and Below)                                         Robert Endsley, 2330
Debra Kindt, Code 750                                                      Nolan Ojeda, Code 260
                                                                                                                 Steven Loree, Shop 38
Donald Loomis II, Code 1130          Jerilynn Grogan, Shop 26              Derrick Schell, Code 2320
                                                                                                                 Jeffery Ludwick, Shop 11
Christopher Malloy, Shop 38          Dereck Segarra, Shop 11               Colby Sims, Code 138
                                                                                                                 SPIRIT OF COMPASSION
Ryan Marson, Code 1000               Teresa Tabangay, Shop 17              ENGINEERING or PROFESSIONAL -
Thiep Nguyen II, Code 1144           TRADES AND CRAFTS – MECHANICAL        PLANNING/INDIRECT SUPPORT             Ruben Encomienda, Shop 51
Paige Parker, Code 120               (Non-Supervisory) (WG-05 and Below)   (Degreed Engineer, EIT or PE)         Jordan Rodgers, Shop 17
Danny Robinson, Code 109             Brandon Coyne, Shop 56                Tylee Cairns, Code 100PI
Awstin Saurer, Shop 84               Catherine Rahm, Shop 38               Joanne Crompton, Code 2340            COMMANDER’S
                                     Jeremy Sizemore, Shop 57              Jeffrey Harris, Code 2370
Gabriel Seifert, Code 300N
                                     TRADES AND CRAFTS – ELECTRICAL        George Johnson, Code 2310
                                                                                                                 EXCELLENCE IN SAFETY
Clayton Souza LaFontaine, Shop 99
                                     (Non-Supervisory) (WG-05 and Below)   Skeeter Judd, Code 138                Employee Nominees
Donna Swanson, Code 601
ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGERIAL or         Travis Foreman, Shop 99               Thomas Kruger, Code 2320              Charles Chase, Shop 31
SUPERVISORY (Non-Engineering,        Jay Gabun, Shop 51                    Devin Lake, Code 260                  Elisha Garcia, Shop 99
Non-Trade) (White Collar)            TRADES AND CRAFTS - SERVICE           James Oakes, Code 2330                Sarah Isbell, Code 740
Shannon Armstrong, Shop 64           (Non-Supervisory) (WG-05 and Below)   Duy Pham, Code 106                    Phillip Pinheiro, Shop 31
Buddy Bennett, Code 740              Stephen Fix, Code 900P                Bryan Plubell, Code 246               John Quigley, Shop 31                                                                                                                        Adm. Michelle Howard lends a hand to
Lauren Bjerregaard, Code 900A        Aaron Gantz, Shop 99                  Julia Ratmeyer, Code 105              Veronica Reczek, Shop 64                                                                                                                     Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus as he
Scott Bray, Code 105                 Tyler Pinkerton, Code 740             ENGINEERING or TECHNICAL –            Altyn Stevens, Shop 31
                                                                                                                 Michelle Talmadge, Shop 99
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              and Wayne Cowles, Howard's husband,
Keziah Brown, Code 900T              TRADES SUPERVISOR (Foreman)           (Non-Degreed)
Steve Canale, Code 124               John Anderson, Shop 99 (HW)           Daniel Atoigue, Code 244.9            Jordan Thompson, Code 900P                                                                                                                   put four-star shoulder boards on Howard's
Robert Clark, Code 300N              Chadrick Ashby, Shop 17               Laura Brown, Code 123                 James Zeitler, Shop 64                                                                                                                       service white uniform Tuesday, July 1,
Mary Crouch, Code 109                Bryon Brown, Shop 64 (SW)             Marvin Cox Jr., Code 125              Manager Nominees                                                                                                                             2014, during her promotion ceremony at
Kevin Dolan, Code 420                Michael Clark, Code 900P              George Edwards II, Code 120           Derek Chang, Code 105                                                                                                                        the Women in Military Service for America
Christopher Hughes, Code 312         Aaron Cohagan, Shop 26                Edward Fisher, Code 980               Sean Davenport, Shop 99                                                                                                                      Memorial. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass
Timothy Hulbert, Code 106            Robert Cramer, Shop 38                David King, Code 270                  Harold Duncan III, Code 900P                                                                                                                 Communication Specialist Peter D. Lawlor)
Cecil Montgomery, Code 120S          Sean Davenport, Shop 99 (PF)          Trevor Lanphar, Code 246              Jeremy Feldbush, Shop 11
Robert Morris, Code 1200N            Jennifer Dewitt, Shop 64 (CPF)        Dylan Lovett, Code 127                Vicki Ignacio, Shop 31
Michael Plotts, Code 1180            Steven Fillingim II, Shop 52          Richard Lucke, Code 2310              Christopher Raney, shop 51
Randy Sanders, Code 1200N.3          Tyson Farley, Shop 31                 Jessica Osterloh, Code 105.3                                                                                                                                                        For information about the command’s
ENGINEERING MANAGERIAL or            Kenneth Hill, Shop 56                 Jon Rector, Code 210                                                                                                                                                                African American Employee Resource
SUPERVISORY (White Collar)           Gregory Johnson, Shop 57              Roy Russell, Code 290
                                                                                                                 SAILORS OF THE YEAR                                                                                                                           Group email psnsimf.aaerg.fct@navy.mil.
James Blythe, Code 122               Dakota King, Shop 64                  Stephen Sawvel, Code 138              Sailor of the Year-Everett
Kristi Broderick, Code 244S          Jared Nielsen, Code 740               Santino Sciarrotta, Code 2340         ND1 Jason L. Peters
Ryan Freke, Code 120T                Shawn O’Brien, Shop 99E               Whitney Slater, Code 260              Junior Sailor of the Year- Everett
Melissa Holschbach, Code 2340        Chad Roberson, Code 730               Alan Spicer, Code 105.6               IC2 Ashley L. Johnson
                                                                                                                                                      Lt. j.g. Harriet Ida Pickens (left) and Ens. Frances Wills close a suitcase after graduating from the   Article information source: Navy History
David Kostelac, Code 244             Kevin Roberson, Shop 11                                                                                                                                                                                                  and Heritage Command, history.navy.mil.
                                                                                                                                                      Naval Reserve Midshipmen’s School (WR) at Northampton, Mass., circa December 1944.

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January retirees
                                                                                                                                    Commander’s Corner continued

     Leadership                                                                                                                       As I mentioned before, a lot of factors

                     Kitsap
                                                                                                                                    play into a decision regarding our
                                                                  During January 2019 the command had 32 employees
                                                                                                                                    operating status. Most decisions to
                                                                 with a combined 1,171 years of corporate knowledge retire.
                                                                                                                                    curtail happen outside of the day
                                                                  The following employees retired in January.                       shift employees being at the shipyard.
                                                                                                                                    I understand the need to get the
                                                                 Clifford L. Blumenthal, Code 980   Clayton R. Morris, Code 2305
     Want to develop your leadership skills? Want to network                                                                        decision out as soon as possible in
                                                                 Michael W. Burnett, Code 120       Kenneth E. Norwood, Code 300
    with a broad cross-section of people who will be shaping                                                                        order to get to those leaving home
                                                                 Daniel N. Cox Jr, Shop 51          Michael S. O’Grady, Code 260
    Kitsap’s future? Want to be involved in your community?                                                                         early to start their commute. In
                                                                 Darrell G. Dixon, Code 136         Kenneth W. Peper, Code 312
                                                                                                                                    general, members of my staff, transit
    Then Leadership Kitsap is for you!                           Jessica E. Dunker, Code 440        Douglas C. Reimers, Code 2380
                                                                                                                                    partners, and myself are up before
                                                                 Bradley P. Elken, Code 2305        Timothy E. Sheedy, Code 2320
     This highly successful program will give you the                                                                               3 a.m. I even hop in my car, neither
                                                                 Reynie R. Fajayan, Code 133        Larry R. Smith, Code 720
    tools to rise to your potential by helping you identify,                                                                        4-wheel or all-wheel drive, to make
                                                                 Deborah L. Gillies, Code 109       Samuel W. Smith, Shop 99
    expand and enhance key leadership skills including:                                                                             my own assessment of what road
                                                                 Katherine J. Green, Code 244       Larry D. Stone, Code 139
    authenticity, purpose, reason, advocacy, community                                                                              conditions are like in and around the
                                                                 John G. Gutierrez, Code 244        Samuel J. Titus, Code 710
    building, resilience and gratitude.                                                                                             base. In most cases, we are gathering
                                                                 Richard J. Hofbauer, Shop 31       Bryan R. Walton, Code 290ME
     This opportunity is open to GS-11 or above and                                                                                 and tracking weather and other
                                                                 Steven A. Knutson, Shop 99         Kevin H. Waterbury, Code 900Q
    WG-10 or above. Your commitment is:                                                                                             pertinent information starting the
                                                                 Kevin F. Looney, Code 300N         David A. Webb, Code 312
                                                                                                                                    night or even days before. In each
     • Ten months begining in August 2019 and ending in         John S. Lorber, Code 260           John T. White, Code 280
                                                                                                                                    case, I consult with NBK to ensure
        June 2020. (employees are granted time allowed to
        participate during working/scheduled hours).
                                                                 Karl A. Markovich, Code 133
                                                                 William L. Mooney, Code 740
                                                                                                    Carolyn L. Wixson, Code 220
                                                                                                    Roger R. Wold, Code 105
                                                                                                                                    that services such as gates being open;     For more information email:
                                                                                                                                    roads, sidewalks and parking lots are
     • Some evenings and weekend activities                                                                                        passable; and access to Pass & ID for       PSNS.Workforce.Dev.FCT@navy.mil
        (uncompensated).                                                                                                            our workforce, contractors, ship’s force
     • $250 tuition (PSNS & IMF believes so strongly                                                                               and any others necessary are available
        in the skills you’ll gain from going through this
        impressive program that they cover $2,250 of the
                                                               Voluntary Leave Transfer Program                                     to complete our mission.

        $2,500 tuition).                                       recipients in need of donations                                        Emergencies and urgent situations
                                                                                                                                    happen. To ensure you are as prepared
     If you and your supervisor can meet this                   This program authorizes federal service employees to donate         as possible for future situations, turn
    commitment, simply submit an essay (approximately          annual leave to other federal service employees experiencing         to page 8 in this issue for information
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Trading Post
    500 words) outlining your:
     • Academic and/or professional achievements.
                                                               medical conditions. If you wish to donate annual leave or have
                                                               questions contact Shawn Castro at shawn.castro@navy.mil or
                                                                                                                                    on our command channels. For your
                                                                                                                                    convenience, my staff has created a                SAVE                                  WANTED: KNOWLEDGE SHARE FAIR
                                                               360.476.5386 or fax your donation form to 360.476.6669.              fill in the blank section for supervisor
                                                                                                                                                                                        the
     • Past or present community involvement (social,                                                                                                                                                                       EXHIBITORS Would your group in the
                                                                Teammates currently in need of donations:                           and transit points of contact for you                                                    command like to increase awareness of
        civic, athletic, etc.).                                                                                                                                                                                              your resources? A Knowledge Share Fair
                                                                                                                                    to keep with you and at your home.

                                                                                                                                                                                       DATE!
     • Goals and aspirations for community volunteerism.       Code 105                 Jonathan Yette          Gilead Rose                                                                                                  is scheduled for summer 2019. For more
                                                                                                                                    This information sheet will also be                                                      information email: PSNS.Workforce.Dev.
     • Leadership qualities.                                   Curt Cady                Code 900                Gary (Todd) Smith   available on News You Can Use                                                            FCT@navy.mil.
                                                               Billy Sprague            Chad Evans              Shop 38
     • Thoughts on key issues facing Kitsap County and                                                                             and Facebook.                                                                            Rideshare
                                                                                                                                                                                Womens History Month
                                                               Code 109                 Code 1000               Sandra Hayman
        opportunities to take.                                 Fay Escobedo             Lawrence Kalcso         Kevin Martin          I would like to give a big shout out                                                   PIERCE TRANSIT VANPOOL OPENING FOR
     Even if you haven’t been previously involved in the       Marselles Jefferson      Code 1100               Jeremy Walker       to NAVFAC, NBK, ship’s force and                                                         RIDER (PUYALLUP) Departs at 5:45 a.m.
    community, explain your goals to become involved.
     Email your completed essay by close of business
                                                               Code 130
                                                               Annikkia Bryant
                                                                                        Rebecca Phillips
                                                                                        Code 1180
                                                                                                                Marcus Waring
                                                                                                                Shop 51
                                                                                                                                    our own teammates who picked up a
                                                                                                                                    shovel, drove a plow and spread sand            Breakfast                                at Albertsons parking lot, Canyon Rd in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Puyallup. Departs the shipyard after 4 p.m.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Call 252.670.2914.
                                                               Richard Petrone          Britany Ashley          William Kiendel
    March 8 to Code 1180 at PSNS.CommandUniversity.
    FCT@navy.mil.
                                                               Code 200                 Code 2300               Shop 52
                                                                                                                                    and de-icer to ensure our walkways,
                                                                                                                                    roads and parking lots were, for the           Thursday, March 21                        For sale
     Top contenders will be interviewed by PSNS & IMF
                                                               Shane Hamre
                                                               Tyler Jackson
                                                                                        Julia Martinez
                                                                                        Marty Sampson
                                                                                                                Bonnie Eicher
                                                                                                                Shop 57
                                                                                                                                    most part, clear for transit when we
                                                                                                                                    came in to work. Great job!
                                                                                                                                                                                      6:30 - 8 a.m.                          12' LUND BOAT WITH EZ LOAD TRAILER
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             AND 9.8HP NISSAN TWO STROKE
    Leadership Kitsap graduates. Two applicants will be        Code 280                 Shop 06                 Glenn Webb                                                        Time allowed with supervisor approval      OUTBOARD Fuel tank and line included.
                                                               Christopher Smith        Valerie Hopper          Shop 64               Thanks to all of you for your extra                                                    Refinished benches and rhino lined floor.
    selected for sponsorship and will apply directly to
                                                               Code 300                 Tammy Jordan            David McCrary       effort and flexibility as we worked                                                      Asking $2,850. Call 360.265.4637.
    Leadership Kitsap by April 8.
                                                               Melissa Jaskinia         Shop 11                 Shop 67             through our recent inclement weather,
    For more information call 360.471.6634 or email
                                                               Code 400                 Jessica Hammons         Douglas Irvin       and for all you do each and every day                                                    Ad policy
    exdir@leadershipkitsap.org                                 William Abare            Shop 17                 Shop 71             for our Navy and our nation.                                                             To post an ad, email to psns.pao.fct@
                                                               Robert Centeno           Vanessa San Gil         Ryan Garrison                                                                                                navy.mil, or come to Building 850, floor
        Want to find out if this program may be for you?
                                                               Code 600                 Shop 26                 Robert Pennington                                                                                            5, Congressional and Public Affairs Office
          Come to a Leadership Kitsap presentation:            Shannon Burgess          Joshua Hubbell          Shop 99                                                                                                      and fill out an ad form. Ads for Trading
                          March 7                              Code 700                 Luis Rivera             Sarah Hustis                                                                                                 Post are accepted from military and
                                                               Taylor Crippen           Joshua Wagner           Marian Baca                                                                                                  civilian personnel of PSNS & IMF only.
                   11:20 a.m. - 12:02 p.m.                                                                                                           Captain Howard Markle                                                   Work email address and phone number
                                                               Kendall Juluke           Shop 31                                                      Commander, PSNS & IMF
                      Shipyard Auditorium                                                                                                                                                                                    must be included in the ad submission.
                                                               Chelsea Weber            Rebecca Elkins

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Operating status alerts—frequently asked questions
 PSNS & IMF Public Affairs
 On Feb. 8 the area was impacted by a multi-day inclement              Do I follow Naval Base Kitsap reporting instructions?
weather event. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate                No. We are a tenant of Naval Base Kitsap. You work for PSNS
Maintenance Facility curtailed operations at 2:02 p.m. At              & IMF. Reporting instructions will come out through our
approximately 5 p.m. Feb. 10, the decision was made and                PSNS & IMF official channels.
messages were sent to curtail all three work shifts for Feb. 11.
The initial message was shared on Facebook more than 45                I am a new employee scheduled for an appointment
times in one minute. By the time normal operations resumed,            with security, medical, etc. What do I do when we
one of the command’s Facebook posts had reached more than              curtail?
105,386 people. As soon as information was posted, questions            Contact information can be found in your new employee
started coming in. Here are a few of the most frequently               paperwork for any questions regarding the onboarding
asked questions.                                                       process. If the Shipyard is curtailed, the branch clinic and
What does curtailment of operations mean?                              security appointments will be rescheduled.
 The work we do requires us to maintain continuous                     I work at Bangor, does this apply to me?
operations. If we curtail due to weather or emergency                   If you are an employee at NRMD or a PSNS & IMF employee
situations, it does not mean we close. It means we limit certain       at Bangor, you follow PSNS & IMF reporting instructions. If
work, and most employees are not required for the work that            you are an employee of Trident Refit Facility at Bangor, call
needs to continue.                                                     their info line at 360.315.4321.
    If you don’t already have your supervisor and other contact information posted in a convenient location, consider using this page.

                          PSNS & IMF work contact information
Work information
Location:
Shop or Code:
Supervisor or manager:
Phone/email:
Resource manager or alternate contact:

Commute information
    kitsaptransit.org, masontransit.org, piercetransit.org
Van/carpool route or Worker/Driver route:
Driver:
Phone/email:

                              PSNS & IMF notification platforms
            Facebook - www.Facebook.com/                                             Groupcast -
            PSNSandIMFontheWaterfront                                                https://asp.schoolmessenger.com/
                                                                                     navy/subscriber
            Twitter - https://twitter.com/
                                                                          Groupcast is an employee messaging system
            PSNSandIMF                                                    where you can receive emergency notifications
                                                                          by phone, text message and email. (Note: if you
            PSNS & IMF, Bremerton site                                    change phone or email address, be sure and
            information line 1.866.291.1160                               update your notification settings.)

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