BREMERTON — Vice Adm. Thomas Moore, commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command, visited Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Thursday for the first time since he took command of NAVSEA June 10.

During his visit, Moore attended leadership discussions and briefings with Capt. Howard Markle, PSNS & IMF commander, and other key Shipyard leaders. He also toured the waterfront and met with employees, and got an up-close look at PSNS & IMF work being accomplished on vessels in the shipyard.

— Edited by Michelle Beahm

Trisha Ringdahl, an industrial engineering tech for Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s Component Repair and Fabrication team, briefs Vice Adm. Thomas Moore (left), commander of Naval Sea Systems Command, and Capt. Howard Markle, PSNS & IMF commander, on improvements in repair and inspection processes. PSNS & IMF photo by Jeremy Moore