A welder works on a piece of steel at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash. Since 1901, the civilian apprenticeship program at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington, has trained civilians in more than two dozen shipyard trades, including welding, machine operations, electrical work, rigging, painting and shipfitting. Each of these trades is key to readiness within the U.S. military. (DOD photo by Staff Sgt. Eugene Oliver)
