PORT HUENEME, Calif. (NNS) -- Sponsored by the United States Department of Labor and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Safe + Sound Week is a nationwide event to raise awareness and understanding of the value of safety and health programs. According to OSHA, implementing a safety and health program is one of the most effective ways to reduce injuries and illness. An effective program can increase worker satisfaction, improve productivity, and reduce costs associated with workplace injuries.

ASAN, Guam (NNS) -- Twenty-five college students spent their 2018 summer break getting valuable hands-on work experience as paid interns in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Marianas Summer Hire Program.

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded an $8.8 million construction contract Aug. 9 to Cockram Construction Australia Pty Ltd. of Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia for construction of an electronic equipment building (EEB) and supporting infrastructure for the combined Communications Gateway Geraldton at the Australian Defence Satellite Communication Station, Kojarena, Western Australia.

NORFOLK (NNS) -- Capt. Richard D. Hayes III relieved Capt. Dean A. VanderLey as commanding officer of Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic during a change of command ceremony at the historic Pennsylvania House onboard Naval Station Norfolk, Aug. 9.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (EXWC), in collaboration with University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD), hosted the Problem-based Initiatives for Powerful Engagement and Learning in Naval Engineering and Science (PIPELINES) final presentations and Design Challenge Awards at the Seabee Museum at Naval Base Ventura County, Aug. 3.