Yardlines

A Publication of Newport News Shipbuilding January / February 2013

IN THIS ISSUE

Looking Back at 2012 Achievements

Paint Inspectors Go Paperless

Bidding Farewell to the “Big E”

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“I was a designer in the Atomic Power Division drawing room and later transferred to the Reactor Test Group. When Enterprise left NNS, I felt a sense of pride to know we just delivered the FIRST, LAST and the ONLY ONE of its kind.

Later, I worked in Material, creating purchase orders in the drawing room for the ship’s first refueling and overhaul, and I have worked in Material for every one of its trips to NNS. Working on Enterprise means that in some way I contributed to a piece of history.”

Henry DeeseConfiguration Data Management Controller,

Materials Engineering

“I worked on the ‘Big E’ as a steam pipefitter apprentice, installing propulsion piping systems. After working only on subs, getting to walk through the ship’s upper decks during lunch hour and seeing the size and the ship’s many different spaces was awesome.

After finishing The Apprentice School, I worked on it again as a foreman during one of its return visits to the shipyard. I’m very proud to have been part of its lifespan, and hope

to have the chance to walk through the various decks and spaces one last

time. It’s been one awesome ship!”

Bull DurhamEngineer, Program and

Production Support

“When I came to work in 1958, the Enterprise was just starting under construction and this was my first project. I’m very proud of this ship and what it has done for this country. It has served very well with all the wars we have been in. The Enterprise was always there.

It was such an honor to have met some of the crews that have served on Enterprise, especially during the tragic moment in 1969 when it caught fire, and how these guys were real heroes in saving lives and the ship. The saddest moment for me will be when the ship is towed from our shipyard for the last time.”

Shirley LangstonProduction Planning and Scheduler,Carrier Overhaul Production Control

“When I started, I supported the testing of the reactors and related equipment. During the final stages of construction, I helped to verify that the power systems were functioning properly. I was very proud that NNS had been given the responsibility to construct the first nuclear aircraft carrier that would be a symbol of freedom throughout the world.

I worked on Enterprise many times and in many ways. First, as a machinist in the shop making components for the ship, then as a planner to help repair and overhaul the carrier each time it entered the yard. Now that the ship is being inactivated, it is time for me to end my career here after 52 great years.”

Martin GivensProduction Planner, Carrier Fleet Support

The ‘Big E’ RetiresAfter 51 years, the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was retired from active duty on December 1 during an Inactivation Ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk.

USS Enterprise (CVN65) was only designed to last 25 years. The ship underwent three refuelings at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) and several overhauls at NNS and other shipyards to extend its life, making it the oldest active combat vessel in the Navy fleet and a testament to the enduring quality and craftsmanship produced by the shipbuilders of Newport News.

In 2012, four current shipbuilders who worked on its initial construction expressed what the ship has meant to them during their careers.

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Some places onboard an aircraft carrier never see the light of day.

Like the inside of a tank.

So when it comes to prepping, blasting, coating and painting that tank, everything has to be perfect, because once the ship sets sail, the inside of that tank might not be seen again for years. These areas are called “critical coated” areas and there are many onboard a ship.

That’s why countless inspections are done during the process of readying a tank or other “critical coated” areas.

“It’s really a three-ring binder full just for a tank,” said Process Excellence’s Steve Wyatt of the paperwork generated from these inspections. “It’s a huge amount of documentation.”

Keeping track of these documents has always been a challenge, since many people are involved in the coating process, from foremen, craft workers and quality control to inspectors, engineers, contractors and more, said Quality Assurance Section Manager Larry Wilkerson.

“These are handwritten documents,” he explained. “Employees go down to the ship to document everything from temperature readings, the surface profile of blasted metal or the thickness of paint. All of that is put on paper.”

Add in the potential for error with so many handwritten documents and employees decided there had to be a way to eliminate the paper trail and find a more effective route.

Three years ago, a team of employees started the effort to create a single electronic database that would capture all of this data, track it, flag potential problems and make inspection reports easy to locate whenever an employee or a Navy customer needed them.

“For example, if data is outside the requirements, the computer will flag it and highlight it in yellow,” said Wilkerson. “If we have an issue, we can correct it the same day. And the document isn’t sitting on a foreman’s

desk. It’s available to the Inspection Department or the government or whoever needs it. And it eliminates technical errors, transpositional errors and penmanship issues.”

General Foreman for coating inspectors John Quent can’t wait to use the new, aptly named Electronic Management of Paint Records System, also nicknamed e4749, harking back to the original paper form number 4749. Quent has been using a pilot version so far.

“It’s going to cut down on human error, and that accuracy is the selling point for me. First-time quality – that’s what we’re committed to doing,” he said. “Paperwork is a hold-up for so many jobs we do. This will eliminate that.”

Typically, Quent’s crew handles 30 to 40 inspections a day, so, “It’s going to make a huge difference. And it will help with the loss of paperwork. We won’t have hardcopies to keep up with. We won’t be looking for paperwork. We’ll know where the information is.”

Developing the database took about three years, and IT employees at the shipyard worked hard to make the interface with the shipyard’s SAP program very user-friendly, added Wilkerson.

“At a lot of different points in its development, we had 20 people in the room working on it,” he recalled.

A pilot program to test e4749 was held in October and November for CVN 78, and the “go live” date is in January. CVN 72 will begin using it when the ship arrives, and the VCS program will begin in April.

“I think it’s great,” said Wyatt, who has been working on the project for the last two years. “IT did a fantastic job.” | By Kelly Barlow

Inspector Mary Louden examines the interior coating of a tank on the Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). Her data and notes will be maintained in a new Electronic Paint Records System. Photo by John Whalen

The scene in the foundry during a pour is both exciting and intimidating. Electricity surges through the two-story arc furnace, creating what looks like a lightning storm in a great big pot. Inside this pot, up to 70,000 pounds of steel get melted in temperatures up to 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit. When ready, the blinding, white-hot liquid is poured into a huge ladle with an explosive display of sparks and smoke.

To Stephen Williams, it’s the most exciting job imaginable. “The first time I saw melted metal, I knew that’s what I wanted to do. It was like a light came on in my head,” said Williams. In high school, he moved to the steel town of Birmingham, Ala., where he began to build his own furnaces. In college, he won the American Society of

Materials Design Competition for a cupola furnace he designed and built. Soon after finishing at the University of Alabama, he started at NNS’ foundry as a metallurgist. He was just 23 years old.

Metallurgists make sure that the chemical make-up of the metal is right before it gets poured into a mold. They must make precise calculations on their feet under high pressure. “Molten metal is reactive to oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen in the air,” explained Williams. “Most foundries only pour one or two alloys, but because of the range of needs here, we pour between 15 to 20 types of alloys. That means we have to be experts on how all those metals react to each other, to heat and to gases in the air.”

Before Williams came on, Harold Hartel had been working as the sole metallurgist in the foundry since 1998, with experience in the field dating back to 1973. The two hit it off, creating a dynamic team of young enthusiasm and seasoned experience. “Being a metallurgist is one of those things you either love or you hate,” said Hartel. “We both love it, and it’s great that, even with our age difference, we work so well together.”

“This is exactly where I want to be,” stated Williams. “You almost don’t have to pay me to pour metal!” | By Peter Stern

Stephen Williams carefully watches as molten metal is poured out of the new arc furnace into a ladle in the foundry. Photo by John Whalen

They cast pieces and parts for aircraft carriers and submarines. They’ve melted guns in partnership with the Newport News Police Department. They’ve even made a trophy for a college basketball game.

So when NNS’ foundry was asked to assist Colonial Williamsburg (CW) with the pouring of a cannon last summer, they jumped at the chance. To make it interesting, the volunteers were challenged to do as much as they could to complete the mission the old-fashioned way.

The challenge didn’t faze Stephen Williams, NNS process engineer and metallurgist.

“At its core, the process is the same,” he said. “It has become more efficient, safer and productivity has increased since colonial times, but the process is the same as back then. There’s just less guesswork.”

CW attempted its first pour in June 2011. Thanks to Mother Nature, the pour was interrupted by rain and the bronze hardened in the furnace. CW didn’t have the resources to remove the bronze quickly for reuse. That’s when NNS reinforcements were called.

Shipbuilders assisted with removing the bronze, and offered to assist with round two. The second time, the furnace cracked. NNS provided CW with refractory mud to seal the crack, and additional bronze for another pour.

The third time was the charm. “We helped them with as little technology as possible,” said Kevin Williams, a foundry apprentice who joined the effort. “We gave them a little nudge with certain things, but all in all it was basically the way they did it 300 years ago.”

The experience has also proven helpful for the foundry. The cannon was poured vertically, creating more pressure and thus a more dense, sound casting. The foundry can apply this same principle to some of its castings.

“It has been an interesting experience,” Stephen Williams said. “We learned a lot, and it helped to solidify some of the knowledge we already had.” | By Christie Miller

Colonial Williamsburgthe Old-Fashioned Way

NNS Helps

WHERE THERE’S A WILL,

In 2012, Nuclear Test Technician Greg Hoefflin was named Outstanding Apprentice by the Virginia Apprenticeship Council for his achievements and distinguished leadership as a student at The Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding. But just eight years ago, acceptance to the school seemed out of his reach.

A native of Hampton Roads since age 12, Hoefflin worked as a furniture delivery and repair man for two years after graduating from high school. Unsatisfied with that work, he applied to the shipyard’s school.

“I always heard The Apprentice School offered great networking opportunities to its students, and that it would expose me to a lot of different types of work.” he said.

In 2004, the school received 1,428 applications. One of those applications belonged to him. Although he was interviewed, Hoefflin was not one of the 370 hired. Refusing to waver in his determination to attend the school, Hoefflin didn’t give up and found another way in.

“For three years, I worked as a sheet metal mechanic in the north yard and enrolled in numerous night-school courses to better prepare myself for acceptance into The Apprentice School. Eventually, I was accepted into the program,” Hoefflin said of his personal goals.

Hoefflin first became interested in nuclear propulsion testing during a meeting in The Apprentice School auditorium where leaders of different trades talked about the work their shipbuilders accomplish. Passionate about working with different tools, the job of a nuclear test technician seemed like the right fit for him.

“I like being on the ships and on the deckplate,” he said. “Every day I work, and every time I interface with other shipbuilders, my leaders and the Navy, I am always seeking additional knowledge that can make me a better shipbuilder.”

Since graduating from The Apprentice School in 2012, the married father of a 3-year-old boy has demonstrated the same ambition he showed as an apprentice. A few months ago, he was selected to join the initial mechanical test group to prepare for the refueling and complex overhaul of USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), which will return to the shipyard in February. | By Jeremy Bustin

Nuclear Test Technician and Apprentice School graduate Greg Hoefflin recognizes obstacles, and he knows what it takes to get past them. Photo by John Whalen

Maintenance Services Begin at Kesselring

Newport News Industrial Receives Subcontract from the Shaw Group

HII Rings Wall Street Bell for its First Anniversary

161 Shipbuilders Graduate from Apprentice School

NNS Receives $383M Contract for USS Abraham Lincoln RCOH

CVN 78 Reaches 75 Percent Structural Completion

NNS Donates $500K to Newport News Police Foundation

NNS Honors 720 Master Shipbuilders

NNS Breaks Ground on New Apprentice School

NNS Dedicates 10th Habitat for Humanity Home

1,000 Shipbuilders Participate in NNS 5K

Minnesota (SSN 783) Reaches Pressure Hull Complete

Mississippi (SSN 782) Commissioned

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Dept. of Labor Recognizes The Apprentice School as Trailblazer and Innovator

New Supplemental Modular Outfitting Facility Opens

Chief of Naval Ops Adm. Greenert Visits NNS

Shipbuilders Donate 20,000 School Supplies to Hampton Roads Students

NNS Receives Virginia Living Museum’s Highest Honor

NNS Receives $296M Long-Lead-Time Contract for CVN 79

NNS Lifts 1,026-metric-ton Flight Deck Unit onto CVN 78

NNS Receives $142M Submarine Work Contract

NNS Christens Minnesota

Minnesota Launches and Moves to Pier 6

HII and NNS Donate $2.1M to United Way of the Virginia Peninsula Campaign

12,000 Attend USS Enterprise Inactivation Ceremony

CVN 78 Hits 90 Percent Structural Completion

THE YEAR IN REVIEW

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Nakeesha Gilliam has never been afraid to take something apart and put it back together. “I took everything apart as a kid… VCRs, DVD players, a remote control car,” said Gilliam.

Perhaps that is how she ended up on the immersive virtual environment (IVE) team. IVE is an immersive gaming tool, immersive because of 3-dimensional glasses that make users feel as if they are in the simulated world. The tool is being used to simulate different aspects of shipbuilding.

After starting at The Apprentice School in 2005 in the electrician maintenance program, Gilliam’s career path shifted when she was invited to the advanced modeling and simulation program. “When I first got here, I was interested in modeling and simulation because it involved taking apart computers to set up hardware and networking,” explained Gilliam. “There is a lot to learn, but I enjoy learning it.” | By Peter Stern

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Getting into

the Game

Nakeesha Gilliam is featured in this Huntington Ingalls Industries advertisement showing her using immersive virtual environment (IVE) technology.

Communicating with multiple outside suppliers of major components during an aircraft carrier’s refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) has always been a real challenge. Just imagine the complexity of tracking several major components, such as large pumps, as they pass through multiple external and internal suppliers, and the challenge of keeping everyone, including the Newport News Shipbuilding construction team, updated throughout each stage of the process.

“During overhauls, there are so many working parts and different teams, and any delay with a component could occur and carry significant impact to the schedule,” said Industrial Engineer Mike Johnson.

All suppliers and shipbuilders involved needed a solution to communicate more effectively and track

the refurbishment of the ship’s multi-million-dollar components. To meet this need, Johnson and others developed a software tool to more efficiently manage and plan the procurement path for these critical pieces of machinery throughout the different stages of overhaul.

“The tool simplifies communication among all of our suppliers; and improves engagement among our projects, trades, shops, engineering and sourcing groups,“ said Engineering Manager Mark Ristow.

“This allows the construction project to verify all parties supporting the project are executing their portion of the project and allows the construction project to get involved early, so any obstacles can be eliminated or mitigated,” explained CVN 72 RCOH Project Superintendent Tom Suits.

Newport News Shipbuilding improved tracking and procurement of major ship components during the refueling and complex overhaul of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) by using a modeling and simulation tool. Photo by Chris Oxley

When the tool launched in 2005, during RCOH of USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), it took four months to build a schedule for the overhaul of these pumps upon which all parties mutually agreed. The same schedule-building process only took six weeks for USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). And for USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), which will enter the shipyard in February for its mid-life makeover, it took only one month to solidify the components schedule because of the valuable information the team learned from the previous two overhauls.

“The modeling tool is invaluable because it gives us a bird’s-eye view of selected major components in order to make accurate projections, mitigate risks and monitor the supplier’s performance, which helps to keep everything on schedule and meet key event dates,” said Supply Chain Procurement Director Alma Martinez Fallon.

Now, if there is a delay with one of these components, shipbuilders and vendors are aware and can add key data into a real-time simulation, and measure that against data collected from previous RCOHs to identify the best solution.

The Supply Chain Procurement group has realized a significant benefit in tracking critical components through their complex overhaul, lead time benefits by improving delivery date predictability and schedule coordination as part of the program’s capabilities. Inside Business magazine recently recognized Fallon for the group’s success. | By Jeremy Bustin

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Giving

Ken Kiah, an engineer at Newport News Shipbuilding, thinks of Electric Boat (EB) as a teammate on the Virginia-Class Submarine Program, but the EB team took on more personal importance when he suffered a serious heart attack in early November.

Assigned to do an installation on the Los Angeles-class USS Annapolis, he recalls departing the submarine through the weapons hatch and ducking under the commissioning pennant just after 9:30 a.m.

“Everything was hunky-dory – I crossed the brow and into oblivion,” Kiah said. “I don’t even remember hitting the ground.”

EB employees Thomas Brayman and Michael Pirt responded just as they had been trained. Within seconds they had notified the fire department and were performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, training they get regularly on the job.

“They did a masterful job,” Kiah said. “They saved my life. There’s absolutely no two ways about it…. It is a miracle. And they’re angels.”

Pirt, a temporary services electrical technician, was heading back to his shop to get a plug when he saw Kiah spin and fall. He ran to security at the guard shack, picked up the Casualty Control phone, and informed the dispatcher what was happening.

Brayman started chest compressions, and Pirt was soon back to relieve him. They kept it up as a tag team until the emergency medical technicians arrived.

The rescue crew arrived on the scene two minutes after the call, though both Brayman and Pirt said it seemed a lot longer. Kiah was not breathing and had no detectable pulse. He was given three shocks with an external defibrillator and the rescue team continued CPR, but Kiah did not regain a pulse until they were well on their way to Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, where he was transferred by helicopter to Yale-New Haven Hospital.

“The only recollection I have of the next 24 hours was when they took the breathing tube out, and I’m not even sure if that was New London, or Yale-New Haven,” said Kiah, who is back to work in Newport News. “I owe these guys everything. I don’t know any other way to put it.”

Kiah said he has no history of heart issues, and he had an echocardiogram 18 months ago that found no problems. Still, he’s planning on some lifestyle changes.

“I’m looking at half a carton of cigarettes that I am going to have to throw out,” Kiah said. “I think I’ve smoked my last one, that’s for sure.”

“Now I turn the page and start another chapter of my life, as a heart attack survivor,” he said. “I read recently that about 38 percent of people survive their first heart attack, so I’m blessed.”

As an on-site engineer, Kiah said he is used to teaming with EB. “But this gives a whole new meaning to the term ‘teamwork,’ that’s for sure.”

Edited and reprinted with permission from Electric Boat

After recovering from a heart attack last year, NNS engineer Ken Kiah (right) reviews his CPR skills with Health and Safety Analyst George Bradby. Kiah credits quick thinking and CPR performed by two Electric Boat employees in Groton, Conn. with saving his life. Photo by John Whalen

Each year, the Newport News Department of Human Services helps match shipbuilders with families in need of food and gifts during the holiday season.

For the past 10 years, the Engineering Administration (EA) team has made brightening the holiday season for local families a tradition.

“Participating in this program provides us an opportunity to give back a little to the community and help out someone who might otherwise not be able to provide food or gifts for their family,” said Jamey Fuller, coordinator for the EA team’s participation in the agency’s Holiday Assistance Program.

Training Representative Diane White has organized the Learning Technology, Career and Professional Development and Leadership Development team’s family adoption and holiday giving for the last three years.

White and co-workers contributed nearly $700 to purchase Christmas gifts for a working mother of three children. The family’s gifts included superhero figurines,

Barbie® and Ken® dolls, a bike, games, books, clothes and gift cards for the mom.

“We all were so joyful, giving and loving during this project. It is a blessing to be able to come together and help a family in our community,” White said.

The generosity of the Legal Department made the holidays special for two families. Their donations provided two young children winter coats, new outfits, books and their greatest wish – Beyblades and Rollerblade® in-line skates. And, a married senior couple’s wish for coats, clothes, toiletries, slippers and warm throws was granted.

“They were ever so grateful,” said Jane Clevinger, who coordinated the Legal team’s holiday support. “But of all the treasures the seniors received, they may have liked the Christmas cookies the best.” | By Gina Chew-Holman

Granting Holiday Wishes

Making a Difference

(L – R): Tiajuana Benson-Bond, Lynne Walker, Rose Brodie and Diane White are among the hundreds of shipbuilders who assisted Newport News families in need during the holidays. Photo by Chris Oxley

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Arthur Dyke

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Stanley Benton

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Gerald Askew

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Randall Flowers

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Charles Belote

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Henry “Whit” Paris

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Kenny Crocker

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Chuck “The Greek” Haramis

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Long Service

Long Service

MASTER SHIPBUILDERS

MASTER SHIPBUILDERS

Glenn Horton

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Robert Garrett

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Robert “Gravy” Grant

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Joseph “Jomama” Pegram

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Joe Elias

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Jim Holiman

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Clifton Sexton

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Luther Peacock

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Mary Lewis

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Sanford Womack

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Chris Fox

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Kermit “D Man” Roberson

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Alphonso “Lip” Lipscomb

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Larry Agnor

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Fred “Tom” Jenkins

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David “Junior” Wade

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R.C. Hunter

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Theodore Wynder Sr.

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McDale Grant

45 years

Linwood L. Gray

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William “Buster” Spratley

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Wendell Clark

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Twanna C. Lewis

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Eugene F. Jones

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William P. McLaughlin E81Jacqueline E. Morris T54Dianne M. Murray O50Rodney E. Omary X32Harvey L. Peters Jr. E85Walter D. Phillips AMSECWilliam E. Phillips Jr. X33Michael A. Robinson O26Douglas F. Schuette O43Richard R. Shelton X73Marvin L. Shields X33Nathan B. Snell X74Charles C. Warner X18James R. West E79Ronald L. Whitby X18Octave H. Williams X18Sherry L. Wilson X33Duke Wooley E25James S. Yanoscsik M53 20 YEARS Jerry H. Dye X69

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William Badgett O43Jerry Baker X58Eric Belcher K73Michele Berger T55Edward Black E22Gary Blake X82McKenzie Bolden X74Ira Bowman III O89Jarvis Bowser X42Cheryl Boyette O62John Boyette E63James Bradley O53Richard Bradley E01Larry Bridgman E12Ronald Brinson O46David Britt Jr. X42 Leamon Bullock O67Arnold Butler X82Jannings Caldwell X70Anna Call O16Jesse Cartwright X70Terry Cason X82John Clough III T54Kenneth Congleton O27Donald Connelly X70Linda Conner O57Dana Cowell X88

Marvin Crocker Jr. M20Betty Desjardins T54Lawrence Dorsey Jr. E25Walter Dynes X70Rubin Eatmon Jr. T53Dorothy Eaton O55Bruce Edwards O19Earl Edwards X32Clarence Felton T52Gary Fink E81Daniel Fitzpatrick X36 William Forrest Jr. E75Mary Gessford X71William Gibson M20Milton Glass Jr. T54Cheryl Goodman O16Harold Goodwin Jr. X84James Gordon E84Ralph Gore X72Edward Gregory X88Robert Griffin X58Norwood Groce X87Gary Groh O81Alfonza Gunter O46Howard Hall Jr. E63Paul Halsey X73Mary Hamilton O51

Charles Haramis E82Thomas Harrelson O27Michael Harris Jr. T54Benedict Harucki E21Roger Hayes X70Robert Henderson E88Mack Hill X70David Hogge X82Clifton Hunter X82Ronald Hunter X70Dwayne Jackson O31Philip Janaro O22Glenn Johnson O67Eugene Jones X70Raymond Jones X89Richard Jordan E25William Joyce E01Barbara Joyner X36William Jurgens O04Nancy Kellum E86Terry Kurnas O57Felix Lane X71Posey Lane X87William Lane X11Charles Lane Jr. E25Alvin Lankford O46Douglas Leckey O43

Ruth Lewis O24Douglas Lonce X89William Lucas O48Glenn Magnusen O68Clyde Manges III O67Glenn Marshall E45Rebecca McKinney E71Charles Meador K76Gilbert Mizelle E62Rosa Moore O14Otis Moore Jr. X11Larry Morris O61Sharon Morris E39David Muse O82James Nelms Jr. E86John Nightingale K76Raymond Novey E75William O’ Ddonnell E83Wesley Oast Jr. X70Thomas Osborne E39John Pace E18Florence Pearson X84Dale Pegram E17Joseph Perviance X70Joyce Phelps O28Diane Pittman O53Nanette Polas K93

Crayton Price E45Jake Priode E38Lois Purdie X33Steven Ravenscroft E38Douglas Read Jr. O15Larry Reid O19Patrick Riccardino Sr. X84Haywood Richmond X58Lynn Riley O14Frederick Roberts E85Keith Rote Jr. E14Kenneth Rountree X36Charles Russell X36Russell Sage E26Carol Scott O14Hinson Seaborn X10Bradford Sensabaugh O39Charles Shaffner III E02James Shearn X36Eva Silver O45Craig Smith E24Paul Smith E22Edwin Smithwick X88Betty Smithwick O81Robert South III X88Melvin Spivey Jr. X71Johnsie Spruiel O16

Merle Staff X75Frank Stenson X70George Stroud O19John Tardy III X88Ernest Taylor E85Jeffrey Thomas X89Thomas Thomas X70James Thompson Jr. X70Frank Thrift III X54David Turner E45Iris Walls O58George Ward E81Joseph Ward Sr. X58Ellis Wasserman X36Alice Wells E10Floyd West Jr. X88Thomas West Jr. X88Casper Whitaker Jr. O14 Robert Williams O57Russell Williams M20Martha Wolfley O14Willie Wright Jr. E84Joseph Wryk O03Millard Zydron Jr. K83

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RECOGNIZINGBlack History Month

Prior to 1925, little information could be found in the

U.S. about African American history. A widely held belief

existed that African Americans had made little contribution

to U.S. society. In 1926, Carter G. Woodson spearheaded

the first Negro History Week to raise awareness. Fifty

years later, the week was expanded to a month. February

was selected because of the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln

and Frederick Douglass, two individuals who dramatically

affected the lives of African Americans.

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Shipbuilders transport the bow unit for the submarine John Warner (SSN 785) from the Modular Outfitting Facility to the Supplemental Modular Outfitting Facility on November 28, 2012. The Warner is the 12th boat of the Virginia-class to be constructed and will be the sixth submarine of the class delivered by Newport News. NNS will lay the keel for Warner on March 16. Watch a live webcast of the ceremony at nns.huntingtoningalls.com. Photo by Ricky Thompson

The Warner on the move