Hot, Hot, Hot - Ingalls Shipbuilding - Huntington Ingalls Industries

Vol. 42, Number 31
Ingalls Shipbuilding
August 9, 2012
Hot, Hot, Hot
LPD production heats up in Pascagoula with LPD 27 Start Fab
Sparks fly as burner workleaderman Paul Bosarge, seated, cuts patterns into a steel plate for LPD 27
during the ship’s start of fabrication Monday, Aug. 6, The milestone event was attended by, from left,
Jake Thomas, manufacturing engineer for Program Executive Office, Ships; Bruce Knowles, LPD 27
program manager; Doug Lounsberry, vice president and program manager, LPD 17 Program; Pat Burlison,
director of Structural Component Fabrication And Assembly; John T. Young Jr., Steel Fabrication Area
superintendent; Jonathan Aguilar, LPD production manager; and Phil Culver, manager of Operations,
shops.
The shipyard just got a whole lot hotter as production heats up on LPD 27.
Paul Bosarge, burner workleaderman, took the controls of the
Avenger 3 plasma cutter Monday and sliced through steel at 45,000
degrees Fahrenheit, cutting parts for the newest San Antonio (LPD
17)-class ship, LPD 27.
Ingalls Shipbuilding marked the first 100 tons of steel cut for the ship
with a Start of Fabrication ceremony on Aug. 6, just days after winning
the $1.5 billion fixed-price incentive contract.
“Today’s ceremony officially recognized the start of fabrication
milestone for the next LPD 17-class landing platform dock, LPD 27,”
said Doug Lounsberry, Ingalls’ vice president and program manager,
LPD 17 Program. “This is the eleventh LPD in what has become a hot
production line.”
Lounsberry said the build strategy for LPD 27 will be the best yet.
Lessons learned and production improvements from previous LPDs
have already been worked into LPD 26 construction and are being rolled
over into LPD 27.
Lounsberry also expressed confidence in the abilities of the
shipbuilding team.
“We’ve got excellent shipbuilders working on these LPDs and their
encouragement and attention to detail continue to produce top quality
products for our sailors and Marines,” Lounsberry said.
Leading the team is LPD 27 Ship Program Manager Bruce Knowles,
a veteran leader in the LPD program with experience leading ship
construction at Avondale and Pascagoula.
“We have the right strategy and we’re ready to fire it up on this ship,”
Knowles said. “The men and women of the craft have shown they want
and deserve this work. Our management team is also ready to ensure
high standards in safety, quality, cost and schedule. This team is ready
as we work toward our upcoming milestones.”
The keel for LPD 27 is scheduled to be laid in the spring of 2013 and
delivery of the 11th LPD is expected in 2017.
Call the Info Line for Arlington (LPD 24) builder’s trial updates
Arlington (LPD 24) is scheduled to depart Aug. 21 from Ingalls Shipbuilding for builder’s trials and return Aug. 23. While the ship is at sea,
shipbuilders and their families may call 1-877-871-2058 for updates. When prompted, press 2 for Ingalls Shipbuilding; then press 1 for Pascagoula.
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Are You Ready?
Computer migration
begins August 16
IT will begin migrating computers from the Northrop
Grumman network to the new Ingalls Shipbuilding network
starting Aug. 16.
This final step in separating from the NG network requires
action by computer users.
Once the migration is complete, users will no longer need to
use Northrop Grumman credentials to log onto a computer.
Instead, they will use the Ingalls credentials established earlier
this year.
The change will also eliminate the need to authenticate in
each application with your Ingalls credentials.
The migration will affect all employees using the Ingalls
Shipbuilding networks and will be implemented during a
four-week period. Nine groups of users have been divided
geographically by buildings, and the estimated schedule and
list of groups can be found on the IT Transition Web Page
available from the company intranet.
IT recommends that employees read and carefully follow
instructions sent through Ingalls Shipbuilding and IT
Communications.
Actions Required:
Users must avoid travel before their group migration
implementation and cut multiple work stations down to a
From STEM to Learn
single location. When employees leave at the end of their shift,
their computers should remain powered on, logged off and
connected to the network. Mass storage devices such as thumb
drives should also be disconnected from computers.
IT will continue to provide details leading up to the
migrations. Call the IT Help Desk with any issues affecting your
system (228) 935-5202 and * for Pascagoula or (504) 654-5212 and
* for Avondale.
On Aug. 16 at 6 p.m. the Northrop Grumman Help Desk
supporting Ingalls will be migrated to the new Ingalls Service
Desk. The new phone number to the IT Help Desk will be
provided in upcoming email and newsletter communications.
Continue to look for updates on the IT Transition Web Page,
ingalls.hii-homeport.com/intranet/apps/ITTransition.
What do flavored lip balm, local teachers and engineering have in
common?
These elements and many others came together for a STEM teacher
workshop hosted by Shipbuilding Women Engineers.
SWE conducted its second Science, Technology, Engineering and
Math (STEM) workshop for Jackson County middle and high school
teachers on Friday, July 27.
“We wanted to introduce the teachers to STEM and offer them
hands on lessons that they could take back to their students,” said
Charlotte Merritt, an engineer and SWE member.
Teachers representing several local school districts attended the
event, including Robert Ordhal with Pascagoula Applied Technology
School, Patti Brooks with D’Iberville Middle School, Courtney Caples
with Escatawpa Middle School and Jane Griffis with Magnolia Middle
School.
At the workshop, SWE members engaged the teachers in handson
activities geared toward chemical, civil, electrical and industrial
engineering disciplines.
They taught teachers creative ways to take STEM into their
classrooms with fun activities like creating flavored lip balm, building
a plastic straw structures, creating an electromagnet and building an
airplane with limited material.
During the activities, SWE emphasized Ingalls Shipbuilding
priorities of safety, quality, cost and schedule.
Rick Lane, director of Technical Engineering, gave a presentation
explaining how the shipbuilding industry has a need for all types of
engineers to design the various systems that help the ship perform its
mission.
Lane complimented the teachers on their efforts and stressed the
Engineer and SWE member Davida Cunningham leads a STEM project on Friday,
July 27 for visiting teachers, seated from left, Jane Griffis from Magnolia Middle
School, Patti Brooks from D’Iberville Middle School, Raytheon engineering intern
Genetrice Stevenson, Courtney Caples from Escatawpa Upper Elementary, and
Robert Ordhal from Pascagoula Applied Technology School.
importance of STEM curriculums. “STEM helps to prepare students
for increasing global technology growth,” Lane said.
SWE members Jennifer Childs and Davida Cunningham gave
presentations on the upcoming E-Week canned food drive and
engineering project and highlighted new inventions and the impact of
STEM on social media, entertainment, environmental improvements,
medicine and sports.

Charge Right
Inaccurate time charging can harm Ingalls’ reputation
As a defense contractor, Ingalls Shipbuilding is accountable to
its customers, the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, to ensure the U.S.
government is not being overbilled.
Proper time charging is every employee’s responsibility, and
accuracy is a must.
Time and labor charging documents are legal records that Ingalls
uses to bill its customers. Craftsmen and women perform the work
that generates revenue for Ingalls, and the company uses actual hours
from these records to bid on new contracts.
If errors are made, Ingalls could overbid on certain tasks and lose a
contract, or underbid and be unsuccessful as a company. Therefore, the
accuracy of the time recorded for each task performed by each crew on
its daily time log is critical to the future of Ingalls.
The accuracy of time being billed is vital to ensuring Ingalls
Shipbuilding's relationship with its customers.
To ensure accuracy, all employees must adhere to the procedure for
time and labor charging. Part of the procedure involves filling out a
daily time log or DTL.
Each craft employee must initial the DTL at the end of each shift,
verifying that their time has been charged to the correct hull or
contract. If an employee must leave the facility early, he or she must
initial the DTL before departing.
For more information about time and labor charging, refer to
Command Media Document M1002, which describes timekeeping
and shifts for direct hourly employees and indirect employees
on PODC/LC00. Employees may request a copy through their
management.
Charlie Chargright
says
Work as you charge and charge
as you work!
Ingalls apprentice
graduation
ceremony Saturday
Lead training instructor Preston Bosarge, assists Dustin
Batson, composite apprentice, in checking vacuum pressure
during the composite infusion process at the Gulfport
Composite Center of Excellence. Batson and more than 100
other apprentices will cross the stage at the Biloxi Civic
Center Saturday during the Ingalls Shipbuilding Apprentice
School graduation. Look for a feature about the composite
apprenticeship program in the September issue of The Anchor.

Aug. 20 – New Avondale call-in numbers for Operations employees
Beginning, Monday, Aug. 20, the Avondale call-in telephone numbers for
Operations employees will change to the following three phone numbers:
(504) 654-2131, (504) 654-2130 and (504) 654-3700. Employees working in
Operations must call one of these three new numbers to report that they are
going to be absent or late for work that day. There will no longer be specific
call-in numbers for specific departments, and, as in the past, employees
cannot leave a recorded message requesting a vacation day, but must speak to
a person manning the phone lines.
Zumba, Stress Reduction among HealthWaves August programs
The Ingalls HealthWaves Wellness Program is offering Zumba classes
and stress reduction presentations in August. Zumba sessions are offered
Monday - Wednesday from 2:50 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. on the fourth floor of
the UNO Building just outside of the amphitheater. Stress Reduction
Presentations will be offered from 11-11:30 a.m. on the following dates:
Tuesday, Aug. 21, in the UNO Building’s first floor conference room;
Wednesday, Aug. 22, in the Production Building’s first-floor conference
room; and Tuesday, Aug. 28, in Rock House’s large conference room on the
second floor. For more information on these or other Ingalls HealthWaves
programs, contact Wellness Program Coordinator Stephen Roch at (504)
654-4871.
Aug. 14 – Avondale Blood Drive set for Aug. 14
The Avondale Blood drive will kick off in the UNO Building on Tuesday,
Aug. 14 from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Don’t forget to bring your I.D. with you and to
eat a good meal before donating. All donors receive free replacement blood
coverage for themselves and their eligible dependents, as well as a free
cholesterol check, and a black and gold “In It For Life” fleur-de-lis T-shirt.
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MOTOR VEHICLES & SUPPLIES
’FOR SALE: 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA PRE-RUNNER
SR5 PICK UP, EXT. CAB, VERY GOOD COND, GREY,
4 CYL. 2.7 L ENGINE; 60,700 MILES, PWR LOCK
WNDWS, CRUS. CONTROL, AM/FM CD CASS. STEP
RAIL, OFF ROAD TIRES, $10,000. CALL 504-939-1877
OR 504 398-0098.
FOR SALE: 2010 HARLEY DAVIDSON V ROD
SPECIAL, LESS THAN 5,000 MILES,
$14,000 OBO, CALL 985-637-8020
09 4-DOOR COBALT, $8,400, 85,000 MILES, CLEAN/
MAINTAINED, 32-35 MPG, CALL RICK 985-237-8091
‘99 HARLEY FLH T ELC GLIDE V-TW 88 EVO 203/
CAM $7K OBO. 225-964-1022
KICKER 2400.1, SIX 12” PIONEER SPEAKERS (IN A
BOX), CAR STEREO EQUIP., $800, ORIGINAL $1500.
CALL (251) 288-9293
2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE; EXCELLENT
CONDITION;$5,500. CALL 504-834-5453
‘10 HARLEY DAVIDSON SPORTSTER 1200 LOW
MILES, $9,000. CALL 228-265-0084
‘93 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE, 40TH ANNIVERSARY
EDITION, REDUCED -- $12K. CALL 228-388-5230.
FOR SALE: JEEP CHEROKEE, 1994, 4X4, $2,000 OBO.
RUNS GOOD. WORK, HUNT, PLAY. (504) 400-9256.
‘04 HONDA ACCORD LX, 120K MILES, $7800. CALL
GALEN AT 504-831-1378.
MERCEDES AMG 18” RIMS AND TIRES $1,000 OR
BEST OFFER 228-623-8044
‘98 NISSAN FRONTIER PICK-UP TRUCK, A/C,
5-SPEED, $3,500. CALL 504-234-8881 OR
504-905-2358.
FOR SALE: 2009 SUZUKI LTZ 250 ALL TERRAIN
VEHICLE; BARELY USED; $3,800. CONTACT APRIL AT
504-884- 1973
NISSAN TITAN, EXT CAB, 84,000 MILES, $10,500.
CALL 228-282-5814.
‘95 BUICK RIVIERA, $275, CALL LOWELL 782-5862
‘08 HONDA ACCRD XL LOADED 30K ML $20,950
228-990-3445
‘94 JEEP CHEROKEE 4X4 $2K OBO (504)400-9256
‘95 CAMARO ,V6,LOADED, REBUILT ENGINE
$3700 846-6415
BOATS & MARINE SUPPLIES
16 FOOT ALUMINUM BASS BOAT, 75 HP MOTOR,
TRAILER. ASKING $3500 OBO. CALL 985-447-0000
‘01 17FT RANGER BASS BOA T 75HP $6500
327-5672
YR 10 30HP E-TEC BOAT & TRLR $5500
228-324-4894
FURNITURE &APPLIANCES
FOR SALE: BLACK LEATHER SECTIONAL SOFA,
GOOD COND., $300. CALL JERRY AT 504-908-3218.
FOR SALE; NEW HAMMOCK, 3 X 6 FT. FRAME AND
BED, $150. CALL 504-459-6137.
NEW RECONDITIONED WASHER $100, DRYER $200,
GLASS-TOP ELECTRIC RANGE, $275 CALL LOWELL
AT (504) 782-5862
9 PC SOLID PINE BEDROOM SE T $1000
228-218-0003
AN TIQUE POR CELAIN TABLE 4 CHR $600
985-785-0009
CHINA CABINET & BUFFET $450 CALL
985-785-0009
7PC CASUAL DINING SET $600 CALL 985-785-0009
REAL ESTATE
FOR RENT; 1 BR, 1 BATH, CONDO IN PASCAGOULA,
$800 MO., CALL WILLIAM AT 228-217-2090.
FOR RENT: 3 BR, 2 BATHS, $700/MONTH, ECSD,
228-990-0431
FOR SALE OR SWAP- 1 BR TIME SHARE, ORLANDO,
FL. WORTH $16K WILL SELL FOR $8K. RICK AT
504-202-0588
TOWNHOUSE APT. FOR RENT: 2 BR, 1-1/2 BA,
W/D HOOKUPS, WALK-IN CLOSETS, 1,200 SQ FT,
WATER PAID, $900 MO., $900 DEP. CALL KEITH AT
504-908-7367.
FOR RENT: 2 BR, 1-1/2 BA, TOWNHOUSE APTS. IN
GRETNA. CALL TY AT 504-495-7729
FOR RENT: 3 BR HOUSE; OR 1, 2, 3, BR
APARTMENTS, MOSS POINT; AFFORDABLE. CALL
LORETTA AT (228) 475-5375 OR (228) 219-5375.
FOR SALE: CORNER LOT IN BRIDGE CITY @
WEIGAND AND LANDER STREETS. CALL
504-463-4582.
3 BD 1BTH, 5 MIN FROM SHIPYARD 1000/MONTH
504-341-0577
HOUSE FOR RENT IN GAUTIER -4BR/2.5BA
228-218-7445
3BD/1BTH, 5 MIN FROM SHIPYARD 1000/MO
504-341-0577
2 BDR 1.5 BTH TWN HOUSE $850 PER MONTH
504-469-6641
LAND FOR SALE CLEARED READY TO BUILD
228-282-3400
LARGE AP T, PASC. 1BR/1BA $595/MO +DEP. Call
228-369-4423
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
11-PIECE DRUM SET, “TAYE” MAPLE WITH 4-PIECE
RACK, 1 HI-HAT STAND, 1 REMOTE HI-HAT, 2 AXIS
PEDALS LONG BOARD. NO CYMBALS. REDUCED
PRICE: $2,000 OBO. CALL 504-654-4030.
STUFFED ANIMALS AND MARDI GRAS BEADS FOR
SALE. CALL ALVIN PHILLIPS AT 504-467-4128.
3-TON GOODMAN OUTSIDE CENTRAL A/C UNIT, 2
YRS OLD BUT ONLY USED 1 YEAR & IN GREAT SHAP,
$800. CALL FISH AT 504-931-5731.
SCOOTER – PERSONAL MOBILITY INVACARE LYNX
L-3, 3-WHEEL SCOOTER. $500 OBO. 504-428-1675
DARTON EXCEL COMPOUND HUNTING BOW W/
ACCESSORIES. $350. CALL 504-341-6615.
FIVE SETS OF WHEELS AND AXLES FOR MOBILE
HOME. CALL 935-1324 OR 228-474-2936.
WESLO CADENCE 725 TREADMILL, $150. CALL
985-785-0151
FIVE SETS OF AXLES AND TIRES FOR A MOBILE
HOME. $750 TOTAL. CALL LYNN AT 228-474-2936.
27” COLOR ANALOG TV WITH REMOTE CONTROL,
WORKS WELL, $50. CALL 504- 638-7961.
PROFESSIONAL SURVEYING – CERTIFIED,30 YEARS
EXPERIENCE, IN ALL TYPES OF
SURVEYING, INCLUDING P.T.OS, F.E.M.A.S, ETC
.PROMPT, DEPENDABLE SERVICE.
CALL LESTER AT1-985-643-6976
5’X8’ & 2’X3’ AREA RUG $35 228-860-3609
5 SETS OF WHEELS & AXLES FOR MOBILE HOME,
228-990-0431
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