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IN THIS ISSUEKitting Warehouse TransformedThe Huntington Eagle ReproducedUp and Running at KesselringYardlinesPhoto by John WhalenA Publication of Newport News Shipbuilding January/February 2012

FittingTeamworkShipbuilders working in the Pipe Shop accomplished amajor milestone at the end of 2011 when they completedthe 50,000th pipe work package for Gerald R. Ford (CVN78). A total of 80,000 pipe shop work packages areexpected to be completed for the ship prior to delivery tothe U.S. Navy in 2015.“It is teamwork that has allowed us to accomplish thismilestone,” said Pipe Fitter Cashina Bruce. “I haveworked in the Pipe Shop for five years and everyone hereis like family. We all seem to click into our own routineand accomplish all that is required of us in a day’s work ifnot more.”Bruce, who works on third-shift, is responsible forfabricating pipe details for the carrier. She was amongthe 300 shipbuilders treated to a recognition breakfast inDecember for reaching the milestone.During the breakfast, Pipe Shop Superintendent KentonMeland said, “I am extremely proud of all of ouremployees who are helping us achieve record quality,schedule, and cost performance and being responsive tothe ship’s construction team.”The Pipe Shop is currently producing pipe detailswith 55 percent less labor than what was required forconstruction of the last aircraft carrier, George H. W.Bush (CVN 77).“Most of my colleagues and I are authorized to performmultiple tasks, which has played a large role in our shop’sability to be efficient with our time and meet our goals,”said Bruce. “Once one job is complete, we are able tomove on to the next without any delay.”In closing remarks Meland said, “President Gerald R.Ford earned a strong reputation for teamwork during hislong career in public service,” said Meland. “It is a fittingtribute to his legacy that we enjoy such outstandingteamwork for the ship that will bear his name.”Shipbuilder Cashina Bruce concentrates as she carefully fits two pipes together.Photo by Ricky Thompson

New Heatat the FoundryJust like at home, the furnaces at the Foundry get old and inefficient andfinally need to be replaced. Late last year, that’s exactly what happened at theNewport News Shipbuilding Foundry.Among the six furnaces in the Foundry, Furnace C needed to be updated. Itwas last replaced in January 1950 when the shipyard purchased it refurbishedfrom the Ford Motor Company. After an analysis and study, Facilities SeniorEngineer John Middleton determined that installing a brand new furnacewould be more cost-effective than refurbishing the existing one.The Foundry furnaces are instrumental in turning hard-as-nails steel into themolten liquid necessary to build ships. Last year, more than 2 million poundsof steel were melted.With the new state-of-the-art art furnace, hydraulic and electroniccomponents of the machine allow most work to be completed from theground. According to Furnace and Ladle Man Kenneth Sykes, the newfurnace improves all processes, especially when an electrode becomeslodged during a melting procedure. Electrodes produce friction, whichproduces the heat inside the furnace. If these heat conductors becomeblocked, the furnace won’t function properly.“Sometimes, the old furnace required us to go to the top of the furnace in acrane to manually slip the electrodes back into place. The new furnace has ahydraulic arm that will move lodged electrodes at the flip of a switch,” saidSykes.The new furnace will also accommodate twice the weight of metal as theearlier furnace, which will help with ramped up production on submarineprograms. Furnace Operator Herman Mayfield said, “The amount of metalthe new furnace can melt reduces the manpower needed to operate themachine. This will free up employees to complete other essential projects,reducing costs.”The Foundry’s new arc furnace is more efficient and cost-effective. Photo by Chris Oxley

BY THEDAWN’S EARLY LIGHTPhoto by Ricky ThompsonFor more than 30 years Alvin Wilson has worked in thedark. He is walking through the shipyard gates when otheremployees are home snug in their beds. But that’s the wayWilson likes it, and he has no plans to change his thirdshiftlifestyle.“You see a lot of pretty stars when you are walking outthere by the waterfront,” he said. “It’s real quiet. I seethings day shift people don’t get to see.”Wilson came to the shipyard when he was 19 and neverleft. Originally from South Carolina, his parents movedto Virginia when he was still a boy. His father worked atthe shipyard for 34 years and his brother for 34 years aswell. But Wilson will pass their longevity marks when hereaches his 35th year in September. And at 52 years old,he’s planning to add more to those years of service.Wilson is a power test electrician specialist in the Electricaldivision, a department where he has spent the better partof his career. “We do a little of everything,” he said of hisjob. From working on temporary lighting to pulling out orinstalling cable, fixing anything electrical that might breakdown, as well as testing and trouble shooting are amongsome of Wilson’s jobs. He does refueling work as well.“Whatever they need us to do,” said Wilson.Most recently Wilson’s work has had him on the aircraftcarrier USS Theodore Roosevelt near Pier 3. But hisexperience is broad when it comes to ships. “I worked onthe gas tankers, roll-on-roll-off ships, carriers, submarines,back to carriers and even frigates,” he said. “But I’ve beenon carriers the longest.”Wilson is proud to say he’s had a hand in all of the carriersbuilt at the yard, from the keel up, during refuelings andfrom the dry dock to the pier. The only thing Wilson hasn’tdone is go on a sea trial. “Before I retire I would like to dothat,” he said.In the meantime, Wilson, the most senior member of hiseight-man crew, is happy with his night-shift existence andthe close friends he works with. “This is where I’ve beenand I love it.”

Ingenuity ImprovesLife for WeldersWelding Equipment Supervisor David Roane knows thatlife as a welder at Newport News Shipbuilding can beextremely challenging. “I see those guys out in the coldand the heat, crawling on their hands and knees, in andout of small spaces, holding a torch all day,” he said.That’s why Roane has devoted much of his shipyardcareer to finding ways to make their jobs easier, fromensuring their equipment stays in tip-top shape tomechanizing welding processes and removing the torchfrom the welder’s hand.Currently, Roane is developing a machine that will helpweld tens of thousands of clips used to level decks onaircraft carriers, said General Foreman Mike Miller.“Right now, it’s all done by hand and is very laborintensive,” he said. Miller is confident Roane will comeup with the perfect solution. “He’s very creative andinnovative. He’s good at what he does and we depend onhim a lot.”Roane’s General Foreman George Sporbert said, “He’sgot a tremendous knowledge of the equipment. And, wehave an ability to adapt equipment to find cost savingsand make life easier for the welders.” For example, Roanefound a way to modify a piece of welding equipment andplace it on a track so that it could run a bead weld along avery narrow but very long space. “The equipment couldgo where the welders couldn’t,” Sporbert said. “I’veworked with David since 1978. When you come to himwith a problem, he sees it as a challenge and wants toshine on it.”Roane said, “If I can make something that makes thatguy’s job easier, that’s a big positive step for him and forme. There’s nothing better than to see a man having anissue doing a job by hand, and you give him somethingthat makes a difference.”Roane is adamant that his ideas aren’t just his own. Hiscrew and the welders themselves all play a part. “Thewelders on my crew come to me with a problem or idea.That turns on a light and we all get together,” he said.“Then we take something that didn’t exist and we bring itinto existence.”Welding Equipment Supervisor David Roane continually works on new ideas toimprove welding equipment. Photo by John Whalen

TIMEOne Kit at a“How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.”When it comes to building nuclear aircraft carriers andsubmarines, the old adage applies well. The processof building the largest and most advanced militarywarships in the world can be overwhelming and complex.Nowhere can this complexity be as clearly visualized asin the Kitting Warehouse in Building 23, one of the oldestbuildings in the shipyard.“We touch every part of the process here,” saidGena Moore, the Kitting Warehouse supervisor. “Wereceive all the sheet metal kitted items and ship all finalmanufactured product to warehouses or in some casesstraight to the ship.” Kitting describes the process ofassembling various materials into a package that anotherdepartment needs. Materials flow into the building to be“kitted” and sent to the shops and subcontractors thatassemble and install the parts. A kit could be screwsfor cabinets or a 3,500-pound kit for a ship’s hull. Thedepartment’s efficiency directly affects the shipbuildingprocess, and, not long ago, the process was in need ofbeing streamlined.“Six years ago, people used to just walk in withhandwritten documents requesting a kit on the spot,”said Broderick Kea, material distribution clerk. “Therewere issues with accuracy on both the requestingend and in the kitting process that had to be workedthrough.” Another challenge was the organization of theold warehouse, which formerly housed the Sheet MetalFabrication shop and was not designed as a distributionwarehouse. It was difficult to find things quickly.That was the Kitting Warehouse six years ago. Now,a dispatch list tracks the flow of materials, and thewarehouse utilizes vertical storage with new metalshelving and large, brightly colored labels. For severalyears the department held monthly meetings with otherdepartments to discuss qualitycontrol issues, meetings which arenow deemed almost redundant dueto the accuracy rate of the kittingprocess. In July, the team undertooka project to improve the sheet metalmaterial flow, resulting in a 62percent faster kitting time and newaverage of about 600 kits deliveredmonthly for sheet metal kits alone.You can see the ripple effect. “TheSheet Metal Fabrication Shopused to primarily be a one-shiftoperation,” said George Boone,manager of material distribution.“They now operate three full shiftsbecause our department is able tokeep up with their production.”“Last year, our production increased30 percent, and part of that is dueto their efforts,” said Matt Needy,director of Component Fabricationand Assembly. About half of theKitting Warehouse’s output goes tohis shops. “As we start deliveringtwo submarines a year, we will beramping up production even more.Our success is directly tied to theircontinued improvements.”So, how do you eat an elephant? Onekit at a time.Broderick Kea catalogues materials for a kit in the reorganizedKitting Warehouse. Kitting times have improved62 percent since July 2011. Photo by John Whalen

Followingin TraditionIn the spring of 2011, Apprentices Christopher Perry,Tamera Crosby, Timothy Owens and Zachary Hudginsembarked on a journey that would lead to a timelesswork of art. The four patternmaker apprentices wouldconstruct a full-scale, hand-carved replica of the originaleagle perched on top of the pilot house of the first tugboatHuntington.The original tugboat and eagle were both built solely byNewport News Shipbuilding (NNS) apprentices in 1933.Homer L. Ferguson, former NNS president, saw the projectas a practical way to train apprentices and keep thememployed during lean economic times.“Last year, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum inMaryland restored Huntington’s original pilot house,”said Brent Rollins, apprentice instructor. “At that time,the Apprentice Alumni Association requested that TheApprentice School allow patternmaker apprentices torepeat history by building a replica eagle for the museum.”Christopher Perry had only been an apprentice for threemonths when he learned he would be working on thereplica. “I was both nervous and excited at the sametime,” Perry said. “I had never been involved in anextensive woodworking project, much less a high-profilepiece that would eventually be housed in a museum forothers to see for years to come.”“We started out with five separate blocks of wood andused a two-part epoxy to glue the pieces together,”Zachary Hudgins said. “Once the pieces were together, webegan carving.”“We were each responsible for a different section of thereplica,” added Timothy Owens. “Even though a majorityof the time was spent working individually, the projecttaught us patience and teamwork because we all had todepend on each other to complete the project.”“The most challenging part of the project was realizingthat there was no room for error,” said Tamera Crosby.“Overall, the project was a great learning experience andhas proved to be extremely rewarding. I’m glad I was ableto take part in building this replica and I hope to be able togo see it with my family when it is at the museum.”The replica eagle will be on view until spring on the sixthfloor of Building 520. Then the eagle will be transportedto its permanent home at the Chesapeake Bay MaritimeMuseum in Maryland.Apprentice Pattern Makers Tamera Crosby and Zachary Hudgins (cover photo)put the fi nal touches on the hand-carved, full-scale replica of the eagle that wasperched on the fi rst Huntington tugboat. Photo by John Whalen

Striving forShipbuilders on the Non-Nuclear Inspection team wereextremely excited at the end of last year, as news quicklyspread that the department had reduced their accidentrate by 75 percent in 2011.The department of 140 employees had 11 reportedaccidents in 2010. That number wasn’t satisfying toNon-Nuclear Inspection Supervisor Mike Mulgar.“Our environment places us at risk levels where theconsequence of a single misstep has the potentialfor serious injury or even fatality,” Mulgar said. “Wecare about ourselves, our teammates and our fellowshipbuilders too much not to make personal safety thehighest priority of the day.”The department is responsible for inspecting paint andcoating applications in tanks and on all critical coatedPerfectionareas on submarines and aircraft carriers at NewportNews Shipbuilding. The work involves a tremendousamount of physical labor such as crawling and climbingup and down stairs.“The 11 accidents left our department in pretty badphysical shape,” said Bill West, Non-Nuclear Inspectionmanager. “I contacted HealthWaves to see what couldbe done to prevent hurt backs, twisted knees and otherwork-related injuries, especially related to body motionsince that was our biggest driver in 2010,” said West.“After several discussions, we agreed that the bestoption would be for HealthWaves to come down to theyard to facilitate classes.”“The first class was designed specifically for the Non-Nuclear Inspection team,” said HealthWaves WaterfrontManager Terry Holbert. “We demonstrated variousstretches that could be used prior to crawling into tanksor climbing ladders.”West recalls, “After the class, I received overwhelminglygood feedback from the department. Therefore, wedecided to incorporate stretching into our ‘Take Five’morning routine as well as hold additional classes withHealthWaves on nutrition, a bone density check and ahealth screening for all the employees.”With additional attention focused on health and safety,the team’s accidents dropped to an all time low.Shipbuilders in the department began losing weight,lowering their blood pressure and getting their diabetesunder control.Electrical Inspector Kevin Watt lost 40 pounds due inlarge part to what he learned from the HealthWavesclasses. “Aside from the classes at work, I worked withHealthWaves after work to come up with a plan for me tolose weight,” he said. “I started paying closer attentionto the type of food I was eating and began to exercisemore.”Watt says he also noticed that even the smallest changesin a lifestyle can make a big difference. “As I began toshed the pounds, I felt more confident in myself and havebeen able to perform better in my job. I’m not as windedclimbing up and down ladders and I have a lot moreenergy,” he said.“Reducing accidents by 75 percent is a hugeaccomplishment for our department,” West added. “Wehope to continue stretching and focusing on safety sothat we can be accident-free in 2012.”Shipbuilders (L-R) Kevin Watt, Beverly Jones, E.F. Griffin and Ray Williamsperform stretching exercises to prevent accidents and injuries. Photo by Ricky Thompson

Celebrating aRich HeritageIn honor and recognition of Black History Month, NewportNews Shipbuilding (NNS) reflects on the extraordinaryheritage and contributions of African Americans.Since the shipyard’s founding in 1886, African Americanshipbuilders have played a significant part in everyNewport News ship built and have always constituted asignificant part of the workforce. In 1902, almost twothirdsof the 5,000 shipyard employees were black.Today, more than one-third of NNS’ employees are AfricanAmerican men and women. From welders to engineers,shipfitters to financial analysts, their achievements arevisible throughout the company. From the shipbuildingtrades to the highest levels of leadership, including theboardroom of Huntington Ingalls Industries, AfricanAmericans are carrying on the legacy of proud dedicationto the company’s mission: “always good ships.”Shipbuilders in the Angle Shop in 1903. Photo from NNS Archives

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Long ServiceDECEMBER55 YEARSVincent H. Sinclair O4345 YEARSEdward C. Belvin X11Doug Stitzel O1140 YEARSRobert L. Barefi eld O46David E. Bremby X43William A. Brown X32Joe F. Bye O43Jesse J. Byrd O43William K. Campbell X31Josandra M. Eason O58Mason Green X67Walter J. Jones X33Eric T. Joyner O48Kenneth A. King X18James C. Mitchell X11Timothy G. Moody O39James A. Paul X36Kermit L. Pinkard O43Alphonso Richardson X42James Rodgers X42Daniel R. Smith X75Robert D. Smith M30Martha A. Stevens O67Phillip H. Thomas O53Samuel L. Thomas Jr. X3635 YEARSJames W. Evans X18Carey A. Fisher O67Kenneth S. Lewis O54Alonza M. Martin X36Philiton L. Moore X18Bobby C. Saylor X36Richard N. Sides X10Randy M. Tyler X1830 YEARSKevin R. Campbell O40Patrick J. Howard E86Mark A. Majernik E81Charles R. Martin E82Maxwell G. Redcross III E25Debbie J. Williams O95JANUARY50 YEARSEdsel A. Hall X1045 YEARSDennis B. Honeycutt X88Roy D. McCullen X36Calvin Moore X36Melvin C. Parker X36McKinley Simmons K7840 YEARSJohn M. Adams E63John P. Anderson Jr. X71Barbara H. Banton T51Larry C. Brenner X31Daniel W. Cartwright O53William E. Craig X18William J. Donohue O58Robert W. Fitzgerald O57Otis A. Gallett X36Thomas E. Gilliam X18Douglas E. Gregory O39Richard D. Haller O43Walter G. Jennings X18Michelle Major O95Sandra D. Nicholson E18John E. Pace O58Henry B. Rice Jr. X42Roosevelt Spence X42Harold R. Thomas X67Gary R. Turner O53Benford D. Williams X32Rudolph V. Wilson Jr. O5135 YEARSJerome Anderson O43Donald L. Anderson Jr. X75Horace Baker Jr. X67Frank C. Barr X89Gary A. Bates X32Tommy C. Benton O43Henry Biggs Jr. X33Larry Binns X31Robert M. Blount X42Rebecca A Boyd X11Quinton C. Branch O43Shirley T. Burgess O53Joe A. Butler Jr. X11RetirementsFaulcon Alston E85John W. Campbell X42Carolyn S. Campbell E38Earl G. Baldwin O26William C. Bateman X31Eddie Bonds X11Jeanette A. Campbell O77William K. Campbell X31Stephen C. Christie E34William A. Garrett Jr. E85Alan G. Graham X43Daniel H. Hargrave X11John A. 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Mallers X32David W. Martin O43Donald A. McLain X42Roberta R. Mebane O77Clifton D. Moore X11Alton L. Morgan X18Michael J. Mulcahy M40Lettie Murphy X33William A. Oss E82Herbert W. Outlaw X32Joseph A. Paquette Jr. O43Glaston C. Parker Jr. X11Robert A. Prince O64Charles E. Ransom X10Gary W. Rothwell X33Paul G. Spencer Jr. O53Theresa L. Stanford X31John N. Starmer X11Clarence Peoples O54Ivan D. Porter X33John R. Pugh T54Jerry B. Richardson X31Christian D. Rilee X85David G. Roselius E83James E. Ruff X36Katrina G. Ruffi n O46Ernest K. Saunders X42David S. Schmidt O46David L. Simmons X87David B. Sykes Jr. X11Bernard L. Van Arsdale O24Weldon L. Warren Sr. X1530 YEARSDonald J. Allen E89Janet B. Barker N314Daniel M. Barrett E84Robert H. Burnett E25Michael D. Clements X43William J. Connolly E70Donald A. Crowley E56Chris L. Gibson X75Ralph L. Gibson Jr. X58James M. Gross O31Eric I. Jordan E83Joseph T. Kramer O38Kevin L. La Fountain E10Darrell R. Lakin E83James K. Treece O15William A. Vose O31Garry W. Wilkins X11Charles T. Smith E48Andrew R. Taylor II O67Fannie M. Tillery X32Larry W. Trent X70Raymond C. Watson Jr. X89Alma A. Williams X33Scott A. McInnis N260David C. Messina E82Thomas A. Middleton E83Jerry N. Newcomb T52Alvin C. Norman O74Cheryl L. Ogle E24Tony Penza E17Philip Poulos E18Bruce L. Vardaro X70Valerie J. Ward E25Michael K. Wilson X7125 YEARSMichael B. Clark E51Christopher M. Howell X8820 YEARSBrian J. Brenton E25David S. Ellis E56NOVEMBERCharles G. Woodard X42DECEMBERAlexander Williams X18Making a Difference:From granting wishes to fillingpantry food shelves, Newport NewsShipbuilding (NNS) employeesopened their hearts and wallets thispast holiday season for a variety ofcharitable organizations.The season kicked off withshipbuilders donating more than$13,000 and 28,000 pounds ofnon-perishable food to the VirginiaPeninsula Food Bank. Donationswere raised through a number ofcompetitive challenges including theNuclear Overhaul Engineering team’s“Annual Spam Trophy” Contest,which collected 10,161 poundsof food. Nuclear ConstructionEngineering held a “Stuff theDirector’s Office” contest, whichcollected more than 4,400 fooditems. Employees building the GeraldR. Ford (CVN 78) were encouraged todonate “Four for Ford.” The CVN 78A Season of Givingshipbuilders doubled their goal fora total donation equivalent to morethan 15,000 food cans.Shipbuilders also donated their timeto the food bank. Plant Engineeringshipbuilders combined team buildingwith volunteerism to assemble 220backpack bags filled with take-homemeals and nutritious snacks forelementary school children.The Legal Department and hourlyemployees in the NNS NightSchool’s Fall Business Writing Classdonated food and gifts to the Cityof Newport News Department ofHuman Services to benefit localchildren and families.Partnering with the Salvation Armyalso topped the list for Christmasgiving. SHIPs network, an employeeresource group, sponsored 20children through their AnnualChristmas Angel Tree Program.And for the seventh consecutiveyear, the Security and EmergencyServices team also partnered withthe Salvation Army. Toys, clothing,household items and gift cards werepurchased for three families.Topping off the year, shipbuildersalso donated $1.6 million to theUnited Way of the Virginia Peninsula.Shipbuilders who donated wereable to direct their contributions tothe organizations of their choice,including the American Red Cross,Big Brothers Big Sisters of thePeninsula, the YWCA of the VirginiaPeninsula and USO of HamptonRoads. NNS is the largest singlecontributor to the campaign.John Fleming Jr. and Kathy Detmer samplesoups at the Training Services’ Annual Soup Contest tobenefit the United Way of the Virginia Peninsula. Photoby Chris Oxley

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