Yardlines, January-February 2013

IN THIS ISSUE Looking Back at 2012 Achievements Paint Inspectors Go Paperless

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Photo by Chris Oxley

Bidding Farewell to the “Big E”

A Publication of Newport News Shipbuilding

January / February 2013

The ‘Big E’ Retires After 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.

“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 Deese Configuration 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 Durham Engineer, 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 Langston Production 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 Givens Production Planner, Carrier Fleet Support

From her commissioning as the world’s first nuclear powered aircraft carrier in November of 1961 to her final deployment in November 2012, USS Enterprise (CVN 65) and her crew have played a part in many of the world’s major conflicts. “Big E” has truly earned her place in history.

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

Like the inside of a tank.

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.”

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.

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.

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

“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 holdup for so many jobs we do. This will eliminate that.”

“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

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 userfriendly, 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.”

NNS Helps

Colonial Williamsburg the Old-Fashioned Way

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 oldfashioned 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.

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

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

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

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Newport News Industrial Receives Subcontract from the Shaw Group

NNS Breaks Ground on New Apprentice School NNS Dedicates 10th Habitat for Humanity Home

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HII Rings Wall Street Bell for its First Anniversary

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APR 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

1,000 Shipbuilders Participate in NNS 5K Minnesota (SSN 783) Reaches Pressure Hull Complete

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Mississippi (SSN 782) Commissioned

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THE YEAR IN REVIEW

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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 $43M Contract for CVN 79 Materials

NNS Receives $296M Long-LeadTime Contract for CVN 79

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

New Supplemental Modular Outfitting Facility Opens

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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

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12,000 Attend USS Enterprise Inactivation Ceremony CVN 78 Hits 90 Percent Structural Completion

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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

o t ne m 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.

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 schedulebuilding 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

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

Giving a New Meaning

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 YaleNew 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

Making a Difference

Granting Holiday Wishes

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.

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.

“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.

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.

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.

“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

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,

(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

Long Service MASTER SHIPBUILDERS

DECEMBER

Chris Fox 40 years

Mark Francis 40 years

Jim Holiman 40 years

Kermit “D Man” Roberson 45 years

Clifton Sexton 40 years

Sanford Womack 40 years

Mary Lewis 40 years

Alphonso “Lip” Lipscomb 40 years

Luther Peacock 55 years

Long Service MASTER SHIPBUILDERS

JANUARY

Larry Agnor 45 years

Gerald Askew 40 years

Charles Belote 40 years

Stanley Benton 40 years

Kenny Crocker 45 years

Arthur Dyke 45 years

Joe Elias 40 years

Randall Flowers 40 years

Robert Garrett 40 years

Robert “Gravy” Grant 40 years

Chuck “The Greek” Haramis 40 years

Thomas Hasty 45 years

Glenn Horton 40 years

Fred “Tom” Jenkins 40 years

Henry “Whit” Paris 40 years

Joseph “Jomama” Pegram 40 years

Long Service MASTER SHIPBUILDERS

OCTOBER

Wendell Clark 40 years

Dave Garrison 40 years

McDale Grant 45 years

Linwood L. Gray 40 years

R.C. Hunter 45 years

Ronnie Jenkins 40 years

Eugene F. Jones 45 years

Twanna C. Lewis 40 years

Henrietta “Ms. Henri” Rogers 40 years

William “Buster” Spratley 40 years

David “Junior” Wade 40 years

Theodore Wynder Sr. 50 years

Long Service DECEMBER 55 YEARS Luther H. Peacock E12

45 YEARS Kermit L. Roberson X33 Martha E. Wolfley.O14

40 YEARS Christopher E. Fox.X42 Mark L. Francis T55 James A. Holiman X36 Mary O. Lewis X36

Alphonso Lipscomb X33 Clifton W. Sexton A572 Sanford Womack X33

35 YEARS William C. Neff E85

Marvin W. Payne X11 Thomas K. Warren III X11

30 YEARS Sherman Blow O15 Larry W. Fowler T55

Michael R. Hager T54 Kurt B. Russell E81

25 YEARS David L. Bennett O67 Philip A. Britton O37

Susan Buckland-Deeds E01 Diane F. Gray E44 Gregory Jenkins O20 Patricia E. Johnson O67

JANUARY 45 YEARS Larry D. Agnor O41 Kenneth W. Crocker Jr. X91 Arthur R. Dyke Jr. O43 Thomas B. Hasty X11 Opie D. Quesenberry X32 Prince A. Smith X36

40 YEARS Gerald S. Askew O43 Gerald R. Baker X10 Charles F. Belote Jr. X88 Stanley H. Benton X42 Joseph T. Elias Jr. X70 Randall G. Flowers X75 Robert C. Garrett X42 Robert N. Grant X18 Charles E. Haramis E82 Glenn Horton X31 John M. Hudnall X31 Fred T. Jenkins Jr. O04 Glenn C. Magnusen O68

Patrick M. Painter X32 Henry W. Paris E86 Joseph A. Pegram O43 Edmund T. Stephenson X70

35 YEARS Gary E. Antonucci E83 Joanne F. Belote O81 Jeffrey L. Church O19 Bryan W. Cole E25 David L. Crooke O21 William E. Cundiff III X73 Alfreda L. Fleetwood E85 Steven D. Hare X36 Ronald D. Huggett O26 Claire E. Kimmel E84 Edward A. Mann X43 Mark E. Noble T55 Michael H. Peters E75 William R. Roy X11 Jarrell D. Stockwell X88 Mark G. Van Raam E25 Rolax Walton Jr..X11

30 YEARS Randy J. Apple X36 Roy S. Barefoot X71 Robert M. Boose X31 John B. Bowman X88 Milton Bruno X83 Sharron A. Burr A572 Mark A. Carr X42 James A. Chandler E13 Michael S. Chase O64 Joe V. Cobb E25 Elmer T. Conner X11 David L. Fletcher X11 Jeffery D. Forehand X18 Mark S. Goerke AMSEC Joe L. Gray X11 Thomas D. Hall X32 Harold L. Harbeck Jr. X32 Gratnie E. Haskins Jr. X10 Mark A. Hendriks O53 Kenneth W. Hollowell X10 Moses E. Jones X36

Ronnie G. King O51 William L. Klabnik X18 James L. Kopsch Jr. E86 Glenn S. Lassiter X43 Anne H. Martin E21 Robert E. McGee Jr. O39 Steven T. Meade O39 Stephen L. Myers E65 James H. Parham X18 Everett O. Parks X18 Vernon L. Ralph Jr. M40 Eldon L. Rawls X11 Calvin S. Richards X87 William L. Rinehart E46 Linda L. Schumacher E22 Steven L. Scott M20 William E. Smith X10 John R. Somero E69 Jean E. Thompson Jr. X36 Ricky L. Ward X43 Cynthia T. Wicker X32 Warner D. Williams E83 Anthony M. Woodard N930

25 YEARS Marvin L. Bass X32 Kevin L. Blanchard X82 Dane A. Bryant O27 Daniel R. Canady X18 David A. Cavelli X18 Robert F. Chandler O87 Allen W. Cullen III X10 Horatio D. Eley X36 Mark E. Fields X11 Douglass L. Fontaine II N306 William C. Goodman O19 Steven W. Hamilton X18 Ronald L. Harper X33 Larry E. Horne K01 Steven P. Hubbard O41 Coolidge D. Hunter E85 Kenneth D. Jones O68 Renee P. Judd M30 Eric A. Kindred X18 Raymond E. Lutz E71 Alma Martinez Fallon O50

William P. McLaughlin E81 Jacqueline E. Morris T54 Dianne M. Murray O50 Rodney E. Omary X32 Harvey L. Peters Jr. E85 Walter D. Phillips AMSEC William E. Phillips Jr. X33 Michael A. Robinson O26 Douglas F. Schuette O43 Richard R. Shelton X73 Marvin L. Shields X33 Nathan B. Snell X74 Charles C. Warner X18 James R. West E79 Ronald L. Whitby X18 Octave H. Williams X18 Sherry L. Wilson X33 Duke Wooley E25 James S. Yanoscsik M53

20 YEARS Jerry H. Dye X69

Retirements DECEMBER William Badgett O43 Jerry Baker X58 Eric Belcher K73 Michele Berger T55 Edward Black E22 Gary Blake X82 McKenzie Bolden X74 Ira Bowman III O89 Jarvis Bowser X42 Cheryl Boyette O62 John Boyette E63 James Bradley O53 Richard Bradley E01 Larry Bridgman E12 Ronald Brinson O46 David Britt Jr. X42 Leamon Bullock O67 Arnold Butler X82 Jannings Caldwell X70 Anna Call O16 Jesse Cartwright X70 Terry Cason X82 John Clough III T54 Kenneth Congleton O27 Donald Connelly X70 Linda Conner O57 Dana Cowell X88

Marvin Crocker Jr. M20 Betty Desjardins T54 Lawrence Dorsey Jr. E25 Walter Dynes X70 Rubin Eatmon Jr. T53 Dorothy Eaton O55 Bruce Edwards O19 Earl Edwards X32 Clarence Felton T52 Gary Fink E81 Daniel Fitzpatrick X36 William Forrest Jr. E75 Mary Gessford X71 William Gibson M20 Milton Glass Jr. T54 Cheryl Goodman O16 Harold Goodwin Jr. X84 James Gordon E84 Ralph Gore X72 Edward Gregory X88 Robert Griffin X58 Norwood Groce X87 Gary Groh O81 Alfonza Gunter O46 Howard Hall Jr. E63 Paul Halsey X73 Mary Hamilton O51

Charles Haramis E82 Thomas Harrelson O27 Michael Harris Jr. T54 Benedict Harucki E21 Roger Hayes X70 Robert Henderson E88 Mack Hill X70 David Hogge X82 Clifton Hunter X82 Ronald Hunter X70 Dwayne Jackson O31 Philip Janaro O22 Glenn Johnson O67 Eugene Jones X70 Raymond Jones X89 Richard Jordan E25 William Joyce E01 Barbara Joyner X36 William Jurgens O04 Nancy Kellum E86 Terry Kurnas O57 Felix Lane X71 Posey Lane X87 William Lane X11 Charles Lane Jr. E25 Alvin Lankford O46 Douglas Leckey O43

Ruth Lewis O24 Douglas Lonce X89 William Lucas O48 Glenn Magnusen O68 Clyde Manges III O67 Glenn Marshall E45 Rebecca McKinney E71 Charles Meador K76 Gilbert Mizelle E62 Rosa Moore O14 Otis Moore Jr. X11 Larry Morris O61 Sharon Morris E39 David Muse O82 James Nelms Jr. E86 John Nightingale K76 Raymond Novey E75 William O’ Ddonnell E83 Wesley Oast Jr. X70 Thomas Osborne E39 John Pace E18 Florence Pearson X84 Dale Pegram E17 Joseph Perviance X70 Joyce Phelps O28 Diane Pittman O53 Nanette Polas K93

Crayton Price E45 Jake Priode E38 Lois Purdie X33 Steven Ravenscroft E38 Douglas Read Jr. O15 Larry Reid O19 Patrick Riccardino Sr. X84 Haywood Richmond X58 Lynn Riley O14 Frederick Roberts E85 Keith Rote Jr. E14 Kenneth Rountree X36 Charles Russell X36 Russell Sage E26 Carol Scott O14 Hinson Seaborn X10 Bradford Sensabaugh O39 Charles Shaffner III E02 James Shearn X36 Eva Silver O45 Craig Smith E24 Paul Smith E22 Edwin Smithwick X88 Betty Smithwick O81 Robert South III X88 Melvin Spivey Jr. X71 Johnsie Spruiel O16

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The Warner on the move 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