Yardlines, June 2012

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Breaking Ground for New Apprentice School

A Publication of Newport News Shipbuilding

June 2012

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On May 3, Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) broke ground on a new Apprentice School campus. Apprentice School students, faculty, alumni and staff were joined

by Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, U.S. Reps. Scott Rigell, Bobby Scott and Rob Wittman, Newport News Mayor McKinley Price, HII leadership and other business and community leaders at the construction site for a ceremonial ground-breaking event.

The developer Armada Hoffler, the City of Newport News, the Commonwealth of Virginia and NNS have partnered on the project, which will include an 80,000-square-foot school, 175 apartments, retail businesses and a parking garage. The campus will be located between 31st and 34th Streets, bordered by Washington and West Avenues, and is expected to be completed by December 2013.

The ceremony opened with the Newport News Police Pipes and Drums and included key roles for several apprentices. Submarine Engineering Hull and Structure Apprentice Ashley Gilliam led the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by Apprentice Instructor Chris Kelce, who sang the national anthem. After speeches by the project’s partners and elected officials, Heavy Metal Fabrication Apprentice and student government President Kevin Doyle signaled the start of the ground-breaking by ringing The Apprentice School’s bell.

“It makes me proud to be an apprentice, to participate in this event and see the plans for the future Apprentice School facility,” said Doyle. “I am thankful to be a part of the history of my school, and I hope the tradition of excellence will continue indefinitely.”

Since 1919, the school has produced more than 9,600 graduates and shaped the careers of 44 percent of NNS production leaders. The Apprentice School attracts an average of 5,000 applicants each year for 260 openings.

Apprentice Coating Specialist John Zimmerman, said he applied to The Apprentice School because of its great reputation and opportunity for career advancement.

“While I won’t be attending classes in the new school, I’m excited about what this will mean for future apprentices,” he said. “I’m proud to be here, and I’m looking forward to the great things that will happen at the new school.”

Rows of Apprentice School alumni, spanning several generations of skilled craftsmen, were also proud to witness the ground-breaking event. Robert Whitley, The

Apprentice School Class of 1955, said the money for the new school “is a sound investment.”

“NNS shipbuilders bring a lot to the table in our shipbuilding program, as well as significant contributions to our community, our state, our nation and the world,” Whitley said. He also offered good wishes to the staff and to the apprentice student body when they enter the new Apprentice School building and campus. “May their character, skills and the quality of their work remain strong examples of our ‘Always Good Ships’ history.”

Celebrating the May 3 ground-breaking of NNS’ new Apprentice School campus (left to right) are: Danny Hunley, NNS’ vice president of operations; Newport News Mayor McKinley Price; U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott; NNS President Matt Mulherin; Gov. Bob McDonnell; HII President and CEO Mike Petters; U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman; U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell; and Lou Haddad, president and CEO of Armada Hoffler. Photo by John Whalen

Not your average Joe Kramer tells a familiar story about working at the shipyard. He hadn’t planned to stay. But 30 years later, he’s still here.

Whether it was the chance the shipyard gave him to put his non-destructive testing (NDT) degree to work, or the chance to try his skills on a variety of projects, or that his wife and son walk through the same gates each day, Kramer can’t tell you for sure.

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reviewing designs. Once again Kramer pulled from his NDT expertise. In this assignment, Kramer also worked with budgets and manning and helped to find more efficient ways of building the carrier. He stayed for about nine years.

Kramer’s career would then go full circle. He returned to test inspection to supervise a team of test examiners—a small but important support group for our programs.

What he can say is that he hasn’t been bored.

“That’s probably what’s kept me here this long,” said Kramer, who came to the shipyard in 1982 after college. He began his NDT career while in the Air Force National Guard.

“We go across all programs, carriers, overhaul, submarines, whatever comes in,” he said. “Any new techniques or ways to do inspections, they are all approved by our team. We’re the technical authority for NDT inspections.”

“I started in Quality Assurance as an engineer,” he said. There he performed process control audits of NDT inspectors and welders. Later he became the shipyard’s first visual testing examiner. He was promoted to chief inspector supervisor responsible for all radiography and ultrasonic testing on the materials used to build ships. Not long after that, he moved into marketing, where he wrote and helped win the company’s first Department of Energy job.

Kramer’s wife Nancy works in the NNS Management Development Center and one of his three sons, like his dad, is an NDT inspector.

“We designed, licensed and installed the first dry storage facility for spent nuclear fuel on a DOE site in Idaho,” Kramer recalled. “That job stood out for me because I was able to use my NDT background in radiation safety to understand the shielding requirements of the fuel.”

Originally from Maryland, Kramer has made a life in Virginia. It’s not what he and Nancy had originally planned, however, they are happy with the way things have turned out, he said.

Then Kramer transferred into the CVN 78 program to work on the Gerald R. Ford, the first ship in a new class of aircraft carriers. He worked largely on the design build end and

Another son works in Georgia as a government pipefitting supervisor, using skills he learned while at the shipyard’s apprentice school. His eldest is the executive director of Virginia 21, a not-for-profit advocacy organization for Virginia college students.

“I’m still doing what I set out to do 30 years ago.”

Wearing blue-light filtering glasses, Manager of Test Inspection Joe Kramer performs a dry magnetic particle test using a yoke and a blue light to enhance the weld inspection. Photo by Chris Oxley

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To fix a problem that has happened in the past, sometimes you need to look into the future.

That’s what employees building Virginia-class submarines did to eliminate final assembly problems that were occurring during installation of the submarine’s dive planes.

“I knew we could do better,” said Construction Supervisor Jerry Snow, who pulled together a team to find a solution.

The team included Structural Engineering’s Ed Ball and William Kirkland, Phil Caudill from Dimensional Control, Engineering Manager Christopher Hoehn and Foreman Jason Debusk.

The group pooled their resources, gathering all the data they could to create a virtual model of the intricate and lengthy dive plane construction process.

“Many times, for complex evolutions, we create a mock up and put all pieces together to make sure things fit the way they are supposed to,” said Hoehn. It’s a process the shipyard has used for decades in building ships, though typically with physical materials, like wood. “We decided to do the same thing,” Hoehn said, “but do it in virtual reality.”

By creating a virtual computer model, the team could identify where problems were discovered in the finished dive plane assembly, spot any problems, then work backward to see where those problems first began, and how to prevent them from occurring in the first place.

“With the model, we were able to determine where there might be gaps or interferences and address those in advance before building,” said Hoehn. “It substantially increased the likelihood of success and dramatically reduced the likelihood of rework.”

“The virtual model allowed us to track incremental construction and keep making course corrections, which really paid off on the most recent sub,” said Construction Director Bob Meyer.

Dive plane assembly and installation for the North Dakota yielded the best results ever, added Hoehn, who wants to get the word out on their success and the methods they used to meet their commitments.

“This has the potential to be used on a multitude of areas where complex components are involved,” he said.

Snow, who is now a general foreman agrees. “Perhaps others will use this technology and these techniques, apply them to their unique situations, and enjoy success similar to what we experienced.”

Virginia-class submarine builders created a virtual computer model to improve the final assembly and installation of the submarine’s dive planes. Photo by Chris Oxley

Sails Away A Look Inside the Sail Loft Sewing machines, thread and cloth are not necessarily the first things that come to mind when thinking about the materials used to build a ship. But when it comes to outfitting the interior of Navy submarines and aircraft carriers, these materials, along with the unique skills and craftsmanship of shipbuilders in the Sail Loft, are required.

When the shipyard was founded in 1886, the traditional tools used in the Sail Loft to hand-sew sails for the coal schooners being repaired were a leather sail palm and a three-sided needle.

Today, the Sail Loft bustles with shipbuilders sewing curtains, drapes and other interior furnishings for NNS-built ships. And it’s also where ship decorations for special events, such as submarine bow flags and patriotic bunting, and other customordered materials are manufactured.

“The handiwork inside our ships exemplifies the unique work the Sail Loft employees do,” said Foreman Steve Olszak. “They create and upholster the interior of Navy ships, designing fire curtains and drapes for the safety and comfort of our military’s soldiers. The work is very meticulous.”

Working from detailed work packages and drawings, one of the

22 Sail Loft sheet workers measures, sews and inserts pleats on dark blue fabric that will become curtains for bunks in Minnesota (SSN 783) while another completes a project for the Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78).

“All product specifications are unique,” said Master Shipbuilder and Sheet Worker Specialist Garland Langhorne. “For instance, each curtain has to be measured and specifically designed for each bunk.”

Up until a few years ago, Sail Loft employees really never left their workspaces, but now they regularly move around the yard to visit other shop and work areas. Sheet Worker Specialist Jack Mulligan explains how this has benefited them.

“For years, we have been isolated. We would get a sketch and have no idea where it goes or what it does,” said Mulligan. “Now we are able to meet with different trades and have a clearer understanding of how the products will perform.”

Sheet Worker Specialist Joseph Moore, who leads the design process for ship decor like the red, white and blue bunting and fans strewn across the carriers for a christening ceremony, has been in the Sail Loft for 32 years. He also manufactures the 700-square-foot bow flag for every submarine built at Newport News Shipbuilding. While images of the Sail Loft’s interior work are rarely seen, it’s a proud moment for employees when ship decorations for special events are captured in live and still pictures.

“It’s a lasting image of the shipyard on CNN and shown all over the country and the world, and it represents everybody. It’s history,” Moore said.

John Pellum, one of 22 Sail Loft employees, sews canvas covers designed to protect equipment on Gerald R. Ford (CVN78). Photo by Chris Oxley

1feet million pulled... & counting

In April, deck electricians working on the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) reached their first major milestone—they completed pulling one million feet of cable. By the time CVN 78 is ready for delivery to the U.S. Navy in 2015, the electrical teams will have pulled and installed nearly 11 million feet of cable and three million feet of blown fiber optics throughout the ship.

“The first million was a great achievement and challenge,” said Electrical General Foreman Curtis Hall.

“It has been a true team effort. We have teams working out in front of the cable installers putting in wire way racks, tubes, collars and multi-cable transits.”

From bow to stern, port to starboard, cable installers, wire way technicians and electricians, sometimes working alone or in groups of three to four shipbuilders, are running cable all over the ship. Foreman and lead mechanics on the cable pull gangs provide direction and tell the crews the cable routes. They also check the

quality of the work before the inspectors come in.

To prevent the cables from looking like a bowl of spaghetti, the pull gangs say there’s a lot more to the job than just pulling cable.

“We’re pulling a lot of cable, but we’re also doing a lot of prep work to make sure the work is neat and the pull routes are clear,” said Cable Installer Craig Wells. “Also, when we’re packing transits and collars, we have to make sure they are airtight and watertight.”

Despite the big job, Cable Installer Nathan Clarke enjoys what he is doing. “It feels good to reach this milestone, considering where we started to where we are now. I know what I’m doing plays a big part.”

Deck electricians have completed pulling one million of the more than 11 million feet of electrical cable that will be installed throughout CVN 78 before the ship’s 2015 scheduled delivery to the Navy. Photo by Ricky Thompson

Making a Difference Supporting Big Dreams Shipbuilders at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) are doing more than building big ships—they are helping individuals in the community fulfill big dreams. In April, SHIPs Network, one of four employee resource groups available to NNS employees, volunteered at the Special Olympics Virginia spring games in Hampton.

“The Special Olympics is an awesome program that supports and celebrates people with intellectual disabilities and physical challenges,” said SHIPs Network Community Affairs Committee Lead Anecia Moore.

“We had more than 15 SHIPs volunteers come out to assist with competition tasks such as scorekeeping, timekeeping and cheering on game participants.”

Cindy Matheson assisted with a softball event. “No words can describe the enjoyment of seeing everyone having a great time and knowing that I was part of making it happen,” said Matheson. “Before each softball

toss, everyone shouted out encouraging words to cheer on the participants. What inspired me the most was seeing just how far a little bit of encouragement goes.”

Andrew Gurry agreed that the games were an eyeopening experience. “I brought my wife and son along,” said Gurry. “This event was a great place to teach people about helping others. There is absolutely no greater feeling than seeing the joy on the participants face as they competed in their event. Each participant had a wonderful attitude and enjoyment for life that I had never seen before.”

Moore added, “The SHIPs Network will definitely return next year. Our entire group was honored to support this great cause.”

Newport News Shipbuilding volunteer Matthew Grimaldi encourages competitors during the 2012 Special Olympics Virginia spring games in Hampton. Photo

by John Whalen

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Larry Arrington 40 years

James L Boone 40 years

Tyrone Clayton 40 years

Monrickie Culotta 40 years

Charles Forsythe 40 years

Bob Mills 40 years

Richard Nicosia 40 years

Lawrence Pauley 40 years

Jerry “Sam” Samuels 40 years

J.B. Scott 40 years

Harold Sinclair 40 years

Elisha “Bubba” Stokes 40 years

Bob Sunday 40 years

Paul Taylor 40 years

45YEARS John M. Knight X36

John W. Beale X18 Ruby Braswell O46 Dion J. Brown A572 Henry W. Chapman O46 Clarice S. Diggs O43 Mary E. Foley X36 John C. Fremont X82 Mabel L. Harris X18 Linda C. Jones E84 Gregory K. Jordan O54 Steven R. Knoblauch X88 David C. McAbee X89 Alexander Redcross Jr. X36 Joseph A. Robinson X18 Ned C. Roulhac O43 Lennie F. Routten O31 Wilbert Ruff Jr. X18 Thomas W. Sandman X18 Stephen C. Thompson X36 William E. Topping E51 Lloyd Watson Jr. X36 Larry C. Wiggins X36 Jeffery L. Wright X70

30 YEARS Joseph R. Adams Jr. O64 James K. Armstrong Jr. E83 John E. Arnt E51 Gregory S. Beane X43 David C. Beason M40 Walter J. Bele E13 Reginald A. Best X18 Reginald L. Bonney Jr. O53 George M. Bourlotos O19 Stephen A. Carpenter E83 Christopher K. Cibrin E82 Clinton H. Conner Jr X18 Rodney E. Cowan X71 Thomas M. Daughtrey X88 Robert E. Davenport X82 Steven E. Davis E75 Michael J. Duman K03 Steven P. Eddins X18 Daniel Y. Elmakis X53 James E. Faulks E62 Kenneth E. Graumann O87 Rebecca L. Green X82 Roland G. Greene E82 William J. Greene Jr. O43

Theodore R Gundy Jr. X18 Donald H. Harlan O53 Carlos W. Harris O04 Lenvil H. Holland X36 Eugene E. Hutchens O48 David A. Jackson O43 Wayne Jackson N960 Merrill T. Jennings X82 Ronald R. Johnson X74 Reginald C. Kahan A572 Joseph H. Klaugh M40 Phillip H. Lamb M53 Dennis N. Loan X89 Karen W. London E17 William T. Lucy II O26 Stephen E. Madre E85 Janice P. Mallory O24 Curtis D. Mann X15 Don P. Mc Dermott E13 Walter S. McLamb O43 Joy W. Mendoza E81 Daniel T. Minnick X18 William C. Moody X15 Warren S. Mooneyham X88 Donald F. Morris X58

James O. Myers O79 Ronlee C. Peters X71 Rodney J. Pickett X54 Robert B. Pittard E85 Henry C. Price Jr. X18 Beverley N. Prillaman T54 Charles L. Rhodes X82 George H. Riddick Jr. O14 Robert J. Rilee N960 Tony H. Rivenbark O67 Linda E. Robinson E45 Harry B. Scott X67 David A. Shaffer X75 Robert W. Shaffer III E10 Michael L. Shelton O45 Kevin P. Shorts X88 Edward S. Simmons E83 John R. Soles Jr. X69 Lincoln B. Strickland E83 Frank M. Sutherlin X11 Michael B. Trunk E83 Arthur K. Voris E81 Larry W. Wilkerson O04 Patrick L. Woodington O38 Lori A. Woods X89

David P. Wright E75 Ernest J. Wright Jr X18 Dale R. Wyatt N306

40 YEARS Larry J. Arrington E39 James L. Boone X33 Tyrone L. Clayton O46 Monrickie R. Culotta X88 Charles W. Forsythe O43 Joyce A. Hines O53 Robert W. Mills T55 Richard M. Nicosia O67 Lawrence G. Pauley X36 Linwood A. Robbins X18 Jerry M. Samuels Jr. X43 Johnny B. Scott X70 Harold M. Sinclair X36 Elisha J. Stokes O53 Robert L. Sunday O38 Paul K. Taylor Jr. X10 35 YEARS Muriel Aiken X88 Jean D. Ashburn X36 Mark W. Barker X88

Retirements Claud C. Bracy III X18 Thomas L. Casper X89 Ronald L. Chapman O87 Richard A. Clark X88

Joseph L. Dickson III O39 Florence J. Hicks X10 Dwight L. Isenhour Jr. O37 Wilbert L. Johnson X11

Richard T. Junkins E75 Johnnie L. Knight X11 Thomas E. Modlin O31 James W. Moore O15

25 YEARS Denson C. Bell E27 David A. Buxton E25 Maxwell B. Crenshaw III X18 Ivan O. Eley O51 Robert C. Gerlach E24 Robert E. Horne E19 Kenneth R. Kiah E03 Daryl G. McCoy E21 Scott M. Shields E17 Steven J. Tilashalski T53 David E. Tucker E82 20 YEARS Jamie W. Abston X58 Kevin L. Greene X58 Sharon V. Hollins E47 Eric L. Turner X73

APRIL Hearld M. Oney X89 Mark R. Peterson X18 Ronald D. Rogers E82 Cynthia D. Scott E75

John J. Shannon Jr. E63 George C. Smith O39 Greg L. Thompson E62 Ernest M. Williams X33

Martha A. Willis X42

A Celebration for the Masters Normally, when Food Services Manager John Young looks at a dinner menu it’s to review all the details for a special event he is coordinating at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS). But on April 26, when Young read the menu for the 23rd Annual Master Shipbuilder Recognition Ceremony, his only role was “honoree.”

As a Master Shipbuilder, he could sit back, enjoy the company of other shipbuilders, and reflect on his 52-year career at the shipyard.

Young was one of 720 men and women who were honored at the dinner for their long service and contributions to NNS. He also has the distinction of being one of 35 Master Shipbuilders who have worked at the shipyard for 50 or more years.

“I look forward to attending this event each year,” said Young. “It makes you feel so proud that the company takes time to say thank you for all that we have achieved during our time at the shipyard.”

More than 1,000 people filled the Hampton Roads

Convention Center for the ceremony honoring employees whose careers span 40 or more years of continuous service.

Attending the event for the first time as Master Shipbuilders were 301 new inductees who began their careers at the shipyard in 1971. New inductee and Operations Manager Eric Stevens said his proudest shipyard achievements are graduating from The Apprentice School, finalizing and delivering his first submarine, and becoming a Master Shipbuilder.

“The words ‘Master Shipbuilder’ alone make you feel a part of the elite men and women in the shipbuilding industry,” said Stevens. “What I have enjoyed most about working at the shipyard are the people, the challenge and the improvements the company has made through the years.”

On April 26, more than 1,000 guests attended the annual Master Shipbuilders Recognition Ceremony to celebrate the careers of 720 Newport News shipbuilders who have worked at the shipyard for 40 or more continuous years. Photo by Ricky Thompson

That’s the total combined experience the

2012 Master Shipbuilders

of Newport News Shipbuilding have in crafting the greatest military ships in the world.

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their lifetime, we’re proud to honor these The 720

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men and women listed here have been with the shipyard for

40 or more continuous years. In today’s landscape, that is something to celebrate.

Congratulations Maurice M Adams Chauncey L Adkins Larry D Agnor David M Ahearn Jr Carroll M Allen James E Allen John W Altman James E Amos Clinton B Anderson Darnell O Anthony Larry A Anthony Harold L Applewhite Jr Sandra B Armstrong Albert B Arnold Edward J Artis Dean A Ashe Alexander Askew Howard E Askew Gilbert N Askew Jr Marie M Austin Bobby R Autry William C Ayers Cleo B Badgett William A Badgett Louis C Bagley Jr Jerry C Bailey Leon P Bailey Michael S Bailey Perry M Bailey Earl G Baldwin Edgar A Ball II Joseph K Ballard Sallie R Banks Willie A Banks Jr Alfred B Barber Jr Robert L Barefield Charles R Barlow Jr Michael L Barnes

Thomas W Barnes John T Barrett Jr William C Bartlett Lloyd T Bass William H Bazemore Jr Eric W Belcher Junie J Bell Edward C Belvin James A Bennett Jr Robert T Berkley Ernest L Billups Jimmie L Bishop Edward D Black Paul O Black Gary E Blake Anthony R Bland Anson L Blevins Robert E Blount Mckenzie Bolden Bernard D Bolen Odes V Bolin Jr Eddie Bonds George Booker Bobby E Boone Hollis D Boone Andrew Boone Jr David R Boucher Gene E Bowers Benjamin R Bowers Jr Osen F Bowser Karl D Boyce Randolph S Boyd Christophe C Boyd Jr Cheryl T Boyette John U Boyette Willie M Bracy Claud C Bracy III George A Bradby

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Joseph W Bradley Thomas H Brady Jr Dennis J Branch James K Brandau David E Bremby Michael F Brice Larry L Bridgman Ronald G Brinson Benjamin L Brokenburr Larry D Brooks Donald F Brookshire James M Brothers Carl S Brown Isaac L Brown Nathaniel L Brown William A Brown Silvester L Browning Richard E Bryant Chip M Buck Leamon E Bullock Samuel C Burton Rayford E Butler Joe F Bye Jesse J Byrd James C Byrum Marvin M Cabe Anna B Call Frederick E Call Thomas A Callaghan Johnny L Camden Ellen S Campbell Gary W Campbell William K Campbell Willie G Carde Jr Patrick S Carmean William M Carney Frank Carroll Jr Booker T Carter Jr

Shipbuilders on this achievement.

Jesse R Cartwright Davis W Cartwright IV John N Cary Jr James E Cash Terry W Cason Thomas L Casper William D Causey Grant U Chandler James E Chapman Ronald L Chapman James P Chappell Waverly A Charity Gary W Chenault Joseph F Cherry Richard L Chisholm Ronald L Chisholm Yvonne Christian Kenneth R Clarke William P Clayborne Jr James A Clemons James M Cofer Jessee L Coleman William R Colligan Raymond D Collins David L Compton Harry W Compton Jr Kenneth R Congleton Donald R Connelly Raymond D Conyers Elton I Cook Thomas G Cook Willie Cook Jr Bernard E Cooke Jerry L Costello James M Cowan Lloyd W Craig Jr Kenneth W Crocker Jr Marvin A Crocker Jr

George O Cunningham Frank Dancy James D Dangerfield Larry Davis Walter J Davis George D Dawson Theodore A Daye Howard W Deberry Henry A Deese Jr Conrad C Dellinger Jr Randolph Deloatch Bettie A Den Dekker Alvester D Dent Betty J Dickson David T Diggs Thomas D Diggs Jr Edwin T Dise Charles W Dixon Hester H Dixon Lewis H Dixon Stanley E Dixon Aaron L Dove John T Drake Fred S Dulaney Jr James L Durham James E Durie Dwayne M Duval Arthur R Dyke Jr Josandra M Eason Dorothy J Eaton William G Eaton Jr Bruce L Edwards Earl L Edwards Robert C Edwards Alvin R Ely Tyrone Epps Charles W Epps Jr Palmer W Eubank Jr

Joe M Eure William H Eure Jr James M Evans Larry D Evans William L Evans Jr Charles A Everett Langston D Everett James E Everette James H Faulk John T Faulk Randolph Favors Clarence E Felton George E Fenner Jr James L Ferguson Philip W Fetter Samuel E Fields William A Fields Allen T Fincher Eldridge P Firth Ralph R Fish Robert L Fish Harry T Fisher III John Fitchett William B Flowers Hjalmar J Fond Walter I Fortenberry George R Frangowlakis Robert M Fulcher Donald L Fulford Paul J Garris Jr Stanley L Gatling Roland A Gatling Jr Karl A Gayles Herbert A Getts William D Gibson Charles T Gilley Ralph B Gilley Otho M Givens

Russell A Golden Samuel G Goode III Edward M Gore Harold W Gowers McDale Grant Percell Grant Herbert C Gravely III Ervin T Graves Howard D Gray Lindora Gray Ernest L Green John M Green Thomas J Green Wayne D Green Edwin L Greene Robert W Greer Jr Carolyn J Grimes Norwood S Groce Charlie C Hall Charlie E Hall Edsel A Hall Morris G Hall Robert L Hall Samuel C Hall Stephen T Hall Edward W Hall Jr Howard S Hall Jr Paul G Halsey Alvin W Hamlin Rodney D Hamm Edward S Hammond Wallace L Hardy Jr Kenny L Hargrove Walter Hargrove Jr Norman R Harr Clarence B Harrell Larry R Harrell Thomas E Harrelson Lorenzo Harrington Herman L Harris Leon R Harris Randy L Harris Tommie Harris Vincent L Harris William R Harris Michael L Harris Jr Darrell Harrison Tuson Harvey Thomas B Hasty Michael G Hawk Robert S Hawk Darnell Hawkins Roger D Hayes Isaiah Haynes George E Hazelwood III Edwin D Heath Jr Julius M Heckstall Yonnie M Hedrick Charles R Heinen Clifton M Henderson Judy A Hester Leogie Hicks James E Hicks Jr Mack E Hill Oliver D Hill David R Hinnant Woodrow E Hitt Michael W Hobson David B Hogge Rodney W Holdren Rosita E Holley George W Holloway Milton R Holloway Lillian W Holmes Dennis B Honeycutt Melvin C Hooker Donald L Hopson Gene E Hopson Jerry T Howell Charles W Hubbard Charles K Hudgins James L Hudgins

Jeffery L Hughes Joseph G Hughes Charles H Hundley Jr Ralph U Hunt Clifton S Hunter Rolland C Hunter Ronald D Hunter Dwight L Isenhour Jr Richard S Ivens Allen O Jackson Richard R Jacobson Milton M James Richard L Jamison Paul L Jaquay Burleon M Jarrell Otis L Jarrett Robert L Jarrett John B Jeffries Jr Grady J Jenkins Steven C Jensen Clark Johnson Thomas R Johnson Sam Johnson Jr Alfred Jones Coloris M Jones Dale K Jones Ellison E Jones Eugene F Jones Herley Jones King E Jones Paul D Jones Timothy L Jones Vincent L Jones Walter J Jones Cornell L Jordan Richard A Jordan William C Joyce Eric T Joyner Lloyd D Joyner Patricia A Joyner David R Joyner Jr Anthony C Kaczka Nathaniel Kee Daniel R Keefer James M Keemer Jr Louise E Kelley Colin R Kelly Alphonso Kelly Jr Clifton L Kemp Robert B Keyes Guy E Kilburn Asa K Kilmon James M King Kenneth A King William D King Jr Carlton R Knight John M Knight Johnnie L Knight Ern A Koehler Jr Gary S Krigsvold Felix M Lane Michael D Lane Posey F Lane William E Lane Jesse Lane Jr Garland E Langhorne Shirley S Langston Alvin L Lankford Randolph C Lavender Henry R Lawrence Philip G Lawrence William G Leary Napoleon Lee John G Leftwich Gary M Leonard Larry R Lewis Mark S Lewis Ruth S Lewis Ronald C Liles Tyrone Little Gary E Livingston Carlton E Lockley

William T Logan John L Luton James E Lynskey II Robert A Maker Carolyn B Mann Malcolm F Mann George E Marble Willie C Marlins III Ernest L Martin Howard L Martin Jon L Martin Charles W Mason Ray B Massengill Charles E Massie Jr Slater B Matthews Jr Edgar I Maxwell Dannie D McCain Gary McClenney Roger N McClinton Jr David F McCoy Roy D McCullen Donald L McDaniel Welford B McElwee John S McIntyre Jr Rebecca C McKinney Eugene McKoy Michael T McKoy Neal A McNeill Charles C Meador John N Meadows Jr Fred T Meiggs Dennis D Menser Lloyd W Merritt James A Messick James C Mitchell Leonard P Mitchell Jr James L Mizell Sherman W Mizelle Thomas E Modlin Ernest F Montgomery Jerome Moody Timothy G Moody William T Moody Calvin Moore General H Moore Herbert L Moore Jr Joseph E Morgan Edgar L Morgan Jr Charles R Morris Dennis L Morris La Mar S Morris William E Morris Wilma B Morris Franklin W Morrow David A Muse Ray G Nelson Pernell Newby David L Nicholas Charles E Nichols Catherine W Nicholson James T Nicholson Jerry L Nicholson William H Nicolls III James R Norris William W Nuttall William G O Donnell Wesley H Oast Jr James W Oliver Hearld M Oney Thomas R Osborne Elbert Outerbridge Arnold D Outlaw Linwood G Outlaw Kenneth R Overman Jerry L Owenby Eddie G Owens Eddie J Owens Reginald L Owens John R Owney Dennis G Page Wallace R Paige Joann S Panuska

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EAU CLAIRE WI PERMIT NO. 366

June 2012

Newport News shipbuilders competed on April 14 in the FM 99 and Virginia Ship Repair Association cardboard boat building contest. The annual event is held to determine which Hampton Roads shipyard will earn the right to be called “The Yard.” Each team had one hour to build a vessel out of cardboard and duct tape. The vessels were then judged on three criteria: best resemblance to a naval vessel, level of exposed cardboard with the least amount of duct tape exposed, and buoyancy. The Newport News Shipbuilding team scored the highest in the first two categories. Pictured L to R: Melynda Roberts, Halley Maddox, Michael Nyberg, Joseph Maddox Sr., Team Captain Kevin Miller, and Darryl Trautner. Photo by Chris Oxley