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FOCUS NNS
(BRYAN)
OUR PRODUCTS, OUR PEOPLE PROUDLY ON DISPLAY…I’M BRYAN
MOORE AND THIS IS FOCUS NNS.
WE’RE HERE AT HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES HEADQUARTERS
IN DOWNTOWN NEWPORT NEWS. HII RECENTLY SHOWCASED THEIR
PRODUCTS AND PEOPLE AT THE SEA AIR SPACE SHOW AT NATIONAL
HARBOR. WE’LL TAKE YOU THERE…
PLUS…ANOTHER A MILESTONE FOR THE VIRGINIA CLASS
SUBMARINE PROGRAM…AND MORE THAN 36 THOUSAND COMBINED
YEARS OF SERVICE FOR OUR LATEST MASTER SHIPBUILDERS…
BUT FIRST ON DECK…NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING AND ALL OF
HUNTINGTON INGALLS IS FRONT AND CENTER AT THE SEA AIR
SPACE-NAVY LEAGUE SHOW. AARON PRITCHETT WITH OUR
COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION…TAKES US THERE…
(AARON)
IT’S ALL ABOUT WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE DO, AND THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SHINE THE SPOTLIGHT ON THE HARDWORKING
SHIPBUILDERS WHO POUR THEIR HEART AND SOUL INTO BUILDING
THE MOST COMPLEX SHIPS IN THE WORLD . . . A MESSAGE THAT IS
VERY IMPORTANT TO GET OUT AND ONE THAT PROMINENTLY TAKES
CENTER STAGE FOR HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES YEAR AFTER
YEAR FOR THE LARGEST MARITIME INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION IN THE
COUNTRY. .
OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS HERE THE 2014 SEA-AIR-SPACE
EXPOSITION IN NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND, NEWPORT NEWS
SHIPBUILDING HAS BEEN FRONT AND CENTER DISPLAYING,
EDUCATING AND INFORMING THE THOUSANDS IN ATTENDANCE
ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY, TO
SUBMARINES AND AIRCRAFT CARRIERS. . .
(MARTY CHANIK - VP FOR CUSTOMER AFFAIRS)
SAS IS A TRADE SHOW PUT ON ANNUALLY BY THE NAVY LEAGUE,
THIS SYMPOSIUM GIVES FOLKS A CHANCE TO TALK ONE ABOUT THE
SEA SERVICE AND WHAT THEY DO, IT ALSO GIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIKE OURSELVES TO SHOW WHAT WE DO ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS,
WHAT WE BUILD AND WHAT WE SELL TO THE NAVY.
WE HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE NAVY LEAGUE ANNUAL SEA-AIRSPACE SYMPOSIUM FOR AT LEAST THE LAST TEN YEARS, THESE
TYPES OF EVENTS ARE GREAT EVENTS BECAUSE THEY ATTRACT SO
MANY PEOPLE, ELEVEN THOUSAND OR SO FOLKS COME IN HERE,
AND QUITE FRANKLY BECAUSE IT IS BASED HERE IN DC IT GIVES US
AS A COMPANY THE GREATEST EXPOSURE ACROSS THE BOARD TO
CONGRESSIONAL FOLKS AND TO OUR PRIMARY CUSTOMERS.
(JUSTIN BYRUM - BLOCK 3 PROGRAM MANAGER, VIRGINIA CLASS)
SEA-AIR-SPACE IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY, I TELL YOU IT’S A
DEVELOPMENTAL OPPORTUNITY, THIS IS PROBABLY MY FIFTH YEAR
BEING A PART OF THE EVENT, IT’S GREAT, IT ALLOWS ME TO TAKE
WHAT I HAVE LEARNED IN THE SUBMARINE PROGRAM DAY TO DAY
AND BRING THAT TO THE CUSTOMER AND TO A MORE BROAD
COMMUNITY.
(MARTY CHANIK - VP FOR CUSTOMER AFFAIRS)
THE MORE CAPABLITIES THAT WE SHOW, THE BETTER CHANCE WE
HAVE TO ONE KEEP OUR CUSTOMERS INTERESTED, BUT TWO AS WE
LOOK AT THE FUTURE BE ABLE TO SELL THOSE PRODUCTS, KEEP
THOSE PRODUCTS GOING AND AS WE ENCOUNTER OTHER
COMPANIES FIND OUT OTHER IDEAS THAT THEY HAVE THAT
PERHAPS WE CAN USE OR WE CAN WORK WITH THEM ON IN TERMS
OF PROVIDING BETTER PRODUCTS TO OUR CUSTOMERS.
(PATRICK RYAN - PROJECT MANAGER, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT)
WE HAVE BEEN DOING AUGMENTED REALITY DEVELOPMENT AT
NEWPORT NEWS SINCE FEBRUARY 2011, IT IS BASICALLY THE
APPLICATION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION ONTO OUR REAL WORLD
EXPERIENCE, IT IS SOMETHING THAT MOST PEOPLE HAVE NEVER
EXPERIENCED BEFORE.
LET ME SHOW YOU THE MOST FUN OR THE ONE I LIKE THE BEST, IT IS
YOUR X-RAY VISION FEATURE, SO I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS ON
THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS BULKHEAD, WHERE ARE THERE PIPES,
WHERE IS THERE ELECTRICAL, AND I CAN USE THIS PRODUCT
MODEL TO GIVE ME THAT INFORMATION THAT I CAN NORMALLY
NOT EVEN SEE.
WE CAN USE AUGMENTED REALITY FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION
WHICH IS A GREAT USE CASE, BUT BEYOND THAT IF I WANT TO
ELIMINATE DRAWINGS I HAVE TO USE WAY BEYOND NEW
CONSTRUCTION, WE WANT TO USE IT FOR OPERATION,
MAINTENANCE, AND WE WANT TO USE IT FOR OVERHAUL, ALL
PARTS OF OUR BUSINESS, ALL PARTS OF OUR PRODUCTS CAN
BENEFIT FROM THIS TECHNOLOGY.
IT’S DEVELOPMENTAL TECHNOLOGY, WE HAVEN’T DEPLOYED IT TO
SCALE, BUT FOR US AFTER THREE YEARS IT IS ABOUT TIME TO
PLANT THE FLAG AND TO SHOW OUR CUSTOMER AND THE
COMMUNITY AT LARGE THAT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT HIGH
TECHNOLOGY AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP YOU THINK OF
HUNTINGTON INGALLS AND NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING.
(AARON)
IT IS THE HOPE THAT ALL THOSE IN ATTENDANCE WILL GAIN A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ALL THE COMPLEXITIES THAT ARE
INVOLVED IN BUILDING THE WORLD’S GREATEST WARSHIPS AND
GREATER YET ALL THE CAPABILITIES THAT EXIST FOR THE FUTURE.
FOR FOCUS NNS, I’M AARON PRITCHETT, BACK TO YOU BRYAN!
(BRYAN)
THANK YOU AARON. THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TEAM THAT
WORKS HERE OUT OF THE HII HEADQUARTERS PUTS ON THE NAVY
LEAGUE SHOW EVERY YEAR. THEY DO A FANTANSIC JOB AND ARE
ALREADY PLANNING AHEAD FOR NEXT YEAR.
NOW...LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OTHER NEWS FROM AROUND
THE YARD…
-36,880 YEARS. THAT’S THE COMBINED AMOUNT OF SERVICE FOR THIS
YEAR’S CLASS OF MASTER SHIPBUILDERS.
SHIPBUILDERS WHO HAVE SERVED THE COMPANY FOR 40 OR MORE
YEARS EARN THAT PRESTIGIOUS TITLE.
THEY WERE HONORED ON APRIL 24 DURING A SPECIAL DINNER AT
THE HAMPTON ROADS CONVENTION CENTER FOR 868 MASTER
SHIPBUILDERS.
(DARNELL HAWKINS- MASTER SHIPBUILDER)
IT’S AN AWESOME FEELING TO BE A MASTER SHIPBUILDER, I AM A
SECOND GENERATION SHIPBUILDER, MY FATHER WAS IN THE
FITTERS, BUT I FOLLOWED IN HIS STEPS, AND IF HE WERE HERE
TODAY HE WOULD BE VERY PROUD OF ME.
(ERNESTINE HAWKINS- MASTER SHIPBUILDER)
IT’S AN AWESOME RESPONSIBILITY AND I REALLY FEEL FANTASTIC
THAT I HAVE BEEN APART OF THIS WHOLE SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY
FOR THIS MANY YEARS, I HAVE ENJOYED WORKING AT THE
SHIPYARD, I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH IN MY CAREER AND I HAVE
MET SO MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE AND I HAVE LEARNED A LOT.
(RONALD NELSON- MASTER SHIPBUILDER)
I COUNT IT AN HONOR TO WORK FOR A COMPANY THAT HAS TAKEN
CARE OF ME FOR THIS AMOUNT OF TIME, WE DO SOMETHING THAT IS
VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR COUNTRY AND WE TAKE OUR JOBS
VERY SERIOUS.
(BRYAN)
PRESIDENT MATT MULHERIN ADDRESSED THE MASTER
SHIPBUILDERS TELLING THEM THEY HAVE MADE HISTORY WHILE
SHAPING OUR FUTURE.
YOU CAN SEE MORE OF THE CEREMONY ON THE NEWPORT NEWS
SHIPBUILDING WEBSITE AS WELL AS A SPECIAL ADVERTISING
SECTION ON THE WTKR TV NEWS CHANNEL 3 WEBSITE.
-EVERY DAY, SHIPBUILDERS AT NEWPORT NEWS REACH ABOVE AND
BEYOND TO DELIVER EXCEPTIONAL RESULTS.
THAT IS CERTAINLY THE CASE IN THE REFUELING AND COMPLEX
OVERHAUL PROGRAM.
AS WE KNOW…IT WAS A TOUGH WINTER HERE.
COLD, WET AND SNOWY WEATHER CAUSED SOME CHALLENGES
WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THE RADAR TOWER OF USS ABRAHAM
LINCOLN - CVN 72.
THE PROJECT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE RCOH SO GETTING
BEHIND SCHEDULE IS NOT AN OPTION.
A COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT AND DETERMINATION FROM A TEAM OF
HIGHLY-SKILLED SHIPBUILDERS PROVED THAT WEATHER WAS NOT
GOING TO STAND IN THE WAY OF COMPLETING THIS MILESTONE.
(JOHN GREGORY- GENERAL FOREMAN, FITTER)
WHAT AN AWESOME PERFORMANCE OF TEAMWORK, AND I DON’T
KNOW IF YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED- DUE TO
INTERFERENCES THAT WERE IN OUR WAY WE BASICALLY
OVERCAME A THIRTY DAY DEFICIT IN THE SCHEDULE. SO WE WERE
THIRTY DAYS BEHIND SCHEDULE, WE WORKED AS A TEAM TO
OVERCOME THOSE THIRTY DAYS TO END UP THREE OR FOUR DAYS
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE SO THAT IS A MAJOR, MAJOR
ACCOMPLISHMENT AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE
ALL THE HARD WORK, LONG HOURS AND PATIENCE FROM ALL OF
YOU ALL.
(STEVEN FREEMAN- RIGGER SPECIALIST)
WHEN YOU GET INVOLVED IN THE JOB AND YOU CAN SEE THE JOB
PROGRESSING, IT IS GOING SOMEWHERE, IT IS NOT JUST STANDING
STILL AND IT GIVES YOU THAT MOTIVATION TO STAY THERE, YOU
WANT TO GET IT FINISHED; YOU WANT TO GET IT DONE. WE KNOW
THAT THERE IS A GOAL THAT WE HAVE TO REACH, SO WE GO DOWN
AND WE WORK AT IT, YOU KNOW THEY ARE LONG HOURS AND WE
BE TIRED BUT IT FEELS GOOD WHEN THE FINISHED PRODUCT IS
OVER.
(BRYAN)
IT’S GAME ON FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
FROM THE CITIES OF HAMPTON AND NEWPORT NEWS.
THEY RECENTLY COMPETED IN THE THIRD ANNUAL CAREER
PATHWAYS EGG DROP ENGINEERING COMPETITION HERE AT
NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING.
A UNIQUE EVENT THAT CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO STAY WITHIN
BUDGET…WHILE PURCHASING MATERIALS.
IT’S ALL TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT A CONTRAPTION THAT WILL
PROTECT AN EGG FROM A 12 AND 18 FOOT DROP WITHOUT
CRACKING.
(SHAUNTEL FOSTER- CAREER PATHWAYS TRAINING REP)
ITS AMAZING, IT’S REALLY EXCITING, YOU GET TO SEE THE
STUDENTS THE GEARS START TURNING IN THEIR HEADS, THEY GET
EXCITED, THEY START THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOXWE INCORPORATE THE STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
ENGINEERING, AND MATH), THE SCIENCE PORTION COMES FROM THE
PHYSICS- DROPPING THE EGG TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE
MASS OF THE EGG IN THE CAPSULE, SAY LIKE A PARACHUTE WILL IT
PROHIBIT IT FROM DROPPING TOO FAST OR NOT ENOUGH . . . SO IT
REALLY AMAZING TO SEE WHAT THE KIDS PUT TOGETHER.
(BRYAN)
THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE EVENT IS PUTTING EACH TEAM’S DESIGNS
TO THE TEST.
THE EGGS ARE DROPPED FROM A SCISSOR LIFT RIGHT OUTSIDE
BUILDING 520 IN FRONT OF THE DOROTHY . . .
THIS YEAR’S WINNING TEAMS ARE FROM BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WOODSIDE HIGH SCHOOL IN NEWPORT NEWS.
--THE NAVY HAS AWARDED AN $18 BILLION CONTRACT TO BUILD TEN
MORE VIRGINIA-CLASS SUBMARINES.
THE BLOCK FOUR AWARD IS THE LARGEST SHIPBUILDING
CONTRACT IN U.S. NAVY HISTORY IN TERMS OF TOTAL DOLLAR
VALUE.
VICE PRESIDENT OF SUBMARINES AND FLEET SUPPORT, JIM HUGHES
TELLS SHIPBUILDERS…QUOTE…
“WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE WITH EACH BOAT WE DELIVER, AND I
AM VERY IMPRESSED WITH AND PROUD OF THE ENTIRE VCS TEAM
AND THE NEW AND INNOVATIVE IDEAS BEING IMPLEMENTED EVERY
DAY.” END QUOTE.
THE MULTI-YEAR BLOCK PURCHASE CONTRACT CONTINUES THE
TEAMING ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING
AND ELECTRIC BOAT.
IT’S IS A STRATEGY INTENDED TO SAVE MONEY FOR THE NAVY AND
ALSO SECURE THE EXPERTISE OF THE INDUSTRIAL BASE.
THE NAVY’S 2014 30-YEAR SHIPBUILDING PLAN CALLS FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION AND DELIVERY OF VIRGINIA-CLASS SUBMARINES
THROUGH AT LEAST 2043.
--AND SPEAKING OF THE VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE
PROGRAM…MORE GREAT NEWS.
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE JOHN
WARNER, SSN 785.
JEREMY BUSTIN WAS AT A SPECIAL EVENT TO MARK THE OCCASION
…WITH THE SHIPS NAMESAKE.
(JEREMY)
I’M STANDING IN THE MODULAR OUTFITTING FACILITY AT NEWPORT
NEWS SHIPBUILDING WHERE SUBMARINE JOHN WARNER (SSN 785)
HAS REACHED ANOTHER MAJOR MILESTONE. IT WAS THE FIRST
CHANCE FOR SENATOR WARNER TO SEE HIS SUBMARINE
STRUCTURALLY COMPLETE AND TO THANK THE SHIPBUILDERS
RESPONSIBLE FOR BUILDING HIS SHIP.
IT WAS A DAY OF INSPIRATION AND EXCITEMENT FOR SENATOR
WARNER, THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND THE SHIPBUILDERS AT
NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING. WITH PRESSURE HULL COMPLETE,
DELIVERY FOR THE VIRGINIA-CLASS SUBMARINE IS ANOTHER STEP
CLOSER.
(JIM HUGHES- VP OF SUBMARINES AND FLEET SUPPORT)
WHEN THAT FINAL HULL SEAM IS WELDED TOGETHER, IT
SYMBOLIZES HOW ALL OF US HAVE JOINED TOGETHER TO
SUCCESSFULLY BUILD THE MOST COMPLEX MACHINE IN THE
WORLD FOR THE BEST SUBMARINE FORCE IN THE WORLD.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT HAS TO BE
ACCOMPLISHED BEFORE WE REACH THIS POINT—THE THOUSANDS
OF WELDS, THE MILLIONS OF COMPONENTS AND VALVES, AND THE
TONS OF MATERIAL FROM ACROSS ALL 50 STATES—ALL OF THAT
HAS TO PRECISELY JOIN TOGETHER TO CREATE THE MOST COMPLEX,
LETHAL AND STEALTHY MACHINE KNOWN TO MAN.
(ISSAC BELTON, JR.- WELDER)
IT’S AMAZING TO ME. NOT EVERYONE GETS TO WAKE UP EVERY
DAY AND GO TO WORK TO BUILD NUCLEAR-POWERED SUBMARINES.
I FEEL HONORED.
(JEREMY)
HUNDREDS OF SHIPBUILDERS LINED THE MODULAR OUTFITTING
FACILITY AS SENATOR WARNER THANKED THEM FOR THEIR HARD
WORK.
(JOHN WARNER- SSN 785 NAMESAKE)
I WANT TO PAY TRIBUTE TO ALL OF YOU AND THANK YOU FOR
WHAT YOU’VE DONE ON THIS GREAT SHIP AS YOUR PREDECESSORS
HAVE DONE FOR YEARS AND YEARS.
(JEREMY)
WITH EACH VIRGINIA-CLASS SUBMARINE BUILT, NECESSARY
ADVANCEMENTS ARE MADE TO KEEP OUR NATION’S NAVY ON THE
CUTTING EDGE AND TO MAINTAIN A STRONG MILITARY PRESENCE
AROUND THE WORLD.
(JOHN WARNER- SSN 785 NAMESAKE)
WE GOT TO MAKE IT WORK. THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO
KEEP AMERICA STRONG, BOTH MILITARILY AND ECONOMICALLY.
(JEREMY)
WITH PRESSURE HULL COMPELTE JOHN WARNER’S NEXT BIG EVENT
IS THE CHRISTENING LATER THIS SUMMER.
WITH FOCUS NNS I’M JEREMY BUSTIN, BACK TO YOU BRYAN.
(BRYAN)
THANK YOU JEREMY.
WELL THAT’S GOING TO DO IT FOR THIS EDITION OF FOCUS NNS.
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THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING, I’M BRYAN MOORE.