FOCUS NNS #39 (4/2016) LINEUP Location: ACIBC 2016 (Washington, D.C.) ACIBC 2016 - Aaron Around the Yard: 1) Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Crew Move Aboard 2) HII Health Center Grand Opening 3) General Assembly Spray Paint Simulator 4) One City Marathon Feature Washington (SSN 787) Christening (BRYAN) A HALF CENTURY OF VALUE I M BRYAN MOORE AND THIS IS FOCUS NNS. (SHOW OPEN) (BRYAN) WE RE IN WASHINGTON DC WHERE SUPPLIERS ARE MEETING WITH THEIR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES TO DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF AIRCRAFT CARRIERS TO AMERICA. WE LL HAVE THAT STORY COMING UP PLUS SPEAKING OF WASHINGTON THE SUBMARINE NAMED FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IS CHRISTENED AND IT S CREW MOVE ABOARD TIME FOR THE CARRIER LINCOLN (BRYAN) THOSE STORIES AND MORE ARE COMING UP BUT FIRST ON DECK. SUPPLIERS FROM ACROSS THE NATION ARE HERE IN WASHINGTON D.C. TO HEAR THE LATEST ON THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER PROGRAM AT
NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING. THEY LL TAKE THAT INFORMATION TO THEIR CONGRESSMEN AND AARON PRITCHETT WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION HAS A THE STORY. (AMP ON CAM) AIRCRAFT CARRIERS ARE A VITAL PART OF OUR NATIONAL DEFENSE IN WATERS ALL AROUND THE WORLD, BUT THEY AREN'T BUILT OVERNIGHT, IT TAKES SO MUCH MORE THAN FUNDING, PLANNING AND THE FINE WORK OF OUR SHIPBUILDERS TO BRING THEM TO LIFE, BUT ALSO THE MORE THAN 1000 BUSINESSES AND THEIR EMPLOYEES WHO PRODUCE AND PROVIDE THE VITAL PARTS, COMPONENTS, AND SERVICES TO KEEP THE MOST COMPLEX SHIPS IN THE WORLD UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AFLOAT, AND PROPERLY MAINTAINED FOR YEARS TO COME. AMP VOICE OVER THAT IS WHY SUPPLIERS REPRESENTING 46 STATES ARE HERE IN WASHINGTON DC FOR THEIR ANNUAL ACIBC OR AIRCRAFT CARRIER INDUSTRIAL BASE COALITION ACTION DAYS, TO COLLECTIVELY URGE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUING FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE UNITED STATES NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIER PROGRAMS BECAUSE THEIR BUSINESSES, THEIR EMPLOYEES, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES DEPEND ON IT. AMP ON CAM RICK GIANNINI: IT S ALL ABOUT THE SUPPLIERS THAT ARE BEHIND THE SCENES THAT SUPPLY PRODUCTS TO BUILD THESE INCREDIBLE AIRCRAFT CARRIERS. PROBABLY FIFTY PERCENT OF THE COST OF THE CARRIER COMES FROM MATERIAL FROM SUPPLIERS. THE REST IS WHAT IT TAKES TO DO THE INCREDIBLE JOB OF PUTTING THEM ALL TOGETHER AND MAKE A VESSLE THAT WILL LAST FIFTY YEARS. ITS
REALLY INCREDIBLE WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT THAT ANYTHING CAN BE BUILT AND STILL BE RELIVENT AND WORKING FIFTY YEARS FROM NOW AND IT TAKES A DIVERSE SUPPLY BASE TO DO THAT. WE ASSEMBLE HERE EVERY YEAR. THIS IS OUR 12 TH YEAR. THERE ARE ABOUT 200 FOLKS HERE TODAY, OVER 120 COMPANIES, FROM MANY STATES. I THINK WE REPRESENT ABOUT 110 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS. WE HAVE PANELS FROM THE SHIPYARD. WE HAVE NAVY SPEAKERS AND A COLLABORATION OF FOLKS TO BRING YOU UP TO DATE ABOUT THE STATE OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER CONSTRUCTION, THE STATE OF THE LEGISLATURE AND WHERE THEY STAND ON AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, WHAT S IN THE PRESIDENT S BUDGET, AND WHAT THEY RE LOOKING FOR THAT MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR BEYOND THE PRESIDENT S BUDGET. HARRY EPSTEIN: WE LIVE FOR IT. THIS IS PART OF AN AWESOME TEAM. SO MANY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY WORKING ON THE SHIPS, OPERATIONALLY, BUILDING THE SHIPS. WE JUST THINK WE RE PART OF PROBABLY THE BEST EXCLUSIVE CLUB IN THE UNITED STATES. I AM WITH MARINE ELECTRIC SYSTEMS. OUR COMPANY IS 74 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR AND WE VE BEEN SUPPLYING THE NAVY FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME. WE DO REALLY IMPORTANT WORK JUST EDUCATING PEOPLE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CARRIER. THEN WHEN YOU TALK TO THEM AND EXPLAIN THAT IT LASTS FOR 50 YEARS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT IT DOES, I THINK OUR GROUP SERVES A VERY VITAL FUNCTION. WHEN I SEE AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER MY HEART MELTS. TISHA SPOTTS: JACQUET MID ATLANTIC IS A RAW MATERIAL SUPPLIER TO THE SHIPYARD. WE SUPPLY STAINLESS STEEL, AND NICKLE ALLOY, AND ROUND BAR PRODUCTS TO THEM. IT S VERY IMPORTANT TO BE HERE AND SUPPORT THE PROGRAM. FOR EVERYBODY, NOT JUST
OUR COMPANY BUT OVERALL FOR THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES. IT IS VERY EDUCATIONAL TO SEE WHAT PROGRESS WE RE MAKING ON THE CARRIERS. WHAT PRODUCTS AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES ARE OUT THERE. YOU TEND TO TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN THAT. FOR ME IT S A PRIDE THING. I FEEL THAT IT IS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES AS WELL WHEN THEY KNOW IT IS GOING TO THE SHIPYARD THEY TEND TO TAKE A LITTLE MORE CARE IN HOW THEY RE HANDLING THE MATERIAL, MORE CARE IN HOW THEY RE MARKING IT, MORE CARE IN THE TRACE OF THE MATERIAL, BECAUSE THEY UNDERSTAND THE CRITICALNESS OF THE NEED OF THIS MATERIAL BECAUSE OF WHERE IT IS GOING. IT IS VERY CRITICAL THAT EVERYTHING BE RIGHT. FLOYD GANT: IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT CONGRESS HEARS WHAT WE HAVE TO SAY AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL PUT IN THEIR HEART THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO FUND THIS PROGRAM TO CONTINUE TO PROTECT THE WORLD. WHAT TAKES PLACE OVER THE 2 DAY CONFERENCE HERE AT ACIBC ACTION DAYS HERE IN WASHINGTON DC, BETTER PREPARES SUPPLIERS AND NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING IN THE OVERALL PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION, AND OVERHAUL OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER FLEET AND HOPEFULLY BETTER INFORMS CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS IN THE DECISIONS MAKING FOR THE FUTURE. FOR FOCUS NNS, I'M AARON PRITCHETT, BACK TO YOU BRYAN. (BRYAN ON CAM) THANK YOU AARON. YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER INDUSTRIAL BASED COALITION BY LOGGING ON TO THEIR WEBSITE ACIBC DOT ORG. NOW...LET S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OTHER NEWS FROM AROUND THE YARD
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES NEW FAMILY HEALTH CENTER IS OFFICIALLY OPEN IN DOWNTOWN NEWPORT NEWS. THE NEW CLINIC IS RUN BY QUAD MED. A SPECIAL OPENING WAS HELD MARCH 19 TH LED BY HUMAN RESOURCES AND ADMINISTRATION VICE PRESIDENT BILL BELL. THE NEW FAMILY HEALTH CLINIC SIGN WAS UNVEILED WITH SHIPBUILDERS AND QUAD MED REPRESENTATIVES DOING THE HONORS. BILL BELL: SHIPBUILDERS AND EACH ONE OF YOU HERE ARE THE HEART OF WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO. WE STARTED THE PLANNING OF THIS BUILDING IN 2011. AND NOW OUR SALARIED WORK FORCE AND OUR FIRE FIGHTERS ARE ALL ELIGIBLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS FACILITY. SUE BUETTNER: WE LL KEEP YOU WELL AND IF YOU GET SICK WE LL TAKE CARE OF THAT TOO. CENISE WAITES: ITS PHENOMENAL IT HAS A LOT OF ALL INCLUSIVE THINS IN THIS FACILITY. IF WE DON T HAVE HEALTHY SHIPBUILDERS, WE DON T HAVE SHIPS. SOT THE DAY INCLUDED TOURS OF THE NEW HEALTH CENTER HEALTHY EATING DEMONSTRATIONS AND FUN ACTIVITIES FOR THE KIDS LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NEW FAMILY HEALTH CLINIC BY GOING TO THE HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES WEBSITE.
WELCOME ABOARD, AS SAILORS MOVE BACK TO USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). THE MOVE MARKS A MAJOR MILESTONE FOR BOTH THE CREW AND SHIPBUILDERS, BRINGING THE SHIP ONE STEP CLOSER TO COMPLETING ITS REFUELING AND COMPLEX OVERHAUL. SAILORS SPENT TIME CHECKING IN, SETTLING INTO THEIR BERTHING SPACES AND EVEN ENJOYED A SPECIAL MEAL WHERE CAPTAIN RON RAVELO SERVED UP THE FOOD. ARTHUR GRANT: MY FEELINGS TOWARDS IS THAT IT IS GOING TO BE AN ADJUSTMENT PERIOD COMING FROM THE PORTSMOUTH BARRAKS AT THE CHIEF S SUITES. I DON T HAVE MY PRIVACY AND EVERYTHING. IT WAS QUIET, I M SURE IT WON T BE QUIET AT ALL. IT S NOT ONLY BIG FOR MYSELF IT S A BIG RECOVERY TO GET THIS WAR SHIP BACK OUT TO SEA. I M REALLY GLAD TO BE A PART OF SOMETHING THAT IS BIGGER THAN MYSELF. SOT IN ADDITION TO THE MEAL IN THE SHIP'S NEWLY REFURBISHED AFT MESSENGER DECKS, A RIBBON WAS CUT FOR THE SHIP'S STORE AND BARBERSHOP. NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING GOES TO RICHMOND, AS THE NNS TRADES TRAINING AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS TEAMS PARTNERED TO HOST A PAINT SIMULATOR DISPLAY AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BUILDING TO PROVIDE STATE LEGISLATORS AN INTERACTIVE ACTIVITY AND EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING AT THE SHIPYARD AND THE APPRENTICE SCHOOL. JIM MORRIS:
I GET EXCITED, I LOVE TO SEE PEOPLE JUST GRASP THESE NEW CONCEPTS AND LEARN. IT TURNS US IN TO A MUCH GREENER SHIPYARD. WE RE ABLE TO TRAIN PEOPLE AND BRING THEM FROM A LEVEL OF NO EXPERIENCE AT ALL TO A PRETTY COMPETENT LEVEL. WE DO A LOT OF THINGS THAT PEOPLE DON T KNOW WE REALLY DO. ANNE HOLTON: I M JUST DELIGHTED THAT THE SHIPYARD HERE TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. WE RE TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS DURING THIS SESSION, ABOUT HOW WE HELP PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE WORKFORCE AND ITS GREAT FUN TO SEE HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION GOING ON. THIS VIRTUAL TECHNIQUE WHERE YOU CAN REALLY GET FEEDBACK IMMEDIATELY ON HOW YOU RE DOING ON PAINTING THE SHIP IS OBVIOUSLY HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION THAT YOU ALL ARE YOUR OWN AT THE SHIPYARD. THE REST OF US CAN LEARN A LOT FROM THAT. SOTS MORE THAN 100 NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING EMPLOYEES HIT THE STREETS OF NEWPORT NEWS FOR THE ONE CITY MARATHON. THE MARCH 13 MARATHON INCLUDED THE 26 MILE RUN THE MARITIME 8K, THE RELAY AND THE NAUTICAL MILE. SUJIN KIM; NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING IS A PRETTY BIG PRESENCE ON THE PENINSULA. I MEAN IT EMPLOYS 20,000 PEOPLE. SO TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING, NOT JUST WITH ALL THE PEOPLE THAT YOU WORK WITH ON A DAILY BASIS, BUT WITH THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE DEFINITELY PROVIDES A MORE INTERESTING EXPERIENCE. IT GIVES YOU MOTIVATION TO DO SOMETHING BESIDES JUST GO TO WORK EVERYDAY.
NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING IS THE PRESENTING SPONSOR OF THE MARATHON. AT THE END OF THE RACE, SHIPBUILDERS HAD A TENT WITH A PRIZE WHEEL AND GIVEAWAYS FOR EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO ENJOY THE FESTIVITIES. (BRYAN ON CAMERA) THE VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE WASHINGTON SSN 787 IS CHRISTENED AT NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING. THE CEREMONY WAS HELD ON MARCH 5 WITH MORE THAN 2500 SHIPBUILDERS WITNESSING THE BOTTLE BREAK. MATT MULHERIN: IT IS MY GREAT PLEASURE TO WELCOME YOU TO NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING AND TO THE CHRISTENING OF THE VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE, THE WASHINGTON. JENNIFER DUNN: AND NOW PLEASE WELCOME THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY RAY MABUS WHO IS ACCOMPANING HIS DAUGHTER AND WASHINGTON SPONSOR, ELIZABETH MABUS. KEITH WHITE: SINGING NATIONAL ANTHEM LCDR DANIEL CURTIS, CO: WE COME WITH THANKSGIVING FOR THIS GREAT NATION AND YOUR GUIDING HAND OVER HER, FOR OUR FOREBEARERS WHO HAVE BATTLED FOR FREEDOM ON LAND, AT SEA, AND UNDER THE SEA. AND FOR THE STIRRING IN OUR SPIRITS AS WE CHIRSTEN THIS MAGNIFICENT SUBMARINE. MINDFULL OF THE TIRELESS EFFORTS OF HER BUILDERS AND CREW TO REACH THIS DAY.
MATT MULHERIN: FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY WE HAVE CHRISTENED SHIPS. THE PRIDE, PATRIOTISM, AND ATTENTION TO EVERY LITTLE DETAIL IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN PASSED DOWN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION. WE ARE ALSO CELEBRATING THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO BUILT THIS MAGNIFICENT SUBMARINE AND THOSE WHO WILL SERVE ABOARD HER. VADM JOSEPH TOFALO: I TOO WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR AMAZING SHIPBUILDERS WHO MAKE THE VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE THE BEST SUBMARINE ON THE PLANET. WE NEED WASHINGTON TO BE JUST THAT, SO THAT THIS CREW CAN TAKE HER INTO HARMS WAY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. HON RAY MABUS: HERE IN NEWPORT NEWS, IN GROTON, AND QUANSET POINT AND AROUND THE COUNTRY THOUSANDS, AND THOUSANDS OF EXTORDINARILY SKILLED SHIPBUILDERS HAVE CONSTRUCTED USS WASHINGTON ADDING TO THAT GROWING FLEET. BRINGING LIFE TO THE MOST ADVANCE SUBMARINES IN THE WORLD. NO ONE BUILDS WARSHIPS BETTER THAN AMERICA. NO ONE. IN ADDITION TO A NAME EVERY SHIP HAS A SPONSOR. AND THAT SPONSOR EMBUSE THE SHIP WITH HER PERSONALITY, HER ENERGY, AND HER DRIVE. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE SPONSOR OF USS WASHINGTON MY WONDERFUL DAUGHTER, ELIZABETH. ELIZABETH MABUS: WE DON T KNOW WHAT CHALLENGES WE WILL FACE AS A NATION IN TEN, FIFTEEN, OR TWENTY YEARS, BUT WE KNOW THAT BECAUSE OF THE WORK BEING DONE NOW AT NEWPORT NEWS AND ELECTRIC BOAT, AND BY THE SAILORS WHO CALL THIS SHIP HOME, USS WASHINGTON WILL BE PREPARED FOR WHATEVER IS TO COME. I CHRISTEN THEE THE UNITED STATES SHIP WASHINGTON. MAY GOD BLESS THE SUBMARINE AND ALL WHO SAIL IN HER.
MATT MULHERIN: WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL SOURVINER FOR ELIZABETH AND IT WILL BE PRESENTED BY TWO SHIPBUILDERS FROM THE VIRGINIA CLASS PROGRAM. WE HAVE THE CHAMPAGNE BUCKET THAT HELD THE PUGET SOUND WATER WITH A SPECIAL INSCRIPTION ENGRAVED ON IT AND WE HAVE A HAND-MADE WOODEN BOX MADE BY SHIPBUILDERS IN OUR PATTERN SHOP. INSIDE THE BOX WE HAVE THE CHRISTENING BOTTLE, OR WHAT S LEFT OF IT. WE HOPE THESE GIFTS WILL REMIND YOU OF TODAY S CEREMONY AND YOUR SPECIAL ROLE IN THE LIFE OF SUBMARINE WASHINGTON. (BRYAN) A GREAT CEREMONY FOR A GREAT SUBMARINE. THAT S GOING TO DO IT FOR THIS EDITION OF FOCUS NNS. MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUT ALL THE LATEST NEWS ON OUR WEBSITE. THERE YOU LL FIND THE WEEKLY PUBLICATION CURRENTS AND THE LATEST EDITION OF YARDLINES PLUS VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS OF ALL THE PEOPLE AND PRODUCTS OF NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING. PLUS, CHECK US OUT ON COX CABLE CHANNEL 1886 THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING I M BRYAN MOORE.