11 | 23 | 2015
A weekly publication of Newport News Shipbuilding
Dimensional Control team members (L to R): Dan Morgan (O68), John Rawls (O68) and Randolph Smith (O68). Photo by Ricky Thompson
Kennedy Shipbuilders Accomplish Unique Superlift
Pictured (L to R): HOLA volunteers Ruby Nissenbaum, Liliana Reyes and Sergio Salinas bend aluminum flashing to be placed on the Habitat for Humanity house NNS is building on Moores Lane in Newport News. Note: As an off-site job, NNS safety rules and regulations are recomended for this project. Photo by Ben Scott
Employees Volunteer During Joint-ERG Build Day More than 20 employees representing the shipyard’s five Employee Resource Groups (ERG), spent Saturday, Nov. 21 caulking, painting and hammering at a Habitat for Humanity home under construction on Moores Lane in Newport News. This is the 13th year Newport News Shipbuilding is sponsoring a Habitat for Humanity home.
“Giving back to the community is a major objective for all our organizations,” said Miranda Williams, a member of HOLA. “It always feels great to be able to help out in the community and it’s even more powerful when AMSEC and Newport News Shipbuilding employees can come together and make a difference.”
The day was billed as a joint-ERG build day. Members of the African American Shipbuilders Association (AASA), Hispanic Outreach and Leadership Alliance (HOLA), Shipbuilders of Huntington Ingalls Professionals (SHIPs), Veterans Employee Resource Group (VERG) and Women in Shipbuilding Enterprises (WiSE) were encouraged to volunteer their time and skills.
Mary McDermott, a member of WiSE, brought her daughter Melanie to join the effort. The McDermotts assisted the carpenter with installing molding for the home’s windows and base boards. “I enjoy Do-It-Yourself projects and working with my hands, so I thought this was a great project my daughter and I could do together,” said McDermott.
VCS Completes Delaware’s AMR Unit Ahead of Schedule
VCS Presents Quality Craftsman of the Month with Award
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In the early morning hours of Oct. 23, shipbuilders on the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) accomplished an unusual feat, precisely placing a 979-ton superlift in between two other units. The team had placed in smaller upper deck units on Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) but never something even close to this big. With just 5/16 inch of clearance on either side, the giant structure was lifted into place in three hours, a testament to careful planning and coordination between trades. CONTINUED ON PG 3
NNS Opens New PCU Facility Newport News Shipbuilding opened the doors to a new facility that will provide workspace for the crews of Virginia-class submarine (VCS) pre-commissioning units (PCUs) while their submarines are under construction. The facility is colocated with Newport News’ submarine final outfitting and assembly facilities, thereby increasing the crews’ ability to access and train with the ship systems during the final stages of construction. To provide convenient offices and training space, the building’s second floor provides separate sections for the three PCU crews that are on-site in an overlapping manner as a result of the two-per-year VCS construction pace. In addition to office space, each section includes hospital corpsmen’s offices, classrooms, galleys and bunk rooms for male and female sailors. The first floor of the building houses office space and a... CONTINUED ON PG 3
FOOD D rive 2015 HOLIDAY
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DECEMBER 7 SHIPBUILDERS DECEMBER 18 THROUGH
Caring and Sharing!
NNS to Hold Annual Food Drive Dec. 7-18 ... SEE FLIER ON PG 8