APRIL 2010

SUBMARINE MISSOURI MARKS ANOTHER MILESTONE

t 8 a.m. on Friday, April 16, Sonar Technician ASeaman Benjamin Bow - ers of Ionia, Mo., raised a flag over the Missouri (SSN-780) as Fire Control Technician 2nd Class Ryan Thruston of Jefferson City, Mo., saluted sharply. “It really gives you an apprecia - tion for how much they have accelerated the build cycle,” to see the ship reaching ‘in-service’ so early, said Cmdr. Timothy Rexrode, who took command of Missouri July 10, 2009. In service means Electric Boat transfers operational control to

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The submarine Missouri (SSN-780) is placed in service earlier this month as members of the ship’s crew look on (upper left).

INSIDE Navy Commissions USS New Mexico, Marine Systems Roundup • 6 Ethics • 10 Service Award s • 11 Sixth Virginia-Class Submarine • 2 General Dynamics Reports General Dynamics Appoints Safety Performanc e • 12 Welcome To Electric Boat • 3 First-Quarter 2010 Results • 7 New Senior VP • 10

Retirees • 6 Health Matters • 8 / 9 The sixth Virginia-class submarine, USS New Mexico (SSN-779), was commissioned last month during a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk. New Mexico will be homeported in Groton. In the background is USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77). Navy Commissions USS New Mexico, Sixth Virginia-Class Submarine

SS New Mexico (SSN-779), the sixth submarine of the Virginia Class, became the newest ship in the Navy’s fleet last month during a commissioning ceremony at Norfolk UNaval Station. “USS New Mexico joining the Fleet is a testament to the hard work, ingenuity, and dedication of our superb shipbuilding partners at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding and General Dynamics Elec - tric Boat," said Rear Adm. William Hilarides, program executive officer for submarines. “Our ship - building team continues to deliver these tremendous boats ahead of schedule, and on budget.” Virginia-class submarines are designed to dominate both littoral and deep waters, while conduct - continued on page 3

2 I April 2010 I ELECTRIC BOAT NEW S ing anti-submarine; anti-surface ship; strike; special operation forces; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; irregular warfare; and mine warfare missions. “The commissioning of USS New Mexico continues the pro - gram's record of bringing capability to the Fleet ahead of sched - ule. As the construction rate ramps up to two submarines per year starting in 2011, we begin to USS New Mexico joining the even more rapidly recapitalize the Navy's attack submarine force. It's Dan Barrett , Fleet is a testament to the hard critical to maintain the two-per-year Editor work, ingenuity, and dedication rate in order to achieve the Navy's Bob Gallo, force structure requirements,” said Gary Slater, ‘‘ of our superb shipbuilding Capt. Michael Jabaley, Virginia-class Gary Hall, program manager. Photography partners at Northrop Grumman The commissioning was the most Electric Boat News is Shipbuilding and General recent in a series of Virginia-class published monthly by the events that occurred over the last Public Affairs Department, Dynamics Electric Boat. Our year. These include California's 75 Eastern Point Road, Groton, CT 06340 shipbuilding team continues to (SSN-781) keel-laying ceremony May 1, 2009; USS Texas (SSN-775) Phone (860) 433-8202 deliver these tremendous boats completing the class's first Arctic Fax (860) 433-8054 Ocean testing in November 2009; ahead of schedule, and on Email [email protected] the transfer of USS Hawaii (SSN- budget. 776) and Texas to their new Pearl Harbor homeport in July and — Rear Adm. William Hilarides November 2009, respectively; and Program executive officer Missouri's (SSN-780) christening for submarines ceremony Dec. 5, 2009. New Mex - ’ico’ was delivered Dec. 29, 2009, four months ahead of its con - tract delivery date. The commissioning of USS New Mexico was the first major submarine event of 2010. Upcoming program events include the keel-laying ceremony for Mississippi (SSN-782) in June, and the delivery and commissioning of Missouri in June and July, respectively.

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330 Bryan Harris 414 Brian Clark 428 Douglas Wiswell 448 Alden Wheeler 493 Nicholas Behlman Lauren Swiatek Catherine Cronk David Grant Mary Wright Adam Koppel 433 Arthur Clites 449 Sarah Kelsall Sean Zandan Alexander Merlo Kevin Sammartino 650 Edward Seymour 412 Nathan Catania Richard SeMon Diana Spranklin 416 Nicholas Lau 462 Andrew Cass 413 Michael Chonjnowski 434 Jason Moreno 660 Rachelle Cyr Chase Davis 427 Timothy Chemacki 463 Andrew Rogers Miteshkumar Patel Bryan Clodfelter 435 Bryan McCormick Philip Opaleski Alexander Enwonwu 492 Paul Brewster Evan White

ELECTRIC BOAT NEW S I April 2010 I 3 From left, Pat Stevens, Rich Dennome, Joe Gross, Charlie Montalbano and Barry Lee. Not pictured: Mike Theriault. Process Improvement Aids Accuracy Control Group

ost of us are familiar with time. Multiple computer systems were what happens when our being used to manage the accuracy con - Mautomobiles are not prop - trol liabilities, and the cost of generating erly aligned. The steering wheel shakes. an accuracy control or Shipyard Weld It becomes difficult to keep the car on Statusing System (SWSS) report was the road. And the tires wear out quickly. increasing. In the submarine business, alignment Joe Gross, a new member of the is a critical process in the construction Accuracy Control group, was busy and operation of the most complex bringing the drawing requirements for machine on earth. Electric Boat has the Accuracy Control through the normal tools and the people that form one of process, loading SWSS information and the most proficient accuracy-control other data, while receiving on-the-job groups in the shipbuilding industry. training from co-workers Rich Den - The Accuracy Control Group at EB is nome and Barry Lee. responsible for ensuring that hull sec - Gross, who previously worked in tions are on target. When the joining of require the utmost attention. planning developing Virginia-class work sections begins, group members establish Last summer, Supervisor Charlie Mon - methods, noticed a significant contrast cut lines to support the construction of talbano began considering methods to between SWSS lines loading in the plan - piping, electrical and other systems criti - improve and evaluate requirements influ - ning group and the method used by cal to the operation of the ship. Tor - encing the Accuracy Control organization. Accuracy Control. pedo-launch systems, another area of The procedures and systems support - This was the impetus behind an effort the ship where alignment is critical, ing the process had become complex over to find a better way – in this case, a

4 I April 2010 I ELECTRIC BOAT NEW S The involvement of the Green Belts Gross and Stevens was another impor - tant factor in the success of the effort. “With their facilitation and process map - ping skills, Joe and Pat helped the team understand the bottlenecks in the exist - ing process and where the opportunities to eliminate those bottlenecks existed,” said Lee. According to Dennome, “This process improvement sets the stage for the next ship design by eliminating much of the paper previously generated on Virginia Class. This was a minor change for Vir - ginia Class, but it will be very important to the shipyard when we go to two boats Otto Bode at his Quonset Point office. per year.” When asked to describe the highlight process improvement project to stream - ing place, and nervousness about the out - of the project, Gross replied, “The day line Accuracy Control’s electronic data - come,” Dennome said. “We were con - we completed the project and issued the base. vinced that the current process was OK, directive to stop generating the non-value The objectives: select the Accuracy and we challenged the trainees’ abilities.” added paperwork and associated data Control outputs with the highest poten - Mike Theriault, a team member on the entry made it clear to me the objective tial for savings; reduce span time by mod - project, provided some background on was met.” ifying an Accuracy Control construction the old process. Stevens added, “The experience of procedure data sheet; reduce the cost of “At the start of the Virginia-class pro - working this project was very rewarding. revisions from six hours to two hours and gram we developed drawing rules based As a relatively new MDA-represented reduce revision A costs from 13.5 hours on the way we were doing business. Back employee, I recognized that working with to 8.75 hours by December 2009. then we didn’t have the ability to see the this team was a rare opportunity. I can With a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt non-value added steps that were being bring what I learned from this experience training class about to begin, the timing instituted into the process. Until this back into design.” couldn’t have been better. Gross was project, we always managed that extra Jeff Bregitzer, a Black Belt in Process assigned a seat in the class. “When I saw baggage despite the fact it was adding no Engineering and the mentor assigned to that Charlie Montalbano was the process value to the job at hand,” he said. By fol - assist Gross and Stevens, provided his owner I didn’t hesitate to reserve a seat,” lowing the structured Lean Six Sigma perspective: “This team did an excep - said Deneen Thaxton, director of Process methodology, however, the team was able tional job at completing the project. Engineering. “Charlie has always worked to clearly understand the inner workings They met their objectives, and were great closely with Process Engineering, so we of the process then in place. “The struc - to work with.” knew this was going to be a worthwhile tured approach was beneficial,” he said. Most importantly, said Montalbano. investment.” In another step to ensure success, Otto “This project brought the Quonset Point Green Belts in training typically work Bode and Steve Donohue from Quonset and Groton Accuracy Control groups a in pairs. For this project, ventilation Point were contacted for their services little bit closer. draftsman Pat Stevens was paired with because of the integral roles they played “Traditionally it’s hard to introduce Gross. in this process. change,” he said. “The Lean Six Sigma The two trainees quickly learned how “This project transformed the process tools and this project showed everyone challenging the first team meeting can be. by eliminating the non-value added that change can happen, and that it can Dennome recalled, “The first meeting steps,” said Bode. “We can make changes happen quickly and relatively easily. The was very awkward, with strong personali - faster to support construction now that team did a great job.” ties in the room, sidebar discussions tak - the unnecessary steps are gone.”

ELECTRIC BOAT NEW S I April 2010 I 5 Retirees MARINE SYSTEMS NEWS 226 William E. Crowley 46 years Electric Boat Receives $37 Million for USS Hartford Repair Work Shipfitter 1/C The U.S Navy has awarded Electric Boat a $36.6 million contract modification for repair work on USS Hartford (SSN-768), a Los Angeles-class submarine damaged in a collision in March 2009. 251 Albert J. Daniels 33 years Under the modification, Electric Boat will continue work on the complete restoration of USS Hart - Painter 1/C ford, including fabrication and installation of a hull patch, bridge-access trunk, port retractable bow plane and the sail. In addition, Electric Boat will perform selected maintenance work on the submarine. 355 Jerome J. Chadwick If all options are exercised and funded, the total value of the contract will be $86.9 million. 37 years Planning Specialist Navy Awards Electric Boat $10M for Sub Maintenance 355 Karen A. Papajohn and Modernization Work 33 years Prod Planner Electric Boat has received a $10.2 million contract modification from the Navy to perform mainte - nance and modernization work on the USS Miami (SSN-755), a Los Angeles-class attack submarine. 410 Curtis W. Olsen Under the terms of the contract, Electric Boat will perform a Docking Continuous Maintenance 11 years Availability, which consists of repairs, maintenance work, alterations and testing. The work will take Engineer Senior place at the Groton shipyard and involve more than 200 employees at its peak. Scheduled for comple - tion by August 2010, the contract will be worth $12.2 million if all options are exercised and funded. 412 Francis B. Pendola 35 years Engineer Senior NASSCO Lays Keel of the USNS William McLean

438 John W. Schmidt SAN DIEGO – General Dynamics NASSCO recently laid the keel for USNS William McLean, the 31 years 12th ship of the Lewis and Clark class of dry cargo-ammunition ships (T-AKE). The ship is named in Engineer, Principal honor of the U.S. Navy physicist who in the 1950s pioneered the technology behind the Sidewinder missile, the first effective U.S. air-to-air missile. 454 Peter J. Salmoiraghi Construction of the William McLean began in September 2009. NASSCO is scheduled to deliver 37 years the ship to the Navy in the third quarter of 2011. When it joins the fleet, the William McLean will be Engineer, Principal used primarily to stage U.S. Marine Corps equipment abroad by the Navy’s Military Sealift Command. 496 Michael J. Coombs The San Diego shipyard has already delivered nine T-AKE ships to the Navy and is under contract to 34 years build five additional ships, including the William McLean, for a total class of 14 T-AKE vessels. T/A Weight Estimator

605 David F. Tela NASSCO Starts Construction of the USNS Medgar Evers 27 years SAN DIEGO – General Dynamics NASSCO has begun construction of the future USNS Medgar Public Affairs Sr Spec Evers, the thirteenth ship of the U.S. Navy’s T-AKE program. The Medgar Evers is named in honor of the U.S. Army veteran and civil rights pioneer from Missis - 915 Henry A. Knight III sippi. The ship is scheduled to be delivered to the Navy in the second quarter of 2012. 29 years M/T Tech II Bath Iron Works Awarded $16 Million for DDG-1001 921 Paul J. Herchen 35 years Advanced Material Procurement and Support Foreman BATH, Maine – The U. S. Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works a $15.9 million modification to a pre - viously awarded contract for procurement of long-lead material and engineering, production and 933 Ronald J. Arruda related -support services associated with the construction of DDG-1001. 41 years Matl Svc Rep I The original contract was awarded in February 2008. Work encompassed by this modification is expected to be completed by July 2010. 935 Wayne A. Proulx BIW President Jeff Geiger said, “The Navy’s execution of this contract modification is a sign of their 35 years confidence in what we are doing and the progress that we are making on the DDG-1000 program.” Prod Supp Tech I

6 I April 2010 I ELECTRIC BOAT NEW S General Dynamics Reports First-Quarter 2010 Results Ǡ Earnings from continuing operations increase to $599 million Ǡ Company-wide operating margins increase to 11.8 percent

FALLS CHURCH, Va. which represents management’s estimate Marine Systems eneral Dynamics has reported of value under unfunded indefinite deliv - Ǡ Approximately $845 from the U.S. first-quarter 2010 earnings ery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts Navy for the construction of the 13th Gfrom continuing operations of and unexercised options. and 14th T-AKE combat-logistics ships, scheduled for delivery in 2012. $599 million, or $1.54 per share on a fully Cash diluted basis, compared with 2009 first- Net cash provided by operating activi - Ǡ Approximately $115 from the Navy quarter earnings from continuing opera - ties in the quarter totaled $210 million. for long-lead material for the construc - tions of $593 million, or $1.54 per share Free cash flow from operations, defined tion of an additional DDG-51 Arleigh fully diluted. Revenues in the quarter as net cash provided by operating activi - Burke-class destroyer. were $7.75 billion. Net earnings for the ties less capital expenditures, was $150 Ǡ Approximately $65 from the Navy to first quarter of 2010 were $597 million, million for the period. continue to provide Advance Nuclear compared to $590 million in the first “General Dynamics delivered a strong Plant Studies (ANPS) in support of hull, quarter of 2009. operational performance in the first quar - mechanical, and electrical (HM&E) sys - Margins ter of 2010,” said Jay L. Johnson, presi - tems. The award has a maximum poten - Company-wide operating margins for dent and chief executive officer. “Operat - tial value of $185. the first quarter of 2010 were 11.8 per - ing margins across the company were Information Systems cent, compared to 11 percent in the year- steady or improving, demonstrating the and Technology ago period. Aerospace and Combat Sys - benefits of our commitment to continu - Ǡ Approximately $390 from the Army tems margin growth was especially ous improvement, and we saw good order under the Warfighter Information Net - strong, increasing by 240 basis points and activity across the corporation. On bal - work-Tactical (WIN-T) program for 180 basis points, respectively. ance, General Dynamics delivered solid Increment 1 satellite communication Backlog results, giving us a good first step down equipment and low rate initial production Funded backlog at the end of first- the path toward meeting our overall per - of Increment 2 equipment. formance objectives for the year,” John - quarter 2010 grew to $47.4 billion, a 3 Ǡ Approximately $165 of orders for son said. percent increase over the end of the ruggedized computing and networking fourth quarter 2009. Significant orders FIRST QUARTER 2010 equipment under the Common Hard - received include contracts valued at $845 SIGNIFICANT ORDERS ware/Software III (CHS-3) program, million for construction of two addi - (UNAUDITED) bringing the total contract value to more tional T-AKE combat-logistics ships and than $2.1 billion. $115 million for construction materials Dollars in millions Ǡ Approximately $110 for the Joint Tac - for an additional DDG-51 destroyer for We received the following significant con - tical Radio System (JTRS) Handheld, the U.S. Navy, and $515 million for tract orders during the first quarter of 2010: Manpack and Small Form-Fit (HMS) Stryker vehicle production and support radio program, bringing the total con - for the U.S. Army. The Information Sys - Combat Systems tract value to approximately $685. tems and Technology group was awarded Ǡ Approximately $515 from the U.S. a contract valued at $340 million to initi - Army for vehicle production, contractor Ǡ Approximately $25 from the Army for ate production of the second increment logistics support and battle-damage Constructive Training Systems support. of Army’s next-generation on-the-move assessment under the Stryker wheeled This five-year IDIQ contract has a maxi - tactical battlefield network, called WIN- armored vehicle program. mum potential value of approximately $390. T. The Aerospace group saw strong order Ǡ Approximately $300 from the U.S. Ǡ Approximately $30 from the Army to activity in the quarter, particularly among Marine Corps under the mine-resistant, support the Medical Communications for large-cabin Gulfstream aircraft. ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicle pro - Combat Casualty Care (MC4) Product The company’s total backlog at the end gram to provide 250 RG-31 vehicles, sus - Management Office. The contract has a of the first quarter 2010 was $63.9 bil- pension kits and spare parts. maximum potential value of approxi - lion, and the estimated potential contract Ǡ Approximately $100 from the Army mately $150 over five years. value was an additional $17 billion, to provide improved ribbon bridge (IRB) bays and accessories.

ELECTRIC BOA T NEW S I April 2010 I 7 s you may have guessed, it’s mately three out of every five workers difficult to examine the eye. injured were either not wearing eye A Like many doctors, I experi - protection at the time of the accident ence a glare formed from the cornea or wearing the wrong kind of eye pro - and other layers of the eye, which act tection for the job. To be effective, eye - like mirrors, reflecting light back at the wear must fit properly and be designed examiner. The bright light of the hand to effectively protect workers while held ophthalmoscope results in small they work. It is estimated that more pupils which limits the evaluation. than 90 percent of eye injuries could Fortunately, we have the slit lamp, a be prevented by the use of proper device that we (unfortunately) use safety eyewear. nearly every day to evaluate the extent of eye injuries that present to the Yard On the Home Court Hospital. A recent national survey by the The inventor of the slit lamp, Allvar American Academy of Ophthalmol - Gullstrand, M.D. (1862-1930), won ogy found that only 35 percent of the Nobel Prize in Physiology and respondents said they always wear Medicine in 1911. Gullstrand used his protective eyewear when performing understanding of the physiology of the home repairs or maintenance; even HEALTH eye and devised the optics for a new fewer do while playing sports. microscope. It incorporated two Sports and recreational activities MATTERS important advances – far more intense cause more than 40,000 eye injuries light and sharp focus of the beam, and each year and most of these are pre - Bob Hurley, MD the separation of illumination from the ventable. The majority of eye injuries Medical Director observation of the examiner. In testi - occur in persons under 30 years of age. mony to his achievement, the slit lamp Children are especially vulnerable as is an instrument that is still used in they often have underdeveloped depth The Eye every ophthalmologist's office today. perception and may have difficulty judging the position of a flying ball. Avoiding the Slit lamp It’s not uncommon for a child to mis - Eye injuries of all types occur at a judge a ball in flight, miss it, and take rate of more than 2,000 per day. In a blow to the face instead. Basketball particular, an estimated 1,000 eye and baseball cause the most eye injuries occur in American workplaces injuries, followed by water sports and alone. The Bureau of Labor Statistics racquet sports. (BLS) found that almost 70 percent of the eye injuries studied occurs from Types of Injury falling or flying objects, or sparks Sports-induced eye injuries range in striking the eye. Under the Healthy severity from mild scrapes of the People 2010 program, the nation’s offi - cornea to severe trauma that can cause cial public health agenda, the U.S. visual impairment or even blindness. Department of Health and Human Three types of eye trauma can result Services hopes to cut workplace eye from sports injuries: corneal abrasion, injuries by up to a third over the blunt injuries and penetrating injuries. course of this decade. Corneal abrasion is a scrape of the The best way to prevent eye injury is outer surface of the eye. It is usually is to always wear appropriate eye protec - painful but not severe. In sports and tion. The BLS reports that approxi - recreation, the most common cause, is

8 I April 2010 I ELECTRIC BOAT NEW S a scratch from a fingernail. Eye injuries of all types occur at a recreation is to wear specially designed Blunt injuries occur when impact protective eyewear. While these eye rate of more than 2,000 per day. from an object (tennis ball, racquet, guards cannot eliminate risk, they fist, elbow, etc.) causes sudden com - In particular, an estimated 1,000 greatly reduce the chance of ocular pression of the eye. Mild blunt injuries injury. Regular eyeglasses and contact eye injuries occur in American sometimes only result in bleeding of lenses do not offer adequate protection the eyelids or a black eye. Also, a sub - workplaces alone.The Bureau of from sports injuries. Glass lenses may conjunctival hemorrhage may develop. even shatter and cut the eye. Labor Statistics (BLS) found that This involves bleeding from the deli - If your child plays any one of a cate blood vessels of the conjunctiva, almost 70 percent of the eye number of sports you need to know which lie on top of the white outer that it is up to you to protect their eye - injuries studied occurs from falling coat of the eye. Neither of these types sight by purchasing and ensuring they of bleeding poses a threat to the eye or flying objects, or sparks striking wear eye protection when they play itself. However, these injuries may be sports. Many children's sports leagues, the eye. seen in more severe cases in which the schools and teams don't require chil - dren to wear eye protection. Parents eye is damaged. As symptoms of must insist that children wear eye pro - severe injury are not always obvious, it tection every time they play and set a is crucial that all cases of eye trauma Warning Signs good example by wearing eye protec - are thoroughly examined by an oph - The warning signs of potentially tion themselves whenever they play. thalmologist. serious eye injury include: In collision sports, total head and One of the common results of more Ǡ Visual loss face protection is essential. A helmet in severe blunt trauma is bleeding in the Ǡ Bleeding on the surface or inside football and a face mask in hockey the eye front of the eye between the clear with built-in eye protection should be cornea and colored iris. This condition ǠTears in the outer ocular walls worn. In hockey the risk of eye injury is known as a hyphema. In addition, ǠA foreign body inside the eye is not so much from collision as from a blunt injury may cause a cut or tear of The evaluation of sports-related eye flying puck. The standardization and the eyelids, which may need special injuries is the same as for other types of use of face masks in amateur Cana - suturing. Also, the bony walls sur - eye trauma. More emergent injuries, dian ice hockey reduced eye injuries by rounding the eye may be fractured by such as head trauma with loss of con - 66 percent. severe blunt trauma. Severe blunt sciousness, are always treated first. Today, the standard eye guard trauma also may damage important designed for use at work and in sports structures inside the eye, such as the Treatment such as racquetball, baseball and bas - retina or optic nerve, resulting in Prompt first aid after eye injury may ketball is made of polycarbonate plas - potentially permanent visual loss. greatly improve the chance of preserv - tic. It’s recommended that protective Therefore, if you suffer a blunt injury ing vision. The recommended first aid eye wear be properly fitted by an eye- to the eye, see an ophthalmologist as involves placing a protective cover over care professional. Avoid open lenses, as soon as possible. the eye to prevent further damage. (If a small ball traveling at high speed can Penetrating injuries occur when a no shield is available, tape the bottom be compressed through the opening foreign object pierces the eye. A com - of a paper cup over the eye.) Seek and cause severe eye damage. Specific mon cause of these injuries in children emergency care as soon as possible. eyewear is available for just about all is BB pellets. Also, a piece of glass The type of treatment given depends activities. from spectacles shattered during sports on the injury. Surgery may be required So, if you want to avoid being evalu - play sometimes can penetrate the eye. to repair blunt or penetrating injuries. ated by Dr. Gullstrand’s slit lamp Penetrating injuries often cause severe, device, I’d recommend that you wear sight-threatening damage. They are Prevention appropriate eyewear for your activity. true emergencies and must be evalu - The best way to prevent an eye ated promptly by an ophthalmologist. injury while involved in sports and

ELECTRIC BOAT NEW S I April 2010 I 9 General Dynamics EB Business Ethics Appoints New Senior and Conduct

VP of Planning and INTERNET USE Development Supervisors and managers may permit internet use during non-working periods. However, internet access should not be used to support a personal business or eneral Dynamics has appointed Robert W. Helm political venture, violate any of the standards in the Blue as senior vice president of planning and develop - Book, or in any way be an embarrassment to Electric Gment, reporting to Jay L. Johnson, president and Boat or General Dynamics. chief executive officer. You may never use the company’s internet access to In this position, Helm will be responsible for Government view, send or forward information that is sexually Relations, Strategic Planning, International Business Analysis explicit, discriminatory, derogatory, illegal, profane or and Compliance, Investor Relations and Communications. abusive. He will replace Phebe N. Novakovic, who has been appointed Electric Boat may monitor or filter internet use in executive vice president of the company’s Marine Systems order to maintain and enforce company standards. group. Be reminded that it is the responsibility of each Helm was with Northrop Grumman Corp. for 21 years, employee to report internet concerns or abuse to his/her most recently serving as corporate vice president for Govern - supervisor, manager, union steward or the Human ment Relations. Prior to joining Northrop Grumman, he was Resources department. vice president of business development, Space and Aviation EB Ethics Director Frank Capizzano (860-433-1278) Systems, with Honeywell Inc. Helm served as the assistant is available to assist anyone regarding questions or issues secretary of defense (controller) from 1984 until 1988. He was that may relate to ethical decision making. The GD a White House staff member on the National Security Coun - Ethics Hotline is available 24/7 and may be reached at cil during the Reagan administration and also served as the 800-433-8442 or 700-613-6315 for international callers senior national security professional staff member on the U.S. Senate Budget Committee. Remember – when in doubt, always ask.

MISSOURI continued from page 1 the Fleet Commander, and the crew becomes responsible for the doing it a little bit better.” safety and security of the ship. Missouri, which was more complete at floatoff last year (90 “Today’s our first day to be a ship,” Rexrode said. percent) than any previous ship of its class, was declared in serv - It was a momentous day for the shipbuilders as well. ice in its 60th month of construction, which shatters all previous “For the last 60 months we’ve been focused on building the records for the class. ship,” said Ship’s Manager Mike Nowak. “Then you come to a Next up are sea trials. Delivery is expected this spring, eight day like today, when the flag goes up for the first time. It’s a little months earlier than any previous Virginia-class submarine, and bit of a different mindset than it has been. It reminds us it’s about 10 months ahead of its contract delivery date of April 30, really turning into a warship. There’s pride on the part of the 2011. entire EB workforce, particularly on the part of the people who “It’s a proud moment. We’ve come a long way,” said Foreman built it.” Ronald R. LaBrecque (244). But even with placing the ship in-service, and the delivery soon “It’s a big deal to get to this point,” said Corey W. Estabrooks after sea trials, there’s not a lot of time to rest, Nowak said. (251), “especially after you’ve seen the ship come in one piece at “There’s another ship in small pieces now that we’ll have to go a time.” to after delivery,” Nowak said. “We look forward to that and to

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