AUGUST 2005 EB Management Carter on Carter Examines Organizational Performance

lectric Boat’s management team has undertaken an Eassessment of the company’s performance, specifically by examining EB’s organizational strategy, design and culture. “Our goal is to develop an under- standing of the issues the management group considers most important, and determine whether the group as a whole is working cohesively toward the same goals,” said EB President John Casey. “In short, we want to ensure that

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EB Installs New Defibrillators; Will Increase Survival Rate Of Heart-Attack Victims • 2

Earned Hours • Where We Stand • 2

High School Seniors Summer At The Shipyard • 4

Electric Boat Completes First All-Electronic Design • 5

Health Matters • 6 Quonset Point Moves Ahead With New Sheet Metal Shop • 8

Retirees • 8 Joint Effort Develops System For Enhanced Scaffold Safety • 9

Classifieds • 10 Former President waves from the Seawolf-class USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) Service Awards • 11 as he gets under way for a one-night embark from the Naval Submarine Base in Kings Bay, Ga., earlier this month. Carter was accompanied by his wife, Rosalynn, who experienced her first submarine ride. “This is the finest ship in this Navy or in any Navy,” Carter said upon the submarine’s return. U.S. Navy photo continued from page 1 EB Installs New Defibrillators; company management is on the same page and pulling in the same direction,” he said. Will Increase Survival Rate Of “This initiative is particularly timely as we develop strategies to address issues relating Heart-Attack Victims to the nation’s shipbuilding infrastructure.” According to Casey, the first step in the ith the installation of new automated external defibrillators overall effort began in May when he and 92 (AEDs) throughout Electric Boat, employees will have a better other company leaders completed a manage- Wchance of surviving a heart attack. ment survey. In June, more than 100 man- According to Dr. Bob Hurley, medical director, the AEDs are part of the com- agers representing all areas within EB met to pany’s public-access defibrillation program, which also includes training volun- review the results of this assessment. teers to recognize a cardiac emergency and use the device to shock the heart into “We divided the outcomes by the various a regular rhythm. “This equipment is intended to supplement our existing emer- layers of managers within our organization gency medical-response capabilities. The AEDs are available to be used immedi- to better understand the similarities and dif- ately by trained individuals when a cardiac emergency dictates,” he said. ferences in our points of view,” said Casey. Hurley emphasized it is still critical to summon Emergency Medical Services “We devoted a significant amount of time to by calling ext. 33344 at Groton and ext. 22222 at Quonset Point. interpreting the results and discussing the Cardiac arrest occurs when abnormal heart rhythms cause the heart’s electri- implications of the information on our com- cal impulses to suddenly become chaotic. When this happens, the heart stops pany’s performance.” abruptly and the victim loses consciousness. Unless a normal heart rhythm is Several key improvement areas were iden- re-established within a few minutes, death usually results. tified and assigned priority. These include: Defibrillation – delivering an electrical shock to the heart – is the best-known treatment to restore normal rhythm. For every minute defibrillation is delayed, Ǡ Allocation of resources chances of survival drop by up to 10 percent. “We wanted to ensure that we could provide quick defibrillation,” said Hur- Ǡ Organizational structure ley, explaining why the AEDs have been installed. “We have large employee Ǡ Clarifying roles and responsibilities populations in our facilities, and we were committed to making AEDs available to increase an individual’s chance of surviving a heart attack. So we worked Ǡ Employee development and with the American Heart Association to establish this program.” empowerment The Heart Association estimates that public-access defibrillation programs Ǡ Improving ability to change across the country could save as many as 40,000 lives per year.

Rick Warga (642), left, and Pat Ivy (648) learn how The participating managers have since to operate an automated external defibrillator been divided into groups to address these under the direction of Ed Rudoph, an instructor issues. Each group includes at least one from L&M Hospital in New London. member of senior management, who acts as the team sponsor, and one manager who is designated the team leader. The teams have begun identifying root causes to the issues identified by the survey and are making recommendations for possi- ble short-term and long-term actions. Rec- ommended actions for improvements will be combined into a comprehensive plan, which will be reviewed by Casey and his staff. “I appreciate the time and effort our man- agers are devoting to this undertaking,” Casey said. “And I’ll be sure to keep the entire organization informed as we move this process forward.”

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Dean R. Courtney, Contributing Editor Terrie Pangilinan, Editorial Assistant Bob Gallo, Gary Slater, Gary Hall, Photography Electric Boat News is published monthly by the Public Affairs Department, 75 Eastern Point Road, Groton, CT 06340 Capt. Pietras takes over as supervisor of shipbuilding – Groton Phone (860) 433-8202 At a change of command ceremony earlier this month, Vice Adm. Paul Sullivan, center, commander of Fax (860) 433-8054 Naval Sea Systems Command, shares a word with Capt. Christopher Pietras, right, the new supervisor of shipbuilding in Groton. Capt. Jeff Reed, left, the outgoing supervisor, will report to NAVSEA in , Email D.C. Reed had been assigned to Groton since August 2003. [email protected]

ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS I August 2005 I 3 High School Seniors Summer At The Shipyard

hey could have been flipping burgers at a fast-food come to Electric Boat next summer,” he said. joint or bagging groceries at the supermarket. Instead, HR Representative Brian Howard (646), administrator of the T 21 high school seniors have been spending their sum- program, said it offers the students a work experience far different mer vacation working in design and construction jobs at Elec- than what most of their classmates would get with the typical tric Boat. summer job. The students, participants in the company- and union-spon- “They’re able to do something that not many kids their age can sored School-To-Career program, have been paired with men- say they did,” he said. “It also gives them a chance to learn about tors in various MTC and MDA jobs throughout the shipyard, the unions and where they came from, as well as giving the men- giving them a taste of what the workaday world has in store tors a chance to share their knowledge and experience.” for them after graduation. Passing on her skills is precisely why electronics mechanic “It seemed like a good idea to sign up, because I’m getting Sherri Biro (241) volunteered to be a mentor for Grasso Tech sen- experience here,” said Grasso Tech senior Christine Gainsley. ior Kneocia Henton, who is working as an outside electrician. She is working as a ventilation designer under the guidance of “I tell her about working safely and the importance of doing a mentor Tom Montgomery and backup mentor Chris Williams job right the first time,” said Biro. “And we talk about life a little (both of 452). bit.” Montgomery and Williams say Gainsley has been a con- Henton, who is pursuing a career as a residential electrician, tributing member of the department since the beginning of her said her EB experience is sure to help her achieve that goal by six-week stay, even teaching them a thing or two about the broadening her skill set. “It’s totally different,” she said. “It’s hardware and software they use daily. nothing like what we do at school.” “I’m able to give her a job and she runs with it,” said Mont- Her backup mentor, outside electrician Shirley King (241), said gomery. “We’re lucky to have interns like her who take advan- Henton has quickly mastered any task thrown her way. “She’s fast, tage of programs like this.” continued on page 7 MDA Financial Secretary Wayne Burgess, who introduced EB to the School-To-Career program three years ago, said it’s Ventilation senior designer meant to benefit not only the students but also the company Tom Montgomery, top, and its bargaining units. watches as Christine Welding machine repairman Chick McCombs (229), a key Gainsley uses computer- coordinator of the program, said the students are given a aided design software to work on a submarine glimpse at life in a highly technical, unionized workplace with component. Gainsley, who the hope that they’ll spread the word among their peers. will be a senior at Grasso “When they go back to school, we want them to share their Southeastern Technical High experience with their classmates, who will hopefully want to School in the fall, is working at Electric Boat this summer as part of the School-To- Career program, a collabora- tive effort between various companies and the AFL-CIO.

4 I August 2005 I ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS Members of the Information Technology team who led the effort to complete Electric Boat's first totally electronic design are, from left, Design Supervisor Bob St. Amour, Engineer- ing Specialist Bob Patel and Senior Engineer Dave Perkins.

Electric Boat Completes First All-Electronic Design

lectric Boat attained a ground- Last September, a pilot EPM program information may need to be reformatted breaking milestone on July 21 - involving the design of a Virginia-class to meet specific needs. These issues cause E the date the company completed structural foundation got under way. The inefficiencies in the build process. We want and issued its first totally electronic design EPM team – comprising Bob Patel, Dave the EPM to be like ‘one-stop shopping’ without the development of a traditional Perkins and Bob St. Amour – formulated a for the end user’s technical-data needs.” paper drawing. strategy to study end-user data needs and Most of the construction drawing Currently, traditional construction determine how best to capture and deliver information now resides electronically in drawings are the universal standard used the structural-foundation data electronically. the product model as database informa- to communicate design information to Working with representatives from tion, 3-D geometry, and associated 2-D downstream users within the shipbuilding Engineering, Design, Construction, graphics. “Some of this information is not industry. Existing engineering, construc- Inspection and Test, the EPM team identi- stored in the database in a manner that it tion/fabrication and installation processes fied the design content, format and is fully functional because it may be stored have evolved around construction draw- process required to support construction within a 2-D graphical entity and is ‘unin- ings and related standards. activities. In addition, the Joint Technol- telligent,’ ” said EPM member and engi- Eventually, instead of reading a set of ogy Committee worked closely with the neering specialist Patel. “The way you cap- work-package sheets, drawing pages and team to understand how roles and respon- ture, store and configuration-manage the engineering reports, shipyard foremen and sibilities might be affected by the elimina- product-model data is crucial.” workers eventually will easily access a com- tion of drawings. “With the design completed and plete electronic description of the job. This “Today in shipbuilding, we face the issued,” said EPM member and design will enable them to readily see the parts and same problem faced by any manufacturer supervisor St. Amour, “this foundation will assemblies, and interact with them in 3-D – getting the right information to the per- be fabricated, machined, painted at Quon- along with all the information needed son doing the job,” said EPM team mem- set Point and crated for shipment to the (parts, welding information, notes, etc.). ber and senior engineer Perkins. “The con- component vendor for demonstration.” Last month’s breakthrough was accom- struction drawings are generally discipline- Although significant work remains, the plished as part of the company’s Next specific – structured, formatted and con- EPM pilot – using a prototypical process Generation IPDE Program. What was taining data that represents an entire engi- and existing systems – is an important first called the Enhanced Product Model neered product or system. The problem is step toward the goal of significant cost (EPM) task was established to identify that the shipbuilder typically has to spend savings by delivering design information requirements needed to deliver design time researching and filtering through all without the need to develop a traditional information to the end user without a for- of the drawing information looking for drawing, the team members agreed. mal paper drawing. what he or she needs. Additionally, the

ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS I August 2005 I 5 that heart disease prevented is never as Ǡ The American Academy of Pediatrics glamorous as a new surgical procedure. has a web page for children at: If you would like to read more about the www.aap.org/policy/paramtoc.html study go to: www.framingham.com/heart. Ǡ The Ontario Guidelines advisory com- mittee (GAC) develops guidelines and Bob Hurley, MD Medical Director Practice Guidelines makes a single recommendation for guide- Based on landmark studies such as the lines: www.gacguidelines.ca/ Framingham Heart Study, doctors today Finally, if you haven't had enough, try a better understand risk factors associated Google search – there are additional guide- HEALTH with disease. Does your doctor prescribe lines to peruse. As with all guidelines and medicine that has worked for many of practice parameters, please remember that MATTERS his or her patients over the years? Does these are recommendations rather than he or she prescribe or make recommen- rules. Your physician may have either Evidence-Based Medicine dations based on evidence accumulated incorporated or discarded these recom- In 1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt's doc- and revised over many years to guide a mendations based on your personal set of tors were not overly concerned about his treatment program that is best for you? circumstances. Our intent is to help educate blood pressure. As we know today, how- Practice guidelines are just that; rec- you, the consumer, to better understand ever, hypertension is a significant risk ommendations based on the scrupulous treatment protocols. The best thing to do factor in the development of heart review of medical science that recom- with this information? Discuss it with your attack and stroke. Much of the current mends what is a best practice for your family doctor. Together you'll decide what understanding of the cause-and-effect condition. is best for you and your family. relationships were gleaned from a town Check out web sites such as: The Don't have a family doctor? Think spe- not too far from our own – Framing- Agency for Healthcare Research and cialty care is the best care? Next month: ham, Mass. Quality, (AHRQ). Go to: www.guide- what constitutes good care. The Framingham Heart Study, now line.gov. Here you will find guidelines on celebrating its 57th year, was the first many issues. At this site, read the direc- Prevention federal epidemiological study that linked tions for searching carefully. Broad On-site health and wellness programs hypertension and elevated cholesterol searches such as “hypertension” may are coming to Electric Boat! levels with cardiovascular disease. When return over 4,000 guidelines. For many years, Electric Boat and the study began in 1948, little was The American Family Physician maga- Health Net have been partners in promot- known about the general causes of heart zine has a web page, www. ing the health and wellness of the EB disease, the nation's number one killer of aafp.org/afp.xml. Under search, punch in family. This partnership is now even both men and women. From its humble “guidelines” and you'll see over 37 prac- stronger with the addition of Care Advo- beginnings, with volunteer researchers tice guidelines ranging from the initial cate Sonia Garcia to the Health Net team. knocking on the doors of local residents, evaluation of hypertension to the appro- Sonia is a graduate of the University of the study has revolutionized preventive priate use of antibiotics. Connecticut and has more than 10 years’ medicine. Some guidelines are not available to experience in promoting health and well- The major accomplishments of the the public. Industry standard guidelines ness programs. study are the identification and confir- such as Millman & Robertson and the In her role as care advocate, Sonia will mation of: hypertension, diabetes, smok- American College of Occupational and be arranging health and wellness pro- ing, obesity, a sedentary lifestyle and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) grams to be held at Electric Boat and in high cholesterol. Even the term “risk fac- guidelines must be purchased. We have the community. She will work with local tor" was generated by the study. Today copies of ACOEM guidelines at the experts to bring you the latest information the study has recruited its third genera- Yard Hospital if you wish to check them on staying healthy and on managing tion of participants and is looking at out. health conditions such as diabetes or genetic factors that might promote obe- Ǡ You can learn more about them at: heart disease. Sonia will also be at the sity, high cholesterol, hypertension and www.acoem.org/whatsnew/pracguide.asp. Yard Hospital two days a week to meet asthma. Although the discovery of the one-on-one with members on any shift. causes of heart disease should be consid- Ǡ The University of San Francisco has Call her at ext. 32045. ered just as exciting and important as a resource page where guidelines and Stay tuned for more information on heart transplant techniques, we know links to other resources can be found: upcoming health programs and how to set medicine.ucsf.edu/resources/guidelines/ up time to meet with Sonia. 6 I August 2005 I ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS Health Improvement Tips

1. Move Make it a daily challenge to find ways to move your body. Climb stairs if given a choice between that and escalators or ele- vators. Walk your dog; chase your kids; toss balls with friends; mow the lawn. Anything that moves your limbs is not only a fitness tool, it's a stress buster. Think “move” in small increments of time. It doesn't have to be an hour in the gym or a 45-minute aerobic dance class or kick- boxing.

2. Decrease Fat in Your Diet Avoid the obvious such as fried foods, burgers and other fatty meats (i.e. pork, bacon, ham, salami, ribs and sausage). Dairy products such as cheese, cottage cheese, milk and cream should be eaten in low-fat versions. Nuts and sandwich meats, mayonnaise, margarine, butter and sauces should be eaten in limited amounts. Most are available in lower-fat versions such as substitute butter, and fat-free cheeses and mayonnaise.

3. Quit Smoking The jury is definitely in on this verdict. Since 1960, when the Surgeon General Electronics mechanic Sherri Biro, left, helps Kneocia Henton install connector plugs on fiber- announced that smoking was harmful to optic cable. Henton will be a senior at Grasso Southeastern Technical High School in the fall. your health, Americans have been reduc- She is working at Electric Boat this summer as part of the School-To-Career program, a col- ing their use of tobacco products that kill. laborative effort between various companies and the AFL-CIO. Sadly, we've seen a surge in smoking in adolescents and teens. It seems the stars in continued from page 4 every movie of late smoke cigarettes. she’s eager to learn, and she works like she’s been doing it for a long time.” Beware. Warn your children of the false MDA President John Worobey and MTC President Ken DelaCruz said in addition romance ofthe “tough guy”stance ofHolly- to the work experience, the School-To-Career program provides students with a lesson wood smokers. on organized labor in the United States, including a field trip to the Labor History Museum in Willimantic. 4. Wear Your Seat Belt “They don’t teach a lot about unions in the schools,so this was a good chance for Statistics show that seat belts add to students to learn about them,”Worobey said. longevity and help alleviate potential “Designing and building nuclear requires a highly skilled workforce,” injuries in car crashes. said DelaCruz.“The union mentors are sharing their trade experience with the young interns,who,after graduating high school,have the potential ofbeing future ship- 5. Choose Your Parents Well builders. It’s a great program.” The link between genetics and health is a powerful one. But just because one or both of your parents died young in ill health doesn't mean you cannot counteract the genetic pool handed you.

ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS I August 2005 I 7 Quonset Point Moves Ahead With New Sheet Metal Shop

hat was an empty building a few short months ago is now nearing completion as Quonset Point’s new Light Metal WFabrication Shop. The sheet tower storage system installation is complete and training for employees who will be using the system is also finished. Known as the TC Cell, it is the largest in the United States – capable of holding 350 pallets of material. In fact, production material is being loaded into the system. Phase 1 training for the 6000L Laser Punch (shown in photo) is complete and employees are now using it to gain experience before it’s ready for production work. Although the storage system and the laser punch are not quite ready for production purposes, two machines in the new area are already preparing material for submarines. The two press brakes and the relocated sheet metal shear are being used for production. Quonset Point’s Light Metal Fabrication Shop. “We are progressing nicely,” says Jim Cunningham (902), who has been overseeing the project. “We’ve taken this from concept stages to a state-of- the-art sheet metal fabrication shop in a short time. When we become fully operational sometime in the fall, this shop will be one of the most modern and efficient of its kind in the country.”

Retirees 230 Robert A. Biltcliffe 300 Ernest F. Messier 452 Valentina Mandybur 911 Samuel J. Belshaw 37 years 42 years 33 years 30 years Bridge Crane Ope W/L Pattern Checker Piping Sr Designer Struct Fab Mech I

241 Gerard P. Tanguay 321 Richard C. Kramarewicz 452 Patricia E. Sullivan 911 Alfred J. Law 37 years 41 years 32 years 26 years Vulcanz. Tech., 1/C Foreman Staff Assistant Struct Fab Mech I

241 Frank L. Stanford 323 Patrick J. Harris 453 William A. Chakeris 950 Stephen A. Mattias 32 years 33 years 10 years 30 years Temp Serv. Tech 1/C Qual Cntrl Spec Mech Sr Designer Mat'l Coord

252 Alfred D. Boucher Jr. 330 Lynn F. Kennerson 474 Thomas P. Eldredge 950 Anthony V. Algiere Jr. 32 years 40 years 14 years 44 years Carpenter 1/C Plng Spec Sr-Matl Engineering Speciali Prod Planner

252 William J. Richmond 403 Allan J. Kelly 501 Wayne G. Michaels 9993 Denise A. Staphos 29 years 25 years 22 years 32 years Joiner,1/C Logist Tech Aide Mt Elect Sv Eng 1/C Tool Room Att Pi 1/C

274 James W. Maine 429 Judith L. Amoriello 505 Raymond F. Gauvin 26 years 8 years 35 years Superintendent, Area Admin Specialist Laborer, 1/C

438 Alma G. Pestana 904 Melvin R. Ouimette Jr. 32 years 36 years Dosimetry Techn, 1/C Pipewelder Appr

8 I August 2005 I ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS Joint Effort Develops System For Enhanced Scaffold Safety

new scaffolding inspection and tagging system has proven A so successful during a three- month pilot program that it will be imple- mented throughout the Groton shipyard and on EB overhaul and repair projects at the Groton submarine base beginning Sept. 6. The Scafftag system, as it’s called, was introduced to the shipyard by the carpen- ter trades, who then did most of the leg- work to get the pilot program going and who will be responsible for the daily inspection and tagging of all staging. “During the two trial phases, the sever- ity and quantity of scaffold deficiencies were reduced tremendously, resulting in improved safety for all scaffold users throughout the shipyard,” said carpenter Trade Training Instructor Don Kniss (252), who helped lead the Scafftag trial. Carpenter apprentice Tyler King (252) hangs a scaffolding tag on staging in Building 260. The Scafftag “The implementation of this program system, used on a limited basis for the past three months, will be implemented throughout the Groton was a joint effort led by members of the shipyard and on EB overhaul and repair projects at the Groton submarine base beginning Sept. 6. MTC Safety Committee, carpenters union Local 1302, the Safety Department then initial and hang at the scaffolding of how management, the carpenters and Operations management.” entryways either a green tag – for union and the Safety Department work The carpenters got the idea for the pro- “Released for Access” – or a red one – for together to improve safety at Electric gram after seeing a similar system in place “Danger, Do Not Enter.” Red tags will Boat,” he said. “This is a step in the right at the Groton submarine base. also be used when scaffolding is being direction as far as I’m concerned.” “When we looked into it, we realized it assembled so no one enters prematurely. Ken O’Brien (645), a member of the would be a quick, easy way to reduce “It’s going to keep our scaffolding EB Safety Department who helped bring scaffolding safety discrepancies on a daily inspection process up to date and help the Scafftag program to EB, said it has basis versus letting them accumulate,” improve the quality of our scaffold prod- helped to strengthen the carpenters’ scaf- explained carpenter General Foreman uct,” Kniss said. folding expertise, enhancing the safety of Bob Beaudry (252). “And of course, the When scaffolding discrepancies are dis- all employees as a result. most important thing is to prevent safety covered, they will be immediately reported “It’s a good program, and I think it’ll issues before they arise.” to the carpenters for action, as well as being get even better as we go along,” he said. The Scafftag system works by letting recorded in a log for tracking purposes. A key to the success of the Scafftag employees know before they enter scaffold- Carpenter Mike Malone (252), president program, Beaudry and Kniss said, is that ing whether it is safe to use. During daily of the union Local 1302, praised Kniss it has been embraced by all tradespeople inspections, members of a trained and and the Safety Department for their efforts and supervisors, not just the carpenters. dedicated team of carpenters will evaluate to get the Scafftag system off the ground. “It has been a catalyst for everybody to all staging that meets minimum size or “The program’s success is an example look at the staging,” said Kniss. height requirements. The inspectors will

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10 I August 2005 I ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS Service Awards

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100 David A. Nelson Sr. 229 Lewis R. Baton Jr. 241 Martin D. Karpel 244 David Apanashk 100 Frederick W. Smith III 242 John L. Dawkins 251 Belgica A. LaBoy 248 Daryl S. Rinehart 24140 Robert L. Bursell Jr. 25230 Kenneth E. Adams Jr. 25251 Darryl L. Gilblair Jr. 20436 Neslie D. Sutton Sr. 242 Ronald L. Kirkland 271 Richard M. Ogren 251 William A. Przygoda 448 David W. Menge 243 Erich O. Simonds 355 Edward R. Pellegri Jr. 274 John F. Adamson 449 Ramdulari Collier 272 Thomas F. Concannon 447 Delores C. Felicetti 275 Barbara L. Bennett 460 William R. Harring III 355 Robert E. Jacques Sr. 447 Dennis L. Horr 330 Joseph P. Mikaelian 462 Andrew J. 433 Paul S. Jutkiewicz 447 Joseph A. Cascio 330 W George Potts Jr. Zimbelmann 452 David E. Pacheco 452 John R. Murray 341 Bruce A. Betts 493 Ahmad M. Hashem 646 Charles J. Ballato 456 Dennis A. Heon 409 Patrick R. Bevins 684 Linda M. Delosreyes 792 James J. Barney 601 Richard J. Geschrei 428 James M. Titus 702 Patricia M. Archer 662 Mark F. Springer 437 Barry K. Leon 813 Ralph H. Flanders 901 Kenneth W. Aker 459 Axel L. Westerberg years 911 Jeanne L. Heroux 459 Brian F. Mock 915 Bernard V. Tobin 459 Edward S. Johnston 915 Gerald T. Luciano 459 John T. Carlson 229 Austin Hudson 936 Larry P. Knight 459 Joseph L. Marmaud 229 Gary S. Post 950 Carl L. Hitchcock 459 Michael G. Collins 40335Scott W. Anderson 950 Joseph J. Sousa 459 Norman J. Talbot 405 Eileen M. Crowley 951 Natalino Mizzoni Jr. 459 Warren A. Gohacki 553 David B. Ballman 467 Richard G. Nelson 472 Michael F. Tabor 505 Brent W. Cugini 650 Peter W. Fedors 740 Thomas G. Cambron 816 Gary L. Moore 861 Gary P. Chaney 901 Adalberto Rivera 901 Robert A. Wollseiffen 915 Joseph N. Mondoux Jr. 915 Joseph Vazquez 915 Kirklin C. Scott

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BIW Christens Farragut

U.S. Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-Maine) christens Farragut (DDG-99) during a ceremony last month at the Bath Iron Works shipyard. Farragut is BIW’s 26th AEGIS destroyer.

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