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JULY 2010 MISSOURI DELIVERED IN RECORD TIME The submarine Missouri departs the Electric Boat shipyard, transiting the Thames River and heading out to sea for its initial sea trials. See story on page 2.

INSIDE Electric Boat Delivers Earned Hours • 5 Marine Systems News • 7 EB Is Recognized For Work- Submarine Missouri To U.S. place Health Initiatives • 10 Navy In Record Time • 2/3 Retirees • 5 Health Matters • 8/9 General Dynamics Reports Service Awards • 11 Fitzgerald Remembers • 4 Apprentice Alumni Association Solid Performance In Second Safety Performance • 12 Welcome To EB • 5 Quarter • 6 Awards Scholarships • 10 59349_EB_July.qxd 8/3/10 12:16 PM Page 2

The seventh Virginia-class submarine Missouri (SSN-780) at sea during its Alpha trials. ELECTRIC BOAT DELIVERS SUBMARINE MISSOURI TO U.S.NAVY IN RECORD TIME

lectric Boat has delivered the submarine base. cess in the future,” he said. “I deeply nuclear-powered attack subma- Crediting the Navy, the shipbuilders appreciate the efforts of everyone Erine Missouri (SSN-780) to the and the supplier base for achieving the involved.” U.S. Navy in a record 65 months and 8 early delivery date, Electric Boat Presi- About a week before the delivery, Mis- percent under target cost. dent John Casey said, “Missouri is a tes- souri sailed up the Thames River to the The 65-month delivery schedule beat tament to the skill and craftsmanship of submarine base to prepare for its com- the previous best for a Virginia-class sub- the Navy/industry team, and a clear missioning. marine by five months. In addition, Mis- reflection of the nation’s commitment to On hand to meet the submarine was souri required 600,000 fewer labor hours a strong defense,” he said. Capt. Michael Bernacchi, commodore of to finish than the last submarine deliv- A continuous series of production and 4, Missouri’s home ered in Groton, USS New Hampshire process improvements has enabled Elec- squadron. (SSN-778). tric Boat to deliver Missouri nine months “Today really marks the first day At its float off last November, Mis- ahead of schedule and 21 months ahead where the sub starts to become part of souri was 90 percent complete, another of the lead ship of the class, Casey said. that fleet, which will culminate with the benchmark for the Virginia Class. Mis- “This achievement demonstrates the ded- commissioning,” said Bernacchi. “The souri will join the fleet in a commis- ication of the men and women of Elec- crew has done an unbelievable job over sioning ceremony July 31 at the Groton tric Boat, and will help ensure our suc- continued on page 3

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Virginia-Class the past five months, just a tremendous characteristics “Like the previous ships of the class, amount of work getting the ship ready. Missouri has been designed to incorpo- They are clearly ahead of the game, and Displacement: 7,835 tons rate emergent technologies that will pro- we're very excited to have them here at vide new capabilities to meet new sub base and part of squadron four.” Length: 377 feet threats,” Casey said. “This adaptability Cmdr. Timothy Rexrode, the com- enables the Virginia Class to make manding officer of Missouri, said he was Beam: 34 feet unique and significant contributions to looking forward to the ship's commis- national security for decades to come,” sioning. Payload: 40 weapons; special he said. “This really is the biggest honor I’ve operations forces; Electric Boat and its major subcon- had in my professional career,” said unmanned under- tractor, Northrop Grumman Shipbuild- Rexrode. “I’m proud to bear the name sea ing, have received contracts to build the Missouri and to get out to the fleet and vehicles first 18 submarines of a planned 30-ship work for the Navy and the nation.” Virginia Class under a teaming agree- Missouri is the seventh ship of the Vir- Weapons: Tomahawk land- ment that splits the construction work- ginia Class, the Navy’s first major com- attack missiles; load between the two shipyards. batant ships designed for post-Cold War Mark 48 advanced missions. Virginia-class submarines capability torpedoes embody the war-fighting and operational Below: The Virginia-class submarine Missouri capabilities required to dominate the lit- (SSN-780) arrives at the submarine base in Crew: 134 officers and Groton in preparation for its commissioning. torals while maintaining undersea domi- enlisted men U.S. Navy photo nance in the open ocean.

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Of Fact, Figures And Dates: 50YEARSFitzgerald Remembers It All t’s widely known that if you have a question about Electric Boat history the go-to person is William W.Fitzgerald (414). Want to know when a famous Iperson such as a former president visited? Ask Fitzy. Need to know when a building was put up, or torn down? Bill is the guy. And there’s a good reason for that — he has lived so much of it. Fitzgerald was recently honored for 50 years of service to Electric Boat during a breakfast with President John P.Casey and his staff. At his side was his wife, Judith R. Fitzgerald, who has endured 12-hour days from the time her husband started at the shipyard, and innumerable nights when he was away, traveling to Washington, D.C., or other cities, delivering proposals or involved in other aspects of EB’s business. Fitzgerald was just out of school when he applied for jobs at two of southeast- ern ’s largest employers. He submitted one to Electric Boat, and one to Pfizer Inc. EB responded first and Fitzgerald began work as a clerk in Test Records in 1960. His first assignment was on Tullibee (SSN-597), replacing transducers from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. He’d been at EB for only a couple of years when the S5G program got under way, and he transferred to the top floor of the old main office building, working for Bill Pedace. There followed a series of positions, many of them nuclear related. “I never thought about leaving or finding another job — it provided a good living,” Fitzgerald said. “It paid for my house, it helped me raise three children — life has been good.” When he started at the company, the Gold Star Bridge was a single four-lane structure that cost 10 cents to cross — half that if you bought a book of tickets. William W. Fitzgerald The Connecticut Turnpike turned north before the bridge, and there was no highway to the Rhode Island border. Where Thames Parking now stands was the Sacred When he started at the company, the Gold Star Bridge was a single four- Heart Church. lane structure that cost 10 cents to cross — half that if you bought a book At Electric Boat, Building 197 was still a gleaming modern structure, and the shipyard was of tickets.The ConnecticutTurnpike turned north before the bridge, and planning another new engineering building, there was no highway to the Rhode Island border. WhereThames Parking Building 221. A switchboard operator connected long-distance calls. Self-correcting electric type- now stands was the Sacred Heart Church. writers were just coming into service, which made a clerk’s job a lot easier, and IBM had just devel- oped a word processor that used punch cards, holding great promise for the future. “The development of technology has been just amazing over the last 50 years,” Fitzgerald said. “I’ve enjoyed all my years at EB, and I continue to enjoy them.”

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WELCOME TO ELECTRIC BOAT Please help welcome the following employees, who have recently joined the company: Dan Barrett, Editor 341 Matthew Draper 446 Jeffrey Crompton Kirsten Todd 412 William Patterman Brian Weber Carl Vogel Bob Gallo, Gary Slater, 413 Marc Liebenthal 448 James Fitzpatrick 463 Matthew Cheevers Gary Hall, Photography Rachel Salvatori Matthew Luther Robert Lu Matthew Watroba Kamal Mohamed Daniel Madnick Electric Boat News 414 Kevin Leach Shantea Ryans Dominick Mantoni is published monthly by the Kevin Silva Amy Schwarzenberg Christopher Rahusen Public Affairs Department, 415 Kevin Williamson Michael Sexauer 464 Daniel Blanchette 75 Eastern Point Road, 416 Andrew Alferman 449 Jay Bennett Zhefei Li Groton, CT 06340 Andrew Biehl Xinzhe (Dan) Chen Alexander Maynard Phone (860) 433-8202 Erik Doolittle Chettra Heng Pamela Maynard Vincent Mula Joseph Internicola 472 Michael Sroka Fax (860) 433-8054 425 Christopher Schultz Rodney Johnson 492 Taylor Castagna Email [email protected] 427 Sean Curran Peter Liaskas Robert Chlum Chansaly Ker Michael Pinckney Joanne Daniel Joshua Miller Raymond Schulte Brenton Ewing Lucas Setzer 452 Anthony Salvagna John Matthews Seth Vincent Daiwan Snow Devin Murray 428 Tarun Calidas 453 Timothy Cameron Matthew Ryan Jeffery Coopee Jon Capozzoli Kevin Schultz Mary Coopee Jonathan Finley Joseph Wilkos Spencer Mitchell John Hadcock Kendall Williams Christopher Williams Kevin McGill Andrew Wright 431 Ben Parker Kyle Milliron 493 Nolan Molloy 433 Peter Edwards Dave Pesapane 494 Scott Johnson Retirees Jennifer Flake 456 Benjamin Dixe Jessica Wood Matt Green Anthony Lamparelli 496 Kathryn Colella 226 Jeffrey L. Berman Jun Kudo Zaria Margolis 505 William Moore 30 years Keith Mowell Stanley Nowakowski Jerry Shriner Shipfitter 1/C Jeffery Onderdonk 459 Alexa Ashton 610 Lily Brodie Kyle Spivey Carlos Sandoval 660 John Gagne 229 Raymond C. Bennett Jr. 434 Christophe Garant Brock Waterhouse Robert Waite 42 years Brian Shoenfeld 462 Robert DeLean 662 Gregory Kent Blmaker Trade Tech 437 Akbal Hunjan Bryan Jimenez 355 Donald K. Dickens 37 years Prod Planner

423 Patrick L. Burpee 37 years Inspectr-Mec-NQC 1/C

449 Peter F. Fricano 15 years Engineering Specialist

545 Carol L. Bridgman 39 years Administrative Clerk II

921 Harry G. MacDonald 40 years Struct Fab Mech I Earned Hours — Where We Stand

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General Dynamics Reports Solid Performance In Second Quarter Ǡ Earnings from continuing operations increase by 4.8 percent to $651 million Ǡ Management raises guidance for full-year EPS

FALLS CHURCH, Va. company’s products and services, including Gulfstream business eneral Dynamic has reported second-quarter 2010 earn- jets; Stryker, LAVIII and Scout SV armored vehicles; Hydra-70 G ings from continuing operations of $651 million, or rockets, motors and warheads; engineering, support and lead-yard $1.68 per share on a fully diluted basis, compared to 2009 sec- services for several shipbuilding programs; and information tech- ond-quarter earnings from continuing operations of $621 mil- nology, communications and computing products and services. lion, or $1.61 per share fully diluted. Revenues in the quarter In addition to the backlog, the company’s estimated potential were $8.1 billion. Operating earnings grew by 4.2 percent over contract value — management’s estimate of the value of second-quarter 2009, to $985 million. unfunded indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts Net earnings for the second quarter of 2010 were $648 mil- and unexercised options — grew to $21.7 billion at the end of lion, compared to $618 million in the year-ago period. Net earn- second-quarter 2010, a 28 percent increase over the prior quarter. ings on a per-share, fully diluted basis were $1.67 in the current Cash quarter, an increase of 4.4 percent over the year-ago period. Net cash provided by operating activities in the second quar- Margins ter totaled $477 million. Free cash flow from operations, defined Company-wide operating margins in the quarter were 12.2 per- as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expendi- cent, an increase of 50 basis points over second-quarter 2009. tures, was $414 million for the period. Aerospace and Combat Systems margins drove that improvement, “General Dynamics’ focus on operational excellence is increasing 160 and 150 basis points respectively.In comparison to reflected in the operating margins of each of our business first-quarter 2010, company-wide operating margins increased 40 groups,” said Jay L. Johnson, chairman and chief executive offi- basis points overall on improvements in Aerospace, Combat Sys- cer. “We continue to increase efficiency, improve productivity tems and Marine Systems performance. Information Systems and and drive cost out of our processes in order to deliver the high- Technology margins remained steady at 10.5 percent. est-quality, most-affordable products and services to our cus- tomers. Backlog “Based on our performance this quarter and a clearer view of The company’s funded backlog at the end of the quarter was what the second half of the year may hold, we now expect full- $45.9 billion and total backlog was $62.5 billion. Orders received year 2010 earnings from continuing operations to be $6.60 to in the quarter underscored the continuing global demand for the $6.65 per share, fully diluted,” Johnson said.

SECOND QUARTER 2010 SIGNIFICANT ORDERS (unaudited) (Dollars in Millions)

We received the following significant con- provide Stabilized Commander’s Weapon III upgrade program. Combat Systems tract orders during the second quarter of Stations (SCWS) for Abrams main battle was selected as the prime contractor and 2010: tanks under the Tank Urban Survivability systems integrator for the program in 2009. Combat Systems Kit (TUSK) program. This award brings the total contract value to over $450. Marine Systems Ǡ Approximately $380 from the U.S. Ǡ Approximately $85 from the U.S. Ǡ Approximately $170 from the U.S. Army under the Stryker wheeled armored Navy for lead-yard services for Virginia- vehicle program for “double-V” hull Marine Corps under the mine-resistant, ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicle pro- class submarines. The award has a maxi- design and engineering, and contractor mum potential value of approximately logistics and vehicle support. gram for RG-31 vehicle field support and engineering upgrades. $880 if all options are exercised. Ǡ Approximately $280 from the Army for Ǡ Over $100 from the Navy for engineer- the production of Hydra-70 rockets, Ǡ Approximately $50 from Germany to produce Eagle IV armored vehicles. This ing and support services for the DDG- motors and warheads. This award has a 1000 program, long-lead construction for maximum potential value of nearly $1 bil- contract has a maximum potential value of over $500 if all options are exercised. the second DDG-1000 and long-lead lion if all options are exercised. material for the third ship. Approximately $35 from the Canadian Ǡ Approximately $90 from the Army to Ǡ government for design work on the LAV continued on page 9

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MARINE SYSTEMS NEWS

Electric Boat Receives $172 Million BIW Awarded $105 Million for from U.S. Navy for Virginia-Class DDG-1001 and DDG-1002 Advanced Submarine Work Material Procurement and Support Electric Boat has received a $171.8 million contract from the BATH, Maine U.S. Navy to provide lead-yard services for Virginia-class The U. S. Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works a $105.4 million nuclear-powered attack submarines. modification to a previously awarded contract for procurement Under the contract, Electric Boat will maintain and update of long-lead-time material and engineering, production and sup- design drawings and data, including technology insertions, for port services associated with the construction of DDG-1001, each Virginia-class submarine throughout its construction and and for long-lead-time material procurement associated with post-shakedown availability periods. Additionally, Electric Boat DDG-1002. The original contract was awarded in February will perform research and development work required to evalu- 2008. Work encompassed by this modification is expected to be ate new technology to be inserted in newly built Virginia-class completed by February 2011. ships. Jeff Geiger, president of Bath Iron Works, said, “We see this The contract has a potential cumulative value of $881 million award as yet another expression of the Navy’s confidence in our through 2014 if all options are exercised and funded. ability to efficiently construct and deliver all three ships of the Zumwalt class. We’re making good progress building the lead ship, DDG-1000, building momentum as we ramp up our con- Electric Boat Is Awarded $52 Million struction efforts. This award will allow us to maintain progress for USS New Mexico PSA on our DDG-1001 start-up and initiate timely procurement of key long-lead material items to support the DDG-1002 con- Electric Boat has been awarded a $51.8 million contract modi- struction schedule.” fication by the U.S. Navy to plan and perform the post-shake- down availability (PSA) on the nuclear submarine USS New Mexico (SSN-779). NASSCO Delivers The PSA, which will comprise maintenance, repairs, alter- ations and testing, will be performed in Groton and began this USNS Charles Drew month. Up to 450 employees will be engaged in the work, which SAN DIEGO is scheduled for completion by July 2011. General Dynamics NASSCO has delivered USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) to the U.S. Navy. The ship is named in honor of Dr. Charles R. Drew (1904-1950), the African-American sur- NASSCO Delivers geon and hematologist who pioneered the procedures for the Fourth Product Carrier safe storage and transfusion of blood. NASSCO began construction of USNS Charles Drew in SAN DIEGO October 2008. The 689-foot-long supply ship will serve under the General Dynamics NASSCO has delivered the fourth ship of Navy’s . The ship is capable of deliv- its State-class product carriers to American Petroleum Tankers, ering almost 10,000 tons of dry cargo and petroleum products at LLC, a joint venture of the Blackstone Financial Group. The one time to Navy and allied ships underway at sea. ship is named Empire State, the state nickname of New York. Including the Charles Drew, NASSCO has delivered ten T- NASSCO began constructing the Empire State in January AKEs, which are also known as Lewis and Clark-class ships. 2009. At a length of 600.4 feet (183 meters), the double-hulled The 11th through 13th ships are under construction at the San ship has a cargo capacity of approximately 331,000 barrels. The Diego shipyard. Construction of the 14th and final ship of the Empire State will be used initially to carry refined petroleum Lewis and Clark class will begin in the fall. products for the Department of Defense under a commercial charter.

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ooray! Summer is finally cant threat and can be as damaging here in all its glory. Now as long-term exposure to industrial Hwe get to really enjoy the noise. outdoors. We ride motorcycles, sail Here are a few examples of haz- boats, and go to music festivals, con- ardous noise levels in our everyday certs and carnivals and auto races. lives. (dB=decibels or volume) We ride around in cars with the win- dows open and some of us even Ǡ Fireworks: 160dB enjoy working in the yard, weed Ǡ Balloon pop: 157dB whacking (my personal favorite), Ǡ Auto racing: 30dB mowing, and getting the pumps going on the swimming pool. And Ǡ Rock concert: 120dB then there are the musicians who are Ǡ Sports stadium: Up to 117dB up there on stage having the time of Ǡ Crying baby: 100dB their lives. Ǡ Motorcycle: Up to 105dB While these activities inspire us to Ǡ Power lawn mower: 90-100dB enjoy the good weather and the out- doors, they also expose us to haz- Ǡ Inside a subway car: 90-100dB ardous noise levels from recreational Ǡ 10hp outboard motor: 90dB and non occupational sources. Our Ǡ Blender: 85dB world is a noisy place by our own Ǡ Hairdryer: 80dB HEALTH doing. When we are at work, it is easier to remember to protect our When sounds hit 85dB, ear dam- hearing because it is required or age can occur. When sounds are MATTERS there are signs that are clearly 90dB or more, ear damage becomes posted. These sign are located at the By Carol Kisner more probable. When sounds are Audiologist entrances to hazardous noise areas, 110dB or more, injury will occur. At where machinery is running at high 140dB, we experience pain. Hearing volume levels and where jobs require damage can be in the form of a tem- EB Hearing the use of hearing protection. porary or permanent shift in hearing But when we go home, do we thresholds. The hours of acceptable Conservation think about protecting our hearing? exposure vary by the level of the Why would we? We only lose our sound. For instance, you can spend Program hearing from bad noise, not fun eight hours in 90dB (not recom- noise. Right? Hopefully you already mended without good ear protec- know the answer to that, but I will tion) before damage occurs, accord- provide you with some useful ing to the National Institute for insights to help you preserve and Occupational Safety and Health. protect that very important sense — Should we let our brain act as a your hearing. Ask anyone who suf- noise level indicator? No. Some peo- fers a moderate level of hearing loss ple have a heightened sensitivity to or more and they will tell you they loud sounds; others don’t. As we would do anything to regain normal lose some of our hearing, it is diffi- hearing. cult for us to identify a potentially Recreational noise or noise from damaging noise. Is there pain associ- non-occupational sources is a signifi- ated with inner ear hair cell damage?

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EARNINGScontinued from page 6

Information Systems and Technology Ǡ Approximately $775 from the U.K. Ministry of Not usually. How many times have designs to reduce the volume of Defence for the demonstration phase of the Scout you heard a car go by with the radio dangerous machinery noise. Specialist Vehicle program. The contract includes blasting and think, “Boy, are they Musicians and concert goers options for future vehicle production, which will dumb; they’re going to lose their should be aware of special earplugs be added to the backlog upon successful testing of hearing.” In fact, they will. So why designed just for music that will pro- seven prototype vehicles. Work under this contract do people keep exposing themselves tect their hearing. These are custom will be shared with the Combat Systems group, to potential damage? It’s our brain’s made with different filter choices including a significant portion of the future pro- interpretation of what it is hearing. that don’t change the tonal quality duction effort. Regardless of the decibel level, if a Ǡ Approximately $220 of orders for ruggedized noise is pleasing to our brains we of the music. computing equipment under the Common Hard- accept it a much higher volume. If Here at EB we have a progressive ware/Software III (CHS-3) program, bringing the another noise is not pleasing we find group of employees who value your total contract value to nearly $2.3 billion. it distressing – like fingernails on a hearing and want to help you pre- blackboard. serve it both at and outside of work. Ǡ Approximately $100 in orders for networking Then there is the subject of aging. I have been working with the Safety communications products under the Network- As we age our perception of soft and Industrial Hygiene Department Centric Solutions (NETCENTS) program, bring- and loud becomes narrower – the and the Groton Tool Support staff ing the total contract value to over $1.1 billion. definition is abnormal lowered toler- in a combined effort to introduce a Ǡ An indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity ance to sound. This range dimin- new program called the New Hear- (IDIQ) contract from the National Aeronautics ishes as we get older, so a soft sound ing Protection Plug Program. This is and Space Administration (NASA) for the Space volume that’s comfortable to listen Network Ground Segment Sustainment (SGSS) where we will introduce new hearing to can be several decibels away from project. The contract has a maximum potential protection and ask you for your what we consider an uncomfortable value of approximately $640 over seven years. opinion on it. sound volume. This dynamic range Ǡ One of several awards from the National We are excited to offer choices of hearing is more condensed in Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to develop satel- that will make it easier for you to hearing impaired individuals, the lite-based intelligence-gathering technology for the select the appropriate protection. elderly, and persons with an audi- Total Application Services for Enterprise Require- tory condition known as hyperacu- These are available in the Tool Crib, ments (TASER) IDIQ program. The program has sis. For the rest of us, this range nar- Yard Hospital Hearing Department a maximum potential value of $1 billion among rows gradually as we age. and the Tool Crib office. We also all awardees over five years. The other factor is hair cell dam- now offer small ear plugs for work- Ǡ One of several IDIQ contracts under the age to the inner ear hearing organ ers with very small and narrow ear Defense Intelligence Agency’s (DIA) Solutions for known as the cochlea. Humans have canals. To obtain the small plugs, see the Information Technology Enterprise (SITE) two layers of hair cells that become me at the Yard Hospital Hearing contract. The program has a maximum potential damaged from different causes. Conservation Department so I can value of $6.6 billion among all awardees over five Noise-induced hearing loss – caused verify they fit you properly. Please years. by damage to the inner ear – is cumulative over one’s lifetime and is contact me if you have any issues or Ǡ One of three awards under the Federal Aviation permanent. problems with the hearing protec- Administration’s(FAA) System Engineering 2020 Now for the positives. Rapid tech- tion that is available to you. Research and Development/Mission Analysis Sup- nological advances being made to Remember, if you work at EB and port program. Our award under this program has a hearing aids, personal hearing pro- are exposed to hazardous noise, maximum potential value of $1.2 billion over 10 tection and assistive devices may OSHA regulations require you to years. benefit people who have hearing loss have your hearing tested annually. Ǡ One of three awards under the Navy’s Com- or are exposed to hazardous noise. mon Afloat Local Area Network Infrastructure In addition, the company is working (CALI) IDIQ program to provide ships and sub- hard with engineering controls and marines with secure hardware, software and net- working equipment. The program has a maxi- mum potential value of approximately $500 among all awardees.

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Apprentice Alumni Association Awards Scholarships At its Annual Scholarship Dinner last month, the Electric Boat Apprentice Alumni Association presented three awards to graduating high school seniors. The winners, children of EBAAA members, were selected on the basis of their grades, class rank, extracurricular school activities and community service. Appearing in the photo are, from left, Angela DeGray, EBAAA Scholarship chairperson; Lindsey Mahn, daughter of William Mahn (456) and the $1,500 scholar- ship winner; Colleen Lavin, daughter of Neil Lavin (355) and the $2,000 winner; William Schmeelk, son of William Schmeelk (252) and the $1,000 winner; Cathy White, manager of Design and Engineering Training; and Way Hedding, EBAAA president.

Electric Boat Is Recognized For Workplace Health Initiatives

he National Business Group on Health, a non-profit designed to encourage healthier lifestyles for their employees,” association of large employers, has recognized Electric said Helen Darling, president of the National Business Group on TBoat for its efforts to promote a healthy workplace and Health. “Electric Boat and its management team recognize just encourage employees and their families to maintain healthy how important a healthy workforce is to increasing productivity lifestyles. and controlling health care costs, and we congratulate them on Electric Boat was among 66 employers that received the 2010 receiving this award.” Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles award at the Leadership Electric Boat received a Gold Award for providing a range of Summit sponsored by the National Business Group on Health’s health initiatives, in particular its House Calls program. In this Institute on Innovation in Workforce Well-Being. program, a medical, health and wellness team provides screenings “We are delighted to recognize Electric Boat for its innovation for blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol levels and other key and commitment to providing lifestyle improvement programs health indicators at locations throughout the shipyard during the continued on page 11

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work day, making it convenient for employees to obtain personal health information. ServiceAwards “House Calls is great way to 45Years 662 Mark F. Springer 25Years make it easy for Electric Boat team 911 Jeanne L. Heroux members to maintain their health, 100 David A. Nelson Sr. 915 Bernard V. Tobin 244 David Apanashk because many people are unaware 100 Frederick W. Smith III 924 Gerald T. Luciano 248 Daryl S. Rinehart of chronic conditions that can be 954 Robert L. Bursell Jr. 936 Larry P.Knight 797 James P.Schuyler easily controlled,” said Electric 950 Carl L. Hitchcock Boat Medical Director Robert P. Hurley, M.D. 40Years 20Years 30Years “Electric Boat offers an incredi- bly broad range of health initia- 229 Austin Hudson 100 Frank E. Sestito 229 Gary S. Post 241 Martin D. Karpel 230 Robert D. Coats tives, including a color-coded 403 Scott W. Anderson 251 Darryl L. Gilblair Jr. 243 Mark C. Wydler menu in our cafeterias that enables 251 William A. Przygoda 274 George A. people make healthy choices, as 274 John F. Adamson Werrback IV well as exercise, stress-reduction 35Years 275 Barbara L. Bennett 275 David L. McCann and smoking- cessation courses 505 Brent W. Cugini 915 Thomas P.Oates before and after work,” Hurley 229 Lewis R. Baton Jr. 901 Adalberto Rivera 915 David A. Shipman 901 Robert A. Willseiffen said. “The opening of the Electric 252 Kenneth E. Adams Jr. 271 Richard M. Ogren 915 Joseph N. Boat Family Pharmacy in Groton 355 Edward R. Pellegri Mondoux Jr. this month, which offers access to 410 John R. Murray 915 Kirklin C. Scott lower-priced medications and 445 Dennis A. Heon 915 Joseph Vazquez expert advice on health mainte- 447 Joseph A. Cascio nance, is another important ele- ment in our overall health pro- gram,” he said. “We’re proud to receive this award from the National Business Group on Health, which rein- forces that these programs can have a significant impact on the ability of Electric Boat employees to stay healthy,” Hurley said.Winners of the Best Employ- ers for Healthy Lifestyles awards were honored in one of three cat- egories: Platinum: for established workplace well-being programs with measurable success and doc- umented outcomes; Gold: for creating cultural and environ- mental changes that support employees who are committed to long-term behavior changes; and Silver: for employers who have launched significant programs or services to promote living a healthier lifestyle.

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