ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS | EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTER ELECTRIC BOAT STRATEGIC PLAN EB 2021-2025 INSIDE NEWS ELECTRIC BOAT STRATEGIC PLAN 2021- 2025 INSIDE ELECTRIC BOAT HONORS 231 NEW DISTINGUISHED SHIPBUILDERS SEE LISTING ON PAGE 2 SECOND HALF 2020 In honor of their contributions to Electric Boat and our nation’s defense, 231 employees 2020with 40 years of service wereHONOREES recently recognized as distinguished shipbuilders PETER J. ADAMS RAMON J. CRUZ KURT A. HESCH MICHAEL J. MATIGIAN MARK E. ROGERS JOHN F. ADAMSON LISA M. DALEY WILLIAM P. HEUER JR CHRISTOPHER M. MATTHEWS ROBERT J. ROSSI WAYNE J. AGUIAR JR WILLIAM DALL JR DONALD P. HIGGINS WILLIAM M. MAXWITAT NORMAN J. ROUILLARD EB JAMES H. ALGIERE JAMES G. DALLAS STEVEN J. HILL MICHAEL J. MCCARTHY MARIO RUGGERI THOMAS ALAN ALI GARY A. DEAL TIMOTHY W. HINKSON JOHNICE M. MCCOY SHAWN K. RUSSELL MARK E. ALLARD FRANCIS J. DELIA JAMES W. HOCK ALFRED K. MCGRATH MICHAEL J. RYAN NEWS ARMAND L. ALLEN JR JOSEPH M. DENOMMEE BRUCE W. HOLLAND JEFFERY K. MCPHAIL JEFFREY P. SALOIS MICHAEL A. AMBURN JOHN A. DEPIETRO CHARLES P. HOPKINS CHARLES J. MERRITT MICHAEL A. SANDERS ARTHUR NEIL AMMONS JR DAVID C. DESROCHES HARRY H. HUBBLING JR KARIN C. METCALF MICHAEL S. SANDREY CONTENTS JAIME ANDRADE JOHN F. DIAS STEPHEN J. HUDECEK DAVID J. MEWHA JOHN C. SCHELL RUTH ANN ARDER CHRISTINE D. DICKSON MICHAEL D. HUSKEY BRUCE R. MINER WILLIAM E. SCHMOEGNER SMOOTH SAILING FOR IOWA’S SUPER MODULE 2 2020 Honorees Distinguished Shipbuilders JOSEPH G. AUCLAIR ERVIN G. DOUBLEDAY PAUL E. JAPP WILLIAM D. MINOR JR RICHARD J. SERPA IN JUNE, SECTION 2B-5 OF SSN 797 PCU IOWA ARRIVED AT GROTON FROM QUONSET POINT. 4-6 Quonset Point Hosts Keel Laying Ceremony TIMOTHY C. SHAFFER ALAN R. BABCOCK JOSEPH J. DOWNING GERALD E. JARBEAU JR BRIAN F. MOCK for Submarine Idaho MICHAEL JENSEN THOMAS J. MONDOR FRANK A. SIMONELLI CHARLES H. BAGLEY JR JAMES L. DREITLEIN 7 Hispanic Alliance of SECT Humbled by BONNIE A. BAILEY JOHN R. DUGAN DAVID JOHNSON THOMAS M. MORRONE CATHLEEN C. SMITH Generosity of EB Employees DAVID G. MUOLO JAMES J. SMITH RUSSELL EDGAR BARKER RICHARD J. DUQUETTE PATRICK M. JORDAN EB TEAM CELEBRATES COMPLETED AVAILABILITY 8-9 BEC Hosts Annual Award Banquet Virtually ROBERT A. MYERS HARRY W. SMULLEN __________________________________ DAWN M. BARRASSO DONALD B. EAGLESON WILFORD L. KALBACH STEPHEN J. KANYOCK EDWARD M. NEVINS BRUCE N. SNOW ON USS JIMMY CARTER 10-11 Columbia Poster BRUCE D. BARTELS JEFFREY F. EIKENBURG __________________________________ MARTIN D. KARPEL KEITH M. NOSEWORTHY NEFTALI SOSTRE MARK W. BASSLER TODD W. EMARD Electric Boat Strategic Plan KIM B. KENYON KENNETH J. O’BRIEN MARK S. SPERY TERRY S. BATES KEVIN M. FALK Pull-out Section SUSAN I. KING LEE P. O’CONNELL CURTIS J. STERN _____________________________ KEVIN T. BENTLEY THOMAS P. FAUROT EDWARD M. KOHL MICHAEL J. ORMOND EUGENE D. STIRLEN STUART C. BESSER TIMOTHY R. FITZGERALD 12-13 SYAB’s First Pre-Cast Beam is Signed, JEFFREY P. KOLLWITZ MARY V. PACKER ERIC R. STRAUB BRUCE A. BETTS MICHAEL R. FLANAGAN Set Into Place JOHN D. KRESSLEY MICHAEL A. PAMULA WILLIAM F. SULLIVAN DONALD B. BLACKBURN MARTHA J. FLETCHER 14-15 Chairman Courtney Joins Navy Leadership GARY J. LA BELLE JOHN W. PANNONI STEPHEN B. SWAN in Philadelphia for Historic Foundry Pour KENNETH R. BOITEAU SR STUART FRASER of First Propulsor Mold for Columbia-Class MARGARET LADSON JAMES M. PASQUALINI GEORGE A. TABELE JR RICHARD L. BOTHAM ANTHONY D. FRAZZO Submarine Program PAUL A. LAGASSE ROBERT W. PERRY MICHAEL F. TABOR JOHN E. BOUDREAU JOHN A. FURTADO 16 EB Successfully Completes ISO-17025 ROBERT A. LAKOWSKY NORMAN E. PETTUS NORMAN J. TALBOT Assessment THOMAS D. BRAYMAN DEBRA A. GAYNOR GEORGE G. LAMARCHE DENISE J. PIERSON ROCCO J. TARULLI 16 Electric Boat Raises $7,107 FRANK BRESSETTE PETER L. GENTILE PAUL N. LAMOUREUX KARL V. POLLARD SAUL W. THOMPSON for American Heart Association FRANCIS J. BRETON JR JAMES F. GIDDINGS THE AVAILABILITY ON USS JIMMY CARTER STARTED IN JULY 2018. BRUCE E. LANEY W. GEORGE POTTS JR LEONARD L. TOTTEN 17 Electric Boat Leaders and Congressional DONNA M. BROCHU DARRYL L. GILBLAIR JR Delegations Mark Columbia $9.5 Billion WILLIAM P. LENNON MICHAEL J. PRAIRIE CARRIE M. TRAYNHAM WAYNE D. BRODEUR MICHAEL A. GILLIA n Electric Boat team supported the recently completed Extended Dry-dock Select- Contract Modification JOHN V. LEONARD JR DOUGLAS W. PRESTLY DAVID L. TRIPLETT JOHN C. BROWN ROBERT J. GOGA ed Restricted Availability (EDSRA), a major availability on the USS Jimmy Carter 18-19 A Window into Operations ANTHONY L. LEPRE PAUL J. PRICE MARC R. TRUDEAU (SSN-23) in Bangor, WA. As an integral member of the Intermediate Maintenance 20 EB Employees Set New Record for LAWRENCE P. BRZOZOWSKI JOHN P. GOGEL BRIAN R. PRINGER JOSEPH VAZQUEZ A THEODORE M. LINN Turkey Donations RICHARD A. CADY JR WARREN A. GOHACKI Activity, led by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS), work was performed by the DAVID B. LLOYD WILLIAM A. PRZYGODA JOHN D. VILLAMIL MICHAEL H. CAHOON DAVID J. GORMAN Missions Systems & Trainer (MS&T) team and consisted of repair, maintenance and VICKIE F. LOCKWOOD DONALD V. RAFFO STEVEN J. WARD THOMAS G. CAMBRON JOSEPH G. GRAMLICH JR modernization work within the Multi-Mission Platform (MMP) section of the ship. ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS is published MAGALY LOPEZ JOHN A. RATHBUN E. CHARLES WHITFORD JOHN T. CARLSON RITA A. GRANT The work started in July 2018 when the ship entered dry-dock at the Puget Sound by the Public Affairs Dept. DENISE P. LUSK-CONNELL JAMES D. REBELLO ERNEST R. WIGHTMAN 75 Eastern Point Road • Groton, CT 06340 Naval Shipyard (PSNS) and continued over the past 27 months culminating with PATRICK J. CASEY ERNEST A. GRIECO JR MARCUS E. LUTER JR WILLIAM REGO JR CLAY C. WILD LYNN HENDY, Editor DONALD C. CHAMBERS RICHARD E. GROFF DAVID M. MADORE ROSEMARY A. RENDEIRO JOSEPH A. WILSON certification for sea trials on October 29. Contracted under the oversight of the KEVIN M. CHAPMAN ROBERT L. GUAY ROBERT A. MAGRO CHRISTOPHER J. REUST KENNETH C. WIMBERLY SSN-23 Special Projects Program Office D419, the MS&T team consists of perma- SYDNEY DAVIES, GREG ROSE Contributing Editors ROBERT G. CLARK JR THOMAS E. HAGIST FRANK M. MAJKUT DAVID L. RILEY RAYMOND WONG nently assigned personnel in D705 and a team of local subcontractors (subject matter PETER R. CLARK MICHAEL J. HAGUE BEVERLY J. MAKAR ADALBERTO RIVERA DAVID J. WOODARD experts). The team was formed in 2005 to support maintenance and modernization as BOB GALLO, GARY SLATER, MICHAEL G. COLLINS RAYMOND A. HAMILTON JR JOSEPH L. MARMAUD CARL T. ROBERTS EDWARD J. YUHAS well as crew training and has been supporting the platform for the past 15 years. Con- Photography KEVIN J. COOPER MICHAEL J. HANNAN gratulations on a job well done! CHRISTOPHER J. DENNIS R. ROCHA CARLA S. ZIMMERMANN Phone (860) 433-4683 • Fax (860) 433-8054 KURT S. CRAMER JOSEPH J. HARCUT MATHEWSON Email [email protected] 2 | ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS | SECOND HALF 2020 ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS | SECOND HALF 2020 | 3 the country and to your coworkers,” said Davies. As ship sponsor, Mrs. Stackley is no stranger to the Navy. Her father served and worked in private shipyards through- out the eastern seaboard, including Electric Boat Groton in the 1960’s. Her connection to the Navy continued to grow after she met her husband, Sean, who served as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition from 2008 to 2017. Mrs. Stackley dedicated nearly four decades RIGHT, QP EMPLOYEE SCOTT LACCILADE (D913) PERFORMING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT THE START OF THE CEREMONY. FROM LEFT, QUONSET POINT’S TIM CASHMAN, SEAN STACKLEY, TERRY STACKLEY, KEVIN GRANEY AND SEAN DAVIES. QUONSET POINT HOSTS KEEL-LAYING CEREMONY FOR SUBMARINE IDAHO THE FUTURE CREW OF PCU IDAHO (SSN-799). n August 24, Ship Sponsor Terry Stackley authenticated the keel of PCU Idaho (SSN-799) at a ceremony held in Quonset O Point’s Building 9, which recently has come online to pro- vide over eight acres of new manufacturing space dedicated to the ABOVE, THE CREW OF PCU IDAHO (SSN-799). assembly and outfitting of new Virginia and Columbia-class sub- marines. “Today we celebrate the keel-laying of Idaho, the 26th ship of the Virginia Class,” said Electric Boat President Kevin Graney in his remarks. “In fact, the area of this building where we’ve gathered today is where we are building Idaho’s first super- module, the large center section of the ship that will move on to Groton for final assembly in a year’s time.” SSN-799 will be the fifth U.S. Navy vessel named in recognition of the 43rd state. LEFT, QUONSET POINT’S 40-YEAR EMPLOYEES EB leadership, Quonset Point employees and the future crew of STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED. PCU Idaho were present at the keel laying. Special guests intro- TERRY STACKLEY, SHIP SPONSOR, duced by Vice President of Quonset Point Operations, Sean DELIVERING HER REMARKS. Davies, along with Terry Stackley and her family, included Cap- tain Andrew Gillespy of SUPSHIP Groton, Captain Andrew Miller, Commander of Sub Squadron FOUR in Groton, the former Gov- ernor of Idaho, Dirk Kempthorne, and Quonset Point’s Master Shipbuilders—QP employees who in 2020 have given 40 years of service to Electric Boat. “Thank you for your service to the Navy, 4 | ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS | SECOND HALF 2020 ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS | SECOND HALF 2020 | 5 as a Navy wife and will now dedicate “ In a few short years, when the magnificent USS Idaho goes to sea, she’ll be her time to serving Idaho and her crew throughout the ship’s service life.