PHOTO RELEASE--Huntington Ingalls Industries Hosts Sen. Mark Warner at Newport News Shipbuilding
October 20 2017 - 04:10PM
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) today hosted Sen. Mark
Warner, D-Va., at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division.
Warner saw first-hand the progress being made on the aircraft
carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) and the new technologies being
implemented to increase efficiencies in shipbuilding processes
across the shipyard.
Newport News Shipbuilding President Jennifer Boykin and
shipbuilders accompanied Warner on a tour that included a visit to
an aircraft carrier construction facility and the main deck of John
F. Kennedy, which is about 60 percent structurally complete.
The tour also included a stop at the shipyard’s digital
shipbuilding mobile experience, a 53-foot trailer used for training
and recruiting next-generation shipbuilders. Inside, the senator
experienced how shipbuilders are learning to use digital tools to
build Navy ships more efficiently.
“The investments being made in the facilities and new
technologies at Newport News Shipbuilding are commendable,” Warner
said. “This company understands that technology is a driving force
in attracting and retaining tomorrow’s workforce, and its use is
helping the shipyard make great strides in building aircraft
carriers and submarines more efficiently. I look forward to sharing
what I experienced today with my colleagues in Washington so that
we can leverage the shipyard’s efforts and help the Navy grow the
fleet.”
In his second Senate term, Warner serves on the Senate’s
Finance, Banking, Budget and Rules committees as well as the Select
Committee on Intelligence, where he is the vice chairman. The
former Virginia governor has been a strong advocate for Newport
News Shipbuilding, including working to secure funding for the
refueling and complex overhaul of the aircraft carrier USS George
Washington (CVN 73).
“We are working hard to be a stronger business, a better Navy
partner and an employer of choice,” Boykin said. “We enjoyed the
opportunity to share some of our digital shipbuilding efforts with
Senator Warner, who understands the power of innovation and the
need to attract the brightest talent to Virginia. He has always
been an important voice on our behalf, and his willingness to take
the time to stay informed on our progress underscores his
commitment to shipbuilding.”
A photo accompanying this release is available at:
https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/file?fid=59ea4fc82cfac26bb7bf1ea8.
Huntington Ingalls Industries is America’s largest military
shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to
partners in government and industry. For more than a century, HII’s
Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in Virginia and
Mississippi have built more ships in more ship classes than any
other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HII’s Technical Solutions division
provides a wide range of professional services through its Fleet
Support, Integrated Missions Solutions, Nuclear &
Environmental, and Oil & Gas groups. Headquartered in Newport
News, Virginia, HII employs nearly 37,000 people operating both
domestically and internationally. For more information, visit:
- HII on the web: www.huntingtoningalls.com
- HII on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/HuntingtonIngallsIndustries
- HII on Twitter: twitter.com/hiindustries
Contact: Christie MillerChristine.Miller@HII-co.com(757)
380-3581
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