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1 TRANSCRIPT EPISODE 26 FOCUS NNS OUR PRODUCTS, OUR PEOPLE PROUDLY ON DISPLAY I M BRYAN MOORE AND THIS IS FOCUS NNS. WE RE HERE AT HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES HEADQUARTERS IN DOWNTOWN NEWPORT NEWS. HII RECENTLY SHOWCASED THEIR PRODUCTS AND PEOPLE AT THE SEA AIR SPACE SHOW AT NATIONAL HARBOR. WE LL TAKE YOU THERE PLUS ANOTHER A MILESTONE FOR THE VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE PROGRAM AND MORE THAN 36 THOUSAND COMBINED YEARS OF SERVICE FOR OUR LATEST MASTER SHIPBUILDERS BUT FIRST ON DECK NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING AND ALL OF HUNTINGTON INGALLS IS FRONT AND CENTER AT THE SEA AIR SPACE-NAVY LEAGUE SHOW. AARON PRITCHETT WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION TAKES US THERE (AARON) IT S ALL ABOUT WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE DO, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHINE THE SPOTLIGHT ON THE HARDWORKING SHIPBUILDERS WHO POUR THEIR HEART AND SOUL INTO BUILDING THE MOST COMPLEX SHIPS IN THE WORLD... A MESSAGE THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO GET OUT AND ONE THAT PROMINENTLY TAKES CENTER STAGE FOR HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES YEAR AFTER YEAR FOR THE LARGEST MARITIME INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION IN THE COUNTRY.. OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS HERE THE 2014 SEA-AIR-SPACE EXPOSITION IN NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND, NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING HAS BEEN FRONT AND CENTER DISPLAYING, EDUCATING AND INFORMING THE THOUSANDS IN ATTENDANCE ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY, TO SUBMARINES AND AIRCRAFT CARRIERS...

2 (MARTY CHANIK - VP FOR CUSTOMER AFFAIRS) SAS IS A TRADE SHOW PUT ON ANNUALLY BY THE NAVY LEAGUE, THIS SYMPOSIUM GIVES FOLKS A CHANCE TO TALK ONE ABOUT THE SEA SERVICE AND WHAT THEY DO, IT ALSO GIVE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE OURSELVES TO SHOW WHAT WE DO ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS, WHAT WE BUILD AND WHAT WE SELL TO THE NAVY. WE HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE NAVY LEAGUE ANNUAL SEA-AIR- SPACE SYMPOSIUM FOR AT LEAST THE LAST TEN YEARS, THESE TYPES OF EVENTS ARE GREAT EVENTS BECAUSE THEY ATTRACT SO MANY PEOPLE, ELEVEN THOUSAND OR SO FOLKS COME IN HERE, AND QUITE FRANKLY BECAUSE IT IS BASED HERE IN DC IT GIVES US AS A COMPANY THE GREATEST EXPOSURE ACROSS THE BOARD TO CONGRESSIONAL FOLKS AND TO OUR PRIMARY CUSTOMERS. (JUSTIN BYRUM - BLOCK 3 PROGRAM MANAGER, VIRGINIA CLASS) SEA-AIR-SPACE IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY, I TELL YOU IT S A DEVELOPMENTAL OPPORTUNITY, THIS IS PROBABLY MY FIFTH YEAR BEING A PART OF THE EVENT, IT S GREAT, IT ALLOWS ME TO TAKE WHAT I HAVE LEARNED IN THE SUBMARINE PROGRAM DAY TO DAY AND BRING THAT TO THE CUSTOMER AND TO A MORE BROAD COMMUNITY. (MARTY CHANIK - VP FOR CUSTOMER AFFAIRS) THE MORE CAPABLITIES THAT WE SHOW, THE BETTER CHANCE WE HAVE TO ONE KEEP OUR CUSTOMERS INTERESTED, BUT TWO AS WE LOOK AT THE FUTURE BE ABLE TO SELL THOSE PRODUCTS, KEEP THOSE PRODUCTS GOING AND AS WE ENCOUNTER OTHER COMPANIES FIND OUT OTHER IDEAS THAT THEY HAVE THAT PERHAPS WE CAN USE OR WE CAN WORK WITH THEM ON IN TERMS OF PROVIDING BETTER PRODUCTS TO OUR CUSTOMERS. (PATRICK RYAN - PROJECT MANAGER, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT) WE HAVE BEEN DOING AUGMENTED REALITY DEVELOPMENT AT NEWPORT NEWS SINCE FEBRUARY 2011, IT IS BASICALLY THE APPLICATION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION ONTO OUR REAL WORLD

3 EXPERIENCE, IT IS SOMETHING THAT MOST PEOPLE HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE. LET ME SHOW YOU THE MOST FUN OR THE ONE I LIKE THE BEST, IT IS YOUR X-RAY VISION FEATURE, SO I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS BULKHEAD, WHERE ARE THERE PIPES, WHERE IS THERE ELECTRICAL, AND I CAN USE THIS PRODUCT MODEL TO GIVE ME THAT INFORMATION THAT I CAN NORMALLY NOT EVEN SEE. WE CAN USE AUGMENTED REALITY FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION WHICH IS A GREAT USE CASE, BUT BEYOND THAT IF I WANT TO ELIMINATE DRAWINGS I HAVE TO USE WAY BEYOND NEW CONSTRUCTION, WE WANT TO USE IT FOR OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND WE WANT TO USE IT FOR OVERHAUL, ALL PARTS OF OUR BUSINESS, ALL PARTS OF OUR PRODUCTS CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS TECHNOLOGY. IT S DEVELOPMENTAL TECHNOLOGY, WE HAVEN T DEPLOYED IT TO SCALE, BUT FOR US AFTER THREE YEARS IT IS ABOUT TIME TO PLANT THE FLAG AND TO SHOW OUR CUSTOMER AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE THAT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT HIGH TECHNOLOGY AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP YOU THINK OF HUNTINGTON INGALLS AND NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING. (AARON) IT IS THE HOPE THAT ALL THOSE IN ATTENDANCE WILL GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ALL THE COMPLEXITIES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN BUILDING THE WORLD S GREATEST WARSHIPS AND GREATER YET ALL THE CAPABILITIES THAT EXIST FOR THE FUTURE. FOR FOCUS NNS, I M AARON PRITCHETT, BACK TO YOU BRYAN! THANK YOU AARON. THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TEAM THAT WORKS HERE OUT OF THE HII HEADQUARTERS PUTS ON THE NAVY LEAGUE SHOW EVERY YEAR. THEY DO A FANTANSIC JOB AND ARE ALREADY PLANNING AHEAD FOR NEXT YEAR.

4 NOW...LET S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OTHER NEWS FROM AROUND THE YARD -- 36,880 YEARS. THAT S THE COMBINED AMOUNT OF SERVICE FOR THIS YEAR S CLASS OF MASTER SHIPBUILDERS. SHIPBUILDERS WHO HAVE SERVED THE COMPANY FOR 40 OR MORE YEARS EARN THAT PRESTIGIOUS TITLE. THEY WERE HONORED ON APRIL 24 DURING A SPECIAL DINNER AT THE HAMPTON ROADS CONVENTION CENTER FOR 868 MASTER SHIPBUILDERS. (DARNELL HAWKINS- MASTER SHIPBUILDER) IT S AN AWESOME FEELING TO BE A MASTER SHIPBUILDER, I AM A SECOND GENERATION SHIPBUILDER, MY FATHER WAS IN THE FITTERS, BUT I FOLLOWED IN HIS STEPS, AND IF HE WERE HERE TODAY HE WOULD BE VERY PROUD OF ME. (ERNESTINE HAWKINS- MASTER SHIPBUILDER) IT S AN AWESOME RESPONSIBILITY AND I REALLY FEEL FANTASTIC THAT I HAVE BEEN APART OF THIS WHOLE SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY FOR THIS MANY YEARS, I HAVE ENJOYED WORKING AT THE SHIPYARD, I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH IN MY CAREER AND I HAVE MET SO MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE AND I HAVE LEARNED A LOT. (RONALD NELSON- MASTER SHIPBUILDER) I COUNT IT AN HONOR TO WORK FOR A COMPANY THAT HAS TAKEN CARE OF ME FOR THIS AMOUNT OF TIME, WE DO SOMETHING THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR COUNTRY AND WE TAKE OUR JOBS VERY SERIOUS.

5 PRESIDENT MATT MULHERIN ADDRESSED THE MASTER SHIPBUILDERS TELLING THEM THEY HAVE MADE HISTORY WHILE SHAPING OUR FUTURE. YOU CAN SEE MORE OF THE CEREMONY ON THE NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING WEBSITE AS WELL AS A SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION ON THE WTKR TV NEWS CHANNEL 3 WEBSITE. -- EVERY DAY, SHIPBUILDERS AT NEWPORT NEWS REACH ABOVE AND BEYOND TO DELIVER EXCEPTIONAL RESULTS. THAT IS CERTAINLY THE CASE IN THE REFUELING AND COMPLEX OVERHAUL PROGRAM. AS WE KNOW IT WAS A TOUGH WINTER HERE. COLD, WET AND SNOWY WEATHER CAUSED SOME CHALLENGES WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THE RADAR TOWER OF USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN - CVN 72. THE PROJECT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE RCOH SO GETTING BEHIND SCHEDULE IS NOT AN OPTION. A COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT AND DETERMINATION FROM A TEAM OF HIGHLY-SKILLED SHIPBUILDERS PROVED THAT WEATHER WAS NOT GOING TO STAND IN THE WAY OF COMPLETING THIS MILESTONE. (JOHN GREGORY- GENERAL FOREMAN, FITTER) WHAT AN AWESOME PERFORMANCE OF TEAMWORK, AND I DON T KNOW IF YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED- DUE TO INTERFERENCES THAT WERE IN OUR WAY WE BASICALLY OVERCAME A THIRTY DAY DEFICIT IN THE SCHEDULE. SO WE WERE THIRTY DAYS BEHIND SCHEDULE, WE WORKED AS A TEAM TO OVERCOME THOSE THIRTY DAYS TO END UP THREE OR FOUR DAYS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE SO THAT IS A MAJOR, MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK, LONG HOURS AND PATIENCE FROM ALL OF YOU ALL.

6 (STEVEN FREEMAN- RIGGER SPECIALIST) WHEN YOU GET INVOLVED IN THE JOB AND YOU CAN SEE THE JOB PROGRESSING, IT IS GOING SOMEWHERE, IT IS NOT JUST STANDING STILL AND IT GIVES YOU THAT MOTIVATION TO STAY THERE, YOU WANT TO GET IT FINISHED; YOU WANT TO GET IT DONE. WE KNOW THAT THERE IS A GOAL THAT WE HAVE TO REACH, SO WE GO DOWN AND WE WORK AT IT, YOU KNOW THEY ARE LONG HOURS AND WE BE TIRED BUT IT FEELS GOOD WHEN THE FINISHED PRODUCT IS OVER. IT S GAME ON FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM THE CITIES OF HAMPTON AND NEWPORT NEWS. THEY RECENTLY COMPETED IN THE THIRD ANNUAL CAREER PATHWAYS EGG DROP ENGINEERING COMPETITION HERE AT NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING. A UNIQUE EVENT THAT CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO STAY WITHIN BUDGET WHILE PURCHASING MATERIALS. IT S ALL TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT A CONTRAPTION THAT WILL PROTECT AN EGG FROM A 12 AND 18 FOOT DROP WITHOUT CRACKING. (SHAUNTEL FOSTER- CAREER PATHWAYS TRAINING REP) ITS AMAZING, IT S REALLY EXCITING, YOU GET TO SEE THE STUDENTS THE GEARS START TURNING IN THEIR HEADS, THEY GET EXCITED, THEY START THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX- WE INCORPORATE THE STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH), THE SCIENCE PORTION COMES FROM THE PHYSICS- DROPPING THE EGG TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE MASS OF THE EGG IN THE CAPSULE, SAY LIKE A PARACHUTE WILL IT PROHIBIT IT FROM DROPPING TOO FAST OR NOT ENOUGH... SO IT REALLY AMAZING TO SEE WHAT THE KIDS PUT TOGETHER.

7 THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE EVENT IS PUTTING EACH TEAM S DESIGNS TO THE TEST. THE EGGS ARE DROPPED FROM A SCISSOR LIFT RIGHT OUTSIDE BUILDING 520 IN FRONT OF THE DOROTHY... THIS YEAR S WINNING TEAMS ARE FROM BOOKER T. WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WOODSIDE HIGH SCHOOL IN NEWPORT NEWS. --- THE NAVY HAS AWARDED AN $18 BILLION CONTRACT TO BUILD TEN MORE VIRGINIA-CLASS SUBMARINES. THE BLOCK FOUR AWARD IS THE LARGEST SHIPBUILDING CONTRACT IN U.S. NAVY HISTORY IN TERMS OF TOTAL DOLLAR VALUE. VICE PRESIDENT OF SUBMARINES AND FLEET SUPPORT, JIM HUGHES TELLS SHIPBUILDERS QUOTE WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE WITH EACH BOAT WE DELIVER, AND I AM VERY IMPRESSED WITH AND PROUD OF THE ENTIRE VCS TEAM AND THE NEW AND INNOVATIVE IDEAS BEING IMPLEMENTED EVERY DAY. END QUOTE. THE MULTI-YEAR BLOCK PURCHASE CONTRACT CONTINUES THE TEAMING ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING AND ELECTRIC BOAT. IT S IS A STRATEGY INTENDED TO SAVE MONEY FOR THE NAVY AND ALSO SECURE THE EXPERTISE OF THE INDUSTRIAL BASE. THE NAVY S YEAR SHIPBUILDING PLAN CALLS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND DELIVERY OF VIRGINIA-CLASS SUBMARINES THROUGH AT LEAST AND SPEAKING OF THE VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE PROGRAM MORE GREAT NEWS. ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE JOHN WARNER, SSN 785.

8 JEREMY BUSTIN WAS AT A SPECIAL EVENT TO MARK THE OCCASION WITH THE SHIPS NAMESAKE. (JEREMY) I M STANDING IN THE MODULAR OUTFITTING FACILITY AT NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING WHERE SUBMARINE JOHN WARNER (SSN 785) HAS REACHED ANOTHER MAJOR MILESTONE. IT WAS THE FIRST CHANCE FOR SENATOR WARNER TO SEE HIS SUBMARINE STRUCTURALLY COMPLETE AND TO THANK THE SHIPBUILDERS RESPONSIBLE FOR BUILDING HIS SHIP. IT WAS A DAY OF INSPIRATION AND EXCITEMENT FOR SENATOR WARNER, THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND THE SHIPBUILDERS AT NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING. WITH PRESSURE HULL COMPLETE, DELIVERY FOR THE VIRGINIA-CLASS SUBMARINE IS ANOTHER STEP CLOSER. (JIM HUGHES- VP OF SUBMARINES AND FLEET SUPPORT) WHEN THAT FINAL HULL SEAM IS WELDED TOGETHER, IT SYMBOLIZES HOW ALL OF US HAVE JOINED TOGETHER TO SUCCESSFULLY BUILD THE MOST COMPLEX MACHINE IN THE WORLD FOR THE BEST SUBMARINE FORCE IN THE WORLD. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT HAS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED BEFORE WE REACH THIS POINT THE THOUSANDS OF WELDS, THE MILLIONS OF COMPONENTS AND VALVES, AND THE TONS OF MATERIAL FROM ACROSS ALL 50 STATES ALL OF THAT HAS TO PRECISELY JOIN TOGETHER TO CREATE THE MOST COMPLEX, LETHAL AND STEALTHY MACHINE KNOWN TO MAN. (ISSAC BELTON, JR.- WELDER) IT S AMAZING TO ME. NOT EVERYONE GETS TO WAKE UP EVERY DAY AND GO TO WORK TO BUILD NUCLEAR-POWERED SUBMARINES. I FEEL HONORED.

9 (JEREMY) HUNDREDS OF SHIPBUILDERS LINED THE MODULAR OUTFITTING FACILITY AS SENATOR WARNER THANKED THEM FOR THEIR HARD WORK. (JOHN WARNER- SSN 785 NAMESAKE) I WANT TO PAY TRIBUTE TO ALL OF YOU AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU VE DONE ON THIS GREAT SHIP AS YOUR PREDECESSORS HAVE DONE FOR YEARS AND YEARS. (JEREMY) WITH EACH VIRGINIA-CLASS SUBMARINE BUILT, NECESSARY ADVANCEMENTS ARE MADE TO KEEP OUR NATION S NAVY ON THE CUTTING EDGE AND TO MAINTAIN A STRONG MILITARY PRESENCE AROUND THE WORLD. (JOHN WARNER- SSN 785 NAMESAKE) WE GOT TO MAKE IT WORK. THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO KEEP AMERICA STRONG, BOTH MILITARILY AND ECONOMICALLY. (JEREMY) WITH PRESSURE HULL COMPELTE JOHN WARNER S NEXT BIG EVENT IS THE CHRISTENING LATER THIS SUMMER. WITH FOCUS NNS I M JEREMY BUSTIN, BACK TO YOU BRYAN. THANK YOU JEREMY. WELL THAT S GOING TO DO IT FOR THIS EDITION OF FOCUS NNS. MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUT THE LATEST NEWS IN OUR WEEKLY PUBLICATION OF CURRENTS AND IN THE LATEST EDITION OF YARDLINES.

10 AND IF YOU HAVE A STORY IDEA FOR FOCUS NNS US AT FOCUSNNS@HII-NNS.COM. THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING, I M BRYAN MOORE.

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