#Newport News Shipbuilding

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"PCU Enterprise (CVN-80) continues to rise at Newport News Shipbuilding. Take a look at these photos of shipbuilders lifting CVN 80’s first side shell unit into the dry dock."

Date: April 13, 2023

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Testing an aircraft carrier's catapult actually looks pretty entertaining.

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The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN-783) is under construction at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding, November 2012.

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USS Yorktown (CV-5) fitting out at Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia, 4 August 1937

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Overhaul Delays for USS George Washington, USS John C. Stennis Partially Due to Unknown Steam Turbine Damage

Extensive delays to the mid-life refueling and complex overhauls of two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers were due to damage to the steam turbines that power the ship, USNI News has learned. According to Naval Sea Systems Command, “significant damage” to the generators aboard both USS George Washington (CVN-73) and USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) added unplanned work that was discovered after both carriers arrived at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding for maintenance.

Every mid-life refueling and overhaul, “work package has planned inspections and routine refurbishment of the eight [turbine generators]; however, inspections for both George Washington and John C. Stennis revealed one generator on each ship with significant damage that resulted in unplanned growth work, which contributed to schedule extensions on both ships,” reads the statement from NAVSEA.

The Nimitz-class carriers mid-life overhauls are scheduled for four years, but Washington took almost six years while Stennis is set to take five and a half, USNI News reported last month.

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BlackEngineer.com: Honoring People in STEM during Black History Month

Honoring People in STEM during Black History Month

HII has announced that it will be a Diamond sponsor of the upcoming BEYA STEM Conference, which will take place in Baltimore, MD from February 15th to February 17th.

Additionally, HII will be a cosponsor of the Technology Award event, one of the most important ceremonies of the BEYA weekend.

During the conference, HII will recognize several award winners in the Science Spectrum Trailblazer and Modern Day Technology Leadership categories.

The 2024 HII winners who will be honored include Marquis Bryant Morgan (Mission Technologies), Victor Deal (Mission Technologies, Technical Sales & Marketing), Seth Fitch (Newport News Shipbuilding), Harry Johnson (Mission Technologies), Scott Moses (Newport News Shipbuilding), Marques Moulds (Ingalls Shipbuilding), Terrence Neal (Mission Technologies), Nathan Riles (Newport News Shipbuilding), Anthony Snow (Ingalls Shipbuilding), and Walter Williams (Newport News Shipbuilding).

The Science Spectrum Trailblazer Award is a part of the BEYA STEM Outstanding Achievement Award (OAA) Category and is awarded to individuals in the workforce who have demonstrated exceptional skills and made significant contributions to the field. Nomination applications go through a thorough review process by a panel of industry, government, and academia leaders.

The Modern-Day Technology Leader Award is also a part of the BEYA STEM Outstanding Achievement Award (OAA) Category. This award recognizes individuals in the workforce who are shaping the future of engineering, science, and technology. Nomination applications go through a thorough review process by a panel of industry, government, and academia leaders.

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RAF Typhoons participate in large-scale international exercise in Qatar

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 28/11/2023 - 15:58in Military

Typhoon fighters of the XI Squadron (Hunting) of the British Royal Air Force (RAF) participated in a major international exercise in Qatar.

The exercise known as Ferocious Falcon V involved forces from Qatar, France, Italy, Turkey and the United States. The RAF Coningsby Base Typhoons also joined elements of the 1º Scottish Guard Battalion and HMS Lancaster.

The exercise led by Qatar was designed to bring together partner forces to increase combat efficiency and increase unity. The exercise also strengthens the bonds of friendship, support for joint action and the exchange of experiences with these countries.

The Captain of the Bishop Group accepts a gift from the Qatar Emirates Air Force

Elements of Qatar's land, naval and air forces participated in the exercise. The goal of the emirate of Qatar was for all military personnel from the participating countries to gain experience on the ground and strengthen international relations through cooperation in various missions.

“This exercise provided greater exposure to our allies in the Extended Middle East, facilitating advanced training and integration. The small deployment of specialized pilots and engineers provided 100% exercise mission completion rates and the opportunity to work closely with international allies was invaluable," said Squadron Leader Hodgkinson, Commander of Squadron XI (F). "Squad XI (F) Squadron, like the rest of the Typhoon Force, is ready to project air combat around the world. We completed the Bersama Lima Exercise in Malaysia and then returned to the Middle East for this exercise, reflecting the agility and resilience that the squadron and aircraft offer".

The RAF Typhoons flying from a Qatari air base conducted Defensive Counter-Air training with the other nations participating in the exercise. Qatar is an important defense partner of the United Kingdom and currently two joint squadrons of the RAF - United Arab Emirates Air Force operate based in the United Kingdom.

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THE FORD ON BLOCKS

A Newport News Shipbuilding worker cleans the dry dock floor in front of the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) prior to the docks flooding on February 10, 2013.

Photo by Chris Oxley, Newport News Shipbuilding

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Everyone needs to be fired/step down... The Board, Principal, Security, and the Parents Arrested. If that child brought bullets the day prior and there was no call to the parents to ban that child from returning without a psychological evaluation, the school is not doing it’s job.  The teacher should sue everyone where liable including the NRA.  If a minor can’t drink liquor under the law they should not have knowledge of a deadly weapon... if parents wish to do so every parent/guardian must sign a parental consent form to the state.

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot and wounded his teacher in Virginia has been formally arrested on charges of child neglect and failing to secure her handgun, police announced Thursday.

The Newport News Police Department released a booking photo of the woman, 25, and a brief statement that said she turned herself in at the local jail. She was released from custody after posting a $5,000 bond and has a status hearing scheduled Friday in Newport News Circuit Court, said James Ellenson, her attorney.

“She is nervous and scared because she has never been charged before, but holding up well,” Ellenson wrote in an email Thursday.

Authorities had announced Monday that Deja Taylor was being charged with felony child neglect and a misdemeanor charge of endangering a child by reckless storage of a firearm.

Her arrest comes more than three months after police say her son shot and wounded first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner as she sat at a reading table in her classroom. Police said the child used his mother’s gun, which was legally purchased.

Zwerner filed a $40 million lawsuit against the school system last week, accusing school officials of gross negligence and of ignoring multiple warnings from teachers and others that the boy had taken a gun to school that day.

The city prosecutor’s office said Tuesday that it is investigating whether the “actions or omissions” of any school employees could lead to criminal charges.

The January shooting at Richneck Elementary has rattled Newport News, a shipbuilding city of about 185,000 people near the Chesapeake Bay.

Police Chief Steve Drew has repeatedly characterized the shooting as “intentional.” He said there was no warning and no struggle before the child pointed the gun at Zwerner and fired one round, striking her in the hand and chest.

Zwerner, 25, hustled her students out of the classroom before being rushed to the hospital, where she stayed for nearly two weeks.

The felony neglect charge filed against the boy’s mother is punishable by up to five years in prison. The misdemeanor charge of recklessly storing a firearm is punishable by up to one year in jail.

Ellenson has said previously that she has no criminal record. He has also said that her gun was secured on a top shelf in her closet and had a trigger lock.

The family has said the boy has an “acute disability” and was under a care plan that included his mother or father accompanying him to class every day. The week of the shooting was the first when a parent was not in class with him, the family said.

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Of course the Virginia legislature's solution to the problem is to make the life of students more difficult rather than removing access to guns.

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"SOUTH DAKOTA (BB-57) fitting out at the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, New Jersey."

Note 1: "frame details of #1 16 inch/45 gun turret, men eating lunch. Also note inscription on armor of #2 barbette: 'Class A armor. No tacking or welding. No heating.'

Note 2: "that paravanes are already on board."

Photographed on October 1, 1941.

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command: 19-N-28553

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HII Hosts Chief of Naval Operations at Newport News Shipbuilding

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The battleship Indiana (BB 58) sits in dry dock at Newport News Shipbuilding, on March 9, 1942, the last of 14 battleships built in Newport News. She went on to earn nine battle stars during WWII.

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