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40 YEARS OF SERVICE, ONE VERY SPECIAL NIGHT OF RECOGNITION…I’M BRYAN MOORE AND THIS IS FOCUS NNS.
WE’RE AT THE MASTER SHIPBUILDERS DINNER, HERE AT THE HAMPTON CONVENTION CENTER TO HONOR THESE AMAZING SHIPBUILDERS.
THE SCENE IS SET AND WE’LL TAKE YOU TO THE (VO)
PLUS…MORE OPTIONS FOR SHIPBUILDERS WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR HEALTH….WE’LL PREVIEW THE NEW HII HEALTH CENTER…
AND LOTS OF “EGGSITEMENT” AS STUDENTS LEARN SOME VALUABLE LESSONS FROM OUR CAREER PATHWAYS PROGRAM…
(BRYAN ON CAM)
THOSE STORIES AND A LOT MORE ARE COMING UP BUT FIRST ON DECK… WELCOME TO THE CLUB, AS A SPECIAL GROUP OF SHIPBUILDERS KEEPS GROWING AND GROWING.
194 MASTER SHIPBUILDERS WITH 40 YEARS OF SERVICE ARE BEING HONORED AT THE ANNUAL MASTER SHIPBUILDERS DINNER.
AARON PRITCHETT WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION HAS THE STORY.
AARON (ON CAM)
THEIR JOURNEY BEGAN WHEN THEY WALKED THROUGH THE SHIPYARD GATES BACK IN 1974 AND THROUGH THE YEARS THEY HAVE BEEN
REWARDED WITH A CAREER THAT HAS GIVEN THEM A GREAT SENSE OF PRIDE IN THE WORK THAT THEY DO, A WEALTH OF SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE A COMMITMENT TO QUALITY AND NOW A NEW TITLE OF MASTER
SHIPBUILDER . . . QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN OF NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING WHO HAVE DEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO BUILDING THE MOST COMPLEX SHIPS IN THE WORLD FOR THE LAST FORTY YEARS . . .
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MELVIN SHERROD- MASTER SHIPBUILDER
IT’S AWHOLE LOT SPECIAL, IT LETS YOU KNOW THAT THE SHIPYARD IS THINKING ABOUT YOU AND DOING SOMETHING FOR YOU.
JEANNETTE COX- MASTERSHIPBUILDER
IT’S AMAZING, BECAUSE I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD MAKE IT 40 YEARS, I HAVE AND IT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL JOURNEY. I HAVE ENJOYED IT AND I AM STILL WORKING.
BILL BELL- V.P. HUMAN RESOURCES AND ADMINISTRATION GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE 26TH ANNUAL MASTER
SHIPBUILDERS RECOGNITION DINNER. IT IS MY HONOR TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO PERSONALLY CONGRATULATE OUR NEWEST CLASS OF MASTERSHIPBUILDERS. THIS YEAR WE ARE WELCOMING 194 NEW
MASTERSHIPBUILDERS AND IT IS A PRESTIGIOUS CLUB, WITH THE ADDITION OF THE CLASS OF 1974 IT BRINGS THE TOTAL ROSTER OF ACTIVE MASTER SHIPBUILDERS TO 926, COLLECTIVELY YOUR SERVICE SPANS 39,592 YEARS OF SHIPBUILDING EXPERIENCE.
MATT MULHERIN- PRESIDENT, NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING
YOU ARE OUR LARGEST GROUP OF MASTER SHIPBUILDERS TO DATE 926 OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST SHIPBUILDERS IN THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW.
DIVERSE, TALENTED AND UNIQUE IN EVERY WAY. YOU REPRESENT ALL DIVSISIONS AND AREAS OF OUR GREAT COMPANY. SURE YOU ARE NOT THE YOUNG KIDS YOU WERE BACK IN 1974, YOUR HAIR MAY BE A LITTLE
THINNER, YOUR STRIDE MAY BE A LITTLE SLOWER, BUT WITH AGE COMES WISDOM, YOU ARE THE ONES THAT THE NEXT GENERATION OF
SHIPBUILDERS LOOK TO, YOU ARE OUR TEACHERS, YOU ARE THE ONES
WHOSE DECISIONS THEY TRUST AND LEARN FROM, YOU ARE OUR MENTORS, YOU ARE THE ONES WHOM THEY STRIVE TO BECOME, YOU ARE OUR ROLE MODELS, AND YOU ARE THE ONES WHO HAVE STOOD RESILENT AND FACED MANY CHALLENGES AND ADVERSTIY TO ARRIVE AT THIS MOMENT, YOU ARE OUR INSPIRATION, IN FACT YOU ARE MASTER SHIPBUILDERS,
CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENT. AARON (ON CAM)
WE ARE PROUD OF ALL 926 MASTER SHIPBUILDERS, AND WE WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR 39,592 COMBINED YEARS OF SERVICE IN HELPING TO PRESERVE THE 129 YEAR LEGACY OF NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING. FOR FOCUS NNS, I’M AARON PRITCHETT . . . BACK TO YOU BRYAN.
(BRYAN)
VIDEO AS WELL ON THE NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING WEBSITE. NOW...LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OTHER NEWS FROM AROUND THE YARD…
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HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES SHOWS OF ITS PRODUCTS AND PEOPLE AT THE AT THE ANNUAL NAVY LEAGUE SEA-AIR-SPACE EXPOSITION NEAR WASHINGTON, DC.
THE APRIL EVENT IS ALWAYS PACKED WITH PROGRAM DISPLAYS AND SHIP MODELS BUT THIS YEAR…BUT THIS YEAR NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING SHOWED OFF PROTEUS… A SUBMERSIBLE UNDERSEA VEHICLE FROM OUR NEW SUBSIDIARY UNDERSEA SOLUTIONS GROUP.
PROTEUS WAS BUILT IN 2012 AT USG'S FACILITY IN PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, THE DISPLAY WAS A BIG DRAW TO THE HII BOOTH AND PLANS ARE
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EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS AS SHIPBUILDERS DO THEIR PART TO PARTICIPATE IN EARTH DAY. MORE THAN 100 SHIPBUILDERS GATHERED AT CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT PARK ON 26TH STREET IN NEWPORT NEWS TO BEAUTIFY THE PARK
AND PICK UP TRASH ALONG THE JAMES RIVER.
THOMAS “TRUCK” TURNER- CLEANER O46/THOMAS TURNER JR. (SON) IT’S OUTSTANDING AND THE MOST IMPORTANT PART IS JUST BEING OUT HERE WITH MY SON, OUT HERE IN THE COMMUNITY SHOWING HIM THAT WHEN WE DO THINGS IN A POSITIVE WAY OTHERS SEE IT AND HOPE THAT THEY WILL WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FUTURE.
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IN ALL 2400 POUNDS OF TRASH AND DEBRIS WAS COLLECTED IN THIS YEAR’S EARTH DAY CLEANUP.
SHIPBUILDERS ARE WALKING THE WALK…AND GETTING IN SHAPE. MORE THAN 200 SHIPBUILDERS JOINED THE HEALTH WAVES NATIONAL WALKING DAY ON APRIL 1.
THE WALKING DAYS EVENT KICKED OFF AT THE APPRENTICE SCHOOL FOR A 20-MINUTE LUNCHTIME GROUP WALK ALONG THE DOROTHY WALKING
TRAIL, ONE OF THE SIX WALKING PATHS AT NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING. BILL BELL- V.P. HUMAN RESOURCES AND ADMINISTRATION
WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS SHOWING YOUR COMMITMENT YOUR PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO YOUR OWN HEALTH, AND I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
(BRYAN)
THIS EVENT WAS JUST ANOTHER WAY, NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING IS ENCOURAGING SHIPBUILDERS TO EXERCISE AND STAY HEALTHY.
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FROM WALKING…TO RUNNING… MORE THAN A THOUSAND SHIPBUILDERS AND THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TOOK TO THE STREETS FROM THE
STARTING LINE AT VICTORY LANDING PARK THROUGH DOWNTOWN NEWPORT NEWS.
THE EIGHT ANNUAL 5K FUN RUN AND WALK WAS HELD MAY 2ND. IT WAS HOSTED BY THE SHIPYARD’S HEALTH WAVES PROGRAM.
AWARDS WERE PRESENTED TO THE TOP FINISHERS.
YOU CAN READ AND SEE MORE ABOUT THE 5K ON THE NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING WEBSITE.
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WELL AS WE JUST SHOWED YOU…THERE ARE LOTS OF HEALTH INITIATIVES UNDERWAY AT NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING WITH THE GOAL OF A
HEALTHIER WORKFORCE. ANOTHER INITIATIVE IS A NEW HUNTINGTON INGALLS EMPLOYEE HEALTH CENTER, WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN DOWNTOWN NEWPORT NEWS.
OUR GUEST CORRESPONDENT BETH MILCZWESKI WITH LABOR RELATIONS HAS THE STORY.
BETH MILCZWESKI (ON CAM)
IN THE MIDST OF OUR BUSY LIVES IT’S SOMETIMES HARD TO FOCUS ON OUR HEALTH AND OVERALL WELL-BEING . . . BUT HERE AT NEWPORT NEWS
SHIPBUILDING A HEALTHY WORKFORCE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND THAT’S WHY HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES IS INVESTING IN THE FUTURE WITH A BRAND NEW FAMILY HEALTH CENTER. IT WILL PROVIDE SHIPBUILDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES CONVENIENT ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, FULL SERVICE HEALTH CARE.
BETH VOICEOVER
CONSTRUCTION IS WELL UNDER WAY FOR THE NEW TWO-STORY, NEARLY 22 THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT FACILITY. IT WILL INCLUDE 19 EXAM ROOMS, TWO PEDIATRIC ROOMS, X-RAY AND CHEMISTRY LABS AND A FULLY
OPERATIONAL PHARMACY. AND EVEN BETTER…THE HEALTH CENTER WILL BE CONVENIENTLY LOCATED TO SHIPBUILDERS ON WASHINGTON AVENUE BETWEEN 45TH AND 46TH STREET.
BRENDA MEEKINS- ADMIN GENERALIST
YES, IT’S HERE ON SITE, WE GET BUSY AND SOMETIMES TRAVELLING TO OUR DOCTOR’S OFFICES AND TRYING TO COME BACK TO WORK, WE HAVE TO DO A LOT OF FLEX TIME BUT IT’S RIGHT HERE AT THE GATES SO MAYBE WE CAN GO DURING LUNCHTIME OR AFTER LUNCH AND MAYBE WE WON’T HAVE TO WASTE SO MUCH TIME GETTING TO THE CENTER.”
BETH VOICEOVER
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES AND QUADMED, THE COMPANY THAT WILL OPERATE THE NEW FAMILY HEALTH CENTER HAVE BEEN HOLDING SEVERAL EMPLOYEE INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS TO DISCUSS ITS BENEFITS AND TO ANSWER EMPLOYEE QUESTIONS.
BRYAN HEATH-QUAD MED
“AND BY BEING ABLE TO MAKE YOU HEALTHIER AND FOCUSING ON THAT RATHER THAN JUST TAKING CARE OF YOU WHEN YOU ARE SICK THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO NOT ONLY SAVE YOU MONEY BUT ALSO SAVE THIS COMPANY MONEY AS WELL . . .
BETH VOICEOVER
ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING FEATURES OF THIS NEW FACILITY? IT WILL PROVIDE CARE WITH NO DEDUCTIBLE, - JUST $15 PER VISIT AND REDUCED PHARMACY FEES FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS
ENROLLED IN ELIGIBLE ANTHEM CDHP AND PPO HEALTH PLANS AND THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS UNDERWAY IN HAVING UNION ACCESS TO THE
HEALTHCARE FACILITY IN THE NEAR FUTURE.” JOHN KNABE- FACILITIES ENGINEERING
“IT’S TREMENDOUS, IT REALLY IS, ACCOLADES TO MATT MULHERIN AND TO ALL THE REALM OF HII AND ALL THE WAY UP TO THE TOP, I THINK IT IS A GREAT IDEA AND I THINK WELL PAST MY TIME HERE IT WILL BENEFIT EVERYONE ELSE FOR YEARS TO COME.”
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES IS PROUD TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THIS PROACTIVE APPROACH AND INVEST IN A HEALTHIER FUTURE FOR ITS
EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH THE NEW HEALTH CENTER AND ALL THE SERVICES THAT IT WILL PROVIDE. FOR FOCUS NNS, I AM BETH
MILCZWESKI, BACK TO YOU BRYAN.
BRYAN (ON CAM)
THANKS BETH. KEEP AN EYE OUT HERE AND IN OUR NEWS PUBLICATIONS FOR MORE ON THE NEW HII HEALTH CENTER.
(BRYAN)
WHO KNEW THAT YOU COULD LEARN SO MUCH ABOUT SCIENCE FROM A SIMPLE INGREDIENT IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR? WELL THAT’S EGGSACTLY WHAT’S HAPPENING FOR SOME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM ALL ACROSS THE PENINSULA AND OUR CAREER PATHWAYS PROGRAM.
JEREMY BUSTIN WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION TAKES A LOOK. JEREMY STANDUP
IT MAY NOT LOOK LIKE MUCH, BUT THIS SIMPLE EGG IS CHALLENGING THESE STUDENTS TO THINK LIKE ENGINEERS AT NEWPORT NEWS
SHIPBUILDING
NATS- I LIKE TO BE SURROUNDED BY OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE THINKING. JEREMY VOICEOVER
EACH YEAR, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM THE PENINSULA COME TO THE SHIPYARD TO TAKE PART IN CAREER PATHWAYS’ ANNUAL EGG DROP COMPETITION. AND THIS WAS THE COMPETITION’S
FOURTH YEAR.
WHILE IT MAY SEEM SIMPLE, A LOT OF PLANNING AND THOUGHT GOES INTO THIS COMPETITION DESIGNED TO ENGAGE THE KIDS IN REAL WORLD
CAREER EXPERIENCES.
GORDON SPROAT- CAREER PATHWAYS
STEM IS VERY IMPORTANT AND ANY TIME YOU CAN BRING STUDENTS TO THE SHIPYARD AND SHOW THEM WHAT WE DO AND HOW WE DO IT, IT JUST REINFORCES JUST HOW IMPORTANT NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING IS AS A CAREER CHOICE FOR THEM TO COME.
JEREMY VOICEOVER
AS IN THE REAL WORLD, THE STUDENTS MUST FIRST PURCHASE MATERIALS FOR THEIR TEAM PROJECT, USING AN IMAGINARY BUDGET.
KATIE MORGAN- SCHOOL COUNSELOR, DOZIER MIDDLE SCHOOL IT’S A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY, IT’S SOMETHING THAT YOU CANNOT
NECESSARIYL REPLICATE IN THE CLASSROOM ON SITE BECAUSE THEY ARE GETTING THE MATERIALS, BECAUSE THERE IS THE COMPETITIVE ASPECT OF IT AND IT IS JUST SO WELL ORGANIZED SO THEY REALLY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING THAT IS REAL AND MEANINGFUL WHICH IS
SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN’T ALWAYS REPLICATE IN THE CLASSROOM, IT’S JUST SOMETHING SPECIAL
JEREMY VOICEOVER
ONCE THE TEAMS HAVE PURCHASED MATERIALS AND DESIGNED THEIR EGG’S SAFETY MECHANISM, IT’S TIME TO LET THE EGGS FALL….FROM 12 TO 18 FEET IN THE AIR.
ZAKIYAH GEORGE- HUNTINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
IT’S PRETTY COOL BECAUSE WE ALL WORK TOGETHER AND HAVE FUN. JEREMY VOICEOVER
IN THE END, THE STUDENTS HAVE A LESSONS LEARNED MEETING TO TALK ABOUT THE SUCCESS AND THE CHALLENGES OF THEIR PROJECTS BEFORE PRESENTING TO THE PANEL OF JUDGES.
SHEMAR HARRINGTON- WOODSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
IT MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO ME BECAUSE IT INCREASES MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE FIELD THAT I PLAN ON WORKING ON IN THE FUTURE. IT GIVES ME THE TOOLS NECESSARY THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO USE IN THE FUTURE OF WORKING HERE IN THE SHIPYARD ONE DAY.
JEREMY STANDUP
THE ANNUAL EGG DROP COMPETITION AT NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY WAYS WE ARE INVOLVED IN OUR LOCAL
COMMUNITY…AND PREPARING THE FUTURE LEADERS OF TOMORROW. FOR FOCUS NNS, I’M JEREMY BUSTIN. BACK TO YOU, BRYAN.
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THANKS JEREMY.
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