Hawaiian Road Show—USS CHAFEE (DDG 90) PSA

NEWS
BIW
October
2004
Hawaiian Road Show—USS CHAFEE
(DDG 90) PSA
erformance is the ultimate
measure of success. Our
West Coast PSA Team of
BIW, Southwest Marine (SWM)
and Hawaii Shipyard, Inc. (HSI)
recently set a new performance
benchmark on the Post Shakedown Availability (PSA) for USS
CHAFEE (DDG 90) in her homeport of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Their outstanding effort sets the
stage for the recently awarded
PSAs for USS CHUNG-HOON
(DDG 93) and USS MOMSEN
(DDG 92) in Pearl Harbor and
Everett, Washington respectively.
CHAFEE’s PSA started with a
real challenge when the pre-PSA
period, scheduled for a full week,
turned into a single weekend. The
Team was already committed to an
aggressive schedule—but it had
just become more aggressive and
the job hadn’t even started.
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INSIDE
From the Helm - 2
Safety Progress - 3
Environmental
Progress Reviewed - 3
Celebrate Your
Shipbuilding Heritage - 4
Recent Contract Awards - 4
Retirees - 5
Classifieds - 5
Iraq Update - 5
From the Fleet - 6
Service Anniversaries - 7
Union Leaders Visit - 7
The Great Pumpkin: Round 2 - 8
Finding a Cure for
Juvenile Diabetes - 8
Thumbs-up From
Our 50th State—
Everything is OK as
Stephen Perry (left)
and James Therrien
(both D50) prepare
to install life lines for
a PSA modification
to the chain gun.
Rick Libby (D10), BIW’s Hull Manager,
and over 80 BIW personnel from 15 different classifications, were responsible for
completing about one-third of the PSA
work scope. Rick states, “Everyone on the
Team understood the importance of this
effort. If we wanted to convince the Navy
to exercise any of the four remaining
options on the contract for future West
Coast PSAs, we were going to have to take
challenges like that in stride.” It seems
that’s just what they did.
When it was all said and done the Team
registered a number of significant accomplishments including early completion of
many key events such as (days early):
• Combat Systems Light-off (46 days)
• Habitability Spaces Complete (12 days)
• Main Engine Light Off (MELO)
(25 days)
• Sea Trials (29 days)
• End of planned PSA Production Work
(26 days)
Because of this kind of performance,
the Navy was able to add a drydock work
package. Also, tasks such as the inclining
experiment, vent balancing and grooming
of the Collective Protection System were
accomplished within the availability window. Normally those items are finished
after the PSA.
Libby makes it clear that the entire Team
was committed to the job but he’s exceptionally proud of BIW’s contribution. “I
couldn’t have hand picked a better crew for
this job,” he says. “Both on and off the job
everyone from BIW displayed the highest
degree of professionalism. Let me give you
an example. When we were leaving, even
the owners of the hotel where we were staying commented about how nice it was to
have us with them.”
BIW’s most significant task was installation of Passive Counter Measure System
(PCMS) covering, a job that in Rick’s experience is never 100% finished during the
PSA. This time it was different. BIW Pipe
Coverers completed the job two weeks early
and passed final inspection with only minor
discrepancies that were immediately corrected. The Commanding Officer summed
it up by calling their effort “a work of art.”
“The attitude of our crew was just great
and the team really used some imagination
to get things done in record time,” Libby
states. Frank Copp (D50) echoes Libby’s
thoughts, “We worked together as a team
toward one goal—to complete the PSA
on time—and everyone stayed focused on
that goal. We were also representing BIW
[and Local S6] while we were there. It was
important to everyone that what we did
reflected positively on the company.”
Continued on pg. 6
From the Helm
Dugan Shipway, President, Bath Iron Works
s I was growing up in rural New York State (yes there is
a rural area) over 50 years ago, our family would get up
on election day to eat breakfast and learn from the radio
how a small town in New Hampshire had voted for President of
the United States. Shortly, Mainers will once again make a choice
for the person they would like to see lead our country for the next
four years. This great symbol of freedom is the legacy of our
ancestors—a right we freely enjoy and a responsibility each of us
must carry. I am looking forward to exercising my right to vote in
Maine along with each of you.
Fifty years ago, my Dad voted after work like many of us will do
this year. He, along with four other mechanics, worked in a family
business 10 hours a day, six days a week, earning slightly above
minimum wage. Their working conditions would make our safety
inspectors shudder and the business environment was dramatically
different than ours is today. But, like each of us, when they went
to work they made a choice about how it was going to be that day.
We have over 6,000 people with relatively safe working conditions
and reasonable pay. Each day we make choices about how it’s
going to be for us: choices about being safe, about being productive, about even coming to work. Those choices all play a
part in determining our future.
Just as my father’s future was uncertain as small businesses were
absorbed by larger corporations, our future is uncertain as the
Navy struggles to determine what kind, how many and when they
will build new warships. You have probably heard the recent
reports of what the Navy is proposing to fund in 2006 and what
the impact could be on our shipyard and industry. It may seem
confusing, so let me put it in simple terms.
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FIRST: Congress has concluded its work on the 2005 budget.
The budget funds the final two DDGs to be built at BIW; continues full funding for the DD(X) Program, including $84.4M to help
keep BIW’s first ship on schedule; and funds the LCS Program to
keep it on track. This is all good news but it’s not the whole story.
Unlike the CG to DDG programs in the 1980s, where there was
construction overlap planned between the two classes, there is no
overlap planned as we shift from the DDG to DD(X) Program.
SECOND: The Navy is working hard to keep the DD(X) program properly funded beyond 2005 to ensure it remains on schedule. Navy leadership is attempting to balance shipbuilding needs
with other competing priorities. That is what has been getting the
recent press attention. The outcome is not clear—and probably
will not become clear for several months after the election when
the President submits his 2006 Defense Budget to Congress in
early 2005. Then the Congress will debate the approval of the
budget until the late summer/early fall of next year.
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THIRD: While this debate continues there is at least one highly
visible thing we can do to improve our potential for gaining new
work. We can prove we can be competitive in a future that is different than the past. Our DDG backlog performance is the one
thing over which we have absolute control. Achieving our performance goals will enable us to deliver a clear message to the
decision-makers in Washington:
“The men and women of Bath Iron Works are second
to none. We are safe, efficient and we know how to
work together. We have been building great ships for
120 years and we intend to continue. We will meet
our commitments so the Navy can meet theirs.”
What will it take to send this message? It’ll take:
• All 6,400 of us coming to work every day.
• All 6,400 of us working efficiently and producing quality
products the first time, every time.
• All 6,400 of us working safely and looking out for the
safety of one another.
• All 6,400 of us working together.
Freedom of choice, whether voting for our next President or
deciding how it’s going to be at work today, gives us the opportunity to help chart the future course we wish to take. At BIW, we
have a responsibility to each other and the men and women who
came before us to make the right choice each day so that this great
shipyard will be here for future generations. If we don’t make the
right choice, someone else could make one for us.
Remember to vote on Election Day.
“TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE”
Safety September 2004
RECORDABLE INJURIES
LOST-TIME INJURIES
Sept. ’04 Cum. RI Actual=1,439
2004 Cum. RI Limit=1,279
2004 Cum. LT Injury Limit-297
Sept. ’04 Cum. RI Limit = 962
Sept. ’04 Cum. LT Actual = 268
Sept. ’04 Cum. LT Limit = 215
NEWS
BIW
Exceeds End
of Year Target
Exceeds
Month Target
Environmental Progress Reviewed
With Community
ur Environmental, Health and
Safety Policy states that we will
“involve our employees and
community to create a safe workplace and
protect the environment.” On Wednesday
evening October 13, 2004, we held an
Environmental Forum in the Community
Room of the Bath Savings Institution in
Bath to share information with the public
on our environmental objectives, programs,
and performance. Vince Dickinson (D1310),
our Manager of Environmental Operations
and Ron Dyer, Director of the Office of
Innovation and Assistance from Maine’s
Department of Environmental Protection
were on hand to make presentations and
answer questions.
Our environmental performance record
speaks for itself and has been recognized
numerous times as being outstanding. Here
are just a few examples of our achievements.
Over the last five years we have:
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• Received four Governor’s awards
for Environmental Excellence, been
recognized by the Environmental
Protection Agency, received an
AEGIS Excellence Award and
been certified under ISO 14001
• Reduced the level of airborne paint
emissions in the Bath facility to 30%
below our permit limit
• Installed separators that filter solid
matter and oil from all LLTF storm
water drains that discharge to the river
• Recycled 75% of our solid waste
material and reduced hazardous
waste by almost 40%
Our efforts are good for the environment, good for our community and good
for business. We all have good reason to
be proud of our environmental programs.
Let’s keep up the great work.
BIW NEWS is published monthly
by the Strategic Planning and
Communications Department
(D53) of Bath Iron Works and
is produced internally in the
BIW Print Shop.
The primary objectives of
BIW NEWS are to recognize
the service, accomplishments,
innovation and contributions
of our employees and to provide
information on matters that are
of interest to our workforce.
Comments and suggestions
are welcome and should be
forwarded to Jim DeMartini at
Mail Stop 1210 or by e-mail at
jim.demartini@biw.com.
Ron Dyer—Director of the Maine
DEP Office of Innovation and
Assistance—provided an overview of
DEP’s Smart Tracks for Exceptional
Performers and Upward Performers
(STEP-UP) Program at our Environmental Forum. Participation in this
program is voluntary and involves a
written commitment to go beyond
what is required to comply with
environmental regulations. BIW
is a charter member of STEP-UP.
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Celebrate Your Shipbuilding Heritage
he roots of a
ship’s “christening” reach back
to ancient times. Those
who would dare to
venture into Mother
Nature’s winds, waves
and deep waters sought
protection for themselves and their ship
through ceremonies
intended to appease
their gods.
While the ceremonies have changed
over the centuries, “the tradition,
meaning, and spiritual overtones
remain constant,” according to the
Naval Historical Center’s web site
(www.history.navy.mil/faqs).
The site also carries a description
of the USS CONSTITUTION’s
christening in Boston on October
21, 1797:
“Her sponsor, Captain James Sever,
USN, stood on the weather deck at the
bow. ‘At fifteen minutes after twelve she
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commenced a movement into
the water with such steadiness, majesty and exactness
as to fill every heart with
sensations of joy and delight.’
As Constitution ran out,
Captain Sever broke a bottle
of fine old Madeira over the
heel of the bowsprit.”
When the wine flowed
over USS CONSTITUTION’s
bow, William Bainbridge,
left, was 23 years old—an
experienced seaman but
not yet a U.S. Navy officer.
Almost 16 years later, as Captain of “Old
Ironsides,” he would engage and destroy the
British warship HMS JAVA off the coast of
Brazil on December 29, 1812. Since Commodore Bainbridge’s death in 1833, four U.S.
Navy ships have been named and christened
in his honor—including the first U.S. Navy
Destroyer—USS BAINBRIDGE (DD 1).
We will once again carry out the time
honored tradition of a ship’s christening
when Susan Bainbridge Hay, the greatgreat-great granddaughter of Commodore
Bainbridge breaks the champagne bottle
across the bow of the fifth ship to be named
BAINBRIDGE, on Saturday, November 13,
2004. The ceremony will begin at 11:00
a.m. and is expected to last one hour. There
will be a reception immediately following
the ceremony.
Prior to the ceremony, employees of
BIW and SUPSHIP, Bath along with their
families and guests may take part in a
special self-guided shipyard tour and a
visit aboard NITZE (DDG 94). Those
wishing to do so should display their
BIW or SUPSHIP badge and enter the
shipyard through the West Gate from
9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Light refreshments
will be available inside the West gate.
Come celebrate your proud shipbuilding
heritage and be part of a tradition that is
thousands of years old!
RECENT CONTRACT AWARDS
Australian Submarine
Corporation Technology
Transfer
n October 5, 2004, BIW
and Australian Submarine
Corporation Proprietary
Limited (ASC) of Adelaide, South
Australia signed a technology transfer
contract that will be executed in support
of ASC’s pursuit of the Royal Australian
Navy’s Air Warfare Destroyer Program.
Work will be performed in Australia in
various stages as competition for the
Program progresses from the initial proposal phase to the ultimate award of the
detail design and lead ship construction
program. Several teams are currently
planning to compete. A Request for
Proposal (RFP) is expected shortly with
downselect to two competitors targeted
for early 2005.
© Tom W. Freeman Courtesy of SM&S Naval Prints.
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The final blow—an image of the USS CONSTITUTION along with the hulk of HMS JAVA after a
5-hour battle off the coast of Brazil on December 29, 1812.
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Iraq Update
n October 1, 2004, the following note and several photographs were forwarded to us
from Command Sergeant Major Paul
E. Luce of the Maine National Guard.
The note was written by Lieutenant
Colonel John Jansen, Commanding
Officer of the Maine National Guard’s
133rd Engineer Battalion in Iraq. It
needs no further explanation.
“I wanted to pass on a great news
story. Because of a generous gift from
BIW there is at least one person and
maybe more that are still with us this
evening. BIW provided the 133rd EN
BN with Plasma Cutters so we could cut
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Looking through the back window—of a vehicle uparmored by the MANG 133rd for another unit using our
plasma cutters. The ballistic steel plate seen through
the broken window was hit with three bullets. The people sitting directly in front of the points of impact were
unharmed because of added protection.
September 2004
CLASSIFIEDS
BIW
September 2004
1997 FORD WINDSTAR - Green, 75,000 miles,
air, power windows and locks, 7 Passenger. Books
for $5,050.; Asking $5,000. 885-5032 After 5PM
Auto Parts
TRUCK COVER - Black, Rail-Mount Tonneau
cover. Will fit S-10 or S-15 Ext. cab short bed.
Used 1 Year.; $150. 882-7145
Miscellaneous
1973 HARLEY DAVIDSON SNOWMOBILE 440 cc, manuals & extra skis. Runs good. Just
needs some TLC; $800 OBO. 729-8187 After 3PM
Autos/Trucks
1995 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER - 194K miles, V-6,
runs great, new tires / brakes. Needs rear body
work, brake lines & gas tank.; $3,700. 838-5425
plates of ballistic steel and armor vehicles that are soft skinned. We used their
gift not only to protect the soldiers in
the 133rd EN BN, but we have provided
support to others that do not have our
capability. One of the vehicles that we
up-armored was an SUV for a support
agency in our task force. The vehicle
was caught in an ambush yesterday and
the steel that we cut using the BIW plasma cutters stopped three rounds thus
saving the life of at least one if not more
people.
BIW we thank you and salute you! ...
you have really made a difference for all
of us here in Iraq.”
Retirees
Dept.
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DEPT.
Charles B. Ferguson
26 Years 8 Months
Carpenter III
EXT.
One form per ad; 25 words per ad; two ad maximum per issue. No faxed or phone-in ads. Include
item description, price and home telephone.
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Charlotte L. Kowalski
15 Years 3 Months
Admin Assistant
Circle category:
Autos/Trucks
Pets
Francis H. Bromley, Jr.
19 Years 3 Months
Maint. Pipefitter III
NAME
Motorcycles
Gerald D. Veilleux
16 Years 8 Months
Pipefitter III
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Appliances
Ronald P. Thibeault
18 Years 7 Months
Lab Tech & NDT Tech
Abbreviations:
OBO / Or Best Offer; OBRO / Or Best Reasonable Offer
Classified Ad Form
Name
Auto Parts
Boats
Rides Needed/Wanted
Computers
Real Estate/Rentals
Furniture
Misc.
Real Estate/Sales
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Harry M. Reid, Jr.
31 Years 11 Months
Sr. Engineer
Wanted
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William M. Orzvetz
23 Years 1 Month
Stagebuilder III
Mail to Sally Donahue, BIW Classifieds, MS 1210
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From the Fleet
USS MCCAMPBELL (DDG 85)
“
CDR Russ Haas, USN
CO, USS McCAMPBELL (DDG 85)
he USS McCAMPBELL (DDG 85)
sailed for her maiden deployment
on May 5. This significant event
in any ship’s history could not have been
accomplished without the contributions of
the Bath Iron Works fleet support services.
Specifically, Lew Pratt’s efforts to ensure
necessary parts and technical documentation were carried onboard prior to our
departure were greatly appreciated.
In addition, his constant support of
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McCAMPBELL during the entire extended
warranty period ensured we maintained the
highest levels of material readiness. Thank
you again for his efforts and constant support of the McCAMPBELL team. Warm
regards.”
RUSS HAAS
Letter addressed to Allie Milligan (D38) from
CDR Russ Haas, USN, Commanding Officer
USS McCAMPBELL (DDG 85)
USS MOMSEN (DDG 92)
ince leaving BIW on July 31,
2004, USS MOMSEN (DDG 92)
has had her share of excitement.
She was commissioned on Saturday,
August 28, 2004 on a blazing hot day
in Panama City, Florida. That was
between Hurricane’s Charlie and
Frances.
After leaving Panama City, she
dodged Hurricane Ivan, which went
north of the ship while she was visiting
Cartegena, Colombia. Then she followed Hurricane Javier up the West
Coast of Mexico on her way to visit
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San Diego to join her BIW-built sister ship
USS JOHN PAUL JONES (DDG 53) and
other ships of the fleet for participation in
Fleet Week. Starting on October 2, 2004,
Fleet Week San Diego is actually a threeweek tribute to military members and their
families who make San Diego and Southern
California the largest concentration of Navy
and Marine forces in the world.
As with all of our ships, USS MOMSEN
carries a piece of BIW with her. This time
it’s in the form of Bruce Kukich (D38), our
Fleet Services On-board Rider who left with
the ship last July at sail away. Bruce will
stay aboard until December 15, the halfway
point of the ship’s shakedown period, when
he will be relieved by Carl Hein-Hansen
(D38) for the remainder of the warranty
period. The ship will soon arrive in her
new homeport of Everett, Washington.
“CHAFEE PSA” Continued from pg. 1
According to Royal Hart (D27),
“Supervision and labor representation
were outstanding. Dave Sullivan, the
[Local S6] union representative, really
went beyond the call of duty to make
sure we had everything we needed.
The support we got from both labor
and management was great and went a
long way to the success of the mission.”
Due to their excellent performance,
BIW personnel were able to enjoy
the culture and surroundings of the
Hawaiian Islands. “Because performance was going so well I was able to
exercise a few options and allow several
Saturday’s as non-mandatory work
days. Folks were able to visit other
islands, snorkel, SCUBA dive, parasail,
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go deep sea fishing and enjoy
lots of other activities. Steve
Salazar (D50) even caught
a 135 pound Marlin,” states
Libby. As far as working in
Hawaii was concerned, Hart
says, “It was nice working in
paradise. Seeing all the history
was awesome. I went to the
[USS ARIZONA] memorial
and it was an eerie feeling. It
was like you could almost see
the event taking place.”
If performance is the ultimate
measure of success, then teamwork is the ultimate ingredient
needed to perform. It looks like
our CHAFEE PSA Team had it
all figured out.
Ridin’ High in Pearl Harbor—on a condo lift are Barry Rumo
(left) and Don Carlton (both D27) as they get ready to prepare
the house side for final paint. Barry, Don and over 80 other
BIW employees teamed with personnel from SWM and HSI
for our first West Coast homeport PSA.
September
Service Anniversaries
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Newcombe, Richard Joseph
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Fournier, Laurier Roger
Martin, Ronald Gerald
Day, Richard Wayne
Landry, Rodney Paul
St Amand, Robert Gary
Morton, Sharon Elizabeth
Croxford, Chad Freemont
Patterson, Sharon Ann
Atwater, Michael Thomas
Sheerer, Terry Eugene
Waning, Urban Keith
Martin, Stephen Richard
Shaffer, Michael Alan
Karwowski, Paul Allen
MacPhee, Steven Neal
Woodman, Jerry Orlando
Norwood III, Ralph Clough
Levesque, Raymond Donald
Pelletier, Donald Theophile
Doyle Jr, Arthur Everett
Kneeland, David Bruce
Rioux, John Micheal
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Lozier, Gregory Leo
Guenette, Ronald Leo
Couture, Ovila Gerard
Powell Jr, Richard Leonard
Rioux, Ronald Rodger
Frey Jr, Earl Carl
Grondin, Mark Richard
Barrett, Phillip Andrew
Crocker, Herbert Eugene
Harper, Susan Marshall
Dunn Jr, Floyd Lowell
Gilchrest, Thomas Harvey
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Stimpson, Linwood Wesley
Herald, Craig Douglas
Lizotte, Philip Joseph
Anderson, Clyde Weston
Garant, Normand Paul
Higgins, Donald Robert
Pelletier, Michael Roger
Poulin, William Bernard
Crosman, Stephen Leonard
Starbird Jr, John Sulden
Cox, Sherry Lois
Furrow, Norman Joseph
Jewett, Daniel Lee
Lenfestey, Ralph Ewart
Lowery, Norman Allan
Shaw Jr, Joseph Andrew
Turcotte Jr, Roger Evariste
Woodhouse, Nancy Temple
Caron, David George
Crockett, David Harry
Rossignol, Daniel Joseph
Sprowl, Larry Allen
Campbell, Thomas Charles
Edgar, William Thomas
Youland, Lechee Wong
York Jr, James Everett
Jaramillo, Orlando Luis
20 Years
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Faulter, Mona Tibbetts
Ellis, John Olin
Mesimer, Robert Monroe
Holden Jr, William Hamilton
Leppanen, Frans William
Glaser, Donna Marie
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Johnson, Guy Francis
Vachon, Roger Wilfied
Brochu, Brian Lee
Lockwood, Peter Alan
Day, Stephen Piper
Fortin Sr, Gregory Ernest
Dept.
Henry, Randy Jerome
LaPointe, John Alan
Lucas, Kevin William
Mace, Quentin Shane
McKay, Bruce Douglas
Sledge, Thomas Paul
Weathers, Roger Wayne
Barbay, Christopher James
Bishop, Barbara Ann
Boullie, Eugene Ora
Breton Jr, Gaetan
Carleton, Mark Steven
Conant, Douglas Edward
Fasano, Thomas Michael
Girardin, William Lawrence
Johnson, Jeffrey Alan
Moyer, Ronald Francis
Snow, Randal Richard
Bailey, Darryl David
Dubuc Sr, Timothy Alan
Keniston, Peter Stephen
Lindsay, Scott Stephen
Mulkern, John Joseph
Reed, Thomas George
Smith, James Oliver
Stevens, Scott Milton
Turmenne, David Joseph
Venuto, Daniel Jeacques
White, Lorraine Beliveau
Willard, William Joseph
Zimmerman, Frank Joseph
Cassidy, Scott James
Neron, Paul Francis
Ricker, Aletta Joyce
Brown, Hugh Belmont
Bryan, Peter Arnold
Castonguay, Rena M
Cote, Richard Maurice
Dinsmore, Suk Cha
Dorr, Charles Frank
Dubuc, Scott Mark
Grant, Richard Marshall
Hatch, Richard Lloyd
Hickey, Peter Michael
Hisler, Galen Forest
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Michaud, Ronald Eric
Miller, Christopher Michael
Moody, Linwood Lee
Penney, John Witham
Pitman, Timothy Reginald
Schaedler, Andrew Francis
Schnitzer, Eric Brian
Spencer Jr, William Charles
Taylor, Arlene Theresa
Vannah, Larry Earl
Harvey, Paul Roger
O'Brien Jr, Darrell Lee
Randall, Shawn Arthur
Andrews, William Seth
Greenier, Thomas Andrew
Stenquist, John Robert
Alden, Raymond Marden
Clark, Timothy Dale
Allen, William Russell
Jordan Jr, Richard Colby
Keenan, Michael Abbott
Pottle Jr, Albert Martin
Sargent, Mark Reese
White, Christopher Shawn
Carver, Robert Lynn
Foster, Kenneth Norman
McKenna, Michael James
Ward, Melanie Dawn
Gamrat, Glenn Mark
Gelineau, Kevin Gerard
O'Donnell, Mark Julian
Purdy, Tim Anthony
Stodder III, Russell Henry
Tardif, Susan Marie
Nowinski, John Lawrence
Toothaker, David Michael
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Lambert, Darren Bruce
O'Connor, Timothy Michael
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Houston, J Scott
Union Leaders Visit
John J. Sweeney (left), President of the American
Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations
(AFL-CIO) and R. Thomas Buffenbarger, International
President of the International Association of Machinists
and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), toured the shipyard on
October 1, 2004.
Mr. Sweeney has served as AFL-CIO President since
1995. His organization is comprised of 60 national and
international unions, including the IAMAW, representing
13 million working men and women worldwide.
Mr. Buffenbarger has been IAMAW President since
being elected in 1997 and leads one of the largest industrial unions in North America. IAMAW membership now
numbers 730,000 active and retired members in Canada
and the United States.
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The Great Pumpkin—Round 2
ast year, we told you about Bill
Clark’s (D40SA) hobby of growing
mammoth pumpkins in his garden in
Bristol. Another year has passed and another pumpkin competition has been written
into the history books. Whether it was the
rain, cool temperatures, lack of warm sun-
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shine, or improper alignment of the planets,
Bill’s offering this year weighed in at a mere
805 pounds—a hundred pounds lighter than
last year’s offering. In Bill’s words, “I got
smoked” at the competition. Just wait until
next year ....
Better Luck Next Year—Bill Clark and his “light weight” pumpkin.
At 805 pounds, you could still make a lot of pies with that beauty!
Finding a Cure for Juvenile Diabetes
IW was once again one of the corporate sponsors for the Juvenile
Diabetes Research Foundation
(JDRF) Walk to Cure Diabetes that took
place on September 19, 2004.
Thanks to the efforts of BIW’s “registered
walkers,” their friends, and families who
joined them, those who contributed to
the gate collection, or sponsored a walker,
almost $9,600 was raised to help find a
cure for diabetes.
In what is becoming an annual event,
the employees at the Surface Ship Support
Center held a JDRF Director Challenge.
This year, the team of Marc Chabot (D90)
and Jon VanDeVusse (D86) went up against
Hazel Meserve (D86) and Donna Day
(D90). The rules were simple—donate $1
to JDRF and get one vote for the team that
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you would like to see “receive” a pie. As you
can see above, Hazel —courtesy of Cliff
Sawyer (D90-right) and Donna—courtesy
of Dale Dailey (D89-left) were the “big
winners” with 1001 votes. The SSSC facility
alone contributed $1,800 through the generosity of over 250 individuals who donated
including personnel from the Damage
Control organization and the Norfolk and
Mayport Offices.
In reality, we’re all winners as the money
collected through the fund raising effort will
support ongoing research to find a cure for
this disease that strikes one new person
every hour of every day. Congratulations to
all those who participated or contributed to
this year’s walkathon and extra congratulations to Hazel and Donna for each having a
great sense of humor!