MAY 2006

Submarine Texas Completes Initial Sea Trials • 2

Earned Hours • 2

Ed Hill Wins For Veteran Advocacy • 4

38 EB Employees Participate in Judging At Connecticut Invention Convention • 5

Health Matters • 6

General Dynamics Robotic Systems WinsU.S. Navy Unmanned Vehicle Contract • 8

The 2006 EBMA Scholarship Winners • 8

Engineering Analysis Capabilities Highlighted To Navy Visitors • 9

Retirees • 9

USS Maryland Scholarship Winner • 10

Classifieds • 10

Service Awards • 11

Monthly Safety Performance • 12

INSIDE

Electric Boat Floats Off Submarine Hawaii;Christening Set For June 17

The U.S. Navy’s newest and most advanced nuclear submarine, Hawaii (SSN-776),entered its natural element for the first time April 28 when it was floated off inGraving Dock 3 at the Groton shipyard. The float-off process took about 5-1/2

hours to complete as employees opened flood gates, allowing some 25 million gallons ofwater from the Thames River into the graving dock, gently lifting the Hawaii from the bot-tom of the dock. Between now and Hawaii’s scheduled delivery in the first quarter of 2007,Electric Boat employees will complete an intensive series of ship-system tests, turn overoperational control of the submarine to the ship’s force and conduct sea trials.

The second ship of the Virginiaclass, Texas (SSN-775), hascompleted its initial sea trials,

returning to Northrop Grumman New-port News shipyard May 17. Duringalpha trials, the ship’s force and shipyardworkers test all systems, componentsand compartments. Additionally, thesubmarine submerges for the first time,performs high-speed runs while on thesurface and submerged, and demon-strates other capabilities. NorthropGrumman Newport News is teamedwith Electric Boat to build the first 10ships of the Virginia class.

Above, Virginia-class submarines incorporate dozens of new technologies and innovations andare the first major combatants designed with the post-Cold War security environment in mind.Photo by Rick Thompson

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Electric Boat representatives rideTexas sea trials

Several Electric Boat employees participated in the successful Texas (SSN-775) sea trialsearlier this month. In the front row from left are Jim Giddings, Andy O'Brien, Mike Gilroy,Dave Sanford and John Holmander. In the back row from left are Rick Slack, Dave McCall, Dave Stepler and Don Gordon

Submarine Texas Completes Initial Sea Trials

Dan Barrett, Editor

Dean R. Courtney, Contributing Editor

Bob Gallo,Gary Slater, Gary Hall, Photography

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Right, the nation'snewest and mostadvanced nuclear-powered subma-rine, Texas (SSN775), returned toNorthrop Grum-man NewportNews with abroom atop its sailto signify a cleansweep of the ship'salpha seatrials.Photo by Chris

Oxley

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Ed Hill

Ed Hill Wins Accolades For Veteran Advocacy

The U.S. Small Business Admin-istration has selected EdwardH. Hill, the small business liai-

son officer for Electric Boat, as the 2006Veteran Small Business Champion of theYear, and will honor him at a ceremonyJune 15 at The Belvedere in New Haven.

“Whether it is Ed’s service on theGateway Community College BusinessAdvisory Board that helped launchGateway’s entrepreneurial development‘Vet Biz Now’ campaign, or sharing hisexpertise to all levels of entrepreneurs, heprovides a face for Electric Boatthroughout the state,” said Bernard M.Sweeney, district director of the Con-necticut District Office of SBA, in a let-ter to EB President John P. Casey.

His commitment to veteran-ownedbusiness is probably no surprise, giventhat Hill is twice a veteran himself, hav-

ing served in the Army and the Navy.Hill (330) did cryptographic duty as a

soldier with the Army Security Agencyin Southeast Asia in the 1960s before

earning a commission with the NavySupply Corps, retiring as a commanderin 1996, after 28 years active and reserveduty.

Hill said EB can count on top servicefrom any small business, as well as anexcellent attention to quality control andquality assurance.

“They recognize, just one mistake canjeopardize their future business with alarge customer, so they are very sensitiveto performance,” Hill said.

But speaking from personal experi-ence, he knows that defense companiesearn special allegiance from veterans.

“Veterans take a very special interestbecause they know their ultimate cus-tomer is a member of the military,” Hillsaid. “They really want to make sure thatwhen their product reaches the personwho’s going to use it in the field, it’s

“ Veterans take a very special

interest because they know their

ultimate customer is a member

of the military. They really want

to make sure that when their

product reaches the person

who’s going to use it in the field,

it’s going to work the way it’s

supposed to work. They under-

stand better than anyone how

important that is.”

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Acollapsing ice cream containerthat takes up less room in thefreezer, a spoon with a special

lip that prevents it from falling into yourhot soup, a shower curtain with Velcrotabs to detach quickly for cleaning and abeagle-sized backpack that allows yourdog to carry his own water and treats ona hike were among the gadgets thatgrade-schoolers came up with for theConnecticut Invention Convention inApril.

And supporting more than 600 next-generation innovators at the show were38 Electric Boat employees, the largestgroup of judges at the ConnecticutInvention Convention this year. The EBemployees who gave up a Saturday madeup about one-fourth of the judgingpanel, and nearly doubled the turnout byformer frontrunner United Technologies.

“Our biggest contingent this year,employees of Electric Boat, pleasestand,” said Honora Kenney of the CICboard, who gratefully acknowledged thegroup before a packed Gampel Pavilionat the University of Connecticut inStorrs, where the annual competitiontook place.

“We had a very good showing,” agreedProgram Manager Mark A. Zecco, Dept.411, who started volunteering as a judge10 years ago. He credited publicity sur-

rounding the Invention Conventionluncheon earlier this year honoring twodozen EB employees who have judgedthe contest in the past.

“After it got some attention, peoplereally turned out,” Zecco said. “I still hadpeople calling me in early April to see ifthey could participate.”

“It’s fun to see the kids and theirenthusiasm,” Zecco added. “It makes fora very interesting day, and it’s great toencourage the kids.”

The CIC was established 23 years ago,and Marty Wood, assistant dean of theUConn School of Engineering and vicepresident of the CIC Board of Directors,noted that UConn is the logical choicefor the competition, because the schoolproduces about 78 percent of engineeringundergraduates in the state, and 60 per-cent of the graduate engineers.

“Connecticut is the state of geniuses,”Kenney said. “There are discoverers andinventors in our schools just waiting to befound.”

Paul W. Martin, senior vice presidentat Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford and thekeynote speaker at the opening ceremonyfor the CIC, encouraged students to taketo heart the advice of author JosephChilton Pearce, “To live a creative life, wemust lose our fear of being wrong.”

“Every inventor in the world has been

wrong more than right, and eventuallystumbled on something that was great,”Martin said. And no one should underes-timate the impact of invention: sinceWorld War II, he said, more than half ofthe economic growth in the United Stateshas been the result of technological inno-vation, which in recent years hasadvanced at a dizzying pace — the X-box360, for instance, has more computa-tional power than the Boeing 777.

Martin said he is concerned, however,that while 67 percent of all college stu-dents in Singapore are taking engineeringcourses, and more than 50 percent of stu-dents in China, Japan and Korea, in theUnited States the number is about 15percent. Organizations such as the CIC,he said, can help to reverse that trend.

And innovation holds out the promiseof a cure for cancer, cheap alternativeenergy sources, the elimination of pollu-tion, robotic systems that can make theworkplace safer for people and perhaps adoubling or tripling of the human lifespan.

“It is science and engineering that isgoing to move this country forward,”Martin said. “We need to strengthen ourscience and engineering education.”

38 Electric Boat Employees Participate in Judging At Connecticut Invention Convention

going to work the way it’s supposed towork. They understand better than anyonehow important that is.”

He said the director of material acquisi-tion, Blair Decker, has encouraged him toget involved through Gateway, providingadvice on selling to prime contractors andthe federal government to the small busi-ness contacts that Gateway has developed.

The company has also supported hisgrowing involvement with other university

business programs, and with the NavalSubmarine Base, which offers a careertransition program to separating servicemembers, he said.

“We’re doing a lot more outreach everyyear,” Hill said. He said the award alsogives him more credibility as chairman ofthe Small Business Committee within theGeneral Dynamics Corporate SupplyChain Council, which he has headed sinceJanuary.

Hill also noted that the Navy places a

great deal of emphasis on supporting thesmall business community, and has a num-ber of programs in place to promote vet-eran-, women-, minority and disadvan-taged businesses.

“What this award means to me is, I’vebeen successful at getting Electric Boatsome exposure within the Navy depart-ment,” Hill said. “I think it’s a greatendorsement of Electric Boat’s commit-ment to the small business community.”

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HEALTH MATTERS

Bob Hurley, MD Medical Director

It was a beautiful early spring day when the sun’s warmth on your face let’s you

know the long winter is releasing its grip on the region. That day found yours

truly at a nearby freshwater pond shepherding the five Hurley kids armed with

fishing rods, reels and a propensity for wayward casting. I’m sure the other parents

beamed as they watched their offspring traipsing around the pond in their attempts to

“land the big one,” but I have to admit that while taking in this idyllic scene and dodg-

ing errant fish hooks, I whispered a silent prayer: “Please God, don’t let them catch one,

they’ll probably want to eat it.”

Some might argue that my cautiousness was based on being sensitized by the Con-

necticut Department of Public Health warnings on locally caught fish or my training in

and past experience as an environmental health physician. Others might add that it is a

sad commentary that we can’t eat the fish that inhabit the waters surrounding our

homes. What have we done to deserve such a fate, and why isn’t there a public outcry

over this sorry state of affairs.

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Environmental IronyPaul Hermann Muller was a Swiss

chemist for the J.R. Geigy A.G. chemicalcompany. Although his initial work wasin vegetable dyes and natural tanningagents, he segued into moth-proofingagents for textiles and pesticides in gen-eral. After developing mercury-free seeddisinfectant in 1935, he started researchon an entirely new line of development,the synthetic contact insecticides. Afterfour years of intensive work he broughtto the world his synthesis ofdichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Thiscompound was remarkably effectiveagainst a wide variety of insects includingthe louse, beetle and most importantly,the mosquito. This effectiveness againstthe mosquito was noted on both sides ofthe Atlantic during WWII and wasinstrumental in the eradication of malariain many of the islands inhabited by U.S.forces in the South Pacific. For thisremarkable achievement, reflective ofman’s destiny to control his planet, hewas awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiol-ogy and Medicine in 1948 for the discov-ery of DDT and its control of malaria in

the undeveloped world.Rachel Carson was born in 1907 and

had shown an interest in things both liter-ary and biological from an early age. Amarine biologist with the U.S Fish andWildlife Service, she later became ahousehold name in the U.S with herbook, “The Sea Around Us.” After afriend described the large number of birdkills on Cape Cod subsequent to DDTspraying, she took on the subject of envi-ronmental toxins and produced the stun-ning book, “Silent Spring.” Her researchtook four years and meticulouslydescribed how DDT entered the foodchain and accumulated in the fatty tissueof animals, including man, and resultedin genetic damage and cancer. No well-known no magazine would commissionher work and upon publication of herbook, she was immediately attacked bythe chemical industry. Her calm andsteadied demeanor elicited the first publicresponse to the long-term damages doneto the environment by the use of productsdesigned by modern industrialized soci-eties. Although often portrayed as a stri-dent proponent of limitations, she sought

to encourage a public debate regardingindiscriminate use of toxins and pesti-cides in our environment. Sadly, Ms. Car-son died of cancer in 1964 at the age of56, long before she could appreciate theimpact of her book. It’s ironic that theNobel committee has honored Mullerand not Carson, as many would arguethat her work is of greater significance tohumanity.

Fishing in ConnecticutAlthough DDT is no longer produced

or used in the United States, it is theposter child for biopersistent man-madematerials. Two persistent materials thatare of concern in Connecticut are relatedto a metal and a group of substancesrelated to DDT, the PCBs.

PCBsPolychlorinated Biphenyls are man-

made chlorinated compounds with over209 known congeners. They are eitheroily liquids or solids that are colorless tolight yellow with neither smell nor taste.They have been used in the United States

ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS I May 2006 I 7

as coolants and lubricants for trans-formers and capacitors. In 1977, pro-duction in the United States ceasedbased on the evidence that they build upor bioaccumulate in the environmentcausing potential harm to health.

When PCBs enter the environmentduring use or disposal, they reside in theenvironment for long periods of time asthey do not break down easily.Although they may travel in air long dis-tances, much of the problem is theirattachment to organic particles and sed-iments within rivers and streams. Takenup by small organisms and fish in water,they bioaccumulate in mammals reach-ing levels several thousands of timeshigher than that of the water. The mostcommonly observed health effects inpeople exposed to large amounts ofPCBs are skin conditions such as acneand rashes. I’m sure many of you recallthe Ukrainian presidential candidateViktor Yuschenko, who was allegedly“poisoned” during the campaign withPCBs. His face was a reminder of theeffects and although there is scanthuman data, the animal data suggestsPCBs have the ability to cause liver can-cer, immune system changes, behavioralalterations and impaired reproduction.Children of women who ate largeamounts of fish contaminated withPCB’s had babies, who weighed less, hadmovement disorders and short -termmemory problems.

MercuryThe second toxin of concern is mer-

cury, which is a naturally occurringmetal that comes in several forms.Metallic mercury is the shiny, silver-white odorless liquid found in ther-mometers, dental fillings or batteries.When heated, mercury can become anodorless gas that has been used to pro-duce chlorine gas or caustic soda. Whencombined with chlorine or sulfur it willform an inorganic salt. These salts havebeen used in skin lightening, antisepticcreams and ointments.

When inorganic mercury enters theenvironment, it deposits on soil andwater where microorganisms such asbacteria act on this and change it to anorganic form called methyl mercury.This presents the same problem as PCBssince bacteria are eaten by the nextlarger member of the food chain all theway up until it reaches man. By eatingcontaminated fish, we are consumingconcentrated amounts of methyl mer-cury in their fat. The health effectsimpact the nervous systems of humanscausing irritability, shyness, and tremors,changes in vision or hearing and mem-ory problems. High exposure to any ofthe forms of mercury described here cando damage to the brain, kidney and thedeveloping fetus. Young children aremore sensitive to mercury than adultswith reduction in IQ as well as digestiveproblems and kidney damage.

Back at the PondThe cries of joy came from the oldest

as he proudly landed a two-pound bass.I dutifully filleted it to the amazement ofall and can report that it proudly sits inthe freezer at home. Hopefully to beforgotten. The state gives guidance onthree types of fish and two risk groups.The Statewide Freshwater Fish Advi-sory recommends no more than onemeal per month for those fish in thehigh risk group and one meal per weekin the low risk group. Advisories forSpecific Waterbodies contain fish withhigher levels of contaminants thanfound elsewhere. There are specific rec-ommendations for each identified loca-tion within Connecticut. Lastly, Advicefor Fish Purchased from the Marketmakes recommendations about fish withhigher levels of mercury and PCBs thatshould be avoided. If you want to learnmore about Connecticut regulations forlocally caught fish consumption pleaselog on to the web site:http://www.dph.state.ct.us/BCH/eeoh/webfsh.htm

Fabulous 50!Are you tired of being sick all the

time, feeling tired, stressed out? Do youpay too much on medicines? Are youready to improve your health - seriously?If so, read on:

As part of the EB Building BetterHealth Program, we are offering twoprograms of individualized counselingand support. The first – “X-Men” –approaches those at risk for SyndromeX with professional support to preventthis syndrome or lessen its effects if youalready have it. In the second program– “Fabulous Fifty” – we are asking for

50 motivated individuals who areready to begin the journey to betterhealth.

We will follow you and act as yourprofessional support group for one yearin the following areas:

P Primary care physician and generalhealth

P Health risk assessment and reduction

P Improving cholesterol blood levels

P Lowering glucose blood levels by dietand exercise

P Weight reduction tailored for yourlifestyle

P Body fat analysis with tips for maxi-mizing your loss

P Nutrition - diet, healthy meal plan-ning by a nutritionist

P Exercise- designed for you by ourexercise experts

P Stress and depression managementeither here or with the EAP Program.

Smoking cessation, if applicable

If you are ready to change yourlifestyle, please give Lydia Sisson, DoriaSklar or Sonia Garcia a call at the YardHospital or e-mail them with yourname, department. mail location andphone extension. We’ll be happy to setup a time to discuss the program withyou. All calls are confidential as is thehealth information. Give us a call.What have you got to lose?

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The 2006 EBMA Scholarship Award winners pictured above are, top row from left: Kyle Betts, son of Bruce Betts (341); Daniel Frydryk, son of William Frydryk(900); and David DeGloria, son of Charles DeGloria (435). Bottom row, from left are: Samantha Lee daughter of Tom W.C. Lee (462); Katherine Roy, daughter ofJames Roy (433); Sarah Romeo, daughter of Peter Romeo (626); Stephanie Gagnon, daughter of Mark Gagnon (482) and Heidi Johnson, daughter of ThomasCournoyer (460). Missing from the photo are Samuel Sweeney and Virginia Sweeney, son and daughter of Paul Sweeney (507).

The 2006 EBMA Scholarship Award Winners

WESTMINSTER, Md.

The U.S. Navy Space and NavalWarfare Systems Center in SanDiego, Calif., has awarded Gen-

eral Dynamics Robotic Systems an $8.5million contract for two Unmanned Sur-face Vehicles (USVs) for the LittoralCombat Ship Anti-Submarine WarfareMission Module. If all options are exer-cised, the total value of the contract is$11.3 million. General Dynamics RoboticSystems is a part of General DynamicsLand Systems in Sterling Heights, Mich.

Robotics Systems will provide up to

four autonomous USVs by adapting itsvehicle command-and-control system tothe unmanned surface vehicles. The USVwill employ towed arrays, dipping sonarsensors and acoustic sources as payloadsto carry out its anti-submarine warfaremission.

“Sensor-driven automated maritime sit-uation awareness is the critical technologythat will enable autonomous USVs forNavy missions,” said Scott Myers, GDRSpresident. “Robotic Systems’ ability totransition technology we are developingfor the Army’s autonomous mobility sys-

tems to the USV was an important factorin the Navy selecting us for USV develop-ment.

“The USV command-and-control com-puting hardware and sensors leverage theautonomous mobility and tactical-behav-ior technologies and the field-proven sys-tems we have been developing for morethan 20 years,” Myers said. “The RoboticsSystems design integrates a suite of sur-veillance sensors that will support safehigh-speed autonomous mobility and 360-degree situation awareness.”

General Dynamics Robotic Systems Wins U.S. NavyUnmanned Vehicle Contract

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252 Walter F. Broderick20 yearsCarpenter 1/C

333 Paul R. Shinn Jr.45 yearsWarehouseman W/L

355 Edward L. Denslow29 yearsProduction Planner

355 William J. Hunt36 yearsSupv. of Planning

355 Richard P. Siciliano43 yearsProduction Planner

403 Stephen J. Hill17 yearsT/A Tech. Writing

403 Sally R. Perkins31 yearsIllus/Design Sr. Design

428 Paul A. Morosky39 yearsEngineer, Principal

436 Neslie D. Sutton Sr.20 yearsAdmin. Specialist

438 Robert J. Carroll20 yearsChief RadCon Training

449 Richard C. Lightle17 yearsSr. Engineer

452 Jack W. Dorfman13 yearsPiping Sr. Design

452 Raymond M. Sabetta49 yearsPiping Design

459 Charles F. Bruno29 yearsStructural Designer

459 Salvatore F. Burton40 yearsDesign Tech. - Structural

459 Roger F. Frantz24 yearsStructural Designer

508 Mary E. Price29 yearsStaff Assistant

604 Charles J. Smith Jr.39 yearsSr. Engineer

644 Linda L. Roach33 yearsX-Ray Tehnician

658 Ernest W. Buckner18 yearsProposal Dev. Admin.

684 Norbert N. Laroche42 yearsSite Administrator

865 Tina M. Laird15 yearsO/S Electrician 1/C

903 James R. Lambie32 yearsInstall. Mech. I

904 Don S. Eddie31 yearsStruct. Fab. Mech. I

Retirees

Electric Boat has a well estab-lished reputation for cutting-edge engineering modeling and

simulation capabilities, considered bymany to be the best in the marine busi-ness. Recently, these capabilities havebeen getting some high level attention,including a briefing to Secretary of theNavy Donald Winter during his visit toElectric Boat.

Electric Boat’s modeling and simula-tion capabilities, which are developed pri-marily with Independent Research andDevelopment (IRAD) funding, addressmany of the challenging requirements ofnuclear submarine design. Continueddevelopment efforts focus on providingtimely, accurate engineering answers indisciplines such as:

P Structural integrity

P Underwater shock response

P Signatures, including structural acoustics and hydroacoustics

P Hydrodynamics

P Piping

P Reactor shielding

In addition to capability improve-ments, recent tool development effortshave focused on cost reduction initiativesby reducing model development andanalysis times, and in some cases elimi-nating the need for costly testing.

According to Engineering DirectorRay Williams, these tools are key ele-ments of Electric Boat’s core engineeringcompetency areas and provide a discrim-inating capability for Electric Boat.Recent analyses that showcase EB’scapabilities include: modeling the flowover an Advanced SEAL Delivery Sys-tem (ASDS) vehicle on the back of anSSGN, development of a payload inter-

face module concept for insertion onVIRGINIA Class, correlation of analy-sis and test data in support of verifica-tion and validation of transient shockanalysis for VIRGINIA Class Live FireTest & Evaluation Program, and struc-tural acoustic modeling for assessmentof DARPA / Navy Tango Bravo tech-nologies.

To increase awareness among employ-ees of how these tools differentiate Elec-tric Boat from other shipbuilders, theEngineering organization will conduct aseries of open forums that discuss thedevelopment and application of thesetools. Their contribution to the com-pany’s goals of continuous improvementand cost reduction will also be pre-sented. Watch for the dates and times ofupcoming lunchtime forums to get moreinformation on Engineering’s uniquecapabilities.

Engineering Analysis Capabilities Highlighted To Navy Visitors

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OUTDOOR lawn furniture. 84”table w/glass top, umbrella (neverused), 6 chairs, 2 end tables. $2,000OBO. Treadmill, $100. Gas grill, $50.536-3838.

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Freshly tuned/mint condition. FMFsilencer and other after-marketparts. $1,300 OBO. 564-2223.

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Classified$

The USS Maryland Scholarshipestablished by ship sponsorSally Larson and Electric Boat

has been awarded to Kristen NicoleJurewicz, the daughter of the ReactorControls Division Leading Petty Officer,Senior Chief Electronics Technician

Mike Jurewicz.She was an honor graduate last yearfrom Camden County High School inGeorgia, where she interned as a teacherapprentice and worked at a day-care cen-ter, lettered and was active in FutureEducators of America, the Key Club,

Senior Beta Club and Varsity Softball.She was also the National FastpitchCoaches Association All-AmericanScholar Athlete.

Kristen is now attending ValdostaState University with a major in EarlyChildhood Education.

USS Maryland Scholarship Winner Is Announced

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226 Thomas F. Crowley226 Martin Busch229 Joseph M. Taylor230 Gary W. Holloway242 Kevin M. Fagan242 Charles C. Griswold242 Anthony M. Reynolds243 Frank R. Desouza243 John J. LoPresti243 Richard A. Malinowski252 Rex B. Richardson271 William W. Borysewicz Sr.271 Robert R. Kiefer272 Lon S. Key400 Ron Medrzychowski414 Robert S. Brown421 Stephen E. Mercer421 Gary I. Cabral438 Inez M. Giulietti447 Leon W. Volpini448 Joseph A. Sasso452 Jeffery A. Vary459 Paul N. Harrington459 Austin B. Clemence473 Paul R. Buehler473 Joseph G. Carroll503 Donna F. Elks505 Mark J. Keliher553 Thomas A. Malley Jr.604 Richard A. Ricci742 Robert C. Franchi816 Thomas A. Anderson901 Arthur C. Torres901 Robert G. Spence901 Anthony D. Silva901 Robert Smeals901 Raymond I. Johnson902 Joseph E. Marsella Sr.904 Steven P. Sirois915 Robert B. Costa921 Thomas J. Moran921 James F. McCarthy921 Frank Staples

921 Earl J. Callender921 James M. McDonough921 Paul B. Taylor935 Bradford P. Slater936 Dennis M. Gray951 Michael J. Milner962 James P. Cafferky Jr.

321 Robert F. Fernald Jr.341 Jeffrey C. Hall341 Barbara F. Johnson403 Herbert R. Pray Jr.411 Steven B. Morris427 Donald P. Gordon433 Christopher R. Morey434 Mary Ellen Freeman434 Dennis J. Soscia437 Douglas P. Cyr444 Robert F. Hevey Jr.444 Spyro Pappas445 Ethan C. Sunderland462 Lawrence A. Olivieri462 David C. Pratt473 David E. Perkins492 Robert F. Walsh494 Charles F. Heiberger407 Thomas M. Barbone604 Pamela J. Perry604 Niels L. Jorgensen626 Kevin J. Carroll644 Jay C. Hans650 Mary D. Mauro660 Constance J. Johnson740 Alan A. Spadafora741 Michael W. Crimmins741 Kenneth M. Cohen915 Michael A. Cadieux931 Edward M. Kaminski

Service Awards

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25 years

229 Burton A. Mason Jr.241 Ralph E. Greenhalgh Jr.243 Kevin A. Brissette251 Diane S. Barstow251 John F. Singleton252 Joseph R. Kurtz330 Robert L. Jenkins403 Robert J. Kudej425 Mark W. Wunschel425 James W. Sokoloski433 John D. Pombrio434 Joseph A. Porcaro436 Kevin D. Obrien451 Marc A. Rajotte452 Jeffrey A. Clemont452 Sharon L. Ouimette452 Scott D. Lewis453 Daniel J. Bavasso456 Anthony J. Niedojadlo459 John M. Santilli459 Gary W. Savona459 Roger W. Whitehead459 Joseph J. Allen Jr.462 Gary A. Cooper464 Marc J. Sullivan464 Thomas C. Roes682 Andrew P. Lightner702 Robert P. Barlow705 Phillip Miciette705 Bernard W. Bennett854 Ronald L. Licciardi861 James E. Weeks967 Stephen R. Laudone

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Monthly Safety PerformanceElectric Boat’s safety performance goal for 2006 is to reduce injury rates by at least 5 percent. The below chart shows that the company’s 2006 goal for LostWorkday Injury Rate (LWIR) is 2.6. Note: LWIR = the number of lost workday injuries per 100 employees.