JANUARY 2004

Shortly after Graving Dock 2 is vacated by the departingUSS Connecticut (SSN-22), it will be reoccupied by USSSeawolf (SSN-21), arriving at Electric Boat in early

February for a Selected Restricted Availability.The first of three primary jobs began in November when USS

Augusta (SSN-710) docked at EB for an Interim Dry Docking(IDD). During the IDD, the company will perform life-cycleextension work, including maintenance, repairs and upgrades. Upto 600 shipyard workers will be working on this job, which isscheduled for a March completion.

Nearly 630 employees will be assigned to the Seawolf SRA

INSIDENautilus Launched 50 Years Ago, BeginningNuclear-Submarine Era • 2

Can-A-Month Food Drive Under Way • 4

Fourth Quarter Revenues Increase 23% • 5

Veteran And Apprentice Carpenters Prep Graving Dock For USS Seawolf SRA • 6

Green Belt, Lean Six Sigma Team TackleReceipt Inspection Process • 7

Tech Lecture Program Packing ‘Em In • 8

Hawaii PCO Readies Ship, Crew • 9

Classifieds • 10

Service Awards • 11

EB Supports Submarine Force Library AndMuseum With $10,000 Donation • 12

A new 275-ton-capacity crane iserected betweenGraving Docks 1 and2 earlier this month.The crane, built byNational Oilwell /Amclyde, more thanquadruples the 66-tonlifting capacity of theone it replaces.Though the newcrane looks complete,it must still undergomany weeks of finalassembly work, followed by testing,certification, mainte-nance and employeetraining. The newcrane’s expected in-service date is May 4.

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USS Seawolf Returns To GrotonWaterfront For Maintenance Work

The work on

Seawolf represents

a major piece of

the overhaul and

repair work

Electric Boat will

be engaged in

during 2004.

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Nautilus launched 50 years ago,beginning nuclear-submarine eraOn Jan. 21, 1954, more than 20,000 people cheered as First Lady Mamie Eisenhower christened the world’s first nuclear submarine, Nautilus (SSN-571).Attending the historic ceremony were 6,000 shipyard employees and another6,000 family members as well as dignitaries from the U.S. Navy and the govern-ment. The event also attracted more than 300 members of the working press –three major radio networks, three major television networks, five newsreel serv-ices, three national photo services, 35 newspapers and the major news maga-zines of the day – Life, Time, Newsweek, Look and U.S. News & World Report.

Dan Barrett, Editor

Dean R. Jacobowitz, Contributing Editor

Bob Gallo, Gary Hall, Gary Slater, Photography

Crystal Smith, Editorial Assistant

Electric Boat News ispublished monthly by thePublic Affairs Department, 75 Eastern Point Road,Groton, CT 06340

Phone (860) 433-8202

Fax (860) 433-8054

Emaildbarrett@ebmail.gdeb.com

ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS I January 2004 I 3

Millard Firebaugh, VP - Innovation and chief engineer, left, enjoys a light moment with EB retireeHenry Nardone and his wife, Boots, at an event held at the Submarine Force Library and Museum tomark the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Nautilus. Nardone, a naval officer who was the Nau-tilus project officer for the Supervisor of Shipbuilding at the time of the launch, was one of severalretired EB and Navy personnel who attended the commemorative ceremony.

Mamie Eisenhower christens the Nautilus.

Groton’s Can-A-Month food drive to benefit theGemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Centerbegan its second year this month, with organizers

hoping to beat last year’s total donation of 10,245 pounds offood.

“In December, we collected 1,183 pounds of food, bringingour year-end total to 10,245 pounds, which exceeded our10,000 pound goal for 2003,” said HR Chief Jack Shea, whoheads the employee committee responsible for conducting thedrive. “Needless to say, this represented an extraordinary efforton the part of all employees who donated to this worthy cause,and I thank everyone for what they did to make this program asuccess.”

The other committee members are: Charlie Ballato, MarkBarney, Ken DelaCruz, Deb Fortunato, Connie Johnson, ChrisKindel, Susan Mack, Michael "Snuffy" Smith, Bill Stamp andJohn Worobey.

4 I January 2004 I ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS

Can-A-Month com-mittee member BillStamp (452)ensures the collec-tion bin in Bldg. 197is properly placedin preparation forthe start of thisyear’s food drive forthe Gemma E.Moran UnitedWay/Labor FoodCenter.

The collection bins will be in the same locations as they were last year:

■ The lobbies of Buildings 45, 88, 197 and 221.

■ Main, North Yard, South Yard and Contractors Gates.

■ Shaw’s Cove, Purchasing, and the sub base.

The food center is looking for nonperishable items such as soup, peanutbutter, tuna, spaghetti sauce, pasta and macaroni and cheese.

The 2004 drive will take place on the third Wednesday of every month,with collection bins remaining open during November and December tomeet increased holiday demands.

Feb. 18

March 17

April 21

May 19

June 16

July 21

Aug. 18

Sept. 15

Oct. 20

November – allmonth

December – allmonth

The schedule for the year will be:

Committee Member Has Can-Do Spirit

2004Can-A-Month Food Drive Is Under Way For

ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS I January 2004 I 5

FALLS CHURCH, Va.

General Dynamics has reported2003 fourth quarter revenues of$4.8 billion, a 23 percent

increase over 2002 fourth quarter revenuesof $3.9 billion. Net earnings in the 2003fourth quarter were $279 million, or $1.40per share on a fully diluted basis, comparedwith 2002 fourth quarter net earnings of$157 million, or $0.78 per share fullydiluted, after a charge for a discontinuedoperation. Earnings from continuing opera-tions in the fourth quarter of 2002 were$269 million, or $1.33 per share fullydiluted.

Sales for the full year of 2003 were $16.6billion, compared with $13.8 billion for2002, an increase of 20 percent. Total netearnings for 2003 were $1.004 billion, or$5.04 per share on a fully diluted basis,compared with total net earnings of $917million, or $4.52 per share fully diluted, for2002.

Net cash provided by operating activitiestotaled $897 million in the quarter and $1.7billion for the year. Free cash flow fromoperations, defined as net cash provided byoperating activities less capital expenditures,was $788 million in the quarter and $1.5billion for the year.

Funded backlog at the end of 2003 was$25.3 billion, and total backlog was $41 bil-lion, compared with $24.3 billion and $38.7billion, respectively, at the end of the thirdquarter.

“We finished 2003 on an exceptionalnote,” said Nicholas D. Chabraja, GeneralDynamics chairman and CEO. “Net cashwas almost $900 million in the quarter, fur-ther strengthening our very solid balancesheet. We had revenue growth of 23 percentover the same period last year, and totalbacklog at the end of 2003 totaled morethan $41 billion, an increase of 42 percentfrom a year ago.”

Chabraja continued, “Our business avia-tion group performed well in the fourthquarter, signing 34 new orders in the periodand continuing a trend of quarter-over-quar-ter earnings improvement starting with thesecond quarter of 2003. Pre-owned salesactivity was strong, leaving only one aircraftavailable for sale at the end of the year.Gulfstream continued to manage its costseffectively, maintained high productivity andstrengthened its core business by bringingnew products to market.

“In other areas, the Information Systemsand Technology and Combat Systemsgroups were bolstered by many new con-tracts in the quarter,” Chabraja continued.“Highlights include a $2 billion contractaward to Combat Systems for developmentof manned ground vehicles for the U.S.Army’s Future Combat Systems, or FCS;several FCS-related awards to InformationSystems and Technology units; and anaward for continued technical and engineer-ing support of the Joint C4ISR Battle Cen-ter, which leads the transformation of joint-force command, control, communications,computers, intelligence, surveillance, andreconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities. Inaddition, Marine Systems received fundingfor two DDGs, and conversion of the first offour submarines in the SSGN program com-menced.

“Looking ahead in 2004, we anticipatecontinued solid performance from CombatSystems and Information Systems and Tech-nology and margin improvement in MarineSystems. We are also cautiously optimisticregarding improved performance at Gulf-stream,” Chabraja said. “We anticipate rev-enue growing to over $19 billion, earningsat the high end of the previous guidancerange of $5.40 to $5.55 per share, with freecash flow from operations closely approxi-mating net income.”

“ We finished 2003 on an

exceptional note. Net cash

was almost $900 million in

the quarter, further strength-

ening our very solid balance

sheet. We had revenue

growth of 23 percent over

the same period last year,

and total backlog at the end

of 2003 totaled more than

$41 billion, an increase of

42 percent from a year ago.”

– Nicholas D. Chabraja,

General Dynamics

chairman and CEO

■ Excellent cash flow

■ Solid earnings

■ Recordbacklog

General Dynamics Fourth Quarter Revenues

INCREASE 23 PERCENT

P reparing the graving docks for thearrival of a submarine is a tradi-tion for Electric Boat’s carpenter

trades, and the carpenter apprentice programis making sure the practice is carried on.

Just last month, six apprentices wereteamed up with 10 veteran carpenters for ablocking job in Graving Dock 2, and theirforeman and apprentice coordinator saidthey couldn’t be happier with the result.

“We’ve done a few blocking jobs downhere with a few apprentices at times,” saidsenior manufacturing representative BobBeaudry (252), “but this group we havehere, they’ve done an outstanding job.”

A blocking job involves the installationof wooden pads on which a submarinecomes to rest when drydocked. GravingDock 2 was being prepped for a brief workperiod on the USS Connecticut (SSN-22)earlier this month, and a few days later, the

USS Seawolf’s (SSN-21) SelectedRestricted Availability.

“This is an opportunity that started tolend itself to the apprentice program,” car-penter Don Kniss (252), the apprenticecoordinator for Carpenters Local 1302, saidof blocking jobs. “With the downsizing ofwork over the years, we haven’t had awhole lot to do in the basins. So we’regoing to need to call on these people more

and more to come out and repeat this typeof work.”

Beaudry and Kniss said putting theapprentices and senior carpenters to worktogether has made all the difference,because the veterans have been able to passon their decades of experience to theiryounger counterparts.

“Whatever we learned from somebodyelse years ago, we’re trying to pass it on tothe younger generation,” said GiuseppeDefranco (252), one of the veteransassigned to last month’s blocking job. “AndI’m pretty happy with what they’ve beenable to pick up from us.”

“We’ve got a good group of apprentices,”said Ken Adams (252), another veteranworking the blocking job. “Some of themare apprehensive – they’re afraid of themachines because they haven’t seen any-

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Veteran carpenterGiuseppe DeFranco,top left, keeps awatchful eye onapprentices PeteWillette, lower left,and Jayson Vaz asthey work on arecent blocking jobin Graving Dock 2.

Veteran And Apprentice Carpenters Prep Graving Dock For USS Seawolf SRA

continued on page 9

“We’ve done a few blocking jobs

down here with a few apprentices

at times, but this group we have

here, they’ve done an outstanding

job.”

– Bob Beaudry (252)Senior manufacturing representative

ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS I January 2004 I 7

Asenior engineer in Department462 recently earned his GreenBelt in Lean Six Sigma methods

in part by leading a project that will reducethe amount of incoming material sent toReceipt Inspection, saving a significantamount of money.

Marc Macintosh is one of a group of 20Electric Boat employees designated asGreen Belts or Black Belts. These employ-ees undergo rigorous training over a five-month period to learn the use of Lean SixSigma problem-solving tools.

About a year ago, EB began introducingLean Six Sigma across the organization.Basically, the approach relies on a set ofproblem-solving techniques used to stream-line business processes, eliminating unnec-essary or cumbersome steps and ensuringthat the company’s processes consistently

provide the highest qualitywhile minimizing cost.

The key aspect of LeanSix Sigma is this –

decisions are based on data, not on percep-tion or someone’s gut feeling.

As part of his training, Macintosh wasassigned a project that required him to usehis new skills to reduce the amount of mate-rial sent to Receipt

Inspection. The impetus for the project camefrom the fact that, in some cases, purchasedmaterial coming into the shipyard wasn’tbeing processed quickly enough to supportthe construction trades.

According to Macintosh, over past severalyears about 30 percent of all incomingmaterial has been routed to Receipt Inspec-tion, but only 3 percent actually undergoesphysical inspection. The balance is acceptedbased on a review of vendor certification.The result is continuous expediting and high

Green Belt, Lean Six Sigma TeamTackle Receipt Inspection Process

Members of the Receipt Inspection Process-Improvement Team include, from left, MarcMacintosh (462), Carole Donnee (330), PegWhite (423), Anne-Marie Luce (330), RaySchultheiss (950), John Spinnato (423) and JoeBranch (935). Missing from photo are NancyBeckwith (323), Jim Doyle (333), SteveLabrecque (421), Terry Lardner (323), JohnMcLaughlin (330) and Phil Pruett (323).

continued on page 8

About a year ago, EB began

introducing Lean Six Sigma across

the organization. Basically, the

approach relies on a set of problem-

solving techniques used to stream-

line business processes, eliminating

unnecessary or cumbersome steps

and ensuring that the company’s

processes consistently provide the

highest quality while minimizing

cost.

8 I January 2004 I ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS

during the peak of the work period.Because the work is being performed on alead ship, it is expected to take about600,000 hours over a seven-month period tocomplete.

The last of the three major overhaul andrepair jobs to be undertaken will be aDepot Modernization Period (DMP) on theUSS Springfield (SSN-761). This non-refueling overhaul includes alterations andupgrades and will be the most extensive

maintenance task EB has performed indecades. Up to 775 workers will beassigned to the job, which will take 1.5 mil-lion hours and 11 1/2 months to complete.

Work on the Connecticut began duringthe holiday shutdown and involved per-forming emergent repairs to the bow andstern planes and the replacement of a largemotor. At the height of the work period,more than 80 employees were assigned tothe job.

Since Electric Boat’s Technical Lecture Program started 13 semesters and 6 1/2 yearsago, 118 presentations have been put on, attracting more than 6,000 attendees.

In the fall semester alone, more than 600 employees attended the lectures, including 81who earned certificates by attending five or more in the series.

“We have a very complex business with a tremendous number of activities under way thatcollectively define what we do,” said Millard Firebaugh, VP – Innovation and chief engineer.Firebaugh spoke recently at a breakfast held to recognize the employees who developed andpresented the lectures.

“The lecture series creates an awareness and an ability to make connections that mightotherwise be missed,” said Firebaugh. “They help keep us on the same page. Nevertheless,you can’t tell the story enough because it changes constantly. You not only have to tell it, butyou have to retell it.”

Tech Lecture ProgramKeeps Packing ‘Em In

■ Virginia-class Program Update: Will Lennon, Lois Adams, Tom Plante.

■ “SSVN” Battlespace Air Pres-ence…From Under The Sea: RobertLowell, Anita Kaiser.

■ Sea Trials Overview: Richard Sears,Richard Slack, Kathy Calkins.

■ Functional Process Owners: DickEddy, Cathy White, Lou Stevens, BillTweedell, Rich Pesapane, Mark Butterfield,Laurie Brodhead.

■ Gulfstream 400: John Maxon Jr.,Michael Cardente, John McCann.

■ Integrating Missile Defense Inter-ceptors on GD Marine PlatformsUsing Flexible Payload Module Tech-nology: John Pavlos, Anita Kaiser.

■ Electric Boat Around the World:Millard Firebaugh, Dave Swedin.

■ Impacts of Technical Decisions onShip’s Operations: Alan Ruditsky, Eliz-abeth Oosterom, David McCall, GlennMortoro.

The following employees were recognized for their presentations and partici-pation in the Technical Lecture Program:

USS Seawolf Returns To Grotoncontinued from page 1

Six Sigmacontinued from page 7

backlog. The goal of the project was toreduce the amount of material sent toReceipt Inspection to 13 percent by March.

To tackle the project, Macintosh assem-bled a team of subject-matter experts fromGroton and Quonset Point. Although theproject was outside of his own functionalarea, Macintosh said he benefited from theexperience. “I think it’s important to beinvolved in projects that aren’t part of ourown organizations,” he said. “It gives you anappreciation for what other people gothrough in their jobs, and in this case, Ideveloped a better understanding of theSupplier Quality area of Electric Boat’sbusiness.”

The cross-functional team began its workby reviewing the processes used, developingprocess-flow diagrams and collecting andanalyzing relevant data before puttingtogether a plan for corrective actions. Theseactions are expected to save $110,000 peryear, with additional potential savings of$30,000 per year.

During the project, Macintosh and histeam learned that the Lean Six Sigmaapproach takes the emotion out of the deci-sion-making process, using data-driventechniques instead to solve problems.

“We now have the tools and techniques tosolve problems that we weren’t able to suc-cessfully address in the past,” he said. “Overthe course of my six-month training, I’velearned how to apply many new data collec-tion and analysis tools in a team environ-ment to fix the company’s toughest prob-lems.

“Process Improvement and Lean SixSigma are not a quick fix and they’re not aprogram – they’re a way of life,” said Mac-intosh. “EB’s investment in these areas isgoing to make employees more effective atwhat they do. Ultimately, Lean Six Sigma isgoing to spread throughout the business,reduce the cost of our products and allow usto capture more work. The key to the suc-cess of this program, though, is the peopleat EB who want to get involved and makeimprovements in their area.”

Navy Cmdr. Owen Travishas the enviable job ofbeing first captain of the

Hawaii (SSN-776). But ironically,he’ll finish his tour without everhaving taken the submarine to sea.

Travis, named the Hawaii’sprospective commanding officer(PCO) last May, acknowledges witha chuckle that he’ll be moving on tohis next assignment even before hisship reaches Pressure Hull Com-plete. But he’s still determined toleave his mark on the boat, specifi-cally by assembling and preparingits inaugural crew.

“If I had my druthers, I’d like tobe the first guy to take it to sea,”said Travis, who will be transferringin early 2005. “But I recognize thatI’ll have a follow-on, at-sea com-mand tour after this. So on one handI’m sad, but on the other hand, I’mgoing to be the CO of an operatingsubmarine after this, so that’s a goodthing.”

Travis, a Chicago native whoearned a bachelor’s in history fromthe U.S. Naval Academy in 1988and a master’s from the CatholicUniversity of America less than ayear later, entered the Navy’snuclear training pipeline in 1989.He then served aboard the USSBoston (SSN-703) from 1991 to 1995, advancing from juniorofficer to division officer, and eventually department head for ayear.

Next he went to the Submarine Officer Advanced Coursetraining program, and subsequently served as engineer officer of

the USS Hyman G. Rickover(SSN-709) from 1995 to 1998. Henext served as officer in charge ofSubmarine DevelopmentSquadron Five in Bangor, Wash.,from 1998-2000, and then execu-tive officer of the USS Michigan(SSBN-727) Gold Crew from2000 until last year, when he wasnamed Hawaii PCO.

“As we’ve been getting the ballrolling for the Hawaii, we’ve beenvery fortunate in that both ElectricBoat and the SupShip organiza-tion here have absorbed the Vir-ginia lessons learned,” Travis said,referring to the establishment ofoffices for the crew and to every-one’s overall preparedness for thework ahead.

“EB did a great job of gettingthings ready for us and helping uscome online and start our train-ing,” he said.

Travis said though the Hawaii’spre-commissioning unit is morethan two years away from havingits own completed boat, themonths ahead still promise to beintense because the crew will getto witness firsthand the manycritical tasks being performed onthe almost-completed Virginia(SSN-774).

“To be able to actually see a boat going to sea, seeing it oper-ate and taking the ride opportunities we can, it will help give myguys experience,” he said. “There’s very few of them, includingmyself, who have any new construction shipyard experience, soit’s going to be something to look forward to.”

ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS I January 2004 I 9

Hawaii PCOReadies Ship,

Crew For Eventual

Sea Duty

Graving Dock Prep for USS Seawolf SRAthing this big – but once you show themtwo or three times, they get it.”

“This job’s gone easy,” said apprenticePete Willette (252). “If we’ve had any ques-tions, the old-timers have been here to helpus out with everything. It’s been a great

learning experience.”“In the carpenter apprentice program,

we’re getting to work in all the differentareas,” said Jayson Vaz (252). “And everysingle job we go to, we’re learning from thebest.”

Other members of the Graving Dock 2

blocking team were veteran carpentersMichael Gomes, Nick Spotlow, AllenParker, Alex Stillman, Michael Defarias,William Richmond, Joseph Oakes and TimBrusseau, and apprentices Brett Tonnan-cour, Kevin Benoit, Jim Mioduszewski andJohn Garton (all of 252).

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One form per ad; 25 words per ad; two ad maximum perissue. No faxed or phoned-in ads.

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Auto Parts

Boats

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Miscellaneous

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Real Estate /Rentals

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Wanted

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Service Awards

35 years

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25 years

30 years

241 David Cowart242 Gregory D. Cousens242 Thomas E. Oliverio242 David B. Wolff252 Michael P. Bailey252 Richard C. Bicknell252 Keith A. Dawley330 Patricia B. Guzek333 Augustus F. Craig341 Mark S. Toscano402 Lucy P. Sullivan403 Kevin C. Berry414 Mary E. MacInnis425 Carl R. Maxwell436 Debra Pearce449 Gregory K. Franke452 Robert F. Gannon452 Kevin P. McKinzie453 Henry O. Georgi453 Ronald P. Lemire453 Richard T. White456 Cesar A. Gonzales456 Bruce A. Stauffer459 Angelo W. Johnson496 Syed H. Haque501 Randy W. Sargent604 David A. Devine706 Ronald R. Wise911 David W. Black911 Charles J. Zwolenski915 George A. Rogers

20 years

STANDARD PRESORTU.S. POSTAGE

P A I DGROTON, CT

PERMIT NO. 392

EB President John P. Casey, left,presents a $10,000 check to Capt.Arne Johnson, USN (ret.), presidentof the Submarine Force Library andMuseum (SFLM) Association’sboard of trustees, at the SFLMrecently. According to Casey, EBmade its annual charitable contri-bution to the SFLM “because EB ismarking the 50th anniversary of thelaunch of USS Nautilus (SSN-571)from the EB shipyard.” Johnsonsaid the money would be used tocreate an educational program formiddle and high school students,update the library, refurbish someof the museum’s exhibits and tomake more people aware of sub-marine history.

U.S. Navy photo by JO2 Steven Feller

EB Supports Submarine Force Library And Museum With $10,000 Donation