Warren Whittington stands watch for Tracey Eaddy while operating a JLG. All photos by Ashley Cowan
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Published March 18, 2026
Hayden Clark welds Doris Miller (CVN 81) shell plates.
Alexander Barr prepares his pneumatic straight grinder for his next job.
Paul Ferguson welds a handrail on a unit.
Nolan Sack grinds on a steel fixture.
Nate Berkos operates the PAMA machine to machine a center truss for a submarine.
Kalil Lewis welds on a fixture.
Ronnie Oliveira works on a CNC machine.
Tiffany Bell measures a coaming to be welded into place.
James Campbell uses a machine that bends and rolls steel plates.
Lydia Reid operates a forklift at Newport News Shipbuilding Charleston Operations.
Aybar measures a jig before a unit is built on top.
Talon Milligan cleans a pipe.
Ray Barton operates an automated plasma cutter.
Rickie Manigault welds in an NNS Charleston Operations facility.
Travis Spence hooks up a regulator to an argon bottle.
Jumari Burns inspects a weld.
Evan Jackman welds on a fixture.
Kenneth Carter uses a horizontal band saw.
Sparks fly at NNS Charleston Operations.


















