Photos by Ashley Cowan

Hot Shots, April 2025

Published April 15, 2025

Cadeidra Morgan operates a transporter carrying a Virginia-class submarine unit. Transporters are used to move large submarine and aircraft carrier units to various locations within the shipyard.
Newport News shipbuilders perform testing on Virginia-class submarine Massachusetts (SSN 798).
Teammates Douglas Carter, left, and Mason Glasscock secure an Arizona (SSN 803) unit to a barge.
A 60-ton whirler crane located in Newport News Shipbuilding’s North Yard prepares for its next lift.
Apprentice Anthony Greenwell lights a torch to heat treat a unit before welding.
Shipbuilder William Heath uses a digital transit, a surveying instrument, to determine measurements on Enterprise (CVN 80) units.
A view of the moon over the James River Bridge from Newport News Shipbuilding’s waterfront.
Shipfitter Dashon Ward secures a shell plate for a Virginia-class submarine.
Shipbuilder Tommy Ransome serves as guide personnel to ensure a submarine unit is safely moved to a nearby shop within the shipyard.
Shipbuilder Phineas McPherson welds a temporary structure to support construction of Enterprise’s (CVN 80) main deck.