Charles Jenkins tig welds a shell plate for a Virginia-class submarine. Photo by Ashley Cowan
Furnaceman Bradley Humphrey takes the temperature of molten steel in the Foundry. Photo by Lexi Whitehead
The first side shell unit for Enterprise (CVN 80) is lifted into Dry Dock 12. Photo by Ashley Cowan
Shacoria Augustus preforms non-destructive testing on an impulse tank for a Virginia-class submarine. Photo by Ashley Cowan
A shipbuilder’s welding tools wait to be used on a North Yard platen. Photo by Ashley Cowan
The main mast for USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) is staged on a platen in the North Yard. Photo by Ashley Cowan
A reflection of “Big Blue” – Newport News Shipbuilding’s 1,050 metric-ton crane – in a rain puddle. Photo by Lexi Whitehead
Shipbuilder Raiden Moore prepares to weld and grind on a unit for Enterprise (CVN 80). Photo by Ashley Cowan
A Canada goose stands in front of Virginia-class submarine module for Arkansas (SSN 800). Photo by Lexi Whitehead
A sunset view over Newport News Shipbuilding’s North Yard from the top of the 1,050 metric-ton crane. From this bird’s-eye view, you can see the shipyard’s Joint Manufacturing Assembly Facility (JMAF) and Dry Dock 12 where the U.S. Navy’s third Ford-class aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN 80) is being constructed. Photo by Lexi Whitehead
Adam Steward sets up temporary test equipment to support torpedo room hydraulic flushing on Virginia-class submarine Massachusetts (SSN 798). Photo by Ashley Cowan
Sail units for two future Virginia-class submarines undergo construction simultaneously. Photo by Ashley Cowan
Newport News Shipbuilding’s 1,050 metric-ton crane lifts the first dry shaft for Enterprise (CVN 80) in Dry Dock 12. Photo by Lexi Whitehead
The first large steel pour for Doris Miller (CVN 81) in the Foundry. Photo by Lexi Whitehead
