Arianna Trimble
Mechanical Technician
Four years at NNS

“Charleston is just getting started. I’m seeing it come together from the ground up, and my voice and experience matter. I’ve made suggestions here about tools and accessories that we used in Newport News and the team is really excited to hear those ideas and implement them. I get to work on the Columbia class and that’s exciting because it’s never been built before. I like the high-stakes work. It’s wild to think about people living on a submarine that I had a hand on.”

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