By Judy Bell - March 18, 2020 Legislation introduced on Feb. 6 has brought the U.S. Navy a step closer to reaching a 355-ship goal, underscoring a commitment to bring consistent business to shipbuilders throughout the country. The bill, known as Securing the Homeland by Increasing our Power on the…...
Safety Statement About COVID-19
Continuing a Culture of Safety Dear Valued Team Member, Nothing is more important than your getting home safely every day to your family, friends, and everyone who relies upon you. With justifiable concerns over COVID-19’s impact on health and the economy, it is easy to become distracted at work. Our…...
BAE Systems to Dry-Dock Two Destroyers in San Diego
By Sean Kirkpatrick - March 6, 2020 The US Navy has paid $170.7 million in contracts to BAE Systems for the maintenance and repair of two Arleigh Burke guided-missile destroyers in San Diego. The contracts will see the San Diego shipyard dry-dock both the USS Decatur and the USS Stethem…...
Ingalls Shipbuilding Supports Gulf Coast Schools with STEM Grants
By Judy Bell - February 17, 2020 Ingalls Shipbuilding – a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) – has announced the winners for nearly $100,000 in grant money to recipients representing local Mississippi and Alabama schools and educational organizations. The grants for 2020 mark the 12th consecutive year that…...
Lockheed Martin Delivers 134 F-35s in 2019 With Sustained Growth Planned Through 2023
By Ben Enman - February 7, 2020 Lockheed Martin Corp closed out 2019 with the worldwide delivery of 134 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets—3 aircraft more than their commitment last year—and has a target of delivering 141 more in 2020. With a recently announced $1.9 billion military contract from the…...
Growth Planned for West Coast Shipyards
By Brett Davis - January 23, 2020 Shipyards across the nation are quickly filling up with ships needing repairs and upgrades, including Naval Shipyard Puget Sound. This has caused many to begin upgrading their construction and maintenance facilities to meet the needs of a growing fleet. Dry Docks Filled at…...
5G Now Available at Newport News Shipbuilding
By Leslie McAloose - January 6, 2020 Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), recently became the first 5G shipyard in the nation, thanks to a partnership with Verizon to bring the high-speed and high bandwidth capabilities to the shipyard’s infrastructure. Employing roughly 11,500 people, HII…...
Shipyard Jobs Spurred by Likely USS John F. Kennedy Retrofit for F-35s
By Aaron Udland, January 2, 2020 Congress is ordering the Navy to make its newest carriers, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), compatible with launching the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, likely to add numerous new jobs in shipyards assigned to retrofit the ships…...
Energy and Infrastructure Growth in Louisiana
By David Reynolds - December 16, 2019 Louisiana is facing an influx of job opportunities in the fields of energy and infrastructure development. Over $7.6 billion in capital investments has come to the state so far this year and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. It seems the strongly…...
Skilled Jobs: States’ Approach Drives Industry Growth in the Gulf
By Judy Bell, December 9, 2019 In a recent article, Ameri-Force discussed how national programs like the Navy’s shipbuilding estimates can help drive skilled jobs growth throughout the country. For machinists, welders and others, however, trying to find where the jobs are can be based on how individual states help…...