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ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS | EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTER NEWS EB NORTH DAKOTA CHRISTENED Wishing you a joyful Holiday Season and a happy and healthy New Year. NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2013 SHIP SPONSOR KATIE FOWLER SMASHES A CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE AGAINST THE SUBMARINE NORTH DAKOTA (SSN-784) IN A CHRISTENING HELD AT THE GROTON SHIPYARD NOV. 2. CELEBRATING THE MOMENT ARE, FROM LEFT, ELECTRIC BOAT PRESIDENT KEVIN POITRAS, VICE ADM. MICHAEL J. CONNOR AND MAID OF HONOR LYNSEE FOWLER.

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NORTH DAKOTACHRISTENED

Wishing you a joyful Holiday Season and a happy and healthy New Year.

NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2013

SHIP SPONSOR KATIE FOWLER SMASHES A CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE

AGAINST THE SUBMARINE NORTH DAKOTA (SSN-784) IN A

CHRISTENING HELD AT THE GROTON SHIPYARD NOV. 2.

CELEBRATING THE MOMENT ARE, FROM LEFT, ELECTRIC BOAT

PRESIDENT KEVIN POITRAS, VICE ADM. MICHAEL J. CONNOR AND

MAID OF HONOR LYNSEE FOWLER.

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TURKEY DISTRIBUTION MARKS 2013 HOLIDAYSAT THE QUONSET POINT FACILITY EARLIER THIS MONTH, ELECTRIC BOAT PRESIDENT JEFF GEIGER PRESENTS SEASON’S GREETINGS AND A TURKEY TO CATHERINE RAVENELLE (913) IN THE CONTINUATION OF A PRE-HOLIDAY TRADITION NOW MORE THAN 20 YEARS OLD. ABOUT 10,600 TURKEYS WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE COMPANY; ANOTHER 1,400 WERE DONATED TO FOOD BANKS IN CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND.

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NORTH DAKOTA CHRISTENINGA YOUNG GUEST AT THE CHRISTENING OF THE SUBMARINE NORTH DAKOTA ENJOYS A TWO-FISTED SNACK WHILE WAITING FOR THE CEREMONY TO BEGIN.

OBSERVANCES RECOGNIZE VETERANS, MILITARY MEMBERSAT VETERANS DAY OBSERVANCES HELD AT QUONSET POINT AND GROTON, ELECTRIC BOAT RECOGNIZED THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF VETERANS AND CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY. PARTICIPANTS IN THE QUONSET POINT CEREMONIES WERE, FROM LEFT, MOE JORGE (920), WHO SANG THE NATIONAL ANTHEM; GENERAL MANAGER SEAN DAVIES; JOHN MILLER (915), WHO DELIVERED THE INVOCATION; FRED DAVIS (970) AN AFGHAN WAR VETERAN; AND JAMES CAMARA (967).

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TURKEY DISTRIBUTION MARKS 2013 HOLIDAYSAT THE QUONSET POINT FACILITY EARLIER THIS MONTH, ELECTRIC BOAT PRESIDENT JEFF GEIGER PRESENTS SEASON’S GREETINGS AND A TURKEY TO CATHERINE RAVENELLE (913) IN THE CONTINUATION OF A PRE-HOLIDAY TRADITION NOW MORE THAN 20 YEARS OLD. ABOUT 10,600 TURKEYS WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE COMPANY; ANOTHER 1,400 WERE DONATED TO FOOD BANKS IN CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND.

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Submarine North Dakota is Christened

Ranks of Distinguished Shipbuilders Grow By 259

EB Hosts Commercial Nuclear-Power Society Gathering

After 32 years, Computervision is Shut Down

EB Team Conducts Important Ohio Replacement Briefing

EBAC Cycling Club Attains National Ranking

EB Ethics

Retirees

Health Matters

New Hires

Service Awards

Safety Performance

OBSERVANCES RECOGNIZE VETERANS, MILITARY MEMBERSAT VETERANS DAY OBSERVANCES HELD AT QUONSET POINT AND GROTON, ELECTRIC BOAT RECOGNIZED THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF VETERANS AND CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY. PARTICIPANTS IN THE QUONSET POINT CEREMONIES WERE, FROM LEFT, MOE JORGE (920), WHO SANG THE NATIONAL ANTHEM; GENERAL MANAGER SEAN DAVIES; JOHN MILLER (915), WHO DELIVERED THE INVOCATION; FRED DAVIS (970) AN AFGHAN WAR VETERAN; AND JAMES CAMARA (967).

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In a sudden spray of champagne, Ship Sponsor Katie Fowler christened the 11th Virginia-class submarine, North Dakota (SSN-784), in a shipyard ceremony Nov. 2

Held on an unseasonably warm fall day, the event attracted nearly 4,200 people, including a long list of state, fed-eral and Navy dignitaries. Ship Sponsor Fowler is the wife of retired Vice Adm. Jeff Fowler, a North Dakota native.

Speaking were two governors – Dannel Malloy of Connecti-cut and Jack Dalrymple of North Dakota; a U.S. representative – Joe Courtney of Connecticut; five U.S. Senators – Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy of Connecticut; Jack Reed of Rhode Island; and John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota; two admirals – Rear Adm. David Johnson and Vice Adm. Michael Connor; and a deputy assistant secretary of the Navy – Allison Stiller.

North Dakota is the first of the eight-ship group of

Virginia-class submarines known as Block III. These ships embody a Navy/industry commitment to reduce costs with-out decreasing capabilities through an initiative comprising a multi-year procurement strategy, improvements in construction practices and the Design For Affordability (DFA) program.

The DFA program focuses primarily on the redesign of the submarine’s bow, which will lower program costs by $800 mil-lion, increase capability and provide the capacity for additional growth at no additional cost.

This redesign centers on the replacement of the existing sonar sphere with a Large Aperture Bow (LAB) Array and the 12 individual vertical launch missile tubes with two Vir-ginia payload tubes (VPTs). These are modified SSGN tubes that will initially carry six missiles in multiple all-up round canisters.

The new LAB Array eliminates hundreds of hull

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THE CREW OF THE SUBMARINE NORTH DAKOTA.

MORE THAN 4,000 ATTEND CHRISTENING OF SUBMARINE NORTH DAKOTA

THE SUBMARINE NORTH DAKOTA IN GRAVING DOCK 3.

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penetrations that are part of the current Virginia-class sonar sphere, replacing the tranducers now in use with lower cost, life-of-the-ship hydrophones.

By nearly doubling the payload space available from 1,200 cubic feet with the 12 vertical launch tubes to 2,300 cubic feet, the VPTs will allow Virginia-class ships to deploy a wider variety of payloads.

“As part of our Design for Affordability program and our drive to attain a two-per-year production rate, this ship incorporates a signifi-cant number of design changes – which affected about 20 percent of the overall ship,” said Electric Boat President Kevin Poitras. “I’m pleased to report that we have effectively introduced these changes while fulfilling expectations for quality, cost and schedule,” he said.

“The submarine force eagerly awaits the day when USS North Dakota will assume the watch and establish a legendary reputa-tion worthy of the name North Dakota,” said Vice Adm. Connor, commander – Submarine Forces and the event’s principal speaker. “There’s still much to be done, and there is not a moment to lose.”

Connecticut Gov. Malloy thanked Electric Boat for its economic contributions and said the state is proud of the company for its role in supporting the Navy’s submarine force and the nation’s defense.

U.S. Senators Reed, Blumenthal and Murphy, and U.S. Rep. Court-ney each described the importance of maintaining a production rate of two submarines per year.

The christening was the last public duty for EB President Poitras, who has retired. He is succeeded by Jeff Geiger, former president of Bath Iron Works.

NORTH DAKOTA IS THE FIRST OF THE EIGHT-SHIP GROUP OF VIRGINIA-CLASS SUBMARINES KNOWN AS BLOCK III.

THESE SHIPS EMBODY A NAVY/INDUSTRY COMMITMENT TO REDUCE COSTS WITHOUT DECREASING

CAPABILITIES THROUGH AN INITIATIVE COMPRISING A MULTI-YEAR PROCUREMENT STRATEGY, IMPROVEMENTS

IN CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES AND THE DESIGN FOR AFFORDABILITY (DFA) PROGRAM.

THE CREW OF THE SUBMARINE NORTH DAKOTA.

MORE THAN 4,000 ATTEND CHRISTENING OF SUBMARINE NORTH DAKOTA

SHIP SPONSOR KATIE FOWLER ACCEPTS A BOUQUET FROM FLOWER GIRL GUILIANA CAPASSO BEFORE THE CHRISTENING CEREMONY. GUILIANA IS THE DAUGHTER OF VITO CAPASSO (241), A GENERAL FOREMAN RESPONSIBLE FOR SEVERAL CRITICAL TASKS ON NORTH DAKOTA.

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RANKS OF DISTINGUISHED SHIPBUILDERS GROW BY 259MORE THAN 500 EMPLOYEES NOW HAVE 40 YEARS OR MORE OF SERVICE

AT A BANQUET HELD RECENTLY TO RECOGNIZE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO ELECTRIC BOAT AND THE NATION’S DEFENSE, 259 EMPLOYEES WITH 40 YEARS OF SERVICE WERE HONORED AS DISTINGUISHED SHIPBUILDERS. THERE ARE NOW 504 EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE BEEN ON THE JOB AT ELECTRIC BOAT FOR 40 YEARS OR MORE.

THE MOST RECENT ADDITIONS TO THE RANKS OF DISTINGUISHED SHIPBUILDERS ARE:

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Edward Abbott

Bruce Adams

Juanita Ambrose

John Angell

John Arasimowicz

Maria Archambault-LaMay

Gerald Arpin

Russell Arruda

Ann Ashe

Roderick Atkins

Edward Baker Jr.

Robert Baruffa

Bruce Bearden

Charles Beauchemin

Clayton Beckwith III

Nancy Beckwith

Richard Bellisle

Bruce Bensko

Ronald Bernier Jr.

Timothy Beyer

William Bezak

Gary Biltcliffe

Vincent Blanco

Victor Boomer

David Bourque

Edward Bradbury

Judy Brewer

Ronald Brewer

Gary Briggs

Guy Brown

William Bucacci

Paul Butsch

Patrick Buzzee

Ronald Cagle

Mark Caise

John Callahan

John Caporicci

Raymond Caviggia

Anthony Cedio Jr.

George Chapman Jr.

Thomas Chapman

Maurice Chederquist Jr.

Michael Chopp

Richard Clark

Sharon Clarke

Patricia Clay

James Comeau

Joseph Connolly Jr.

Paul Contino

Craig Coppage

Thomas Culhane

Gilbert Cunningham Jr.

Ronald Curtis

Gregory Czop

Larry Daniels

Kim Darrow

Philip Davis

Roger Davis

Robert Day

Kenneth DelaCruz

Joseph Delesio

Douglas Dellarocco

Robert Deming

Daniel Depolito

Thomas Desantis

Leon Devillez Jr.

Susan Devoe

Ray Dewick

Howard Dillow

Paul Dion

Robert Dion

Jack Discuillo

Frederick Doerfler

Ronald Donovan

David Doucette

Gerald Doyon

Michael Drawdy

Thomas Dugas

Robert Dupuis

Roger Emery

Philip Engratt

Donald Enos Jr.

Michae Erardy

James Feraco

Everett Ferguson

Robert Fisher

Fred Fitzpatrick

Gary Fontaine

Ronald Foster

William Foster

Lloyd Franklin

Edward Freeman

Thomas Frink

Peter Gabiga

Keith Gagne

George Gagnon Sr

Joan Gardner

Kenneth Garstka

Michael Gdula

Michael Gencarelli

Philip Gingerella

Brenda Giordano

Peggy Gleason

Thomas Gomes

Frank Gonsalves

Edward Gordon

William Grace

James Grady

John Grispino

Stanley Gwudz

Paul Hann

Michael Hewko

John Hislop Jr.

Michael Huffer

Jay Iacoi

Robert Irvine

Robert Isif

David Jack

Joseph Jackson

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Jack Discuillo

Frederick Doerfler

Ronald Donovan

David Doucette

Gerald Doyon

Michael Drawdy

Thomas Dugas

Robert Dupuis

Roger Emery

Philip Engratt

Donald Enos Jr.

Michae Erardy

James Feraco

Everett Ferguson

Robert Fisher

Fred Fitzpatrick

Gary Fontaine

Ronald Foster

William Foster

Lloyd Franklin

Edward Freeman

Thomas Frink

Peter Gabiga

Keith Gagne

George Gagnon Sr

Joan Gardner

Kenneth Garstka

Michael Gdula

Michael Gencarelli

Philip Gingerella

Brenda Giordano

Peggy Gleason

Thomas Gomes

Frank Gonsalves

Edward Gordon

William Grace

James Grady

John Grispino

Stanley Gwudz

Paul Hann

Michael Hewko

John Hislop Jr.

Michael Huffer

Jay Iacoi

Robert Irvine

Robert Isif

David Jack

Joseph Jackson

William Jackson

William Jacobson Jr.

David James

Gary Jaswell

Peggy Jensen

Lynn Jessee

Robert Johansen

Leonard Johnson

Steven Johnson

David Johnstone Jr.

Gregory Jordan

James Karasevich

Raymond Karasevicz

John Keeney

Elaine Key

Jessie King

Daniel Kirk

Edward Kokoszka

Joseph Korineck

Mark Kurpaska

Richard LaBarre

J. B. Lagrone

John Lamourine

Gilbert Lamphere

Edmond Landry

Peter Landry

Charles Langford

Albert Langlois

Michael Larkin

William Lautenberger

Arthur Lavallee

David Lavoie

Terrence Lee

Frederick Levitsky

Jorge Llanes

John Lombardo

Lester Long

Kenneth Lucas

Charles MacNeil

Louis Maggiacomo

Arthur Mansfield III

Howard Manuel

Charles Mariano

Michael Marr

Gary Martin

John Mattosky

Peter Matylewicz

Robert Mayne

Bruce McKay

Henri McNeil

James McVeigh

Matthew Meierowitz

George Messier Jr.

David Mitchell

Gerald Moreau

Stephen Moroch

Douglas Naehr

George Nowosielski

James Oemcke

Judith Page

William Passero

Wayne Peccini

Allan Peckham Sr.

Michael Pellegrino

Marshall Peringer

Richard Perkowski

Michael P. Perry

Michard R. Perry

Walter Person

Ronald Poirier

Kevin Poitras

Dennie Poppie

John Porretta

William Post Jr.

Judithe Pragluski

Anthony Pupillo

Charles Rassbach Sr.

John Ratnecht

James Reilly

Richard Rogers Jr.

Dennis Rogers

Mccoy Rogers

Patrick Rooney

Rayna Rose

Paul Roy

Arthur Runkle

Thomas Sakowski

Michael Samiagio

Michael Schoenborn

Janet Schuster

John Sistare

William Smith Jr.

Charles Smith

Peter O. Smith

Peter R. Smith

William St. Germain

Robert St. Jean

Ronald Stadnicki

Nicholas Stamos Jr.

William Stamp Jr.

Walter Startz Jr.

David StClaire

Roger Stedman

Charles Steinhart IV

Louis Roy Stevens III

Peter Stevens

Dorothy Stillman

Ada Stickland

Edward Swan

Ronald Szymanski

James Tefft Jr.

Nicola Tenuta

Dennis Tetreault

Kenneth Textor

Earl Thomas

Linda Thompson

Peter Thompson

Palmer Tillman Jr.

Stephen Tillman

Joseph Toolin

Wayne Toporowski

Angel Torres

Stephen Treadow

Aretha Tremblay

John Turner

William Van Blarcom

Robert Varella

Norman Varney

Michael Vernott

Ernest Vetelino Jr.

Nancy Wasniewski

Dennis Wickerd

Dennis Wilczek

Charles Wright Jr.

Leonard Wright

Pamela Wright

Palen Yorgensen

Daniel Yungk

George Zeleznicky Jr.

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Thirty-five members of the commercial nuclear power indus-try recently visited Electric Boat to learn about the area-based design and modular construction methods that have made the Virginia-class Submarine Program successful.

These individuals represented U.S. utilities, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, major commercial corporations (West-inghouse, Areva, and Bechtel) and the International Atomic Energy Agency. EB has been actively involved in the commer-cial nuclear sector since 2006, offering experience gained from decades of submarine design and construction.

The visitors were members of the Nuclear Power Engineer-ing Committee (NPEC), one of 23 technical committees of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Power and Energy Society (PES). IEEE has 430,000 members world-wide and is the world’s largest professional association. PES has 30,000 members enrolled worldwide.

NPEC’s scope covers all nuclear power-related technical and standards writing activities within the IEEE. NPEC’s principal subcommittees cover equipment qualification; operating, aging, maintenance, testing and reliability; auxiliary power; human fac-tors and control facilities; and safety related systems.

George Ballassi (429) assumed the role of committee chair-man last January and will hold the position for two years. He became a member of the executive committee of NPEC in 2008 and took on greater responsibility as secretary and vice-chair-man, before assuming his current post.

The group’s visit to Electric Boat was arranged by Ballassi. “I believed the visit would afford EB the opportunity to describe its

extensive progress with designing and fabricating complicated and large modules as a means to reduce cost, reduce risk, and increase schedule predictability for commercial nuclear projects, especially in the cutting edge technology of small modular reac-tors,” Ballassi said.

The visit to EB included a tour of the Model Room in the Tech Center, conducted by Chris Lane (605), historical video screenings and a presentation on EB’s area-based design and modular-construction methods, given by David Kompare (491). “Everyone was energized by the fresh perspective,” Kompare said. “The hard part is translating that energy into action with the constant pressure of tight budgets, ambitious schedules, and traditional performance metrics in the commercial space.”

As an Electric Boat representative, Ballassi has been involved with NPEC standards since 1988. Commercial codes and stan-dards have been applied on the Navy’s land-based propulsion plant prototypes and moored training ships. Involvement with NPEC has provided Electric Boat with valuable insights to the standards and their application.

Director of Electrical Engineering Greg Angelini said “Elec-tric Boat support of standards committees keeps us informed and involved with the technical innovation outside of our normal business and in the case of potential commercial nuclear power work, enhances our ability to participate in that arena.”

The NPEC visit was supported by Jim Moody (658), Viram Pandya (658), Rob Skiba (658), Colette Carter (658), Mike Raksnis (491), and Steve Missel (491).

DAVID KOMPARE (491) EXPLAINS THE ADVANTAGES OF MODULAR CONSTRUCTION TO MEMBERS OF NPEC.

EB HOSTS COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR-POWER SOCIETY GATHERINGEB TEAM CONDUCTS IMPORTANT OHIO REPLACEMENT BRIEFING

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extensive progress with designing and fabricating complicated and large modules as a means to reduce cost, reduce risk, and increase schedule predictability for commercial nuclear projects, especially in the cutting edge technology of small modular reac-tors,” Ballassi said.

The visit to EB included a tour of the Model Room in the Tech Center, conducted by Chris Lane (605), historical video screenings and a presentation on EB’s area-based design and modular-construction methods, given by David Kompare (491). “Everyone was energized by the fresh perspective,” Kompare said. “The hard part is translating that energy into action with the constant pressure of tight budgets, ambitious schedules, and traditional performance metrics in the commercial space.”

As an Electric Boat representative, Ballassi has been involved with NPEC standards since 1988. Commercial codes and stan-dards have been applied on the Navy’s land-based propulsion plant prototypes and moored training ships. Involvement with NPEC has provided Electric Boat with valuable insights to the standards and their application.

Director of Electrical Engineering Greg Angelini said “Elec-tric Boat support of standards committees keeps us informed and involved with the technical innovation outside of our normal business and in the case of potential commercial nuclear power work, enhances our ability to participate in that arena.”

The NPEC visit was supported by Jim Moody (658), Viram Pandya (658), Rob Skiba (658), Colette Carter (658), Mike Raksnis (491), and Steve Missel (491).

EB HOSTS COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR-POWER SOCIETY GATHERING

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Recently a team of Electric Boat designers and engineers com-pleted the initial propulsion plant arrangement review for the Ohio

replacement SSBN design, including a concluding brief summarizing the current arrangement with Naval Reactors.

This review was the culmination of sev-eral years of effort to identify component and system requirements; refine these arrangements, which integrate compo-nent and system concepts; resolve issues and prepare for the presentation. As the foundation going forward for the propul-sion-plant design for the next generation SSBN class, including a revolutionary electric-drive propulsion system, these arrangements need to be completed with exceptional technical rigor.

Representing the first major propulsion-plant arrangements review since the Virginia-class propulsion-plant design, completion of this review represented a significant milestone for this new design team. The Electric Boat presenters con-ducting the review had widely varying levels of expertise – some with more than 30 years of experience and others as few as three years

As noted by Will Lennon, VP – Engi-neering and Business Programs: “This

was the team’s opportunity to demon-strate that the engine room arrangement would meet the Navy’s requirements – including operations, casualty response, and the ability to efficiently maintain equipment while meeting the operational tempo required of an SSBN.

“In the past, these reviews required the building of a physical mockup of a propulsion plant. This is the first time we have had to do that without a physical mockup,” Lennon said.

After the briefing, Beth Melanson, a senior engineer with only four years’ experience, said: “I did not expect to present to the director of Naval Reactors this early on in my career. I have been propelled into my position rather quickly, which has resulted in a significant amount of professional and personal growth. Prior to the presentation I was a bit nervous, but excited,” she said.

During the review, Adm. John Richard-son, only the sixth head of the program in more than 60 years, engaged in detail with the young team.

As noted by Melanson, Adm. Richardson addressed “each presenter by name and com-mended all the team leaders for a well-exe-cuted presentation, with particular emphasis for those with less experience.”

Michael Daly, a 16-year veteran of EB, said it was the first time he has briefed at that level as well.

“Normally if we speak to one section head at Naval Reactors, that’s a big deal,” Daly said. “This was six section heads, two Electric Boat vice presidents, five directors, and of course the head of Naval Reactors,” Daly said. “There were but-terflies — you can’t help but have some nervousness. But we got through it.”

Key personnel involved were Rick Cannamela, Mike Morgera, Angela Turner and Josh Wessel from Dept. 459; Priya Wing and Steve Kanyock from Dept. 483; Doug D’Alessio from Dept. 409; and Doug Fox, Beth Melanson, Rob Marseglia, Andrew Peck, Dustin Purkal, Rocco Tarulli, Doug Studwell and Michael Daly from Dept. 480.

Lennon said the performance on the review showed him that the knowledge transfer that will sustain Electric Boat through its second century is taking place. The working relationship between the 20- and 30-year people on the team, and the engineers with far less experience, was very strong, he said. The Navy has since approved the Ohio replacement’s engine room length.

EB TEAM CONDUCTS IMPORTANT OHIO REPLACEMENT BRIEFING

A group of Electric Boat and CSC employees recently gathered to mark the end of, and pay tribute to, the Computervision Computer

Aided Design (CAD) system at Electric Boat. Installed in 1981, CV was the com-pany’s first CAD system.

CV introduced to EB the concepts of three-dimensional modeling, wireframe and surface depictions, and the use of the Initial Graphics Exchange Standard to transfer data to other CAD systems, all of which are still in use.

In its heyday during the late 1980s, CV was used on the Seawolf-class submarine

design as well as many other design and engineering projects. Most notable of these were fluid-system diagrams, HVAC unfolds and propulsor studies. Following the installation of CATIA and EB’s first product data environment, the use of CV declined to the point where it was used only for diagram work and HVAC design. CV terminals were still actively used until August.

A two-and-a-half-year project was devoted to the shutdown of CV at EB. Led by Greg Morea (604) and Charlie Dame (CSC), this effort transferred all functions that were performed on CV

to other computer systems. In addition, more than 100,000 drawing sheets were converted into formats that could be loaded into CAD systems currently in use at EB. Finally, all CV hardware was removed from EB. This was the first time EB/CSC shut down an entire design system.

The savings derived from this project will be significant. Each year, Electric Boat and CSC spent more than $400,000 to keep CV up and running, a cost equal to more than $90 per hour. The same work will be done on AutoCAD for less than $5 per hour.

AFTER 32 YEARS, COMPUTERVISION IS SHUT DOWN

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The Electric Boat Athletic Club (EBAC) Cycling Club has earned a top national ranking in a program designed to encourage more people to

ride their bicycles more often.Participants in the National Bike Chal-

lenge (NBC) logged their biking miles over a five-month period ending Sept. 30. The goal of the program was to reduce carbon emissions, improve health and save on transportation costs.

Tom McColl (481), commissioner of the Cycling Club from its founding in 1999 to last summer when Andrew Podojil (463) took over, learned about the Challenge in the spring and asked club members to participate.

“The response was tremendous with the team quickly rising to nearly 90 riders, including a few family members,” he said. “Our team comprised a wide range of riders including commuters, recreational riders and some riders who compete locally and nationally in road races and triathlons.

“With 70,000 cycling miles logged at the close of the Challenge, Team Electric Boat Corp finished first in Connecticut and 18th in the nation,” McColl said. Within the medium corporate team cat-egory, Electric Boat was second of 182 teams nationally, trailing only the Boeing Company.

“The team’s placement in the National

Bike Challenge was only a secondary motivation to support participation,” said McColl. “The primary goals were to reduce carbon footprint, improve health and save on fuel costs.”

In addition to the miles racked up, the Electric Boat team saved more than six tons in carbon dioxide production, $4,000 in fuel costs and burned more than 600,000 calories.

“Many of the team riders said partici-pation in the Challenge increased their awareness of cycling’s value, and have ridden more miles as a result. We look forward to participating in the event in 2014 and we will welcome active addi-tions to the team,” McColl said.

EBAC CYCLING CLUB ATTAINS NATIONAL RANKING

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Bike Challenge was only a secondary motivation to support participation,” said McColl. “The primary goals were to reduce carbon footprint, improve health and save on fuel costs.”

In addition to the miles racked up, the Electric Boat team saved more than six tons in carbon dioxide production, $4,000 in fuel costs and burned more than 600,000 calories.

“Many of the team riders said partici-pation in the Challenge increased their awareness of cycling’s value, and have ridden more miles as a result. We look forward to participating in the event in 2014 and we will welcome active addi-tions to the team,” McColl said.

EBAC CYCLING CLUB ATTAINS NATIONAL RANKING246 Allen Bugbee 34 years Pipecoverer 1/C

246 Robert N. Wraight 33 years Pipecoverer 1/C

272 Edwin Vasquez 47 years STO-Sv En-Meh 1/C

321 Robert A. Horn 39 years Inspector-Str-QC Spec

322 Dale W. Munz 5 years Supv of Quality

355 John W. DeBerardinis 39 years Planning Spec Sr

355 David O. Wells 27 years Planning Specialist

404 Ronald E. Johanson 43 years Config Mgmt Spec

411 Jacqueline M. Krause 36 years Prog Dir – Life Cycle Support

421 Gary I. Cabral 37 years Engineer, Principal

431 Michael J. Carilli 32 years P/C Techaid Sp

438 Thomas F. Brown 39 years Supervisor of RadCon

447 Roni M. Oddo 32 years T/A Material

447 Paul H. Pescatello 30 years Eng Suppt-Material

452 Jacquelyn A. Deschamps 26 years Piping Sr. Designer

455 Sharon A. Clarke 40 years A/A Administrative Aide

456 Virginia L. Payne 26 years Elect Sr Designer

459 Valentina Mandybur 39 years Arrgt Sr Designer

460 Leo A. MacDonald 10 years T/A Test Writing

462 Lloyd J. Hutchins 30 years Engineering Specialist

463 Gale P. Mulligan 23 years Engineer, Principal

467 Gary E. Herzig 39 years Engineer, Principal

494 Robert G. Caffary 52 years Design Tech-Struct

494 James W. Fletcher 50 years Design Tech-Struct

496 Austin P. Apperson 10 years T/A Weight Estimator

604 Cynthia L. Richie 35 years Eng Suppt Sys Dgn Test

633 James K. Robertson 38 years HR Staff Spec

650 Brian Hill 34 years Cost/Pric Spec

650 Arnold P. Toivonen 43 years Sr Contr Spec

704 Osceola Heath 9 years Manufacturing Tech

707 David J. Witko 27 years Manufacturing Tech

931 Ricky A. Labrie 18 years Num Control Analyst

935 Michael D. Radkovich 33 years Qual Cntrl Spec Sr

950 Arthur J. Richards 38 years Matl Svc Rep I

957 Robert L. Butler 10 years Prod Planner

RETIREES

EB BUSINESS ETHICS AND CONDUCTCONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Aconflict of interest occurs when your private interests interfere or appear to interfere with the interests of Electric Boat. The following situations can easily give rise to conflicts of interest.

Personal Business Relationships

You should disclose to your business unit ethics director any interest that you or an immediate family member might have in our suppliers, customers, or competitors. Ownership of stock in a publicly traded company that is a competitor could create real or potential conflicts of interest for you and our company. Be careful that your personal business relationships do not influ-ence the decisions you make on behalf of General Dynamics.

Organizational Relationships

If you or an immediate family member serves as a director, officer or consultant for any company that does business with Electric Boat, you must disclose these obligations to the Elec-tric Boat ethics director even if the service is unpaid.

Outside Employment

Before you accept outside employment, consider if this sec-ond job could create a conflict of interest with your work here or negatively impact your ability to do your job. Taking a sec-ond job can be tricky because you may not always see clearly where your loyalties should lie. Do not accept outside employ-ment with our competitors, suppliers, or customers.

Electric Boat Ethics Director Frank Capizzano (860-433-1278) is available to confidentially assist anyone with ques-tions or issues that may relate to ethical decision making. The General Dynamics Ethics Hotline is available 24/7 and may be reached at 800-433-8442 or 770-613-6315 for international call-ers who wish to report an ethics violation. Online access to the hotline is also available at www.gd.ethicspoint.com for asking a question, expressing a concern or reporting ethical misconduct.

Remember – When in doubt, always ask.

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By Dr. Susan Andrews

HEALTHMATTERS

PATIENT NAVIGATORS — A NEW APPROACH

Every month of the year is now associated with one or more diseases or conditions. October is well publicized as Breast Cancer Awareness month. But we shouldn’t for-get some of the lesser known associations –January as Blood Donor month or March as Colorectal Cancer and Mental Retardation Awareness month, for example.

To recognize those who struggle with various diseases and conditions as well as their supporters, I have included the following quotes.

“ Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow.” — Mary Anne Radmacher

“Yougainstrength,courage,andconfidencebyeveryexperienceinwhichyou reallystoptolookfearintheface.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

“Thegoalistoliveafull,productivelifeevenwithallthatambiguity.Nomatter whathappens,whetherthecancerneverflaresupagainorwhetheryoudie, theimportantthingisthatthedaysthatyouhavehadyouwillhavelived.” — Gilda Radner

“Whenlifekicksyou,letitkickyouforward.” — Kay Yow

“Optimismisthefaiththatleadstoachievement.Nothingcanbedonewithout hopeandconfidence.” — Helen Keller

“Attitudeisalittlethingthatmakesabigdifference.” — Winston Churchill

“ Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win.” — Bernadette Devlin

“Havinghadcancer,oneimportantthingtoknowisyou’restillthesame personattheend.You’restrippeddowntonearzero.Butmostpeoplecome outtheotherendfeelingmorelikethemselvesthaneverbefore.” — Kylie Minogue

“Ihaveheardtherearetroublesofmorethanonekind. Somecomefromaheadandsomecomefrombehind. ButI’vebroughtabigbat.I’mallreadyyousee. Nowmytroublesaregoingtohavetroubleswithme!” — Dr. Seuss

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The quotes are from different people from different walks of life. You may be familiar with some of the authors; others may be new to you. The quotes, just like diseases, are dissimilar. So with such a dis-similar population of people and diseases comes the need for assistance during treat-ment and follow up care. Assistance can be found in the form of a patient navigator.

The idea of the patient navigator system is to pair patients with navigators – non-medical professionals who help guide them through the maze of the health care system. “The navigators are like life boats that know where the rocks are and can guide them safely to shore,” explains the Ameri-can Cancer Society.

Navigators have made a dramatic differ-ence. First established at Harlem Hospital, the system there showed an increased survival rate from 39 percent to 70 percent from 1995 to 2000. The Harlem Hospital program became the basis for the 2005 Patient Navigator and Chronic Disease Act signed by President Bush. The American Cancer Society has patient navigators in more than 120 sites throughout the country.

Assistance is provided in the form of navigation services, which are becoming the mainstay to cancer care. These services range in cost, and some may be free. They can be located in hospitals, clinics and oncology groups.

The services may be used by anyone affected by cancer. This includes indi-viduals diagnosed with cancer, their families, and the people who provide support. The navigation services can assist with emotional support, fertility concerns, financial concerns, treatment concerns and links to local and national resources.

Navigational services enable the evaluation of the whole person – from the patient’s actual cancer to their emotional well-being. Further, navigational services can help bridge the patient to the medical care team by helping to explain various options involved in the treatment plans.

Electric Boat offers two specific resources to assist with cancer care. The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Behavior Health Benefit are sup-ported by OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions. These programs also can assist with concerns regarding:

P Depression, stress, anxiety

P Relationship difficulties

P Financial and legal advice

P Parenting and family problems

P Childcare and eldercare support

P Dealing with domestic violence

P Substance abuse and recovery

P Eating Disorders

To contact the EAP and Behavioral Health Benefit call 866-743-6551 or log on to www.liveandworkwell.com, access code 11060.

Other Electric Boat health-support programs are provided by UnitedHealth-care. Information on general personal health support can be obtained through the NurseLine 24/7 at 866-642-3661. The Cancer Resource Service / Cancer Support Service provides members with access to Centers of Excellence Network, customized case management, and help in making informed decisions about care options. This service can be reached at 866-936-6002.

To find out if an American Cancer Society patient navigator program is in your area call 800-ACS-2345. All these resources can be combined to improve your health care experience.

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THE IDEA OF THE PATIENT

NAVIGATOR SYSTEM IS TO PAIR

PATIENTS WITH NAVIGATORS –

NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONALS

WHO HELP GUIDE THEM THROUGH

THE MAZE OF THE HEALTH CARE

SYSTEM.

“THE NAVIGATORS ARE LIKE LIFE

BOATS THAT KNOW WHERE THE

ROCKS ARE AND CAN GUIDE THEM

SAFELY TO SHORE,” EXPLAINS THE

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY.

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221 Judith Algiere Emily Nylander

229 Nathan Newhouse Shaun Gregoire Alan Wallis

241 Jonathan Montafia Perry Stubblefield

274 Brian Smith 275 Perry Raulerson

323 David Glass

330 Steven Rogers Kyle Stetson

333 Chase Corcoran Martin Crean Katelyn Palmer 341 Erica Pehmoeller

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412 Michael LaRue

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424 Jenet Cambron Kerry Meng Matthew Nakagawa

426 Anthony Bortolussi Thomas Cybowicz Kyle Hebner Anthony Roa Demetrius Scott

427 John Wetmur

428 Bruce Emerick

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448 Amanda Davis

448 Nicholas Graziano

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458 Amy Mello

461 Kenneth Caswell 462 Thomas Denninger

472 Heather London Guilherme Miranda

473 Dillon Clark Peter Lavallee

486 James Colombo Emily Mazzola

487 Apolonio Mentejano

491 Marshall Prouty

492 Christopher Lund

494 Lauren Baxter Zachary Brusca

495 Emil Casciano

505 Anthony Bonaparte

507 John F. Biederka

545 Robert Zarn

601 Jeffrey Geiger

610 Sharon Dumais

614 Linda Nevith Erin Pedone

615 Elaine DeCiutiis

626 Tracy Gaccione John Kycia Jr. Anthony Miceli David Pukas

644 Mia Williams

649 Bal Channe-Lall

660 Kevin Dennis Joseph Godbout III Jason Perry Eric Tresselt Ronald Welch

670 Joshua Gigliotti

684 William Beglau Donna Neely Gary St. Vil

687 Willie Castile

704 Kimberly Leonard 705 Justin Shaputis 901 Corrie Albergaria Tad Franks

902 Zachariah Medeiros

904 Ibrahim Abdul-Karim William Cummings Erik Myette Marcos Tavarez

911 Wellington Bajana Philip D’Arezzo Axel Estrada Adam Fritz Charles Ganimian Carl Hernandez Kerri Hulbert Carl Strynar III

912 Luis Anastacio Keith Antonevich Ronald Briggs

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915 Leland Labossiere Jr. Peter LaFazia Ellery Lineham III Jason Machado Salvatore Masi Thomas McCoy Joseph Meeker Andrew Menard Anthony Minuto Paul Montana Richard Monteiro Joseph Napolitano Charles Nardoza Gerald Nardoza John O’Brien Gerard O’Rourke Eric Parker Biswa Patnaik Michael Peluso Jerry Pinto Douglas Roberts Jr. Timothy Rose Jorge Savinon Joseph St. George Jerry Staskowski David Staubley Daniel Tift Hector Trujillo Charles Tyler Robert Vadnais Robert Van Zandt Donald Vespia Scott Vincent Jason Waleryszak Steven Waleryszak Kirk Whaley Warnsey Wiggins

920 Gary Barker Joseph Hasney Jr. Daniel Lemoi Matthew Steinkamp

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921 Vannack Chan Giovanni Colasante Patrick Connor Matthew Contreras Peter DeAquair Carmine Depetrillo Daniel DeSomma Richard DeSousa Zachary Dumont Jimmy Fernandez Justin Ferrara Anthony Fiallos Adam Flynn Christopher Ford Jamie Fratus Andrew Gabriele Conor Gavan Kyle Goff Natasha Gomes Shaun Gregoire Catherine Gregory Michael Harris Cody Hazard Paul Heard Edward Hoag Roger Hodde Alexander Iovino Joseph Jimenez Joseph Kurk Jr. Zachary Lapierre William Larner III Mark Leathem Jacob Lofgren Nicholas LoPilato Eric MacPhee Sokha Mak Kenneth Massey Michael Mazzenga Corey McCoy Scott McIntyre Eric Medeiros Matthew Melillo Kelvin Misiurski Brian Montgomery Stephen Morin Nathan Newhouse Charles Norris William Null Jr. Timothy Owen Adam Page Nicholas Palumbo Khankham Panyanouvong Corey Pieranunzi Stevem Pothier Jessey Prestly Jeffrey Rabczak Tyler Randall Donald Reid John Richards Jr. James Robbins

921 Ryan Romyns Charles Rosa Nicholas Rossi Alvaro Ruiz Johnny Safford Matthew Santoro Raffi Sarkisian Walter Schumacher Steven Sherman II Joseph Simpson Jeremiah Strong Gary Tattersall Nathan Tavares Scott Urban Robert Welch Sr. Jerry White Steven Wilding Lee Williams

922 Aristottle Elefsiades Sergio Gomez

924 Michael Burnham Michael Cativo Joshua Fletcher Michael Habershaw Sophat Loeur David Mason David Melo Ronald Perri Ernie Staskowski

935 Stephen Long Jerry Maynard Danna Pollock Jeffrey Rittenour

950 Joseph Gemma Corey Gauvin Joseph Tiburcio

951 James Alyward Michael DiFilippo Jeffrey McCooey

962 Tyler Baker Brian Beaudoin Lori Devine Curtis Eddings Marco Ferrer Charles Greathead Richard Mancini Matthew Ray

WELCOME TO ELECTRIC BOAT PLEASE HELP WELCOME THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES, WHO HAVE RECENTLY JOINED THE COMPANY

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50 YEARS621 Pauline M. Passarello

45 YEARS229 George M. Hendrickson241 John J. Johnson251 Robert A. Mahdi252 Patrick G. Roark272 David A. Carter355 John J. Medrano501 Raymond G. Arruda

40 YEARS100 Kim A. Darrow100 George L. Gagnon Sr.221 Maria T. Archambault-LaMay226 Richard F. Bellisle226 Gary A. Bitcliffe226 Ada Strickland226 Stephen A. Tillman227 J. B. Lagrone229 Daniel T. Depolito229 Donald F. Enos Jr.229 Douglas G. Naehr229 Nicholas R. Stamos Jr.230 David E. Bourque241 John Arasimowicz241 Thomas P. Dugas241 James C. Feraco241 Kenneth Lucas241 Michael P. Perry243 Ronald M. Cagle272 Charles E. Langford321 Peter A. Matylewicz322 Nancy E. Beckwith330 Gregory J. Czop330 John A. Sistare

341 Anthony J. Pupillo341 Peter O. Smith404 Bruce D. Bensko421 Keith E. Gagne423 Kenneth J. Delacruz423 Arthur F. Mansfield III431 John A. Callahan431 Paul E. Contino431 Robert C. Deming431 James A. Grady431 Louis J. Maggiacomo438 Charles E. Wright Jr.441 William L. St.Germain447 John D. Porretta452 Joseph E. Korineck452 John H. Lamourine452 Michael A. Larkin456 Charles Beauchemin456 Vincent P. Blanco459 Thomas P. Desantis459 Peter E. Thompson459 Daniel R. Yungk495 Frank G. Gonsalves505 Howard M. Dillow646 Henri L. McNeil924 Roger B. Stedman

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243 Matthew J. Grenier243 William F. Muenzner Jr.246 Lillian M. Yeaton278 Paul H. Banker Jr.278 Thomas H. Erick321 Robert S. Gaffin355 Thomas E. Besade355 John B. Cobb355 Dana L. Delillo355 Steven G. Lizee355 Michael N. Mateicka355 Richard W. McAuliffe423 James J. Finocchiaro426 Raymond F. Gilbert Jr.438 Steve H. Topliff442 Clyde B. Barnard Jr.456 Arthur L. Stamatien459 Elsin N. Baxter Jr.459 Stanley R. Gorton459 Russell E. Shaw496 Robert L. Bradshaw601 Murray C. Barnes704 Richard J. Schaffhauser795 Chester H. Rounseville Jr.900 Alan J. Caval904 James W. Williams913 Roger A. Pendergraft915 Jacqueline A. Christensen915 David W. Meurs915 Thomas J. Patton915 David S. Ross957 William A. Jennings Jr.970 Anthony Mazzenga

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service awards921 Ryan Romyns Charles Rosa Nicholas Rossi Alvaro Ruiz Johnny Safford Matthew Santoro Raffi Sarkisian Walter Schumacher Steven Sherman II Joseph Simpson Jeremiah Strong Gary Tattersall Nathan Tavares Scott Urban Robert Welch Sr. Jerry White Steven Wilding Lee Williams

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924 Michael Burnham Michael Cativo Joshua Fletcher Michael Habershaw Sophat Loeur David Mason David Melo Ronald Perri Ernie Staskowski

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950 Joseph Gemma Corey Gauvin Joseph Tiburcio

951 James Alyward Michael DiFilippo Jeffrey McCooey

962 Tyler Baker Brian Beaudoin Lori Devine Curtis Eddings Marco Ferrer Charles Greathead Richard Mancini Matthew Ray

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