SECNAV Praises Total Force's Teamwork, Productivity at Shipyard
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Story Number: NNS090619-02
Release Date: 6/19/2009 3:40:00 PM
By Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Public Affairs
KITTERY, MAINE (NNS) -- The secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) toured Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) June 15, marking his first official trip as SECNAV outside Washington, D.C.
SECNAV Ray Mabus, former Mississippi governor and U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, was sworn in May 19 as the 75th Secretary of the Navy.
Mabus said he was impressed with what he saw at the shipyard and commented on the quality of the workers, citing the zero tolerance for deficiencies that defines PNSY quality.
"The high quality work you all are doing here is critical to keeping our submarines at sea," Mabus said. "Let me brag on the workforce a bit -- they have worked hard at increasing productivity, bringing costs down, shortening the time our ships are in repair and then sharing those lessons learned with our other yards. That's teamwork!"
Accompanied by members of the Maine and New Hampshire Congressional delegations, Mabus received a tour highlighting a number of process improvement initiatives, construction projects and unique capabilities of PNSY.
While at the shipyard, Mabus had the opportunity to see firsthand the complexity of submarine overhaul and maintenance work onboard USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723), which is currently undergoing an engineering overhaul at the shipyard.
Mabus applauded PNSY's willingness to share its efficiency initiatives and technology advancements with other facilities for the betterment of the Navy.
The SECNAV also toured Brunswick Naval Air Station and Bath Iron Works as part of a familiarization tour of shipbuilding and Navy facilities in the northeast.
For more news from Naval Sea Systems Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/navsea/.
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