KEVIN BROWN APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES AT NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., -- September 30, 1997 – Kevin Brown has been appointed director of Facilities at Newport News Shipbuilding (NYSE:NNS), America’s largest ship design and construction company. He is responsible for all aspects of the shipyard’s facilities, including Plant Engineering, Crane Engineering, maintenance and maintenance planning.

A resident of Hampton, Va., Brown was most recently a superintendent in the Aircraft Carrier Overhaul group and has held a number of positions in Nuclear Engineering. He has worked at NNS for eight years.

He has a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts and a Master’s degree in Engineering Management from George Washington University.

Newport News Shipbuilding is America's largest ship design and construction company. It has produced approximately 800 ships during its 111 years of operations - including Navy aircraft carriers, submarines, and cruisers. The company is currently building the nuclear-powered aircraft carriers Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and has begun work in preparation for construction of the Navy's New Attack Submarine. It is also building eight Double Eagle product tankers. Its 1996 revenues totaled $1.87 billion, with earnings before interest and taxes of $140 million. The current backlog is approximately $3.1 billion. The workforce numbers 18,000, making it Virginia's largest private employer.