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Northrop Grumman Newport News
Holds Dedication Ceremony For
The Herbert H. Bateman Virginia
Advanced Shipbuilding and Carrier Integration Center
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During the
Herbert H. Bateman Virginia Advanced Shipbuilding and
Carrier Integration Center ceremony, a memorial bust
of Bateman was unveiled. This memorial will be housed in the center
as a permanent symbol of Bateman's role as a shipbuilding advocate.
Pictured from left: Alan Diamonstein, Bateman's
daughter Laura Bateman, Bateman's wife Laura Bateman,
Northrop Grumman Newport News President Tom
Schievelbein, Herbert H. Bateman, Jr. and Newport News
Mayor Joe Frank.
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The Herbert H. Bateman
Virginia
Advanced
Shipbuilding and Carrier Integration Center
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by Chris Oxley
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Oct. 4, 2002 –
Northrop Grumman Newport News held a dedication ceremony October 3,
2002 for the Herbert H. Bateman Virginia Advanced Shipbuilding and
Carrier Integration Center. Ceremony participants included Northrop
Grumman Newport News President Tom Schievelbein, Newport News Mayor
Joe Frank and Alan Diamonstein, who served as a delegate to the
Virginia Assembly for 35 years. The Bateman family was also in
attendance.
"Herb was without a doubt the
biggest champion for both Newport News Shipbuilding and the Navy
that the House of Representatives ever had," said Schievelbein.
"Today we dedicate this building in his honor. It is a fitting
tribute to his many years of service to shipbuilding in
Virginia."
Located on the historic James
River in downtown Newport News, the Herbert H. Bateman Virginia
Advanced Shipbuilding and Carrier Integration Center will enhance
and promote the quality and competitiveness of Virginia’s
shipbuilding industry and promote the general welfare of Virginia
citizens. The establishment of this 230,000 square foot technology
and research center began in 1998 and is a joint effort of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, the City of Newport News and Northrop
Grumman Newport News. The center serves as a proving ground for
advanced shipbuilding and operation technologies before they are
introduced on ships.
During the ceremony, a memorial bust
of Bateman was unveiled. This memorial will be housed in the center
as a permanent symbol of Bateman's role as a shipbuilding advocate.
The bust reads:
"Congressman Herbert H.
Bateman devoted himself to service to his community, the
Commonwealth of Virginia, and the United States for over three
decades. He worked tirelessly to protect our national security,
to ensure our naval superiority, and to maintain the vitality of
the shipbuilding industry that is so important to the nation and
this commonwealth. Congressman Bateman was a true American
patriot who knew that a nation which is not a sea power is truly
not a power at all."
"Our family is overwhelmed by
such a monumental honor," said Herbert H. Bateman, Jr. "We
may all find comfort that freedom will endure from the work done in
this building."
Northrop Grumman Newport News,
headquartered in Newport News, Va., is the nation's sole designer,
builder and refueler of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and one of
only two companies capable of designing and building nuclear-powered
submarines. The Newport News sector also provides after-market
services for a wide array of naval and commercial vessels, and has
the capability to design, build and maintain every class of ship in
the U.S. Navy's fleet. The Newport News sector employs about 18,000
people.
CONTACTS:
Jerri Fuller Dickseski, (757) 380-2341
Jennifer Dunn, (757) 380-3558
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