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Shipbuilders Stanley Britt and
Deborah Jordan were among the employees who met
Miss USA Chelsea Cooley during her visit to Northrop
Grumman Newport News. Both Britt and Jordan are
from North Carolina and work in the sector's submarine
program.
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Miss USA Chelsea Cooley met with
sailors from the pre-commissioning unit North
Carolina (SSN 777) during her visit to Northrop
Grumman Newport News.
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Photos by Chris
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- July 15, 2005 – On July
13, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) hosted
a visit from Chelsea Cooley, Miss USA, who toured construction
of the Virginia-class submarine North Carolina
(SSN 777), named after her home state, at the company's
Newport News shipyard.
Cooley is the first woman from North Carolina to be
named Miss USA in 54 years. During her visit to the
shipyard, she also went aboard the submarine Texas
(SSN 775) and met with sailors from the North Carolina's
pre-commissioning unit and shipbuilders and submarine
veterans from the state of North Carolina.
"It was so amazing having the opportunity to experience
something like this,” Cooley said. “I had
never seen a submarine before, much less been able to
take a tour of one. It was also an added bonus to be
in such wonderful company of sailors, veterans and North
Carolinians.”
As Miss USA 2005, Cooley will spend the next year championing
the official causes of MISS USA®, which include
breast and ovarian cancer education, research and legislation.
She will travel nationwide as an advocate for organizations
such as the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, the National
Breast Cancer Coalition, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer
Foundation and Gilda’s Club, among others. The
Miss Universe Organization, producers of the MISS UNIVERSE®,
MISS USA® and MISS TEEN USA® Pageants, is a
Donald J. Trump and National Broadcasting Company, Inc.
partnership.
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. Newport News also provides
after-market services for a wide array of naval and
commercial vessels. The Newport News sector employs
about 19,000 people.
CONTACT:
Jennifer Dellapenta
Northrop Grumman Newport News
757-380-3558
Jennifer.Dellapenta@ngc.com
