CNO, Palazzo tour Ingalls

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert and U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo of Mississippi toured Huntington Ingalls Inc.’s Ingalls Shipyard April 2 to see progress on a new class of Aegis destroyers and amphibious assault vehicles. Ingalls is working on three major projects: Aegis destroyer John Finn, amphibious assault ship Tripoli and the amphibious transport dock John P. Murtha. "We're impressed with the quality (and) dedication of the workers," Greenert said. Workers “put their heart and soul into what they produce, and we can see it when it's out there in the fleet." The destroyer project is part of a new generation of naval warfare that will provide fleets with much-improved radar and long-range targeting. Greenert called the destroyer the "Swiss Army knife for combat at sea." Palazzo said Ingalls has nine ships under construction in Pascagoula. (Source: Biloxi Sun Herald 04/02/15)