New lead for HII’s ship programs

PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division named Charley Diaz as its corporate director of customer affairs for small surface combatants and U.S. Coast Guard ship programs. Diaz is a retired Coast Guard captain and four-time commanding officer of National Security Cutters. Prior to joining HII, he was chief of staff for the U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area. Diaz is a CG academy graduate, and a master’s degree from Harvard University’s Kennedy School. In 2007, while commanding USCGC Sherman (WHEC 720), Diaz led his crew in the largest drug bust in maritime history. (Source: HII 05/11/17)