Photo by Troy Miller | Norfolk Naval Shipyard | 02.25.2025
Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s Pipefitter Shop (Shop 56) Pipefitter Jason Roldan uses the tools and knowledge he learned as a physical education teacher for elementary school kids and serving in the U.S. Navy for four years. “Working with elementary school-age children taught me patience and how to work with others. The Navy taught me discipline and what it meant to become an active member of a......
Photo by Troy Miller | Norfolk Naval Shipyard | 02.25.2025
Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s Pipefitter Shop (Shop 56) Pipefitter Evan Gardner’s grandfather was a pipefitter for Newport News Shipbuilding for about 40 years. His father works in the public sector as well, working with piping utilities. “I initially just wanted to apply to the apprenticeship as if I was applying for another college. Once I got accepted here, I interviewed and ended up......
Photo by Troy Miller | Norfolk Naval Shipyard | 02.25.2025
Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s Pipefitter Shop (Shop 56) Pipefitter Tammy Davenport worked in a law office before joining the apprentice program six years ago. “I know that seems like a drastic change in careers, but when you’re raised with four brothers and helped your father in the garage, I knew I wanted a job that required hands-on and not sitting at a desk all day. Here I am, still loving......
Photo by Troy Miller | Norfolk Naval Shipyard | 02.25.2025
From left to right: Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s Pipefitter Shop (Shop 56) Pipefitter Dominick Bravo, Pipefitter Tammy Davenport and Pipefitter Tyler Bell collaborate while testing a pipe bending machine after receiving updated software....
Photo by Troy Miller | Norfolk Naval Shipyard | 02.25.2025
Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s Pipefitter Shop (Shop 56) Pipefitter Anthony Mimms runs the gasket shop in Shop 56. Until recently, Mimms was the only one who made gaskets for all of the other shops, projects and NNSY’s remote locations. “Recently the Machinist Shop (Shop 31) gained the capability to make their own gaskets, but before that, I was the only one who made gaskets around here,”......
Photo by Troy Miller | Norfolk Naval Shipyard | 02.25.2025
Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s Pipefitter Shop (Shop 56) Marine Pipefitter Timothy Mackey has been at the shipyard for only six months, but he has over 29 years of experience as a pipefitter. “My days as a pipefitter technically began when I joined the Navy and became a hull technician, who maintains and repairs a ship’s structure, plumbing and marine sanitation systems. After my stint in the......
Photo by Troy Miller | Norfolk Naval Shipyard | 02.25.2025
Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s Pipefitter Shop (Shop 56) Helper-to-Worker Pipefitter Benjamin Roach has been at the shipyard for almost two years. He is currently enrolled in the Helper-to-Worker Program, which is a three-year program to learn a specific trade. Before joining NNSY, Roach served in the U.S. Marine Corps for four years. “My primary job in the Marines was finances,” said Roach.......
Photo by Troy Miller | Norfolk Naval Shipyard | 02.25.2025
Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s Pipefitter Shop (Shop 56) Pipefitter George Sweeney has been working at the shipyard for nine years. ”I like how we get a new challenge almost every day and all of us here in Shop 56 work together to overcome that challenge. Not only are we a team, but we are a family as well.”...
