Ingalls Structural Welder Thomas Ward welds the initials of two authenticators - the ship sponsor and wife of the namesake Kay Webber Bowen Cochran, and George Nungesser, a 37-year and second generation shipbuilder and soon to be retired vice president of program management – onto the keel plate that will be permanently part of Thad Cochran (DDG 135). Pictured are (left to right) U.S. Navy Commanding Officer, Supervisor of Shipbuilding Gulf Coast Capt. Randy Slaff, Ingalls Shipbuilding Vice President Programs George Nungesser, Ingalls Shipbuilding Structural Welder Thomas Ward, Ingalls Shipbuilding President Brian Blanchette, and Ship Sponsor Kay Webber Bowen Cochran.
Ingalls Structural Welder Thomas Ward welds the initials of two authenticators - the ship sponsor and wife of the namesake Kay Webber Bowen Cochran, and George Nungesser, a 37-year and second generation shipbuilder and soon to be retired vice president of program management – onto the keel plate that will be permanently part of Thad Cochran (DDG 135). Pictured are (left to right) U.S. Navy Commanding Officer, Supervisor of Shipbuilding Gulf Coast Capt. Randy Slaff, Ingalls Shipbuilding Vice President Programs George Nungesser, Ingalls Shipbuilding Structural Welder Thomas Ward, Ingalls Shipbuilding President Brian Blanchette, and Ship Sponsor Kay Webber Bowen Cochran.