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On Monday at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding, he opened a month-long “Arsenal of Freedom” tour where he will visit defense companies across the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
The retired admiral and the naval analyst told me the shipyard in Newport News, Virginia, is the only one capable of building a boat this big.
From Slate • Dec. 23, 2025
Connecticut hosts General Dynamics’ Electric Boat plant, which makes submarines that carry ballistic missiles, while Virginia is home to HII Corporation’s Newport News Shipbuilding facility, which makes both aircraft carriers and attack submarines.
From Salon • Jul. 3, 2025
Zwerner gave a round of local media interviews before the Jan. 6 anniversary of the shooting at Richneck Elementary in Newport News.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2024
He made it down to Newport News when he could: it was too crowded, too noisy, too far away from his now elderly mother for him to convince himself to stay too long.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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