Executive Vice President & President of Newport News Shipbuilding, Huntington Ingalls
Search every verified Jennifer Boykin interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Jennifer Boykin, president of Newport News Shipbuilding, announced her retirement at the end of 2024. In a farewell message, she thanked shipbuilders for their commitment and highlighted the year's accomplishments, including the delivery of the submarine New Jersey, the redelivery of the submarine Montana, the launch of the submarine Massachusetts, and the christening of the submarine Arkansas. She also noted the delivery of the first Columbia-class stern unit, completion of dry dock work on USS John C. Stennis, and the transfer of CVN 80 Enterprise to begin assembly on Doris Miller. Boykin stated that she would transition into retirement knowing the company would continue under the leadership of Carrie Wilkinson. In February 2025, Boykin celebrated the start of production at the company's new Charleston Operations site in South Carolina)Skip. She stated that the site would produce high-quality, mission-ready ship components and that the company planned to ramp production to over a thousand shipbuilders in the next 24 to 36 months. Boykin emphasized the importance of instilling a strong safety culture and noted that work on a first aircraft carrier unit and a submarine module would begin within two weeks. She also acknowledged that in 2022, 26 warships had deficiencies with welds, and she expressed confidence that improved training and oversight would prevent the mistakes from recurring.
“Welcome to our very first town hall as Newport News Shipbuilding Charleston operations and I can't tell you how excited I am to celebrate the official start of production here in Charleston.”
“Charleston where we will support high-quality, mission-ready ship components to send up to Newport News and ultimately wind up in the hands of our Navy and our great nation.”
“Let me talk about the incredible opportunity ahead of us as we ramp production to over a thousand shipbuilders in the next 24 to 36 months.”
“On top of that we will start work on our first aircraft carrier unit and our submarine module in the next two weeks.”
“With this volume of work coming we must take every opportunity to instill a strong safety culture both mentally and physically every time we walk through those gates.”
“The mission starts with us — this is not just a slogan; it's a mindset that guides our every action.”
“I've asked my leadership team as plank owners to sign the first plate here signifying our commitment to you and your success and the success of this entire operation.”
“Machinist Nathan Buros will fire up this machine and cut our first official plate of metal that we will machine into a Newport News spear and gear — our legacy shipyard logo — and it will hang behind the main front desk as a historic marker for the start of Newport News Charleston operations.”
“Over the last 12 months we delivered New Jersey and redelivered Montana to the Navy, we launched Massachusetts and christened Arkansas, and we delivered the first Columbia-class stern unit in our aircraft carrier programs.”
“In our aircraft carrier programs we completed dry dock work on USS John C. Stennis and made a splash with dead load testing of EOLs on John F. Kennedy.”
“We transferred CVN 80 Enterprise to the west end of DROC 12 so assembly work can begin on Doris Miller CVN 81 in the east end early next year — this sets us up for a historic first with two Ford-class aircraft carriers under construction in the dry dock at the same time.”
“Beyond our gates in the region we completed work at the Kesselring site in New York and at year's end we acquired a new facility in Charleston, South Carolina to expand our manufacturing capacity.”
“Although it's been an extremely busy year for us, our shipbuilders continue to answer the call to support our community — we donated 858 units of blood to the American Red Cross, raised $1.4 million for the United Way, and donated 990,000 meals to the Virginia Peninsula Food Bank.”
“As you know, I will be retiring as president of Newport News Shipbuilding at the end of this year; it has been my absolute honor and greatest privilege to serve as your president.”
“Without a doubt I will most miss the extraordinary people who make Newport News Shipbuilding such a special place to work — thank you for believing in the dignity of hard work, craftsmanship, and the purpose of our mission.”
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