The Black Hawk team at Jefferson Street is celebrating improved safety records and increased production. Metrics like defects and out-of-tolerance holes have significantly decreased in the last 9 months. Employees have taken ownership of their work areas and the stabilized workforce has improved communication and motivation. The program turnaround is attributed to work standardization and a focus on continuous improvement.

1. From Here to There
C-130 horizontal stabilizer
Nashville
Moving Our Tail from Loading and Shipping
Nashville to Marietta
News
Nashville has two tractor trailers
that take the empennage to Lockheed
Martin in Marietta, GA. One truck
In the March issue of Vought metal from which they originated. is loaded and taken to Lockheed;
News, we featured the latest It doesn’t look like an aircraft tail the empty trailer from the previous
production news on the C-130 in either because all the pieces are delivery is driven back to Nashville.
Nashville. We continue the topic in shipped to Lockheed Martin for
this issue with highlighting how we final assembly. Prior to 2007, the empennage was
get our products to the customer. shipped by rail. “It took a week for
Each section of the empennage rail to reach Marietta, GA,” said
The tail assembly, or empennage, takes from 14 to 21 days to go Shipping Supervisor David Martin.
that Nashville builds for the C-130 from assembly, to finish work, “It only takes five hours to get there
consists of the horizontal stabilizer, to shipping, said Gary Brown, by truck.”
the vertical stabilizer, the horizontal operations manager for the C-130.
leading edge, the vertical leading The horizontal and vertical All the shipping fixtures are
edge, the vertical saddle, and the stabilizers and leading edges require contained within the truck, David
said. The design was taken from the
VOUGHT
horizontal tips. It’s not quite the about 21 days for assembling and
whole tail section, but it is close. the saddle and horizontal tips take configuration that was once used in
about 14 days. the rail car. “Because of the height of
The materials for the empennage the truck—close to 16 feet—highway
sections come from a variety of The Nashville site doesn’t do regulations prevent the truck from
suppliers and usually arrive by final paint on these items either; traveling at night or on Sundays,”
truck. Once the assemblies are only a protective fiber film is David said. As a result, loading is
completed, they leave by truck, applied. Final painting is done by usually done in the wee hours of the
looking nothing like the sheets of Lockheed Martin. morning during the week.
It takes about 12 hours to load the
truck, David added. That includes
picking up the parts from assembly,
driving the load down to the shipping
warehouse, and then completely
loading all the parts into the truck.
“Each part has its designated space
in the truck and has to be loaded in
a certain order,” David said. “The
leading edges are loaded first, then
the stabilizers.”
With the production rate set to
increase by ten to a total of 31
empennages during 2010 and up
to 36 in 2011, David said they are
already working on getting another
truck for shipping.
This is the fifth in a series of articles highlighting
Truck loaded for transport
MAY
how our products get from here (our facility) to
Nashville there (our customer’s facility).
2010
ADVANCING FLIGHT

2. March for Babies
Vought and Employees
Contribute $100,000 to
March of Dimes
V
ought has been involved with the March
of Dimes “March for Babies” campaign
for more than 25 years. It is one of the
events that many employees look forward
to each spring. When several T-shirt designs are
sent to employees so they can vote for their favorite,
everyone knows that walking time is just around the
corner.
With a corporate contribution of $50,000, Vought
and its employees were able to contribute $100,000
to the annual March of Dimes event. Fundraising
activities for the March of Dimes in Milledgeville
are still ongoing.
Walking in March for Babies gives hope to the more
than half a million babies born too soon each year.
The money raised supports programs in all of our
communities that help moms have healthy, full-term
pregnancies. And it funds research to find answers to
the problems that threaten our babies. The supporters of
March of Dimes have been walking since 1970 and have
raised an incredible $1.8 billion to benefit all babies.
From left to right:
Jefferson Street’s Diane Woods,
Marshall Sreet’s Mike and Theresa Burtner. Patsy Kiefer, and Marshall
Street’s Patrick Whitfield.
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3. Jefferson Street and Marshall Street usually join together and
walk at White Rock Creek in Dallas. This year the weather was
cooler than normal but it was a welcome relief. The two sites had
about 85 walkers. The city of Dallas had about 200,000 walkers.
Funds are raised through T-shirts sales, bakes sales, individual
sponsorships, beanie baby sales, raffles and auctions. Marshall
Street raised $4,780 and Jefferson Street raised $14,322.
p From Marshall Street, left to right:
Grant Taylor, Kristin Battle, and
Karen Taylor are bright-eyed and
bushy tailed for the upcoming walk.
In the center of the photo waving
p
to the camera is Norm Porter from
Marshall Street and next to him
on the right is Greg Prince from
Jefferson Street.
Marshall Street and Jefferson Street
March Together
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4. Hawthorne
Hawthorne employees and their families showed great support
again this year at the “March for Babies,” held on Saturday, April
24, at Exposition Park in Los Angeles. The weather was cooperative
and the crowd, which numbered well over 10,000 walkers, was eager
to participate in an event that is consistently successful and always
worthwhile.
“This is a wonderful way to spend the morning,” said Dori Esbri of
Manufacturing Operations. “It’s really gratifying to see so many people
united for such a great cause.”
The site, which conducted a wide range of fundraising activities,
raised approximately $9,500 for the March of Dimes. Some of the
events this year included a car show, pizza lunch, root beer float sale,
golf and ping-pong
tournaments, tamale
sale, a silent auction,
and various raffles.
Martin and Ana
Reilly with children
(left to right) Sean,
Phiona, and Mikayla.
Manuel Torres with
granddaughters Vivianna and
Alicia.
Left to right: Vince Dulcich, Ron Bradfish, Frances Valdez, and Dori Esbri (left) with daughter Taron,
Linda Barry. and Nina Pham.
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5. Brea
Brea had 47 walkers that bundled up in sweat shirts at the beginning to tackle the
chilly weather but were soon warmed up by 9 a.m. when the temperatures began rising.
Contour provided all 47 walkers with refreshments, hot dogs and hamburgers after
the walk. In addition Brea invited the March of Dimes volunteers who helped with the
booth set-ups to join them in the after walk lunch. Through mostly food sales, Brea was
able to raise $1,715 for the March for Babies.
Juan Mireles (center) and
his family, Margarita Garcia,
Ana Mireles, Marco Mireles,
and America Mireles.
Tom Ortiz and Adriana Ortiz. Left to right: Nick
Covello and Manny
Chacon.
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6. Nashville
Not only was the weather beautiful in Nashville this year but more
than 120 employees showed up to walk at the March for Babies.
Fundraising events were varied, fun and filling. Employees bought
t-shirts, participated in golf tournaments, held motorcycle rides
and had drawings for some great prizes. And, of course, there was
food: hot dog lunches, muffin mornings, bake sales, cake sales, and
meat and biscuit sales. There was friendly competition among the
assembly departments to see which could raise the most money by
selling the March of Dimes baby footprint cards. Footprint cards
were displayed on walls. Over $1,600 alone was raised by selling the
cards at $1 each.
Employees at the Nashville site stepped up to the plate and raised
$10,000 to help prevent birth defects and premature births.
From left to right: Lynn Heisey, Taylor Smith,
Tanner Smith and Dona Lisle.
From left to right: Emily Haley (the little one), Dona From left to right: Ron Foster and Aubrey Scott.
Lisle, Valerie Jordan-Taylor and Vicki Tharp.
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7. Stuart
The Stuart Site had approximately fifty walkers that included
family and friends. The site raised a total of $2,400 through
selling baby footprint cards, a bake sale, a luncheon and
donations from walkers and t-shirt sales. All in all, it was a
nice sunny day and everyone enjoyed the three-mile walk at
Memorial Park and the breakfast that was served after the walk.
The site received the award for the best T-shirt at the event.
p
Albert Quadreny and
wife Myriam, and
daughters Gabriella,
Hannah, and Nicole.
From left to right: Jessica
Gavin, friend, and Jennifer
Lucas.
April Thompson and son Graham
enjoy their first March of Dimes
Walk with Vought.
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8. Everett
Although it was still chilly the morning of the walk,
about 20 employees and their families showed up at
Legion Memorial Park on April 24 to March for Babies.
Through a variety of fundraising events, from bounce
houses for the kids to T-shirt sales and raffles, Everett
employees raised $2,882 for the March of Dimes.
p Above, Kiyyisa Anthony pulls for the winning ticket for a
prize as employees wait for the walk to begin.
p Left to right: Robert Anthony, Billy Brand,
Everett Sabertooth, and Mary Ludden.
Aiming to Help Kids At Risk
Approximately 30 Vought employees, led by Steve
Davis, VP of Commercial Aerostructures Division
(CAD), donned shooting gear and picked up their
shotguns one Saturday in late April to compete in a
friendly game of shooting sporting clays … all in the
name of charity. The event was the annual Sporting
Clays shoot held in support of Buckner Children’s
Home. Members from CAD, IAD, Materiel, Corporate
and Engineering all joined together for an opportunity
to get to know each other better and support this worthy
institution.
Buckner started as an orphanage in the late 1800s in
Dallas, Texas, and has since grown into an international
global ministry that provides care and resources for
orphans and at-risk children in the United States and
more than 50 countries around the world.
This is the second year that Vought employees have
supported the Annual Frost Bank Sporting Clays
Challenge. Steve said that he and other leadership got
involved with the Buckner Children’s Home because
of the humanitarian aid that it provides to improve the From left to right: Vought’s Kevin Culver, Tony D’Amico, and Steve Davis;
lives of orphans, families and at-risk children locally and Tim Mathews – Master of Ceremonies for the Buckner event.
and around the world. “I got personally involved
because it was a way for me to combine love of the
sport with the desire to serve in a world-wide ministry While very few of the Vought participants were serious shooters,
supporting children, and I will continue to serve as a they all pitched in, broke a few birds, had a few laughs and donated
committee member in the future.” time and money to the support of the at-risk kids of the world.
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9. Safety Coin Roger Faulconer
Marshall Street / 747
Awarded to Mechanic
Five New Roger consistently
goes above and beyond in
Recipients supporting safety activities and
expectations. He is involved in
the safety action item process
and uses his extensive product
knowledge to help develop new
and innovative safety practices.
On numerous occasions Roger
has used his own personal time and money to develop new
Ed Lewis safety devices and items. His personal actions contributed
Hawthorne / Facilities to his work group going more than a year without an OSHA
Engineer recordable injury.
Ed Lewis saw an accident
about to happen and stepped James Stewart
in and intervened. He saw two
contractors in an aerial lift Nashville / G450 Aircraft
Assembler
inside a building getting ready
to hang a pipe over one of the Due to a high number of
ceiling cranes. Ed stopped the recordable injuries in early
contractors and directed them 2009, a safety monitor team
back to the floor. He explained was implemented involving
that where they were working required the crane to be de- employee volunteers that would
energized and locked out, due to its high voltage (480 volts) conduct daily observations
electrical lines. Had not Ed intervened, this overlooked in their respective areas,
safety step could have had dire consequences. looking for and identifying
unsafe conditions and unsafe
behaviors. James goes the extra mile, studying the results of
the monitoring team, issuing corrective actions and following
Deborah LaFever up. His direct involvement and demonstrated leadership skills
Nashville / G450 Aircraft working with production supervision played a significant role
Assembler in the ongoing success of the safety team. In addition, James
assisted other monitor teams in their early development and
Deborah was one of the implementation process.
early safety monitor team
volunteers in the G450
assembly program. She has
a way of dealing with people Jorge Gil
so that her safety reminders Jefferson Street / Skills
are taken positively from Training Manager
her fellow workers. Her
area reflects this focus and Jorge totally reworked
dedication and is one of the safest production areas in G450 the Skills Training Shop
assembly. area to make it more user-
friendly from a Safety,
Deborah led an effort to develop a simple concept to Ergonomics and ADA-
use readily available foam that could be pressed against compliant perspective.
the under side of the wing thus preventing head laceration Several safety and
hazards. Since that implementation, there have been zero ergonomic issues were
head injuries. addressed and corrected,
Deborah was also acknowledged by a compliance officer creating a much safer environment for the employee and
during a TOSHA site visit for the excellent condition the instructor. In addition, Jorge took the initiative to
of the respirator she uses during sealant work inside the include provisions for handicapped employees. He made
G450 wing. The compliance officer also made note of her a designated training area and added tables with adjustable
excellent knowledge regarding the safety aspects of her job. heights for easy accessibility.
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10. Jefferson Street
Employees join speaker Dennis Orzel
(inset photo on left), VP of Integrated
Aerosystems Division, in a round of
applause as they celebrate increased
production and vastly improved safety
records.
BLACK HAWK Celebrates
New Beginnings
The journey to continuous Gus Nikitopolous, operations, said, “Our to the work force stabilization and
improvement often begins with a few employees are driven and they have taken the standardizing of the processes.
stumbles and feelings of frustration—a ownership of their respective areas and are “The stabilized workforce has given
condition the BLACK HAWK team enjoying their successes.” us the opportunity to communicate
was only too familiar with. We can more efficiently and get everyone
Doug Dubose, final line assembly manager
acknowledge this now that the program involved,” Doug said. “The
for the program says the change is attributable
has turned around and spirits are high, workforce is very motivated to make
as are their metrics. It is cause for a sure we are successful as a team and
well-deserved celebration. have a good chance at winning the
next multi-year contract.”
“Every metric we have on the
program is going in the right direction,” Jesse Smith, a 44-year assembly
said Bubba Long, director of the veteran had this to say about the
H-60 / BLACK HAWK and G550 improvements, “The workmanship
programs. “Over the past nine months, and the morale have been the biggest
we have reduced overall defects by changes on the program. I really
over 50 percent, and oversize holes by enjoy dropping the tag counts on
66 percent. Our quality is improving these cabins. It is getting better.”
everyday.”
This is indeed good news, but there
All of this translates into more cabin is more.
deliveries, a recovery of 43 days of
schedule, and a satisfied customer —
Sikorsky. “We delivered 12 cabins in
March and are continuing to meet our Employees are treated to a catered
customer demands.” Bubba said. lunch in honor of the team’s
successes.
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11. Safety First
The entire BLACK HAWK team had zero recordable injuries
Nashville
for the month of March. This is a first, Bubba said. And it’s a
positive sign of an upward safety trend. There has been a 75
President’s
percent reduction from 2008. “We have one of our largest units Award
with only one recordable injury in two years,” said Bubba.
What Happened?
Michael Leistner, lead for one of the safety teams and a
safety coin recipient, said there has been a concerted effort from
management all the way to the increased numbers of safety teams
to get the message out about the importance of safety. “Awareness
is up and everyone is paying attention,” said Michael. “I’m getting
people coming up to me all the time and telling me about potential
safety hazards … before anything even happens. This is the way
it’s supposed to be.” Nashville GM Dan
Tharp (left) shares
Gus said that they have a second shift safety team that mirrors award with IAM
the first shift team in terms of weekly meetings and the level Local 735 president
of awareness and participation. There are safety topics in every Bill Benson.
startup meeting, just like at the first shift.
Michael said employees are excited about the new records and
everyone makes a point to celebrate the successes. “People like to Every quarter Vought measures the improvements
be recognized,” he said, “and besides, I think they like and want we’ve made over the previous quarter. We look at our
to have a good record.” record of safety, quality, inventory, schedule and cost; and
we recognize the site that has made the greatest overall
Interestingly, Gus said the BLACK HAWK group is one of improvement in these areas by presenting them with the
the largest users of the Live Well at Vought program. “We are President’s Award.
really big into the stretching exercises in the morning, and a lot of
people go outside and walk. Wellness Coordinator Doug Daniel The Nashville team is the recipient of the first quarter
comes out here regularly with new hand exercises for everyone,” 2010 President’s Award. Among all sites, Nashville
he said. exhibited the most consistent improvement throughout
the first quarter, and was the only site to have positive
“With all the high spirits and high energy around the BLACK improvement in all metric categories. Nashville also had a
HAWK building, it’s been really nice to come to work every day,” remarkable 40.2% improvement in Schedule.
Gus said.
President and CEO Elmer Doty told the group he was
thrilled to return to Nashville to present the award to
them. “I suspect I’ll be back, given your upward trend in
site performance,” he said. “You’ve done a wonderful job
these past months. We’ve been through a lot together in
the past several years, and I want you to know I could not
be more proud. Thank you for the effort.”
General Manager Dan Tharp called Bill Benson, IAM
Local 735 president, up on the stage to help him accept
the award, and said, “We are accepting this award on all
of your behalves. You made it happen,” Dan said. “What
pleases me the most is being out on the shop floor and
seeing all of you working together as teams.”
This is also a time when Vought acknowledges other
sites who have significantly improved in one or more of
these areas. Congratulations go to Everett who topped
the field in Safety, Inventory, and Cost Efficiency. Also to
Hawthorne who led the quarter in Quality (Defects – down
40.4%), and Milledgeville who was the quarter’s leader
for Quality (R3).
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12. Milledgeville
Walking for Relay for Life
On April 30, Baldwin County
participated in the “Walk in Memory”
2010 Relay For Life event. The 2010
Milledgeville site Relay For Life team
raised $8,020, in addition to the $1,000
corporate sponsorship donated by the
site, bringing the total amount raised to
$9,020. This amount greatly surpassed
the initial goal of $4,000. The Baldwin
County Relay For Life team raised
approximately $150,000 in the fight
against cancer.
While attending the Baldwin
County Relay For Life “Walk in
Memory,” Vought was recognized for
being ranked as a silver team. The
contributions and time that each team
member and every employee provided,
whether large or small, were deeply The Milledgeville team gets ready to walk.
appreciated by the organization.
The American Cancer Society Relay loved ones lost, and fight back against path. Each team is asked to have a
For Life is an event that gives everyone the disease. At the Relay, teams of representative on the track at all times
in communities across the globe a people camp out at a local high school, during the event. Because cancer never
chance to celebrate the lives of people park, or fairground and take turns sleeps, Relays are overnight events up
who have battled cancer, remember walking or running around a track or to 24 hours in length.
Nashville
Celebrating 45 Years with Vought
Ronnie McClusky began Ronnie said some of his fondest memories are those when
working at the Nashville site he worked on the Bell helicopter and C-130, “supporting the
in 1965, and like our 45-year military during the Viet Nam War.” Those were the days, he
tenured Walter Booker who said, when if a part didn’t fit right, you made it fit. “We would
was featured in our April issue take notes on what we did and then refer back to them when
of Vought News, the company we came across the same part at a later date.”
he went to work for was Today, technology takes care of those kinds of things,
AVCO. Ronnie knows Walter Ronnie said. “With technology such as laser trackers, CMMs
and they worked close to each (coordinates measuring machine) and other digital equipment,
other in the factory in the early our jobs have not only gotten better, they’ve gotten easier.”
days.
Ronnie said he loves what he does at Vought and has made
“I started out as a bench and jig aircraft assembler working so many good friends over the years. “My daddy worked here
on the C-130,” Ronnie said. “Back in those days, you went to and helped me get my job when I was 18 and he told me, ‘You
aircraft school for a week and then you were put on the line.” come to work every day, be on time, and do a good job,’ and
Ronnie said they had all kinds of classes you could attend to I’ve been doing that for 45 years now,” Ronnie said. As long
learn other skills and so he went to a machine shop and learned as he’s got his health and continues to enjoy his job, Ronnie
how to run the mills. He kept going to classes and eventually doesn’t even think about retirement.
landed in tooling inspections, where he still works today.
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13. As the VECTR team works
to transform Vought’s business
The Super Users of VECTR
Business Jefferson Marshall Shared Central
processes, you may have asked Scenario
Milledgeville Stuart Nashville
Street Street Services
Hawthorne
Supply
Total
yourself, “Who is going to help us Chuck
Bill Palmer
Charley
Russell
get there, and how?” Super Users. Smith
McDaniel Gotcher
PLP Margarette
Tom Dunnam Chris Reeves N/A Eric Gallegos N/A 12
Vought has selected 30 Plan to Produce
Rick Lee Powell
Harned
employees across the enterprise to DeMarchi Cindy Karen
PM Barnhart Wangeline
be Super Users. These employees
RTR/ OTC
will receive the necessary tools, Record to Derek Rotha
Jonathan
Brenda Gruwell David Smith Carver Chris Blair Sovy Phann N/A 6
guidance and coaching from, and Report &
Order to Cash
JSF & IAD
MSF & CAD
will work closely with, the VECTR Denise Vicki
Shelly Allen Terry Hollis
team. The Super Users will be Summar Jemison
Included
required to understand new SAP- PTP (P2P) David Long
Denise
in Central N/A Karen Kent
12
Procure to Pay Mallison LeFranc Underwood
enabled business processes and Pam Petty Supply Heidi Rodriguez
Mike Haro Brent Burton
learn one or more of the following
business scenarios end-to-end: Total Super Users 30
Plan to Produce (PLP), Record to Report (RTR), Order to
Cash (OTC) and Procure to Pay (PTP).
Super Users will:
Super Users are the backbone of the educational solution
and provide sustainability of the on-going VECTR n Participate in system testing
project. The Super User’s primary responsibility is to help n Assist in development of training materials
coordinate and deliver site-specific training for their assigned
n Conduct/assist end-user training
business scenario. Super Users are critical to the success of
simultaneous training across the Vought enterprise. n Coordinate training activities at the site
As we near Go-Live (Jan. 3), Super User involvement Post Go-Live Super Users will be available for on-site SAP
increases significantly. Beginning this July through Go-Live, support.
Stuart
Vought Can Do! Receives Community Champion Award
The Vought Can Do! Committee was recognized
at a United Way of Martin County Champions of
the Community Awards dinner. The Community
Champion award was presented to the entire
2009 Vought Can Do! Committee by the Martin
Volunteers for being a good corporate citizen and
for all the ongoing support for the White Dove’s
Holiday Project which raises funds to help those in
the community who are less fortunate.
Suart has been a participant in the White
Dove’s charity for over twenty years. “This was a
wonderful recognition for this group of remarkable
volunteers and for the employees at Vought Aircraft
who truly care about making a difference in the
community,” said GM Paul Sandhu.
The White Doves Holiday Project is a program of
the United Way. This project provides food and gifts Front row: Tiffany Corcoran, Joe Jeransky and Judy Barbrick. Back row:
to needy families during the Holidays. Elizabeth Scott, Connie Kessler, Janis Kerwin, Deidra Rappa, Dotty Atkinson,
Dave Riley (Team Captain) and Nancy Barkheimer.
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14. Hawthorne
Employees Learn Communication Skills
Thirteen Hawthorne employees recently graduated from “The curriculum gave us a
a 20-week leadership skills training course. The course, chance to share experiences
which was taught by the Glendale Community College, and learn from our failures as
focused primarily on the importance that communication well as the successes we have
plays in the leadership role. Employees were chosen based in communicating on the job.
on their current assignments and experiences as either I think we will all look at our
supervisors, leads, or process leaders/managers. They roles – and those of our fellow
attended on-site classes four hours a week, for a total of 80 students and other employees
hours of intensive and thorough training. – a lot differently now.”
Effective communication is one of Vought’s leadership The course, which is
qualities. All Vought leaders must learn to express ideas conducted twice a year, has
clearly and concisely; and disseminate information about been offered by the site for a
decisions, plans and activities in a timely manner. number of years. Graduation
occurred on March 31 and
Course topics ranged from verbal and written
communication techniques to the many difficulties included the following employees:
encountered in communicating effectively with all levels Darren Bond, Faith Carter, Fred
of the employee population. Memos, e-mails, preparing Flentye, Bruce Flowers, Raul
presentations, telephone conversations, and face-to-face Gonzalez, Nefi Griego, Karen Holt,
dialogue were all explored. Listening skills were an integral Cory Jensen, Alfred Neino, Jeff
part of the course as well, and students were able to put Stein, Dinh Tran, Diane Walters, and
their own experiences to the test. Antonio Zambrano.
“I think the best part of the course was the interaction we Photo above: Raul Gonzalez
participated in the site’s recent
had with each other,” said Raul Gonzalez, Safety Engineer. leadership training course.
Legacy Vought CEO Dies at Age 90
Paul Thayer, former President of Vought and legendary fighter ace in
World War II, passed away May 6. He was 90.
Paul was known for his great smile and friendly manner. He was well
loved by his contemporaries at Vought and later held a special place
in the hearts of Vought retirees, who shared his love of airplanes and
flying.
In retirement, he continued to fly a vintage Vought F4U Corsair, the
aircraft that some credit with turning the war in the Pacific to the Allies
during WWII.
A Navy fighter pilot in World War II, Paul joined Vought as a test
pilot in 1948 and rapidly progressed to chief test pilot, then to flight
test director, and then vice president of sales in 1951. He was named
president of Vought Corporation in 1961, president of LTV Aerospace
Corporation in 1965, and chairman and CEO of LTV 1970. He became
Above: Paul Thayer, left, at deputy secretary of defense under President Reagan in 1983.
90th birthday celebration at
the Vought Retiree Club in Paul leaves his wife, Margery, and a daughter, actress Brynn Thayer,
January, with fellow retiree and thousands of friends, who, like him, once wore a badge identifying
Hank Merbler to his left. them as members of the Vought family.
Left: Paul Thayer in front of
his Vought F4U Corsair.
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15. Service Anniversaries
May 2010
45 YEARS J.E. Jameson (JSF) 5 YEARS Tony Timms (M)
Abner Vazquez (JSF)
Ronnie Locke (JSF)
Laura Alley (JSF) Corey Ware (JSF)
Ronnie McCluskey (N) Gregory Martinez (H)
Jorge Arevalo (JSF) Matthew Weis (JSF)
Jerry Tramel (N) Tim McCoy (MSF)
Mark Athon (JSF) Shontara Williams (MSF)
Walter McDonald (JSF)
Michael Boykin (MSF)
35 YEARS Mitch Peterson (MSF)
Richard Pyle (JSF)
Shawn Brown (M)
Robert Christina (S) Garland Raphelt (JSF)
Sheila Campbell (N)
Sandie Collier (M)
1 YEAR
David Hurley (MSF) Randy Rudd (MSF)
Curtis Morgan (M) Jason Craig (JSF) Khalid Al-Zurba (JSF)
Ernesto Salas (JSF)
Ed Nichols (JSF) Richard Dalton (N) Tony Bitner (JSF)
Donnie Savage (JSF)
Joey Turner Jr. (M) Kelly Davidson (JSF) Quincy Blakely (JSF)
Tyce Tobola (JSF)
Thomas Ferguson (MSF) Naseer Bokhari (JSF)
Denny Webb (JSF)
Mark Flemings (JSF) Darren Bond (H)
Henry Westerlage Jr. (JSF)
Bryan Griffith (JSF)
30 YEARS Greg Whittaker (JSF)
Crystal Head (N)
Ben Case (JSF)
Scott Coen (JSF)
Joseph Amacher (S) David Hernandez (JSF) Jon Cotton (JSF)
Clint Bowen (JSF) Corey Hights (JSF) Kevin DeLuna (JSF)
YEARS
Brian Caldwell (JSF) David Hill (MSF)
Thomas Crowder (N) 20 James Holden (JSF)
Jeremy Dempsey (JSF)
Victor Eng (H)
Gene Donovan Jr. (M) Bill Gustafson (JSF) Timeka Jones (M) Rebecca Garcia (JSF)
Len Gamble (N) David Hodges (JSF) Cynthia Knighton (M) Attris Johnson (JSF)
John Hartley (H) Ernie Huddleston (N) Chris Koger (MSF) Nguyet Khong (JSF)
Richard Jeske Jr. (JSF) Al Jones (JSF) Braden Lathram (JSF) Alfred Neino (H)
Andres Martinez (B) Nelson Jones (S) Armando Longoria (JSF) Peter Nguyen (JSF)
R. T. Moore (JSF) Dee Robinson (MSF) Eric Matlock (N) Tony Nguyen (JSF)
Douglas Ray (H) Lydia Rodriguez (JSF) Steven May (MSF) Giampaolo Paggi (H)
Jolin Richmond (N) Susie Stouffer (JSF) Bill McFarland (JSF) Sheila Parrish (JSF)
Randy Smith (JSF) Christina Miller (JSF) Danny Pham (JSF)
John Vaught (JSF) Ronnie Nelson (JSF) Ngoc Pham (JSF)
25 YEARS 15 YEARS William Noble (JSF)
Viet Pham (B)
James Sexton (JSF)
Jeffrey Shropshire (E-Boeing)
Randy Almon (JSF) Dale Browning (JSF) Larry Pope (JSF) Ericka Smith (JSF)
Jennifer Andrew (JSF) Cristobal Rios (B) Elijah Randolph (JSF) Jerion Solomon (JSF)
Bill Baker (JSF) Pam Rogers (JSF) Lenesi Reaves (M) Macy Wilson (JSF)
David Bell (JSF) Susan Sangiuolo (S) Angel Rivera Jr. (JSF)
Ross Bigbie (JSF) David Shaheen (MSF) Richard Roe (N)
Luann Brown (JSF) Augustine Rubio (JSF)
Howard Carper (JSF) Erin Scarboro (M)
Phil Cowan (MSF) 10 YEARS Brenton Scott (JSF)
Jason Snell (JSF)
Dito Ditommaso (JSF)
Cedric Evans (JSF) Gilbert Galaviz (JSF) LaDetra Stanton (M)
Michael Fernandez (H) James Gray (JSF) Timothy Stewart (JSF)
W.C. Fields (JSF) Victor Guerrero (B) David Taylor (JSF)
Mark Fine (MSF) Guadalupe Montes (B) Rhonda Thrasher (MSF)
Larry Graves (JSF)
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VOUGHT Marshall Street Wellness Warrior
When Ron Tolliver started being less weights and using the machines in the
active after high school, he found the wellness center. He likes the convenience
normal excuse: too much work, too little of the on-site gym. Ron prefers to work
time. He had always looked at exercise out on his break times. “It doesn’t take
and diet as something to worry about away from my family,” he said. His quick
when he was older, not in his twenties or workout routines include a half mile on the
thirties. It wasn’t until the past two years treadmill, a half mile on the elliptical, and
that he started to realize the importance then he works out with weights. He also
of taking care of his body. After all, stays active on the weekends and enjoys
he was now in his forties and he was playing basketball with his son.
growing more aware of how sometimes
Ron’s future goals include losing a few
in life, there are just no guarantees.
more pounds and toning up. He continues
Ron had dieted in the past but he had to stay motivated by enlisting the support
never really kept the weight off. He of fellow co-worker Jaime Garza. Jaime
participated in a weight loss program at also works out with Ron on break time and
Marshall Street and lost 30 pounds strictly has had weight loss success. “It is a motivator
by watching what he ate and limiting his intake. to have someone to hold you accountable”, Ron said.
He soon lost his motivation and fell back into his old
Ron stresses the importance of working through a busy
habits and gained back the weight. In the winter of 2009,
schedule to make time for yourself and for your health. He
he and some coworkers formed a New You Team. This time
had these words of encouragement, “For me personally, I
he balanced eating healthy with adding in exercise, which
have so many things going on outside of work, that I try to
helped him to be consistent.
get my exercise in early or on my
Ron also cut out sodas. He recalls at times when he would breaks. There is a misconception
drink anywhere from a six pack of sodas, to a 2-liter bottle that exercise has to be done all
in a day. He didn’t drink coffee, so he felt that he needed to together. Doing something
get the caffeine from somewhere. By cutting out the sodas, is better than nothing at all;
Ron noticed a dramatic difference in his weight loss. The whatever your schedule
combination of healthy eating and exercise helped him lose will allow is going to be
35 pounds and he has continued to maintain his new lifestyle. beneficial to your health
and well being.”
Ron says that he has noticed how much better his clothes
fit. He can tell he has increased his strength just from lifting
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