{"id":732494,"date":"2023-02-16T19:03:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T00:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/hii-hosts-u-s-rep-mike-ezell-at-ingalls-shipbuilding\/"},"modified":"2023-02-16T19:03:32","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T00:03:32","slug":"hii-hosts-u-s-rep-mike-ezell-at-ingalls-shipbuilding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/hii-hosts-u-s-rep-mike-ezell-at-ingalls-shipbuilding\/","title":{"rendered":"HII Hosts U.S. Rep. Mike Ezell at Ingalls Shipbuilding"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PASCAGOULA, Miss., Feb. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII\u2019s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division hosted U.S. Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Miss., yesterday for his first official visit to the shipyard as representative of Mississippi\u2019s 4th Congressional District. During his visit, Ezell met with Ingalls leadership and toured the shipyard including amphibious transport dock ship Richard M. McCool Jr.<\/em> (LPD 29).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe appreciated Representative Ezell investing his time to see firsthand the quality work that our shipbuilders do every day for our Navy and Coast Guard partners,\u201d Ingalls Shipbuilding President Kari Wilkinson said. \u201cTouring the shipyard brings perspective to the scope, scale and significance of what we consider a privilege to do for our country every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ezell is a lifelong resident of Jackson County, Mississippi, and lives in Pascagoula where the shipyard is located. Elected to Congress in 2022, Ezell serves on the Homeland Security and Transportation and Infrastructure committees.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a native of Pascagoula, I\u2019m proud of the work that Ingalls has done and continues to do to equip our armed forces,\u201d Ezell said. \u201cSouth Mississippi shipbuilders are always up to the challenge of outfitting our military with state-of-the-art technology and the best ships in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A photo accompanying this release is available at: https:\/\/hii.com\/news\/hii-hosts-u-s-rep-mike-ezell-at-ingalls-shipbuilding\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With more than 11,000 employees, HII\u2019s Ingalls Shipbuilding division is the largest manufacturing employer in Mississippi and a major contributor to the economic growth of Alabama. For nearly 85 years, Ingalls has designed, built and maintained amphibious ships, destroyers, and cutters for the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard.<\/p>\n

\n About HII<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

HII is a global, all-domain defense provider. HII\u2019s mission is to deliver the world\u2019s most powerful ships and all-domain solutions in service of the nation, creating the advantage for our customers to protect peace and freedom around the world.<\/p>\n

As the nation\u2019s largest military shipbuilder, and with a more than 135-year history of advancing U.S. national security, HII delivers critical capabilities extending from ships to unmanned systems, cyber, ISR, AI\/ML and synthetic training. Headquartered in Virginia, HII\u2019s workforce is 43,000 strong. For more information, visit:<\/p>\n