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Krista Jackson is an outside machinist, who works on engines, rudders, guns and windows for LHA 6 America at Ingalls Shipbuilding. She is one of a few women who do the physically challenging and sometimes dirty job.
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Every day, employees at Newport News Shipbuilding, Ingalls Shipbuilding and all HII subsidiaries demonstrate an unwavering focus on safety, quality, cost and schedule to ensure HII builds the best military ships in the world for our nation. It's hard work, and it's done right.
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