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From Here to ThereC-130 horizontal stabilizer

Nashville

Moving Our Tail from Nashville to Marietta

In the March issue of Vought News, we featured the latest production news on the C-130 in Nashville. We continue the topic in this issue with highlighting how we get our products to the customer.

The tail assembly, or empennage, that Nashville builds for the C-130 consists of the horizontal stabilizer, the vertical stabilizer, the horizontal leading edge, the vertical leading edge, the vertical saddle, and the horizontal tips. It’s not quite the whole tail section, but it is close.

The materials for the empennage sections come from a variety of suppliers and usually arrive by truck. Once the assemblies are completed, they leave by truck, looking nothing like the sheets of

metal from which they originated. It doesn’t look like an aircraft tail either because all the pieces are shipped to Lockheed Martin for final assembly.

Each section of the empennage takes from 14 to 21 days to go from assembly, to finish work, to shipping, said Gary Brown, operations manager for the C-130. The horizontal and vertical stabilizers and leading edges require about 21 days for assembling and the saddle and horizontal tips take about 14 days.

The Nashville site doesn’t do final paint on these items either; only a protective fiber film is applied. Final painting is done by Lockheed Martin.

Nashville has two tractor trailers that take the empennage to Lockheed Martin in Marietta, GA. One truck is loaded and taken to Lockheed; the empty trailer from the previous delivery is driven back to Nashville.

Prior to 2007, the empennage was shipped by rail. “It took a week for rail to reach Marietta, GA,” said Shipping Supervisor David Martin. “It only takes five hours to get there by truck.”

All the shipping fixtures are contained within the truck, David said. The design was taken from the configuration that was once used in the rail car. “Because of the height of the truck—close to 16 feet—highway regulations prevent the truck from traveling at night or on Sundays,” David said. As a result, loading is usually done in the wee hours of the 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 how our products get from here (our facility) to there (our customer’s facility).

Truck loaded for transport Nashville

Loading and Shipping

March for Babies

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From left to right: Jefferson Street’s Diane Woods, Patsy Kiefer, and Marshall Street’s Patrick Whitfield.

Vought 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.

Marshall Sreet’s Mike and Theresa Burtner.

Vought and Employees Contribute $100,000 to March of Dimes

March for Babies

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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 to the camera is Norm Porter from Marshall Street and next to him on the right is Greg Prince from Jefferson Street.

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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.

Marshall Street and Jefferson Street March Together

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.

Manuel Torres with granddaughters Vivianna and Alicia.

Dori Esbri (left) with daughter Taron, and Nina Pham.

Left to right: Vince Dulcich, Ron Bradfish, Frances Valdez, and Linda Barry.

Martin and Ana Reilly with children (left to right) Sean, Phiona, and Mikayla.

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BreaBrea 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.

Left to right: Nick Covello and Manny Chacon.

Tom Ortiz and Adriana Ortiz.

Juan Mireles (center) and his family, Margarita Garcia, Ana Mireles, Marco Mireles, and America Mireles.

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NashvilleNot 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 Lisle, Valerie Jordan-Taylor and Vicki Tharp.

From left to right: Ron Foster and Aubrey Scott.

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Albert Quadreny and wife Myriam, and daughters Gabriella, Hannah, and Nicole.

April Thompson and son Graham enjoy their first March of Dimes Walk with Vought.

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From left to right: Jessica Gavin, friend, and Jennifer Lucas.

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.

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EverettAlthough 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.

Above, Kiyyisa Anthony pulls for the winning ticket for a prize as employees wait for the walk to begin.

Left to right: Robert Anthony, Billy Brand, Everett Sabertooth, and Mary Ludden.

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Aiming to Help Kids At Risk

While very few of the Vought participants were serious shooters, they all pitched in, broke a few birds, had a few laughs and donated time and money to the support of the at-risk kids of the world.

From left to right: Vought’s Kevin Culver, Tony D’Amico, and Steve Davis; and Tim Mathews – Master of Ceremonies for the Buckner event.

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 lives of orphans, families and at-risk children locally 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 supporting children, and I will continue to serve as a committee member in the future.”

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Roger Faulconer Marshall Street / 747 Mechanic

Jorge GilJefferson Street / Skills Training Manager

James StewartNashville / G450 Aircraft Assembler

Ed Lewis Hawthorne / Facilities Engineer

Deborah LaFeverNashville / G450 Aircraft Assembler

Safety Coin Awarded to

Five New Recipients

Ed Lewis saw an accident about to happen and stepped in and intervened. He saw two contractors in an aerial lift inside a building getting ready to hang a pipe over one of the ceiling cranes. Ed stopped the contractors and directed them back to the floor. He explained

that where they were working required the crane to be de-energized and locked out, due to its high voltage (480 volts) electrical lines. Had not Ed intervened, this overlooked safety step could have had dire consequences.

Roger consistently goes above and beyond in 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 safety devices and items. His personal actions contributed to his work group going more than a year without an OSHA recordable injury.

Jorge totally reworked the Skills Training Shop area to make it more user-friendly from a Safety, Ergonomics and ADA-compliant perspective. Several safety and ergonomic issues were addressed and corrected,

creating a much safer environment for the employee and the instructor. In addition, Jorge took the initiative to include provisions for handicapped employees. He made a designated training area and added tables with adjustable heights for easy accessibility.

Deborah was one of the early safety monitor team volunteers in the G450 assembly program. She has a way of dealing with people so that her safety reminders are taken positively from her fellow workers. Her area reflects this focus and

dedication and is one of the safest production areas in G450 assembly.

Deborah led an effort to develop a simple concept to use readily available foam that could be pressed against the under side of the wing thus preventing head laceration hazards. Since that implementation, there have been zero head injuries.

Deborah was also acknowledged by a compliance officer during a TOSHA site visit for the excellent condition of the respirator she uses during sealant work inside the G450 wing. The compliance officer also made note of her excellent knowledge regarding the safety aspects of her job.

Due to a high number of recordable injuries in early 2009, a safety monitor team was implemented involving employee volunteers that would conduct daily observations in their respective areas, 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 up. His direct involvement and demonstrated leadership skills working with production supervision played a significant role in the ongoing success of the safety team. In addition, James assisted other monitor teams in their early development and implementation process.

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The journey to continuous improvement often begins with a few stumbles and feelings of frustration—a condition the BLACK HAWK team was only too familiar with. We can acknowledge this now that the program has turned around and spirits are high, as are their metrics. It is cause for a well-deserved celebration.

“Every metric we have on the program is going in the right direction,” said Bubba Long, director of the H-60 / BLACK HAWK and G550 programs. “Over the past nine months, we have reduced overall defects by over 50 percent, and oversize holes by 66 percent. Our quality is improving everyday.”

All of this translates into more cabin 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 customer demands.” Bubba said.

Gus Nikitopolous, operations, said, “Our employees are driven and they have taken ownership of their respective areas and are enjoying their successes.”

Doug Dubose, final line assembly manager for the program says the change is attributable

to the work force stabilization and the standardizing of the processes. “The stabilized workforce has given us the opportunity to communicate more efficiently and get everyone involved,” Doug said. “The workforce is very motivated to make sure we are successful as a team and have a good chance at winning the next multi-year contract.”

Jesse Smith, a 44-year assembly veteran had this to say about the improvements, “The workmanship and the morale have been the biggest changes on the program. I really enjoy dropping the tag counts on these cabins. It is getting better.”

This is indeed good news, but there is more.

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Employees are treated to a catered lunch in honor of the team’s successes.

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

NashvilleThe entire BLACK HAWK team had zero recordable injuries

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 percent reduction from 2008. “We have one of our largest units 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.”

Gus said that they have a second shift safety team that mirrors the first shift team in terms of weekly meetings and the level of awareness and participation. There are safety topics in every 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 be recognized,” he said, “and besides, I think they like and want to have a good record.”

Interestingly, Gus said the BLACK HAWK group is one of the largest users of the Live Well at Vought program. “We are really big into the stretching exercises in the morning, and a lot of people go outside and walk. Wellness Coordinator Doug Daniel comes out here regularly with new hand exercises for everyone,” he said.

“With all the high spirits and high energy around the BLACK HAWK building, it’s been really nice to come to work every day,” Gus said.

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Nashville GM Dan Tharp (left) shares award with IAM Local 735 president Bill Benson.

Every quarter Vought measures the improvements we’ve made over the previous quarter. We look at our record of safety, quality, inventory, schedule and cost; and we recognize the site that has made the greatest overall improvement in these areas by presenting them with the President’s Award.

The Nashville team is the recipient of the first quarter 2010 President’s Award. Among all sites, Nashville exhibited the most consistent improvement throughout the first quarter, and was the only site to have positive improvement in all metric categories. Nashville also had a remarkable 40.2% improvement in Schedule.

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).

President’s Award

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MilledgevilleWalking for Relay for Life

Celebrating 45 Years with VoughtRonnie McClusky began

working at the Nashville site in 1965, and like our 45-year tenured Walter Booker who was featured in our April issue of Vought News, the company he went to work for was AVCO. Ronnie knows Walter and they worked close to each other in the factory in the early days.

“I started out as a bench and jig aircraft assembler working on the C-130,” Ronnie said. “Back in those days, you went to aircraft school for a week and then you were put on the line.” Ronnie said they had all kinds of classes you could attend to learn other skills and so he went to a machine shop and learned how to run the mills. He kept going to classes and eventually landed in tooling inspections, where he still works today.

Ronnie said some of his fondest memories are those when he worked on the Bell helicopter and C-130, “supporting the military during the Viet Nam War.” Those were the days, he said, when if a part didn’t fit right, you made it fit. “We would take notes on what we did and then refer back to them when we came across the same part at a later date.”

Today, technology takes care of those kinds of things, Ronnie said. “With technology such as laser trackers, CMMs (coordinates measuring machine) and other digital equipment, our jobs have not only gotten better, they’ve gotten easier.”

Ronnie said he loves what he does at Vought and has made so many good friends over the years. “My daddy worked here and helped me get my job when I was 18 and he told me, ‘You come to work every day, be on time, and do a good job,’ and I’ve been doing that for 45 years now,” Ronnie said. As long as he’s got his health and continues to enjoy his job, Ronnie doesn’t even think about retirement.

loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. At the Relay, teams of people camp out at a local high school, park, or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or

path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event. Because cancer never sleeps, Relays are overnight events up to 24 hours in length.

The Milledgeville team gets ready to walk.

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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 appreciated by the organization.

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is an event that gives everyone in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember

Business Scenario Milledgeville Stuart Nashville Jefferson

StreetMarshall Street

Shared Services Hawthorne Central

Supply Total

PLP Plan to Produce Tom Dunnam

Russell Smith

Chuck McDaniel Bill Palmer

Margarette Harned N/A

Charley Gotcher

N/A 12Chris ReevesLee Powell

Eric GallegosRick

DeMarchiPM

Cindy Barnhart

Karen Wangeline

RTR/ OTC Record to Report &

Order to Cash

Brenda Gruwell David Smith Derek Rotha JSF & IAD

Jonathan Carver

MSF & CAD Chris Blair Sovy Phann N/A 6

PTP (P2P) Procure to Pay David Long Denise

Mallison

Denise Summar

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Shelly Allen

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Vicki Jemison Terry Hollis

12Pam Petty Heidi Rodriguez

Karen LeFranc

Kent Underwood

Mike Haro Brent Burton

Total Super Users 30

As the VECTR team works to transform Vought’s business processes, you may have asked yourself, “Who is going to help us get there, and how?” Super Users.

Vought has selected 30 employees across the enterprise to be Super Users. These employees will receive the necessary tools, guidance and coaching from, and will work closely with, the VECTR team. The Super Users will be required to understand new SAP-enabled business processes and learn one or more of the following business scenarios end-to-end: Plan to Produce (PLP), Record to Report (RTR), Order to Cash (OTC) and Procure to Pay (PTP).

Super Users are the backbone of the educational solution and provide sustainability of the on-going VECTR project. The Super User’s primary responsibility is to help coordinate and deliver site-specific training for their assigned business scenario. Super Users are critical to the success of simultaneous training across the Vought enterprise.

As we near Go-Live (Jan. 3), Super User involvement increases significantly. Beginning this July through Go-Live,

The Super Users of VECTR

Super Users will:

n Participate in system testing

n Assist in development of training materials

n Conduct/assist end-user training

n Coordinate training activities at the site

Post Go-Live Super Users will be available for on-site SAP support.

Vought Can Do! Receives Community Champion AwardThe 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 to needy families during the Holidays.

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Front row: Tiffany Corcoran, Joe Jeransky and Judy Barbrick. Back row: Elizabeth Scott, Connie Kessler, Janis Kerwin, Deidra Rappa, Dotty Atkinson, Dave Riley (Team Captain) and Nancy Barkheimer.

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Employees Learn Communication Skills

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 deputy secretary of defense under President Reagan in 1983.

Paul leaves his wife, Margery, and a daughter, actress Brynn Thayer, and thousands of friends, who, like him, once wore a badge identifying them as members of the Vought family.

Legacy Vought CEO Dies at Age 90

Thirteen Hawthorne employees recently graduated from a 20-week leadership skills training course. The course, which was taught by the Glendale Community College, focused primarily on the importance that communication plays in the leadership role. Employees were chosen based on their current assignments and experiences as either supervisors, leads, or process leaders/managers. They attended on-site classes four hours a week, for a total of 80 hours of intensive and thorough training.

Effective communication is one of Vought’s leadership qualities. All Vought leaders must learn to express ideas clearly and concisely; and disseminate information about decisions, plans and activities in a timely manner.

Course topics ranged from verbal and written communication techniques to the many difficulties encountered in communicating effectively with all levels of the employee population. Memos, e-mails, preparing presentations, telephone conversations, and face-to-face dialogue were all explored. Listening skills were an integral part of the course as well, and students were able to put their own experiences to the test.

“I think the best part of the course was the interaction we had with each other,” said Raul Gonzalez, Safety Engineer.

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Photo above: Raul Gonzalez participated in the site’s recent leadership training course.

included the following employees: Darren Bond, Faith Carter, Fred Flentye, Bruce Flowers, Raul Gonzalez, Nefi Griego, Karen Holt, Cory Jensen, Alfred Neino, Jeff Stein, Dinh Tran, Diane Walters, and Antonio Zambrano.

“The curriculum gave us a chance to share experiences and learn from our failures as well as the successes we have in communicating on the job. I think we will all look at our roles – and those of our fellow students and other employees – a lot differently now.”

The course, which is conducted twice a year, has been offered by the site for a number of years. Graduation occurred on March 31 and

Above: Paul Thayer, left, at 90th birthday celebration at the Vought Retiree Club in January, with fellow retiree Hank Merbler to his left.Left: Paul Thayer in front of his Vought F4U Corsair.

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Marshall Street Wellness WarriorWhen Ron Tolliver started being less active after high school, he found the normal excuse: too much work, too little time. He had always looked at exercise and diet as something to worry about when he was older, not in his twenties or thirties. It wasn’t until the past two years that he started to realize the importance of taking care of his body. After all, he was now in his forties and he was growing more aware of how sometimes in life, there are just no guarantees.

Ron had dieted in the past but he had never really kept the weight off. He participated in a weight loss program at Marshall Street and lost 30 pounds strictly by watching what he ate and limiting his intake. He soon lost his motivation and fell back into his old habits and gained back the weight. In the winter of 2009, he and some coworkers formed a New You Team. This time he balanced eating healthy with adding in exercise, which helped him to be consistent.

Ron also cut out sodas. He recalls at times when he would drink anywhere from a six pack of sodas, to a 2-liter bottle in a day. He didn’t drink coffee, so he felt that he needed to get the caffeine from somewhere. By cutting out the sodas, Ron noticed a dramatic difference in his weight loss. The combination of healthy eating and exercise helped him lose 35 pounds and he has continued to maintain his new lifestyle.

Ron says that he has noticed how much better his clothes fit. He can tell he has increased his strength just from lifting

weights and using the machines in the wellness center. He likes the convenience of the on-site gym. Ron prefers to work out on his break times. “It doesn’t take away from my family,” he said. His quick workout routines include a half mile on the treadmill, a half mile on the elliptical, and then he works out with weights. He also stays active on the weekends and enjoys playing basketball with his son.

Ron’s future goals include losing a few more pounds and toning up. He continues to stay motivated by enlisting the support of fellow co-worker Jaime Garza. Jaime also works out with Ron on break time and

has had weight loss success. “It is a motivator to have someone to hold you accountable”, Ron said.

Ron stresses the importance of working through a busy schedule to make time for yourself and for your health. He had these words of encouragement, “For me personally, I have so many things going on outside of work, that I try to get my exercise in early or on my breaks. There is a misconception that exercise has to be done all together. Doing something is better than nothing at all; whatever your schedule will allow is going to be beneficial to your health and well being.”