“I want to express my appreciate to our host, Mr. Brian Cuccias, and to the other men and women of one the world’s best, if not the world’s best shipyard here at Huntington Ingalls, who’s ships as their motto proudly proclaims, are built stronger than steel,” said former Secretary of the Navy and DDG 117 ship namesake, Paul R. Ignatius. “One of the great strengths of our country is THE industrial might that builds ships, tanks an airplanes that insured victory in World War II and that continue to undergird our efforts to maintain stability amid the new threats that face
