Rep. Ed Case, left, and Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, center, receive a briefing from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (PHNSY) Commander Capt. Richard Jones, right, during a tour of the shipyard, July 7, 2023. Hicks’ visit to the shipyard was to learn about the Navy’s largest military contract totaling $2.8 billion. The five-year project includes the replacement of Dry Dock 3 and construction of Dry Dock 5, which will support PHNSY’s ability to continue serving the Navy decades into the future by maintaining and modernizing the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s nuclear-powered submarines.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, center, asks Officer in Charge of Construction, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Capt. Stephen Padhi, right, a question during a briefing at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (PHNSY), Hawai’i, July 7, 2023. Hicks’ visit to the shipyard was to learn about the Navy’s largest military contract totaling $2.8 billion. The five-year project includes the replacement of Dry Dock 3 and construction of Dry Dock 5, which will support PHNSY’s ability to continue serving the Navy decades into the future by maintaining and modernizing the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s nuclear-powered submarines.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, second from right, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, Brendan Owens, center, Sen. Mazie Hirono, right of center, and Rep. Ed Case, right, receive a briefing from Chad Nakamoto, Production Facilities and Plant Equipment Manager, left, during a tour of Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (PHNSY), Hawai'i, July 7, 2023. Hicks’ visit to the shipyard was to learn about the Navy’s largest military contract totaling $2.8 billion. The five-year project includes the replacement of Dry Dock 3 and construction of Dry Dock 5, which will support PHNSY’s ability to continue serving the Navy decades into the future by maintaining and modernizing the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s nuclear-powered submarines.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, second from the left, Sen. Mazie Hirono, second from the right, Rep. Ed Case, left, receives a briefing during a tour of Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (PHNSY), Hawai’i, from John Morgan, Mechanical Superintendent for Code 930 (Shops 931/938), July 7, 2023. Hicks’ visit to the shipyard was to learn about the Navy’s largest military contract totaling $2.8 billion. The five-year project includes the replacement of Dry Dock 3 and construction of Dry Dock 5, which will support PHNSY’s ability to continue serving the Navy decades into the future by maintaining and modernizing the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s nuclear-powered submarines.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, left, receives a briefing from John Morgan, right, Mechanical Superintendent for Code 930 (Shops 931/938) during a tour of Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (PHNSY), Hawai’i, July 7, 2023. Hicks’ visit to the shipyard was to learn about the Navy’s largest military contract totaling $2.8 billion. The five-year project includes the replacement of Dry Dock 3 and construction of Dry Dock 5, which will support PHNSY’s ability to continue serving the Navy decades into the future by maintaining and modernizing the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s nuclear-powered submarines.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, third from right, poses for a photo with shipyard leadership and state representatives, during a tour of Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (PHNSY), Hawai'i, July 7, 2023. Hicks’ visit to the shipyard was to learn about the Navy’s largest military contract totaling $2.8 billion. The five-year project includes the replacement of Dry Dock 3 and construction of Dry Dock 5, which will support PHNSY’s ability to continue serving the Navy decades into the future by maintaining and modernizing the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s nuclear-powered submarines.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, left, meets Commanding Officer of USS Hawaii, Cdr. Preston Gilmore, right, at Dry Dock 1 during a tour of Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (PHNSY), Hawai’i, July 7, 2023. Hicks’ visit to the shipyard was to learn about the Navy’s largest military contract totaling $2.8 billion. The five-year project includes the replacement of Dry Dock 3 and construction of Dry Dock 5, which will support PHNSY’s ability to continue serving the Navy decades into the future by maintaining and modernizing the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s nuclear-powered submarines.

Sen. Mazie Hirono, left, poses with USS Hawaii Commanding Officer Preston Gilmore, center, and USS Hawaii Project Superintendent Chad Nishida, right, during a tour of Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (PHNSY), Hawai’i, July 7, 2023. Hirono accompanied Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks to the shipyard to learn about the Navy’s largest military contract totaling $2.8 billion. The five-year project includes the replacement of Dry Dock 3 and construction of Dry Dock 5, which will support PHNSY’s ability to continue serving the Navy decades into the future by maintaining and modernizing the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s nuclear-powered submarines.