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Domestically-Produced
Steel—Critical to National Defense and Security
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USS
New York
It
was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World
Trade Center.
It is the fifth in a new class of warship - designed
for missions that include special operations against
terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 sailors and
700 combat-ready Marines to be delivered ashore by helicopters
and assault craft.
Steel from the World Trade Center was melted down in
a foundry in Amite, LA to cast the ship's bow section.
When it was poured into the molds < /I>on Sept.
9, 2003, "those big rough steelworkers treated
it with total reverence," recalled Navy Capt. Kevin
Wensing, who
was there. "It was a spiritual moment for everybody
there."
Junior Chavers, foundry operations manager, said that
when the trade center steel first arrived, he touched
it with his hand and the "hair on my neck stood
up." It had a big meaning to it for all of us,"
he said. "They knocked us down. They can't keep
us down. We're going to be back."
The ship's motto?
"Never Forget"
Posted
on the Web by b4its2late 02/07/07.
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In January,
AISI, in partnership with the Steel Manufacturers Association
(SMA), Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA) and
United Steelworkers (USW), issued a report urging for public
policies that promote further investment in domestic manufacturing
rather than increasing reliance on foreign sources of steel
and steel-related products.
The report,
"Steel and the National Defense," states that the
U.S. steel industry's ability to supply the defense establishment
will depend on our ability to compete in our commercial markets
and maintain an onshore manufacturing presence. It highlights
the increased need for steel to improve our major military
platforms, strengthen its industrial base and harden our vital
homeland security infrastructure. "Steel and the National
Defense" also details out how all segments of the domestic
steel industry contribute directly or indirectly to the defense
industrial base. From missiles, jet aircraft, submarines and
Humvees, domestic and specialty metals play an important,
direct role in the strength of the U.S. military.
The report
was distribution to policy makers, members of the media and
industry representatives. To download the complete copy of
"Steel and the National Defense" visit www.steel.org.
For more information, contact Matt
Davison.
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