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Mr. Petters is president of Northrop Grumman Newport News, the nation's only builder of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and one of the two shipbuilders capable of building nuclear-powered submarines. A 1982 Naval Academy graduate, he is a former submarine officer. He currently serves as vice chairman for the American Shipbuilding Association.
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