October 15, 2015
PASCAGOULA, Miss., Oct. 15, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
What:America (LHA 6) Media Day and Christening When:10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 19 (Media Day – closed-toe shoes required) 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 LHA 6 Christening (Media should arrive by 8:45 a.m.) Where:Ingalls Shipbuilding Visitor Control Center Who:(Media Day) -- Ship Sponsor Lynne Pace, wife of U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.) Gen. Peter Pace, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff -- Irwin F. Edenzon, president, Ingalls Shipbuilding -- Shipbuilders of LHA 6 -- U.S. Navy sailors of LHA 6 -- U.S. Navy Capt. Robert A. Hall Jr., America's prospective commanding officer -- (Christening day) – Keynote speaker Gen. James F. Amos, commandant, U.S. Marine Corps RSVP:Bill Glenn, Huntington Ingalls Industries, (228) 327-1671 william.glenn@hii-co.com, or Beci Brenton, Huntington Ingalls Industries, 757-880-3934, Beci.Brenton@hii-co.com
Please RSVP by noon Thursday, Oct. 18
Ingalls Shipbuilding will christen the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship America (LHA 6) on Saturday, Oct. 20. Gen. James F. Amos, commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, will be the keynote speaker and will join Lynne Pace, wife of U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.) Gen. Peter Pace, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, when she smashes a ceremonial bottle of sparkling wine across the bow of the ship.
There will also be a media day on Friday, Oct. 19 with participants noted above.
A satellite truck is also available for video feed.
(Sat truck will have test on Friday, Oct. 19 from 1-2 p.m. Central and will be live at 9:30 a.m. Central on Saturday, Oct. 20)
Service: 4.5MHz KU BAND DOMESTIC SPACE
Source: GALAXY 17 91W 4.5MHz (K) SAT Access Tel: 001 404 381 2600
Channel/Frequency: TXP 21K SLOT B (U/L: 14413.25 V, D/L: 12113.25 H)
Service: US SD KU DOWNLINK & ONPASS TO VISTA
Source: GALAXY 17 91W 4.5MHz (K)
Channel/Frequency: TXP 21K SLOT B (U/L: 14413.25 V, D/L: 12113.25 H)
Video Std: 525 NTSC .
No. Audio Channels: Audio: 1 Pair (2ch) .
Symbol Rate: 3.31 Msym/s
FEC: 3/4
Aspect Ratio : SD 4.3 (Default) .
Modulation : DVBS-QPSK (Default) 35%
MPEG : 420 MPEG 2
Encryption: No Encryption
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