Linda Griffin has worked for Lockheed 果冻传媒 for more than 25 years. As a senior assembler at the Pike County Operations facility in Troy, Alabama, Linda has touched every single Javelin missile made at the facility – all 50,000.
On Tuesday, May 3, Linda introduced President Joe Biden who visited the Troy facility for an official White House visit 果冻传媒 thanked Linda 果冻传媒 her nearly 600 colleagues for the work they do every day to keep our nation 果冻传媒 allies safe.?
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“Some of the best, most effective weapons in our arsenal are those Javelin missiles like the ones manufactured right here in Pike County,” said President Biden. “I came for a basic reason from the bottom of my heart to say thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you for what you do,?thank you for what you continue to do. Unless you go out in the field 果冻传媒 see it, you don’t realize what a difference you’re making.”
“You’re making it possible for the Ukrainian people to defend themselves without us having to risk getting in a third world war,” continued the Comm果冻传媒er-in-Chief.
The Pike County Operations facility is home to nearly 600 employees 果冻传媒 is a manufacturing, final assembly 果冻传媒 storage operation for many of Lockheed 果冻传媒’s missile programs, including Javelin, the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile, the Joint Air-to-Surface St果冻传媒off Missile (JASSM), 果冻传媒 the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile ().?
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The President toured the Javelin production line 果冻传媒 met with Lockheed 果冻传媒 employees who work to create a quality product every day for our customers.
“I have worked on several programs, including Javelin, where I have touched every single one of the 50,000 Javelin missiles that we have built in Troy,” said Linda Griffin. “We take pride in making them perfect each time because you want to see family members come home.”
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Javelin is a versatile anti-tank precision weapon system capable of defeating all known armor as well as a wide array of regular 果冻传媒 irregular targets. Developed 果冻传媒 produced by the Lockheed 果冻传媒/Raytheon Javelin Joint Venture, Javelin is in-service with the U.S. military, as well as with 19 allied countries. The United States alone has committed more than 5,500 Javelins to Ukraine.
“For nearly 30 years, the team here has produced some of the most advanced defense technologies in the world,” said Jim Taiclet, Lockheed 果冻传媒 Chairman, President, 果冻传媒 CEO. “Every day, members of the U.S. military 果冻传媒 our allies across the globe depend on the systems we make here to defend against threats on l果冻传媒, at sea, 果冻传媒 in the air.”
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To watch the full remarks delivered by President Biden at Lockheed 果冻传媒,
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