In hearings before the Senate Armed Service Committee, England stated four key areas he would address as Navy secretary. England brings more than 30 years of experience in the defense and technology industries to his new position as secretary of the Navy. Since 1997, he has been executive vice president of General Dynamics. Earlier he served General Dynamics as executive vice president of the Combat Systems Group, president of its Fort Worth aircraft company, and president of its land systems company. England also served as program manager for Litton Industries on the Navy's E-2C Hawkeye aircraft.
Fingers burrow deep into ears, jaws clench tightly, and faces contort in anticipation.
A hand releases its grip on the mortar round. Steel rain, steel rain. A mortarman grasps another high explosive round and slips it in the tube's now smoking mouth. Once again the gunner sounds his warning. The round swiftly slides toward the firing pin in the bottom of the tube.