Madeline Davis has never set foot on a Navy submarine, so she doesn’t get to see the products she makes in action.

Davis is a CNC (computer numerical control) machinist at Fairlead Integrated in Portsmouth, where she makes metal parts for the Navy’s silent service. The defense contractor supplies shipboard integrated parts, including for the Navy’s Virginia- and Columbia-class nuclear submarines. Davis has worked in her position since May 2022, after she completed a 16-week CNC machining program that March at the Accelerated Training in Defense Manufacturing Program, a Navy-funded, three-year pilot program managed by the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in her native Danville.

HAMPTON, VA. – February 20, 2023: The first Virginia Talent Pipeline Project Midyear Program Review was hosted in Hampton, VA on February 15, 2023.

The Midyear Program Review is the opportunity for Employer and Talent Pipeline Providers to share their recruiting and hiring experiences and learn about strategies to support meeting their hiring demands over the next few months.

JULY 12, 2022 - On July 12, 2022 a Demand Signal Round Table Discussion was held in Norfolk, Virginia to discuss the expansion of the Mid-Atlantic Submarine Talent Pipeline Program into Virginia. With the participation of 21 employers, 5 Career and Technical Education Schools, 6 Facilitators, and their high demand, the United States Navy gave the “GO” signal to expand to the Hampton Roads area and establish the first flag of the Virginia Talent Pipeline Project.