PASCAGOULA, Miss. — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division hosted U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi at its facility on Monday. Cochran visited various areas of the shipyard and toured the National Security Cutter Hamilton (WMSL 753). “Ingalls Shipbuilding employs thousands of Mississippians building ships that are essential to our national defense,” Cochran said. “The Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard are all stronger because of the high-quality, modern vessels constructed here by Mississippians.” (Source: HII, 03/18/14)