PASCAGOULA, Miss., Sept. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division’s Virtual Reality (VR) Welding Lab has officially surpassed 1,000 trainees since opening in January 2025. The milestone highlights the impact of Ingalls’ investment in advanced training technology and the collaborative support of the U.S. Navy, AccelerateMS and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC) which helped establish the facility.