Starting in 1945, Dorothy and Howard Vaughan are able to spend a little more time together. By 1947, they have six children. Dorothy and the children are part of a tightly knit group of families that regularly picnic together at an all-Black resort on the James River. Meanwhile, the end of the war has turned out to have only minor economic consequences for Hampton Roads. The area has become a permanent home to multiple military bases and a great deal of military-related industry. Langley has stayed busy, shifting its focus from war-related research to new challenges, such as breaking the sound barrier. Dorothy’s job became permanent in 1946, and she is now one of West Computing’s three shift supervisors, reporting directly to Margery Hannah, the white section head. Elsewhere at Langley, however, changes are underway. Women in East Computing have begun to leave for jobs elsewhere. Some of them go to work directly for one of Langley’s specialized engineering sections. In 1947, East Computing is disbanded. All of its open assignments are shifted to West Computing.