210825-N-RD550-1075 LITTLE CREEK, Va. (Aug. 25, 2021) - Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Ethan Johnson, assigned to deck department aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), trains as an underway replenishment signalman. George Washington is undergoing refueling complex overhaul (RCOH) at Newport News Shipbuilding. RCOH is a multi-year project performed only once during a carrier’s 50-year service life that includes refueling the ship’s two nuclear reactors, as well as significant repairs, upgrades, and modernization.

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