220302-N-XI466-1003 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Mar. 2, 2022) – Cmdr. David J. Jeltema, from Kalamazoo, Michigan, a chaplain assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), delivers a sermon to Sailors during an Ash Wednesday service located in the ship’s forecastle. George Washington is undergoing refueling complex overhaul (RCOH) at Newport News Shipyard. 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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