NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Jan. 29, 2019) Senior Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Blake Whittaker, left, from Martin, Tennessee, the leading chief petty officer of production control for the aircraft intermediate maintenance department (AIMD) aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), poses for a photo with National Football League (NFL) Hall of Famer Bruce Smith after quarters held at American Legion Post 25. George Washington is undergoing a refueling complex overhaul (RCOH) at Newport News Shipyard. RCOH is a nearly four-year project performed only once during a c

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Jan. 29, 2019) Senior Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Blake Whittaker, left, from Martin, Tennessee, the leading chief petty officer of production control for the aircraft intermediate maintenance department (AIMD) aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), poses for a photo with National Football League (NFL) Hall of Famer Bruce Smith after quarters held at American Legion Post 25. George Washington is undergoing a refueling complex overhaul (RCOH) at Newport News Shipyard. RCOH is a nearly four-year project performed only once during a carrier’s 50-year service life that includes refueling of the ship’s two nuclear reactors, as well as significant repair, upgrades and modernization.

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