NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (July 12, 2018) Rosalio Nieto, back, the fit boss aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), and Machinist Mate 2nd Class Luis Hernandez, from Falfurrias, Texas, throw a football after George Washington’s Captain Cup at Huntington Hall. George Washington (CVN 73), is undergoing 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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