170915-N-YW501-205 HAMPTON, Va. (Sept. 15, 2017) Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic Richard Sardinha is pinned by his wife during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony at Bayview Commonwealth Center on Langley Air Force Base. The Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier George Washington (CVN 73) is undergoing a refueling and 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. (U. S. Navy photo
170915-N-YW501-205 HAMPTON, Va. (Sept. 15, 2017) Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic Richard Sardinha is pinned by his wife during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony at Bayview Commonwealth Center on Langley Air Force Base. The Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier George Washington (CVN 73) is undergoing a refueling and 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. (U. S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jamin A. Gordon)
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