NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Jan. 10, 2018) Adm. Bill Moran, the Vice Chief of Naval Operations, comes aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73),for a tour and meet and greet. George Washington is undergoing a refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) at Newport News Naval 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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