170920-N-IV489-057 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Sept. 20, 2017) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Dartangion Walker, from Landover, Maryland, starts the Tuttnauer 3870 auto clave sterilizer aboard the floating accommodation facility attached to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington 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. (


170920-N-IV489-057 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Sept. 20, 2017) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Dartangion Walker, from Landover, Maryland, starts the Tuttnauer 3870 auto clave sterilizer aboard the floating accommodation facility attached to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Oscar Albert Moreno Jr.)


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