220222-N-GF276-1035 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 22, 2022) – Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Aukeviah J. D. Thornton, from Elleville, Georgia, assigned to aircraft intermediate maintenance department, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) hands out a firefighting helmet during a general quarters drill. George Washington is undergoing refueling complex overhaul (RCOH) at Newport News Shipyard. RCOH is a multi-year project performed only once during a carrier’s 50-year service life that includes refueling the ship’s two nuclear reactors, as well as signifi


220222-N-GF276-1035 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 22, 2022) – Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Aukeviah J. D. Thornton, from Elleville, Georgia, assigned to aircraft intermediate maintenance department, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) hands out a firefighting helmet during a general quarters drill. George Washington is undergoing refueling complex overhaul (RCOH) at Newport News Shipyard. RCOH is a multi-year project performed only once during a carrier’s 50-year service life that includes refueling the ship’s two nuclear reactors, as well as significant repairs, upgrades, and modernization.


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