210723-N-QP737-1037 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (July 23, 2021) - Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Faith Cairnes, left, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Airman Danny Smith, assigned to air department aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), install a soffit vent at a Habitat for Humanity house building project during a community relations event hosted by the ship. George Washington is undergoing refueling complex overhaul (RCOH) at Newport News Shipbuilding. RCOH is a multi-year project performed only once during a carrier’s 50-year service life t


210723-N-QP737-1037 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (July 23, 2021) - Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Faith Cairnes, left, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Airman Danny Smith, assigned to air department aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), install a soffit vent at a Habitat for Humanity house building project during a community relations event hosted by the ship. George Washington is undergoing refueling complex overhaul (RCOH) at Newport News Shipbuilding. 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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