210826-N-JE784-1001 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (August 26, 2021) - Sailors assigned to the security department aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) participate in a training on the Drone Restricted Access Using Known Electronic Warfare (DRAKE). George Washington is undergoing refueling and 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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