210802-N-CF847-1001 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (August 02, 2021) - A cover bearing the insignia of a senior chief petty officer awaits to be donned on a Sailor assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). 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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