200226-N-ZI768-1030 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 26, 2020)
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 26, 2020) Sailors clap their hands during the island lighting ceremony on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). The island lighting is the first of many milestones George Washington will achieve in 2020. George Washington is currently undergoing refueling 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 the ship's two nuclear reactors, as well as significant repairs, upgrades, and modernization. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Cory J. Daut /Released)