171030-N-GR120-045 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Oct. 30, 2017) Chief Boatswain’s Mate Edmundo Brantes gives training to deck department Sailors before removing the anchor from the ship in the forecastle aboard the Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington is undergoing a refueling and 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 of the ship’s two nuclear reactors, as well as significant repair, upgrades and modernization. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anna Van Nuys/Released)