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These RCOHs, conducted halfway through a carrier\u2019s 50-year service life to refuel the nuclear power reactor and conduct significant repairs and upgrades, typically last four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under a four-year schedule, George Washington would have been complete by August 2021. The ship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/337442\/uss-george-washington-cvn-73-marks-50-percent-completion-ships-force-work-package-during-mid-life-overhaul\">reached a 50% milestone right on time<\/a>, in August 2019, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acibc.org\/our-impact\/newsroom\/uss-george-washington-cvn-73-moves-out-of-dry-dock-during-refueling-and-complex-overhaul-rcoh\/\">several subsequent news releases<\/a> noted a 2021 completion date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By September 2020, though, a <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com\/releases\/photo-release-huntington-ingalls-industries-restores-drinking-water-conducts-steam-testing-during-uss-george-washington-cvn-73-refueling-and-complex-overhaul\">company news release noted<\/a> a 2022 date. The Navy now tells Defense News the carrier is on track to complete the RCOH in December 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe RCOH is currently 92.5% complete, with some propulsion plant work, catapult work, and combat systems testing remaining,\u201d Naval Sea Systems Command spokesman Alan Baribeau wrote in a March 17 email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the two main causes of the delay were unplanned growth work, though he did not specify in what areas, as well as labor inefficiencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCOVID-19 has also contributed to the delay, both directly (e.g. teams quarantined after a positive case) and indirectly (e.g. vendors\u2019 supply chain delays),\u201d he wrote. \u201cThe Navy has increased government oversight at the shipyard to preserve and mitigate further schedule delays.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Newport News Shipbuilding spokesman Danny Hernandez told Defense News that the shipyard \u201cincreased resources and extended the use of overtime\u201d to address the COVID-related delays and the growth work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAdditional schedule reduction initiatives include the establishment of an operational command center that enables work teams to focus on expediting repair cycles,\u201d he said, adding that the shipyard was coordinating with the entire supply chain in this effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe unplanned growth was largely from emergent discovery as work teams inspected systems and equipment throughout the ship that cannot be inspected prior to the maintenance period.&nbsp;As we near completion, emergent discovery work has decreased, and we look forward to outfitting and final testing so we can redeliver a fully recapitalized carrier to the fleet,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amid these challenges, Newport News Shipbuilding has been working on a record number of carriers at once. It is wrapping up the end of George Washington\u2019s RCOH and working on the early phases of John C. Stennis\u2019 RCOH. It is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2022\/01\/25\/spare-parts-now-flowing-as-carrier-ford-prepares-for-maiden-deployment-this-year\/\">building carriers John F. Kennedy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2022\/03\/07\/navy-says-digital-work-instructions-lessons-learned-are-improving-construction-of-third-ford-class-carrier\/\">Enterprise and Doris Miller<\/a> and had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2022\/02\/03\/us-navy-carrier-ford-to-go-on-unusual-deployment-this-year\/\">working on Gerald R. Ford\u2019s<\/a> first planned incremental availability, which ended on March 1. 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