A group of sailors wear hard hats aboard the USS Harry S. Truman ahead of its “refueling and complex overhaul” (RCOH) period, scheduled to begin imminently. The Navy and Huntington Ingalls have established a shore location for sailors to work and spend leisure time during the RCOH. (US Navy/Mass Communication Spc. Seaman Kojo Nnoma-Addison)

Something to CROW About: Industry Working with Navy to Improve Carrier Refueling

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The “Carrier Refueling Overhaul Workcenter” at Newport News will provide sailors with an alternative workspace during carriers’ RCOH periods—a welcome change to working in a construction zone.

The United States Navy and Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS) celebrated the opening of a new facility that will aid in the refueling of the sea service’s nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. The largest American shipbuilder and the US Navy held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week at the facilities in Newport News, Virginia, where the nation’s flattops undergo the mid-life refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH), a lengthy process that has been exceeding five years.

The new “Carrier Refueling Overhaul Workcenter” (CROW) will now provide nearly 80,000 square feet of dedicated space near the warships that are undergoing an RCOH. This will include office space, a fitness center, recreational areas, a counseling officer, and other facilities sailors can use while their ship is undergoing maintenance.

“This new facility, designed to serve sailors—and benefit shipbuilders as........

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