14 October 2022 FRCE hosts F-35 Joint Program Office Product Support Management Director MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) hosted an Oct. 11 visit from Edgar Apollo, the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) Product Support Management director. During the visit, FRCE leadership briefed Apollo and gave him a tour highlighting the depot’s
06 October 2022 FRCE’s H-53 Military Branch Keeps the Fleet Ready to Fight Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) ensures squadrons in the Navy and Marine Corps are equipped with combat-ready helicopters by providing maintenance, overhaul and repair services for the platform. To do this, FRCE employs a workforce of highly skilled civilian aviation maintenance professionals who
27 September 2022 FRCE artisans earn kudos for repairing damaged vintage aircraft MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Two Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) artisans who once worked on the FRCE CH-46 production line team up to repair a damaged HH-46 Pedro helicopter that is a local landmark.
20 September 2022 FRCE hosts state environmental secretary MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently hosted a visit by North Carolina Secretary of the Environment Elizabeth Biser, with a focus on the command’s commitment to environmental stewardship and an emphasis on the work FRCE does to protect the
09 September 2022 FRCE safety program recognized as premier in Defense Department MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - The safety program at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) was acknowledged by the Department of Defense (DoD) as the best of the best in terms of safety and occupational health when Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness Shawn G. Skelly presented
02 September 2022 FRCE Successfully Demonstrates Digital Tracking System Proof of Concept An effort to streamline and modernize the way Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) tracks tools, assets and inventory recently hit an important milestone. FRCE’s digital tracking team recently demonstrated a successful proof of concept for a digital tracking system the team spent nearly 24 months
01 September 2022 FRCE tech library sets the standard with proactive posture MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - A team of 11 librarians and data maintenance technicians at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) Technical Document Library Branch take a proactive approach to developing solutions that keep information current in more than 40,000 electronic technical data
31 August 2022 FRCE Hosts 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Commanding General Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) hosted an Aug. 30 visit from Maj. Gen. Scott F. Benedict, commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW). FRCE provides maintenance, overhaul and technical services for many of the aircraft flown by 2nd MAW, including the F-35B Lightning II, MV-22B Osprey,
25 August 2022 FRCE test drives autonomous parts-handling vehicles in warehouse MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) employees recently attended a demonstration of autonomous material handling equipment. The facility is considering whether self-driving forklifts and parts carts could improve productivity and reduce downtown.
29 July 2022 FRCE materials engineers assist Coast Guard with parts backlog MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - A team of Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) materials engineers recently extended a helping hand to their colleagues in the Coast Guard when engineering personnel at the U.S. Coast Guard’s Aviation Logistics Center (ALC) in Elizabeth City, North