16 January 2025 C-130 Hercules 70 Years Strong and Growing PATUXENT RIVER, Md. -- The ever-enduring C-130 Hercules celebrated 70 years of unwavering service last year. Since its inception in 1954, the Hercules continues to be used in over 70 countries with more than a million flight hours and growing...
10 January 2025 Navy Super Hornets Honor President Carter with Historic ‘Missing Man’ Flyover PLAINS, Georgia - Twenty-one U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornets conducted a missing man formation flyover to honor the former U.S. President James Earl “Jimmy” Carter on Jan. 9...
07 January 2025 Navy awards $3.5B contract to Northrop Grumman to develop successor to E-6B Mercury aircraft NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, MD -- The U.S. Navy announced today that it has awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a $3.5 billion contract to conduct the mission-systems integration for the E-130J, which will be the successor to the E-6B Mercury for the Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) mission...
20 December 2024 NAVAIR issues V-22 bulletin and interim flight clearance PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - Based on engineering analysis, on December 20, 2024 NAVAIR issued a fleet bulletin directing the inspection of V-22 Osprey to verify the flight hours on each Proprotor Gearbox (PRGB) prior to an aircraft’s next flight...
16 December 2024 VAQ-133 “Wizards” complete historic first Next Generation Jammer Deployment to 5th and 7th Fleet in Time for the Holidays VAQ-133 returns from a five-month deployment as the first Navy squadron to tactically employ the ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer...
09 December 2024 The legacy engine: FRCE delivers final Harrier engine to fleet MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – Following the delivery of the depot’s final AV-8B Harrier in September, Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently completed its last F402 engine maintenance event, delivering the finished product to the fleet Oct. 28...
05 December 2024 What is the TACC and who is TACRON 22 The USS Wasp (LHD 1) the Tactical Air Control Center is the single point of contact for all airspace planning for the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group. ...
02 December 2024 FRCE marks 150th F-35 induction Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) marked a milestone in its support of the F-35 Lightning II program when the depot recently inducted and completed modifications on its 150th F-35 and returned the aircraft to the Fleet.FRCE is the lead site for depot-level maintenance on the F-35B Lightning II and...
18 November 2024 New F-35 storage solutions set to boost efficiency at FRCE The Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) F-35 Lightning II aircraft modification line continues to grow with the recent addition of a new storage system that will improve safety and efficiency...
05 November 2024 VAW-123 Sends their Last E-2C Hawkeye to the Boneyard TUCSON, Ariz. – Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 123 transferred two of their four E-2C Hawkeye aircraft to the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, the largest aircraft boneyard in the world in Tucson, in September...