22 June 2023 FRCE Secures Future Components Workload for Air Force MH-139A Grey Wolf Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently secured designation as the Depot Source of Repair (DSOR) for 81 major structural and dynamic components of the Air Force MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter, the planned replacement for the UH-1N Huey. FRCE performs maintenance, repair and overhaul of the legacy...
22 June 2023 Navy Launches Historic Aircrew Study to Update Size Requirements for a Diverse Fleet The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) is leading the Navy’s first comprehensive study since 1964 to update aviator size requirements, improve aircrew gear and equipment, and expand access for prospective future aviators. This is the Navy’s first aircrew study to include...
21 June 2023 Powering Up the Shipyard: Generator Maintenance Team Brings New Capabilities to Ensure America’s Shipyard Stays Mission-Ready Norfolk Naval Shipyard works daily to support the mission of repairing, modernizing, and inactivating our Navy’s warships and training platforms on time, every time, to protect America. It takes dedicated people who invest time and skill into the work they do in order to achieve that goal...
21 June 2023 USS Nimitz Records 350,000th Arrested Landing USS Nimitz (CVN 68), the oldest-serving U.S commissioned aircraft carrier in the world, successfully completed its 350,000th arrested aircraft landing recently while sailing in the South China Sea, a milestone nearly 48 years in the making...
21 June 2023 Navy Delivers First Pilot Trainer to Deployed Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron The Naval Aviation Training Systems and Ranges Program Office recently delivered the first Aircrew Procedures Trainer (APT) device to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan...
21 June 2023 Commander of Multinational Counter-Piracy Task Force Visits Japanese Units in Djibouti The commander for Combined Maritime Forces’ counter-piracy task force visited Japanese self-defense force units during a two-day trip to Djibouti, June 14-15...
20 June 2023 FRCE engine inspection training key to aircraft safety Training developed and conducted at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) has made a real-world impact on flight line readiness. The training provides the Marine Corps with the capabilities to bolster the number of mission-capable AV-8B Harriers while ensuring aircraft safety, and is now being applied...
20 June 2023 Formidable Force of NMCB 22 Seabees Deploys 5th Time In Support of Nebraska Army National Guard ASHLAND, Nebraska (Jun. 17, 2023) - In a display of unwavering commitment and support, a formidable force of over 175 US Navy Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion TWO TWO (NMCB 22) has deployed for the fifth time in as many years to provide essential construction support to the Nebraska...
18 June 2023 Department of Navy Top Scientists, Engineers Recognized for Excellence WASHINGTON, DC – The best of the best in Navy and Marine Corps science and engineering were recognized June 15 at the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN RD&A) Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers Awards Ceremony...
18 June 2023 125 Years of Medical Excellence – Ford Celebrates the Hospital Corpsman Birthday ‘I dedicate my heart, mind, and strength to the work before me. I shall do all within my power to show in myself an example of all that is honorable and good throughout my naval career.’ – The Hospital Corpsman Pledge.The world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R...