08 February 2023 FRCE Boosts Production with Successful Process Improvement Project MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) wrapped up a successful process improvement project which enhanced the depot’s ability to deliver parts, components, and aircraft to the warfighter.
10 January 2023 FRCE Bearing Shop Supports the Fleet One Bearing at a Time Fleet Readiness Center East’s Bearing Shop is a place where success or failure can be measured in thousandths of inch. In this shop, bearings are inspected, measured and analyzed with a painstaking attention to detail by a small team of highly trained professionals.
06 December 2022 FRCE Conducts Test Run of CH-53K Engine Disassembly MCAS CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) mechanics recently conducted their first disassembly of a T408 engine, which powers the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter.
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
26 July 2022 New Coordinate Measuring Machines Boost Capabilities at FRCE Fleet Readiness Center East’s (FRCE) Precision Measurement Center boosted its capabilities with the recent addition of two new coordinate measuring machines. Depot officials say the new acquisitions will help increase the speed with which the depot can conduct the precise measurement of oversized
25 July 2022 FRCE Teams with Educators to Prepare Students for Careers in Industry Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently hosted a group of Craven County School teachers as part of an externship program focused on preparing students for careers in industry.Six educators from local schools participated in the externship program that took place at FRCE with two sessions held
11 December 2020 Kearsarge Completes Fast Cruise Before Contractor Sea Trials The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) completed a fast cruise Dec. 11, 2020 in preparations for contractor sea trials and operations at sea after a nearly one-year hiatus.
30 November 2020 Kearsarge Celebrates Native American Heritage Month Sailors assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) gathered on the mess decks – keeping social distancing in mind – to celebrate Native Americans and their contributions to the Navy during a ceremony hosted by the ship’s diversity team Nov. 30, 2020.