09 April 2024 New process helps improve results for H-53 fitting at FRCE A process developed and refined at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) is producing positive results in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the CH-53E Super Stallion and MH-53E Sea Dragon heavy-lift helicopters serviced at the depot. A team of engineers and artisans from the H-53 Aircraft
04 April 2024 FRCE Inspires Next Generation of Engineers During E-Week Activities MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. — Fleet Readiness Center East's STEM Outreach Team conducted a total of 54 events at 39 local schools, engaging over 4,700 students in celebration of National Engineers Week. Also known as E-Week, the national observance is one of the
07 March 2024 FRCE helps Blue Angels ensure Fat Albert is ready for the show Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently welcomed aviation icon Fat Albert and its team for scheduled inspections and maintenance, which gave FRCE a unique opportunity to learn from the “best of the best.”
22 February 2024 FRCE celebrates Black History Month MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. — Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) hosted two iconic members of the Black community to share their insights on leadership excellence and success for the 2024 Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) National Black History Month Observance Feb. 15.
13 February 2024 FRCE Materials Engineering Division boosts aircraft performance, efficiency and safety For those working in Fleet Readiness Center East’s (FRCE) Materials Engineering Division, the answers to complex questions can often be found by focusing on the smallest of details. Analysis of a microscopic fracture or the precise identification of a material’s elemental components can
01 February 2024 FRCE Mentor of the Year Finds Joy in Helping Others MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. — Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recognized one of its leaders as Mentor of the Year for their dedication to helping others in a ceremony held Jan. 30.
01 February 2024 FRCE Provides Local Students with Exciting Learning Opportunities MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. — Fleet Readiness Center East's STEM Outreach Team visited Grover C. Fields Middle School in New Bern Jan. 17 with two goals: providing engaging educational resources to sixth through eighth grade students in the Academically and
29 January 2024 FRCE hosts F-35 sustainment leader Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) hosted the military official responsible for F-35 sustainment and logistics Jan. 24 when Maj. Gen. Donald K. Carpenter, Director of the Lightning Sustainment Center for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Office, visited the depot. The engagement allowed
10 January 2024 FRCE leading organic manufacturing efforts across Defense Department When supply chain constraints make it challenging to source parts for aircraft maintained at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE), the depot’s organic manufacturing capabilities allow FRCE to continue to return mission-ready aircraft to the Fleet.
12 December 2023 FRCE Employees Give Leave Time to Help Coworker Facing Medical Emergency MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. — Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) employees have reached out to help a coworker whose daughter is facing a medical emergency, donating hundreds of hours of annual leave through the federal Voluntary Leave Transfer Program (VLTP) so the employee