23 October 2023 FRCE recognized by Italian Navy, AV-8B Program Office The Italian Navy AV-8B Program Office and the U.S. Navy’s AV-8B Weapon Systems Program Office (PMA-257) recently recognized Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) for its outstanding support of the Italian AV-8B Harrier fleet...
20 October 2023 FRCE adds first SkillBridge graduates to workforce Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) has hired its first permanent employees from the Department of Defense’s SkillBridge Program. SkillBridge matches military members with industry partners to gain valuable training and work experience during their last 180 days of active duty service, to ease...
20 October 2023 Mixed trade artisan initiative takes flight at FRCE New position descriptions developed at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) are bringing the depot in line with commercial industry hiring practices and allowing for increased flexibility in employee professional development, all with an eye on improving efficiency and utilization...
04 October 2023 FRCE hosts teacher interns to promote STEM jobs to students Support provided by Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) and the Eastern North Carolina (ENC) Tech Bridge to local educators will help shape lesson plans that prepare students for STEM-related occupations, including the aviation-focused careers found at the aircraft maintenance depot...
28 September 2023 FRCE marks first with new F-35 component Fleet Readiness Center East successfully assembled F-35B Lightning II aircraft component outside the original manufacturer’s facility...
22 August 2023 FRCE Employee Retires After 70 Years of Military, Civil Service MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Freddie Dawkins, a pneudraulics systems mechanic at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE), recently celebrated an extraordinary milestone, retiring from federal service after 70 years of combined military and civilian service. ...
14 August 2023 FRCE hosts congressional visit from N.C. Rep. Murphy MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. -- Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) hosted U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy Aug. 14 for a briefing and tour focused on the depot’s expanding workload and future capabilities, including enhanced support of the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter...
08 August 2023 Loud and Clear: New Paint Scheme Helps Boost Workplace Safety at FRCE MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. -- An ongoing initiative to improve understanding of personal protective equipment requirements at Fleet Readiness Center East is ensuring employees can quickly and easily identify what type of protective equipment is needed to enter industrial...
01 August 2023 FRCE Hosts Externship Program with Local Educators MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - 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...
11 July 2023 FRCE Modernization Team Improves Work Environment, Saves Time and Money While teams of expert artisans, engineers and logisticians support state-of-the-art maintenance, repair and overhaul of the military’s most advanced aircraft platforms at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) – often in buildings that date back to the depot’s World War II...