MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - A team of 11 librarians and data maintenance technicians at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) Technical Document Library Branch take a proactive approach to developing solutions that keep information current in more than 40,000 electronic technical data...

Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) hosted an Aug. 30 visit from Maj. Gen. Scott F. Benedict, commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW). FRCE provides maintenance, overhaul and technical services for many of the aircraft flown by 2nd MAW, including the F-35B Lightning II, MV-22B Osprey,...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) employees recently attended a demonstration of autonomous material handling equipment. The facility is considering whether self-driving forklifts and parts carts could improve productivity and reduce downtown...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - A team of Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) materials engineers recently extended a helping hand to their colleagues in the Coast Guard when engineering personnel at the U.S. Coast Guard’s Aviation Logistics Center (ALC) in Elizabeth City, North...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - A collaboration that started with an executive leadership program site visit has yielded positive returns for both Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) and the U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center (ALC)...

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...

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...

MARINE CORPS AIR BASE CHERRY POINT, N.C. - A group of Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) engineers earned recognition for their skilled technical problem-solving during a June 16 ceremony honoring the 2022 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year. Electrical engineers Josh...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) is gearing up to return an MV-22 Osprey to the fleet after conducting a wing-off stow ring replacement on the aircraft, the first completion of this procedure by a naval aviation depot. In another inaugural depot-level...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - As the number of operational F-35 Lightning II aircraft in the Navy and Marine Corps continues to rise, the number of missions flown increases – and with them, the requirements for maintenance and repair. The requirement for in-service repair and the...