24 November 2021 FRCE’s H-53 Line Ends Fiscal Year with Strong Push MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERY POINT, N.C. - A Vietnam-era aircraft platform facing a challenging supply posture seems an unlikely candidate for an underdog victory story. But that’s just what happened when Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) artisans made a hard push to the finish line to complete...
04 November 2021 Fleet Readiness Center East Supports Fleet Through Sikorsky H-53 Partnership MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERY POINT, N.C. - A partnership between Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) and Sikorsky is helping meet the fleet’s needs for critical parts for CH-53E Super Stallion and MH-53E Sea Dragon heavy-lift helicopters...
01 November 2021 Fleet Readiness Center Southeast’s P-8 Fleet Support Team wins 2021 DON Acquisition Excellence Sustainment Team of the Year Award JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Fleet Readiness Center Southeast's (FRCSE) P-8 Fleet Support Team (FST) has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Department of the Navy (DON) Acquisition Excellence Awards (AEA) for Sustainment Team of the Year...
14 October 2021 New Precision Measurement Equipment Poised to Support Improved Production Timelines MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERY POINT, N.C. - Recent equipment acquisitions in the Precision Measurement Center (PMC) – a component of the Advanced Measurement Services and Reverse Engineering Labs (AMSREL) Division of the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Engineering Department at Fleet Readiness...
06 October 2021 Fleet Readiness Center East Hosts Navy Official, with Eye on Modernization MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and James Balocki visited FRCE as part of a wider tour of Marine Corps Installations East facilities, including Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Marine Corps Air Station...
30 September 2021 Fleet Readiness Center East hosts Marine Corps Installations East Commander Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) hosted a Sept. 24 visit from Brig. Gen. Andrew M. Niebel, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in order to familiarize the commander with operations at the depot...
24 September 2021 Fleet Readiness Center East Completes first UH-1N “Huey” Repair Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) artisans recently completed work on the first UH-1N “Huey” helicopter to undergo service at the depot’s facility in Kinston’s North Carolina Global TransPark...
01 September 2021 Fleet Readiness Center East Aces Quality Management Surveillance Audit In the aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul industry, Aerospace Standard (AS) 9110 serves as the benchmark for excellence. Following a recent third-party surveillance audit, Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) became the first aviation depot within Commander, Fleet Readiness Centers (COMFRC) to...
27 August 2021 Automated parts storage system improves efficiency at Fleet Readiness Center East At Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE), the challenge or organizing the thousands of parts from an aircraft that comes in for maintenance or repair is being managed using a new software application called WISK, short for Work-in-Process Inventory, Storage and Kitting. The WISK application provides...
20 August 2021 Fleet Readiness Center Southeast employee earns DON Civilian Rising Star Award for Excellence Carl Bagmon, Fleet Readiness Center Southeast's equal employment opportunity (EEO) Complaints Manager, earns DON Civilian Rising Star Award for Excellence...