MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Five years ago, Fleet Readiness Center East began painting V-22 Osprey aircraft with a midcoat paint layer to protect the primer and composite layers of the aircraft from harsh chemical paint stripping agents. Recently, FRCE painters successfully...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERY POINT, N.C. - Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) marked a milestone in its support of the F-35B Lightning II aircraft when it successfully completed verification of the laser shock peening process and returned the first aircraft to undergo the procedure to the fleet...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) has begun recruitment efforts for its Trades Apprenticeship Program, kicking off its fourth year and 2022 class...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERY POINT, N.C. - The U.S. Navy established its latest addition to a program designed to bring together regional government, industry and academia to expand an ecosystem focused on innovation when the Nov. 15 signing of a partnership between Fleet Readiness Center East and...

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...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - The AV-8B Harrier program at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) reached a milestone on the aircraft’s journey into the sunset as the line delivered the final aircraft it will service for one of the Marine Corps’ last Harrier squadrons...

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...

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...

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Patuxent River, Md. - The U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Readiness program won the Aviation Week Overall Excellence Award 2021 during the annual Defense Chain Conference in Washington D.C., Oct. 20. Rear Adm. Shane Gahagan, program executive officer for tactical aircraft programs...

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...