29 July 2021 Navy Conducts First MQ-4C Triton Test Flight with Multi-Intelligence Upgrade NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - The Navy conducted its first test flight of the MQ-4C Triton in its upgraded hardware and software configuration July 29 at NAS Patuxent River, beginning the next phase of the unmanned aircraft’s development...
26 July 2021 Fleet Readiness Center Southeast Hosts Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Engineering and Logistics Building JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - On Tuesday, July 20, 2021, Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to induct B226, a new engineering and logistics building, as the latest addition to the Capt. Christopher J. Roum Engineering and Logistics Complex aboard Naval Air Station...
19 July 2021 Fleet Readiness Center East Marks 100th F-35 Induction MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) marked a milestone in its support of the F-35 Lightning II program when the depot inducted its 100th F-35 for modifications June 11...
13 July 2021 FRCE Considers New Robotic Process to Clean Fiber Optic Cables MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Fleet Readiness Center East is always looking for new, innovative ways to improve its processes. Recently, a group of FRCE engineers and aviation maintenance professionals attended a demonstration of a robotic tool that can clean fiber optic cables more...
06 July 2021 FRCE explores new technology in fight against aircraft corrosion MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - A team at FRCE is examining new possibilities for quickly and accurately detecting corrosion and preventing its spread. The F-35 Lightning II program at FRCE recently hosted a demonstration of a tool that can help identify corrosion through many aircraft...
03 July 2021 Fleet Readiness Center Southeast wins Florida Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence Award JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) was recently honored as a Gold level award recipient of the 2021 Florida Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence (SMBE) Award...
14 June 2021 Fleet Readiness Center Southeast's first apprentices hit the production floor JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The first round of apprentices with Fleet Readiness Center Southeast's (FRCSE) Trades Apprenticeship Program recently began the third phase of their education, ranging from one to two years of on-the-job training on the production floor. ...
08 June 2021 FRCE teamwork, ingenuity produce millions in cost avoidance MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - A cross-disciplinary team of Fleet Readiness Center East facilities maintenance personnel, production artisans and engineers excelled at problem solving when an automated welding machine for F402 engine combustion chambers – the only one of its kind in...
04 June 2021 Tillis, Murphy visit FRCE operations at Kinston Fleet Readiness Center East hosted Sen. Thom Tillis and Rep. Greg Murphy for a June 2 visit to the depot’s H-1 Aircraft Rework Facility at the North Carolina Global TransPark in Kinston...
25 May 2021 FRCE Apprentices Honored with Graduation Ceremony at Craven Community College MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C - Two groups of Fleet Readiness Center East apprentices celebrated success during a graduation ceremony held May 20 at the Craven Community College New Bern campus...