CAPT. JAMES M. BELMONT
UNITED STATES NAVY
Capt. Belmont is a native of Chicago, Illinois, and a 1994 graduate of Lewis University. Immediately after graduation, he enlisted in the Navy as an Aviation Maintenance Administrationman (AZ) and was later accepted for a direct commission through Officer Candidate School (OCS) in the Aviation Maintenance Duty Officer community in 1996.
He attended Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, receiving his Master of Aviation Science / Operations in 2002. In 2010, he was designated an Acquisition Corps member and has completed Level III certifications in Program Management, Acquisition Logistics, and Production, Quality, and Manufacturing.
Capt. Belmont's operational assignments include tours as material control officer /maintenance material control officer (MCO/MMCO) in Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133, MMCO/assistant maintenance officer (AMO) in Unmanned Air Vehicle Squadron (VC) 6, Quality Assurance Officer (QAO), Support Equipment (IM-4) Division Officer, and Avionics/Armament (IM-3) Division Officer onboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Carrier Air Group Maintenance Officer (CAGMO) in Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department Officer (AIMDO) onboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and assistant chief of staff for logistics (N4) in Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4. During these tours, he participated in Operations Northern Watch, Southern Watch, Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn.
His shore tours include AMO in Commander, Electronic Attack Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CVWP), Maintenance Officer (MO) in Fleet Readiness Center Northwest (FRCNW), Aviation Depot Maintenance Requirements Officer (RO) and Aviation Readiness Branch Head at Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV), Production Group Military Director at Commander, Fleet Readiness Centers (COMFRC), Executive Officer (XO) at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) and is currently serving as the Commanding Officer at FRCE.
Capt. Belmont is designated as a Professional Aviation Maintenance Officer and has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (5 awards), Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medal (4 awards), Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2 awards), the John C. Stennis “Straight Furrow”, senior leadership award and various campaign, service and unit awards.
CAPT. RANDY J. BERTI
UNITED STATES NAVY
Capt. Randy Berti a native of Erie, Pennsylvania enlisted in the Air Force in May 1992, serving eight years as a Tactical Aviation Maintenance Specialist with tours of duty in Utah, Georgia, South Korea, Turkey and multiple Southwest Asia deployments before attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. During his tenure he earned a B.S. in Professional Aeronautics from Embry-Riddle University. In 2000, he laterally transferred to the Navy where he attended Officer Candidate School before receiving a commission as an Aerospace Maintenance Duty Officer (AMDO).
In 2001 upon completion of Aviation Maintenance Officer (AMO) School he reported to Strike Fighter Squadron 34 (VFA-34) serving as Material Control Officer, Aircraft Division Officer and Quality Assurance Officer. In 2004 he was selected to return to AMO School as an instructor earning his Master Training Specialist designation. In 2007 he was assigned as the Aircraft Division Officer, Quality Assurance Officer, and AIRSPeed Officer in USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN-73) AIMD. Following his ships company tour In February 2010 he transferred to NAVAIR 6.7.2.1 serving as AIRSpeed Program Lead.
In 2013, selected as Officer-in-Charge, Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD) Bahrain, he completed a highly successful tour providing enhanced support capabilities as well as enabling support preparation to P-8 deployment in theater. Upon completion of his overseas tour he reported back to NAVAIR in 2015 and served as DAPML for PMA 273 T45 support. 2017 CDR Berti screened and was selected to serve as the Officer-In-Charge, Fleet Readiness Center Southwest Detachment North Island where he was responsible for the production efforts of 8 Officers, 38 Chief Petty Officers, approximately 650 sailors and 18 civilian personnel in support of 347 H-60/C-2 level II aircraft maintenance and readiness. He was also responsible for delivering responsive maintenance, repair and overhaul products and services in support of Naval Aviation National Defense objectives.
In 2019 he screened and was selected to serve as the Commanding Officer, Fleet Readiness Western Pacific, responsible for providing quality, responsive in-theater scheduled Depot Maintenance on 12 different Type/Model/Series of aircraft supporting 16 Navy and Marine Corps squadrons throughout WESTPAC in a manner that demonstrates commitment to excellence from the Mediterranean through the Middle East and Asia to Guam. Additionally, responsible for unscheduled depot In-Service Repair (ISR), providing rapid, quality ISR with experienced depot field teams at major bases in WESTPAC including NAF Atsugi, MCAS Iwakuni, and MCAS Fuentma as well as providing dedicated ISR teams to each deployed carrier strike group through Asia and the Middle East to the Mediterranean supporting all Navy and Marine Corps Type/Model/Series aircraft.
MARK D. MENO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mr. Mark D. Meno serves as the Executive Director at Fleet Readiness Center East aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. As the senior civilian for a command workforce comprised of more than 4,000 civilian, military and contractor personnel, he leads a team of senior leaders responsible for a wide array of Navy and Marine Corps aviation sustainment responsibilities.
Meno earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech in 1994. Upon graduation, he was employed at Fleet Readiness Center East, where he served as a materials engineer responsible for organic coating removal, corrosion control, and aircraft and hot section engine cleaning technologies deployed in the production environment. He then moved into management, first by serving as the analytical chemistry and composites supervisor. In 2005, he moved into department leadership, first as the Engineering Sciences Department Head followed by the Air Vehicle Department Head.
In 2015, he was selected as the Head of the Research and Engineering Group. At the same time, he also served as the acting Senior Civilian until a permanent selection was made in 2016. In 2019, he followed that assignment, through a reorganization, as the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) Engineering Department Head. He was selected for his current position as Executive Director in November 2020. From fall 2021-fall 2022, he was assigned to a 12-month rotation with the Office of the Deputy Assistance Secretary for the Navy – Sustainment (DASN/S) supporting a broad range of Naval Aviation policy, financial, and infrastructure efforts.
Operating with an annual revenue of nearly $1 billion and a production output of more than 80 aircraft, 18,000 components and 80 engines annually, FRC East serves as DOD’s Vertical Lift Center of Excellence by providing sustainment, maintenance, and fleet operational support all assigned Navy and Marine Corps aircraft, equipment, and support systems.
CAPT. JAMES M. BELMONT
UNITED STATES NAVY
Capt. Belmont is a native of Chicago, Illinois, and a 1994 graduate of Lewis University. Immediately after graduation, he enlisted in the Navy as an Aviation Maintenance Administrationman (AZ) and was later accepted for a direct commission through Officer Candidate School (OCS) in the Aviation Maintenance Duty Officer community in 1996.
He attended Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, receiving his Master of Aviation Science / Operations in 2002. In 2010, he was designated an Acquisition Corps member and has completed Level III certifications in Program Management, Acquisition Logistics, and Production, Quality, and Manufacturing.
Capt. Belmont's operational assignments include tours as material control officer /maintenance material control officer (MCO/MMCO) in Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133, MMCO/assistant maintenance officer (AMO) in Unmanned Air Vehicle Squadron (VC) 6, Quality Assurance Officer (QAO), Support Equipment (IM-4) Division Officer, and Avionics/Armament (IM-3) Division Officer onboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Carrier Air Group Maintenance Officer (CAGMO) in Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department Officer (AIMDO) onboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and assistant chief of staff for logistics (N4) in Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4. During these tours, he participated in Operations Northern Watch, Southern Watch, Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn.
His shore tours include AMO in Commander, Electronic Attack Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CVWP), Maintenance Officer (MO) in Fleet Readiness Center Northwest (FRCNW), Aviation Depot Maintenance Requirements Officer (RO) and Aviation Readiness Branch Head at Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV), Production Group Military Director at Commander, Fleet Readiness Centers (COMFRC), Executive Officer (XO) at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) and is currently serving as the Commanding Officer at FRCE.
Capt. Belmont is designated as a Professional Aviation Maintenance Officer and has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (5 awards), Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medal (4 awards), Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2 awards), the John C. Stennis “Straight Furrow”, senior leadership award and various campaign, service and unit awards.
CAPT. RANDY J. BERTI
UNITED STATES NAVY
Capt. Randy Berti a native of Erie, Pennsylvania enlisted in the Air Force in May 1992, serving eight years as a Tactical Aviation Maintenance Specialist with tours of duty in Utah, Georgia, South Korea, Turkey and multiple Southwest Asia deployments before attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. During his tenure he earned a B.S. in Professional Aeronautics from Embry-Riddle University. In 2000, he laterally transferred to the Navy where he attended Officer Candidate School before receiving a commission as an Aerospace Maintenance Duty Officer (AMDO).
In 2001 upon completion of Aviation Maintenance Officer (AMO) School he reported to Strike Fighter Squadron 34 (VFA-34) serving as Material Control Officer, Aircraft Division Officer and Quality Assurance Officer. In 2004 he was selected to return to AMO School as an instructor earning his Master Training Specialist designation. In 2007 he was assigned as the Aircraft Division Officer, Quality Assurance Officer, and AIRSPeed Officer in USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN-73) AIMD. Following his ships company tour In February 2010 he transferred to NAVAIR 6.7.2.1 serving as AIRSpeed Program Lead.
In 2013, selected as Officer-in-Charge, Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD) Bahrain, he completed a highly successful tour providing enhanced support capabilities as well as enabling support preparation to P-8 deployment in theater. Upon completion of his overseas tour he reported back to NAVAIR in 2015 and served as DAPML for PMA 273 T45 support. 2017 CDR Berti screened and was selected to serve as the Officer-In-Charge, Fleet Readiness Center Southwest Detachment North Island where he was responsible for the production efforts of 8 Officers, 38 Chief Petty Officers, approximately 650 sailors and 18 civilian personnel in support of 347 H-60/C-2 level II aircraft maintenance and readiness. He was also responsible for delivering responsive maintenance, repair and overhaul products and services in support of Naval Aviation National Defense objectives.
In 2019 he screened and was selected to serve as the Commanding Officer, Fleet Readiness Western Pacific, responsible for providing quality, responsive in-theater scheduled Depot Maintenance on 12 different Type/Model/Series of aircraft supporting 16 Navy and Marine Corps squadrons throughout WESTPAC in a manner that demonstrates commitment to excellence from the Mediterranean through the Middle East and Asia to Guam. Additionally, responsible for unscheduled depot In-Service Repair (ISR), providing rapid, quality ISR with experienced depot field teams at major bases in WESTPAC including NAF Atsugi, MCAS Iwakuni, and MCAS Fuentma as well as providing dedicated ISR teams to each deployed carrier strike group through Asia and the Middle East to the Mediterranean supporting all Navy and Marine Corps Type/Model/Series aircraft.
MARK D. MENO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mr. Mark D. Meno serves as the Executive Director at Fleet Readiness Center East aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. As the senior civilian for a command workforce comprised of more than 4,000 civilian, military and contractor personnel, he leads a team of senior leaders responsible for a wide array of Navy and Marine Corps aviation sustainment responsibilities.
Meno earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech in 1994. Upon graduation, he was employed at Fleet Readiness Center East, where he served as a materials engineer responsible for organic coating removal, corrosion control, and aircraft and hot section engine cleaning technologies deployed in the production environment. He then moved into management, first by serving as the analytical chemistry and composites supervisor. In 2005, he moved into department leadership, first as the Engineering Sciences Department Head followed by the Air Vehicle Department Head.
In 2015, he was selected as the Head of the Research and Engineering Group. At the same time, he also served as the acting Senior Civilian until a permanent selection was made in 2016. In 2019, he followed that assignment, through a reorganization, as the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) Engineering Department Head. He was selected for his current position as Executive Director in November 2020. From fall 2021-fall 2022, he was assigned to a 12-month rotation with the Office of the Deputy Assistance Secretary for the Navy – Sustainment (DASN/S) supporting a broad range of Naval Aviation policy, financial, and infrastructure efforts.
Operating with an annual revenue of nearly $1 billion and a production output of more than 80 aircraft, 18,000 components and 80 engines annually, FRC East serves as DOD’s Vertical Lift Center of Excellence by providing sustainment, maintenance, and fleet operational support all assigned Navy and Marine Corps aircraft, equipment, and support systems.