Images of the King Stallion CH-53K

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 24, 2021) Aircraft mechanic Josue Perez with Fleet Readiness Center Southeast's (FRCSE) fuel assembly line, prepares backing boards for installation in an F/A-18 Hornet fuel tank. (U.S. Navy Photo by Toiete Jackson/Released)

An E-6B Mercury prepares for takeoff at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. Aug. 8, 2022. The E-6B is at Air Test and Evaluation Squadron TWO ZERO (VX-20) for testing on newly-installed systems that support the Looking Glass mission. (U.S. Navy photo by Christopher Hurd)

The Marines received its final AH-1Z Viper as mapped out by the service’s program of record (POR), culminating in 189 attack helicopters and 160 UH-1Y Venoms, the service’s utility variant.

Fleet Readiness Center Southeast artisans overhaul Super Hornet pylons

The FRCSW team at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar exemplify the highest standards of aircraft maintenance and repair, ensuring the Marine Corps' F/A-18 fleet remains mission-ready. Their commitment and technical expertise are vital to our national defense.

FRCSW is the premier maintenance repair and overhaul organization in the Department of Defense. The command repairs Navy and Marine Corps aircraft and their associated components, which includes wings. On 30 July 2024, the command discovered a wing it could not repair, a distressed and damaged wing on a Seagull. Janine Marr, FRCSW Administrative Services Officer, found the struggling bird and contacted the bird wing experts, Sea World San Diego.

Another successful wing repair operation is now underway. Fair winds and following seas to our feathered friend.

Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado – Aircraft Mechanics, Jaaziel Juego and Dang Nguyen, installs a drag load onto an F/A-18 Super Hornet in Bldg. 94. FRCSW is the leading maintenance, repair and overhaul depot on the West Coast providing premiere quality workmanship in support of our warfighters.