Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) hosted an Oct. 11 visit from Edgar Apollo, the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) Product Support Management director. During the visit, FRCE leadership briefed Apollo and gave him a tour highlighting the depot’s support of the F-35 program.

The F-35 JPO Product Support Management team oversees F-35 supply chain logistics and sustainment for the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, seven international partners, and foreign military sales customers.

The CH-53 Sea Stallion and MH-53 Sea Dragon helicopters have been mainstays of the Navy and Marine Corps for decades. On any day, these heavy lift helicopters can be seen around the world performing a wide variety of critical missions.

A pair of Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) artisans recently got a chance to step back in time while doing a good deed for the community.

Robert Waits and Thomas McKeel worked together for about a dozen years as sheet metal mechanics on the CH-46 helicopter line at FRCE, which ceased operations in 2012. When the two friends were asked to repair damage to the HH-46D “Pedro” search and rescue helicopter that serves as a local landmark in Havelock, they jumped at the chance.

Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) had the opportunity to showcase the command’s commitment to environmental stewardship during a recent visit by North Carolina Secretary of the Environment Elizabeth Biser.

FRCE Commanding Officer Capt. James M. Belmont welcomed Biser to the depot Sept. 6 to learn more about the command’s operations and tour the facility, with an emphasis on the work FRCE does to protect the environment, the workforce and the surrounding community.

The safety program at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) has earned recognition for excellence at levels ranging from the state of North Carolina to the Chief of Naval Operations. Now, the depot is being acknowledged by the Department of Defense (DoD) as the best of the best in terms of safety and occupational health.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness Shawn G. Skelly presented FRCE with the DoD Safety and Occupational Health Management System (SOHMS) Achievement Award for organizations during an Aug. 23 ceremony in Washington, D.C.

An effort to streamline and modernize the way Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) tracks tools, assets and inventory recently hit an important milestone.  FRCE’s digital tracking team, composed of a wide range of subject matter experts from within the depot’s workforce, recently demonstrated a successful proof of concept for a digital tracking system the team spent nearly 24 months developing and testing. Proponents say the system could boost efficiency and accountability within the depot’s workforce.

When an organization’s operations rely on more than 40,000 electronic technical data publications, what happens during a network outage?

Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) hosted an Aug. 30 visit from Maj. Gen. Scott F. Benedict, commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW). During the visit, FRCE leadership discussed depot operations with Benedict and gave him a tour highlighting the maintenance, repair, and overhaul services performed at FRCE.

A group of Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) employees got a glimpse of the future recently, when they witnessed a demonstration of driverless transportation vehicles in a parts warehouse at the facility.

A team of Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) materials engineers recently extended a helping hand to their colleagues in the Coast Guard to help them solve a puzzling organic coating removal problem.