The Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) STEM Team fostered curiosity, innovation, and discovery among the next generation through the teams participation in the annual San Diego Festival of Science & Engineering at Petco Park. The event attracted nearly 18,000 visitors from across the region, providing a unique opportunity to engage students, families, and educators in hands on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics experiences.

On 2 June 2026, Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) hosted senior leaders from across the Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE) for a comprehensive briefing on command accomplishments, production performance, and ongoing efforts to support fleet readiness and combat lethality.

Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) Commanding Officer, CAPT Shannon Thompson recently recognized six exceptional employees with Command Challenge Coins for their instrumental contributions to one of the most significant digital modernization efforts within the FRC enterprise.

At Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW), mission readiness depends on strong leadership, effective programs, and a committed workforce. Supporting that mission behind the scenes is the FRCSW Office of Inspector General (IG), a team dedicated to helping the command identify opportunities for improvement, strengthen operations, and ensure long-term success across the organization. That commitment to excellence begins within the IG office itself.

Fleet Readiness Center Southwest personnel have played a vital role in sustaining the strength, readiness, and combat capability of Naval Aviation for more than 107 years. These images show the growth of the command’s headquarters in building 94 from its inception in 1919 through today. They offer a glimpse into the remarkable history of a command that has supported the Navy and Marine Corps through every era of aviation, from the earliest days of flight to the fifth-generation aircraft of today.

On 7 May 2026, Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) hosted leaders from Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) for a tour of the commands additive manufacturing capabilities.

During the visit, SES Lynn Kohl, Vice Commander of Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS), SES Karen Fenstermacher, Vice Commander of Naval Supply Systems Command, and Mr. Dan Olson, NAVSUP Director of Command Operations, received detailed demonstrations on the operational potential of Cold Spray technology and its growing role in fleet sustainment efforts.

For more than three decades, a model of the USS Constellation (CV-64) has been on display at Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) but this ship is more than just a model as it embodies the evolution of three U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and reflects the critical role FRCSW has played in their support.

Commissioned on October 27, 1961, USS Constellation was one of the Navy’s most capable aircraft carriers of her time. Her keel was laid on September 14, 1957, and she was launched on October 8, 1960, marking the culmination of years of engineering and shipbuilding innovation.

Capturing a moment that bridges decades of naval aviation history.

In the early 1990’s inside Hangar 378 at Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW), an artisan works quietly beneath the wings of a Lockheed S-3 Viking, the first of its kind inducted at the command.

At Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW), innovation is not a buzzword, it’s a daily commitment to the warfighter. That commitment reached an historic milestone with the command’s completion of its first fully organic F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III modification. For the first time, U.S. military artisans and engineers executed the complete upgrade in-house, marking a pivotal step forward in naval aviation readiness.

Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) proudly hosted members of COMNAVSURFPAC’s rising generation of Navy Supply Corps Officers. These future leaders gained firsthand insight into how FRCSW depot-level maintenance operations and business functions come together to drive fleet readiness. From industrial supply and logistics to the critical business processes that keep production moving, FRCSW teammates demonstrate how integrated support directly impacts mission success and strengthens warfighter capability.