More than 500 prospective employees filled a large event space in San Diego as Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) employees meet with job seekers to discuss career opportunities across the command. The recruiting effort seeks to fill more than 200 positions supporting the U.S. military and the Department of War’s defense strategy, connecting talented members of the San Diego community with opportunities to contribute to a mission of national importance.

Financial management may start behind a desk, but at Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW), its impact can be felt on the flightline.

For Ji Kim, FRCSW’s Comptroller, that connection has driven a years long effort to change how the command approaches money, data, technology and accountability.

Recently, Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) leadership took a moment to recognize six outstanding members of our civilian workforce!

FRCSW Commanding Officer, CAPT Shannon Thompson presented Civilian Service Achievement Medals to Ms. Jaimee Sanders, Mr. Art Arellano, Mr. Darrell Daniels, and Mr. Ray Fernandez, he also presented Civilian Service Commendation Medals to Mr. Epifano Echavez and Mr. Carlos Taitano.

Fleet Readiness Center Southwest's (FRCSW) H-53 Super Stallion program has established itself as the benchmark for depot level maintenance on this type/model/series aircraft, delivering record breaking turnaround times while ensuring the Marine Corps' only heavy lift helicopter remains ready to support the warfighter.

Rear Admiral Ben Reynolds, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Budget (Financial Management and Comptroller), recently visited Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) where command leadership provided an overview of the depot's mission, operational successes, and the challenges impacting the sustainment of fleet readiness.

During the visit, Reynolds received updates on FRCSW's aircraft maintenance, component repair, manufacturing, and modernization efforts before touring key production areas supporting the F/A-18, E2D and H-60 programs.

When Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) returns an aircraft to the Fleet, every component must meet exacting standards for safety, reliability, and performance. Behind that effort is a capability that has quietly supported naval aviation for over 90 years, the FRCSW Materials Laboratory.

The Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) team earlier this year stepped up in a big way to support the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWC-AD) EEO Office, answering a request from NAVAIR headquarters during a critical time.

In April 2026, then Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) Commanding Officer, CAPT Luis “Rick” Rivera presented challenge coins to the Industrial Engineering Technology (IET) Components Team in recognition of a major milestone for the LM2500 Single Shank Turbine (SST) engine program. Over the course of a rigorous month, the team updated more than 900 component routes for the SST.  (read about the LM2500 program here).

Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) personnel were honored recently to welcome home one of naval aviation’s most distinguished heroes, retired CAPT Royce Williams, following his recent recognition with the Congressional Medal of Honor for his extraordinary actions during the Korean War.

Earlier this year, Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) marked a significant milestone in naval aviation sustainment with a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new V-22 Osprey maintenance hangar, a state-of-the-art facility designed to increase capacity, improve efficiency, and ensure the command remains ready to support the Navy and Marine Corps for decades to come.