Together with other Navy leaders, Vice Adm. Carl Chebi, Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), spoke Monday morning on a panel at the Sea-Air-Space Conference and Exposition. The panel focused on aircraft, ships and submarines and the many ways the Navy is looking to have a combat-surge ready fleet by the year 2027.

Clint Stammer helps warfighters come home alive. They may never know his name, but their survival depends on his quiet dedication. He is an unsung American hero in the Department of Defense.

And he received recognition over a plate of fish tacos.

In late March, between back-to-back meetings at the F-35 Joint Program Office in Crystal City, Virginia, his boss, Colton Dixon, the JPO mission effectiveness lead, pulled Stammer away for a quick lunch.

As they sat down, a colleague approached the table.

"Can I congratulate him?"

Vice Adm. Carl Chebi, Commander, Naval Air Systems Command, and Brig. Gen. David Walsh, Program Executive Officer for Air Anti-Submarine Warfare, Assault & Special Missions Programs, will participate in panels at this year’s Sea-Air-Space 2025 Expo, taking place from April 6 through 9 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland.

More than 200 graduates from NAVAIR’s Leadership Development Program (NLDP) and Journey Leadership Development Program (JLDP) were recognized at a ceremony held March 20, 2025.

Checklists, audits and inspections….these checks and balances ensure accuracy and reliability in products delivered while at the same time fostering efficiency, accountability and effectiveness within an organization. Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) underwent a Naval Aviation Maintenance Program (NAMP) audit that concluded on February 11, 2025. The command achieved a 98% success rate (outstanding!) with 3 of the top 4 programs and 5 of the top 10 performing areas located at FRCSW!

By JANINA LAMOGLIA

Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) participated in the 2024 Department of Defense (DoD) Maintenance Symposium, held in December at the Salt Palace Convention Center. The symposium, the only official DoD event focused solely on the maintenance and sustainment of weapon systems and equipment, attracted over 2,300 professionals from military, government, industry, and academia.

By JANINA LAMOGLIA

Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) received the People’s Choice Award at the 2024 Maintenance Innovation Challenge (MIC) for its presentation on cold spray technology, a repair process designed to restore corroded and damaged naval aircraft components.

The competition, held during the Department of Defense Maintenance Symposium in Salt Lake City, showcased five finalists presenting innovative solutions aimed at improving military sustainment and readiness. Attendees selected FRCSW’s cold spray technology as the standout innovation.

Eleven employees were named 2024 Mentors of the Year as part of Naval Air Systems Command’s Mentoring Month observance January 28.

By: Janina Lamoglia 

When the U.S. Coast Guard was unable to procure a wiring system part that affected its entire fleet of MH-60T helicopters in late November, they turned to the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Additive Manufacturing (AM) Team. Thanks to a collaborative workplace culture between services and a recognition for urgent solutions at the time of need, the Coast Guard kept its aircraft flying without a break in operations.