Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) achieved two significant milestones in the same week by inducting its first F-35B Lightning II and F135 power module (PM), one of five major modules of the F-35 propulsion system.

The F-35B, which came from the Flying Leathernecks of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 (VMFA-122), based out of Yuma, Arizona, arrived at FRCSE on Aug. 7 and the F135 PM on Aug. 9.  

Ten Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) individuals and teams have won Department of the Navy (DoN) Sean J. Stackley Acquisition Excellence Awards (AEA) for their exceptional contributions in promoting competition and innovation throughout the acquisition lifecycle for Navy and Marine Corps programs.

Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently achieved a significant production milestone by eliminating high-priority backorders for auxiliary power units (APU) used in the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, bolstering the platform’s mission readiness.

Challenges related to the availability of parts and materials used in the APU threatened to keep a number of the Navy’s Super Hornets on the ground and led to a number of high-priority backorders known as Issue Priority Group 1 (IPG-1).

NAVAIR’s Security Cooperation Office (SSCO) International Programs Junior Personnel Development Program celebrates its ninth year on National Intern Day, July 25.

Since its conception in 2015, the NAVAIR SSCO program has flourished into a robust initiative. Starting with a singular intern in its first year, it now boasts 22 interns and a 75% retention rate. The internship is designed for college students or recent graduates who are looking to gain experience with NAVAIR international programs, learn the intricacies of foreign relations and policy and support U.S. armed forces.

Forty-five apprentices with Fleet Readiness Center Southeast's (FRCSE) Trades Apprenticeship Program walked the stage to accept their journeyman-level certificate during a ceremony on Friday, July 12.

More than 250 family members, friends and FRCSE personnel gathered to honor the graduates and recognize their achievements.

“Juneteenth is a national Independence Day for many of us, and it represents over the ending of the institution of slavery, the beginning of the fulfillment of America's promises,” said Adrianne Somerville, acting deputy director, NAVAIR Command Operations Group. “Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for us all, to include African-Americans.”

Somerville spoke as part of the Naval Air Systems Command’s (NAVAIR) national Juneteenth event June 25.

Leaders and stakeholders from Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) and the North Carolina Global TransPark gathered at the Kinston facility June 25 to celebrate breaking ground for a new aviation maintenance complex set to house the depot’s incoming military aircraft workload.

“I always had the desire to serve and serve something bigger, larger than myself,” said special agent Russ Lee, executive director, Office of Special Investigations (OSI), Office of Special Projects and security director, Department of the Air Force Special Access Program, as the featured guest speaker at NAVAIR’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer + Allies (LGBTQ+A) diversity action team’s (DAT) national Pride Month event June 17. 

For the seventh straight year, the North Carolina Department of Labor recognized the command’s commitment to safety by awarding Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) the Gold Award, the department’s highest workplace safety honor. During a recent ceremony in Greenville, the depot also received four Million Hour Awards for its safety performance in 2023.

The stars were out for over 200 attendees May 29 at the Naval Aviation 3-Star Summit in Lexington Park, Maryland. The evening’s theme was “Advancing Naval Aviation Readiness for the High-End Fight.”