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.

Preparing the fleet to fight and win against an advancing peer threat was the theme for a leadership panel co-hosted by The Patuxent Partnership and Association of Naval Aviation Sept. 14 at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum Flight Technology Hall.

An economic plan dubbed the “Get Well Plan” was developed and implemented by the Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) Comptroller Department in 2019. The goal of this 3-year plan was to provide “financial wholeness” at FRCSW. The plan, in conjunction with the recently implemented Navy Enterprise Resource Planning (N-ERP) resource management system, is now paying dividends not only at the command, but also throughout the FRC enterprise.

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.

Lt. Samuel T. Hyder, Safety Officer with Scientific Development Squadron (VXS) 1, was recently presented with the 2021 Grampaw Pettibone Individual Award. Hyder was presented the award Aug. 10 in the hangar at VXS-1 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland.

The Grampaw Pettibone Individual Award is presented by the Naval Safety Center (NAVSAFECEN) and recognizes individuals and organizations that contribute the most toward aviation safety through publications and media resources.

If anything is clear about the Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) folks, it’s that they take safety seriously.

During fiscal year 2021 alone, the team hit a historical landmark by delivering 106 aircraft safely back to the Fleet while conducting a total of 319 flights, encompassing 580 flight hours of mishap-free flying.