March 8, 2022

FRCSW Inducts Its First MV-22 to Suffer Mishap

The right-hand inner composite skin of the $75 million aircraft sustained a four-foot by two-foot crack with other, but minor, composite damage.

Feb. 22, 2022

FRCSW VRT Supports USCG Ship Repairs

But the VRT’s expertise is not strictly limited to requests by the Navy. The nation’s Coast Guard is also a customer.

Feb. 14, 2022

FRCSW Teammates Help Rescue Lost Hiker

Last month a group of FRCSW teammates that included Adam Kimmerly, Thom Jarvis, Camille Delaflor, Paul Douvier and Marc Rasp (all from the command’s Fleet Support Team) found themselves playing a pivotal role in the rescue of a lost hiker in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, the largest state park in California.

Jan. 24, 2022

FRCSW Selects its 2021 Mentor of the Year

At Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW), Senior Chief Yeoman (YNCS) Jolyn Jones is the command’s 2021 Mentor of the Year (MOY).

Jan. 11, 2022

FRCSW Lands CNO Aviation Safety Award

In recognition of its consistent and effective airborne operations, Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) was recently selected to receive a Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Fiscal Year 2020 Aviation Safety Award.

Jan. 4, 2022

FRCSW Shop Services F/A-18 Hornet Fuel Cells

The FRCSW fuel cell shop maintains all four of the airframe’s fuel tanks and one vent tank which serves as an overflow.

Dec. 20, 2021

FRCSW Improves Its MV-22 Readiness by 50 Percent

The command’s approach to PMI-2 servicing of the tiltrotor aircraft has evolved to an improved readiness level perhaps unseen in the maintenance any other airframe.

Dec. 13, 2021

FRCSW Delivers E-2D Hawkeye Ahead of Schedule

FRCSW is the Navy’s sole provider of E-2D PMI-2 events, and on December 1, the command delivered its first E-2D to complete PMI-2 under the new 220-day turn-around time (TAT).

Dec. 3, 2021

FRCSW Paints Its Last C-2A Greyhound

Last August, Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) inducted its last Greyhound to undergo PMI-3, the final interval in the maintenance cycle.

July 15, 2021

FRCSW Heat Shop Targets Component Readiness

Fleet Readiness Center Southwest’s (FRCSW) heat treating shop in Building 472 is the hub for the reworking of metallic and structural aircraft components that have experienced damage from hard landings or mishaps. T