Jan. 30, 2018

FRCSW Revamps Super Hornet Windscreen Production

Sheet metal mechanic Pierre Nguyen removes fasteners from an F/A-18 Super Hornet windscreen. Fastener removal is one step of the disassembly phase which includes removal of the windscreen?s glass. ...

Jan. 17, 2018

Golden Wrench Awarded for Exceptional Service to FMS Customers

FRCSW senior civilian Michelle Gomez presents the command?s Golden Wrench Award to David Phillips, E-2/C-2 foreign military sales (FMS) support, Jan. 16 in Building 6. Phillips was recognized with the award fo...

Jan. 11, 2018

FRCSW Fires Up New Cadmium Plating Furnace

Tito Visi, president of V&N Advanced Automation Systems, right, discusses use of the recently installed computer-controlled cadmium plating furnace to materials engineer Howard Whang, center, and equipment engineer William Castillo in the FRCSW p...

Dec. 19, 2017

AIRSpeed: Solving Problems to Increase Efficiency

Aircraft mechanics Mike Chi, right, and Dang Nguyen replace the fuel cell of a legacy F/A-18 Hornet in Building 94. The fuel cell shop had recently un......

Dec. 18, 2017

FRCSW Empolyee Celebrates 30 Years of Service

FA-18 IPT Military Lead Lt. Cmdr. Aaron Vernallis and FA-18 testline supervisor Jesus Padilla present aircraft examiner Nick Onners, left, with a 30-year pin for recognition of his service to FRCSW ...

Dec. 8, 2017

NAVAIR Engineers Win 2017 DOD Maintenance Innovation Challenge

Materials engineers Andrea Boxell and Justin Massey, right, are joined by Deputy Commander Fleet Readiness Centers Martin Ahmad as they receive the 2017 DOD Maintenance Innovation Challenge award during the DOD Maintenance Symposium Dec. 5 in Salt La...

Dec. 4, 2017

FRCSW HRO Attends Artisan Recruiting Drive

Fleet Readiness Center Southwest human resources specialists Jeanette Cortez, left, and Hannah Nickless attend an artisan recruiting drive Nov. 30 at ......

Nov. 20, 2017

FRCSW Earns FY 2017 SECNAV Platinum Level Energy Award

Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) has earned the Secretary of the Navy?s (SECNAV) Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Energy and Water Management Platinum Level Award for FY 2016 environmental accomplishments....

Nov. 7, 2017

FRCSW Selects Hollie Shaw for Nov 2017 Golden Wrench Award

?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Fleet Readiness Center Southwest Commanding Officer Capt. Craig Owen presents the November 2017 Golden Wrench Award to technical data writer Hollie Shaw. Shaw was reco...

Nov. 6, 2017

DRIFT NDI Method Used to Evaluate MV-22 Wing

Materials engineer technician Steve Pacheco uses the DRIFT portable spectrometer to determine if the wing of a legacy F/A-18 sustained any heat damage. DRIFT is a Non-destructive Inspection (NDI) tool that detects chemical changes to composite materi...