Sept. 8, 2020

FRCSW Tackling H-60 Sea Hawk Floorboard Issues

Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) artisans are responding to a nagging problem affecting many MH-60S multi-mission Sea Hawk helicopters assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) squadrons....

Aug. 28, 2020

FRCSW Inducts Last C-2A Greyhound for PMI-3

Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) has been extending the service life of the C-2A Greyhound transport through a variety of maintenance plans and modifications since 2001....

Aug. 24, 2020

COMFRC Taps FRCSW Sailor as Senior Sailor of the Quarter

Commander, Fleet Readiness Centers (COMFRC) selected Aviation Support Equipmentman (AS) 1st Class Kurt Stoddard as its 2020 Senior Sailor of the Quarter (SSOQ), Third Quarter. ...

Aug. 20, 2020

FRCSW Maintains Wastewater Environmental Compliance

For the second consecutive year, Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) passed the City of San Diego's Sewer Connection Inspection with no violations or discrepancies....

Aug. 13, 2020

Flexible Manufacturing Cell Slated for Landing Gear Shop

Landing gear to the F/A-18 Hornet and E-2/C-2 aircraft will be re-worked and returned to the airframes much faster and at a lower cost thanks to an initiative by Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) and the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation (DLA)...

July 27, 2020

FRCSW Paraloft Shop Oversees Flight Line Gear

The flight line pilots of Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) depend upon the knowledge and skills of the command's artisans to ensure that the systems of the aircraft they test are safe and respond in an anticipated manner....

July 20, 2020

FRCSW Keeps H-53 Super Stallions Ready for Flight

For almost 40 years, the CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopter has been a workhorse in the logistical support of naval and Marine Corps missions throughout the world....

July 8, 2020

"Cold Spray" Process Versatile, Efficient

Of all the technologies and machinery used by Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) to repair aircraft components, perhaps none yields more costs and time saving benefits than "Cold Spray" technology....

July 1, 2020

CNC, 5-Axis Tooling Bolsters FRCSW Manufacturing

From traditional hand-held tools to electrical discharge machining (EMD), Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) uses a variety of instruments and machines to help ensure it delivers the best possible products to the fleet....

June 23, 2020

FRCSW Metal Processing Shops Target Corrosion and Wear

In the course of a year, thousands of critical metallic aircraft parts undergo restoration through the metal processing shops aboard Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW). ...