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News | Sept. 26, 2024

FRCSW Components Team Receives CO Coin

Part of the Fleet Readiness Center Southwest comptroller and components teams were recognized on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. Narcisa (Cisa) Pedrena, Rebeca Holguin, Celine Solis, Leah Dauz, Shannon Covington and Jun Pantig each received a Commanding Officer Challenge Coin for their outstanding efforts in developing an improved relationship with the Naval Supply Weapons System Support supply team.

FRCSW Comptroller Ji Kim acknowledges a cooperative and collaborative relationship between NAVSUP WSS and FRCSW. Kim says, “All of us at FRCSW place a premium on customer satisfaction and are committed to delivering top-notch financial management that optimizes the use of taxpayer dollars. The partnership between NAVSUP WSS and FRCSW has never been stronger, and we rely on each other to achieve our shared goal of providing world-class support to the warfighter. The collaborative working relationships between the Aviation Industrial Support Department of NAVSUP WSS and the FRCSW components and financial teams have resulted in tangible improvements in reducing unfilled sales orders balance.”

Ms. Tamia Heacock, NAVSUP WSS Deputy Director, notes she is very thankful for the outstanding teaming and support they have been receiving from FRCSW in undertaking, and going through some grueling and manual work. The teamwork and partnership has never been stronger.

Established in 1919 on Naval Air Station North Island in California, FRCSW is the first aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul facility established in the Department of Defense making the command the birthplace of naval aviation maintenance. FRCSW provides world-class support to Navy and Marine Corps tactical, logistical and rotary wing aircraft and their components, by utilizing state-of-the-art management systems. To provide maintenance excellence where it’s most needed, FRCSW maintains field sites at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, NAS Fallon, NAS Lemoore, NAS China Lake; MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; NAS Whidbey Island, Wash.; AFB Cannon, N.M.; Fort Worth, Texas; Key West, Fla. well as in Okinawa and Iwakuni, Japan.

Oct. 31, 2024

FRCSW Bids Farewell to Its Last Legacy Aircraft

Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) has been a pillar of naval aviation maintenance since its establishment in 1919. Over the decades, the facility has supported the U.S. Navy’s mission readiness, ensuring iconic aircraft like the F-14 Tomcat, A-6 Intruder, and S-3 Viking remained airworthy. Now, FRCSW signifies a major shift with the final maintenance of its last legacy aircraft—an F/A-18 Hornet.

Oct. 23, 2024

FRCSW Enhances Fleet Readiness with 3D Printing Technology

Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) is leveraging advanced 3D printing technology to address supply chain delays and improve fleet readiness. The Stratasys F-900 3D printer, an industrial-grade system capable of producing high-performance thermoplastics, recently played a key role in manufacturing a critical F/A-18 button plug, traditionally supplied via injection molding.

Oct. 10, 2024

Quality Management at FRCSW

Quality Management at FRCSW

Oct. 10, 2024

FRCSW Civilian of the Quarter

FRCSW Civilian of the Quarter

Oct. 10, 2024

FRCSW Employee Honored as Technology All-Star

ShaWanda Weintraub, the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) Industrial Supply Branch Manager at Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW), has been named a Technology All-Star by Women of Color (WOC) magazine. WOC Magazine, with sponsorship from Apple, Google, and RTX, is one of the leading magazines for professional women in STEM and business. Each year the magazine serves as a host of the Women of Color STEM Conference, which recognizes the achievements of women in STEM. 

Oct. 4, 2024

FRCSW Welcomes VADM Pappano

Fleet Readiness Center Southwest hosts Principal Military Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) VADM Scott Pappano, September 5, 2024.

Sept. 26, 2024

FRCSW Components Team Receives CO Coin

Comptroller team receives commanding officer's coin for a job well done.

Sept. 13, 2024

Welcome to the Fleet

Fleet Readiness Center Southwest welcomes new hire through new employee orientation program.

Sept. 5, 2024

FRCSW Revamps Supply Chain Efficiency

Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) has entered into a strategic collaboration with the U.S. Army Software Factory (ASWF) to develop a web-based application designed to improve how Transportation Account Codes (TACs) are managed and tracked. The function of TACs is to help the command pay for and track shipments. The initiative aims to solve major issues with keeping up with and verifying shipments because of the large number and fast pace of movements.

Nov. 21, 2023

FRCSW at Fleet Week San Diego

On November 8 2023, Fleet Week in San Diego unfolded as a grand spectacle of innovation and technology, transforming the Port Pavilion Building into a vibrant hub of the future.