Story by Heather Wilburn | Fleet Readiness Center East | 04.13.2023
The Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) Fuel Control Shop recently earned recognition for its contribution to improved flight line readiness for the MH/CH-53E heavy lift helicopter. The Naval Air Systems Command Heavy Lift Helicopters Program Office (PMA-261) honored the FRCE Fuel Control Shop as PMA-261 “Gold Stars” during a March event. The team’s improvement of fuel control readiness......
Story by Joseph Andes | Fleet Readiness Center East | 03.27.2023
To provide this support, the depot utilizes a very unique workforce comprised of more than 4,000 highly skilled civilian workers. Working alongside them is a small group of roughly 40 Marines. Fayos is one of those Marines. When she is not manning the controls as one of the depot’s two H-53 test pilots, she serves as the Military Aircraft Production Deputy Director...
Story by Sgt. Jesula Jeanlouis | Marine Forces, Special Operations Command | 11.25.2022
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Marine Forces Special Operations Command’s Paraloft personnel teamed up with 2nd Marine Logistics Group’s Air Delivery Platoon to evaluate the secondary mission capabilities of the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter, Oct. 25 – Nov. 3, 2022. This evaluation included day and night aerial cargo delivery, low-level static line parachute operations, and military freefall operations....
Story by Joseph Andes | Fleet Readiness Center East | 10.06.2022
Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) ensures squadrons in the Navy and Marine Corps are equipped with combat-ready helicopters by providing maintenance, overhaul and repair services for the platform. To do this, FRCE employs a workforce of highly skilled civilian aviation maintenance professionals who perform this often complex work. Working alongside these artisans is a small group of Marines......
Story by Tristan Pavlik | NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support | 09.01.2020
Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support awarded a Performance Based Logistics contract for the CH-53 Sea Stallion and MH-53E Sea Dragon aircraft to Parker-Hannifin Corporation located in Irvine, California, Sept. 1....
Story by Cpl. Tawanya Norwood | 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit | 05.10.2019
April 30, 2019 was a historic day for the Marines of VMM-264 (REIN), as they set records for hours flown in a month with the MV-22B Ospreys clocked in at 637.4 hours and the overall squadron total of 1266.2 hours. The Marines of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 264 (Reinforced), part of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, flew to and from the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge......
Courtesy Story | 1st Marine Aircraft Wing | 03.07.2019
On 25 February, the First Marine Aircraft Wing achieved a significant milestone by taking receipt of the first CH-53E that completed H-53 Reset in the Western Pacific area of responsibility. The aircraft underwent a combined Planned Maintenance Interval (PMI) and H-53 Reset event at Fleet Readiness Center Western Pacific. Maientenance was performed at Korean Air Lines, Busan, South Korea.......
Story by Cpl. Ashley Lawson | 2nd Marine Logistics Group | 01.18.2019
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Marines with Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, conducted training to hone bridge employment capabilities and improve unit operations during company level field exercise at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 14-18, 2019....
