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Removing coatings and corrosion from aircraft components often requires abrasive blasting, sanding and hazardous chemicals to prepare the surfaces for rework. Engineers and artisans at Fleet Readiness Center East recently observed a demonstration of a quicker, more efficient way to clean these parts for repair, using laser light to remove corrosion and coatings from containers and aircraft components. FRCE’s Advanced Technology and Innovation Team and Materials Engineering Division have been working for some time to bring laser ablation technology to the facility, because the laser system i...

3 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – When it comes to keeping tabs on assets, aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities can present a special set of challenges. Components move through various stages of assembly and disassembly, in and out of different shops, until the final product comes back together and moves back into the supply chain. At Fleet Readiness Center East, a team of logisticians developed a tracking system that allows for all these variables while maintaining real-time visibility of the item’s location – and the system helped FRCE pa...

-- Removing coatings and corrosion from aircraft components often requires abrasive blasting, sanding and hazardous chemicals to prepare the surfaces for rework. Engineers and artisans at Fleet Readiness Center East recently observed a demonstration of a quicker, more efficient way to clean these parts for repair, using laser light to remove corrosion and coatings from containers and aircraft components. FRCE’s Advanced Technology and Innovation Team and Materials Engineering Division have been working for some time to bring laser ablation technology to the facility, because the laser sys...

New storage solutions are delivering big benefits on the F-35 Lightning II aircraft modification line at Fleet Readiness Center East, with everyone from aircraft maintenance professionals to program leadership noticing improvements in safety and efficiency. As part of remodeling efforts of the F-35 modification line, FRCE installed new vertical lift modules – also known as vertical stackers – to house aircraft parts and supplies. Collocated with each of the renovated modification bays, the system helps corral items that have traditionally been placed on carts and stands across the hangar ...

Vice Adm. Kenneth Whitesell, Commander, Naval Air Forces and Naval Air Force, Pacific Fleet, visited the Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, Nov. 23, to meet with the AIRLANT Commander, Rear Adm. John Meier, and observe the activities of the Maintenance Operations Center (MOC). The MOC is a collective which includes Navy supply, maintenance, and engineering specialists, as well as private industry corporations partnered with the Navy, working together to assess and improve the operational readiness for aircraft throughout the Navy. DoD-mandated COVID-19 miti...