| Fleet Readiness Center Mid-Atlantic | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | October 2006- Present |
| Branch | US Navy |
| Commanders | |
| Commanding Officer | CAPT Christopher Couch |
| Ceremonial chief | CAPT. Brett D. Ingle |
| Command Master Chief | CMDCM James O. Beadle |
Fleet Readiness Center Mid-Atlantic (FRCMA) is an American naval aviation maintenance and repair facility on board NAS Oceana. It is one of 6 main subsidiaries of the Fleet Readiness Centers. FRCMA currently has nearly 2,500 sailors, marines and civilian workers.
Services[]
Fleet Readiness Center Mid-Atlantic performs scheduled maintenance inspection and repair, unscheduled emergency in-service repair, structural and electronic system modifications on numerous carrier based aircraft.[1] The FRCMA Staff is located in Hangar 200. FRCMA also consists of seven different sites: FRCMA Oceana, FRCMA Norfolk, FRCMA New Orleans, FRCMA Washington (DC), FRCMA Patuxent River, Voyage Repair Team (VRT) Norfolk and Mayport, and FRCMA Aircraft Department (Oceana and Norfolk). These sites support the F/A-18, E-2, C-2, H-60, CH-46, AH-1, UH-1, EA-6B and H-53 aircraft/helicopters, ground support equipment, associated F-404, T-56, T-700, T-400, T-64 engine models, and ARLE.[1]
Innovation[]
A FRCMA sailor won Athena Project DC, a yearly competition to test the most innovative, time saving and cost saving projects to help the Navy's goals.[2]
See also[]
- Fleet Readiness Center East
- Fleet Readiness Center Northwest
- Fleet Readiness Center Southeast
- Fleet Readiness Center Southwest
- Fleet Readiness Center West
- Fleet Readiness Center Western Pacific
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Fleet Readiness Center Mid-Atlantic" (in en-us). US Navy. http://www.public.navy.mil/AIRFOR/frcma/Pages/AboutUs.aspx. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ https://smnewsnet.com/archives/418574/frcma-sailors-innovative-idea-wins-athena-project-dc-2-0-adm-sims-award-for-intellectual-courage
The original article can be found at Fleet Readiness Center Mid-Atlantic and the edit history here.