FRCE ground support shop equips aircraft lines for success

Chase Becton, powered support systems mechanic in the Fleet Readiness CenterEast (FRCE) ground support shop, performs preventive maintenance on a hydraulic test stand.

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FRCE’s Ground Support Branch is responsible for maintaining andrepairingmorethan2,000itemsofgroundsupportequipment necessary for operations for FRCE’s main facility at Marine Corps AirStation(MCAS)CherryPointanddetachmentslocatedatMCAS New River, the North Carolina Global TransPark in Kinston, and MCASBeaufort,SouthCarolina

Dependablegroundsupportequipmentisakeyfactorinsuccessful aircraft maintenance efforts, said Don McLean, overhaul and repairsupervisoronFRCE’sV-22Ospreyproductionline.

“Work platforms and stands allow us to do our jobs safely and we need test equipment to perform functional tests on aircraft, “McLeansaid “Wecan’tdowhatwedowithouttheequipmentand

FRCE’s Ground Support Branch repairs and maintains more than 2,000 items ofsupport equipment including aircraft safety stands,powered transportation and test equipment and electric carts.(PHOTO BYKIMBERLYKOONCE, FLEETREADINESS CENTEREAST)

Mount Trashmore Park

Approximately 40 Sailors started the morning with group warm-up exercises before beginning to run around the park’s perimeter.The event focused on comradery among Sailors and their Chiefs while promoting physical fitness. PageA5