Fleet Readiness Center Northwest (FRCNW) was recently named one of two winners of the 2008 Department of Defense Maintenance
Award for medium category commands.
FRCNW, formerly know as the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department, is one of the Navy’s largest aviation maintenance repair
activities on the West coast, employing almost 1,000 Sailors, Marines, and Civilians. The unit supports intermediate and depot level
maintenance for EA-6B Prowler, P-3C Orion, EP-3E Aries, and H-60 Knighthawk aircraft components.
“The Sailors, Marines, and civilian employees worked extremely hard to make 2007 a highly successful year,” said Cmdr. Jim Parish,
FRCNW commanding officer. “Without their 100 percent dedication and engagement, this would not have been possible. They are most
deserving of the recognition afforded by this prestigious award.”
During 2007, FRC NW tested, diagnosed, inspected, repaired and fabricated over 8,300 unique aircraft components and pieces of critical
support equipment. The organization repaired a total of 36,656 aircraft components, totaling 849,636 man-hours and completed
156,422 separate maintenance actions resulting in a remarkable 70.9 percent ready-for-issue (RFI) rate.
FRCNW has consistently delivered the benefits of FRC implementation using a proactive approach to BCM interdictions and advanced
applications in AIRSpeed and Cost-Wise Readiness for the Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE). Last year, an aggressive BCM interdiction
effort produced $19.1 million in savings in the first year of operation. FRC NW’s savings contribution to the NAE surpassed Commander,
Fleet Readiness Centers’ (COMFRC) $7.4 million FY-07 goal by more than $11.6 million, accounting for a full 37 percent of all savings
generated by the six FRC area commands.
A total of six awards are presented annually in three different categories for large, medium and small commands across all military
maintenance organizations.