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Fleet Readiness Center Mid-Atlantic Site
New Orleans
 Mission Statement: To foster a winning team climate through individual leadership and skills development therein supporting the Naval Aviation Enterprise objectives by providing superior technical excellence and quality to the repair and delivery, processes of aircraft products and services enabling operational squadrons to put bombs on target, on time, every time.
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 Formerly known as Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Detachment (AIMD), the Navy transformed Naval aviation maintenance in February 2006 by the formation of Fleet Readiness Centers which integrate Naval Air Depots (NADEPs) and the Continental United States (CONUS) AIMDs into a consolidated organization for shore-based, off-flightline maintenance.
On August 1, 2006, the Office of the Secretary of Defense approved the FRC business plan, and AIMD became Fleet Readiness Center Mid-Atlantic Site New Orleans. The implementation of FRCs is one of the Navy’s strategies to support the warfighter and achieve cost-wise readiness in the 21st century.
Naval aircraft are designed to fly hard, fast and in the worst conditions, and squadron Mechs work hard to ensure that they perform at 100 percent. When the components of those planes need repair or maintenance, that’s where the local FRC New Orleans comes in. Servicing one F/A-18 Hornet squadron, one C-130T Hercules squadron and one Marine squadron with UH-1Ns and AH-1Ws, FRC NOLA is more like a command, with over 200 Sailors, Marines and civilian contractors working in one shift to keep the aircraft they support up and flying.
FRC NOLA has 37 work centers, organized into 10 divisions; personnel, supply, avionics, powerplants, airframes, the paraloft, armaments, and ground support equipment. More than 1,000 aircraft parts per month run through FRC NOLA.
Recent events speak volumes about our unit’s capabilities. In spite of being evacuated to both NAS/JRB Fort Worth and NAS Atlanta, FRC Site New Orleans directly supported Hurricane Katrina relief efforts operating from NAS/JRB New Orleans, totaling more than 23,100 sorties flown saving over 10,000 lives, and transporting over 18,000 passengers and 23 million pounds of cargo. With no reduction of support to the Fleet, we provided all required ground support equipment, liquid/gaseous oxygen and nitrogen service, power plants assistance, and full avionics support. Additionally, FRC Site New Orleans personnel worked around the clock to help clean and rebuild NAS/JRB New Orleans and surrounding areas.
Responding to the unique challenges of supporting four different type/model aircraft that routinely operate in support of the Global War on Terrorism, no other ashore FRC Site this size has responded as effectively to meet or exceed all Navy and Marine Corps mission and fleet support expectations. From 1 October 2005 to 30 September 2006, FRC Site New Orleans met 100% of its commitments with unmatched success, leading the other Reserve FRCs/MALS in the key metrics of maintenance and logistics support: Planeside Performance, Production and Production Resources.
The unit processed more than 13,000 maintenance actions in fiscal year 2006, maintaining an average Ready for Issue rate of 94.3%; an impressive metric for any intermediate repair facility. Whether it is through outstanding maintenance support, stellar customer service, emergency response, organizational restructuring, or Lean Six Sigma initiatives, FRC Site New Orleans sets the standards for others to follow. |
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