Jack Forehand, a machinist in the Manufacturing Machine Shop at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE), scans for potential errors as a rendering of a tool path for an H-53 aft cabin fitting plays through prior to running the part on a five-axis computerized numerical control mill. The Manufacturing Machine Shop at FRCE steps in to bridge the gap by manufacturing items on-site at the depot when they become unobtainable through traditional acquisition methods. FRCE produces about 75 percent of the organic manufacturing completed across the Commander, Fleet Readiness Centers (COMFRC) enterprise.

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Keywords: comfrc, frce, machining, manufacturing, navair, organic