Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) is a US Navy aviation repair and maintenance facility located in Havelock, North Carolina on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.

[1] FRC East in 2017 received its first F35C Lightning II and successfully modified and upgraded it, showcasing its work as a depot-level aviation maintenance site for the F35.

[2] FRC East's workforce consists of 4200 Marines, Sailors and Civilians with an annual revenue exceeding $720 million.

[3] Fleet Readiness Center East, one of the six Fleet readiness centers operated by the U.S. Navy, has been in operation since the 1940s, supporting the long-term sustainment of vertical lift aircraft by performing maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) functions on airframes, engines, and components.

In addition to Repair and Maintenance functions, FRC East also provide engineering and logistics support to many Navy/Marine Corps platforms.