14 JAX AIR NEWS, NAS JACKSONVILLE, Thursday, July 16, 2009 Sohl assumes command of Fleet Readiness Center Southeast From FRCSE PAO - Capt. Paul Sohl assumed command of Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) July 10, when he relieved Capt. Tim Matthews. Sohl became the 38th command- ing officer since the com- mand was established in 1940. FRCSE is the largest tenant command on NAS Jacksonville and the larg- est industrial employer in the Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia with a workforce of nearly 4,600 military, civil service and contract personnel. FRCSE is one of seven Fleet Readiness Centers com- missioned by the Navy to perform in-depth overhaul, repair, and modification of aircraft, engines, and aeronautical components. The guest speaker, Vice Adm. David Venlet, com- mander, Naval Air Systems Command, spoke of the rich heritage of aviation maintenance at FRCSE. "Since 1940, aircraft have come here for mainte- nance, repair, and over- haul; whether the name on the shingle said Repair Department, Rework Facility, or Aviation Depot. But in 2006, more than just the name changed. That was the year the Navy pushed repair capability as close to the flight line as possible. The historic move was said to be an efficient and effective integration of maintenance, engineer- Photo courtesy of FRCSE Capt. Tim Matthews (left) and Capt. Paul Sohl are congratulat- ed by Rear Adm. Paul Grosklags, commander, Fleet Readiness Centers, during the change of command ceremony. ing, and supply. Your con- tribution is why our mis- sion endures, because it is carried out by people like you people who want to serve something greater than themselves, and do." Venlet also spoke of his con- fidence in the new leader of FRCSE including Sohl's past experience as the com- manding officer of the Test Pilot School and his patri- otism as a volunteer for an Individual Augmentee tour in Afghanistan. Sohl spoke about how the FRCSE workforce is vital to the warfighter. "The Naval Aviation Enterprise needs those skills you provide to fix aircraft, engines, and components to keep the fleet flying." As he explained how FRCSE fits into the broader scope of naval avia- tion, he continued, "If our aircraft aren't getting any younger, and they're not, and the new ones aren't getting any cheaper, and they're not, that puts Fleet Readiness Center Southeast right smack dab in the mid- dle of the future of naval aviation; and that's exact- ly where we want to be." 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