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Fleet Readiness Center SouthWest (FRCSW) In 1919, the U.S Navy established the Assembly and Repair Department of Naval Air Station, North Island creating the first aviation repair activity in the Department of Defense. In 1948 the Assembly and Repair Department was renmaed the Overhaul and Repair Department. In 1967, the Overhaul and Repair Department became a seperate command, the Naval Air Rework Facility. In 1987, the organization acquired the title of Naval Aviation Depot. In 2001 the name changed again to Naval Air Depot North Island and in 2006 to Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW). FRCSW is the oldest continually operated aviation repair activiy in the world.