Fleet Readiness Center West, China Lake
Nestled in the quiet Indian Wells Valley at the south eastern foot of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California, China Lake is the premier land range and weapons development laboratory for the Department of the Navy (DoN). Roughly two and a half hours north of Los Angeles, China Lake is within easy driving distance of Southern California's most beautiful country. The Weapons Division at China Lake is hosted by the Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS).
The City of Ridgecrest is just minutes from the China Lake gates. As the third largest city in Kern County, Ridgecrest offers all of the amenities of comfortable living. A wide variety of affordable housing, a unified school district, a community college and all of your shopping needs are among the things that are available in Ridgecrest without the hassles of the big city.
Fleet Readiness Center Detachment China Lake is part of the FRC West family. We are a small, but thriving command consisting of 28 sailors and 33 civilian contractors supporting two test and evaluation squadrons and various projects.