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Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth (abbreviated NAS JRB Fort Worth) includes Carswell Field, a
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located west of the
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of
Fort Worth Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Tarrant County, Texas, Tarrant County, covering nearly into Denton County, Texas, Denton, Johnson County, Texas, Johnson, Parker County, Texas, Parker, and Wise County, Te ...
, in
Tarrant County Tarrant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas with a 2020 U.S. census population of 2,110,640, making it the third-most populous county in Texas and the 15th-most populous in the United States. Its county seat is Fort Worth. T ...
,
Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...
,
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. This military airfield is operated by the
United States Navy Reserve The United States Navy Reserve (USNR), known as the United States Naval Reserve from 1915 to 2004, is the Reserve Component (RC) of the United States Navy. Members of the Navy Reserve, called reservists, are categorized as being in either the S ...
., effective 2007-12-20 It is located in the cities of Fort Worth, Westworth Village, and White Settlement in the western part of the Fort Worth urban area. NAS Fort Worth JRB is the successor to the former
Naval Air Station Dallas A navy, naval force, military maritime fleet, war navy, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations ...
and incorporates other Reserve commands and activities, primarily those of the
Air Force Reserve The Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, with its headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. It is the federal Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the U.S. Air Force, consisting of commis ...
, that were present on site when the installation was known as
Carswell Air Force Base Carswell Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force (USAF) base, located northwest of Fort Worth, Texas. For most of its operational lifetime, the base's mission was to train and support heavy strategic bombing groups and wings. Carswe ...
, a former
Strategic Air Command Strategic Air Command (SAC) was a United States Department of Defense Specified Command and a United States Air Force (USAF) Major Command responsible for command and control of the strategic bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile compon ...
(SAC) facility later transferred to the
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(ACC). Several United States Navy headquarters and operational units are based at NAS Fort Worth JRB, including Naval Air Reserve air wings and aviation squadrons, intelligence commands and
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s. The
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's
Tenth Air Force The Tenth Air Force (10 AF) is a unit of the U.S. Air Force, specifically a numbered air force of the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC). 10 AF is headquartered at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base/Carswell Field (formerly Carswel ...
(10 AF) headquarters and the
301st Fighter Wing The 301st Fighter Wing is an Air Reserve Component of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to the Tenth Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command, stationed at Carswell Field, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. If mobi ...
and its flying squadron the 457th Fighter Squadron continue to be based at the installation. The Wing is currently (2024) converting to the F-35 Lightning II after operating the F-16 for 32 years. The
136th Airlift Wing The 136th Airlift Wing (136 AW) is a unit of the Texas Air National Guard, stationed at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas. If activated to federal service, the wing is gained by the United States Air Force's Air ...
of the
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and its flying component, the 181st Airlift Squadron, fly new stretch versions of the C-130J airlifter. MAG-41, a Marine Aircraft Group, with VMFA-112 (F-18C), VMGR-234 (KC-130J), VMR-1 (C-40A), and various ground units are also located at NAS Fort Worth JRB. VR-59 flies the C-40A personnel and cargo transport. Aircraft types initially based at NAS Fort Worth JRB were the
F-14 Tomcat The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, tandem two-seat, twin-tail, all-weather-capable variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experi ...
,
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, C-9B Skytrain II,
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and
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that relocated from the former
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, joining extant
F-16 Fighting Falcon The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American single-engine supersonic Multirole combat aircraft, multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF). Designed as an air superio ...
aircraft that were previously located at the installation while it was known as
Carswell Air Force Base Carswell Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force (USAF) base, located northwest of Fort Worth, Texas. For most of its operational lifetime, the base's mission was to train and support heavy strategic bombing groups and wings. Carswe ...
and later as Carswell Air Reserve Station. Currently based aircraft are Navy
C-40 Clipper The Boeing C-40 Clipper is a military version of the Boeing 737 Next Generation used to transport cargo and passengers. It is used by the United States Navy, United States Air Force, Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps. Th ...
transports of the Naval Air Reserve, Air Force
F-16 Fighting Falcon The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American single-engine supersonic Multirole combat aircraft, multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF). Designed as an air superio ...
fighters of the Air Force Reserve Command,
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airlift aircraft of the Texas Air National Guard, Marine Corps
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strike fighters and
KC-130 Hercules The Lockheed Martin (previously Lockheed) KC-130 is a family of the extended-range Tanker (aircraft), tanker version of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, C-130 Hercules transport aircraft. The KC-130J is the latest variant operated by the United Sta ...
aerial refueling and transport aircraft of the Marine Corps Reserve. The U.S. Army Reserve also has D Co, 6/52AVN flying UC-35 and C-12 aircraft on VIP transportation duties.


Origins

Carswell Air Force Base was named after
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recipient Major Horace S. Carswell, Jr.,
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(1916–1944). Major Carswell was returning from an attack on Japanese shipping in the
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on 26 October 1944 when he attempted to save a crewmember whose parachute had been destroyed by flak. He remained at the controls of his crippled bomber and died while crash-landing the
B-24 Liberator The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California. It was known within the company as the Model 32, and some initial production aircraft were laid down as export models desi ...
near Tungchen, China. The base was renamed in his honor on 29 January 1948.Mueller, Carswell's origins date back to the early years of aviation. After the United States' entry into
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in April 1917, General John J. "Blackjack" Pershing invited the British
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(RFC) to establish training fields in the southern United States where the warmer weather would be more conducive for flying year-round. In June, the War Department inspected 6 sites around Fort Worth, Texas which had been offered by the Chamber of Commerce. In August the War Department signed leases with the RFC on 3 sites around Fort Worth. Knows as the Flying Triangle, these sites were
Hicks Field Hicks Field (Camp Taliaferro Field #1) is a former World War I military airfield, located north-northwest of Saginaw, Texas. It operated as a training field for the Air Service, United States Army, from 1917 until 1920. It was one of 32 ...
(#1),
Barron Field Barron Field (Camp Taliaferro Field #2) is a former World War I military airfield, located West-southwest of Everman, Texas. It operated as a training field for the Air Service, United States Army between 1917 until 1921. It was List of airf ...
(#2), and Benbrook (later Carruthers) Field (#3) based on their locations. In April 1918 these airfield were turned over to the
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as training fields for American pilots. Hundreds of pilots learned their basic and primary flying skills at these airfields in the Fort Worth area during the war. They were closed in 1919 when the war ended.Pate and Granger (2013), ''Arsenal of defense: Fort Worth's Military legacy'', Texas State Historical Assn. In 1940 the City of Fort Worth had filed an application with the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA), asking for a primary pilot training airfield for the Army Air Corps. In May, General Jacob E. Fickel visited Fort Worth on an inspection visit. Fickel had learned to fly at Carruthers Field in 1918. At the same time, the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce was trying to convince aircraft manufacturers to build an aircraft assembly plant in the area.
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, wanting to build in the area, suggested to the Air Corps that they jointly build an airfield adjacent to the heavy bomber plant they wanted to build in Fort Worth. On 16 June 1941, President
Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving U.S. president, and the only one to have served ...
approved $1.75 million to construct an airfield next to the Consolidated manufacturing plant. The Army wanted to have the airfield ready quickly before the plant was put into production and construction of the Lake Worth Bomber Plant Airport began almost immediately.


World War II

The Army changed its plans after the
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; instead of being an operational base, Tarrant Field, as the facility was called, became a heavy-bomber training school. The first unit assigned to the base was the
Army Air Forces Training Command The United States Army Air Forces during World War II had major subordinate Commands below the Air Staff level. These Commands were organized along functional missions. One such Command was the Flying Training Command (FTC). It began as Air Cor ...
Combat Crew School on 1 July 1942. At the same time, the Consolidated plant began assembly of
B-24D Liberator The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California. It was known within the company as the Model 32, and some initial production aircraft were laid down as export models desi ...
aircraft in May, with the first aircraft being assigned to the school in August. On 29 July, the base was again renamed, this time as Fort Worth Army Air Field. The Army Air Forces Combat Crew School (later redesignated Army Air Forces Pilot School, Specialized 4-Engine) took graduates of Training Command's advanced-pilot training schools and experienced 2-engine pilots, and, trained them on flying the B-24 Liberator. The school was officially opened on 12 October 1942 and was under the jurisdiction of the 34th Flying Training Wing at San Angelo Army Air Field, Texas. The school was initially equipped with B-24Ds that were assembled across the runway at Consolidated; later it was upgraded to B-24Es that were manufactured at Consolidated's
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in Michigan, then flown to the Fort Worth plant for final modifications. During training, nine-member crews were assigned to each plane, and the crews ate, slept and trained together 24-hours a day. This allowed the crew to learn both the technical skills needed for aircraft operation as well as the other crew members' minds and reactions. Each day they trained five hours in the air and five hours on the ground. Each class lasted four and one-half weeks. Training officials added a Bomb Approach School in October 1943, which incorporated teamwork between a pilot and bombardier. In addition, the 9000th WAC Company of the
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was used in the control tower as well as in the communications office of the base. In late 1944, the B-24 training was phased out at Fort Worth AAF, being replaced with a
B-32 Dominator The Consolidated B-32 Dominator (Consolidated Model 34) was an American heavy strategic bomber built for the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. A B-32 was involved in the last air combat engagement of the war, resulting in the ...
Flight Crew Conversion Training School. Training Command instructor pilots were flown to the Consolidated manufacturing plant in San Diego to learn about the Dominator, which was planned as a stablemate of the
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; much like the
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was teamed with the B-24 Liberator. The first B-32 arrived at Fort Worth in September 1944, however it was in the modification plant until January before it was released to the training school. By the end of 1944, only five production aircraft had been delivered by Consolidated; by comparison the B-29 had been flown in combat for nearly six months. The Army was quite unhappy about the Dominator and the production problems it was experiencing. Eventually 40 TB-32 trainers were produced for the training program to get underway. Prospective B-32 pilots underwent 50 hours training in the TB-32s, and co-pilots received 25 hours of flight time and 25 hours of observer training. Ultimately, a shortage of equipment meant the B-32 training at Fort Worth was never fully realized, and, after
V-J Day Victory over Japan Day (also known as V-J Day, Victory in the Pacific Day, or V-P Day) is the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect bringing the war to an end. The term has been applied to both of the days on wh ...
, officials eliminated the B-32 training program.


Strategic Air Command

In November 1945, jurisdiction of Fort Worth AAF was transferred to
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, which established its 17th Bombardment Operational Training Wing at the base, equipped with B-29A Superfortresses. The Air Force had decided to keep Fort Worth as a permanent airfield, and, in 1946, constructed an 8,200 ft north–south extra heavy-duty runway for future use. The number of completed B-32s at the Consolidated plant had reached 74 production aircraft, along with the TB-32 trainers, many of which were parked at the field. These were ordered flown from Fort Worth directly to storage at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and Kingman Fields, Arizona for disposal, and, the partially assembled B-32 aircraft in the plant were ordered scrapped in place. Fort Worth Army Air Field was assigned to the newly formed
Strategic Air Command Strategic Air Command (SAC) was a United States Department of Defense Specified Command and a United States Air Force (USAF) Major Command responsible for command and control of the strategic bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile compon ...
in March 1946, and on 1 October 1946, the 7th Bombardment Group, Very Heavy was activated.Maurer With its activation, the 7th became part of the
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(15 AF), headquartered at
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, Colorado. Personnel and aircraft of the new group, consisting of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, were transferred to Fort Worth AAF from the
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at Spokane AAF,
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. On 1 November 1946, the
Eighth Air Force The Eighth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) is a numbered air force (NAF) of the United States Air Force's Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC). It is headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The command serves as Air Forces S ...
moved its headquarters to Fort Worth AAF from
MacDill Field MacDill Air Force Base (MacDill AFB) is an active United States Air Force installation located 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southwest of downtown Tampa, Florida. The "host wing" for MacDill AFB is the 6th Air Refueling Wing (6 ARW), assi ...
, Florida. With its B-29s, the group prepared its people for any combat eventuality that might arise, flying simulated bombing missions over various cities. On 5 July 1947, a flight of eight B-29s of the 492nd Bomb Squadron deployed from Fort Worth AAF to
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, Japan. Shortly after this the detachment received orders to redeploy to Fort Worth AAF via Washington, D.C. The aircraft left Yokota AB on 2 August, flew over the
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, then into
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,
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. From Anchorage the flight flew over
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, Alberta, Canada, turned south and flew over
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and
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. The bombers flew a low-level flight between
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and
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in the Capital on 3 August. Completing this aerial demonstration, they headed for Fort Worth, landing 31 hours after launch from Japan and covering 7,086 miles. On 12 September, the group deployed 30 B-29s to Giebelstadt Army Airfield, near
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, West Germany. This flight was the largest bomber formation flown from Fort Worth AAF overseas to date, landing in Germany on 13 September. During their ten-day stay, the group bombers participated in training operations over Europe, as well as a show-of-force display by the United States in the early part of the
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with the
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. The flight redeployed from Germany on 23 September.


Cold War

In 1947, shortly after the United States Air Force was established as a separate branch of the United States military, the Hobson Wing-Base Organization Plan was implemented. The 7th was selected as one of the "Test Wings" to evaluate the new organization, and, on 17 November 1947 the
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was established. The test was successful and the wing was made permanent on 1 August 1948.Ravenstein, p. 5. As part of the new organization both the 7th and 11th Bombardment Groups became its operational components. Upon becoming its own service, the USAF renamed many former Army Air Fields as memorials to deceased airmen. On 1 January 1948, Fort Worth Airfield was renamed
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as a memorial to Lt. Col.
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(1900–1942), a
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native and 1922
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graduate who, in 1942, became the first U.S. airman to be killed in the line of duty in the
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when his
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was shot down by friendly fire over the English Channel. On 27 February, the base's name was changed again to memorialize native son and
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winner, Major Horace S. Carswell, Jr., who gave his life while attempting to crash land his crippled B-24 over China. The Rome Air Depot, near Rome, NY, was then rename for Griffiss. On 1 December 1948, the
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was reactivated by the Strategic Air Command (SAC) at Carswell and was equipped with B-36s. 7th Bomb Group personnel began training the new 11th Bomb Group people in the new aircraft and the 11th soon began receiving them.11th Bomb Group (H): the Grey Geese. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing, 1996. . Since 1942, the XB-36 Peacemaker long range bomber had been under development by Consolidated, and work on it was shifted from Consolidated's San Diego, California plant to its government-leased plant in Fort Worth. By 1947 the initial production version B-36A was ready, and, in June 1948 the first Convair B-36A Peacemaker was delivered to the Air Force. The first B-36A was designated the "City of Fort Worth" (AF Serial No. 44-92015) and was assigned to the 492d Bomb Squadron. B-36s continued to roll out from the production plant throughout 1948 while being assigned to the 7th Bomb Group. The group's last B-29 was transferred out on 6 December to the 97th Bombardment Group at
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in El Paso, Texas. For 10 years, Carswell's "Peacemaker" fleet cast a large shadow on the Soviet
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and served as the United States' major deterrent weapons system. In February 1949, a
Boeing B-50 Superfortress The Boeing B-50 Superfortress is a retired American strategic bomber. A post–World War II revision of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, it was fitted with more powerful Pratt & Whitney R-4360 radial engines, stronger structure, a taller tail fin ...
(developed from the famed B-29) and named
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took off from Carswell for the first nonstop flight around the world. She returned to Carswell after mid-air refuelings, flying 23,108 miles, and remaining aloft for ninety-four hours and one minute. In January 1951, the 7th Bombardment Group took part in a special training mission to the United Kingdom. The purpose of the mission was to evaluate the updated B-36D under simulated war-plan conditions and further evaluate the equivalent airspeed and compression tactics for heavy bombardment aircraft. The aircraft, staging through Limestone AFB, Maine, would land at
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, United Kingdom, following a night radar-bombing attack on
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, West Germany. From there the bombers would conduct a simulated bomb run on the
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Bomb Plot, London, finally landing at
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. This was the first deployment of wing and SAC B-36 aircraft to England and Europe. For the next four days the flight flew sorties out of England. The aircraft redeployed to the United States on 20 January arriving at Carswell on 21 January. On 16 February 1951, the ' 11th Bombardment Wing was activated, and, the 11th Bombardment Group was assigned to it. The
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was organized the same day at Carswell. With this move, the division assumed responsibility over both the 7th and 11th Wings at Carswell. On the same date, the 7th Group became a "paper organization," with all other flying squadrons reassigned directly to the 7th Bombardment Wing as part of the Tri-Deputate organization plan adopted by the wing. The 7th Bomb Group was inactivated on 16 June 1952.


7th Bombardment Wing

The 7th Bombardment Group was activated at Fort Worth Army Air Field on October 1, 1946 and transferred into SAC as part of 2nd Air Force. On November 3, 1947, the Air Force abandoned the old Group organization of World War II and introduced the Wing Organization. This resulted in all bomb groups being redesignated as wings. Thus the 7th Bomb Group became the 7th Bomb Wing, Very Heavy. The "very heavy," indicating it flew B-29s and B-50s. During this time, its home was renamed Carswell Air Force Base. The unit was equipped with B-29s and was responsible for global bombardment training.


B-36 Peacemaker Era

The wing's mission was to prepare for global strategic bombardment in the event of hostilities. Under various designations, the 7th Bombardment Wing flew a wide variety of aircraft at the base until its inactivation in 1993. A five-ship B-36 formation was flown on 15 January 1949, in an air review over Washington, D.C., commemorating the inauguration of the President of the United States,
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. By September 1952, the B-36s assigned to the 7th and 11th Wings comprised two thirds of SAC's intercontinental bomber force. On 1 September 1952, what was then thought to be a tornado rolled across the Carswell flight line, with winds over 90 miles per hour recorded at the control tower. By the time it had passed "the flight line was a tangle of airplanes, equipment and pieces of buildings." None of the 82 bombers on the base escaped damage, and SAC declared the entire 19th Air Division non-operational. Maintenance personnel of the 7th and 11th Wings went on an 84-hour weekly work schedule and began work to restore the least damaged aircraft to operational status. More heavily damaged aircraft were worked on by personnel from the
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, where the depot for the B-36 was located. The planes that had been most heavily damaged were towed across the field to the
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plant where they had been manufactured. Within a month, 51 of the base's Peacemakers had been returned to service and the division was again declared operational. By May 1953, all but two of the planes had been returned to service.One plane was written off, another was bailed to Convair to be used for experiments with nuclear power. McGowan, p. 65. In 1954, Carswell was prominently featured and used as a filming location in the
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and
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film ''
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''. 11th Bomb Group B-36s appeared with James Stewart who was also attached to the unit in the 1950s as a unit commander in his then-rank of Colonel in the Air Force Reserve. On 13 June 1955, the Strategic Air Command realigned its three numbered air forces resulting in Headquarters, 8 AF moving from Carswell to
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, Massachusetts. With that move, Carswell was reassigned under
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(2 AF), headquartered at
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, Louisiana. On 16 February 1951, the 11th Bombardment Wing was activated and the 11th Bombardment Group was assigned to it, although all group resources were transferred to the wing until the group was inactivated in June 1952. The wing deployed to
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, French Morocco from 4 May until 2 July 1955. The wing won the SAC Bombing Competition and the Fairchild Trophy in 1954, 1956 and 1960. The phrase "7–11" must have been considered a lucky combination, because the two wings continued to share Carswell Air Force Base until 13 December 1957, when the 11th moved to
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, Oklahoma and began receiving
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es. During January 1958, the wing began transferring its B-36 bombers to various SAC wings. On 20 January, the wing transferred all B-52 equipment and property on hand to the 4123rd Strategic Wing in order to facilitate that organization's conversion, which was scheduled several months ahead of the 7th Bomb Wing at Carswell. On 30 May, Memorial Day, the last of the B-36s in the wing was retired with appropriate ceremonies and an "Open House." Air Force and civilian personnel of the base, and civilians from surrounding communities, were on hand to bid the "Peacemaker" a fond farewell. This last flight of a B-36 phased-out completely the B-36 program for the wing.


B-52 Stratofortress Era

On 10 December 1957, the 98th Bombardment Squadron was detached from the wing and assigned to the newly activated
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at Carswell. This would become the first
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unit at Carswell. The 7th Bomb Wing officially became a B-52 organization with the adoption of manning documents and equipping authorizations on 1 February 1958. On 19 February 1958, the 4123d Strategic Wing took possession of the first Boeing B-52 Stratofortress on Carswell. At the arrival ceremony on base, the bomber was named "The City of Fort Worth." It was subsequently assigned to the 98th Bombardment Squadron of the wing. Shortly following the arrival of B-52 bombers to the 4123rd Strategic Wing, the unit was moved to new facilities at
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, Oklahoma. With the acquisition of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, all new B-52 wings would operate with an air refueling squadron to support those bombers. As a result, SAC activated the
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at Carswell on 1 April 1958, and assigned it to the wing. The squadron would be equipped with the
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later in the year. In January 1959, B-52s from Carswell were constantly in the air and flying to Europe, Asia, and North Africa.
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( VC-137C, serial number 62-6000) landed at Carswell AFB shortly after 11:00 pm on 21 November 1963 carrying President
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and his entourage to Fort Worth. The next morning, 22 November, President Kennedy returned to Carswell AFB at 11:25 am and boarded Air Force One for a 15-minute flight to Love Field, Dallas, Texas. It was the last use of Air Force One by President Kennedy before he was
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later that day in Dallas. On 13 April 1965, the 7th Bomb Wing deployed its forces to
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, Guam to bomb the
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. Most of the wing's bombers and tankers, along with aircrews and some support personnel, were deployed. At Andersen, the wing flew more than 1,300 missions over Vietnam, and returned to Carswell in December 1965. B-52 crews were sent through an intensive two-week course on the B-52D, making them eligible for duty in Southeast Asia. B-52s assigned to combat duty in Vietnam were painted in a modified camouflage scheme with the undersides, lower fuselage, and both sides of the vertical fin being painted in a glossy black. The USAF serial number was painted in black on the fin over a horizontal red stripe across the length of the fin. The B-52 effort was concentrated primarily against suspected Viet Cong targets in South Vietnam, but the Ho Chi Minh Trail and targets in Laos were also hit. During the relief of Khe Sanh, unbroken waves of six aircraft, attacking every three hours, dropped bombs as close as from friendly lines. Cambodia was increasingly bombed by B-52s from March 1969 onward. Rotational deployments to Guam, and also to U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand continued on a reduced scale until 1975. In the 1980s, the 7th received several new weapons systems, including modified B-52H aircraft. In 1983, B-52 crews began training with a new weapon system, the SRAM (Short Range Attack Missile) and later, in 1985, the ALCM (Air Launched
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). Also, the wing flew numerous atmospheric sampling missions during 1986 and 1987 in response to the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident; four B-52H aircraft (s/n 60-0024, 60-0033, 60-0051 and 60-0052) were modified to carry atmospheric sampling pods code-named "Giant Fish." These aircraft flew the mission into the 1990s from various bases including Carswell. By 1984, Carswell was the largest unit of its kind in the Strategic Air Command. The 7th Bomb Wing contributed personnel to
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in the Middle East in 1991. After an overwhelming victory in the Persian Gulf, the wing returned to Carswell. In September 1991 with the end of the
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, President Bush ordered a stand down of all nuclear-alert duties.


43d Bombardment Wing

In January 1960, the USAF announced its intention to activate the first
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wing. This was to be the
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, (BW) at that time based at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona. The 43rd Bomb Wing would be moved to Carswell starting on 1 March. The 3958th Operational Test and Evaluation Group (then functioning as an integral unit at Carswell) would be transferred to the 43rd Bomb Wing upon its arrival. On 1 August 1960, the USAF finally formally assumed B-58 operations responsibility and began testing. 59-2436, the first fully operational Hustler equipped with all tactical systems, was delivered to the 43rd. Two weeks later, the first TB-58A was delivered to Carswell. After July 1961, the wing continued further B-58 evaluations until June 1962. One of the first duties of the 43d was to operate a school to evaluate the new supersonic jet bomber. On 12 January 1961, Major Henry J. Deutschendorf (singer
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's father) commanded a B-58 crew from the 43rd that set out to break six flight records; five of which the
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held. The Hustler flew two laps around a course with
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, California, at one end and
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, Arizona at the other. The bomber set three speed records over the 1000 kilometer (km) course with a 2000 kilogram (kg), 1000 kg, and 0 kg payload—averaging 1,200.194 miles per hour (mph) in each category. The crew managed an average speed of in each of the same payload categories over the 2000 km course. This flight set the pace for the 43rd with the B-58. From then until the close of 1969, the wing served as one of two SAC B-58 wings with a strategic-bombardment mission. One of the last things the wing did while at Carswell AFB took place on 28 March 1964, the day after a major earthquake devastated Alaska. Headquarters USAF tasked the 43rd to provide it with photographs of the region hit by the quake. Members of the 43rd flew two B-58s the to Alaska and back, processed the film, and then delivered the pictures to Washington DC 14.5 hours after the wing received the request. Six months later the 43rd Bomb Wing moved to
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, Arkansas.


Air Force Reserve

In addition to the SAC units, the
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's 916th Troop Carrier Group (916 TCG), flew
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aircraft from Carswell. The unit was activated on 1 April 1963. The group supported missions included military airlift to South Vietnam beginning in 1965 and to U.S. forces in the
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during a 1965 crisis. It also participated in numerous humanitarian airlift missions. as well as performed tactical airlift missions within the United States. Beginning in 1972, the
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(under various designations) has trained at Carswell as an
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(AFRES) and
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(AFRC) unit, training for tactical air missions, including counter-air, interdiction, and close air support. Originally gained by the former
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(TAC), the unit is now operationally gained by
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(ACC). The 301st replaced the Air Force Reserve's 916th Military Airlift Group (916 MAG), which was inactivated. The 301st's 457th Tactical Fighter Squadron (457 TFS) flew the
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from 1972 to 1982. It switched to the
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in 1981, then to the
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in 1990. Conversion to the F-35 Lightning began in 2023. The wing has participated in exercises in the United States and abroad. It deployed a security police flight to Southwest Asia from January to March 1991 for Operation Desert Storm. In the mid-1990s, it participated in Operation Deny Flight in the Balkans. The tail code carried by today's 457th Fighter Squadron (457 FS) is "TX".


Inactivation

In 1991, the Round II Base Closure Commission (BRAC 91) under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 decided to close Carswell AFB, move the 7th Bomb Wing from Carswell to Dyess AFB, Texas, and switch it from the B-52 to the
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jet bomber. When SAC was disestablished on 1 June 1992 as part of the Air Force's larger reorganization, Carswell and the 7th Bomb Wing were assigned to the new
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(ACC); the wing's B-52Hs received the ACC tail code "CW". First-stage closure activities were begun in 1992; B-52Hs were moved to Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, by January 1993. The 7 BW was released of required operational capabilities on 1 January 1993, and was transferred to Dyess AFB without personnel or equipment on 1 October 1993. In 1993, Congress directed the establishment of the nation's first joint reserve base under BRAC authority. Carswell ceased USAF active duty operations on 30 September 1993, and was transferred to the Air Force Base Conversion Agency for property distribution and reuse. On 1 October 1993, the Air Force Reserve's
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assumed base responsibilities, establishing Carswell as Carswell Air Reserve Station. The Air Force Reserve's Headquarters, 10th Air Force (10 AF), also moved to Carswell from Bergstrom AFB, Texas, as a result of the BRAC action that closed Bergstrom AFB. The USAF ended operational control of Carswell AFB on 30 September 1994 with the transfer of the property to the
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.


Naval Air Station Fort Worth

The base retained the name Carswell Air Force Base until 1993, when the BRAC Commission decided to move assets from
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, which had also been marked for closure by BRAC, to Carswell. Recommissioned on 1 October 1994 as Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth (but also retaining the name Carswell Field), two Marine Corps Reserve aviation squadrons and a small contingent of Navy personnel had permanently moved at that time and all moves were completed by 1998. On September 20, 2009, the airfield was used as a refueling stop for the
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(SCA) piggybacking the Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' back to the
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(KSC) from Amarillo after
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. The refueling was required by the orbiter's heavy payload, the
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that carried wastes from the
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. The tandem continued on to
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, using most of the runway. This was the last flight of a Space Shuttle between
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and Kennedy Space Center; all of the remaining landings of the Shuttle were at KSC. Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, part of Navy Installation Command's Navy Region Southeast, is a joint defense facility which plays a pivotal role in training and equipping air crews and aviation ground support personnel. The Navy Fort Worth "team" ensures reservists receive quality training in preparation for mobilization readiness; here to serve the reservists, tenants, and surrounding communities while accomplishing its primary purpose of defense readiness for the United States.


Current operations

The base, now part of
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(CNIC), is under the oversight of Commander, Navy Region Southeast. It hosts a variety of fighter/attack and airlift units from the reserve components of Navy, Marine Corps and
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. Airfield operating procedures and equipment (e.g., PAR and ILS) reflect a combination of various service requirements (e.g., USN/USMC, USAF and US Army), although as the operator of the local
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(ATC) system, the
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imposes Navy procedures as the operations standard. As of June 2011, there were 11,300 employees on NAS Fort Worth JRB (including active duty, Reserve, Air National Guard, and civilians).Naval Air Station JRB Fort Worth
, official site
NAS Fort Worth JRB units schedule a variety of airspace. The key area for fighter operations is the Brownwood Military Operations Area (Brownwood MOA). This MOA, originally developed to serve
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(COMNAVAIRRESFOR) and
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(4th MAW) fighter and fighter/attack squadrons stationed at the former
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, now serves as the primary airspace resource for all fighter/attack units assigned to NAS Fort Worth JRB. It is scheduled by the NAS Fort Worth Operations Department; consolidated scheduling was evaluated for a period of time and the decision made to return this area to the Navy for scheduling. Nevertheless, user comments indicate that access to the area is allocated to its several users on a fair and equitable basis. The recent decision to join the Brady and Brownwood MOAs will provide additional maneuver airspace for Air Intercept Control/Air Combat Maneuvering (AIC/ACM) training. When scheduled concurrently, these areas enable numerous aircraft from several units to participate in joint fighter/bomber training exercises. Brownwood MOA is the subject of an innovative test to improve the dissemination of SUA status information to non-participating aircraft. This test, conducted to address action items in meeting
Federal Aviation Administration The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is a Federal government of the United States, U.S. federal government agency within the United States Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation that regulates civil aviation in t ...
(FAA) Free Flight planning commitments, will use a combination of recently deployed airspace scheduling and reporting systems, including the FAA's Special-Use Airspace Management System (SAMS) and the
Department of Defense The United States Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD, or DOD) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government charged with coordinating and supervising the six U.S. armed services: the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Space Force, ...
Military Airspace Management System (MAMS). The intent of the trial is to provide more accurate "near real-time" area status via the internet to civilian users, especially to regional air carriers particularly affected by required rerouting around Brownwood MOA. Should the test and the technology prove successful and cost-effective, the result could address long-standing civilian dissatisfaction with the quality and timeliness of FAA-distributed
special use airspace Special use airspace (SUA) is a type of special airspaces in the United States designated for operations of a nature such that limitations may be imposed on aircraft not participating in those operations. Often these operations are of a military ...
status information. In particular, such functionality may be appropriate for incorporation into the next generation of Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) modernization equipment. The base's runway is also used by
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company is a major unit of Lockheed Martin with headquarters at Air Force Plant 4 in Fort Worth, Texas, with additional facilities are located Marietta, Georgia and Palmdale, California. Palmdale is home to the A ...
, as their large Fort Worth assembly facility (where the
F-35 Lightning II The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single-seat, single-engine, supersonic Stealth aircraft, stealth strike fighters. A multirole combat aircraft designed for both Air superiority fighter, air superiority and att ...
is built) is located adjacent to the base. The base has an
Army and Air Force Exchange Service The Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES, also referred to as The Exchange and post exchange/PX or base exchange/BX) provides goods and services at U.S. Army, Air Force, and Space Force installations worldwide, operating department stores, ...
post exchange and a
Commissary A commissary is a government official charged with oversight or an ecclesiastical official who exercises in special circumstances the jurisdiction of a bishop. In many countries, the term is used as an administrative or police title. It often c ...
. The current (13th) Commanding Officer of NAS Fort Worth JRB is Captain Mark McLean, USN.
Federal Medical Center, Carswell The Federal Medical Center, Carswell (FMC Carswell) is a United States federal prison in Fort Worth, Texas, for female inmates of all security levels, primarily with special medical and mental health needs. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of ...
, a
Federal Bureau of Prisons The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is a Federal law enforcement in the United States, federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Justice that is responsible for all List of United States federal prisons, federal prisons ...
facility, is located in the northeast corner of NAS Fort Worth JRB, utilizing the facility that was formerly the USAF Hospital for Carswell AFB. Its address is Building 3000 along J Street.


Tenant commands


United States Navy Reserve

* Headquarters, NAS Fort Worth JRB * Commander, Fleet Logistics Support Wing (COMFLELOGSUPWING, or CFLSW) ** Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 59 (VR-59) C-40A Clipper * Branch Health & Dental Clinic, Detachment Fort Worth * Commander Naval Reserve Intelligence Command * Reserve Intelligence Area Southeast (RIASE) * Commander Tactical Support Wing (CTSW) * NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center JAX Detachment Fort Worth *Fleet Readiness Center Reserve Mid-West(FRCRMW) * Fleet Readiness Center Reserve Mid-West, Detachment Fort Worth (FRCRMW Det Fort Worth) * Maritime Expeditionary Security Detachment 1 Detachment D (MSRON 1 Det D) * Naval Air Technical Data And Engineering Service Command Detachment * Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Detachment * Navy Operations Support Center, Fort Worth (NOSC) * NCTAMS Lant Detachment BCO * Navy Region Southeast, Reserve Component Command-Fort Worth * Expeditionary Medical Facility Dallas One (EMF Dallas One)


United States Marine Corps Reserve

*
Marine Aircraft Group 41 Marine Aircraft Group 41 (MAG-41) is a United States Marine Corps reserve aviation unit based at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas that is currently composed of one F/A-18C squadron, one KC-130J squadron, one Boeing C-40 Cli ...
(MAG-41) ** VMFA-112, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 (VMFA-112) ** VMGR-234, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 234 (VMGR-234) ** VMR-1, Marine Transport Squadron 1 (VMR-1) * U.S. 14th Marine Regiment, 14th Marine Regiment * Marine Air Control Squadron 24 (MACS-24)


United States Marine Corps Recruiting Command

* Headquarters, 8th Marine Corps Recruiting District (HQ, 8MCD)


Air Force Reserve Command, United States Air Force Reserve

* Headquarters,
Tenth Air Force The Tenth Air Force (10 AF) is a unit of the U.S. Air Force, specifically a numbered air force of the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC). 10 AF is headquartered at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base/Carswell Field (formerly Carswel ...
(10 AF) *
301st Fighter Wing The 301st Fighter Wing is an Air Reserve Component of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to the Tenth Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command, stationed at Carswell Field, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. If mobi ...
(301 FW) F-16C/D Block 30 ** 457th Fighter Squadron (Reserve)


United States Army Reserve

* 370th Chemical Company * 607th Military Police Battalion * 90th Aviation Support Battalion * Alpha Company, 6th Battalion, 52d Aviation Regiment


Texas Air National Guard The Texas Air National Guard (TX ANG) is the aerial militia of the U.S. state of Texas. It is a reserve of the United States Air Force and part of the Texas National Guard, alongside the Texas Army National Guard. No element of the Texas Air Nati ...

*
136th Airlift Wing The 136th Airlift Wing (136 AW) is a unit of the Texas Air National Guard, stationed at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas. If activated to federal service, the wing is gained by the United States Air Force's Air ...
(136 AW) * 136th Operation Group (136 OG) ** 181st Airlift Squadron (181 AS) C-130H ** 181st Airlift Control Flight (181 ACF) ** 136th Operations Support Flight (136 OSF) * 136th Mission Support Group (136 MSG) ** 136th Civil Engineer Squadron (136 CES) * 531st Air Force Band


United States Air Force

* 495th Fighter Group - F-16C/D Block 30 ** 24th Fighter Squadron (Active Associate)


Major U.S. Air Force Commands to which assigned

*
Second Air Force The Second Air Force (2 AF; ''2d Air Force'' in 1942) is a USAF numbered air force responsible for conducting basic military and technical training for Air Force enlisted members and non-flying officers. In World War II the CONUS unit defended ...
, c. 26 June 1942 * Army Air Forces Flying Training Command, 30 June 1942 * Second Air Force, 21 November 1944 * Continental Air Forces, 15 April 1945 : Redesignated:
Strategic Air Command Strategic Air Command (SAC) was a United States Department of Defense Specified Command and a United States Air Force (USAF) Major Command responsible for command and control of the strategic bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile compon ...
, 21 March 1946 *
Air Combat Command The Air Combat Command (ACC) is one of nine List of Major Commands of the United States Air Force, Major Commands (MAJCOMs) in the United States Air Force, reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force (HAF) at the Pentagon. It is the prim ...
, 1 June 1992 – 30 September 1993Rogers,


Former units

* 404th Base HQ and Air Base Sq, 18 August 1942 – 1 May 1944 * Army Air Forces Combat Crew School : Redesignated: Army Air Forces Pilot School, Specialized 4-Engine, 28 July 1942 – 1 January 1946 * 96th Pilot Transition Training Group (4 Engine), 28 July 1942 – 1 April 1944 * Army Air Forces Flying Training Command : Redesignated:
Army Air Forces Training Command The United States Army Air Forces during World War II had major subordinate Commands below the Air Staff level. These Commands were organized along functional missions. One such Command was the Flying Training Command (FTC). It began as Air Cor ...
, 21 August 1942 – 24 February 1946 * 2519th AAF Base Unit (Pilot School, Spec 4E), 1 May 1944 – 18 November 1945 * 17th Bombardment Operational Training Wing, 24 December 1945 – 9 April 1946 * 31st Flying Training Wing (World War II), 31st Flying Training Wing, 31 May 1945 – 30 December 1945 * 233d AAF (later AF) Base Unit, 18 November 1945 – 17 November 1947 * 7th Bombardment Group, 1 October 1946 – 10 June 1952 :
7th Bombardment Wing The 7th Bomb Wing (7 BW) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Global Strike Command Eighth Air Force. It is stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, where it is also the host unit. The 7 BW is one of only two B-1B Lancer strat ...
, 17 November 1947 – 1 October 1993 * 58th Bombardment Wing (World War II), 58th Bombardment Wing, 9 May 1946 – 1 March 1948 *
Eighth Air Force The Eighth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) is a numbered air force (NAF) of the United States Air Force's Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC). It is headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The command serves as Air Forces S ...
, 1 November 1946 – 1 August 1948 *
11th Bombardment Group International direct dialing (IDD) or international subscriber dialling (ISD) is placing an international telephone call, dialed directly by a telephone subscriber, rather than by a telephone operator. Subscriber dialing of international calls t ...
, 1 December 1948 – 16 June 1952 : 11th Bombardment Wing, 16 February 1951 – 13 December 1957 *
19th Air Division The 19th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force formation. Its last assignment was with Eighth Air Force at Carswell Air Force Base, Texas, where it was inactivated on 30 September 1988. During World War II, the unit was designated ...
, 16 February 1951 – 16 June 1952; 16 June 1952 – 30 September 1988. * 4123d Strategic Wing, 10 December 1957 – 25 February 1959 *
43d Bombardment Wing The 43rd Airlift Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit last stationed at Pope Field, part of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where it was inactivated in March 2011. The wing performed en route operations support at Pope Field to include ...
, 15 March 1960 – 1 September 1964 * 916th Troop Carrier Group : Redesignated: 916th Military Airlift Group (AFRES), 1 April 1963 – 8 July 1972 * 512th Troop Carrier Wing : Redesignated: 512th Military Airlift Wing (AFRES): 8 January 1965 – 29 June 1971 * 301st Tactical Fighter Wing (AFRES), 1 July 1972 – 30 September 1994


Previous names

* Army Air Forces Combat Crew School, Tarrant Field (aka Tarrant Field and Tarrant Field Airdrome), c. 1 July 1942 * Fort Worth Army Air Field, 29 July 1942 – 13 January 1948 * Griffiss Air Force Base, 13 January 1948 – 29 January 1948 * Carswell Air Force Base, 29 January 1948 – 30 September 1994


Strategic Air Command aircraft previously assigned

* Boeing B-29 Superfortress (bomber) * Convair B-36 Peacemaker (bomber; piston and jet-driven) *
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range, subsonic aircraft, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber. The B-52 was designed and built by Boeing, which has continued to provide support and upgrades. It has been operated by the ...
(bomber) F, D H * Convair B-58 Hustler (supersonic bomber) * Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter (aerial refueling aircraft) *
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave ...
(jet aerial refueling aircraft)


In popular culture

* ''
Strategic Air Command Strategic Air Command (SAC) was a United States Department of Defense Specified Command and a United States Air Force (USAF) Major Command responsible for command and control of the strategic bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile compon ...
'', starring
James Stewart James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American actor and military aviator. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, Stewart's film career spanned 80 films from 1935 to 1991. With the strong morali ...
, was partly filmed at the base. * On the NBC television series ''The West Wing'', Democratic presidential nominee Matt Santos (Jimmy Smits) reported for United States Marine Corps Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve duty at Fort Worth for F/A-18 Hornet flight operations. The show incorrectly referred to the base as "National Guard Training Center Fort Worth" and the squadron shown was VMFA-134, the "Smokes". In reality, the "Smokes" were stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar prior to their 2007 transition to cadre status. The Marine Corps Reserve F/A-18 squadron actually based at NAS Fort Worth JRB is VMFA-112, the "Cowboys".


See also

* 34th Flying Training Wing (World War II) * List of airports in Texas * List of United States Navy airfields * Strategic Air Command (film), ''Strategic Air Command'' (film) * Texas World War II Army Airfields


References

; Notes ; Citations


Bibliography

* Manning, Thomas A. (2005), ''History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002''. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas * * * * * * Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), ''Locating Air Force Base Sites, History’s Legacy'', Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC.


External links

* * *
Map of NAS Fort Worth JRB

FAA/Runway data for NAS JRB Fort Worth
(Effective 1 September 2005)

* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/afp-4.htm Air Force Plant 4 (AFP4)]
Several scanned documents issued by Fort Worth Army Air Field during World War II
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