Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base - Fort Worth, Texas
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Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth or NAS JRB Fort Worth also known as Carswell Field, is a military airfield located five miles (8 km) west of the central business district of Fort Worth, in Tarrant County, Texas.
Waymark Code: WM5PJ7
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/30/2009
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The base originated in 1941 as Tarrant Field Airdrome. The airdrome became Fort Worth Army Air Field on 2 January 1942 and was renamed Carswell Air Force Base in 1948, in honor of Major Horace S. Carswell, Jr. Carswell Air Force Base was one of the first Strategic Air Command bases established in the Cold War period.
In 1993, the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission decided to relocate forces from Naval Air Station Dallas to Carswell Air Force Base and the new base was to be named NAS JRB Fort Worth. When commissioned, this installation was the first Joint Service Reserve Base in the United States.
On October 1, 1994, the Navy established itself as the host command, renaming the 1,805 acre base Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, Fort Worth, but also retaining the name Carswell Field. Two U.S. Marine Corps squadrons and a small contingent of Navy personnel had permanently relocated at that time and all moves were completed by 1998.
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, Fort Worth, 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.