| Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth | |||||||||
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Carswell Field | |||||||||
| Fort Worth, Texas in the United States | |||||||||
 Aerial view of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth | |||||||||
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  Fort Worth  Fort Worth | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°46′09″N 097°26′30″W / 32.76917°N 97.44167°W | ||||||||
| Type | Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
| Operator | US Navy | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Navy Region Southeast | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1942 (as Tarrant Field) | ||||||||
| In use |
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| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Current commander | Captain Beau Hufstetler | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: FWH, ICAO: KNFW, FAA LID: NFW, WMO: 722595 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 198 metres (650 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth (abbreviated NAS JRB Fort Worth)[2] (IATA: FWH, ICAO: KNFW, FAA LID: NFW) includes Carswell Field, a military airbase located 5 nautical miles (9 km; 6 mi) west of the central business district of Fort Worth, in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. This military airfield is operated by the United States Navy Reserve.[3] It is located in the cities of Fort Worth, Westworth Village, and White Settlement in the western part of the Fort Worth urban area.[4][5]
NAS Fort Worth JRB is the successor to the former Naval Air Station Dallas and incorporates other Reserve commands and activities, primarily those of the Air Force Reserve, that were present on site when the installation was known as Carswell Air Force Base, a former Strategic Air Command (SAC) facility later transferred to the Air Combat Command (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 Seabees.
The Air Force Reserve Command's Tenth Air Force (10 AF) headquarters and the 301st Fighter Wing 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 of the Texas Air National Guard 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, F/A-18 Hornet, C-9B Skytrain II, C-130 Hercules and KC-130 Hercules that relocated from the former NAS Dallas, joining extant F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft that were previously located at the installation while it was known as Carswell Air Force Base and later as Carswell Air Reserve Station.
Currently based aircraft are Navy C-40 Clipper transports of the Naval Air Reserve, Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters of the Air Force Reserve Command, C-130 Hercules airlift aircraft of the Texas Air National Guard, Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet strike fighters and KC-130 Hercules 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.
- ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for NFW PDF
- ^ "Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth". cnrse.cnic.navy.mil. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for NFW PDF, effective 2007-12-20
- ^ "White Settlement city, Texas Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 24, 2010.
- ^ "Westworth Village city, Texas Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 24, 2010.