Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth

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NAS JRB Fort Worth Carswell Field

IATA: NFW - ICAO: KNFW - FAA: NFW
Summary
Controlled By		United States Navy
Facility Type		Naval Air Station JRB
Location		Fort Worth, Texas
Commissioned		October 1, 1994
Current Status		Active
Commanding Officer		Captain Ian C. McIntyre
Elevation AMSL		28 ft (8.5 m)
Coordinates		32°46′09″N, 097°26′30″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
17/35	12,000	3,658	Concrete

Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth or NAS JRB Fort Worth (IATA: NFW, ICAO: KNFW, FAA LID: NFW) is a US Military Base located five miles west of Fort Worth, Texas. Headquarters for the Tenth Air Force, the 136th Airlift Wing of the Texas Air National Guard and the 301st Fighter Wing of the Air Force Reserve are all co-located at NASJRBFW.

1 History
2 Current operations
3 Tenant units
4 Popular culture
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

The Emergency Operation Center at Naval Air Station/Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas

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, 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. All moves were completed by 1998.

Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, Fort Worth, under the operational command of the Commander, Naval Reserve Force, 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 America.

The base originated in 1941 as Tarrant Field Airdrome. The airdrome became Fort Worth Army Air Field on 2 January 1942. The airfield 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

In 1993 the Base Realignment and Closure Commission decided to relocate forces from Naval Air Station Dallas to Carswell Air Force Base and the new base was named NAS JRB Fort Worth. When commissioned, this installation was the first Joint Service Reserve Base in the United States.

[edit] Current operations

NASJRB Fort Worth insignia.

The base, under the oversight of the Commander Naval Air Reserve Forces, now hosts a variety of fighter/attack and airlift units from the reserve components of Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force. Airfield operating procedures and equipment (e.g., PAR and ILS) reflect a combination of service requirements, although as the operators of the local ATC system, DON imposes Navy procedures as the operations standard.

NAS JRB Fort Worth units schedule a variety of airspace. The key area for fighter operations is the Brownwood MOA. This area, originally developed to serve COMNAVAIRRESFOR squadrons stationed at NAS Dallas, now serves as the primary airspace resource for all fighter/attack units assigned to NAS JRB Fort Worth. It is scheduled by the NAS 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 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 FAA Free Flight planning commitments, will use a combination of recently deployed airspace scheduling and reporting systems, including the FAA SAMS and DoD MAMS. The trials’ intent is to provide more accurate (“near real-time”) area status via the Internet to civil 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 civil dissatisfaction with the quality and timeliness of FAA-distributed SUA status information. In particular, such functionality may be appropriate for incorporation into the next generation of Automated Flight Service Station modernization equipment.

The base's runway is also used by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, as their large Fort Worth facility (where the F-16, Mitsubishi F-2, and the Joint Strike Fighter are built) is located adjacent to the base.