FReeper Canteen ~ Naval Air Station JRB, Texas ~ 21 APR, 2009

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas

Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth or NAS JRB Fort Worth (IATA: NFW, ICAO: KNFW, FAA LID: NFW), also known as Carswell Field, is a military airfield located five miles west of the central business district of Fort Worth, in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. This military airfield is operated by United States Navy.

The Air Force Reserve Command's Tenth Air Force headquarters and 301st Fighter Wing continue to be based at the installation, as well as the 136th Airlift Wing of the Texas Air National Guard. A number of Marine Corps aviation and ground units are also co-located at NAS JRB Fort Worth.

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.

 

Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Forth Worth was first known as Tarrant Field in 1932, but is mostly known as Carswell Air Force Base, a name it held from 1948 to 1993. The base is named after Medal of Honor Recipient and Texan, Major Horace S. Carswell, Jr.

 The site adjacent to the field was selected in 1941 as a Consolidated Aircraft factory for the production of B-24 Liberator bombers, that site is now Lockheed Martin; the manufacturer of the F-22 Raptor and the Joint Strike Fighter, F-35 Lightning II.

Over the years, the base’s overall mission changed as the aircraft factory rolled out new models. After WWII, the base became one of the few newly-formed Strategic Air Command, or SAC bases. Over the years Carswell saw its bomb wings transition through a number of bombers, like the B-36 Peacemaker, B-52 Stratofortress and the B-58 Hustler.

The base, now part of Navy Installations Command, 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 Air Force. Airfield operating procedures and equipment 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 Military Operations Area (MOA). This area, originally developed to serve Commander, Naval Air Force Reserve and 4th Marine Aircraft Wing fighter and fighter/attack squadrons stationed at the former NAS Dallas, now serves as the primary airspace resource for all fighter/attack units assigned to NAS JRB Fort Worth.

 The first flight test F135 engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) has completed successful runs at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The runs took place at an indoor engine test facility that was specially modified to handle the 40,000 pounds of thrust produced by the F135, the most powerful fighter engine ever built.

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.

Learn More About NAS JRB Fort Worth HERE!

Located at Meacham International Airport in Fort Worth, The Vintage Flying Museum preserves America's flying heritage. Twenty aircraft are on exhibit including several which are extremely rare and historic. Additional displays include a dedicated reciprocal and jet engine room, an FAA Aviation Education Resource Center, WWII memorabilia and artifact exhibits.

One of the Museum's greatest achievements and contributions to the community is the development of aviation education programs. Since 1993, the Vintage Flying Museum, in collaboration with the Federal Aviation Administration, has been offering the Dallas/Fort Worth Community a broad-based series of educational programs. These programs include aviation summer camps for middle and high school students, aviation workshops for teachers, and "Take Flight Days", (a 1-day aviation experience for elementary students).

Visit The Vintage Flying Museum HERE!

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[laurenmarlowe]

United States Marine Corps Band~National Anthem

[SandRat]

In.

[laurenmarlowe]

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 18, 2009) Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Benjamin Centeno, from Valejo, Calif., monitors Sailors working on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as an MH-60S Sea Hawk from the "Eightballers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 lifts cargo during a replenishment at sea with Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS San Jose (T-AFS 7). John C. Stennis is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Walter M. Wayman/Released)

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (April 16, 2009) Sailors assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Makin Island (LHD 8) participate in the ceremony delivering the ship from Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Gulf Coast to the U.S. Navy. Commanding Officer Capt. Robert Kopas signed the DD 250, the official document giving the Navy and ship's company custody of Makin Island. (U.S. Navy Photo/Released)

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 17, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels) Airman Christopher Levosky, left, and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels) Airman Jose Lopez stand by on a catwalk during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is underway conducting Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Torrey W. Lee/Released)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Road Trip: Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base
Fort Worth, Texas

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[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you Sand!

FIRST!!

[The Mayor]

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April 21, 2009

Thunderstorm Thoughts

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READ: Matthew 8:23-27

The God of peace will be with you. —Philippians 4:9

I laugh every time I hear the radio commercial that has a woman shouting to her friend in conversation. She’s trying to talk above the sounds of the thunderstorm in her own head. Ever since a storm damaged part of her home, that’s all she hears because her insurance company isn’t taking care of her claims.

I’ve heard thunderstorms in my head, and maybe you have too. It happens when a tragedy occurs—to us, to someone close to us, or to someone we hear about in the news. Our minds become a tempest of “what if” questions. We focus on all the possible bad outcomes. Our fear, worry, and trust in God fluctuate as we wait, we pray, we grieve, and we wonder what the Lord will do.

It’s natural for us to be fearful in a storm (literal or figurative). The disciples had Jesus right there in the boat with them, yet they were afraid (Matt. 8:23-27). He used the calming of the storm as a lesson to show them who He was—a powerful God who also cares for them.

We wish that Jesus would always calm the storms of our life as He calmed the storm for the disciples that day. But we can find moments of peace when we’re anchored to the truth that He’s in the boat with us and He cares.

Fierce drives the storm, but wind and waves
Within His hand are held,
And trusting His omnipotence
My fears are sweetly quelled. —Brown

To realize the worth of the anchor, we need to feel the stress of the storm.

Bible in One Year: 2 Samuel 12-13; Luke 16

[SandRat]

SOCCER READY - U.S. Army 1st Lt. Benjamin Martin prepares to hand a soccer ball to a charging group of Iraqi children during a site-assessment mission in the Al-Madain area of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, April 18, 2009. Martin, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company B, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, is the company's executive officer. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James Selesnick

[SandRat]

FAMILY REUNION - U.S. Navy Lt. Douglas Thompson is greeted by his family during a homecoming celebration for the guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans in Mayport, Fla., April 18, 2009. The Sullivans returned after a seven-month deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joseph Olivares

[laurenmarlowe]

Hi MA! *HUGS*

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy and Thank You Mayor!

SECOND!!

[AZamericonnie]

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Hiya lauren...*HUGS*...hope you are working on your missing sleep. We've missed you.

[The Mayor]

Wow, Thanks!

[laurenmarlowe]

What great pictures Sand, thanks for posting!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hurrah!!! Daddy’s home!! Thanks, Sand, for the great picture of one of our returning heroes.

[laurenmarlowe]

Hiya Connie! *HUGS*

THIRD!!

[AZamericonnie]

Thanks you for this evening's road trip Lauren! *Hugs*

[laurenmarlowe]

Thank ya MA, missed y’all lots too!

‘Nother good night’s sleep and should be good as new!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!