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Carswell was a major Strategic Air Command (SAC) base during the Cold War. It was the headquarters of several SAC intercontinental bombardment wings, equipped with the latest heavy bombers from B-29 Superfortresses; B-36 Peacemakers and B-52 Stratofortresses.
The base is located 7 miles North/Northwest of downtown Fort Worth, along HWY 183. Occasionally, The Base is still referred to by its former name Carswell Air Force Base, by many local residents. For information on sponsorship, contact the unit to which you will be assigned or the FFSC at 817-782-5287 or DSN 312-739-5287.
817-782-7815. NAS JRB Fort Worth Official Website. Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth is located in Fort Worth, Texas. The base is made up of approximately 40 different commands from the Navy, Marine Corps, Army and Air Force, as well as the Texas Air National Guard.
Carswell Air Force Base, Texas, served primarily as a training base to support a variety of heavy bombing aircraft since its establishment in 1942. Carswell trained more than 4,000 students in B-24s and provided Airmen and equipment in World War II, Vietnam and the Persian Gulf War.
Carswell was a major Strategic Air Command (SAC) base during the Cold War. It was the headquarters of several SAC intercontinental bombardment wings, equipped with the latest heavy bombers from B-29 Superfortresses; B-36 Peacemakers and B-52 Stratofortresses.
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort 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 was...
NAS JRB Fort Worth is the successor to Naval Air Station Dallas and incorporates other Reserve commands and activities, primarily those of the Air Force Reserve, that was present on site when the installation was known as Carswell Air Force Base.
Carswell AFB was originally known as Tarrant Field Airdrome which was established as a military installation in 1942 for flight training and heavy bomber operations. In 1946, the Strategic Air Command (SAC) assumed control of the installation, and the base became headquarters for the 8th Air Force. The base was renamed Carswell Air Force Base ...
On Oct. 1, 1993, the Air Force Reserve's 301st Fighter Wing assumed base responsibilities establishing Carswell as an air reserve base. In 1993, Congress directed the establishment of the nations first joint reserve base under the Base Realignment and Closure authority.
The 301st Fighter Wing, based at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base Carswell Field, Texas, is equipped with the F-16C+ Fighting Falcon. The wing has a rich tradition of leadership in the reserve component of the Air Force dating back to mid-1940's and continues to make history.