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On 1 October 1993, the Air Force Reserve's 301st Fighter Wing assumed base responsibilities, establishing Carswell as Carswell Air Reserve Station. The Air Force Reserve's Headquarters, 10th Air Force (10 AF), also relocated to Carswell from Bergstrom AFB , Texas as a result of the BRAC action which closed Bergstrom. [ 13 ]
Air Force Plant 4 is located within the Fort Worth-Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area which includes Johnson, Parker and Tarrant Counties including the cities of Fort Worth and White Settlement. The area is characterized as a highly urbanized area with a diverse economic base concentrated in the manufacturing, service and retail industries.
Major Horace S. Carswell, Jr. (1916–1944) Carswell Air Force Base was named after Medal of Honor recipient Major Horace S. Carswell, Jr., USAAF (1916–1944). Major Carswell was returning from an attack on Japanese shipping in the South China Sea on 26 October 1944 when he attempted to save a crewmember whose parachute had been destroyed by flak.
The 457th Fighter Squadron is a United States Air Force Reserve Command unit, assigned to the 301st Operations Group, 301st Fighter Wing at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. The squadron flies the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II .
In December 1998, Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) action decommissioned the naval air station; transferred Carswell AFB to the U.S. Navy and renamed it Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth / Carswell Field; and sent Grand Prairie's Naval Air Reserve, Marine Air Reserve and Texas Air National Guard flying units (wings, groups ...
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Air Force One at Carswell Air Force Base, John F. Kennedy’s visit to Fort Worth, 11/21-22/1963 MORE : Check out more historic photo galleries from the Star-Telegram archives here . Show comments
The 340th was reactivated at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, as the 340th Flying Training Group on 1 April 1998 as an Air Force Reserve Command unit under Tenth Air Force. The 340th was organized to provide associate instructor pilots for the Air Education and Training Command Specialized Undergrasuate Pilot Training mission.