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  • Mustering success in 'jointness'

       About 250 area Air Force and Navy reservists were on hand June 12 at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, for the first-ever joint Reserve mass muster for the Individual Ready Reserve.   The purpose of a mass muster is to gather IRR personnel, reservists who are still required

  • North Texas hockey tradition honors past and present veterans

    Area active and retired military members gathered May 30 for the 2010 Memorial Day Hockey Classic at NYTEX Sports complex in North Richland Hills, Texas. The annual event pits veterans from the Army and Air Force against the Navy and Marine Corps. Many of the players are current and former Air Force

  • Local employers get first-hand look at joint reserve mission

    Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base leadership and the 301st Fighter Wing teamed up with the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve for their first joint Bosslift May 5-6.Employers and area business leadership boarded an Air Force KC-10 from the 514th Air Refueling Wing, McGuire Air

  • Air Force Academy class of 70-04 reunites at NAS Ft Worth JRB

    After 40 years, the Air Force Academy class of 70-04 reunited for a major three-day event here.The attendees, who graduated from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., were treated to rides in the Lockheed Martin F-35 flight simulator and a chance to meet each commander from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint

  • 301st Fighter Wing Yellow Ribbon Program bigger than ever

    Guests at the 301st Fighter Wing's third Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program confirmed that each event improves over its predecessor.Over a hundred guests and staff from the Air Force Reserve, Marines and Navy attended the March 19-21 event held at the American Airlines Training and Conference

  • 301st Puts Focus on Family

    The October Unit Training Assembly was put on hold Saturday, October 3, as family members were warmly greeted and entertained during the annual Family Day picnic. The event was opened by a greeting from Colonel Richard Scobee, 301st Fighter Wing commander. He welcomed over three dozen new members to

  • Medical Squadron takes on challenge of new joint exercise

       More than 150 Air Force and Navy medical team members joined together at Joint Reserve Base Carswell for the first-time in an enhanced simulated Mass Casualty exercise Sept 19. The exercise faced the medical staff with 100 victims of aircraft crashes and biological weapons. The victims were

  • New Yellow Ribbon program aims to bring military families closer

    The 301st Fighter Wing successfully hosted its first Yellow Ribbon event on 25 July at the Radisson Hotel North in Fort Worth, Texas. There were more than 50 members attending, along with spouses, children and members from the 917th Bomber Wing from Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Activities included

  • Chaplain Candidates get hands-on lessons during visit to 301st Fighter Wing

    Potential new Air Force Chaplains recently got a whirlwind tour of the Air Force. One of their big stops was a visit to NAS JRB Fort Worth and the 301st Fighter Wing. The candidates visited many units here, learning how each shop does business and even spending time ministering to individual's