Oct. 9, 2014 Heritage flight celebrates 70 years of excellence In honor of the 301st Fighter Wing and 457th Fighter Squadron's 70th anniversary, a heritage flight formation took to the skies over Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas on Friday, October 3rd. A formation of P-51's and F-16's flew in honor of the 70 years of tradition and
Oct. 6, 2014 Life as a military mommy As I watch my little girl play in my green combat boots, a smile spreads across my face. I never imagined I would be an Airman and a mommy.When I enlisted in 2010, being a mom was not on my radar. My husband, Trey, and I had been married for eight months. It was nothing short of crazy that I wanted
Oct. 3, 2014 Local active duty Air Force unit welcomes new commander Lt. Col. Jeffrey Cunningham became commander of Detachment 457 during a ceremony October 3 at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. Detachment 457 is an active associate unit assigned to the Air Force Reserve's 301st Fighter Wing. The administrative component of the unit is
Oct. 2, 2014 New vice commander lives the dream Many people keep their most precious items close. Those items reveal a lot about them.For Col. Robert Buchanan, the new vice commander of the 301st Fighter Wing here, one of those precious items is a letter he received from the mother of a boy with spinal bifida who became "pilot of the day" in
Oct. 2, 2014 Commentary: Celebrating legacy with family Last month we celebrated the 67th birthday of the Air Force. October is our wing's birthday month. More specifically, our birthdate is Oct. 5, 1944. While sharing fun, food and laughter with our family this weekend, we celebrate the history of the 301st Fighter Wing and the 457th Fighter
Oct. 1, 2014 ARPC makes progress improving system reliability Systems, such as the virtual Personnel Center-Guard and Reserve, experience severe spikes in personnel program usage during the first weekend of every month as Citizen Airmen and Guardsmen perform required duty. As a result of these spikes, vPC-GR crashed almost without fail. Such hindrances have
Oct. 1, 2014 Leaders sign Total Force Aircrew Management charter Senior Air Force leaders signed a Total Force Aircrew Management charter Sept. 18, during the Aircrew Summit at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Mark A. Welsh III , Director of Air National Guard Lt. Gen. Stanley E.
Sept. 26, 2014 From campaign to campaign: 301st celebrates 70 years This month the Air Force celebrated its 67th birthday as a separate service. However, the history of air superiority reigned supreme long before then, and the 301st Fighter Wing is part of that history.On Oct. 5, the 301st Fighter Wing will celebrate its 70th anniversary of contributing airpower to
Sept. 25, 2014 NAS Fort Worth JRB kicks-off the 2014 Football Season More than 200 military members from all branches at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base participated in the 2014 Dallas Cowboys' home opener pre-game ceremony on September 7th in Arlington, Texas. As members of the Navy Color Guard presented the colors, the 200 servicemembers extended a