"Oh say can you see..."

A member of the U.S. Special Operations Command's parachute team delivers the American flag during the opening of the 2011 Air Power Expo, April 16, at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. The tail flas is from an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 301st Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve Command unit based at NAS Fort Worth JRB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chris Bolen)

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F-16 look-see

Tech. Sgt. Tom Barnicle, from the 301st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, briefs Landon McMahon (left) and his brother Tanner on the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon as their mother Shannon looks on. The three were visiting Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, April 16, for the base's Air Power Expo 2011. Over 100,000 people were expected to visit the base each day of the two-day air show. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chris Bolen)

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Heritage flight

A P-51 Mustang and A-10 Thunderbolt II fly a heritage formation over the Naval Air Station Fort Worth JRB, Texas, Air Expo 2011 April 16. The base played host to more than 100,000 people on the first day of the two-day air show and open house. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team headlined the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. David Kurle)

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Future pilot?

Rachel Hinsley tries on a helmet April 16 at the 2011 Air Expo held at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. More than 100,000 people were expected to visit the base each day of the two-day event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chris Bolen)

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A piece of history

A World War II-era B-29 Superfortress bomber passes over Air Expo 2011, April 17, at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. More than 200,000 people were expected at the two-day airshow held April 16-17. The B-29 is maintained and operated by the Commemorative Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. David Kurle)

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"Mind your head"

Lane and Tye Foster from Ft. Worth explore the bomb bay and aft wheel-well of a B-52H Stratofortress April 16 during the Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, Air Power Expo 2011. The brothers were taking in the sights and sounds of the air show with their father Chuck Foster. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chris Bolen)

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Blue Angels at 2011 Air Power Expo

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels' C-130 Hercules, dubbed "Fat Albert," takes off from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, during the 2011 Air Power Expo April 17. The Blue Angels performed two shows during the two-day event in front of approximately 200,000 visitors to the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. David Kurle)

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Eyes on the Sky

Glenn Parr, left, and Austin Ballard from Bonham, Texas, look skyward as the Special Operations Command parachute team begins its freefall set up at the start of the 2011 Air Power Expo at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, April 16. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chris Bolen)

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Liberator fly-by

A World War II-era B-24 Liberator flies past the crowd April 17 at the 2011 Air Power Expo at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. The B-24 is operated and maintained by the Commemorative Air Force, headquartered in Midland, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. David Kurle)

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Down the ramp

Visitors to the 2011 Air Power Expo walk down the aft ramp of a C-5 transport during at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, April 16. Officials expected more than 100,000 people to visit the base each day of the two-day open house. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chris Bolen)

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Harrier hover

A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8 Harrier jump jet hovers above the runway at the 2011 Air Expo, April 17, at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. David Kurle)

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Blue Angels at 2011 Air Power Expo

Blue Angels' solo performers, Navy Lt. Ben Walborn (in aircraft 5) and Navy Lt. C.J. Simonsen, take off April 17 in two of the team's F-18 Hornets during the 2011 Air Power Expo at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. David Kurle)

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Blue Angels at 2011 Air Power Expo

Blue Angels pilots Navy Lts. Ben Walborn and C.J. Simonsen perform a "mirror image" fly-by April 17 during the 2011 Air Power Expo at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. David Kurle)

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Blue Angels at 2011 Air Power Expo

Blue Angels pilots Navy Lts. Ben Walborn and C.J. Simonsen perform a "mirror image" fly-by April 17 during the 2011 Air Power Expo at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. David Kurle)

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Blue Angels at 2011 Air Power Expo

Three of the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight-demonstration team fly over the 2011 Air Power Expo in an echelon formation, April 17, at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. David Kurle)

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Blue Angels at 2011 Air Power Expo

Three of the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight-demonstration team fly over the 2011 Air Power Expo in an echelon formation, April 17, at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. David Kurle)

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Blue Angels at 2011 Air Power Expo

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels perform a break manuver over the 2011 Air Power Expo, April 17, at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. David Kurle

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Photo Essay: 2011 Air Power Expo at NAS Fort Worth JRB

Published April 25, 2011
By 301st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

NAVAL AIR STATION FORT WORTH JOINT RESERVE BASE, Texas -- The base played host to approximately 200,000 people April 15-17 here for Air Power Expo 2011 -- the annual open house and air show.

While the U.S. Navy units based here planned and executed the event, many Air Force Reservists from the 301st Fighter Wing participated and supported the expo in various roles.

Military acts at this year's show included the U.S. Special Operations Command's parachute demonstration team, the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, the Air Force's West Coast A-10 Thunderbolt demonstration team, F-18 Hornets from the "River Rattlers" Navy Reserve unit at NAS New Orleans, La., and several static displays.