Tribute to our local units in NAS Ft worth, JRB (KNFW)
This article is specially dedicated to our men and women manning the stations at KNFW Joint reserve Base. We will be presenting a Photographic perspective of each individual units.
301st Fighter Wing ( FW ) ” Spads”
They carry the callsign ” Mustang, Beast and Spads ” flying the very unique Small mouth GE motor F-16C Blk 30 .This is also part of the 301st Operation Group ( OG) which consists of 457th Fighter Squadron ( FS ) and 301st Fighter Group which flies the F-22A in Tyndall AFB. “Spads” can be seen flying training mission almost twice a day doing both Air to Air and Air to ground missions.
- 457th FS Spads returning
- 457th FS Spads launch
- 457th FS Spads tower buzz
- 457th FS Spads base to final
- 457th FS Spads landing with ranger C130
- 457th FS Spads touchdown
- 457th FS Spads 2 seater D model
- 457th FS Spads low key option
- 457th FS Spads bank
- 457th FS Spads ab takeoff
- 457th FS Spads in the clouds
- 457th FS Spads base to final
- 457th FS Spads
- 457th FS Spads bank
- 457th FS Spads touchdown ruinway 18
- 457th FS Spads tac initial
- 457th FS Spads bank
- 457th FS Spads low key option run
US Marine Corp VMFA-112 Cowboys
VMFA-112 ” Cowboys” is a reserved squadron flying the F/A-18A++ and F/A-18B Legacy hornet fighter jet. With the age of the F/A-18A the marines are flying, VMFA-112 recently got several B model Hornet to beef up the squadron operational jets.
- vmfa-112 cowboy launch
- vmfa-112 cowboy
- vmfa-112 cowboy
- vmfa-112 cowboy landing
- vmfa-112 cowboy closeup
- vmfa-112 cowboy touchdown
- vmfa-112 cowboy
- vmfa-112 cowboy hotramp
- vmfa-112 cowboy jello
- vmfa-112 cowboy and afw tower
- vmfa-112 cowboy pilot
- vmfa-112 cowboy hot ramp
- vmfa-112 cowboylaunch
- vmfa-112 cowboy B model bank
- vmfa-112 cowboy taxi
- vmfa-112 cowboy colorbird
- vmfa-112 cowboy colorbird 2
- vmfa-112 cowboy tail
- vmfa-112 cowboy break
- vmfa-112 cowboy touch down
- vmfa-112 cowboy break
Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 234 (VMGR-234)
VMGR-234 also known as ” Ranger” is a reserve United States Marine Corps KC-130J squadron based out in KNFW. Since last year Ranger got a new colorbird that spot the Texas lone star on her Subdued tail.
- vmgr-234 Ranger launch
- vmgr-234 Ranger launch KNFW
- vmgr-234 Ranger final
- vmgr-234 Ranger touchdown
- vmgr-234 Ranger optioin run
- vmgr-234 Ranger touchdown
- vmgr-234 Ranger line bird take off
- vmgr-234 Ranger line bird
- vmgr-234 Ranger touch and go
136th Airlift Wing Texas Air National Guard
KNFW also house the Texas Air National Guard flying the C-130H known as the ” Ropers”.
- roper on the ground
- roper taking off waco
- roper doing parachute drop
- roper doing parachute drop
- roper doing parachute drop
- roper on final
- roper on final
- roper on the launch
- roper on the rest
Pictures taken from Jan to May 2018
Article by Dave Chng