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Carswell Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force (USAF) base, located northwest of Fort Worth, Texas. For most of its operational lifetime, the base's mission was to train and support heavy strategic bombing groups and wings.
The Federal Medical Center, Carswell (FMC Carswell) is a United States federal prison in Fort Worth, Texas, for female inmates of all security levels, primarily with special medical and mental health needs.
Apr 27, 2022 · Visiting Schedule & Procedures. Official policy at FMC Carswell that outlines the specific regulations and procedures for visiting an inmate at this facility. Also available in Spanish: Regulaciones de Visitas. Resources for Media Representatives.
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Jul 6, 2017 · In late January 1948, FWAAF was renamed Carswell Air Force Base in honor of Fort Worth native and Medal of Honor recipient Major Horace S. Carswell, Jr. The site became a key U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command (SAC) base during the Cold War, serving as a highly visible symbol of nuclear deterrence and force projection.
Mar 2, 2023 · Ninety-four hours and one minute later, at 10:22 a.m. March 2, the bomber again passed the control tower at Carswell, marking the end of its around-the-world flight. Amon Carter’s Star-Telegram got the words “Fort Worth” in the banner headline not once but twice.
Mar 5, 2022 · It was Fort Worth grown and Fort Worth flown: built at the bomber plant and then taxied next door to fly from Carswell Air Force Base in the Strategic Air Command’s 43rd Bombardment Wing. The Air Force had begun planning a supersonic bomber during a hot war—Korea. But it took a cold war to turn planning into producing.
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Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth was founded as Tarrant Field Airdrome in 1932, renamed Fort Worth Army Airfield in 1942, and renamed Griffiss Air Force Base in 1948. Then, from 1948 to 1993, the installation was named Carswell Air Force Base, named after Major Horace S. Carswell, Jr., a Medal of Honor Recipient and Texan.
