The Fleet Logistics Support Wing (abbreviated as FLSW, also referred to as Commander, Fleet Logistics Support Wing, CFLSW) is a reserve aircraft wing of the United States Navy, stationed at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. The wing contains 100 percent of the Navy's intra-theater airlift capability, having no active-duty counterpart.[2][3] The wing is subordinate to the Commander, Naval Air Force Reserve at Naval Air Station North Island, California.[4]
| Fleet Logistics Support Wing | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | 1974–present (49–50 years) |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Navy |
| Role | Airlift |
| Part of | United States Navy Reserve |
| Garrison/HQ | NAS JRB Fort Worth, Texas[1] |
| Insignia | |
| Fleet Logistics Support Wing emblem |  |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Transport | C-37A Gulfstream V C-37B Gulfstream G550 C-40A Clipper C-130T Hercules |
History
editThe wing was commissioned at Naval Support Activity New Orleans, Louisiana in 1974 as the Reserve Tactical Support Wing, before being redesignated to its present name in 1983. Three years later, in 1986, the wing moved headquarters to Naval Air Station Dallas, Texas before undertaking its most recent relocation to Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas in 1997.[2]
Units
editAs of 2022[update], the wing is made up of 12 squadrons, based in 10 locations:[1]
- Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 1 (VR-1), Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
- Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 51 (VR-51), Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
- Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 53 (VR-53), Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
- Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 54 (VR-54), Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana
- Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 55 (VR-55), Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California
- Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 56 (VR-56), Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia
- Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 57 (VR-57), Naval Air Station North Island, California
- Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 58 (VR-58), Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida
- Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 59 (VR-59), Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas
- Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 61 (VR-61), Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington
- Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 62 (VR-62), Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida
- Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 64 (VR-64), Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst, New Jersey
References
edit- ^ a b Marquez, Arthurgwain L. (2022). "Navy Reserve Force Map" (PDF). The Navy Reservist. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ a b "CFLSW". www.public.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Fleet Logistics Support Wing (COMFLELOGSUPPWING)". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Reserve Force Organization". The Navy Reservist. 14 April 2022. p. 7. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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