26-682: TSW may refer to: Tactical Support Wing , a unit of the United States Navy Television South West , the ITV franchise holder for the South West England region from 1 January 1982 until 31 December 1992 The Secret World , a 2012 MMORPG from developer Funcom Tiger Sports Wheels, a custom alloy wheel manufacturer Tin Shui Wai , a town located in
52-485: A 10-day cruise, earning the captain's praise and achieving a 94 percent boarding rate. On 1 October 1992, CVWR-20 took over control of VFC-12 and VFC-13. Both squadrons were previously assigned to the Fleet Logistics Support Wing . In November 2006 VFC-13's permanent Key West detachment was established as VFC-111 and was added to the wing. The 1994 disestablishment of CVWR-30 left CVWR-20 as
78-625: A Reserve Marine's enlistment begin to differ from that of an active-duty Marine. There is a program called the Select Reserve Incentive Program (SRIP), which provides enlistment bonuses for Reservists enlisting for needed MOSs. Half is payable upon completion of training and the other half is spread out over the term of enlistment. For those who have earned a college degree , the Reserve Officer Commissioning Program (ROCP) provides
104-700: A path directly into the Marine Corps Reserve leading to a commission as an officer of Marines. Upon selection from a regional Officer Selection Office (OSO), applicants attend Officer Candidates School (OCS) at Quantico, Virginia. Upon successful completion of OCS (the 10-week OCC-R course), candidates are commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and subsequently attend the Basic Officer Course at The Basic School (TBS), Quantico, Virginia. Following graduation of TBS and follow-on MOS training, officers either report to their reserve unit, or have
130-690: A war or other emergency – the Individual Ready Reserve is administered by the Marine Corps Individual Reserve Support Activity. IRR Marines participate in annual musters to check in with the Corps. While MFR units have US Navy Sailors assigned to perform medical and religious program specialty services, those Sailors are not members of the Marine Corps Reserve. Instead, they are a mix of US Navy Reserve and US Navy Regular Sailors detailed by
156-640: Is one of three reserve aircraft wings of the United States Navy . The wing reports to the Commander, Naval Air Force Reserve . It is headquartered at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth , Texas along with the reserve's Fleet Logistics Support Wing ( FLSW ). The third reserve wing is the Maritime Support Wing ( MSW ) which is headquartered at Naval Air Station North Island , California. The wing's primary mission
182-532: Is operational and training support for active forces. It is composed of five flying squadrons. The wing was established on 1 April 1970 as Reserve Carrier Air Wing 20 ( CVWR-20 ). It was later redesignated to its current name on 1 April 2007. It is the Navy Reserve's only tactical wing since the 1994 disestablishment Reserve Carrier Air Wing 30 (CVWR-30). The Tactical Support Wing consists of five squadrons as of May 2021 : Dates of assignment to
208-481: Is the headquarters command for approximately 40,000 drilling Selected Reserve Marines and 184 Reserve Training Centers located throughout the United States. The mission of Marine Forces Reserve is to augment and reinforce active Marine forces in time of war, national emergency, or contingency operations; to provide personnel and operational tempo relief for the active forces in peacetime; and to provide service to
234-566: The U.S. Pacific Fleet . All four wings were established as part of a plan to create a mirror image of the active duty units, after previous years saw the reserve units fly outdated aircraft that also had to be shared with the Marine Corps Reserve . The two CVSGRs were disestablished in June and July of 1976 and CVWR-30 was disestablished on 31 December 1994 leaving CVWR-20 as the only remaining sea going reserve air wing. CVWR-20
260-630: The United States Marine Corps Reserve ( USMCR ) and the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve , is the reserve force of the United States Marine Corps . The Marine Corps Reserve is an expeditionary, warfighting organization and primarily designed to augment and reinforce the active duty units of the Marine Corps in their expeditionary role. It is the largest command, by assigned personnel, in
286-932: The Caribbean Sea and across the southern border. VAW-77 was deactivated in March of 2013 leaving the wing with its current five squadrons. By 2022 VFA-204 was the sole remaining squadron in the Navy flying the F/A-18C Hornet . In October of 2022 it retired the Hornet from Navy service, was redesignated VFC-204 and received VFC-13's F-5 Tiger II aircraft as VFC-13 transitioned from the F-5 to the F-16C Fighting Falcon. Marine Corps Reserve The Marine Forces Reserve ( MARFORRES or MFR ), also known as
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#1732786817252312-599: The EKA-3B electronic warfare variant) and in 1979 it was redesignated VAK-208 to reflect that reality. VA-204 (now designated VFC-204) is the only squadron which was established with the wing and remains a part of it today. In June 1975, the wing deployed aboard USS Saratoga (CV-60) , composed of VF-201, VF-202, VA-203, VA-204, VA-205, VPF-206, and VAQ-208. The squadrons conducted carrier qualifications alongside units from CVWR-30. In July 1989, CVWR-20 deployed aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) for
338-801: The Navy to serve alongside Marines. In addition, through the MCIRSA, MFR administers a small number of reserve Marines assigned to either the Active Status List or Inactive Status List of the Standby Reserve, a category reserved for those Marines who remain members of the USMCR but are either retained involuntarily for various reasons, or unable to participate in SMCR activities. Reserve units utilize infrastructure when mobilized through Reserve Support Units (RSU) located at various bases throughout
364-755: The Select Marine Corps Reserve directly. Veteran Marines wishing to do this go through a Marine Corps Prior Service Recruiter. The mission of the Prior Service Recruiter is to join members from the Individual Ready Reserve to SMCR units close to their home. Marine reservists are allowed to serve simultaneously in the United States Marine Corps Reserve and in the naval militia of their state of residence; however, when called into federal service, reservists are relieved from service and duty in
390-661: The U.S. (such as Lejeune , Pendleton , Miramar , Quantico , and Twentynine Palms ). Enlistment in the Marine Forces Reserve occurs through a process similar to that for enlistment in the regular active Marine Corps. Recruits must take the ASVAB , pass a comprehensive physical exam, and be sworn in. They may enter through a billet in the Delayed Entry Program (DEP). Reserve recruits attend recruit training along with active duty recruits, earning
416-624: The U.S. Marine Corps. Marines in the Reserve go through the same training and work in the same Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) as their active-duty counterparts. The United States Marine Corps Reserve was established when Congress passed the Naval Appropriations Act of 29 August 1916, and is responsible for providing trained units and qualified individuals to be mobilized for active duty in time of war, national emergency, or contingency operations. Marine Forces Reserve
442-699: The community (for example, through Toys for Tots ). MARFORRES is composed primarily of two groups of Marines and Sailors. The first, known as the Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR), are Marines who typically belong to reserve units and have a minimum obligation to drill one weekend a month and two weeks a year. The second group is known as the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR). The IRR is composed of Marines who have finished their active duty or USMCR obligations, however, their names remain on record to be called up in case of
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494-499: The only reserve air wing capable of deploying to carriers, with a fleet of F/A-18 Hornets , operated by VFC-12 and VFC-13, as well as E-2 Hawkeyes , part of VAW-77 and VAW-78, making up the wing. In 2003, members of the wing's VFA-201 deployed as part of Carrier Air Wing 8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) . In 2006, the wing conducted operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom , with VAQ-209 deploying to Al Asad Air Base , Iraq, for three months. VAW-77, at
520-691: The option to complete a one-year experience tour with an active duty unit. Reservists, like all new service members, contract for eight-year terms. There are three options on how these terms may be served, one of which is designated upon signing. After serving several years in the Reserves and attaining leadership rank it is possible for an enlisted Reservist to receive a commission through the Reserve Enlisted Commissioning Program (RECP). Marines who have previously served on active duty, whether officer or enlisted, can join
546-548: The time of the redesignation the wing consisted of six squadrons: VFA-204 which was the original CVWR-20's VA-204, VAQ-209 which was established into the wing in 1977, VFC-12 and VFC-13 which transferred into the wing in 1992, VFC-111 which was established into the wing from VFC-13 in 2006, and VAW-77 which had been established in 1995 specifically to support the United States Coast Guard and other Federal Agencies in interdicting illegal drug trafficking through
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#1732786817252572-638: The time the Navy's sole expeditionary E-2 squadron, conducted drug interdiction operations in the Caribbean . In addition, the squadron provided command and control for hundreds of aircraft during the search and rescue operation in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina . On 1 April 2007 CVWR-20 was redesigned Tactical Support Wing in recognition of the wing's change in function from its original mirror image of an active component carrier air wing able to deploy aboard aircraft carriers to its current function of operational and training support for active forces. At
598-482: The title TSW . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=TSW&oldid=1241987816 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Tactical Support Wing The Tactical Support Wing ( TSW )
624-466: The title United States Marine upon successful completion of the training. They then have a mandatory leave of 10 days (up to 24 if they volunteer for and are assigned to recruiter's assistance, although, reservists are not usually given RA) before further training at the School of Infantry (SOI) and their designated Military Occupational Specialty (MOS). Only after completing the training program(s) does
650-444: The wing are shown in parentheses The wing was established on 1 April 1970 as Reserve Carrier Air Wing 20 (CVWR-20) along with fellow reserve wings Reserve Carrier Air Wing 30 (CVWR-30) also on 1 April 1970 and Reserve Antisubmarine Carrier Air Group 70 (CVSGR-70) and Reserve Antisubmarine Carrier Air Group 80 (CVSGR-80) both on 1 May 1970. CVWR-20 and CVSG-70 were aligned with the U.S. Atlantic Fleet and CVWR-30 and CVSGR-80 with
676-494: Was initially composed of VA-203, VA-204, VA-205, VFP-206, VAW-207, VAQ-208, VA-209, and VA-210. The wing's five VA squadrons were atypical as active component air wings consisted of two VF and three VA squadrons. VA-209 and VA-210 were replaced by VF-201 and VF-202 and were disestablished in 1971. In October 1977 VAQ-209 was established as the wing's Tactical Electronic Warfare squadron. The wing's original VAQ squadron, VAQ-208 though designated VAQ operated KA-3 Skywarrior tankers (not
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