Fire & Emergency Services of NAS JRB Fort Worth Renew Accreditation

NAS JRB FORT WORTH, TEXAS—In 2022 the Fire and Emergency Services of Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) Fort Worth attained accredited status by the Commission on Fire Accreditation (CFAI), joining an elite group as only the ninth in the Navy and the 296th nationwide to achieve this distinction. The Fire Department has demonstrated continued commitment to meeting CFAI standards and renewed their accreditation requirements for 2024.


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Pentagon names troops killed in Jordan drone attack

Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, Spc. Kennedy Ladon Sanders and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett died Jan. 28, 2024, in Jordan.

BY BRAD DRESS - 01/29/24 3:27 PM ET

The Pentagon on Monday identified the three Army soldiers who were killed in a suicide drone attack in Jordan over the weekend.

All three soldiers served in the Army Reserve, according to the Pentagon, and were assigned to Georgia’s Fort Moore.

The soldiers are: Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, 46, of Carrollton, Ga.; Spc. Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24, of Waycross, Ga.; and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23, of Savannah, Ga.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) on Monday mourned the loss of all three soldiers.

“These soldiers gave the last full measure of devotion in service to this country. This inexcusable loss of life and the attack from terrorists that resulted in these casualties is a reminder of why we stand with the friends of liberty,” Kemp said in a statement.

“The entire Kemp family asks that Georgians everywhere join us in keeping the loved ones of those lost in this attack in our thoughts and prayers in the days ahead.”

President Biden in a Sunday statement also extended his condolences to the families of the service members, saying the soldiers “embodied the very best of our nation” and “were patriots in the highest sense."

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin expressed “outrage and sorrow” at the deaths of “three brave U.S. troops in Jordan and for the other troops who were wounded” in the Jordan attack.

“The president and I will not tolerate attacks on U.S. forces and we will take all necessary actions to defend the U.S. and our troops,” Austin vowed during an appearance on Monday.

Iranian-backed militia groups attacked Tower 22, a U.S. base in Jordan, in the early morning hours on Sunday with a suicide drone, which struck housing units. Another roughly 40 soldiers were injured, according to the Pentagon.

Several media reports suggest the U.S. mistook the suicide drone for a friendly one set to return at that time, but the Pentagon has so far declined to officially explain what happened. The incident is under investigation.

The attack has the “footprints” of an Iran-backed group in Iraq, Kata’ib Hezbollah, according to Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh. She said the U.S. has not made a final determination.

Shortly after the attack, President Biden vowed to respond. Iran-backed groups have battled U.S. forces across the Middle East since the breakout of the Israel-Hamas war.

As of Monday, Iran-backed groups have attacked U.S. troops more than 160 times in Iraq, Syria and Jordan, while the Tehran-supported Houthis have launched more than 30 attacks on commercial vessels and American naval ships in the Red Sea.

What Is Tower 22, the Military Base that Was Attacked in Jordan Where 3 US Troops Were Killed?

A little-discussed U.S. military desert outpost in the far reaches of northeastern Jordan has become the focus of international attention after a drone attack killed three American troops and injured at least 34 others there.


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Firefighters from the 39th Civil Engineer Squadron conduct a crash, damaged, or disabled aircraft recovery (CDDAR) exercise at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, Jan. 25, 2024.

INCIRLIK AIR BASE, 1, TURKEY
01.25.2024
Photo by Senior Airman Renan Arredondo 
39th Air Base Wing Public Affairs  

Turkish air force members assigned to the 10th Tanker Base Command, U.S. Airmen assigned to the 39th Maintenance Squadron, and firefighters from the 39th Civil Engineer Squadron conduct a crash, damaged, or disabled aircraft recovery (CDDAR) exercise at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, Jan. 25, 2024. The CDDAR exercise enhanced cooperation and multi-agency integration for aircraft response as part of Incirlik AB’s role in defending NATO’s southern flank. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Renan Arredondo)

(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Renan Arredondo)

On the Edge of Life and Death

Recently Senior Airman Ethan Embrey, 35th Civil Engineering Squadron firefighter, was awarded the Senior Master Sergeant Robert A. McAllister Award for Firefighter Heroism for his life saving actions during the 2023 COPE North exercise at Tinian Island, 2023.


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