Fact Sheets

89th Airlift Wing
The 89th Airlift Wing (89th AW) is one of 17 Air Force active duty wings assigned to Air Mobility Command (AMC) and is a tenant unit based at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. The 89th AW provides global Special Air Mission airlift, logistics, aerial port and communications for the president, vice president, cabinet members, combatant commanders and other senior military and elected leaders as tasked by the White House, Air Force chief of staff and AMC... MORE

316th Wing
The 316th Wing is the host wing for Joint Base Andrews providing security, personnel, contracting, finance and infrastructure support for 5 Wings, 3 Headquarters, more than 80 tenant organizations, 148 geographically separated units, 6,500 Airmen in the Pentagon, as well as 60,000 Airmen and families in the National Capital Region and around the... MORE

NAF Washington History
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- On September 25, 1917, the Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Josephus Daniels, petitioned the Secretary of War, Mr. Newton D. Baker, Jr., for the use of a parcel of Army land at the junction of the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers. It was to be used as a test area for the Navy's new seaplanes. Permission was obtained on October 6,... MORE

Army Jet Detachment
Army Priority Air Transport provides long-range, executive airlift around the world. The Army’s First Jet Detachment was established with the ability to send its leaders more than 5,000 nautical miles non-stop, anywhere in the world. The jet detachment operates three short-range UC-35 Cessna Citations and three large-cabin, long-range Gulfstream V... MORE

Andrews Composite Squadron
The Andrews Composite Squadron is part of Civil Air Patrol’s National Capital Wing, the operational component responsible for the Washington, D.C. metro area. The all-volunteer, cadet and officer squadron holds a general membership meeting Thursdays from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a... MORE

Civil Air Patrol
Civil Air Patrol-United States Air Force, Detachment 2, is the Air Force’s regional headquarters for liaison to its auxiliary, the Civil Air Patrol. Detachment 2, Middle East Liaison Region, is one of eight regional headquarters nationwide, and provides assistance to CAP wings in Delaware, Maryland, the National Capital Region, Virginia, West... MORE

Naval Air Facility Washington
Naval Air Facility Washington (NAFW) maintains a joint partnership as the supported component of Joint Base Andrews-NAF Washington. Naval Air Facility Washington is one of only three Navy Reserve bases in the U.S. and is subordinate to Commander Naval Air Force Reserve headquartered in San Diego, Ca. Its mission is training and readiness support... MORE

Air National Guard Readiness Center
The Air National Guard Readiness Center's mission is to ensure that Air National Guard field units are properly resourced to train and equip for state and federal missions across the entire spectrum of military operations. It also serves as a channel of communication between the National Guard Bureau and the states on Air National Guard... MORE

Air Force District of Washington
The Air Force District of Washington, located on Joint Base Andrews, Md., brings air, space and cyberspace capabilities to the joint team protecting the nation’s capital, and supports local personnel and those serving worldwide. As a direct reporting unit with major command responsibilities, AFDW provides headquarters support to the U.S. Air Force... MORE

113th Wing
The 113th Wing’s Capital Guardians provide fighter, airlift and support forces capable of global employment and air sovereignty forces to defend the Nation’s Capital; employ the forces with mastery and lethality, if required and provide the community with support enhanced through good will. The 113th Wing prevents enemy nation-states and non-state... MORE

Joint Base Andrews Fact Sheets

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316th Wing

89th Airlift Wing

Joint Base Andrews History

Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews

NAF Washington History

Air Force District of Washington

Air Force District of Washington AFDW is the parent command to the 316th Wing and 844th Communications Group at Joint Base Andrews, Md., and the 11th Wing at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C. AFDW provides personnel and support for Air Force activities within the National Capital Region (NCR) and approximately 33,000 Airmen and civilians performing duties in more than 500 locations across more than 100 countries. The 316th Wing provides base-level services for three headquarters, five wings, more than 80 tenant organizations, and 60,000 Airmen/family members in the NCR and globally. The 11th Wing is home to the U.S. Air Force Band and Honor Guard missions, and as the host unit, executes critical national security mission support for approximately 70 mission partners. Finally, the 844th Communications Group at Andrews provides communications, information technology systems, services and management to the Department of the Air Force, AFDW, the National Military Command Center, and their tenant units. For more information, visit AFDW's website and fact sheet.

Joint Base Andrews Fact Sheets

Air Force District of Washington

Joint Base Andrews Aircraft