Air Force District of Washington

The Air Force District of Washington (AFDW) is a Direct Reporting Unit of the United States Air Force. AFDW oversees Air Force operations in the Washington, D.C. region (also known as the "National Capital Region" or "NCR").

Air Force District of Washington
Air Force District of Washington emblem
Active7 July 2005 – present
1 October 1985 – 15 July 1994
(34 years, 10 months)[1]
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
TypeDirect Reporting Unit
Part ofJoint Force Headquarters National Capital Region
HeadquartersAndrews Air Force Base, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S.[2]
Motto(s)"Pride... Teamwork... Success"
Anniversaries7 July
Decorations
Air Force Organization Excellence Award[3]
Websitewww.afdw.af.mil
Commanders
Current
commander		Major General James A. Jacobson

As a Direct Reporting Unit, AFDW is directly subordinate to the Chief of Staff, Headquarters, United States Air Force, and serves as the Air Force service component to the JFHQ-NCR. AFDW was originally headquartered on Bolling Air Force Base, but changed to Joint Base Andrews-Naval Air Facility Washington (JBA-NAFW).

History

AFDW originates back to the post-World War II era when Bolling Field Command was established on 15 December 1946. Bolling Field Command absorbed functions from various support organizations in the Washington, D.C. vicinity.[4] It was redesignated Headquarters Command, USAF, on 17 March 1958. When Headquarters Command, USAF, inactivated on 1 July 1976, many of its functions passed to Military Airlift Command. The Air Force District of Washington was constituted and activated, on 1 October 1985. it was inactivated on 15 Jul 1994, due to declining defense budgets. AFDW was reactivated on 7 July 2005, to realign the Air Force command structure in the NCR with the other military services, improve Air Force support to Joint Force Headquarters - National Capital Region (JFHQ-NCR).

Mission

AFDW oversees two wings and one group on JBA-NAFW: the 11th Wing, the 79th Medical Wing and the 844th Communication Group. The 79th Medical Wing and 844th Communications Group both have specialized missions and serve as a single Air Force voice in the National Capital Region (NCR) for their respective fields of expertise. The 11th Wing fulfills duties as the host base organization of JBA-NAFW, while also supporting AFDW requirements. AFDW also supports airmen in more than 2,000 Air Force Elements in more than 500 locations in 108 countries.[5]

AFDW serves as the Air Force service component for coordination purposes to JFHQ-NCR and the supporting command to Joint Task Force-National Capital Region/Medical (JTF-CapMed). JFHQ-NCR has an emergency or major event operation 'mobilization' function as Joint Task Force-National Capital Region. When the JFHQ-NCR transitions to the Joint Task Force NCR (JTF-NCR), the 320th Air Expeditionary Wing (320 AEW) activates and becomes the Air Force service component of JTF-NCR. Normally, the Commander of AFDW serves as the Commander, 320 AEW. Air Force Mission Directive 13 delineates missions and assigned duties applicable to AFDW in both its worldwide Air Force service role and its JTF-NCR Air Force service component role.

Facilities overseen

AFDW oversees the following installations:

List of commanders
  1. Brig Gen Edward N. Giddings, 1 October 1985-November 1988;
  2. Brig Gen Ralph R. Rohatsch Jr., November 1988-July 1990;
  3. Brig Gen James L. Vick, July 1990-~ September 1992;
  4. Col Stevan B. Richards, ~ September 1992-15 July 1994.
  5. Brig Gen Duane A. Jones, 7 July 2005-14 April 2006;
  6. Maj Gen Robert L. Smolen, 14 April 2006-~ 29 June 2007;
  7. Maj Gen Frank Gorenc, ~ 29 June 2007-August 2008;
  8. Maj Gen Ralph J. Jodice II, August 2008-18 November 2009;
  9. Maj Gen Darrell D. Jones, 18 November 2009-9 December 2010;
  10. Maj Gen Darren W. McDew, 9 December 2010-26 July 2012;
  11. Maj Gen Sharon K. G. Dunbar, 26 July 2012-22 July 2014;
  12. Maj Gen Darryl W. Burke, 22 July 2014-21 June 2017;
  13. Maj Gen James A. Jacobson, 21 June 2017-9 July 2019;
  14. Maj Gen Ricky Rupp, 9 July 2019-present;

References
  1. http://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/432645/air-force-district-of-washington-usaf/
  2. http://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/432645/air-force-district-of-washington-usaf/
  3. http://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/432645/air-force-district-of-washington-usaf/
  4. Air Force Historical Research Agency, Headquarters Command, USAF Archived 18 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine, 10 January 2008
  5. "Factsheets : Air Force District of Washington". www.afdw.af.mil. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-11.

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