Air Force District of Washington

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  • 1985–1994
  • 2005 – present
CountryFile:Flag of the United States.svg United States
BranchFile:Flag of the United States Air Force.svg United States Air Force
TypeDirect Reporting Unit
RoleContingency response, ceremonial and operational support in the National Capital Region
Part of
HeadquartersJoint Base Andrews, Maryland
MottoTemplate:Pluralize from textPride ...Teamwork ...Success
DecorationsAir Force Organization Excellence Award
WebsiteOfficial website
Commanders
CommanderMajor General Daniel A. DeVoe
Deputy CommanderColonel Andrew L. Roddan
Command ChiefChief Master Sergeant Michael Wynne

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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").

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

Background

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.[1] 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.

Establishment

The Air Force District of Washington was constituted and activated on Script error: No such module "Date time".. Due to declining defense budgets, it was inactivated on 15 July 1994.[2]

The unit was reactivated on 7 July 2005, to realign the Air Force command structure in the National Capital Region with the other military services and to 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 316th Wing and the 844th Communication Group. The 844th Communications Group have a specialized communications mission and serve as the central communications support group for the Air Force in the National Capital Region (NCR). The 316th Wing fulfills duties as the host base organization of Joint Base Andrews, while also supporting AFDW requirements. AFDW also supports airmen in more than 33,000 Airmen in over 200 locations in 108 countries.[3]

AFDW serves as the Air Force service component for coordination purposes to JTF-NCR and the supporting command to Joint Task Force National Capital Region. JTF-NCR has an emergency or major event operation 'mobilization' function as Joint Task Force-National Capital Region. Under 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. 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.

Component units

Air Force District of Washington comprises the following wings and major units.[4]

Headquarters

Permanent units

Expeditionary units

Decorations

Air Force Organizational Excellence Awards[2] File:AFOEA Streamer.jpg

  • 1 October 1985 – 30 June 1987
  • 1 November 1991 – 31 October 1993
  • 7 July 2005 – 31 December 2006

List of commanders

No. Commander Term
Portrait Name Took office Left office Term length
1Giddings, Edward N.Brigadier General
Edward N. Giddings
(born 1935)		1 October 1985November 1988~
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2Rohatsch, Ralph R. Jr.Brigadier General
Ralph R. Rohatsch Jr.
(born 1940)		November 1988July 1990~
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3Vick, James L.Brigadier General
James L. Vick
(born 1943)		July 1990~ September 1992~
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4Richard, Stevan B.Colonel
Stevan B. Richards		~ September 199215 July 1994~
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5Jones, Duane A.Brigadier General
Duane A. Jones		7 July 200514 April 2006#REDIRECT Template:Age in years and days nts
6Smolen, Robert L.Major General
Robert L. Smolen		14 April 200629 June 2007#REDIRECT Template:Age in years and days nts
7Gorenc, FrankMajor General
Frank Gorenc
(born 1957)		29 June 20076 August 2008[5]#REDIRECT Template:Age in years and days nts
8Jodice, Ralph J. IIMajor General
Ralph J. Jodice II
(born 1955)		6 August 200818 November 2009#REDIRECT Template:Age in years and days nts
9Jones, Darrell D.Major General
Darrell D. Jones		18 November 20099 December 2010#REDIRECT Template:Age in years and days nts
10McDew, Darren W.Major General
Darren W. McDew
(born 1960)		9 December 201026 July 2012#REDIRECT Template:Age in years and days nts
11Dunbar, Sharon K.G.Major General
Sharon K.G. Dunbar		26 July 201222 July 2014#REDIRECT Template:Age in years and days nts
12Burke, Darryl W.Major General
Darryl W. Burke		22 July 201421 June 2017#REDIRECT Template:Age in years and days nts
13Jacobson, James A.Major General
James A. Jacobson		21 June 20179 July 2019#REDIRECT Template:Age in years and days nts
14Rupp, RickyMajor General
Ricky Rupp		9 July 201920 July 2021#REDIRECT Template:Age in years and days nts
15Jackson, Joel D.Major General
Joel D. Jackson		20 July 20216 September 2023#REDIRECT Template:Age in years and days nts
16Major General
Daniel A. DeVoe		6 September 2023Incumbent#REDIRECT Template:Age in years and days nts

See also

References

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  1. ^ Air Force Historical Research Agency, Headquarters Command, USAF Script error: No such module "webarchive"., 10 January 2008
  2. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Air Force District of Washington (USAF)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. United States Air Force. 11 December 2025.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Factsheets : Air Force District of Washington". afdw.af.mil. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Units". Air Force District of Washington. US Air Force. Archived from the original on 28 December 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Land, Michael (6 August 2008). "New AFDW leader assumes command". Joint Base Andrews. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

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