316th Wing

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316th Wing
316th Wing emblem
Active	1947–1949; 1966–1975; 1980–1991; 2006–2010; 2020–present
Country	United States
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Air Base Management and Rotary-Wing Airlift
Part of	Air Force District of Washington
Garrison/HQ	Andrews Air Force Base
Motto(s)	"America's Airfield"[1]
Decorations	DUC AFOUA
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Todd Randolph[2]
Vice commander	Colonel Parkin C. "Gage" Bryson
Command Chief	Command Chief Master Sergeant Jackson A. Helzer

The 316th Wing (316 WG) is an active wing of the United States Air Force. It is the host wing at Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility, Maryland. As host wing, the 316 WG operates, administers and maintains the base. The 316th Wing was activated on June 11, 2020, becoming the host wing for JBA and taking on the Airmen and units of the 11th Wing.

The wing's Operations Group was a highly decorated C-47 Skytrain unit that served with Ninth Air Force and Twelfth Air Force in the European Theater of Operations and the Mediterranean theaters during World War II.

The wing's officially stated mission is "Respond, Honor, Defend, Support and Care...to project airpower and diplomacy from America's Airfield".