Air Force District of Washington | |
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Active | 7 July 2005 – present 1 October 1985 – 15 July 1994 (39 years)[1] |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Type | Direct Reporting Unit |
Part of | Department of the Air Force (administrative chain of command) Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region (operational chain of command) |
Headquarters | Andrews Air Force Base, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S.[2] |
Motto(s) | "Pride... Teamwork... Success" |
Anniversaries | 7 July |
Decorations | Air Force Organization Excellence Award[3] |
Website | www |
Commanders | |
Commander | Maj Gen Daniel A. DeVoe |
Deputy Commander | Col Aaron Guill |
Command Chief | CCM Charmaine N. Kelley |
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).