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Commandant, Naval District Washington Naval District Washington | |
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Active | 1903 - present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Navy |
Type | Region Commander |
Role | Management of naval installations and shore staff in the National Capital Region |
Part of | Naval Installations Command |
HQ | Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC |
Nickname(s) | NDW |
Website | ndw.cnic.navy.mil |
Commanders | |
Current commander | RDML David J. Faehnle |
The Naval District Washington is one of eleven current naval regions responsible to Commander, Navy Installations Command for the operation and management of Naval shore installations in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area. The Commandant is currently the only remaining Naval Districts from the 1900s era, making it, by default the oldest of the current naval regions. The Commandant is headquartered at the Washington Navy Yard only a few yards away from the Commander, Navy Installations Command headquarters.