Air Force District of Washington (original) (raw)

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Direct reporting unit of the United States Air Force

Air Force District of Washington
Air Force District of Washington emblem
Active 7 July 2005 – present1 October 1985 – 15 July 1994(39 years, 2 months)[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.afdw.af.mil
Commanders
Commander Maj Gen Daniel A. DeVoe
Deputy Commander Col Aaron Guill
Command Chief CCM Charmaine N. Kelley

Military unit

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).

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).

AFDW oversees two wings and one group on JBA-NAFW: the 11th Wing, the 316 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.[5]

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.

Air Force District of Washington comprises the following wings and major units.[6]

Expeditionary units

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No. Commander Term
Portrait Name Took office Left office Term length
1 Edward N. Giddings Giddings, Edward N.Brigadier GeneralEdward N. Giddings(born 1935) 1 October 1985 November 1988 ~ 3 years, 31 days
2 Ralph R. Rohatsch Jr. Rohatsch, Ralph R. Jr.Brigadier General**Ralph R. Rohatsch Jr.**(born 1940) November 1988 July 1990 ~ 1 year, 242 days
3 James L. Vick Vick, James L.Brigadier General**James L. Vick**(born 1943) July 1990 ~ September 1992 ~ 2 years, 62 days
4 Stevan B. Richards Richard, Stevan B.ColonelStevan B. Richards ~ September 1992 15 July 1994 ~ 1 year, 317 days
5 Duane A. Jones Jones, Duane A.Brigadier General**Duane A. Jones** 7 July 2005 14 April 2006 281 days
6 Robert L. Smolen Smolen, Robert L.Major GeneralRobert L. Smolen 14 April 2006 29 June 2007 1 year, 76 days
7 Frank Gorenc Gorenc, FrankMajor General**Frank Gorenc**(born 1957) 29 June 2007 6 August 2008[7] 1 year, 38 days
8 Ralph J. Jodice II Jodice, Ralph J. IIMajor General**Ralph J. Jodice II**(born 1955) 6 August 2008 18 November 2009 1 year, 104 days
9 Darrell D. Jones Jones, Darrell D.Major General**Darrell D. Jones** 18 November 2009 9 December 2010 1 year, 21 days
10 Darren W. McDew McDew, Darren W.Major General**Darren W. McDew**(born 1960) 9 December 2010 26 July 2012 1 year, 230 days
11 Sharon K.G. Dunbar Dunbar, Sharon K.G.Major General**Sharon K.G. Dunbar** 26 July 2012 22 July 2014 1 year, 361 days
12 Darryl W. Burke Burke, Darryl W.Major General**Darryl W. Burke** 22 July 2014 21 June 2017 2 years, 334 days
13 James A. Jacobson Jacobson, James A.Major General**James A. Jacobson** 21 June 2017 9 July 2019 2 years, 18 days
14 Ricky Rupp Rupp, RickyMajor General**Ricky Rupp** 9 July 2019 20 July 2021 2 years, 11 days
15 Joel D. Jackson Jackson, Joel D.Major General**Joel D. Jackson** 20 July 2021 6 September 2023 2 years, 48 days
16 Daniel A. DeVoe Major General**Daniel A. DeVoe** 6 September 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 113 days
  1. ^ "Air Force District of Washington (USAF)".
  2. ^ "Air Force District of Washington (USAF)".
  3. ^ "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". afdw.af.mil. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Units". Air Force District of Washington. US Air Force. Archived from the original on 28 December 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  7. ^ Land, Michael (6 August 2008). "New AFDW leader assumes command". Joint Base Andrews. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

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