Air Force District of Washington

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Air Force District of Washington

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").

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Air Force District of Washington
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Active7 July 2004 – present
1 October 1985 – 15 July 1994
(39 years, 6 months)[1]
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
TypeDirect Reporting Unit
Part ofDepartment of the Air Force
(administrative chain of command)
Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region
(operational chain of command)
HeadquartersAndrews Air Force Base, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S.[2]
Motto(s)"Pride... Teamwork... Success"
Anniversaries7 July
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Air Force Organization Excellence Award[3]
Websitewww.afdw.af.mil
Commanders
CommanderMaj Gen Daniel A. DeVoe
Deputy CommanderCol Aaron Guill
Command ChiefCCM Charmaine N. Kelley
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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

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).

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.[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.

Component units

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

Headquarters

Permanent units

Expeditionary units

List of commanders

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Giddings, Edward N.Brigadier General
Edward N. Giddings
(born 1935)
1 October 1985November 1988~ 3 years, 31 days
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Rohatsch, Ralph R. Jr.Brigadier General
Ralph R. Rohatsch Jr.
(born 1940)
November 1988July 1990~ 1 year, 242 days
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Vick, James L.Brigadier General
James L. Vick
(born 1943)
July 1990~ September 1992~ 2 years, 62 days
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Richard, Stevan B.Colonel
Stevan B. Richards
~ September 199215 July 1994~ 1 year, 317 days
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Jones, Duane A.Brigadier General
Duane A. Jones
7 July 200514 April 2006281 days
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Smolen, Robert L.Major General
Robert L. Smolen
14 April 200629 June 20071 year, 76 days
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Gorenc, FrankMajor General
Frank Gorenc
(born 1957)
29 June 20076 August 2008[7]1 year, 38 days
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Jodice, Ralph J. IIMajor General
Ralph J. Jodice II
(born 1955)
6 August 200818 November 20091 year, 104 days
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Jones, Darrell D.Major General
Darrell D. Jones
18 November 20099 December 20101 year, 21 days
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McDew, Darren W.Major General
Darren W. McDew
(born 1960)
9 December 201026 July 20121 year, 230 days
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Dunbar, Sharon K.G.Major General
Sharon K.G. Dunbar
26 July 201222 July 20141 year, 361 days
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Burke, Darryl W.Major General
Darryl W. Burke
22 July 201421 June 20172 years, 334 days
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Jacobson, James A.Major General
James A. Jacobson
21 June 20179 July 20192 years, 18 days
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Rupp, RickyMajor General
Ricky Rupp
9 July 201920 July 20212 years, 11 days
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Jackson, Joel D.Major General
Joel D. Jackson
20 July 20216 September 20232 years, 48 days
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Major General
Daniel A. DeVoe
6 September 2023Incumbent1 year, 225 days
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