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Andrews Air Force Base (Andrews AFB, AAFB) is the airfield portion of Joint Base Andrews, which is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force (USAF). [1] In 2009, Andrews Air Force Base merged with Naval Air Facility Washington to form Joint Base Andrews .
Joint Base Andrews (JBA) (IATA: ADW, ICAO: KADW, FAA LID: ADW) is a United States military facility located in Prince George's County, Maryland.The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force (USAF) 316th Wing, Air Force District of Washington (AFDW). [2]
As part of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) program, it was recommended that Naval Air Facility Washington and Andrews Air Force Base, became a joint base known as Joint Base Andrews-Naval Air Facility Washington, or Joint Base Andrews for short. The merger was effective from 1 October 2009, when the joint base was established, with ...
Squadron Shield Location Nickname Aircraft Flown Note 1st Airlift Squadron: Andrews AFB: C-32, C-40: Active 2nd Airlift Squadron: Pope Field: Lancers: C-130 Hercules
The 11th Wing provides base administration and support to tenants including the USAF Honor Guard and USAF Band, which support ceremonial operations in the National Capital Region. [5] Joint Base Andrews-Naval Air Facility Washington: Camp Springs: Maryland
MD 337 becomes state-maintained again at its trumpet interchange with the access road to the north gate of Andrews Air Force Base. The ramp from the base to westbound Suitland Parkway includes a right-in/right-out interchange with Old Marlboro Pike. MD 337 and Suitland Parkway reach their eastern terminus just east of the interchange at MD 4 ...
459th ARW KC-135Rs at Andrews AFB in 2004. USN P-8 being refueled by 459th ARW KC-135R. In 1989, a 459th C-141 was the first aircraft to fly troops and supplies into Howard Air Force Base, Panama during Operation Just Cause; the following year the wing was named the Air Force Reserve Outstanding Unit of the Year by the Air Force Association. In ...
Ashiya AB, Japan Tachikawa AB, Japan Naha AB, Okinawa Kunsan AB, Korea: Activated on 7 Feb 1955, replaced 6127th Air Terminal Group ().Stations: Ashiya AB, Japan, 7 Feb 1955; Tachikawa AB, Japan, 1 Jul 1956; Naha AB, Okinawa, 8 Mar 1966; Kunsan AB, Korea, 30 Jun 1971 – 1 Nov 1973.