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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 .
Camp Springs became Andrews Field on 2 May 1945 to honor one of the Air Force's founders, Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews. Shortly after the Air Force became a separate service in 1947, the base's name changed to Andrews Air Force Base. [4] Lockheed VC-121E Super Constellation '53-7885' Colombine III at Andrews AFB during 1960
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 ...
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 ...
The 113th Wing, known as the "Capital Guardians", is a unit of the District of Columbia Air National Guard, stationed at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.If activated to federal service, the fighter portion of the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command, while the airlift portion is gained by Air Mobility Command.
The 99th Airlift Squadron is part of the 89th Airlift Wing at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.The 99th AS directly supports the Vice President, members of the Cabinet, Congress, and other U.S. and foreign dignitaries.
As a result, it would distribute the 27th Fighter Wing’s F-16s to the 113th Wing, Andrews Air Force Base, MD (nine aircraft) and several other installations. The committee claimed that this move would sustain the active/Air National Guard/Air Force Reserve force mix by replacing aircraft that retire in the 2025 Force Structure Plan. However ...
The 316th Operations Group (316 OG) is the flying component of the Air Force District of Washington 316th Wing, stationed at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.It provides rotary-wing contingency response support capability to the United States National Capital Region while also supporting regional and global customers with critical airfield infrastructure and aviation services.