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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
Camp Springs Air Base was designated on 5 September 1942, and construction began on 16 September 1942. The Maryland World War II Army Airfield of the 1st Air Force [citation needed] was "designated a sub-base of Headquarters, Baltimore AAFld, late Nov 1942"—the 901st Quartermaster Company (Construction) became the base operating unit on 14 December 1942. [7]
The 316th Wing (316 WG) is an active wing of the United States Air Force.It is the host wing at Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility, Maryland.As host wing, the 316 WG operates, administers and maintains the base.
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 ...
Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 1 (VR-1), Joint Base Andrews, Maryland; Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 51 (VR-51), Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 53 (VR-53), Joint Base Andrews, Maryland; Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 54 (VR-54), Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana
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18 September 1947, however, is considered the District of Columbia Air National Guard's official birth concurrent with the establishment of the United States Air Force as a separate branch of the United States military under the National Security Act. [3] F-16C from the 121st Fighter Squadron lands at Andrews Air Force Base, April 3, 2012.