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The United States Army Military District of Washington (MDW) is one of nineteen major commands of the United States Army. It is headquartered in Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C. The missions of the units in the Military District of Washington include ceremonial tasks as well as a combat role in the defense of the National Capital Region.
Joint Base Anacostia–Bolling (JBAB) is responsible for providing installation support to 17,000 military, civilian employees and their families, 48 mission and tenant units, including ceremonial units (United States Air Force Honor Guard, USAF Band, USAF Chaplains, the Navy Ceremonial Guard), various Army, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Joint Service commands and other DOD and federal agencies.
Map of Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall. Fort Myer is headquarters to service personnel working throughout the National Capital Region.The post provides housing, support, and services to thousands of active-duty, reserve, and retired military, members of the U.S. Coast Guard, and their families stationed in the United States Army Military District of Washington.
The military reservation was established in 1791, on about 28 acres (110,000 m 2) at the tip of Greenleaf Point.Major Pierre Charles L'Enfant included it in his plans for Washington, the Federal City, as a significant site for the capital defense.
Pages in category "Military facilities in Washington, D.C." The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Bolling Air Force Base or Bolling AFB is a United States Air Force base in Washington, D.C. In 2010, it was merged with Naval Support Facility Anacostia to form Joint Base Anacostia–Bolling . From its beginning, the installation has hosted elements of the Army Air Corps (predecessor to today's Air Force) and Navy aviation and support elements.
Camp Murray is located adjacent to Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington. It is home to the Washington Joint Forces Headquarters, including: the Washington Army National Guard, the Washington State Guard, the Washington Air National Guard, and the Washington State Emergency Operations Center. [85] Camp Rilea: Warrenton: Oregon
Joint Base Andrews is situated a few miles southeast of Washington, D.C., near the town of Morningside. It is delineated as a census-designated place by the United States Census Bureau . The CDP has a total area of 6.9 square miles (18.0 km 2 ), of which 6.9 square miles (17.9 km 2 ) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km 2 ), or 0.51%, is water.