Joint Base Andrews

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Joint Base Andrews is a major U.S. military installation in Maryland best known as the home base of the presidential aircraft commonly referred to as Air Force One.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States military installation
joint base
country United States
formedByMergerOf Andrews Air Force Base
Naval Air Facility Washington
garrison 11th Wing (historical)
89th Airlift Wing
hasCategory Military installations in Maryland
United States Air Force bases
hasControllingCommand Air Force District of Washington
hasFunction VIP transport
aerial refueling
homeland defense support
strategic airlift
hasHostWing 316th Wing
hasIATACode ADW
hasICAOCode KADW
hasMission provide safe and reliable airlift for the President of the United States
support contingency operations
support national special security events
hasRole primary military airfield for Washington, D.C.
hasRunwaySurface asphalt
homeTo 113th Wing
459th Air Refueling Wing
89th Airlift Wing
Air Force District of Washington
Air Force Reserve Command units
Air National Guard units
presidential airlift group
locatedIn Maryland
Prince George's County, Maryland
United States
locatedNear Washington, D.C.
namedAfter Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews
notableFor serving as home base of aircraft used as Air Force One
operator United States Air Force
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
United States Space Force
partOf Joint Base Andrews-Naval Air Facility Washington
National Capital Region
previousName Andrews Air Force Base
timezone Eastern Time Zone
usedFor military air operations
presidential travel
senior government official travel


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