Air Force District of Washington
E89493
The Air Force District of Washington is a U.S. Air Force command responsible for organizing, training, and equipping airmen in the National Capital Region and providing ceremonial and operational support to national-level missions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Air Force District of Washington canonical | 11 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force major command-level direct reporting unit
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation | AFDW ⓘ |
| areaOfResponsibility | National Capital Region ⓘ |
| commandStructure | direct reporting unit to Headquarters United States Air Force ⓘ |
| componentOf |
Headquarters, Joint Force Headquarters–National Capital Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Joint Force Headquarters–National Capital Region
|
| coordinatesWith |
United States Army Military District of Washington
ⓘ
United States Coast Guard commands in the National Capital Region ⓘ United States Marine Corps commands in the National Capital Region ⓘ Navy component commands ⓘ
surface form:
United States Navy commands in the National Capital Region
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| garrison | Joint Base Andrews ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
command and control of Air Force forces in the National Capital Region
ⓘ
rapid response to crises in the National Capital Region ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Joint Base Andrews
ⓘ
surface form:
Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
National Capital Region ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| mission |
provide base-level and specialized support to Air Force elements in the National Capital Region
ⓘ
provide ceremonial units for national-level events ⓘ provide contingency response and homeland operations for the Air Force in the National Capital Region ⓘ support Air Force participation in presidential and state ceremonies ⓘ |
| oversees |
11th Wing
ⓘ
844th Communications Group ⓘ Air Force operations at Joint Base Anacostia–Bolling ⓘ Air Force operations at Joint Base Andrews ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | Air Force component command for the National Capital Region ⓘ |
| provides |
Air Force ceremonial guardsmen
ⓘ
aerial support for national-level events when tasked ⓘ operational planning and coordination for Air Force support to the National Capital Region ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
Air Force ceremonial support in the National Capital Region
ⓘ
Air Force operations in the National Capital Region ⓘ Air Force support to civil authorities in the National Capital Region ⓘ Air Force support to homeland operations in the National Capital Region ⓘ |
| role |
organize, train, and equip Airmen in the National Capital Region
ⓘ
provide ceremonial support to national-level missions ⓘ provide operational support to national-level missions ⓘ serve as the Air Force component to Joint Force Headquarters–National Capital Region ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Chief of Staff of the Air Force
ⓘ
Headquarters United States Air Force ⓘ |
| supports |
Department of the Air Force agencies in the National Capital Region
ⓘ
Headquarters United States Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Headquarters Air Force
Office of the Secretary of Defense ⓘ White House-level events with Air Force ceremonial units ⓘ |
| supportsOperationType |
contingency operations in the National Capital Region
ⓘ
defense support of civil authorities ⓘ homeland defense ⓘ |
| typeOfCommand | single major command-level entity for the National Capital Region ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.