Units
The following units are based at Andrews:
- 11th Wing (11 WG) (AFDW)
- The 11th Wing is responsible for maintaining emergency reaction rotary-wing airlift and other National Capital Region contingency response capabilities critical to national security, and for organizing, training, equipping and deploying combat-ready forces for Air and Space Expeditionary Forces (AEFs). The wing also provides installation security, services and airfield management to support the President, Vice President, other U.S. senior leaders and more than 50 tenant organizations and federal agencies.
- 89th Airlift Wing Air Mobility Command (Presidential Airlift Group)
- The 89th Airlift Wing is responsible for worldwide special air mission airlift, logistics and communications support for the President, Vice President and other U.S. senior leaders. Air Force One is assigned to the 89th AW.
- Air Force District of Washington
- The Air Force District of Washington (AFDW) is composed of two wings, one group and two Ceremonial Elements. The 11th Wing and the 79th Medical Wing at Joint Base Andrews. Also under AFDW is the Air Force Operations Group (AFOG) at the Pentagon and the 844th Communications Group. The Air Force Operations Group is the principal operational entity of the Air Staff in support of the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. The 79th Medical Wing and 844th Communications Group both have specialized missions where they will be the single Air Force voice in the National Capital Region (NCR) for their respective fields of expertise. The 11th Wing will fulfill duties as the host base organization of Andrews while also supporting AFDW requirements. Through the U.S. Air Force Band and the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard, the 11th Wing also provides ceremonial and musical support throughout the National Capital Region and worldwide.
- 79th Medical Wing
- The 79th Medical Wing is the Air Force's single medical voice for planning and implementing Air Force and joint medical solutions within the National Capital Region (NCR). Activated on May 10, 2006, it is the largest wing within the Air Force District of Washington and only the second medical wing in the Air Force.
- Tenant Units
- 457th Airlift Squadron
- 113th Wing (Air National Guard / Air Combat Command-gained and Air Mobility Command-gained)
- 459th Air Refueling Wing (Air Force Reserve Command / Air Mobility Command-gained)
- 744th Communications Squadron
- Air National Guard Readiness Center
- District of Columbia Air National Guard
- Army Jet Detachment
- Civil Air Patrol – Andrews Composite Squadron
- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 321 (Marine Corps Reserve)
- Electronic Attack Squadron 209 (Navy Reserve)
- Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 1 (Navy Reserve)
- Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 53 (Navy Reserve)
- Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 48 (Navy Reserve)
- National Guard Bureau
- Naval Air Facility Washington D.C.
- Naval Communications Security Material Systems
- Maryland State Police Aviation Division (Medevac Helicopter)
- Federal Aviation Administration
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