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Encyclopedia > 316th Wing
316th Wing
Active October 15, 1947
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
Role Air Base Management
Command
structure
Air Force District of Washington
Garrison/HQ Andrews Air Force Base
Culture and history
Motto VALOR WITHOUT ARMS

The 316th Wing was activated on 22 June 2006 as part of the Air Force District of Washington. The 316th bears the consolidated lineage of the 1776th Air Base Wing (the former host unit at Andrews) and the 316th Tactical Ailift Wing which was last inactivated on 1 Oct 1975. The 316th is responsible for host base functions at Andrews Air Force Base and has one flying unit assigned -- the 1st Helicopter Squadron. October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerospace branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ... Emblem The Air Force District of Washington (AFDW) is a United States Air Force Major Command organization setup to handle operations in the Washington, DC region (also known as the National Capital Region or NCR). AFDW is headquartered on Bolling Air Force Base in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, DC... Andrews Air Force Base (ICAO code KADR) is a United States Air Force base near Washington, DC, the home base of Air Force One and SAM FOX. // Location The base is a few miles southeast of Washington, in Prince Georges County, Maryland. ... Emblem The Air Force District of Washington (AFDW) is a United States Air Force Major Command organization setup to handle operations in the Washington, DC region (also known as the National Capital Region or NCR). AFDW is headquartered on Bolling Air Force Base in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, DC... Andrews Air Force Base (ICAO code KADR) is a United States Air Force base near Washington, DC, the home base of Air Force One and SAM FOX. // Location The base is a few miles southeast of Washington, in Prince Georges County, Maryland. ...



 
 

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