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Andrews Air Force Base (ICAO code KADW) is a United States Air Force base near Washington, DC and the home base of the U.S. presidential aircraft, Air Force One. Originally known as Camp Springs Army Air Base, the base was renamed to Andrews Field in 1945 after Frank Maxwell Andrews, a pivotal figure in the development of the U.S. Air Force, who had died in an airplane accident in 1943. The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerospace branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... Air Force One is the air traffic control call sign of any U.S. Air Force aircraft carrying the President of the United States. ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Lt. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ...

The base is located a few miles southeast of Washington, in Prince George's County, Maryland near the town of Morningside. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 17.7 km² (6.8 mi²). 17.7 km² (6.8 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. There are two runways on the base; the western runway is 3,440 meters in length, and the eastern runway is 3,570 meters in length. Prince Georges County is a suburban county located in the U.S. state of Maryland immediately north, east, and south of Washington, D.C. It is home to the USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Andrews Air Force Base, the University of Marylands flagship... Morningside is a town located in Prince Georges County, Maryland. ... The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609. ...

A reorganization occurred on 22 June 2006 that redesignated the old host-unit of Andrews AFB, the 89th Airlift Wing, as a tenant unit. The new host unit for Andrews AFB is the 316th Wing which falls under the Air Force District of Washington (AFDW). The primary mission at Andrews AFB is to transport the President of the United States. June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 316th Wing was activated on 22 June 2006 as part of the Air Force District of Washington. ... 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... The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ...

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The base is also tasked to provide worldwide airlift for the Vice President of the United States, the President's Cabinet, members of Congress, military leaders and other high ranking dignitaries. At one time, "SAM FOX", was used as a prefix to an aircraft tail number, during radio transmissions to identify Air Force aircraft that were transporting high-ranking VIPs, typically on foreign flights. The call sign prefix was constructed from the acronym SAM (Special Air Mission) and the initial F (Foreign), which at the time was represented by the phonetic word "Fox." This tasking is now provided by the tenant unit, 89th Airlift Wing which falls under the Air Mobility Command MAJCOM. 89th Airlift Wing Shield File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 89th Airlift Wing Shield File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official of the United States government. ... A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... A congress is a gathering of people, especially a gathering for a political purpose. ... Air Mobility Command (AMC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, and the air force component of United States Transportation Command. ...

Andrews is also the home of the 89th Communication Group, a unit that provides communications to military installations all over the world. The technical control facility is one of the largest in the world, and hosts a myriad of sophisticated telecommunications equipment. One of the squadrons within the 89th Communications Group is the 89th Communications Squadron, whose CNCS remotely operates 15 HF Global radio stations from around the Globe.

External links

• Air Force District of Washington Official Website AFDW
• Official website
• GlobalSecurity.org
• MapQuest's map of Andrews AFB

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 38.80349° -76.871508°
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