Bolling Field was officially opened July 1, 1918 and was named in honor of the first high-ranking air service officer killed in World War I, Col. Raynal C. Bolling.
Bolling Air Force Base was assigned to the Military Airlift Command in 1976.
Bolling Field units also provides ceremonial support to the White House, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary of the Air Force and the Air Force Chief of Staff, mainly through 11th Wing, The United States Air Force Honor Guard and The United States Air Force Band.
BollingAFB was named after Colonel Raynal C. Bolling, the first high ranking American officer to be killed in World War I. Bolling was dedicated in 1918 and at differrent points had such individuals as Billy Mitchell, Henry "Hap" Arnold, Carl Spaatz, Ira Eaker, and Jimmy Doolittle as its personnel.
In addition to the AFDW, BollingAFB is host to a variety of organizations representing a cross-section of the Air Force, from base-level offices to Headquarters for the Office of Special investigations, the Air Force Surgeon General and the Air Force Chief of Chaplains.
Bolling also serves as a diverse military community, housing families of all services and hosting one of the largest defense organizations, the Defense Intelligence Agency Center.
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