| Andrews Air Force Base |
Article Index for Andrews |
Limousines in Andrews |
Website Links For Andrews |
Information AboutAndrews Air Force Base |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE | |
| bases of the united states air force | |
| facilities of the united states air force slated for realignment | |
| military in maryland | |
| prince georges county, maryland | |
| airports in maryland | |
Andrews Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base near Washington, DC and the home base of the U.S. Presidential aircraft, '' Air Force One ''. The host unit is the 316th Wing , composed of an operations group and a mission support group. Andrews' current mission is that of emergency reaction and contingency response capabilities critical to national security, and support for Air and Space Expeditionary Forces. HISTORY 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 United States Air Force , who had died in an airplane accident in 1943 . In 1962 , Bolling Air Force Base ceased fixed-wing flight operations due to congestion at nearby National Airport , and these operations and assets were transferred to Andrews. LOCATION Andrews Air Force Base is located a few miles southeast of Washington, D.C. in Prince George's County, Maryland near the town of Morningside . The base is also recognized as a Census-designated Place (CDP) in Prince George's County. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 6.8 Mi&2 (17.7 Km&2 ). 6.8 mi&2 (17.7 km&2) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. There are two runways on the base; the western runway is 11,300 ft (3,440 m) in length, and the eastern runway is 11,700 ft (3,570 m) in length. AIRCRAFT
REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
|
|
|