Location: Southeast section of Washington DC, on the east bank of the Potomac River. The base is located 3 miles south of the nation's Capital. The Bolling exit is clearly marked off I-295. I-295 is accessible from any of the other major Interstate highways, I-95, I-495 (the Beltway) or I-395.
See specific information on how to get to the installation under the category, INSTALLATION, subject area, MUST KNOW ITEMS.
Major Command: The 11th Wing, "The Chief's Own". Major elements are the 11th Operations Group, 11th Support Group, 11th Logistics Group and the 11th Medical Squadron. Major tenant organizations are: Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Air Force Surgeon General, Air Force Chief of Chaplains, Air Force Legal Services Agency, 497th Intelligence Group, and the Air Force Historian.
Mission: As the largest wing in the Air Force, the 11th Wing provides base level as well as major command level support to Air Force people and their families in the National Capital Region and to 40,000 Air Force personnel in over 80 countries. We also provide ceremonial support to the White House, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary of the Air Force, United States Air Force Honor Guard and the United States Air Force Band.
Telephone Access: Bolling DSN: 297-XXXX if commercial number is (202)767-XXXX; DSN 754-XXXX if commercial number is (202)404-XXXX;and DSN: 288-XXXX if commercial number is (202) 433-XXXX.
Pentagon DSN: 22X-XXXX if commercial number is (703)69X-XXXX; DSN: 425-XXXX if commercial number is (703) 588-XXXX.
See specific information on making calls in the area under the category, INSTALLATION, Subject area: MUST KNOW ITEMS
History:
The 11th Wing can trace its lineage to the 1st Aero Company, New York National Guard, headed by Colonel Raynal C. Bolling for whom the base was named in 1918. Bolling was the first high-ranking Air Service Officer killed in World War I on March 26, 1918. Bolling's 1st Aero Company, organized in November 1915, was busted into Federal service in July 1916 to support General John J. Pershing's strike against the revolutionary forces of Pancho Villa in northern Mexico. The base, which began on "Anacostia Flats", moved to its present location in the 1930's. Army Air Force Headquarters moved to Bolling in March of 1941 giving the Air Force equal standing with the Navy air arm in the National Capital Region. The Army Air Forces reorganized in 1946, forerunner to the Strategic Air Command (SAC) and was located at Bolling. Bolling Field became a separate command in December of that year, reporting directly to Air Staff. With the creation of the Air Force in 1947, the base became Bolling AFB. Bolling's flying mission declined in the '50s, before that such greats as Charles Lindbergh, Hap Arnold, "Tooey" Spatz, and Wiley Post began or ended historic flights here. Fixed wing operations were disestablished with its National Capital Region support mission transferring to the Military Airlift Command. The Air Force District of Washington (AFDW) was created and activated at Bolling on Oct. 1, 1985, with the mission of providing administrative support to Air Force members in the National Capital Region and 40,000 Air Force personnel in more than 80 countries. On July 15, 1994, AFDW was deactivated and the 11th Wing returned to the home of it's roots.
Bolling AFB/AF Pentagon: Installation
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Name : Bolling AFB/AF Pentagon
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Address : 20 MacDill Blvd, Suite 300
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City : Bolling AFB
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State : DC
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Zip : 20332-0101
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Phone : (c) (202) 767-4109; (DSN) 297-4109
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Fax : (202) 404-7540
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