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  • Triple change of command ceremony to be held at Bolling

    Bolling is preparing for a triple change-of-command ceremony scheduled for April 14 at 9 a.m. on the Bolling ceremonial lawn.During the ceremony, the Air Force District of Washington, Air Force National Capital Region and 11th Wing Commander Brig. Gen. Duane A. Jones will relinquish command of AFDW

  • Colonel Jones hosts last combined AFDW/11th Wing commander's call

    Air Force District of Washington and 11th Wing Commander Col. Duane A. Jones held a commander's call Aug. 19 in the Bolling Clubs, covering topics such as the new AFDW and the potential effects of base realignment on Bolling.Colonel Jones opened with information about the AFDW change of

  • Air Force District of Washington moves to full operational capability

    The Air Force District of Washington, which reactivated provisionally in January, assumed full operational capability in a ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Ceremonial Lawn on Bolling July 7.Grasping the AFDW guide-on, Col. Duane A. Jones assumed command of AFDW. He is currently also the commander of

  • AFDW supports 55th presidential inauguration

    President George W. Bush was inaugurated for his second term on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 20, as hundreds of members of the 11th Wing from Bolling Air Force Base participated in the time-honored inaugural tradition of rendering ceremonial support to the commander in chief.On a cold but

  • New AFDW will be provisional in beginning

    The Air Force District of Washington, which will reactivate at Bolling Jan. 1, 2005, will first stand up provisionally, the 11th Wing commander announced to the wing staff Dec. 13.This provisional status will facilitate an initial operational capability and enable a transitional period to full

  • Bolling steps into the future as AFDW stands up

    The Air Force District of Washington was reactivated at Bolling Air Force Base in an official ceremony held here Jan. 5."This is a big day for AFDW. This is a big day for the Air Force," said Gen. T. Michael Moseley, the vice chief of staff of the Air Force, who officiated the brief ceremony.The

  • Air Force command post 'superstar' controller comes to AFDW

    Maj. Gen. Robert L. Smolen, Air Force District of Washington commander, announced this week that the "best of the best Air Force command post controllers" has just been recently assigned to the AFDW command post at Bolling.Staff Sgt. Paul Q. Piper was honored as the Air Force's Command Post Airman

  • What exactly is an 'A' staff anyway?

    The November announcement that the Air Force District of Washington was being reactivated at Bolling has brought many new challenges and questions. Timely exchange of information has helped answer some of them.With the release of the initial AFDW staff structure, the big question has centered on

  • The tangled web of homeland security

    The Air Force District of Washington's new homeland security priorities in the National Capital Region will resemble a tangled web until the operational and communication layers are sorted out.With the official stand-up of the Joint Task Force Headquarters-National Capital Region in October 2004 and

  • AFDW commander speaks on command issues

    While Airmen in the National Capital Region face concerns of transformation through force shaping, the Air Force District of Washington commander is confident they are able to meet each challenge while successfully adapting to change. With AFDW being the new Air Force war-fighting component under