Bolling Air Force Base
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Bolling Air Force Base, in Southwest Washington, DC, is named for Col. Raynal Bolling.
History
The base began near Anacostia in 1918, as the only military airfield near the Capital. It moved to it's present location in the 1930's. Army Air Forces Headquarters moved to Bolling in March of 1941. Charles Lindbergh, Hap Arnold, Carl Spaatz, and Wiley Post began or ended historic flights there. Fixed wing operations ended in July 1962. The Air Force District of Washington (AFDW) was created and activated at Bolling on 1 October, 1985 with the mission of providing administrative support to Air Force members. On 15 July, 1994, AFDW was deactivated.
Bolling 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 The United States Air Force Honor Guard and The United States Air Force Band.
External links
- Official site (http://www.bolling.af.mil/)
- DCMilitary.com: Bolling AFB (http://www.dcmilitary.com/baseguides/airforce/bolling/)