AFDWMD131 — Headquarters Air Force District Of Washington

AFDWMD131 governs the mission, responsibilities, and organizational relationships of Headquarters Air Force District of Washington.

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  • Publication number: AFDWMD131
  • Title: HEADQUARTERS AIR FORCE DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
  • Date: 2025-07-21

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It defines the roles of the 11th Wing, 316th Wing, 844th Communications Group, and Headquarters Air Force. Compliance is mandatory, and requests to change HQ AFDW’s organizational structure must follow AFI 38-101 through AFDW/A1.

Applies to: This Mission Directive does not apply to the Air Force Reserve Command or the Air National Guard.

Topics covered

  • AFDW mission
  • 11th Wing ceremonial support
  • 316th Wing contingency response
  • 844th Communications Group information technology services
  • Organizational structure changes
  • Commander responsibilities

Questions and answers

What support does the 11th Wing provide?

The 11 WG is responsible for ceremonial support with the Air Force Band, Air Force Honor Guard, Air Force Memorial, and Air Force Arlington Chaplaincy. (paragraph 2)

What contingency responsibilities does the 316th Wing have?

The 316 WG is responsible for NCR specified contingency response capabilities critical to national security and for organizing, training, equipping, and deploying combatready Airmen and capabilities to combatant commands through the AEF process. (paragraph 2)

What does the 844th Communications Group manage?

The 844 CG manages all HAF Enterprise Information Technology (IT) Services across the Air Force National Capital Region (AFNCR) and AFDW supported AFELMs worldwide. (paragraph 2)

How must requests to change HQ AFDW’s organizational structure be made?

Requests to change the organizational structure of HQ AFDW must be made IAW AFI 38-101 through AFDW/A1. (paragraph 2)

What is the AFDW Commander responsible for?

Is responsible to the CSAF for administration, organization, training, equipping, operational control, and readiness of assigned forces in order to provide combat ready forces in support of combatant commanders and Presidential directives. (paragraph 3)

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