United States Army Major Commands
U.S. Army Military District of Washington
Headquarters:
Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
Established: July 1, 1971
Mission:
MDW has three missions: To conduct security and disaster-relief operations in the National Capital Region;
to provide base operations support to Army and other Defense Department organizations in the NCR and in the northeast
region from Fort Hamilton, N.Y.; and to conduct official and public events on behalf of the nation’s civilian and
military leadership.
Subordinate units: 3rd U.S. Infantry (The Old Guard); The U.S. Army Band (Pershing’s Own); Fort Myer Military Community (Fort McNair and Fort Myer, Va.); Fort Belvoir Garrison (Fort Belvoir and Fort A.P. Hill, Va.); 12th Aviation Battalion; Joint Personal Property Shipping Office-Washington Area and MDW Engineer Company; White House Transportation Agency, Fort Meade, Md.; and New York Area Command, Fort Hamilton, N.Y.
People: 5,475
Civilians: 2,757
Active duty: 2,718
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