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Smithsonian Museums
The world's largest museum complex with 21 museums and galleries, all free, including the Air and Space Museum and Natural History Museum.
15 km · about 30 min drive
Maryland, United States · North America
Andrews AFB works well as a base: 10 minutes from Mellwood, 15km from Smithsonian Museums.
Andrews AFB is a town located in Maryland, United States. With a population of 2,973, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Andrews AFB sits in United States, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/New York time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Andrews AFB to your route.
Joint Base Andrews (JBA) (IATA: ADW, ICAO: KADW, FAA LID: ADW) is a United States military facility located in Prince George's County, Maryland. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force (USAF) 316th Wing, Air Force District of Washington (AFDW). The base was established in 2009, whenRead more
Andrews Air Force Base and Naval Air Facility Washington were merged.
The base is named for Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews (1884–1943), former Commanding General of United States Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. The base is widely known for serving as the home base of two Boeing VC-25 aircraft which have the call sign Air Force One while the president of the United States is on board.
The host at Andrews is the 316th Wing, assigned to the Air Force District of Washington, which is also headquartered at Andrews. The 316th Wing is responsible for maintaining emergency reaction rotary-wing airlift and other National Capital Region contingency response capabilities critical to national security, and for organizing, training, equipping and deploying combat-ready forces for Air and Space Expeditionary Forces (AEFs). Three other wings at Andrews are the reserve 459th Air Refueling Wing, Air National Guard's 113th Wing and active duty 89th Airlift Wing.
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Andrews AFB is located in Maryland, United States, North America. The coordinates are 38.8053 latitude, -76.8746 longitude.
Andrews AFB has a population of approximately 2,973 people, making it a town in United States.
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Home to the Hope Diamond and over 148 million specimens, making it one of the world's premier natural history collections.
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