Team Andrews Lineup they provide training programs for approximately 1,600 health professionals each year. Several members of our professional staff hold affiliate faculty positions at USUHS and several are consultants to the Air Force surgeon general in their respective specialty.
844th Communications Group
The 844th Communications Group provides communications and information technology systems and services for the National Military Command Center, Headquarters United States Air Force, the Air Force District of Washington, and other Air Force organizations within the National Capital Region. The group’s mission also includes travel and communications support to the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. The 844th Communications Group is comprised of the headquarters and subordinate units at Joint Base Andrews-NAF Washington, Md., Bolling AFB, D.C., and the Pentagon, Va. The 844th Communications Group also provides a wide range of communications and information management services supporting all Air Force units in the National Capital Region, and Air and Space Expeditionary Forces around the globe. The group delivers voice, data, publishing, mail and mobile communications services. Group responsibilities include records management, reprographics, Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act and information assurance programs. Other 844 CG elements include the 744th Communications Squadron, headquartered at Joint Base Andrews-NAF Washington, Md., and the 844th Communications Squadron, headquartered at the Pentagon, Va.
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Andrews supported the arrival and departure of more than 130 Air Chiefs attending the Global Air Chief's Conference.
Joint Base Andrews
744th Communications Squadron
The 744th Communications Squadron provides vital command, control, communications, computer, and information systems support to the Air Force District of Washington, 316th Wing, 89th Airlift Wing, 79th Medical Wing, other Andrews partner units, 11th Wing and Bolling Air Force Base,Washington, D.C., tenant units. The squadron delivers high quality onbase communications services, including local area network support; telephone maintenance and switchboard operations; land mobile radios; public address systems; communications plans, requirements and implementation; official mail center; electronic workspace training and implementation; administrative communications and records management; publications and forms management; telecommunications center; communications and computer security; and meteorological systems support at three other military installations in the National Capital Region and Camp David, Md. The 744 CS operates and maintains all audio and visual equipment associated
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Pope Benedict XVI waves to the crowd of servicemembers and their families, upon his arrival at Andrews.
with the Headquarters Air Force Conference Center in direct support to the chief of staff of the Air Force and other Department of Defense agencies. The 744 CS is organizationally aligned under the 844th Communications Group at Andrews to provide centralized management of Air Force communications resources throughout the entire NCR.
89th Airlift Wing
The mission of the 89th Airlift Wing is to transport our nation’s civilian and military leaders to locations around the globe … during peace, crisis and conflict … and to employ a wide range of current and emerging command, control and communications capabilities, to keep them connected and able to make and transmit timely decisions that further United States interests. The 89 AW provides safe and reliable worldwide airlift and logistical support for the president of the United States, vice president, Cabinet members and other high-ranking U.S. and foreign government officials. The 89 AW also provides combat ready forces to theater combatant commanders.
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Maj. Gen. Ralph Jodice, Air Force District of Washington commander, left, passes the 316th Wing guidon to Col. Steven Shepro, 316 WG commander, Aug. 28, 2008.