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Military District of Washington

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Military District of Washington (förkortning: MDW) är en enhet inom USA:s armédepartement[1] som ansvarar för arméns verksamhet i huvudstadsområdet ifråga om militärt försvar, militära hedersbetygelser vid militärbegravningArlingtonkyrkogården och deltagande i statsceremonier som presidentinstallationer, statsbegravningar och statsbesök.[2]

Befälhavaren för MDW som är en generalmajor lyder direkt under USA:s arméstabschef och är i en separat försvarsgrensövergripande roll även är befälhavare för Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region (JFHQ-NCR), som operativt ingår i United States Northern Command.[3]

The Presidential Salute Battery, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment.

3rd US Infantry Regiment bidrar förutom med två infanteribataljoner med ständigt bemannad hedersvakt vid den okända soldatens gravArlingtonkyrkogården, paradförband, uppvisningsexercis och ett salutbatteri.

Två militära musikkårer ingår: United States Army Band (även kallade för "Pershing's Own") och United States Army Field Band.

Military District of Washington är även värdförband för flera militära anläggningar: Fort Lesley J. McNair (där högkvarteret är beläget), Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall, Fort Belvoir, Fort A.P. Hill, Fort Meade samt Fort Hamilton i New York.

Den här artikeln är helt eller delvis baserad på material från engelskspråkiga Wikipedia, United States Army Military District of Washington, tidigare version.
  1. ^ ”Department of the Army” (på engelska). United States Government Manual. U.S. Government Publishing Office. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency?EntityId=3GJO1NbMMTA=&ParentEId=tv4LVSeIL00=&EType=/sbLHImeIYk=. Läst 2 juni 2021. 
  2. ^ ”Army Commands, Army Service Component Commands, and Direct Reporting Units” (på engelska). Army Regulation 10–87. Headquarters, Department of the Army. 11 december 2017. https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/ARN2541_AR10-87_WEB_Final.pdf. Läst 7 juni 2021. ”19–1 MDW is a geographic command with responsibilities that extend throughout the U.S. National Capital Region (NCR)—Washington, DC metropolitan area.
    19–2.FunctionsMDW—
    a. Is designated by the SECARMY as a DRU and reports directly to the CSA.
    b. Is responsible for the planning and execution of DRU responsibilities by exercising specified ADCON of organic, assigned and attached Army forces.
    c. Is responsible for Armed Forces ceremonial and musical support for official activities, including Presidential Inau-gurations, and for coordinating all facets of military participation.
    d. Supports all official ceremonies at Army National Military Cemeteries (ANMC), provides Army military honors for private memorial services, and provides ceremonial support for ANMC, including responsibility for the honor guard mission at the Tomb of the Unknowns.
    e. Provides worldwide priority airlift support for DA and officials as directed by the SECARMY.
    f. Provides oversight for assigned White House ground transportation support missions.
    g. Is designated by the SECARMY to make all ceremonial arrangements for State funerals and other national-level funerals.
    h. Provides regional rotary-wing airlift support and operates the Pentagon Helipad.”
     
  3. ^ ”DESIGNATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY MILITARY DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AS A DIRECT REPORTING UNIT” (på engelska). GENERAL ORDER NO 14. Headquarters, Department of the Army. 16 oktober 2006. https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/go0614.pdf. Läst 2 juni 2021. 

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