Joint Base Anacostia–Bolling

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Joint Base Anacostia–Bolling (JBAB) is a 905-acre military installation in Southwest Washington, D.C. It was created on October 1, 2010 by merging Naval Support Facility Anacostia and Bolling Air Force Base, as part of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Act. The base houses the Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters and supports many other military and federal agencies.

The base hosts about 17,000 military personnel, civilian employees, and their families, along with 48 mission and tenant units. Ceremonial units such as the United States Air Force Honor Guard, the USAF Band, the Navy Ceremonial Guard, and various Army, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard units operate there. The only aeronautical facility is a small helipad (100 by 100 feet). The Coast Guard Station Washington, D.C., is on the post near Capitol Cove Marina. The Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters has been located at JBAB since 1987. The Naval Research Laboratory is next to JBAB but not part of it. The Department of Homeland Security Inspector General is also located on the base.

History at the site goes back to the Nacotchtank, an Algonquian people. Bolling Field opened in 1918 and was named for Colonel Raynal C. Bolling, a high-ranking Air Service officer killed in World War I. The two adjoining bases—Navy Anacostia and Bolling Field—grew together and later became one base.

In 2020, control of the base shifted more to the Air Force. The 11th Wing, which had been at Joint Base Andrews, returned to JBAB and became the 316th Wing as the host unit on October 1, 2020. An agreement transferring oversight from the Navy to the Air Force was signed June 24, 2020, with the formal transition completed that October.

Education for residents falls under District of Columbia Public Schools: Leckie Elementary, Hart Middle, and Ballou High School. JBAB also hosts LEARN DC, a charter school that began leasing space on the base in 2021 to offer PreK–8 education.