Located in
Washington's southeast section, Washington Navy Yard is
home to Naval District Washington, Military Sealisft
Command, navy Sea Systems Command, Navy Band, Naval
Criminal Investigative Service Headquarters and the Naval
Historical Center.
Naval District
Washington - With the nation's capital at its heart, the Region encompasses over 4,000 square miles, including the District of Columbia; the Maryland counties of Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's and St. Mary's; and Northern Virginia counties of Loudoun, Fauquier, Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford, King George, Westmoreland and Arlington, and the cities within their outer boundaries.
Headquartered at the Washington Navy Yard, Naval District Washington is the regional provider of common operating support to twenty Naval installations within a one hundred mile radius of the Pentagon.
Naval District Washington is responsible for efficiently delivering common operating support services to over 120 mission commands located within the Region.
Main
phone numbers: Commercial (703)545-6700 or
DSN 288-6700
Mailing
address: Washinton Navy Yard, 1014 N St.
SE, Bldg. 200, washington DC 20374-5001
Population:
16,630 active duty; 4,020 reservists; 12,000 family
members; 776 civilians (includes all of naval District
Washinton)
Housing: 1,576
family units in Washinton, D.C.; Woodbridge, Va.;
Landover, Md.; wait up to 18 months (202)433-0346 or
(800)210-0139
Temporary
lodging: Nearby navy Lodge (202)563-6950
or (800)628-9466
Family
Service Center: (202)433-6151
Schools: None
on base.
Child
Care: One center for 300, three-month
wait; 115 approved homes (202)433-3055
Health
care: Clinic, Appointments (888)999-5195;
benefits (202)433-4336; also see National naval Medical
Center Bethesda, MD.
Washington
Navy Yard has a large exchange (202)889-7534. Recreation at Washington
Navy Yard includes arts and crafts, bowling,
library, auto hobby, recreation cetner, theater, golf,
gym, tennis, swimming, outdoor activities, camping, and
fishing.
