Naval District Washington

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Commandant, Naval District Washington Naval District Washington
Command insignia of Naval District Washington
Active	1903 - present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Type	Region Commander
Role	Management of naval installations and shore staff in the National Capital Region
Part of	Naval Installations Command
HQ	Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC
Nickname(s)	NDW
Website	ndw.cnic.navy.mil
Commanders
Current commander	RDML David J. Faehnle

The Naval District Washington is one of eleven current naval regions responsible to Commander, Navy Installations Command for the operation and management of Naval shore installations in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area. The Commandant is currently the only remaining Naval Districts from the 1900s era, making it, by default the oldest of the current naval regions. The Commandant is headquartered at the Washington Navy Yard only a few yards away from the Commander, Navy Installations Command headquarters.