With just two weeks until Congress adjourns for the year, time is running out for the U.S. Senate to decide the fate of the RFK Stadium campus, which factors into where the Washington Commanders might play in the future.
Elected officials from Maryland and D.C. as well as the team and the NFL have been meeting with congressional leaders about transferring the RFK Stadium site from the federal government to D.C. Now, the fates of the D.C. and Maryland Air National Guard units have been thrown into the mix.
While the future of the Air National Guard is part of the discussion, it is not the lynchpin for the deal that some have made it out to be.
D.C.’s Air National Guard consists of two squadrons: one of fighter jets and another for transport planes. They are based at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
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