▁The ▁team ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Washington ▁name ▁for ▁their ▁final ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁They ▁were ▁co ached ▁by ▁H oh ense e , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁promoted ▁from ▁his ▁assistant ▁position . ▁The ▁Command os ▁started ▁the ▁season ▁ 0 - 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁team ▁played ▁its ▁home ▁games ▁at ▁the ▁Capital ▁Centre ▁( l ater ▁known ▁as ▁USA ir ▁Arena ) ▁in ▁Land over , ▁Maryland . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁season , ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁based ▁at ▁the ▁Patri ot ▁Center ▁on ▁the ▁campus ▁of ▁George ▁Mason ▁University ▁in ▁Fair f ax , ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁Return ▁of ▁the ▁A FL ▁in ▁Washington ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Washington ▁Red sk ins ▁owner ▁Daniel ▁S ny der ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁bring ▁an ▁expansion ▁team ▁to ▁DC ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁the ▁Washington ▁War riors . ▁( At ▁the ▁time , ▁there ▁was ▁spec ulation ▁in ▁the ▁media ▁that ▁S ny der ▁actually ▁wanted ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁Red sk ins ▁to ▁the ▁War riors , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁controvers y ▁over ▁the ▁NFL ' s ▁team ▁mon icker .) ▁But ▁after ▁a ▁ten - year ▁wait ▁and ▁the ▁A FL ' s ▁cancel ing ▁its ▁season ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁that ▁never ▁material ized . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Ted ▁Le ons is