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Coordinates (Air Base) (Army Base) (Naval Station): Type: US military Joint Base: Site information; Owner: Department of Defense: Operator: US Air Force: Controlled by: Air Mobility Command (AMC): Condition: Operational: Website: www.jbmdl.jb.mil: Site history; Built: 1916 (as Camp Kendrick) 1917 (as Camp Dix) 1937 (as Fort Dix Airport): In use: 2009 () – present (as Joint Base): Garrison ...
McGuire AFB/McGuire, the common name of the McGuire unit of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, is a United States Air Force base in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, approximately 16.1 miles (25.9 km) south-southeast of Trenton. McGuire is under the jurisdiction of the Air Mobility Command.
The mission of the 305th Operations Group is to deploy worldwide from Air Mobility Command's Eastern Gateway, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL), to perform aerial-refueling and airlift missions, in support of tactical, strategic, reconnaissance, transport, and bombardment forces in high-threat and chemical-warfare environments.
Joint Base Andrews; Joint Base Balad; Joint Base Charleston; Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson; Joint Base Langley–Eustis; Joint Base Lewis–McChord; Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst; Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall; Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam; Joint Base San Antonio; Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek–Fort Story
As a result, Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst was established in central New Jersey from the former McGuire Air Force Base, Fort Dix and Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst. The Air Force was designated the lead service for support activities at the new base and organized the 87th Air Base Wing to carry out the mission. [4]
The Wrightstown Gate at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. The base has experienced multiple drone incursions related to the smuggling of contraband at a federal prison on the ...
The 72nd Field Artillery Brigade is an AC/RC unit based at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The unit is responsible for training selected United States Army Reserve and National Guard units along the East coast. The brigade is a subordinate unit of First Army Division East, First United States Army.
The Headquarters Element of MWSS 472 (-) is located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. In addition to serving as the squadron headquarters, it is also the primary site for all of the Airfield Operations specific Military Occupational Specialties (MOSs). Communications MOS's are also located at the Squadron (-) location.