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Fort Dix, the common name for the Army Support Activity (ASA) located at Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst, is a United States Army post. It is located 16.1 miles (25.9 km) south-southeast of Trenton, New Jersey. Fort Dix is under the jurisdiction of the Air Force Air Mobility Command.
FCI Fort Dix is located in Burlington County on the ASA Fort Dix entity of Joint base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. It is approximately 40 miles (64 km) from Philadelphia. [1] The prison is in the Fort Dix census-designated place, [2] and also within New Hanover Township, New Jersey. [3]
New Jersey Male [44] Federal Correctional Institution, Florence: Colorado Male [45] Federal Correctional Institution, Forrest City Low: Arkansas Male [46] Federal Correctional Institution, Forrest City Medium: Arkansas Male [47] Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix: New Jersey Male [48] Federal Correctional Institution, Gilmer: West ...
McGuire Air Force Base was established as Fort Dix Airport in 1937 and first opened to military aircraft on 9 January 1941. On 13 January 1948 the United States Air Force renamed the facility McGuire Air Force Base in honor of Major Thomas Buchanan McGuire Jr. , (1920–1945).
Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst (JB MDL) is a United States military facility located 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Trenton, New Jersey. The base is the only tri-service base in the United States Department of Defense and includes units from all six armed forces branches.
Mid-State Correctional Facility is a New Jersey Department of Corrections state prison for juvenile offenders, located in Wrightstown, New Jersey on the grounds of Fort Dix. The facility opened in 1982. In April 2014, the prison was "closed for renovation". [1]
The 5th Brigade, 78th Division was an AC/RC unit based at Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst, New Jersey.The unit was responsible for training selected United States Army Reserve and National Guard units along the East coast.
Fort Dix Stockade Entrance Sign 1969 - Obedience to the Law is Freedom. Photo by David Fenton. On June 5, 1969, during the height of the Vietnam War and the soldier and sailor resistance to it, 250 men rioted in the military stockade at U.S. Army post Fort Dix located near Trenton, New Jersey. The prisoners called it a rebellion and cited ...