Fort Dix
| Fort Dix | |
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| Located near: Trenton, New Jersey | |
Combat Training at Army Support Activity, Fort Dix
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| Coordinates | 40°01′09″N 74°31′22″W / 40.01917°N 74.52278°WCoordinates: 40°01′09″N 74°31′22″W / 40.01917°N 74.52278°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1917 |
| In use | 1917–present |
| Army Support Activity Fort Dix | ||
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 Army Support Activity Fort Dix
Army Support Activity Fort Dix
Army Support Activity Fort Dix
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| Coordinates: 40°00′22″N 74°36′40″W / 40.006°N 74.611°W | ||
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Burlington | |
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New Hanover Pemberton Springfield |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 10.389 sq mi (26.909 km2) | |
| • Land | 10.262 sq mi (26.580 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.127 sq mi (0.329 km2) 1.22% | |
| Elevation | 141 ft (43 m) | |
| Population (2010 Census) | ||
| • Total | 7,716 | |
| • Density | 751.9/sq mi (290.3/km2) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP code | 08640 | |
| Area code(s) | 609 | |
| FIPS code | 3424300 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 02389104 | |
Fort Dix, the common name for the Army Support Activity located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, is a United States Army post. It is located approximately 16.1 miles (25.9 km) south-southeast of Trenton, New Jersey. Fort Dix is under the jurisdiction of the Army Installation Management Command. As of the 2010 United States Census, Fort Dix census-designated place (CDP) had a total population of 7,716, of which 5,951 were in New Hanover Township, 1,765 were in Pemberton Township and none were in Springfield Township (though portions of the CDP are included there).
Fort Dix, established in 1917, was designated as part of an adjoining U.S. Air Force and Navy facility to become part of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL) on 1 October 2009. However, it remains commonly known as "Fort Dix", "ASA Dix", or "Dix" as of 2015. In 2015, Colonel Shelley Balderson became Fort Dix' first female commander in the base's 100-year history. Colonel Balderson rotated out of command in 2016, and the current commander is Colonel Martin "Marty" Klein.
The supporting component at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is the United States Air Force, and base operations are executed by the 87th Air Base Wing (87 ABW). The 87 ABW provides installation management to all of JBMDL while both the Navy and Army retain command and control of their mission, personnel, equipment and component-specific services. While the Joint Base has an assigned Deputy Joint Base Commander for both Army and Navy, neither the Navy nor the Army bases are subordinate to the Joint Base. Each are simply supported by the joint base in base operations such as utilities, child care centers, gyms, and other services, but each report through their own service-specific command chains and have their own commanders (the Navy a Captain and the Army a Colonel). The commanders of both Fort Dix and Lakehurst serve also as a Deputy Joint Base Commanders. sub.
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