Privatization will provide families with access to quality homes in well-planned communities on Dix, McGuire and Lakehurst. The costs for automobile insurance and off-base housing are extremely high.
Do not assume your insurance company will be willing or able to insure your automobile in New Jersey. Free Pre-School programs are available for children three and four years of age for children new to the Dix or McGuire communities. Every installation has a special DSN number and the numbers vary by world-wide location.
In order to place a call using DSN, the caller must utilize a military phone on an installation. Cell phones cannot dial DSN numbers. During World War I, Camp Dix was a training and staging center that soon grew to become the largest military reservation in the Northeast. Known as Rudd Field, and established as a part of the Army in , the base transferred to the Air Force in The base is named in honor of Major Thomas B.
McGuire, Jr. Because aircraft manufacturers were too busy building planes for the Army, the Navy decided to build the only aircraft factory ever to be completely owned and operated by the U.
After breaking ground in Philadelphia in August , the first plane, an H Flying Boat, flew off to war eight months later. By the end of World War I, aircraft were coming off the line at the rate of two airplanes per day. Experimental research and development of new types of airplanes was the thrust after the war. A total of 1, airplanes of six types were produced during World War II, as were 1, aircraft engines.
Hangars 5 and 6, built in , are among the largest single-arch wooden structures in the world. In , the center became the Naval Air Engineering Center. It was reorganized in with various functions moving to several different locations. Lakehurst is most well known as the site of the crash of the hydrogen powered dirigible, the Hindenburg.
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst supports over 45, active duty, guard, reserve, family members and civilian personnel. This area is not only rich in the history of the American Revolution but offers a wealth of natural open space, rural farms, little pollution, minimal traffic and great entertainment venues.
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By , the buildings were all demolished. Soils were investigated as early as and were believed to contain pesticide and metal contaminants. Operable Unit 6 OU-6 SS In , an aircraft apron JP-4 fuel line ruptured beneath the reinforced concrete flight line ramp and fuel was released onto the ground surface. SS consists of three jet-fuel hot-spots identified during previous investigations, located in the northeast half of the main aircraft parking apron.
SS is located south of Buildings and , is in the vicinity of a former fuel hydrant that delivers jet fuel to aircraft on the parking apron. SS consists of potential underground preferential contamination pathways including storm sewer pipes, former stream beds and hydrant line crossings.
SS is part of a grouping of industrial facilities located south of ST Building is used as a heavy equipment repair shop and Building serves as a warehouse for repair supplies and shop for maintenance activities at the McGuire Industrial Area. Small spills of diesel and oil has occurred adjacent to these buildings. The entomology shop, Building , has been removed. Heavy metals and pesticides are of concern. OT A 2-acre area currently used as a parking lot for heavy equipment and supplies.
The area has been in use since the s. SS A former roads and grounds pesticide mixing shop that operated from to Large volumes of fuels were mixed here and frequent small spills occurred. SS Area associated with Building , a large aircraft hangar used for vehicle maintenance activities. Various chemicals e. A feasibilty study is scheduled for submittal in FT Is a fire training area used from to JP-4 propulsion fuel was used for fire training exercises.
FT A fire training area that operated from until the s. It is located in the center of the runway triangle where JP-4 was ignited for training purposes. FT An unlined fire training area used from to OT Non-destructive inspection shop used between and to inspect and test aircraft parts for stress fractures.
AT A suspected fire training area southeast of the hazardous cargo parking area. AT Another suspected fire training area about feet southeast of the main northeast-southwest runway.
A feasibility study is scheduled for submittal in
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