Rare WWI Era Fort Dix 8" by 28" Panoramic Photo Print Wrightstown NJ Censored

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Rare WWI Era Fort Dix 8.5" by 28.5" Panoramic Photo Print Wrightstown NJ CensoredPhoto by Calkins and Mather, New York (censored)No tears, Some creasing. See photos for size and condition.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, [3] [8] [9] [10] 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). [10]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.Overview [ edit ]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. [11]Fort Dix was established on 16 July 1917 as Camp Dix, named in honor of Major General John Adams Dix , a veteran of the War of 1812 and the American Civil War , and a former United States Senator , Secretary of the Treasury and Governor of New York . [12]Dix has a history of mobilizing, training and demobilizing Soldiers from as early as World War I through April 2015 when Forts Bliss and Hood in Texas assumed full responsibility for that mission. In 1978, the first female recruits entered basic training at Fort Dix. In 1991, Dix trained Kuwaiti civilians in basic military skills so they could take part in their country's liberation. [12]Dix ended its active Army training mission in 1991 due to Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommendations, which ended its command by a two-star general. Presently, it serves as a joint training site for all components and all services of the U.S. military and is commanded by an Army Colonel.Units assigned [ edit ] Marine Aircraft Group 49 [12] 99th Regional Support Command [12] 2d Brigade, 75th Division [12] USCG Atlantic Strike Team [12] U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center [12] Military Entrance Processing Station [12] NCO Academy [12] Navy Operational Support Center [12] 174th Infantry Brigade [12] Fleet Logistics Squadron (VR-64) [12] History [ edit ] First day at Camp Dix for World War I recruits See footnote [13]Fort Dix is named for Major General John Adams Dix , a veteran of the War of 1812 and the Civil War . Construction began in June 1917. Camp Dix , as it was known at the time, was a training and staging ground for units during World War I . Though the camp was an embarkation camp for the New York Port of Embarkation it did not fall under the direct control of that command with the War Department retaining direct jurisdiction. [14] The camp became a demobilization center aft... read more

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