Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst

Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst (JB MDL) is a United States military facility situated 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Trenton, New Jersey. It is the sole tri-service base within the Department of Defense, housing units from all six armed forces branches. The facility resulted from the merger of the United States Air Force's McGuire Air Force Base, the United States Army's Fort Dix, and the United States Navy's Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst on October 1, 2009. This consolidation was mandated by congressional legislation implementing recommendations from the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission.

The contiguous 42,000 acres (17,000 ha) of JB MDL are home to over 80 mission partners and 40 mission commanders. The base spans more than 20 miles (32 km) and is located in Burlington and Ocean counties, encompassing parts of eight municipalities. The 87th Air Base Wing serves as the host unit, managing 3,933 facilities with an approximate value of $9.3 billion. Over 44,000 personnel, including airmen, soldiers, sailors, marines, Coast Guardsmen, civilians, and their families, live and work at JB MDL.

McGuire Air Force Base originated in 1941 as Fort Dix Army Air Force Base, reopening in 1948 as McGuire Air Force Base, named after Major Thomas B. McGuire, Jr. Its core mission became global mobility in 1945. Fort Dix, established in 1917 as Camp Dix, has a history of mobilizing, training, and demobilizing soldiers. It now focuses on mobilizing, deploying, and demobilizing soldiers and providing training areas for Army Reserve and Army National Guard. Lakehurst's history dates to 1916 as a munitions-testing site, becoming a U.S. Navy airship station in 1921. It was the site of the 1937 Hindenburg disaster and now supports and develops Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment for naval aviation. The base features two runways: 06/24 measuring 3,052.2 meters and 18/36 measuring 2,172 meters.