The Dix installation orginiated in 1917 as Fort Dix, named in honor of Maj. Gen. John Adams Dix, a veteran of the War of 1812 and the Civil War, and a former United States Senator, Secretary of the Treasury and Governor of New York. Dix has a history of mobilizing, training and demobilizing Soldiers from as early as World War I through the present day. In 1994, the United States Air Force Expeditionary Center was established as the Air Mobility Warfare Center on Dix.
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November 7, 2011 in Fort Dix by clevine
Military and civilian personnel of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst gathered last week to welcome Army Support Activity-Dix's new top noncommissioned officer and bid farewell to a command sergeant major that was the last post command sergeant major and the first as an activity senior enlisted person.
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November 7, 2011 in Fort Dix by clevine
911 service set for Soldiers Chapel includes WTC survivor as guest speaker
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October 12, 2011 in Fort Dix by clevine
PHILADELPHIA -- When 80 Army officers graduated from their Intermediate Level Education (ILE) course of Command and General Staff College Sept. 1 it will be remembered as the class that basically took pen or even pencil to paper due to the challenges of Mother Nature.
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September 14, 2011 in Fort Dix by clevine
Forty corporate leaders found out May 18 that even in the rain Reserve military personnel are training to win contingency operations around the world
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September 14, 2011 in Fort Dix by clevine
The U.S. Army Support Activity Fort Dix Human Resource Directorate in conjunction with Fort Dix Retiree Council will host the Annual Retiree Appreciation Day (RAD) on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at the Timmermann Conference Center which is located at Pennsylvania Avenue and 8th Street.
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July 7, 2011 in Fort Dix by clevine
It's hard to believe in less than two months, summer will be in full swing for many of us. With the gradual warming of temperatures luring our motorcycle riders back out onto the road, many of our Soldiers will begin removing their motorcycles from cold-weather storage and planning their first of many rides. Rapidly escalating costs of fuel, coupled with the relatively lower initial cost for purchasing a motorcycle, have led many Soldiers to opt for this economical lifestyle and cheaper mode of transportation.
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July 7, 2011 in Fort Dix by clevine
Sixty instructors of the Regional Training Center-East (RTC-E) became the first United Army Reserve certified trainers for use of the Army’s Close Combat Training Kit for force-on-force training that raises the reality of battle in training that will better prepare Soldiers deploying to a hostile environment.
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July 7, 2011 in Fort Dix by clevine
Coast Guardsmen who normally patrol the high seas for drug runners or environmental hazards were the first behind the wheel of the latest high-tech combat convoy simulator addition at Fort Dix.
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July 7, 2011 in Fort Dix by clevine
Forty corporate leaders found out May 18 that even in the rain Reserve military personnel are training to win contingency operations around the world
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May 9, 2011 in Fort Dix by clevine
Beginning Friday, Army Support Activity –Dix Soldiers and employees will have a new number to call when they need computer support.
The Army Enterprise Service Desk (AESD) is a new Army-wide toll-free number — 1-866-335-ARMY (2769) — that provides a single entry point for Dix personnel to submit their information technology (IT) requests. It will replace the Network Enterprise Center Help Desk as the first number to call when encountering IT issues.
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May 9, 2011 in Fort Dix by clevine
Military and civilian personnel of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst gathered last week to welcome Army Support Activity-Dix's new top noncommissioned officer and bid farewell to a command sergeant major that was the last post command sergeant major and the first as an activity senior enlisted person.
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May 9, 2011 in Fort Dix by clevine
JB MDL will offer base will offer the following courses: Motorcycle Basic Rdier's Course (BRC), Experienced Rider Course (ERC, and Military Sportbike Rider's Course (MSRC) Course Schedule.
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May 9, 2011 in Fort Dix by clevine
Mark your calendar now for Tuesday, May 10 and don’t miss this spectacular evening performance of the US Army Soldier Show at JB MDL. (Dix)
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December 6, 2010 in Air Force, Fort Dix by clevine
Beginning Friday, Army Support Activity –Dix Soldiers and employees will have a new number to call when they need computer support.
The Army Enterprise Service Desk (AESD) is a new Army-wide toll-free number — 1-866-335-ARMY (2769) — that provides a single entry point for Dix personnel to submit their information technology (IT) requests. It will replace the Network Enterprise Center Help Desk as the first number to call when encountering IT issues.
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October 1, 2010 in Air Force, Fort Dix by clevine
Here’s a military job fair that’s tailor-made to your career aspirations and geographic location. The Civilianjobs.com Career Expo at Morgans on Joint Base-McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on Thursday, Oct. 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. allows for online pre-registration to try to match current military members and veterans with the right job.