LAKEHURST NAVAL AIR ENGINEERING STATION in Ocean County, NJ provides the nation's only aircraft carrier launching and arresting gear R&D, testing and repairs. The 7,500-acre base employs 3,000, and provides support to the National Guard and the U.S. Dept. of Justice.	FORT DIX - More than 15,000 Reserve soldiers train on post at a single time. The 31,000-acre post is surrounded by hundreds of thousands of additional acres in state & federal forests and farmland. More than 3,300 work on post, which has mobilized more Reserve troops than any base in the country.	McGUIRE AIR FORCE BASE - One of the largest Air Force bases on the East Coast, McGuire is home to more than 60 tankers and airlifters, and over 8,000 personnel. The 3,700-acre base operates with Reserve, Air Guard and active duty airmen. More than $100 million in new construction is underway.

• Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station

2002

• House Passes Defense Bill; N.J. Nets $57M-plus; McGuire gets $29M, Ft. Dix $15M; Lakehurst $5.2M - October 11, 2002
• House Funds Key So. Jersey Military Projects; Dix nets $14M, McGuire $24M, Lakehurst $5M - June 28, 2002
• House Passes $383B Defense Authorization Budget for 2003 - May 10, 2002
• House Armed Services Approves Navy Lakehurst Fire Station - May 2, 2002
• Lakehurst Fire Station Announced - April 25, 2002

2001

• Fort Dix

• 1st Brigade Coming to Ft Dix - December 1, 2003
• McGuire, Air Force Improve Link to Ft Dix Airfield Project - November 17, 2003
• House-Senate Conference OK's $75 Million for New Jersey Bases - November 6, 2003
• House-Senate Conference Approves $75 Million for New Jersey Bases - November 6, 2003
• Joint/Interagency Civil Support Training Center Classes Underway at Fort Dix - October 23, 2003
• Saxton Adds Three New Fort Dix Projects to '04 Defense Budget - May 12, 2003
• Air Mobility Warfare Center at Ft. Dix to Host Reporters' Training - January 17, 2003

2002

• New Anti-Terror Role Possible for Closed Fort Dix Hospital - October 22, 2002
• House Defense Bill Funds New McGuire AFB & Fort Dix Projects - October 10, 2002
• House Action Opens Doors to Civil Support Teams at Fort Dix, Across U.S. - July 26, 2002
• House Armed Services OK's Dix, McGuire Projects - May 2, 2002
• Airlift Facilities to Land at Ft. Dix - April 25, 2002
• Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Attend Saxton Vets Forum at Ft. Dix - February 8, 2002

2001

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