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Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is an consolidation 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, which were merged on 1 October 2009. Joint base MDL is located in the heart of southern New Jersey and is approximately 40 miles from Philadelphia and 70 miles from New York City.
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(609) 562-6098
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(609) 562-6119 NCOA First Sergeant (609) 562-2239 Staff Duty Office (609) 562-2864 EMAIL US!
Students using commercial air for travel to Fort Dix should fly into the Philadelphia International Airport.
N.J. Turnpike South to Exit 7 (Fort Dix) Route 206 South (go to second traffic light -- about 1/2 mile) to Route 68 (left fork from Route 206). Route 68 will provide entrance to Dix where the SSG Terry Hemingway Reception Center is located, on right.
N.J. Turnpike North to Exit 7 (Fort Dix) Route 206 South (go to second traffic light -- about 1/2 mile) to Route 68 (left fork from Route 206). Route 68 will provide entrance to installation where the SSG Terry Hemingway Reception Center is located, on right.
Take Walt Whitman Bridge to I-295 North, travel to Exit 40 (Route 38 East, toward Mt. Holly). Follow 38 through Mt. Holly and across Route 206 to Pemberton. Make a left in Pemberton (sign says To Military Bases) on Route 616 to where the SSG Terry Hemingway Reception Center is located, on right.
Take Pennsylvania Turnpike to New Jersey Turnpike Take New Jersey Turnpike North to Exit 7 (Fort Dix) Route 206 South (go to second traffic light -- about
1/2 mile) to Route 68. Route 68 will provide entrance to the installation here the SSG Terry Hemingway Reception Center is located, on right.
If Transportation from the airport is required:
Once you arrive at the airport contact the RAPID ROVER SHUTTLE for transportation to the NCOA by calling 1-800-322-8062/1-856-428-1500 or go to Ground Transportation area at the airport for assistance. Units/Students are required to pay the ground transportation fee of approximately $108, one way. Students will also utilize Rapid Rover for the return trip on graduation day. Do not schedule return flight for prior to 1600 on graduation day.