After 92 years of sending troops overseas, mission remains but Fort Dix name is history

FORT DIX, N.J. — For 92 years, being sent abroad or brought home by the Army has often meant passing through the New Jersey installation known first as Camp Dix, then Fort Dix.

NJ’s Fort Dix getting a new name and it’s a mouthful: Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

FORT DIX, N.J. — A New Jersey military installation where Elvis Presley slept and tens of thousands of recruits passed through is getting a new name.

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