McGuire AFB/McGuire, the common name of the McGuire unit of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, is a United States Air Force base in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, approximately 16.1 miles (25.9 km) south-southeast of Trenton. McGuire is under the jurisdiction of the Air Mobility Command. It was consolidated with two adjoining US Army and Navy facilities to become part of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on 1 October 2009.
An aerial view of McGuire AFB in 1997
Major Thomas McGuire next to his P-38 "Pudgy (V)" in 1944
Fort Dix Army Air Base, 1943
CIM-10A Bomarc Surface-to-Air missiles of the 46th Air Defense Missile Squadron
Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst
Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst is a United States military facility located 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Trenton, New Jersey. The base is the only tri-service base in the United States Department of Defense and includes units from all six armed forces branches.
A C-17A Globemaster III from the 305th Air Mobility Wing performs touch and go landings while another C-17A prepares for take-off at JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.
A CH-53E Super Stallion slingloads a Humvee.