JB MDL Dix better known as Fort Dix, is a United States Army

United States Army

The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...

 base located approximately 16.1 miles (25.9 km) south-southeast of Trenton, New Jersey

Trenton, New Jersey

Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...

. Dix is under the jurisdiction of the United States Army Reserve Command

United States Army Reserve Command

United States Army Reserve Command commands all United States Army Reserve units. USARC is responsible for the staffing, training, management and deployment of its units to ensure their readiness for Army missions. The Army Reserve which consists of three main categories of units.-Mission:U.S...

 (USARC). It became part of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL) on 1 October 2009.
The host unit at Dix is the United States Air Force

United States Air Force

The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

 87th Air Base Wing

87th Air Base Wing

The 87th Air Base Wing is the host wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, and is physically located on McGuire, in the United States. The 87th ABW provides installation support to more than 80 mission commanders spread across at McGuire, Fort Dix , and Naval Air Engineering Station...

 (87 ABW). The 87 ABW provides installation management to all of JB MDL.

JB MDL Dix is under the jurisdiction of the United States Army Reserve Command

United States Army Reserve Command

United States Army Reserve Command commands all United States Army Reserve units. USARC is responsible for the staffing, training, management and deployment of its units to ensure their readiness for Army missions. The Army Reserve which consists of three main categories of units.-Mission:U.S...

 (USARC).