Duty Station Directory

Operating as a naval component of Joint-Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is the Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, which is currently known as Lakehurst Maxfield Field. It is situated approximately 25 miles east-southeast of Trenton in Manchester Township and Jackson Township in Ocean County, New Jersey. This base is majorly the home to the Naval Air Warfare Center Division Lakehurst.

Located at Monmouth County, New Jersey, with a 3-mile pier in Sandy Hook Bay, is the Naval Weapons Station Earle. This military base is partitioned into two; the main side is located at Colts Neck Township, Howell Township, Wall Township, and Tinton Falls. And the Waterfront Area that includes the pier is located at Sandy Hook Bay in the Leonard section of Middletown Township.

The United States Coast Guard Training Center, Cape May is where the Coast Guard enlisted corps and training center is located. The base is situated in Muro Avenue, Cape May, New Jersey and is the 5th most extensive Coast Guard base. Cape May, New Jersey, is located in the Cape May Peninsula at Cape May County. It is the oldest vacation resort in the U.S.

The United States Coast Guard operates the Loran Support Unit in Wildwood Crest, Cape May County, and New Jersey. The unit is responsible for the LRNS – Long Range Navigation System for the western coasts. The system helps the sailors locate themselves in the US waters and find their precise position.

Picatinny Arsenal is a military base in New Jersey situated around Wharton, a borough in Morris County. Picatinny Arsenal is an army installation that provides all of the lethal mechanisms used in Army weapon systems and other military services. The Arsenal's mission is to support Army transformation goals and is an internationally acknowledged hub for technological and engineering innovations.

Fort Monmouth was an army installation in Monmouth County, New Jersey, located five miles from the Atlantic Ocean and covers 1,126 acres of land. This former installation runs from Shrewsbury River to Route 35. Fort Monmouth housed several U.S. Army Materiel Command units that had operations in research, command, control, reconnaissance, and surveillance.

Fort Dix is situated at Joint Base McGuire-Dix Lakehurst near Trenton, New Jersey, 16.1 miles south of Trenton. It is a training base built in 1917 but made a permanent garrison in 1939. Its primary objective is to mobilize, train, and deploy troops and this base covers over 32,000 acres.

McGuire Air Force Base, also known as the Joint Base McGuire Dix-Lakehurst, is a U.S. air force base in Burlington County, New Jersey. It is situated approximately 16 miles southeast of Trenton. This air force base is known to provide mission-ready airmen to support every ongoing military operation since its establishment in 1941.

Portsmouth Shipyard is a naval shipyard situated in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, along the southern boundary of Maine near Kittery. It has been in use for more than 200 years and is concerned with repairing, overhauling, and modernization of submarines. This shipyard employs more than 6,000 employees, as well as private companies that perform contract work.

Offutt Air Force Base is located in Sarpy County, adjacent to Bellevue and south of Omaha, in the state of Nebraska. This air force base is the headquarters of the US. Strategic Command, the 557th Weather wing and 55th Wing of Air Combat Command. Offutt AFB was built in 1921 and has been in use since then.

Grand Forks Airbase is north of Emerado and 16 miles west of Grand Forks in North Dakota. This base houses the 319th Reconnaissance Wing and provides educational and training services with up to 50 degree programs. The programs are not only for military personnel as some of the courses can be attended by civilians.

About 13 miles north of the city of Minot in Ward County, North Dakota, is the Minot Air Force Base. It is home to about 13,000 people, and two major wings - the 91st Missile Wing and the 5th Bomb Wing. This base acts as an Air Force Strike Command and a Strategic Air Command base.