Base Commanders 1917 - 2017

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1950 - 1960

FROM CAMP DIX TO JBMDL – 1950 – 1960 17 May 1950 – McGuire buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery 25 June 1950 – Korean War begins, basic training reduced from 14 to 8 weeks.  1 September 1950 – Major General William K. Harrison commander 1 September 1950 – McGuire AFB transferred to the Eastern Air Defense Force. 1951 December – 141 st Fighter Bomber Squadron (108 th Fighter Bomber Wing) bring their F-47 Thunderbolts to McGuire. January 1952 – Major General Roderick R. Allen commander July 1952 – Major General Homer W. Kiefer commander 31 July 1953 Major General C. E. Ryan commander 1954 July 27 – Activation of 1611 th Air Transport Wing commemorated 1954 2 September – 18 th Air Transport Squadron performs first ever airlift mission from McGuire – Operation Ice Cube – airlift of dry ice to Boston for hurricane relief. 1954 – 9th Infantry Division assigned to Europe and 69th Infantry Division moves in. ...
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Camp Dix - JBMDL Chronology 1917-2017

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1960-1970

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