Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst (JB MDL) is a United States military facility located 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Trenton, New Jersey.

The legislation ordered the consolidation of the three facilities which were adjoining, but separate military installations, into a single joint base, one of 12 formed in the United States as a result of the law.

The 87th Air Base Wing provides installation management support for 3,933 facilities with an approximate value of $9.3 billion in physical infrastructure.

More than 44,000 airmen, soldiers, sailors, marines, Coast Guardsmen, civilians, and their family members live and work on and around JB MDL, which has an economic impact on the state of New Jersey.

The base was named after Major Thomas B. McGuire, Jr., Medal of Honor recipient, and the second leading ace in American history.

[4] McGuire grew famous as the Air Force's "Gateway to the East", when its core mission became global mobility in 1945.

[7] Dix ended its active Army training mission in 1988 due to Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommendations.

[citation needed] The U.S. Census Bureau lists "Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst" in Burlington County as having its own school district.