History
In February 2004, installation commanders from the three installations formed a partnership to generate joint solutions for common problems between the three contiguous bases and their tenant commands. The three installation commanders are already reducing operating costs by consolidating firearms training, radar information for air operations, and contracts for pest control, linen service, and hazardous waste disposal. This is a unique relationship. While each base serves its respective service directly, each base also takes advantage of the other bases’ capabilities as part of a Joint Installation Partnership. For example:
- The Air Force plans to station a squadron of C-17 airlift aircraft at McGuire AFB. The C-17 often is required to take off and land from poorly prepared airfields, often in hostile territory. The airfield conditions at McGuire were not suitable for training for this type of operation. Navy Lakehurst has agreed to let the Air Force construct a practice assault landing strip at their airfield. The C-17s stationed at McGuire will train at Lakehurst and not interfere with normal aircraft operations at McGuire.
- The 421st Ground Combat Readiness Squadron is headquartered at McGuire and trains at Lakehurst.
- Mission Partners on Lakehurst and McGuire use the live-fire training ranges on Dix eliminating the need for individual ranges.
At the 15 June House Appropriations Military Construction Subcommittee hearing on the Navy's fiscal year 2005 request, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), ADM Vern Clark, praised the New Jersey Joint Cooperation on Installation Management at McGuire, Dix, and Lakehurst.
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