Editing Fort Dix (section)

==History==
[[File:A compilation of the messages and papers of the presidents, 1789-1897. (1896) (14597504460).jpg|thumb|First day at Camp Dix for [[World War I]] recruits]]
[[File:M26 Pershing Tank Fort Dix.jpg|thumb|An [[M26 Pershing]] tank from the [[World War II]] era on display at Fort Dix]]
[[File:New Jersey Governor Thomas H. Kean visiting Fort Dix, Nov 6, 1987.jpg|thumb|[[Governor of New Jersey|New Jersey governor]] [[Thomas Kean]] visits Fort Dix in November 1987]]
[[File:110507-N-TH989-040 (5704337666).jpg|thumb|[[United States Army|U.S. Army]] drills at Fort Dix in May 2011]] 
:''See footnote''<ref>[http://www.dix.army.mil/history/history.html John Adams Dix and the history of Fort Dix] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227024450/http://www.dix.army.mil/history/history.html |date=27 December 2013 }} webpage (ASA-Dix (U.S. Army Support Activity) official website). Accessed 18 June 2010.</ref>

Construction began in June 1917. Camp Dix, as it was known at the time, was a training and staging ground for units during [[World War I]]. Though the camp was an embarkation camp for the [[New York Port of Embarkation]], it did not fall under the direct control of that command, with the [[United States Department of War|War Department]] retaining direct jurisdiction.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Huston |first1=James A.  |year=1966 |title=The Sinews of War: Army Logistics 1775—1953 |series=Army Historical Series |location=Washington, DC |publisher=Center Of Military History, United States Army |lccn=66060015 |page=346 |isbn=9780160899140 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y8pabWzrsocC&pg=PA346 |access-date=24 October 2014}}</ref> The camp became a demobilization center after the war. Between the World Wars, Camp Dix was a reception, training, and discharge center for the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]]. Camp Dix became Fort Dix on 8 March 1939, and the installation became a permanent Army post. During and after World War II, the fort served the same purpose as in the First World War, serving as a training and staging ground during the war and a demobilization center after the war.

After victory in Europe, arrangements were made to return prisoners of war to their home countries. 154 Soviet citizens who had been captured in German uniform were brought from [[Camp Ruston]] in [[Louisiana]] to Fort Dix in preparation for their return. On 29 June 1945, having learned of the plan, they rioted, attempting to provoke their guards to shoot them. Three hanged themselves. Seven proved they were not Soviet citizens, and the rest were shipped out on 31 August.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1945: The Fort Dix POW riot |url=http://www.capitalcentury.com/1945.html |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=www.capitalcentury.com}}</ref>

On 15 July 1947, Fort Dix became a [[Recruit training|basic-training]] center and the home of the [[U.S. 9th Infantry Division|9th Infantry Division]]. In 1954, the 9th moved out and the 69th Infantry Division made the fort home until it was deactivated on 16 March 1956. During the [[Vietnam War]], rapid expansion took place. A mock [[Vietnam]]ese village was constructed, and soldiers received Vietnam-specific training before being deployed. Since Vietnam, Fort Dix has sent soldiers to [[Operation Desert Shield (Gulf War)|Operation Desert Shield]], [[Desert Storm]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia]], [[Afghanistan]], and [[Iraq]].

===U.S. Coast Guard site===
The [[Atlantic Strike Team]] (AST) of the [[U.S. Coast Guard]] is based at Fort Dix. As part of the [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]], the AST is responsible for responding to oil-pollution and [[hazardous materials|hazardous-materials]] release incidents to protect public health and the environment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/hq/nsfweb/AST/astdefault.asp |title=Atlantic Strike Team (AST) |publisher=Uscg.mil |date=22 December 2011 |access-date=14 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| url        = https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/02/nyregion/on-the-map-a-coast-guard-team-based-where-else-in-the-pine-barrens.html
| title      = A Coast Guard Team Based (Where Else?) in the Pine Barrens
| last       = Nash
| first      = Margo
| date       = 2 July 2000
| newspaper  = [[The New York Times]]
| access-date = 9 June 2009 }}</ref>

===Federal Correctional Institution===
Fort Dix is also home to [[Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix|Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution]], the largest single federal prison. It is a low-security installation for male inmates located within the military installation. As of 19 November 2009, it housed 4,310 inmates, and a minimum-security satellite camp housed an additional 426.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bop.gov/news/weekly_report.jsp |title=Federal Bureau of Prisons Weekly Population Report |publisher=Bop.gov |access-date=14 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119013947/http://www.bop.gov/news/weekly_report.jsp |archive-date=19 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>