US Army Training Center - Yearbook (Fort Dix, NJ)

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orode Review Hiemry of U... S.. Army Trairmin Qenter Infantry-Fort Dix, New Jersey This present designation of the training activity that is continuing at Fort Dix has only been in exist- ence since March 16, 1956, however, the history of this training mission dates back to the very inception of Camp Dix in 1917. During the period of the United States participa- tion in WVorld VVar l Camp Dix was the training site of 8 lnfantry Divisions and numerous sinaller units, with its peak military population reaching 70,000. The period following World War 1 found Camp Dix still engaged in training of Reserve Component Units. This activity was greatly accelerated shortly after Camp Dix was redesignated Fort Dix in 1939. The gathering storm of NVorlCl VVar ll and the activa- tion of the Selective Service Act put Fort Dix in the forefront of the important job of training men for our country's defense. From our entry into VVar in Decem- her 1941 until the cessation of hostilities in September 1945, 10 Infantry Divisions and many small units used Fort Dix as a training arca. The Post World War Il years have found Fort Dix in its perennial role as a training center for troops. ln

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M.. ew barracks are gradually replacing the temporary structures at Fort Dix V ---Y 1947, Fort Dix became the home of the 9th Infantry Division. This division trained more than 350,000 troops during its stay here. On May 1, 1954, the 9th In- fantry Division was redesignated as the 69th Infantry Division with the same training mission which it so ably fulfilled previ- ously. On March 16, 1956, the 69th Infantry Division Was in- activated and the present U.S. Army Training Center was acti- vated to carry on the mission of training troops. Presently there are four train- ing regiments active in training. Fort Dix trains approximately 50,000 troops per year under the basic training cycle of 8 Weeks duration. There is training in ad- vanced infantry activities as well as schools of instruction in auto- motive maintainence and radio communications. he Post Chapels are the centers of religious activity at Fort Dix