Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst is an expanding facility to support the larger Joint Base McGuire Dix Airforce Base located to the west of the site area in question. The Readiness Center (RC) is seen as a critical development structure to aid in the training of Army National Guard soldiers. The Readiness Center is anticipated to be 37,325 SF of new building area with other miscellaneous improvements including new sidewalks, fencing, asphalt paved surfaces, concrete drives, aggregate parking areas, trash enclosure, lighting, landscaping, utilities, and a small hazardous materials shed.