New push to defend N.J.’s big military base from any efforts to shut it down

Deliveries of new refueling tankers to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst would proceed as planned and the base itself would be protected from any efforts to close military facilities under legislation that passed the House Thursday. The annual National Defense Authorization Act , which sets Congress' defense priorities for the 12 months beginning Oct. 1, passed, 351-66, in the final House vote before the week-long Memorial Day recess.

Republicans send Trump a message: Hands off N.J.’s big military base

WASHINGTON -- Funding for KC-46A refueling tankers at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst would speed up and President Donald Trump would be barred from beginning a new round of base closings under legislation setting defense policy for the 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2018.

The Latest: Group marks 80th anniversary of Hindenburg blast

In this May 7, 1937 file photo, news photographers take pictures of an unidentified survivor of the German dirigible Hindenburg disaster the previous day, as survivors are transferred from Paul Kimball Hospital in Lakewood, N.J., to other area hospitals. Only one person is left of the 62 passengers and crew who survived when the Hindenburg burst into flames 80 years ago Saturday, May 6, 2017.

‘Oh, the humanity!’ Hindenburg anniversary, broadcast marked

FILE - This May 6, 1937 file photo, provided by the Philadelphia Public Ledger, was taken at almost the split second that the Hindenburg exploded over the Lakehurst Naval Air Station in Lakehurst, N.J. Only one person is left of the 6... . FILE - In this May 7, 1937 file photo, news photographers take pictures of an unidentified survivor of the German dirigible Hindenburg disaster the previous day, as survivors are transferred from Paul Kimball Hospital in Lakewood, N.J... .

Last Hindenburg survivor, 88, recalls: ‘The air was on fire’

In this May 6, 1937 file photo, the German dirigible Hindenburg crashes to earth in flames after exploding at the U.S. Naval Station in Lakehurst, N.J. Only one person is left of the 62 passengers and crew who survived when the Hindenburg burst into flames 80 years ago Saturday, May 6, 2017. Werner Doehner was 8 years old when he boarded the zeppelin with his parents and older siblings after their vacation to Germany in 1937.

Last survivor of Hindenburg disaster: ‘The air was on fire’

This May 6, 1937 file photo, provided by the Philadelphia Public Ledger, was taken at almost the split second that the Hindenburg exploded over the Lakehurst Naval Air Station in Lakehurst, N.J. Only one person is left of the 62 passengers and crew who survived when the Hindenburg burst into flames 80 years ago Saturday, May 6, 2017. Werner Doehner was 8 years old when he boarded the zeppelin with his parents and older siblings after their vacation to Germany in 1937.