Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst PHILADELPHIA - The first group of Afghan evacuees arrived at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst overnight Tuesday, just days after New Jersey Gov.
Phil Murphy offered to shelter people rescued from the crisis in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Military officials said Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is one of four military installations in the United States that is temporarily housing Afghan evacuees.
Additional groups of refugees are expected to arrive on Wednesday and in the coming days, according to officials.RELATED HEADLINESFort McCoy in Wisconsin, Fort Bliss in Texas and Fort Lee in Virginia are also providing shelter to refugees.