Lakehurst Naval Air Station's Hangar 1 is located on a military base. In order to become a member of the East Coast Indoor Modelers (ECIM) club and have access to Hangar 1 all applicants must follow the below procedure:
- You must be a member of the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA Website www.modelaircraft.org).
- Send an email to club secretary Horace Hagen at hghagen@verizon.net to get a Lakehurst Base Access Form (BAF) and fill it out.
- Mail completed BAF, club dues ($20.00 check made out to ECIM) plus Self Addressed Stamped Envelope (SASE) to the club secretary.
- The secretary will send you an ECIM membership card in the SASE.
- At the Lakehurst main gate show the ECIM card to the guards and tell them you need to get a DBID badge from the Welcome Center (they will direct you).
- You must present your ECIM and AMA cards, photo ID and automobile info at the welcome center.
- The Welcome Center will issue a DBID badge (only on weekdays between 07:00 - 15:00 hours - process takes about 10 minutes).
- After December 31, 2011 all members coming to Hangar 1 must present the DBID card:
For assistance call / email club secretary Horace Hagen at 732-741-3097 / hghagen@verizon.net.
In addition to the items listed above, we would like to recommend that you become a member of the Navy Lakehurst Historical Society as well. Navy Lakehurst Historical Society, Inc is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the distinguished heritage of Naval Air Station Lakehurst. They have a website if you would like to learn more: http://www.nlhs.com/index.html
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