Article: Fort Dix's duty is in the details.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

FORT DIX, N.J. _ Many are 18 years old and heading overseas for the first time. Some are mothers in their 40s with 18-year-old sons and daughters.

They arrive at Fort Dix from all over the country, with different accents, backgrounds and family issues _ about 14,000 troops since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

But before they go _ possibly to war with Iraq _ each is prepared by a group of military and civilian professionals who sweat every detail, no matter how small.

The group's mission, as the American military machine shifts into high gear, is to make sure Army reservists and National Guard troops have the knowledge and tools to survive.

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