Throughout the 1980s and 90s , the remnants of Camp Kilmer , then known as the Sergeant Joyce Kilmer Reserve Center , was the location for Headquarters , 78th Division ( TS ) and for the Division 's 1st Brigade ( BCST ) headquarters , both units of the US Army Reserve . The 78th Division ( TS ) , nicknamed the " Lightning Division " or " Jersey Lightning " , is the lineal descendant of the 78th Division of World War I and the 78th Infantry Division of World War II . The current 78th Division ( TS ) is responsible for conducting simulations exercises and field training for US Army Reserve and Army National Guard units across 14 states from North Carolina to the Canada – US border . In the immediate aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks , the Federal Emergency Management Agency created a temporary headquarters at the facility
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