Summary
Fort George G. Meade is a U.S. military base located in Maryland's Anne Arundel County. The fort was originally Camp Meade, an Army training post created in 1917 and named after the Civil War-era Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade. The location for the fort was picked because of its close proximity to a railroad, Baltimore's port and Washington, D.C. In addition to functioning as a training ground during World War I, the camp housed some of the first women to serve in the Army. Known as the "Hello Girls," the women were trained as telephone operators and sent overseas. The camp became a permanent base in 1928, under the name Fort Leonard Wood; Meade's name was reapplied to the base in 1929. During World War I...
Fort George G. Meade is a U.S. military base located in Maryland's Anne Arundel County. The fort was originally Camp Meade, an Army training post created in 1917 and named after the Civil War-era Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade. The location for the fort was picked because of its close proximity to a railroad, Baltimore's port and Washington, D.C. In addition to functioning as a training ground during World War I, the camp housed some of the first women to serve in the Army. Known as the "Hello Girls," the women were trained as telephone operators and sent overseas. The camp became a permanent base in 1928, under the name Fort Leonard Wood; Meade's name was reapplied to the base in 1929. During World War II , the base served as a major training center and POW camp for German and Italian soldiers. Today, the base focuses on national security and intelligence. The combination of Fort Meade and the National Security Agency, which has its headquarters at Fort Meade, makes the two entities the largest employers in Maryland. Fort Meade employs about 39,000 military and civilian workers and contractors. It currently has the fourth-largest workforce of any Army installation in the U.S., and its workforce is set to grow by at least 5,000 personnel by 2010 due to the 2005 Base and Realignment Closure (BRAC).
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Beating in Arundel leaves unidentified man in critical condition
Sun reporterAnne Arundel County homicide detectives are investigating the beating yesterday morning of an unidentified man, who was listed in critical condition with life-threatening injuries this morning. Police said that at about 4:50 a.m. yesterday, a man flagged...Tags: Assault, Theft, Police, Crimes, Police Investigations
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Colonel takes command of post
Col. Daniel L. Thomas, a career intelligence officer, has been appointed the next commander of Fort Meade, the Army post in Anne Arundel County. Thomas will replace Col. Kenneth O. McCreedy, the installation's commander since 2005, who will retire from...Tags: Defense, Armed Forces, Espionage and Intelligence
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$10 is small price for a big escape
Sun reportersMelissa Williams was back at the movies this weekend. This summer, it has become her leisure activity of choice - or maybe necessity. Having seen Iron Man, the new Indiana Jones movie and Sex and the City - "There's just so many good movies out," she...Tags: Cinema Industry, Auto Trends, Baltimore County, Commuting, AAA
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Housing overhaul due at APG
Sun ReporterLike many Army posts around the country, Aberdeen Proving Ground is getting out of the housing business and turning over demolition, renovation, construction and maintenance to a private contractor. Picerne Military Housing, a Rhode Island-based...Tags: Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Homes, House Building, Armed Forces
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Army's musical ambassadors
Sun reporterArmy Sgt. Maj. Joel Dulyea answers his nation's call of duty with an exquisite tenor. Dulyea serves not overseas, but in the homeland. He does not carry a weapon. Instead, he visits small towns in middle America, performing in high school gymnasiums...Tags: Colorado, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Rehoboth Beach, The White House
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Anne Arundel Education Notes
Introducing a group of about 40 fourth- through sixth-graders to Chinese culture, language and customs, the Maryland Summer Center for Chinese Studies will conduct its two-week summer program at Meade Middle School from tomorrow through July 18. A...Tags: Technology, Annapolis, Awards and Prizes, Schools
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Councilman welcomes grant
Sun ReporterWhile a $380,000 federal grant for long-awaited improvements at the Odenton and Edgewood MARC stations may be only a small portion of the costs, one Harford County official says the award means the much-anticipated projects are finally moving forward....Tags: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Road Transportation, Odenton, Edgewood, Transportation
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Prospects dim for highway projects
Sun reporterThe highway that leaders of Anne Arundel and Howard counties most want improved is Route 175 connecting Fort Meade to the busy intersection at U.S. 1 in Jessup, but prospects look dim for sufficient state money any time soon. For the second year in a...Tags: Green and Hybrid Vehicles, Howard County, Transportation, Vehicles, Aberdeen Proving Ground
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Correction
The lottery results in yesterday's editions of The Sun incorrectly listed the date of the next MegaMillions drawing. The numbers will be drawn tonight. An article in Wednesday's editions about Anne Arundel County's resuming testing of wells near Fort...Tags: Pikesville, Dundalk, Prosecution, Brooklyn Park, Paul Justin
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Pentagon resists EPA cleanup orders
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department is resisting orders from the Environmental Protection Agency to clean up three military bases where the EPA says dumped chemicals pose "imminent and substantial" dangers, The Washington Post reports. The...Tags: New Jersey, Defense, Washington Post Company, Florida, Armed Forces
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