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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Charity's Closet, a thrift shop for women and juniors operated by teens, is having a sale tomorrow. All items at the shop are $5 each. Those who buy a pair of sandals at this price will receive another pair free. Proceeds from Charity's Closet support...Tags: Radio Industry, Personal Income, Clarksville, Charity, Ellicott City
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James Thorn, 74
James Thorn, a retired career Army sergeant who was also an active member of the Buffalo Soldiers Ninth & Tenth (Horse) Cavalry Association, died of lung cancer July 8 at his Hanover home. He was 74. Mr. Thorn was born and raised in Milford, Del., and...Tags: Defense, Pittsburgh Steelers, Iraq War, Armed Forces, Death and Dying
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Spying worried groups
Sun reporterMax Obuszewski is a graying veteran of war protests. In his life, he estimated yesterday, he's been arrested about 70 times for struggling to make a point about critical issues, including the Vietnam War, homelessness in Baltimore and the war in Iraq. He...Tags: Defense, National Security, National Security Agency, Law Enforcement, International Military Interventions
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State police spying decried
Sun reportersA day after the American Civil Liberties Union released documents showing that the Maryland State Police spied on peace activists and anti-death penalty groups, Gov. Martin O'Malley vowed Friday not to allow state law enforcement agencies to monitor...Tags: Defense, Upper House, Executive Branch, Safety of Citizens, National Security
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Students get hands-on experience
Sun ReporterIn one classroom, students pore over wires and switches, a complicated array of materials used to produce a working version of a mazelike circuit diagram on the projection screen. In another - actually not a classroom at all, but the woods behind a...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Environmental Pollution, Technology, Water Pollution, Engineering
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Spying uncovered
Sun reporterUndercover Maryland State Police officers repeatedly spied on peace activists and anti-death penalty groups in recent years and entered the names of some in a law-enforcement database of people thought to be terrorists or drug traffickers, newly...Tags: Defense, National Security, National Security Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Law Enforcement
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Police seek assistance finding man's killers
A 55-year-old man found badly beaten in Severn last week has died, and homicide detectives are asking for the public's help. Anne Arundel County police said a man was found lying in the 1600 block of Meade Village Circle about 5 a.m. July 8. The man,...Tags: Murder, Court Administration, Rockville (Montgomery, Maryland)
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Leasing becomes tough sell
Sun ReporterAs businesses have delayed or halted expansion plans, office landlords are going to great lengths to get commercial brokers to at least visit their buildings, even without tenants in tow. Brokers who represent potential tenants are being paid cash just...Tags: Corporate Office Properties Trust Incorporated, House Building, Canton (Baltimore, Maryland), Office and Retail Spaces, Stock Broking
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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
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Bush, Md. lawmakers attend groundbreaking for new Walter Reed
Sun reporterPresident Bush turned a spade of dirt today to ceremonially launch a major expansion of the nation's premier Naval hospital in Bethesda. Bush said he hoped the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center "will be the site of many miracles of healing....Tags: Defense, Washington Post Company, Medical Services, Executive Branch, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia)
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