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 operator...
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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For Wanda Sykes, stand-up is best
Sun ReporterWanda Sykes remembers those fun days back at the National Security Agency, a time filled with all the laughter and frivolity one would expect at the super-secret intelligence-gathering facility adjacent to Fort Meade. OK, that's a stretch. Truth is,...Tags: National Security Agency, Defense, National Football League, Chris Rock, CBS Corp.
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Meade barracks 'unfit'
Sun reporterAt the Air Force Student Detachment barracks at Fort Meade, almost every room contains mold. Water drips from leaky pipes into buckets on the floor. Shower water seeps down a hallway wall. Forty-seven airmen live in these half-century-old barracks, among...Tags: Defense, Armed Forces, Aberdeen Proving Ground
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Transit line potential discussed
Sun reporterHundreds of people came out yesterday to learn about and help shape plans for an east-west transit route in Baltimore - a project that would cost more than $1 billion and could go from dream to groundbreaking as soon as 2012. Mayor Sheila Dixon's Red...Tags: Road Transportation, State Budgets, Transportation, Sheila Dixon, Verna L Jones
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Anne Arundel Datebook
TODAYAsian-Pacific American Heritage // Tawes State Office Building will celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage month at noon at 580 Taylor Ave., Annapolis. Lily Qi will give a presentation on "Leadership, Diversity and Harmony as Gateways to Success."...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Hans Christian Andersen, Universities, Retirement, Tourism and Leisure
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Those who gave comfort, aid honored
sun reporterA Catonsville mother saw the crash on an Anne Arundel County road and stopped to help a father and son who had been hit by a Honda Accord as they prepared to change a flat tire on their Chevy Trailblazer. And an off-duty Fort Meade paramedic rushed to...Tags: Honda Motor, Abusive Behavior, Catonsville, Murder, Tire Change
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Preserving the past in the present
Sun reporterTime moves at a different pace in Linthicum. A railroad suburb carved out of rolling farmland outside Baltimore a century ago, the leafy community in northern Anne Arundel County has retained an unhurried, small-town feel even as development, highways and...Tags: Railway Transportation, Ronald Wilson Reagan, Newspaper and Magazine, Linthicum, Transportation
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Business Calendar
Tuesday April consumer confidence Wednesday First-quarter advance GDP Thursday March personal income, construction spending; weekly jobless claims Friday March factory orders, April unemployment, nonfarm payrolls Business Technology Expo and breakfast...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Economy, Pikesville, Real Estate, Prince George's County
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Volunteer notes
Programs seek kids, pets to visit elderlyPets on Wheels/Life Enrichment Program/Mom & Me all seek volunteers to visit one-on-one or with their pets or children at homeless shelters, nursing homes, hospitals, assisted-living facilities, adult day-care...Tags: Odenton, Emergency Planning, Pets and Pet Supplies, Clubs and Associations, Prince George's County
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Public budgets get shaped by squeeze
Sun reporterSqueezed between rising costs and demands for increased police protection and other government services, elected leaders in the Baltimore area are engaged in a delicate financial balancing act. The Howard County executive wants 22 new police officers...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Fires, Property Tax, State Budgets, Real Estate
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Deluzio, Peoples make 2A all-state team
Sentinel Staff WriterFirst Academy guard Alexa Deluzio was named to the Class 2A all-state girls basketball team for the second consecutive year. Deluzio, a senior, was also joined on the first-team by newcomer Cassie Peoples of Father Lopez. Deluzio, a 5-foot-9 senior,...Tags: Beach Vacations, Florida State University, Vacations
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