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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. Dur...
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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Building self-esteem one girl at a time
They've taught girls to feel confident, how to make healthy food choices and how to train for a 5K run. Dozens of active-duty Air Force women have volunteered their time since September through the Pershing Hill Elementary School Parent-Teacher...Tags: Odenton, Ellicott City, PTA, Elementary Schools, 5K Run
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Driver arrested after police chase in Arundel
A motorist identified to police as a possible burglary suspect led officers on a chase Friday evening from Odenton to an industrial section of Dorsey before being arrested after crashing into a guard rail. The driver, described only as a male in his 20s,...Tags: Odenton, Coca-Cola Company, Vehicles
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Varsity scores, Nov. 20, 2009
Sentinel Staff WriteroFRIDAY Class 6A, Region 1 DeLand 46, Orange Park 0 Mainland 29, Sandalwood 14 Seminole 30, Timber Creek 27 Winter Park 50, Lake Brantley 47 Class 6A, Region 2 Apopka 49, Boone 0 Dr. Phillips 23, Olympia 22 Class 5A, Region 1 Seabreeze 30,...Tags: Sean Casey, Colleges and Universities, Clubs and Associations, New Smyrna Beach, Hospitals and Clinics
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Job fair at Fort Meade draws a crowd
Wednesday's Veterans Job Fair at Fort Meade was open to non-veterans as well and was packed with job-seekers. Almost half of the 80 recruiting stations were seeking applicants with security clearance. Job openings included information technology workers,... -
John W. Spurrier, U.S. marshal
John W. Spurrier, a retired federal marshal to whom Vice President Spiro Agnew surrendered amid a political corruption scandal, died Tuesday of complications from pneumonia at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. The longtime Original Northwood resident...Tags: Richard Nixon, Clubs and Associations, Hospitals and Clinics, Dining and Drinking, Jimmy Carter
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BRAC fuels building boom in Harford
Just outside the main gate of Aberdeen Proving Ground, construction workers are finishing up a three-story building's brick exterior, preparing to install windows and divide the vast interior into offices. Nearby, a cleared parcel sits ready for a...Tags: Aberdeen Proving Ground, National Government, Research and Development, Government, Economic Policy
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Louis D. Blom, NSA analyst
Louis D. Blom, a retired National Security Agency analyst and a World War II veteran, died of complications from dementia Oct. 28 at the Charlestown retirement community. He was 84.
Mr. Blom, the son of a steelworker and a librarian, was born in Corona,...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), National Security Agency, Colleges and Universities, Retirement, Armed Forces
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Baltimore man convicted of 2 killings in Odenton
Baltimore Sun reporterA Baltimore man who prosecutors say boasted to police about his toughness was convicted Wednesday of two counts of first-degree murder and other charges in a fatal ambush outside an Odenton bar a year ago. Anne Arundel County prosecutors are seeking life...Tags: Trials, Witnesses, Lawyers, Prisons, Brooklyn Park
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'The Men Who Stare at Goats' is refreshingly unpredictable
"The Men Who Stare at Goats," starring Jeff Bridges as an army shaman and George Clooney as his best pupil, is a refreshingly unpredictable and fizzy comic fantasy. It tickles the fancy even when it strains credibility. It riffs off the American military'...Tags: Comedy (genre), Kevin Spacey, Defense, Armed Forces, U.S. Army
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Summing up the playoff picture: High school football, palm beach county, playoff predictions
South Florida Sun-SentinelWe have reached the final week of the regular season and playoff berths have been decided. Looks like Dwyer, Glades Central, Pahokee, American Heritage-Delray and Jupiter Christian are good enough to win it all or at least make it to the championship game...Tags: Booker T. Washington
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Summing up the playoff picture: Predictions for Palm Beach County high school football
We have reached the final week of the regular season, and playoff berths have been decided. Looks as though Dwyer, Glades Central, Pahokee, American Heritage-Delray and Jupiter Christian are good enough to win it all or at least make it to the...Tags: Booker T. Washington
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