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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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Palm Beach County district-by-district capsules
DISTRICT 7-6A JUPITER Outlook: Biggest question mark is lack of experience on defense. Last season: 5-5 Coach: Charlie Persson (27th season, 157-152 overall) Odds and ends: Persson has the longest continuous tenure coaching at one school in the...Tags: Autry Denson, Jacksonville Jaguars, Christianity, Philadelphia Eagles, Florida Gators
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Palm Beach Football Class 1A Team Previews
South Florida Sun-SentinelDISTRICT 6-1A EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN Outlook: Defense must improve after allowing 37.9 points per game last season. Last season: 2-8. Coach: Brian Lynch (sixth season 44-33 overall). Odds and ends: Played Fort Meade five times in the playoffs, losing all...Tags: Christianity
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It's back to school
Instead of the traditional biology class for freshmen, it will be physics at North County High School. At Meade High School, students might be taking field trips to the nearby National Security Agency or tackle such assignments as concocting an...Tags: Elementary Schools, National Security, Crofton, Glen Burnie, Teaching and Learning
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Anne Arundel Datebook
Today History day Hancock's Resolution, a preserved 19th-century farmstead at 2795 Bayside Beach Road in Pasadena, will hold a War of 1812 re-enactment from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. . The event will feature demonstrations of naval artillery and infantry by the...Tags: Elections, Dance, Political Candidates, Occupations, Lake Shore Drive
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Sellers on hold
For every home that sold in the first half of the year, 10 more would-be sellers in the Baltimore metro area were wishing, waiting, hoping.
With credit and economic woes weighing on buyers, that figure is twice as high as normal. And it's night and day...Tags: Real Estate, Sales, Canton (Baltimore, Maryland), Clubs and Associations, Homes
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Broward high school results and schedules
Staff and wire reportsDeerfield Beach and St. Thomas Aquinas own the top spots in the preseason high school football poll released Monday. St. Thomas, ranked in the top 10 in most national polls, received 21 of 23 possible first-place votes and 228 points to earn the No. 1...Tags: Elections, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Beach Vacations, Political Candidates
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Apopka to begin season ranked No. 2 in Class 6A
Sentinel Staff WriterApopka, which has 14 starters back from a 12-2 state semifinal team, is No. 2 in Class 6A behind Deerfield Beach in the Associated Press preseason high school football rankings announced Monday. "Do we get a grant to build an indoor facility? Do we get a...Tags: Rivers, Bodies of Water, Beach Vacations
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Palm Beach high school results and schedules
Staff and wire reportsThree teams from Palm Beach County are ranked No. 1 in their respective classes in the preseason high school football poll, released Monday. Pahokee, winners of four of the last five Class 2B championships, is in the top spot in that class. Jupiter...Tags: Elections, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Imperial and Royal Matters, Beach Vacations, Political Candidates
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Md. warns Army of lawsuit
Sun reporterMaryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler notified the Army Tuesday that the state plans to sue to get it to finish cleaning up groundwater and soil contamination at Fort Meade. Ratcheting up a long-running dispute, Gansler sent the Army a notice of...Tags: Environmental Politics, Environmental Pollution, Litigation, Armed Forces, Trials
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Stephen Brown, 57
Stephen Boyd Brown, a former commissary worker and Marine Corps veteran, died Aug. 16 at his Glen Burnie home. He was 57. Mr. Brown died of undetermined causes, said his daughter, Kelly L. Brown Vensel of Hampstead. Mr. Brown was born in Lovettsville,...Tags: Christianity, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Glen Burnie, Baptist, Stephen Boyd
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Suing the Army
Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler is pushing the Pentagon to do the right thing - obey the law and comply with an Environmental Protection Agency order that it quickly complete a cleanup of serious pollution at Fort Meade. He's threatening to...Tags: Frederick County (Maryland), John D Dingell, Armed Forces, Regional Authority, Environmental Politics
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Community Notes
The Red Cross is urging donors to help replenish Maryland's blood supply, which has dropped below what is considered safe and adequate. The region relies on community blood donors to supply at least 1,000 units a day to meet the needs of hospital...Tags: Health Organizations, Diseases, Charity, People, Book
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