Fort Meade News

I wanted to thank our U.S. military veterans on this special Veterans Day 2009. We are blessed as a nation to have such loyal men and women who defend our freedoms here so we can all live in America.

"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.

Herman Zerger has no regrets about sacrificing his youth in exchange for others' freedom more than 60 years ago.

At Fort Meade, they held a moment of silence on Friday for those who were killed and wounded during a mass shooting at Fort Hood in Texas on Thursday, and military officials said they're finding out how to better support soldiers and their families.

Ian Gaven Patrick McKeown. Imagine, or can you remember, being seventeen years old and in your senior year at Fillmore High School .

In the 1970s and 1980s, he did engage commanding officers and fellow members of the think tank Task Force Delta in his dream of transforming the military into a holistic band of brothers.

Area leaders are discussing the possibility of a local bus and transit network that would link new workers at the expanding Fort George G. Meade to local train stations and Northern Virginia.

A communitya s physical form, rather than its land uses, is its most intrinsic and enduring characteristic.

The state has dropped an environmental lawsuit against the Army, acknowledging that cleanup plans for Fort George G. Meade are finally adequate.

Caitlin also attended Piru Elementary and Fillmore Middle school. While growing up she was active in 4-H, FFA, Art Club and the Mentor Program.

The Navy plans to establish its new cyber security division at Fort George G. Meade, a move that could be a precursor to a larger, more critical command post at the west county Army post.

The tranquil beauty of this 173-year-old stone-arch bridge, standing over a leaf-strewn stream on a glorious fall day, mocks its history.

As you drive west on Route 175, the razor-wire-topped fences begin just past the Route 32 on-ramps. "Warning: Restricted Area," says the large print on the signs hung on the fence every 40 feet or so.

WASHINGTON a ' The Navy will reorganize nearly 44,000 jobs and add 1,000 additional positions to a newly created "Information Domination Corps" designed to bring the naval intelligence community, cybersecurity experts and communications specialties under a single command.

American Water, the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced recently that its Military Services Group has been awarded contracts for operation and maintenance of the water and the wastewater systems at Fort Belvoir, Virginia and Fort Meade, Maryland.

Four men are behind bars for running a sex trafficking ring from Ohio to Maryland.

Although their first tests came out clean, Army officials said a second sampling of water in wells outside Fort George G. Meade revealed high levels of a cancer-causing substance.

Is there any red-blooded American male alive today who hasn't fantasized taking the place of FOX TV's Jack Bauer in the battle against the bad guys? Most American's can imagine the heart-pounding race to disarm at nuclear weapon seconds before it detonates and levels a major city.

On the issue of the state shifting military resources to Fort Detrick, officials from Frederick County, Frederick city and the Army said transportation is their primary concern.

Cindy Morvant and Laura Martin , both of Bowie, and other members of the American Legion Post 66 Auxiliary gathered Sunday to put together nearly 4,000 Easter packages containing jelly beans and a prayer for American troops serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.