A construction worker was killed Friday at Fort Meade after being hit by a dump truck
A construction worker at Fort Meade died after being hit by a dump truck Friday, installation officials said.
The worker has not been publicly identified.
"The Fort Meade community's thoughts and prayers are with those affected by this loss of life, and we send our heartfelt condolences," said Col. Tom S. Rickard, the base's commander.
No further details were immediately available.
Construction on Fort Meade
Jan 27, 2016
Construction Hotline
301-677-7600
(A recorded message with the latest in construction detours and road closures.)
www.ftmeade.army.mil/pages/brac/brac_main.html
(See Fort Meade construction map for locations of specific facilities)
Change, Growth, Transformation
Fort Meade and the surrounding areas are in the midst of significant change, growth and transformation.
Fort Meade is home to 118 partner units, many of which are expanding their presence on Fort Meade. The U.S. Cyber Command, the National Security Agency and the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command are slated to build new facilities on the installation.
With the addition of thousands of new employees, residents and family members, Fort Meade has been busy keeping pace with necessary upgrades to its infrastructure. Miles of fiber-optic cable have already been laid to improve communication. The installation has also privatized a majority of it’s water, sewer and utility services.
The most recent construction projects completed or underway include a new AAFES Express and Post Exchange, Veterans Administration Center, transit lodging facility (Candlewood Suites), two child development centers, additional training barracks, a U.S. Army Asymmetric Warfare Group Brigade Complex and a new Rockenbach access control point, scheduled for completion in 2016. Roadway upgrades are a high priority for the garrison. Planned upgrades include improving access control points, intersections and widening main roads to four lanes. Resurfacing roads and parking lots is ongoing based on available funds.
Despite the rapid growth and transformation on the installation, Fort Meade will continue to provide world-class service to a host of tenant organizations, partner units, personnel and families.
“Key Construction Projects Support Fort Meade Growth”
Construction and facility improvements are occurring across Fort Meade. Renovation of Hale Hall and training barracks is continuing and construction on the former golf course to accommodate Cyber Command and the National Security Agency is well underway. Other construction projects are being considered by Fort Meade master planners in collaboration with our partner units.
Upgrades to Temporary Housing
In fact, construction on a brand new 243-room hotel, Candlewood Suites, near the McGlachlin Parade Field, is nearly completed. The hotel is scheduled to open in December 2015. Hotel guests can look forward to amenities such as complimentary breakfasts, weekly social activities and courtesy shuttles for on-post transportation.
Since 2009, the Army has been phasing control of its temporary lodging from the military to the InterContinental Hotels Group or IHG. Scott Myers, chief of Business Operations Division at the Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, said the new hotel will provide higher-quality lodging on the installation. “Upgrading the facilities is the primary reason. We want to give our military members and families the kind of world-class facilities they deserve,” he said. IHG officially took over management control of Fort Meade’s temporary lodging facilities in May 2013.
Cyber mission expands on Fort Meade
Construction is continuing on Fort Meade’s Cyber Campus and the future home of the U.S. Cyber Command, Marine Cyber and a new NSA data center. Eventual plans include 5.8 million square feet of development, with the first phase, 1.8 million square feet, expected to be completed in 2015.
Facilities Offer Value and Variety
Elsewhere, The Army and Air Force Exchange completed construction on a new Express facility near Fort Meade’s Route 32 gate. The 8,420-square-foot Express, near the Defense Information School, features six gas pumps and an Arby’s restaurant. A donut shop is also planned.
The new 167,000-square-foot Post Exchange will features a pharmacy and a larger food court with six food vendors, including Starbucks, Domino’s Pizza, Charley’s Grilled Subs and Subway.
“It is exciting to get brand new facilities,” said Rita Inchaurregui-Powell, store manager of the Exchange and acting general manager of the Fort Meade facilities. “We’ve been in this building for so many years and it’s been pieced together, so going into a brand new building and to be able to offer new fixtures and the new department-store look -- it’s really exciting to us.”
Supporting Families and the Fort Meade Mission
Fort Meade is also expanding its child care facilities to accommodate the needs of growing families. Currently, there are three Child Development Centers on the installation to care for the dependents of service members and civilians.
Two CDC facilities are under construction to accommodate the often demanding schedule of working parents. This in turn, ensures Fort Meade’s operational mission can continue. Officials broke ground on the construction site in April 2014.
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Fort George G. Meade
Is military base in Maryland
It is a census controlled defense post and it is located in Anne Arundel County in the city of Odenton in Maryland. The population of the post is little above 10,000 and it is home to National Security Agency. The project started in 1917 as one of sixteen temporarily headquarter of Army installments, where US soldiers stayed before being deployed in Europe during World War I. The site comprise of large buildings with high level security around the site. The site was named after George Gordon Meade who was a civil engineer and an officer during number of US wars including Mexican-American and American civil war.
Fort George G. Meade Facts
Location: Odenton, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Website:
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Phone: (301) 677-6261
Longitude:
-76.719404
Latitude:
39.090394
DSN:
622-6261
Today Maryland Fort Meade is home to number of national security organizations including US Army Intelligence, US Environment Protection Agency Center, Defense Courier Security, Defense Information School and more. The post covers an area of 5000 acres and there are around 10,000 personnel working on the site, which also includes 25.000 civilians working for defense and security agency. Infact it is also home to 6000 people who live here.
The base is packed with all the facilities of a small city but having offices and headquarters to some of the most high profile agencies and organizations. The site has all the facilities for Army families living in Maryland Fort Meade. The base also have small and large communities, which works for Army families to provide comfort facilities recreational activities, they also arranges seasonal and yearly festivals that are widely attended by people. The base is divided into work group assigned different tasks such as Family Advocacy Program, Volunteer Programs, Employment Program and more.
Talking about houses on the site the housing agency works with house construction companies and designers to design and construct houses with different features, which are build as per military tradition.