Fort Meade Declassified

We open this episode welcoming a service dog to the team and Joe tells us about his time and training with the program. Then we say farewell to Kirk Fechter, our Garrison Safety Officer, after over 40 years of federal service. Tune in!

On this episode of Fort Meade Declassified, we talking about the medical aspect of the Fort Meade Exceptional Family Member Program with Dr. Denise Richardson, director and Mr. Dwayne Watson, EFMP case coordinator. We discuss how to navigate the paper process, some tips for ensuring things run smoothly and addressing challenges families face. Be sure to visit the Fort George G. Meade Facebook page...

In this episode we are talking our future leaders in cyber! Two students from the Meade High School Cyber Team sit down to talk about the school and benefits of joining their team! They also share the opportunities they have because Meade High is on a military base that is also the home to cyber!

This is a very special episode, we hit the big 5-0! And on our 50th episode we sat down with LCDR Jeffrey Hebert to talk about the Armed Services Blood Program and all the great things they do to provide life saving blood to service members and their families. Tune in! For more info on the ASBP: https://www.militaryblood.dod.mil/ https://health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Combat-Support/Armed-Servi...

We are one episode away from the big 5-0 and on this episode we are talking to John McBeth, a member of the Fort Meade Alliance Foundation, about the Resiliency portal. Kuhn Hall will be open soon and inside you will find amongst all of the resources a kiosk with access to this new online resource. Tune in and find out more!! And visit the site at: Ftmeaderesiliency.org

On this episode we talk about employment services for spouses, veterans and transitioning service members. Anthony Matsen, a spouse of a Marine stationed in our area, joins us to talk about his experience with the Workforce Development program and the challenges of being a military spouse. Tune in! Workforce development sites: https://www.annapolis.gov/1449/Anne-Arundel-Workforce-Development-Corpo...

On the final episode of 2021 we close out with an important message about staying healthy and safe during the winter holidays. We talk with Sampson Robinson from the Army Substance Abuse Program about healthy habits and being responsible. Also, we have some important info about winter weather and how to stay informed. Tune in! Resources if you need someone to talk to: National Suicide Hotline: 800...

We have another episode in our Holiday Resiliency series! On this episode we talk financial resilience with Mark Paxton a Financial Advisor and different ways we can make smarter money decisions during the holidays. Then, we talk with Francisco Jamison, Director of Child and Youth Services here at Fort Meade about staying strong with your family and ways to ease stress for you and yours kids.

This week we talk with Noelle Austin-Jones, Supervisory Health Educator/Director for the Fort Meade Army Wellness Center, and she explains the ways to stay healthy during the holidays. We are bringing new and great information, so stay tuned as we cover various topics over the coming weeks for health and resilience over the holidays.

On this episode Maj. Emily Geisinger, Deputy Staff Judge Advocate at Fort Meade, talks with us about Vaccine Mandates and the timelines for the different services. This is one you don't want to miss, there is a lot of great information whether you are active duty or a civilian. So tune in!

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month and Celena Flowers from the Family Advocacy Program is here to provide details on the differences between domestic violence and intimate partner violence, she also provides us with resources for the community in case you need assistance. The Family Advocacy Program can be reached at (301)677-4118. Tune in for more!

On this episode of Declassified we have Lynn Nichols from the Central Maryland Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee and comedian Ala Bama on the show to talk about an upcoming Comedy Night here at Club Meade. We had both Lynn and Ala Bama on the show last year to highlight the comedy show which got pushed back due to the pandemic restrictions but now they are back and the show is gonna b...

On this episode of Fort Meade Declassified, we sit down with Dave Mazi, Deputy Director of Emergency Services for Fort Meade. From September 20th through September 24, Fort Meade will be participating in the annual Capital Shield Training Exercise. To sign up for the alert system Dave talks about in the interview, drop him an email at david.a.mazi.civ@army.mil To register for the Illuminate the Da...

On this episode we are back with Sarah Bonise our School Liaison and we are talking about all things back-to-school. And a big Welcome back! to our students here with Team Meade. Be safe and have a great school year! There are loads of great resources out there for parents: Anne Arundel County Public School: AACPS.org Tutoring services: tutor.com Family Advocacy Program at: https://meade.armymwr.c...

On this episode we talk to George Matthews the Employment Assistance Program Supervisor from Army Community Service. The ACS offers a wide range of services for our military members and their families and you can find them at: https://meade.armymwr.com/programs/army-community-service You can also reach them at 301-677-5590.

This episode we have the Anne Arundel County Rideshare coordinator, Jessica Allen on with us to talk about all of the services available to commuters in the area. You can find more information at the rideshare site below. ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY RIDESHARE WEBSITE - https://www.aacounty.org/services-and-programs/commuter-crew (Explore different commuting options available in Anne Arundel County from bi...

This is a very special episode where we talk to Larry Whitley, Chief of Command Information and Mary Doyle, Chief of Media Relations for the Public Affairs team here at Fort Meade. They are both retiring this year and we wanted to sit down with them and hear all about their time in the military and as civilian team members here with Team Meade. Enjoy the show!

On this episode of Fort Meade Declassified, Ben Rogers steps in for Joe Nieves to Co-Host with Sherry Kuiper who bug’ out with Ben Pagac, Chief of the Entomological Sciences Division/Bioscience program here at Fort Meade. We take a fascinating look at beetles, cicadas and ticks. Plus, we learn about cosmic tick spit and why it is being studied to help humans! Here are some great websites to learn...

This episode we talk about the Fort Meade exchange and the services and benefits they provide the garrison. Robin Boylan stops by to talk about his time as GM for several exchanges in the area and everything that entails. Join us for a great episode that answers a few of the questions our community has about the exchange!

On this episode of Fort Meade Declassified hosts' Joe Nieves and Ben Rogers talk with an Installation Safety Officer, Aaron Raoul, about motorcycle safety and the training that's available for it on base.

On this episode we chat with Jing Dai, a Chinese language teacher at Meade High School. This year Jing Dai was selected as Teacher of the Year for the Anne Arundel County Public School system. We had a great time talking with her so tune in and enjoy!

Join us for a spectacular episode with the Commander of the Military District of Washington and Joint Task Force National Capital Region - say that three times fast. We sat down with the General on his very last official visit to Fort Meade and talked about his time as MDW Commander and these last, very interesting, years. Tune in! Find MDW at: https://www.facebook.com/MDWUSARMY

This episode we talk with Andrew Pike about all things AER and how you can benefit from it as a service member, family member or veteran. It's a great episode with lots of information, tune in! For more information about AER visit: https://www.armyemergencyrelief.org/

This episode we chat with Francisco Jamison, CYS Director, and Kathleen Wyrough and we talk about some big news for CYS here at Fort Meade. As always we also have our Jibber segment from you friendly neighborhood PAO Chad Jones. Tune in!

This week we have F.A.P. Social Worker Katherine Schaible talks to us about resiliency in relationships and family life. We have another Jibber for you as well. You can find the Family Advocacy Program info at: https://meade.armymwr.com/programs/army-community-service #FamilyFirst #TeamMeade #Jibber