Fort Meade Declassified

This week we sit down with a Anne Arundel County Public School's Board of Education member Drake Smith, a senior at Meade High currently enrolled in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme. Here is a small portion of his profile at the AACPS: "Prior to being elected as Student Member of the Board, Drake was President of the Anne Arundel County NAACP Youth & College Division, where h...

To find out more information about the Owl Prowl on February 25 and the USO Baker’s Bounty head to our community calendar at the link below and click on the respective events: https://home.army.mil/meade/index.php/about/event-calendar Don’t forget to check out the new resource for service in and around Fort Meade at ftmeaderesiliency.org You can view LTC Chapeau's interview here: https://www.today...

This episode we talk with Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman, the Anne Arundel County Health Officer. We discuss COVID, the COVID Vaccine and what the future may hold going forward in a post COVID world, so you don't want to miss out.

There are a lot of great resources here at Fort Meade to help you take care of your mental health thanks to the behavioral health team at Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center (KACC). In this episode we are talking with Maj. Amy Brzuchalski, chief of Behavioral Health, about all of the services you can use and why it is important for you to take care of your mental health. Here are some links to help y...

In this episode of Fort Meade Declassified we talk with Paul Rivers, John Way and Topaz Navarro, three facilitators and Veterans, from the NAMI Howard County Veterans Support Group. This is a free resource open to anyone! While this group is geared toward Veterans, anyone over the age of 18 can participate. The group meets on the first Monday of every month and are currently doing virtual meetings...

This episode Maryland Delegate for District 32, Mike Rogers, stops by to talk about what it means to represent members of the Fort Meade community and how his service to our nation shaped his career. This is our last episode of 2020, be safe and stay healthy and join us again in the New Year!

This week we talk to Dave Mazi a member of the Recovery Review Board, a collection of leaders from across the installation that work together to decide the status of services in light of the Covid response.

This episode we talk to our teammates at the Defense Information Systems Agency about their internship program and how they've had to adapt during the Covid response. Followed by a conversation our Command Information Chief had with a health and wellness expert about the importance of taking care of yourself.

This episode we sit down with Anne Arundel County Councilman Andrew Pruski to talk about what local government is like and his time dealing with Covid and with Laura Efrom from the Anne Arundel County Public Library who talks about the various programs the library has to keep you engaged and reading. Tune in!

Heather Gatten joins us from the R2 Performance Center. R2 Performance Centers provide customized performance training that enables Soldiers to sustain personal readiness, enhance resilience, optimize human performance, and build unit cohesion. Training is available at 32 R2 Performance Centers Army-wide, to active duty, Reserve and National Guard Soldiers, as well as Family members and Department...

Learn about the Community Ambassador Program here at the fort and how post residents can get involved. We are also talking baseball! We chat with the Baltimore Orioles and find out how they are connecting with fans and the community during the pandemic and a very short baseball season!

This episode we talk about the 202 Census and what it means for you and your city, then we sit down with our Kelly Anderson from Sarah's House, a Catholic Charities of Baltimore shelter here on Fort Meade.

In this episode we sit down with Col. Christopher Nyland, the new Fort Meade garrison commander. We also hang out with Chris Riley, a member of the DISA team and also a former Baltimore Ravens cheerleader. Stay connected with Digital Meade https://home.army.mil/meade/index.php/about/Garrison/public-affairs/digital-meade

In this episode we have Sarah Bonise, the Fort Meade School Liaison Officer, on to talk about how different the new school year will be in the midst of this crazy Covid thing. We also say farewell to beloved teacher and principal Carole Janesko after 46 years as an educator.

In this episode of Fort Meade Declassified, we sit down with Garrison Commander, Col. Erich Spragg and his wife, Heather to talk about their time here at Fort Meade - Everything from a rough first week at the fort to the best restaurants to what, and who, they will miss the most. Col. Spragg's Change of Command Ceremony will take place on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 10 a.m. We invite you to join u...

This episode we hear about childcare priority groups, we talk about Family Child Care services opening up and the USO and how they have modified how they provide services to service members and their families.

This episode we talk about PCS season during the Covid response and some wall breaking at Kuhn Hall to make way for renovations.

This episode is an episode of goodbyes. The Fort Meade Soundoff! has produced it's final news paper after keeping you connected to the Fort Meade Community for decades. We talk with Rona Hirsch, the assistant editor for the post newspaper for the last 17 years. Don't worry, you will still get all of your post news via Digital Meade - with can be found at: https://home.army.mil/meade/index.php/abou...

This week we talk to the head of Child and Youth Services and highlight the families that sold their land for the creation of Fort Meade.

We are talking with the Fort Meade Army Wellness Center about staying healthy and fit at a time when gyms are closed and store shelves are more bare than normal. Our friends from the Army Substance Abuse Prevention stop by to tell us about their upcoming Drug Alert program.

Garrison Commander, Col. Erich Spragg and Command Sgt. Major Michael Behnkendorf talk about the current state of COVID-19 at Fort Meade and what the plans are moving forward with the pandemic. We also have a special message from Anne Arundel County Executive, Steuart Pittman. Plus, the Army Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP) team takes us through a breathing exercise.

The Fort Meade Army Substance Abuse Program team joins us to talk about wellness during quarantine. You will be walked through a mantra exercise to help you de-stress during these very stressful times. Get comfy and join us! Stay healthy!

Vice Admiral Nancy Norton, director of the Defense Information Systems Agency is joined by the agency's Chief of Staff, Laura Radney and Cyber Development Director, Dr. Serena Chan to discuss what it means to be a woman in leadership, the challenges they faced and what we can all do to help ensure equal leadership opportunities for women in the workforce.

Vice Admiral Nancy Norton, is the director of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and the commander of the Joint Force Headquarters Department of Defense Information Network (JFHQ-DODIN). She joins us today to talk about her dual-hatted role in part one of our Women's Leadership episode.

We have a special episode with Maj. Gen. Omar jones, senior Commander of the Military District of Washington and Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region. We talk a little about who he is, how are we doing with the Covid response and what's happening with the housing campaign. Tune in.