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Article: Fort Meade's new commander assumes duties Monday
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- Maryland Gazette
- Article date:
- July 12, 2008
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A change of command ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. Monday on
Fort George G. Meade's McGlachlin Field.
Col. Daniel L. Thomas will assume command of Fort Meade, becoming
the 82nd commander of the installation. He will succeed Col. Kenneth
O. McCreedy, who has been the commander of the post since June 2005.
Col. McCreedy will be retiring from the Army with 28 years of
service.
The fort is getting ready to accommodate more than 5,000 new jobs
that will be relocating to the campus by September 2011 as part of
Base Realignment and Closure process. Col. Thomas will be a major
part of preparing for the transition of those new workers and
families to the post.
His previous assignments have ...