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WELCOME
Fort George G. Meade Logo
Adopted in 2019, the Army installation in the U.S.
Fort Meade Logo is a in terms of population and
visual representation the largest employer in
of the installation’s the state of Maryland.
transformation from a
rally point for troops The image of the sword
heading to Europe more on the logo represents
than 100 years ago to the enduring symbol of
a 21 -century Power military strength. The
st
Projection Platform. lightning bolt represents
the communication,
Fort Meade continues electronics, and information
to evolve toward its future technology fields. The key
as part of the multi-domain represents the security and
operations concept for America’s intelligence fields.
fighting force. Now the home of the nation’s
tenth and newest Combatant Command – U.S. The stars represent the six branches
Cyber Command – along with the National of the U.S. military, including the Space
Security Agency, the Defense Information Force, each of which has service members
Systems Agency/ Joint Force Headquarters- at Fort Meade. The globe represents the
Department of Defense Information Network, installation’s worldwide mission. The green
the Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion, color of the globe represents that Fort
the Air Force’s 70th Intelligence, Surveillance Meade is an Army installation, and the
and Reconnaissance Wing, the Navy’s purple color of the atmosphere represents
Cryptologic Warfare Group 6, the Space Force, the joint nature of the work done here,
the Defense Media Activity and 120 other with all branches working in concert in
tenant organizations on the installation, national defense.
Fort Meade is the Nation’s Premier Platform
for Intelligence, Information and Cyber Within the inner white-gray circle there is
Operations. some computer encryption which are not
random numbers but have meaning to what
The logo helps illustrate Fort Meade’s efforts Fort Meade is all about as it continues its
to address the future needs of a rapidly growth in serving the defense of the United
changing and growing community and to States.
exemplify the vision that makes Fort Meade
one of the nation’s installations of choice. The logo was designed by the former Fort’s
Fort Meade has grown into the second largest Visual Information Chief, Benjamin Rogers.
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