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The Fort Meade storage facility is designed to house paperbased Military Entrance Processing Station, Baltimore
materials, such as books and bound periodicals, which are stored in 850 Chisholm Avenue
specially designed boxes at 50 degrees Fahrenheit and 30-percent 301-677-0422
relative humidity on 30-foot-high industrial shelving. The facility Official Website: www.mepcom.army.mil/Units/Eastern-
accommodates approximately 1.2 million items. Sector/12th-Battalion/Baltimore/

Library of Congress materials may be requested from the main The mission of U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command and
Library of Congress campus on Capitol Hill. the Military Entrance Processing Station, Baltimore (MEPS) is to
process individuals for enlistment or induction into the armed
Logistics Readiness Center services based on Department of Defense approved peacetime
77 Rock Avenue and mobilization standards. Three primary areas are considered
Director: 301-677-9146 when determining an applicant’s qualifications for enlistment:
aptitude for military service, physical qualification and background
The Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) Fort Meade is one of evaluation screening.
seventeen LRCs that form the 406th Army Field Support Brigade
headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. LRC Fort Meade The Baltimore MEPS has enlistment responsibility for 23 counties
provides sustainable full-spectrum logistics in the areas of in Maryland, two counties in Delaware, 10 counties in Virginia,
Transportation, Maintenance, Plans and Operations, and Supply three counties in West Virginia and the District of Columbia.
and Services to active duty and reserve component units, The Baltimore MEPS is one of a network of 65 stations located
Installation tenants, State and Federal agencies within the Fort nationwide and in Puerto Rico. Aside from the MEPS located in
Meade community. Baltimore, 10 mobile examining test sites in the Baltimore MEPS
area offer aptitude testing to applicants near their homes.
Garrison logistics functions including provision of supplies and
services, Class I subsistence, maintenance and management of The MEPS was originally established in 1965 at Fort Holabird. When
material and equipment, movement of material and personnel, Fort Holabird closed in 1973, the station relocated to Linthicum
logistical support planning and execution, logistical guidance to Heights near the Baltimore-Washington International Airport. In
supported activities, and logistical readiness. LRC’s service sustains March 1991, the MEPS relocated to a facility in the Dorsey Business
unit readiness, ensures responsive force generation, and improves Center in Howard County. The Baltimore MEPS moved to its present
quality of life in our communities. location on Fort Meade in September 2003. USO officials opened a
lounge at the MEPS facility October 1. The Baltimore MEPS-USO Metro
Plans and Operations Division ....................301-677-9192 Lounge is open to military recruits, applicants and their families.
Transportation Division ..........................301-677-9930
Supply and Services Division .....................301-677-9413 National Security Agency and
Maintenance Division ............................301-677-9352 Central Security Service
Food Services ....................................301-677-9350 9800 Savage Road, Suite 6272
NSA Public Affairs Office: 301-688-6524
Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion Official Website: www.nsa.gov
9800 Savage Road, Suite 6585 The National Security Agency (NSA), created in 1952, is the leader in
Duty NCO: 301-677-6990 providing Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and Information Assurance
Command Duty Officer: 301-928-5510 (IA) to the U.S. Government. NSA also enables Computer Network
Official Website: https://www.intelligence.marines.mil/ Operations (CNO) to gain a decision advantage for the Nation and
our allies.
The Mission of Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion (MCSB) is
to train, employ, and deploy Marines in order to conduct signals The Central Security Service (CSS) was established by presidential
intelligence, information security, and national-tactical integration directive in 1972 to promote full partnership between NSA
activities that satisfy National Security Agency/Central Security and the Cryptologic Components of the U.S. Armed Services.
Service (NSA/CSS), Marine Air-Ground Task Force, and Joint Forces This organization created a more unified cryptologic effort by
intelligence requirements. combining NSA and CSS (NSA/CSS). The Director of NSA is also
the Chief of CSS.
Activated April 1, 1958, MCSB permanently relocated its battalion
headquarters to Fort Meade, MD., in November of 1995. MCSB NSA offers challenging career opportunities in a wide variety of
currently consists of six subordinate companies geographically exciting career fields as well as exceptional employee benefits and
dispersed across the globe and is comprised of more than 500 valuable career development programs. The Agency also offers
Marines and civilians who serve as the Marine Corps’ service force students the opportunity to get hands-on experience through paid
provider to NSA/CSS supporting the global cryptologic enterprise. internships, scholarships, and co-op programs.
MCSB’s Headquarters Company and Company B are also located
at Fort Meade. More information on NSA careers can be found at the NSA website.

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