Located in Maryland, midway between the cities of Baltimore, Annapolis and Washington D.C., Fort George G. Meade has the fourth largest workforce of any Army Post in the United States. Built in Anne Arundel County, the Fort is Maryland's largest employer. Fort Meade personnel totaled 42,133 for fiscal year 2010. Of that number, 44 percent were government employees, 26 percent were military and 30 percent were contractors. Fort Meade is virtually a city in itself — 5,067 ...

Naval Air Station Jacksonville and Naval Station Mayport are two of three major Navy installations in the Jacksonville area. NAS Jacksonville occupies more than 3,000 acres along the west bank of the St. Johns River, 13 miles south of downtown Jacksonville. Mayport sits near the Port of Jacksonville, on the south side of the St. Johns River and westward of St. Johns Point. Together, the bases are host to nearly 200 tenant commands and activities. Naval Station ...

Welcome to the United States Coast Guard Academy. One of the smallest of America's five federal service academies, the Coast Guard Academy is situated on 103 acres of rolling hills on the west bank of the Thames River in historic New London, Conn. The Coast Guard Academy offers a prestigious higher education experience which emphasizes leadership, physical fitness and professional development in order to graduate the very best Coast Guard officers. Graduates go directly to positions of ...

SAN DIEGO San Diego, named after Saint Didacus, is the second-largest city in California and the eighth largest city in the United States. Though San Diego's economy is multifaceted—biotechnology, defense manufacturing, agriculture, software development and microbreweries are some of the city's biggest money-makers—tourism is a cornerstone that can't be ignored. Tourism drastically affects the city's culture, and San Diego houses many local attractions, such as SeaWorld San Diego, Belmont amusement park, San ...