Fort Meade’s new commander eyes present and future issues

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Army Col. Daniel Thomas doesn’t care much for “history lessons.”

As Fort Meade’s new commander, Thomas faces major issues that preceded him by many years: Base Realignment and Closure, the Army’s fight with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over cleaning contamination and barracks caked in mold.

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