Maryland is Tenth in Defense Spending

The State of Maryland put out is report showing that the state is tenth in receiving Federal defense funds.  WTOP.com writes about it here.  Maryland is of course helped by the large number of facilities in the state as the Army has Fort Meade, Fort Detrick and Aberdeen Proving Ground.  The Navy obviously has the Naval Academy as well as Patuxent River Naval Air Station.  The Air Force operates Andrews Air Force Base home of Air Force One for Presidential Transport. Read more