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Army Gen. Frank Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, right, testifies to the Senate Armed Services Committee on the impact on the Defense Department of sequestration and a yearlong continuing resolution at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 12, 2013. (Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill)
Grass: Sequestration devastating to National Guard, Defense Department
February 13, 2013

By Army Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill National Guard Bureau ARLINGTON, Va. (Feb. 12, 2013) –Sequestration and a ye ...

Lt. Col. John Pelleritti, commander of the 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, leads his Soldiers on the parade field during a ceremony, February 9, 2013, honoring the 50th Anniversary of the Battalion at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center. Photo by Sgt. Karen Kozub
Florida’s Special Forces celebrate 50 years
February 10, 2013

Story by Sgt. Christopher Vann STARKE, Fla. (Feb. 10,2013) - With so much history surrounding the 50th anniversary of th ...

Col. James Eifert (center) is promoted to the rank of brigadier general and officially "pinned" by his wife Beth and the Adjutant General of Florida Maj. Gen. Emmett Titshaw Jr. during a ceremony in St. Augustine, Fla., Feb. 8, 2013. Concurrently Eifert assumed the position of Assistant Adjutant General for Air and Deputy Commander of the Florida Air National Guard. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
Air Guard’s Eifert promoted to brigadier general
February 8, 2013

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (Feb. 8, 2013) – One of the Florida Air National Guard’s top leaders received his general� ...

Department of Military Affairs’ FY 2013-2014 budget includes funding for job creation, information technology and education
January 31, 2013

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (Jan. 31, 2013) – The “Florida Families First” budget for the Florida Department of Milita ...

The Florida National Guard's Capt. Jennifer Hunt was chosen as one of the 2013 Department of Defense€'s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) Exceptional Sexual Assault Response Coordinators (SARC), representing all National Guard SARCs in the nation. Hunt, a resident of St. Augustine, became the Florida National Guard'€™s SARC in January 2010, and has trained more than 100 Florida National Guard victim advocates in sexual assault and harassment response issues. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
Florida Soldier chosen as National Guard’s top Sexual Assault Response Coordinator
January 29, 2013

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (Jan. 29, 2013) – A Florida National Guard Soldier has been selected as one of the nation’s ...

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Florida Guardsmen relay for charity
January 25, 2013

Since 2008, Soldiers from the Florida National Guard’s 254th Transportation Battalion have participated in five relay ...

Sgt. 1st Class Vikki Bautista with the 927th Combat Sustainment Suppot Battalion checks the records of a Florida National Guard Soldier at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center prior to departing for Washington D.C. to support the 57th Presidential Inauguration.
Florida Guardsmen prepare to support the Presidential Inauguration
January 18, 2013

STARKE, Fla. (January 18, 2013) –More than 300 Soldiers from throughout the Florida National Guard will witness histor ...

Spc. Joshua Branham bench pressing 165lbs which got him to win his age group for both Armed Forces Championships. Courtesy photo
Camp Blanding Soldiers ready for powerlifting competition
January 17, 2013

Story courtesy Chief Warrant Officer Robert Starnes CAMP BLANDING JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Fla. (Jan. 17, 2013)– Three S ...

Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, along with local community leaders and state legislators rededicated two Army National Guard armories January 12. The Lakeland armory is 39-years-old, while the Dade City armory is 58.The rededications are a small step in the renovation and modernizing of 51 out of the 61 armories throughout Fla. The Florida Armory Revitalization Program ensures the facilities are as energy efficient as possible and in serviceable condition. If the current fiscal budget for this program of 15 million dollars per year is maintained, all 51 armories will be completed by 2016. Both armories are home to Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 116th Field Artillery Regiment from the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team.(U.S.Army Photo by Sgt Christopher L. Milbrodt/released)
Two central Florida armories rededicated by Lt. Gov. Carroll
January 17, 2013

By Sgt. Christopher Milbrodt 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team LAKELAND, Fla. (Jan. 17, 2013) – Lt. Gov. Jennifer ...

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Florida National Guardsman dies after military vehicle accident in Bradford County
January 16, 2013

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (Jan. 16, 2013) – A Florida Army National Guard Soldier died Tuesday afternoon after he was in ...