Soldiers from the Florida National Guard's 256th Area Support Medical Company practice transferring a patient from a helicopter during medical evacuation training at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, May 10, 2012. The 256th ASMC is conducting hands-on medical evacuation training in conjunction with Company C, 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment, to prepare its combat medics for real-world situations. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Blair Heusdens
 //   //  May 14, 2012

Aviators and medics team up for realistic medevac training

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email
  • RSS
  • Blogger
  • LinkedIn
  • Tumblr
  • YahooBuzz
  • Google

STARKE, Fla. (May 14, 2012) –Combat medics from the Florida National Guard’s 256th Area Medical Support Company recently received real-world training in medical evacuation from aviators in Company C, [...Read More...]

The Florida Army National Guard's 13th Army Band performs during military appreciation day at the The Players Club, May 9, 2012. Photo by Debra Cox
 //   //  May 10, 2012

The Players Championship shows appreciation for the military

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email
  • RSS
  • Blogger
  • LinkedIn
  • Tumblr
  • YahooBuzz
  • Google

Story by Sgt. Michael Baltz PONTE VEDRA, Fla., (May 9, 2012) – There are millions of U.S. military service members and veterans worldwide, and The Players Championship took May [...Read More...]

Staff Sgt. Jerry Harper, a member of the Florida Army National Guard's 779th Engineer Battalion, and his wife, Senior Airman Michelle Harper, a member of the Florida Air National Guard, speak with Aaron Loftn, a CSX recruiter, about a possible career at a military veteran job fair hosted by The Players Championship at Sawgrass May 7, 2012. TPC, a member of Jacksonville’s Military Veteran Coalition, allowed more than 20 military friendly employers to partner together for the benefit of military veterans.  Photo by Sgt. Michael Baltz
 //   //  May 8, 2012

The Players Championship hosts job fair for veterans, Guardsmen

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email
  • RSS
  • Blogger
  • LinkedIn
  • Tumblr
  • YahooBuzz
  • Google

Story by Sgt. Michael Baltz PONTE VEDRA, Fla., (May 7, 2012) – National Guard members returning home from war come home to another battle – the battle to find [...Read More...]

Florida Air National Guard members Staff Sgt. Brittany Kiselich poses with her fiance Jason Threatt (left), her grandfather Frank Klum Sr. (right) and her uncle Frank Klum Jr. during a welcome home ceremony for Kiselich's unit at the Jacksonville International Airport, April 10, 2012. Kiselich is part of the third-generation in her family to serve in military in a combat zone. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
 //   //  April 12, 2012

Florida Air Guard homecoming brings together three generations of combat veterans

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email
  • RSS
  • Blogger
  • LinkedIn
  • Tumblr
  • YahooBuzz
  • Google

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 12, 2012) – When Staff Sgt. Brittany Kiselich came home from Afghanistan recently, the family greeting her at the airport were two generations of veterans who knew [...Read More...]

FGO-120401-Z-RH998-001
 //   //  April 4, 2012

National Guard tag teams with WWE for WrestleMania in Miami

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email
  • RSS
  • Blogger
  • LinkedIn
  • Tumblr
  • YahooBuzz
  • Google

MIAMI (April 4, 2012) – If you don’t know what the “Cenation” and the “Rock Bottom” are, then you probably shouldn’t have been at WrestleMania. WWE’s annual showcase of professional [...Read More...]