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VIGILANT GUARD-FL 2013 Talking Points (EXERCISE)
May 16, 2013

(EXERCISE) Vigilant Guard 2013 TALKING POINTS (download PDF)

Members of the Florida National Guard's Family Programs pose with a mascot from Taco Bell during the opening of the recently renovated Family Assistance Center at Camp Blanding, May 14. The Armed Forces Families Foundation provided renovation funding, and Taco Bell provided lunch and refreshments at the opening of the 2,500-square-foot building. Photo by Debra Cox
Renovated Family Assistance Center opens at Camp Blanding
May 14, 2013

CAMP BLANDING JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Fla. (May 14, 2013) –Families in Northeast Florida will have more opportunit ...

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Paychecks for Patriots Hiring Fairs Partner Veterans with Major Florida Employers
May 9, 2013

ORLANDO, Fla. –  Governor Rick Scott has proclaimed Friday, May 10, as Paychecks for Patriots Day in Florida. Th ...

Command Sgt. Maj Jeffery L. Young (left) assumes responsibility of the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat team as the senior enlisted advisor to the commander, Col. Mike A. Canzoneri, May 4, 2013, in Pinellas Park, Fla. Photo by Sgt. Christopher Milbrodt
CSM Young assumes responsibility of the 53rd IBCT
May 6, 2013

Story courtesy 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (May 6, 2013) – Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey L. ...

Sexual Assault Awareness Month 13
DoD revamps rules on preventing sexual assaults
April 12, 2013

By Patricia Kime Army Times After two years of struggling to craft a policy on tracking and prosecuting sexual assaults ...

715th Military Police Company deployment ceremony in Melbourne, Fla., March 23, 2013. Photo by David Sterphone
Florida National Guard to deploy 17,000th Guardsman
March 22, 2013

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (March 22, 2013) – In this critical time as defense budget cuts impact the Florida National Gu ...

March 15, 2013 message from The Adjutant General on sequestration and continuing resolution impacts to the Florida National Guard
March 15, 2013

Florida National Guard Team, What we know: It’s Day 15 of Sequestration, and we continue to work through significant f ...

PV2 Lee Bailes (left) and Sgt. Anthony Calvi (right) were named Soldier and NCO of the Year for the Florida National Guard. Both Soldiers represented the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Photo by Sgt. Christopher Vann
Florida Guardsmen Compete for NCO and Soldier of the Year
March 3, 2013

By Spc. Bobby Ballard STARKE, Fla. (Mar. 3, 2013) – National Guard Soldiers from all over the state of Florida braved ...

A message from The Adjutant General of Florida, March 1, 2013
March 1, 2013

Florida Guard Team What we know: Sequestration is a reality, effective today, March 1, 2013.  We must work to mitigate ...

Master Sgt. Timothy Maczuga (right), 290 JCSS Flight NCOIC, briefs Lt. Gen. Stanley Clarke (center) and Brig. Gen. James Eifert on the capabilities of the Initial Entry Package (IEP) at the 290 JCSS, MacDill AFB, Fla. Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Richard Dautzenberg
Newly appointed Director of the Air National Guard visits Florida’s 290th JCSS
February 26, 2013

By Chief Master Sgt. Troy Herr 290th JCSS MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (Feb. 26, 2013) –  Newly appointed Direc ...