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Soldiers return to Quincy after Afghanistan deployment
QUINCY, Fla. (Jan. 8, 2013) — Soldiers from the Quincy-based 869th Engineer Company reunited with their families Tuesday after a nearly year-long deployment to Afghanistan. The Soldiers returned to the...
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Florida aviators train to extinguish wildfires
By Spc. Kenneth Tucceri A Florida National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment uses a bambi bucket to extinguish a controlled burn at Camp Blanding Joint...
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Florida Guardsmen prepare to support the Presidential Inauguration
STARKE, Fla. (January 18, 2013) –More than 300 Soldiers from throughout the Florida National Guard will witness history Monday as part of the military support for the 57th Presidential Inauguration in...
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Florida Guardsmen relay for charity
Since 2008, Soldiers from the Florida National Guard’s 254th Transportation Battalion have participated in five relay marathons across the Sunshine state. This January, 12 Soldiers completed the Ragnar...
View ArticleDepartment of Military Affairs’ FY 2013-2014 budget includes funding for job...
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (Jan. 31, 2013) – The “Florida Families First” budget for the Florida Department of Military Affairs includes funding that will ensure the department and the Florida National Guard...
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Florida Guardsmen honored during deployment ceremony
Florida Guardsmen honored during deployment ceremony By Sgt. 1st Class Blair Heusdens Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 116th Field Artillery Regiment were honored during a deployment ceremony in...
View ArticleSequestration would have immediate and lasting impacts on Florida Guard
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (February 22, 2013) — In the coming weeks, more than 900 Florida National Guard civilian employees – many of them uniformed Guardsmen – could be affected by furloughs triggered by...
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Florida Guardsmen and Iraq: ten years later
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (March 19, 2013) — Soldiers from the Florida National Guard’s 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team mobilized December 27, 2002, and went to Iraq. The Soldiers were part of a force...
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Florida National Guard to deploy 17,000th Guardsman
715th Military Police Company deployment ceremony in Melbourne, Fla., March 23, 2013. Photo by David Sterphone ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (March 22, 2013) – In this critical time as defense budget cuts impact...
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Florida Guardsmen return to St. Augustine
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (March 25, 2013) — More than 20 Soldiers from the Florida National Guard’s 2153rd Financial Management Detachment returned home to St. Augustine, Fla., March 25, 2013, after a...
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