Florida Army National Guard State Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Hosford (right) passes the Florida National Guard guidon to Adjutant General of Florida Maj. Gen. Douglas Burnett during the change of command ceremony at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Fla., June 26, 2010. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
Maj. Gen. Titshaw takes command as Adjutant General of Florida
June 26, 2010

STARKE, Fla. (June 26, 2010) – As a 47-year military career came to an end Saturday another career as the top mil ...

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Army Aviators assist Fish and Wildlife experts in documenting oil spill signs in Gulf of Mexico
June 22, 2010

DESTIN, Fla. (June 22, 2010) – As part of the ongoing response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Fish and Wildl ...

Sgt. 1st Class Chuck Morrow (left) of the Florida Army National Guard reviews Gulf Coast beach locations with Capt. Paul Arkin of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection at St. Andrews State Park just east of Panama City Beach on Florida’s Panhandle, June 21, 2010. National Guard Soldiers were hitting Florida’s beaches as part of the ongoing response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
Guardsmen prepare for oil spill spotting missions on Florida beaches
June 21, 2010

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (June 21, 2010) – National Guard Soldiers are hitting Florida’s beaches this week as pa ...

Maj. Gen. Douglas Burnett. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
A leader’s legacy: Adjutant General of Florida reflects on 47 years of service
June 17, 2010

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (June 17, 2010) – It’s been a long, fast flight for Douglas Burnett. His career took off on a su ...

17-year-old Andre Negron of Daytona Beach, Fla., and 113 other Florida teenagers graduated from the Florida Youth  ChalleNGe Academy, Saturday, June 12, 2010. Negron said that spending nearly six months in the Youth ChalleNGe program helped him study in an environment where “negative pressure” was discouraged and positive “influential pressure” was provided on a daily basis. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
‘When you hit the ground, hit it running’
June 17, 2010

114 Florida teens graduate from Guard’s Youth Program ORANGE PARK, Fla. (June 17, 2010) – The summer before And ...

Training with Shands, June 10. Photo by Staff Sgt. Blair Heusdens
Florida National Guard flight medics train with Shands counterparts
June 16, 2010

CECIL FIELD, Fla. (June 16, 2010) – Flight medics from Company C (Air Ambulance), 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regime ...

uAV fielding at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center. Photo by Staff Sgt. Blair Heusdens
Florida National Guard fielding Shadow unmanned aerial system
June 16, 2010

STARKE, Fla. (June 16, 2010) – It’s a process that has been years in the making: the Florida National Guard is n ...

Col. Rafael Ribas (left), commander of 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, at Camp Virginia, Kuwait, discusses the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles belonging to his unit with Brig. Gen. James Tyre, Chief of Staff for the Florida Army National Guard, May 12. Tyre took a tour of Kuwait to visit the 53rd IBCT along with state Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Hosford. Courtesy photo
Chief of Staff and State Command Sergeant Major visit 53rd Soldiers in Kuwait
June 10, 2010

By Sgt. Christopher Milbrodt 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait (June 10, 2010) — Brig. Gen. J ...

RTI ribbon cutting. Courtesy photo
Camp Blanding celebrates completion of Regional Training Institute
June 9, 2010

STARKE, Fla. (June 9, 2010)  –Many sites at Camp Blanding speak to the base’s rich history as a training facil ...

Florida Governor Charlie Crist (left) presents the 2010 Governor's Award to Adjutant General of Florida Maj. Gen. Douglas Burnett during the Governor's Hurricane Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., May 27. The annual award is given to an individual who has made an outstanding, major contribution to the cause of hurricane preparedness, response, recovery, mitigation or research in the State of Florida. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
Florida’s Adjutant General receives governor’s award for domestic response
June 3, 2010

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (June 3, 2010) – The Adjutant General of Florida was recently lauded by Florida Gov. Charli ...