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Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Newman demonstrates proper camoflage techniques during the battalion's Scout tryouts on March 24, 2012. Photo by Pfc. Erick Vargas
Hurricane Battalion Soldiers test to become Scouts
March 29, 2012

By Sgt. 1st Class Dave Sullivan 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment MIAMI (March 29, 2012) – Twenty-nine Soldie ...

A six-pound bear cub born on Camp Blanding Joint Training Center is examined by biologists from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), March 25, 2012. The cub is one of two cubs born in January to a 180-bound black bear on the Natioanl Guard training post. Photo by Debra Cox
Camp Blanding bear cubs examined by FWC biologists
March 28, 2012

    By Karen Parker Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission            STARKE, Fla. (Marc ...

Adjutant General of Florida Maj. Gen. Emmett Titshaw Jr. (right) accepts the “Great Floridian” award for Lt. Gen. Albert Hazen Blanding (pictured on screen) from Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner on behalf of the Florida National Guard, in Tallahassee, Fla., March 21, 2012. Photo by Elliott McCaskill, Executive Office of the Governor of Florida
Former Chief of National Guard Bureau named as ‘Great Floridian’
March 23, 2012

  TALLAHASSEE (March 23, 2012) – A Florida National Guard Soldier and former Chief of the National Guard Bur ...

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BRING IT: AR-MEDCOM’s grueling ‘Best Warrior Competition’
March 22, 2012

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (March 22, 2012) — Thirteen of the finest U.S. Army Reserve Warriors Medics from around the co ...

Sgt. 1st Class Michael Riban, Operations Non-Commissioned Officer for Company A, Sgt. 1st Class Steven Munch, Operations NCO for Company B, Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Tambling, a Recruiter from Coral Springs and Sgt. 1st Class Jason Keen, a Recruiter from Sarasota beat out four teams from across Florida to represent the Florida National Guard at the upcoming Marksmanship Area Command III Area Combat Regional Marksmanship competition at Camp Buckner, N.C., March 23-25 and the Winston P. Wilson Championship Matches at Camp Robinson, Ark., April 23-27. Contributed photo
Recruiters set to represent Florida at regional, national rifle competitions
March 20, 2012

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (March 20, 2012) – A team of four Soldiers from the Florida National Guard’s Recruiting and Rete ...

Maj. David Brown from the Florida Air National Guard's 125th Fighter Wing (left) discusses the equipment on his unit's RC-26 airplane with Earl Bowen from the Regional Security System (RSS) during a state partnership exchange in Jacksonville, March 14, 2012. The three-day informational exchange was part of Florida’s ongoing State Partnership with the RSS, and centered around repairs, upgrades and training on the RC-26 fixed wing aircraft. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
Sitting across from friends
March 20, 2012

Florida and Barbados exchange aviation practices during State Partnership meeting JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 20, 2012) & ...

Students participate in a small group exercise during a resilience training assistant (RTA) class at the Regional Training Institute at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, March 14, 2012. The Florida National Guard is implementing resilience training throughout the force to train Soldiers to deal with stress and bounce back from adversity. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Blair Heusdens
Making every Soldier a problem solver
March 16, 2012

Instilling resilience in the Florida National Guard STARKE, Fla. (March 16, 2012) – Bad things happen to people every ...

A HIMARS Multiple Launch Rocket System fires during a training session at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Fla., March 9, 2012. HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) is the newest asset of the Florida Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 116th Field Artillery Regiment. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
Florida Guardsmen fire HIMARs for the first time at Camp Blanding
March 15, 2012

STARKE, Fla. (March 14, 2012) – The Florida National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 116th Field Artillery Regiment demon ...

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Florida National Guard officer receives prestigious leadership award
March 15, 2012

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (March. 15, 2012) – Capt. Benjamin Ruffner, Plans and Operations Officer for the Florida Natio ...

As part of new Department of Defense strategic guidance and the proposed Fiscal Year 2013 President’s Budget, the Florida Air National Guard's 114th Range Operations Squadron (ROPS) based at Patrick Air Force Base will be deactivated, along with its 122 personnel. The unit consists of 105 traditional Guardsmen and 17 full-time personnel, and supports range safety operations for space launches at nearby Cape Canaveral. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
Florida National Guard to lose space launch unit as part of Air Force budget cuts
March 8, 2012

114th Range Operations Squadron to be eliminated, 113 personnel affected ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (March 8, 2012) – On ...