Home » Archives for July 2012

James Anthony Coleman II, a former NFL player and Chief Executive Officer for Godspeed Elite Sports Performance, coaches Soldiers from the Florida National Guard's 254th Transportation Battalion during a physical training session during the unit's annual training at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, July 26, 2012. Coleman and his peers are using their knowledge and expertise in physical fitness and nutrition to give back to those who serve. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Blair Heusdens
’90 days to success’
July 27, 2012

Former NFL players help Guardsmen reach their fitness goals STARKE, Fla. (July 26, 2012) – Soldiers from the Florida N ...

Lt. Col. Daren Van Aulen (right) takes his new unit's guidon from Commander of the Florida Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Joseph Balskus, July 22, 2012, at MacDill Air Force Base. Van Aulen assumed command of the 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron from Lt. Col. Loretta Lombard. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
Van Aulen takes command of 290th JCSS at MacDill
July 27, 2012

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (July 27, 2012) – The 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron (JCSS) welcomed its new ...

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery fire an Avenger stinger missile during their Live Fire Exercise at Fort Stewart, Ga., July 21, 2012, as part of their annual training. Photo by Capt. Theresa DiPinto
Florida Air Defenders shoot drones out of the sky during live fire exercise
July 24, 2012

FORT STEWART, Ga. (July 24, 2012) – Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery tested the skills of ...

FGO - IMG_0432
13th Army Band assists South American partnership mission
July 17, 2012

By Staff Sgt. Ralph Morales 13th Army Band GUYANA (July 17­­­­, 2012) –The Florida Army National Guard’s 13t ...

Staff Sgt. Keith Griffin of the 690th Military Police Company proudly displays the finished chicken parmesan during the Philip A. Connelly Food Service Competition at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center. Courtesy photo
690th Military Police Company Food Service Team heats up Connelly Competition
July 16, 2012

    CAMP BLANDING, Fla. (July 16, 2012) – Soldiers from the 690th Military Police Company participated t ...

Soldiers from the Florida Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, bow their heads during a benediction at the unit's deployment ceremony in Sarasota, Fla., July 14, 2012. More than 200 Soldiers from the unit were deploying for a year to provide air defense support in the National Capital Region. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
Sarasota unit departs for year-long Air Defense mission
July 15, 2012

SARASOTA, Fla. (July 15, 2012) – Nearly 130 members of the Florida Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 265th A ...

Aviators from the Florida National Guard's Detachment 1, Company H, 171st Aviation prepare to take specialists from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on a daily observation flight over the Gulf of Mexico on a C-23 Sherpa airplane during Deepwater Horizon response operations, June 22, 2010. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
Brooksville aviators earn ‘unit of the year’ award
July 13, 2012

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. (July 13, 2012) – The Operational Support Airlift Agency (OSAA) recently honored Detachment 1, C ...

flng_image
National Guard to host virtual Diversity update
July 11, 2012

By Army National Guard Sgt. Darron Salzer National Guard Bureau ARLINGTON, Va. (July 11, 2012) – The office of Di ...

Lt. Col. Dan Mahnke, deputy state surgeon for the Florida National Guard, speaks to health care professionals from the Regional Security System countries of Dominica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Barbados and Antigua during a subject matter exchange on electronic medical records management in St. Augustine, Fla., July 11, 2012. The National Guard's State Partnership Program facilitated the exchange to promote improved continuity of care for Caribbean security forces. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Blair Heusdens
Florida National Guard shares knowledge on electronic medical records
July 11, 2012

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (July 11, 2012) – The Florida National Guard hosted five health care professionals from the Region ...