Col. James Eifert (center) is promoted to the rank of brigadier general and officially "pinned" by his wife Beth and the Adjutant General of Florida Maj. Gen. Emmett Titshaw Jr. during a ceremony in St. Augustine, Fla., Feb. 8, 2013. Concurrently Eifert assumed the position of Assistant Adjutant General for Air and Deputy Commander of the Florida Air National Guard. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
Air Guard’s Eifert promoted to brigadier general
February 8, 2013

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (Feb. 8, 2013) – One of the Florida Air National Guard’s top leaders received his general� ...

The Florida National Guard's Capt. Jennifer Hunt was chosen as one of the 2013 Department of Defense€'s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) Exceptional Sexual Assault Response Coordinators (SARC), representing all National Guard SARCs in the nation. Hunt, a resident of St. Augustine, became the Florida National Guard'€™s SARC in January 2010, and has trained more than 100 Florida National Guard victim advocates in sexual assault and harassment response issues. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
Florida Soldier chosen as National Guard’s top Sexual Assault Response Coordinator
January 29, 2013

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (Jan. 29, 2013) – A Florida National Guard Soldier has been selected as one of the nation’s ...

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Florida National Guardsman dies after military vehicle accident in Bradford County
January 16, 2013

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (Jan. 16, 2013) – A Florida Army National Guard Soldier died Tuesday afternoon after he was in ...

Mark Huston (left) a personal financial consultant from the Military and Family Life Consultant Program speaks to attendees during the Florida National Guard's Yellow Ribbon event in Orlando, Jan. 12, 2013. Since 2008 the Florida National Guard has held more than 65 pre-deployment, mid-deployment and reintegration events across the state for deployed Army and Air units. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
Yellow Ribbon support still relevant for deploying Guardsmen
January 13, 2013

ORLANDO (Jan. 13, 2013) – After nearly five years of Yellow Ribbon events, the Florida National Guard’s continu ...

Lt. Col. Randal Efferson, who serves as the deputy commander at Eglin Air Force Base’s 33rd Operations Group, has been selected as Advisor to the USAF Warfare Center located at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Efferson is one of two Florida Air National Guard pilots engaged in the F-35 fighter jet program at Eglin. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
Air Guard’s F-35 trainer takes advisor position at Warfare Center
January 10, 2013

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (Jan. 10, 2013) – One of the Florida Air National Guard’s pioneers in the F-35 fighter jet ...

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Media Advisory: National Guardsmen return to Quincy from Afghanistan mission on Tuesday
January 6, 2013

WHO – Florida Army National Guard’s 869th Engineer Company based in Quincy, Fla.  WHAT – Eighty Soldiers from uni ...

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A ‘strategic’ command: Maj. Gen. Balskus reflects on successes and future of the Florida Air National Guard
December 17, 2012

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (Dec. 17, 2012) – When Maj. Gen. Balskus speaks to you, he looks you directly in the eyes. When he ...

Col. (ret.) Grover “Woody” Barnes (left) and Sgt. 1st Class (ret.) Hollie Jernigan, stand in front of the B. Company, 146th Signal Battalion headquarters in Pensacola, Fla., on Dec. 15, 2012. The two veterans were inducted into the unit Hall of Fame during the recent ceremony. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
Two Florida veterans inducted into Signal battalion’s hall of fame
December 17, 2012

PENSACOLA, Fla. (Dec. 17, 2012) – Two former members of the Florida National Guard were honored recently for their con ...

An LUH-72 helicopter from the Florida Army National Guard's B Company, 2nd Battalion, 151st Aviation Regiment (Security and Support), returns to Cecil Commerce Center in Jacksonville, Dec. 7, 2012, following a 10-month deployment to the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. The unit conducted aerial reconnaissance and security operations as part of Task Force Liberty’s Southwest Border Security mission. The unit was supporting U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the U.S.-Mexico border in southern Texas. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
Florida National Guardsmen return from SW border mission
December 7, 2012

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Dec. 7, 2012) – Fourteen Soldiers from the Florida Army National Guard’s B Company, 2nd Bat ...

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Reflections of Vietnam: Florida Guardsmen share stories of life during war
December 4, 2012

  Story and photos by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa Florida National Guard Public Affairs   With time, memories ...