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Army Gen. Frank Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, right, testifies to the Senate Armed Services Committee on the impact on the Defense Department of sequestration and a yearlong continuing resolution at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 12, 2013. (Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill)
Grass: Sequestration devastating to National Guard, Defense Department
February 13, 2013

By Army Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill National Guard Bureau ARLINGTON, Va. (Feb. 12, 2013) –Sequestration and a ye ...

Lt. Col. John Pelleritti, commander of the 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, leads his Soldiers on the parade field during a ceremony, February 9, 2013, honoring the 50th Anniversary of the Battalion at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center. Photo by Sgt. Karen Kozub
Florida’s Special Forces celebrate 50 years
February 10, 2013

Story by Sgt. Christopher Vann STARKE, Fla. (Feb. 10,2013) - With so much history surrounding the 50th anniversary of th ...

Spc. Joshua Branham bench pressing 165lbs which got him to win his age group for both Armed Forces Championships. Courtesy photo
Camp Blanding Soldiers ready for powerlifting competition
January 17, 2013

Story courtesy Chief Warrant Officer Robert Starnes CAMP BLANDING JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Fla. (Jan. 17, 2013)– Three S ...

Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, along with local community leaders and state legislators rededicated two Army National Guard armories January 12. The Lakeland armory is 39-years-old, while the Dade City armory is 58.The rededications are a small step in the renovation and modernizing of 51 out of the 61 armories throughout Fla. The Florida Armory Revitalization Program ensures the facilities are as energy efficient as possible and in serviceable condition. If the current fiscal budget for this program of 15 million dollars per year is maintained, all 51 armories will be completed by 2016. Both armories are home to Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 116th Field Artillery Regiment from the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team.(U.S.Army Photo by Sgt Christopher L. Milbrodt/released)
Two central Florida armories rededicated by Lt. Gov. Carroll
January 17, 2013

By Sgt. Christopher Milbrodt 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team LAKELAND, Fla. (Jan. 17, 2013) – Lt. Gov. Jennifer ...

Multinational service members stand on a podium for the opening ceremony of exercise Yama Sakura (YS) 63 in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, Japan on Dec. 6, 2012. YS is an annual, bilateral exercise between the U.S. military and the Japan Self-Defense Force. YS is the largest command post exercise that focuses predominately on the bilateral and joint planning, coordination and interoperability of ground based elements of the U.S./Japan security alliance. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jess Williams/Released)
Air defense Soldiers partner with Japanese for Yama Sakura
December 21, 2012

By Maj. Tina Madovoy, 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade CAMP SENDAI, Japan (December 21, 2012) – Soldiers from t ...

GOV. SCOTT ANNOUNCES FLORIDA’S NOVEMBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECLINE TIED FOR LARGEST DROP IN 20 YEAR
December 21, 2012

TALLAHASSEE— Governor Rick Scott today announced that Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 8.1 ...

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Inspection time for America’s AOC
December 11, 2012

By Capt. Jared Scott 601st AOC Public Affairs TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (Dec. 11, 2012) – An Air Combat Command ...

Soldiers from the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team stand in formation during the brigade change of command ceremony, Dec. 1, 2012. Photo by Staff Sgt. Aidana Baez)
53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team changes hands
December 6, 2012

By Staff Sgt. Aidana Baez, 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (Dec. 6, 2012) – Soldiers from the 53 ...

Sgt. Lisa Adamski of the 690th Military Police Company perfects the marinara sauce that she and the rest of her team served the Philip A. Connelly Food Service Competition evaluators at Camp Blanding on Nov. 17. Photo by Capt. Theresa DiPinto
690th Military Police Company competes for national title during the Philip A. Connelly Food Service Competition
November 21, 2012

By Capt. Theresa DiPinto 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade STARKE, Fla. (Nov. 21, 2012) –The Food Service and S ...

Sgt. Shannon D. Bridges, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 53rd Brigade Support Battalion, shows a class of students from Shore Acres Elementary School a vehicle used to transport patients to a medical facility November 15, 2012, in St. Petersburg, Fla., during the Great American Teach-in. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Aidana Baez/released)
53rd IBCT Soldiers participate in Great American Teach-in
November 16, 2012

By Staff Sgt. Aidana Baez, 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team PINELLAS PARK, Fla, (November 16, 2012) – Soldiers fr ...