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Florida National Guard monitoring late season hurricane in Caribbean
October 25, 2011

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (Oct. 25, 2011) – The Florida National Guard is currently monitoring the track of Hurricane Rina i ...

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Citizen-soldiers lead force protection at Kabul compound
October 21, 2011

By Erik Stetson KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 21, 2011) – A West Point graduate, a former stock broker and a heavy equ ...

Newly promoted Brig. Gen. Michael Calhoun (center) receives congratulations from his wife Sophia and the Adjutant General of Florida Maj. Gen. Emmett Titshaw (right) during a military promotion ceremony at the Calaway Armory in West Palm Beach, Fla., this afternoon. Brig. Gen. Calhoun is the commander of the 83rd Troop Command and has served in the Florida National Guard for more than 30 years. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
83rd Troop Command’s Calhoun promoted to brigadier general
September 26, 2011

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 26, 2011) – Brig. Gen. Michael Calhoun has made history. When the 58-year-old Florida Arm ...

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Florida National Guard to promote newest general
September 21, 2011

Brig. Gen. Michael Calhoun will be first African-American to serve as a general officer in Florida National Guard histor ...

A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) measures the paw of a Florida black bear during a study at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center near Starke, Fla., this summer. Photo courtesy Camp Blanding Enviornmental Office.
Wildlife study at National Guard training facility may yield insight into black bear behavior
September 20, 2011

CAMP BLANDING JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Fla. (Sept. 20, 2011) – A wildlife study at the National Guard’s training post ...

Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll (second from left) and Adjutant General of Florida Maj. Gen. Emmett Titshaw (center) prepare to lay a wreath of flowers at the base of the Global War on Terrorism memorial at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center on the morning of Sept. 11, 2011. Hundreds of military and civilians gathered for the ceremony to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
‘Resilient throughout 10 years of ongoing sustained deployments’
September 11, 2011

Florida National Guard remembers 9-11 with ceremony Sunday morning STARKE, Fla. (Sept. 11, 2011) – Ten years of servic ...

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Florida National Guard to hold 9-11 remembrance ceremony at Camp Blanding
September 8, 2011

CAMP BLANDING JOINT TRAINING CENTER (Sept. 7, 2011) – The Florida National will hold a 9-11 ceremony at Camp Blan ...

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Florida National Guard to commemorate first muster during day-long event at headquarters
August 24, 2011

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (Aug. 23, 2011) – The Florida National Guard and the Florida Department of Military Affairs will c ...

Twenty-six Florida Army National Guard Officer Candidate School (OCS) graduates prepare to take the Oath of Officer and swear-in as second lieutenants during a graduation ceremony at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Aug. 20, 2011. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
‘Ready for responsibility’
August 20, 2011

Florida Army National Guard’s newest officers graduate during military ceremony CAMP BLANDING JOINT TRAINING CENTER, F ...

Adjutant General of Florida Maj. Gen. Emmett R. Titshaw Jr. (left) presents unit colors to incoming commander of the 50th Area Support Group Col. Valeria Gonzalez-Kerr during a change of command ceremony in Homestead, Aug. 14, 2011. Photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
50th Area Support Group welcomes new commander during South Florida ceremony
August 14, 2011

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (Aug. 14, 2011) – Soldiers from throughout Florida gathered at the state’s southernmost National Gua ...