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The Florida State Guard (FSG) is the state defense force of the U.S. state of Florida. The FSG was created in 1941 to serve as a stateside replacement for the Florida National Guard while the National Guard was deployed abroad during World War II .
In December 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced plans to reestablish the Florida State Guard as a 200-person volunteer force that would act independently of the federal government in disaster relief efforts. [185] The reactivated Florida State Guard was announced in June 2022. [186]
The state mission assigned to the National Guard is "to provide trained and disciplined forces for domestic emergencies or as otherwise provided by state law." The Florida National Guard serves as the state's "defense force". Florida currently has a State Defense Force (SDF), reactivated as of 2022.
The Florida National Guard is ranked 53 out of 54 states and territories in the ratio of Guard personnel to total state population, according to a bipartisan letter authored by Florida’s ...
Flagler County plans to lease 61 acres to the state for a training site and headquarters for the Florida State Guard. Florida State Guard’s $10 million headquarters to include gun range, offices ...
The Florida Army National Guard has a dual federal and state mission. When in federal service, it acts as a reserve component of the United States Army.When activated by the state of Florida, the Army National Guard is tasked with emergency relief support during natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes and forest fires; search and rescue operations; support to civil defense authorities ...
In 1941, Florida created the Florida Defense Force, which later was renamed to the Florida State Guard. Membership was open to all Florida men ages 18 to 60. Most were veterans of World War I.
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