WARNING: Salty language! Use of several curse words.
(from RealClearPolitics) – Jonathan Howard, with Florida’s State Guard Special Missions Unit, assisting with aerial recovery in North Carolina following the damage of Hurricane Helene, delivered a video message explaining what is really happening on the ground.
What is a STATE Guard?
State Guards are different from the National Guard in that they cannot be mobilized for federal service and they are not funded by the federal government.
Under Florida Statute 251 the Florida State Guard shall be used exclusively within the state, or to provide support to other states.
Funded at the state level, the Florida State Guard partners with state and local agencies to deliver rapid response to Florida families [or other states] following an emergency or threat to public safety.
The authorized maximum number of volunteer personnel that may be commissioned, enrolled, or employed as members of the Florida State Guard is 1,500.
The Florida State Guard was created in 2022 (see flsenate.gov) and authorized as a component of the organized guard separate and apart from the Florida National Guard and shall be used exclusively within the state for the purposes stated in this section and may not be called, ordered, or drafted into the armed forces of the United States. Visit the website at floridastateguard.org.
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