{"id":248072,"date":"2024-08-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=248072"},"modified":"2024-08-07T20:17:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T20:17:52","slug":"florida-national-guard-assists-in-wake-of-debby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=248072","title":{"rendered":"Florida National Guard assists in wake of Debby"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Over 3,000 Florida National Guard troops were activated to provide support and ensure rapid response to affected areas as the state braced for Hurricane Debby. The Guardsmen stood ready to assist the lead agency \u2013 the State Emergency Response Team \u2013 as needed and directed by the governor.
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\n Florida Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1-265th Air Defense Artillery Battalion clear roads of debris during Hurricane Debby response operations in Lafayette County, Fla., on Aug. 5, 2024.
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\n Pfc. Seth Figueroa, an air defense battle management system operator with the 1-265th Air Defense Artillery Battalion, clears roads during Hurricane Debby response operations in Lafayette County, Fla., on Aug. 5, 2024.
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\n Florida Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1-265th Air Defense Artillery Battalion clear roads of debris during Hurricane Debby response operations in Lafayette County, Fla., on Aug. 5, 2024.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. \u2014 Over 3,000 Florida National Guard troops were activated to provide support and ensure rapid response to affected areas as the state braced for Hurricane Debby.<\/p>\n

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 54 counties, later updated to 61, and ordered the Florida National Guard Soldiers and Airmen to prepare to respond to the storm on August 1, 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is nothing new for the Florida Guard,\u201d said Army Col. Jeremey Davis, commander of the 50th Regional Support Group. \u201cGetting activated during hurricane season is no surprise. We are well prepared to support the civilian authorities however needed. We\u2019ll be working closely with state and local agencies for as long as we\u2019re needed, and we can also call on out-of-state partners as necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Florida Army National Guard 1st Squadron Commander, Lt. Col. Daniel S. Brown, with the 153rd Cavalry Regiment, discusses potential impacted areas of Hurricane Debby at the Franklin County Emergency Operations Center with Franklin County Director of Emergency Management Jennifer Daniels. Over 3,000 Florida National Guard troops have been activated to provide support and ensure rapid response to affected areas as the state braces for the storm.
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\n Florida Army National Guard 1st Squadron Commander, Lt. Col. Daniel S. Brown, with the 153rd Cavalry Regiment, discusses potential impacted areas of Hurricane Debby at the Franklin County Emergency Operations Center with Franklin County Director of Emergency Management Jennifer Daniels. Over 3,000 Florida National Guard troops have been activated to provide support and ensure rapid response to affected areas as the state braces for the storm.
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\n Florida Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment prepares Blackhawks at the Tallahassee International Airport for support operations in response to Hurricane Debby on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024.
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\n Soldiers from the 868th Engineer Company conduct a high-water rescue operation in Live Oak, Fla., following flooding from Hurricane Debby. The Florida National Guard is dedicated to response efforts to support the community and assist residents during the storm.
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In preparation for a worst-case scenario \u2014 long before any landfall \u2014 the FLNG assigned the 927th Combat Service Support Battalion\u2019s Soldiers to staff the State Logistics Resource Center in Central Florida. The SLRC is a 200,000-square-foot warehouse that stores water, food and other emergency resources for distribution to affected areas throughout Florida after a natural disaster.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t wait until the storm hits to call up the Guard, so we get our people in uniform and into position ahead of time,\u201d Davis said. \u201cWe mobilized for Hurricane Idalia less than a year ago; we know how it\u2019s done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Florida Army National Guard\u2019s 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment, prepared Black Hawk helicopters at the Tallahassee International Airport for support operations on Aug. 5.<\/p>\n

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Soldiers from the 1-265th Air Defense Artillery Battalion conducted route clearing and debris removal on city streets in Lafayette County August 5 to help reopen the community. The ADA Soldiers also supported an assisted living facility ahead of the storm Aug. 4.<\/p>\n

Florida Army National Guard Soldiers with the 868th Engineer Company conducted high-water rescues in Suwannee County, including within the city of Live Oak.<\/p>\n

The Florida National Guard continues to collaborate with the lead agency \u2014 the State Emergency Response Team \u2014 as needed and directed by the governor.<\/p>\n

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