Department of Military Affairs http://dma.myflorida.com The home of the Florida National Guard Thu, 16 May 2013 11:47:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Sequestration and Continuing Resolution Update – May 15, 2013 http://dma.myflorida.com/sequestration-and-continuing-resolution-update-may-15-2013/ http://dma.myflorida.com/sequestration-and-continuing-resolution-update-may-15-2013/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 11:46:39 +0000 Maj. Gen. Emmett R. Titshaw Jr. http://dma.myflorida.com/?p=2470 Florida National Guard Team, Yesterday, May 14, the Secretary of Defense announced the furlough implementation plan for civilian employees. Florida National Guard (FLNG) technicians will have up to 11 days… read more →

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]]> http://dma.myflorida.com/sequestration-and-continuing-resolution-update-may-15-2013/feed/ 0 Sequestration and Continuing Resolution Update – May 10, 2013 http://dma.myflorida.com/sequestration-and-continuing-resolution-update-may-10-2013/ http://dma.myflorida.com/sequestration-and-continuing-resolution-update-may-10-2013/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 13:14:50 +0000 Maj. Gen. Emmett R. Titshaw Jr. http://dma.myflorida.com/?p=2441 Florida National Guard Team, We have not yet received official DoD guidance regarding the length of anticipated military technician furloughs or potential start date, and I understand how frustrating this… read more →

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]]> http://dma.myflorida.com/sequestration-and-continuing-resolution-update-may-10-2013/feed/ 0 Sequestration and Continuing Resolution Update – May 03, 2013 http://dma.myflorida.com/sequestration-and-continuing-resolution-update-may-03-2013/ http://dma.myflorida.com/sequestration-and-continuing-resolution-update-may-03-2013/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 12:27:11 +0000 Maj. Gen. Emmett R. Titshaw Jr. http://dma.myflorida.com/?p=2398 Florida Guard Team, No new news regarding sequestration; however, we anticipate that the Secretary of Defense will make a decision soon on the scope of federal military technician and civilian… read more →

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]]> http://dma.myflorida.com/sequestration-and-continuing-resolution-update-may-03-2013/feed/ 0 Explosive noise on Camp Blanding will increase May 1-18 http://dma.myflorida.com/explosive-noise-on-camp-blanding-will-increase-may-1-18/ http://dma.myflorida.com/explosive-noise-on-camp-blanding-will-increase-may-1-18/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:35:36 +0000 Ron Tittle http://dma.myflorida.com/?p=2396 WHO – Florida National Guard and Dept. of Military Affairs WHAT – The Camp Blanding Joint Training Center will have explosions on the post near Starke, Fla., as the Florida… read more →

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]]> http://dma.myflorida.com/explosive-noise-on-camp-blanding-will-increase-may-1-18/feed/ 0 CNGB Message on Sexual Assault Prevention http://dma.myflorida.com/cngb-message-on-sexual-assault-prevention/ http://dma.myflorida.com/cngb-message-on-sexual-assault-prevention/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:54:04 +0000 Maj. Gen. Emmett R. Titshaw Jr. http://dma.myflorida.com/?p=2380 “Sexual assault is a crime…a persistent problem that violates everything we stand for. We must do everything we can do to protect our men and women from sexual assault, and… read more →

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]]> http://dma.myflorida.com/cngb-message-on-sexual-assault-prevention/feed/ 0 Military Technician Survey http://dma.myflorida.com/military-technician-survey/ http://dma.myflorida.com/military-technician-survey/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:52:30 +0000 Maj. Gen. Emmett R. Titshaw Jr. http://dma.myflorida.com/?p=2373 Florida National Guard Team, Last night, our military technician force received an online survey for OSD to help determine the “feasibility and advisability of terminating the military technician as a… read more →

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]]> http://dma.myflorida.com/military-technician-survey/feed/ 0 Sequestration and Continuing Resolution Update – April 19, 2013 http://dma.myflorida.com/sequestration-and-continuing-resolution-update-april-19-2013/ http://dma.myflorida.com/sequestration-and-continuing-resolution-update-april-19-2013/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:31:41 +0000 Maj. Gen. Emmett R. Titshaw Jr. http://dma.myflorida.com/?p=2340 Florida National Guard Team, Another week has passed without significant change to potential furlough actions.  In almost every DoD congressional testimony this week, DoD leadership emphasized the devastating effects of… read more →

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]]> http://dma.myflorida.com/sequestration-and-continuing-resolution-update-april-19-2013/feed/ 0 Florida’s WMD disaster response unit saved from elimination http://dma.myflorida.com/floridas-wmd-disaster-response-unit-saved-from-elimination/ http://dma.myflorida.com/floridas-wmd-disaster-response-unit-saved-from-elimination/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:48:13 +0000 Ron Tittle http://dma.myflorida.com/?p=2248 ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – A Florida National Guard unit based in Pinellas County and designed to respond to weapons of mass destruction incidents was saved from possible elimination this week,… read more →

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]]> http://dma.myflorida.com/floridas-wmd-disaster-response-unit-saved-from-elimination/feed/ 0 Sexual Assault Awareness Month http://dma.myflorida.com/sexual-assault-awareness-month/ http://dma.myflorida.com/sexual-assault-awareness-month/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:23:46 +0000 Maj. Gen. Emmett R. Titshaw Jr. http://dma.myflorida.com/?p=2192 Florida National Guard Team, The Department of Defense, to include the FLNG, is observing the ninth annual Sexual Assault Awareness Month during April 2013.  This year’s theme is “We own… read more →

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]]> http://dma.myflorida.com/sexual-assault-awareness-month/feed/ 0 Sequestration and Continuing Resolution Update – April 12, 2013 http://dma.myflorida.com/sequestration-and-continuing-resolution-update-april-12-2013/ http://dma.myflorida.com/sequestration-and-continuing-resolution-update-april-12-2013/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:57:07 +0000 Maj. Gen. Emmett R. Titshaw Jr. http://dma.myflorida.com/?p=2101 Florida Guard Team, The President released his 2014 Defense Budget proposal on Wednesday, 10 April. The stated objectives for the budget are (1) Support to troops at war in Afghanistan,… read more →

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