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  • Florida Guardsmen particiapte in health seminar in Guyana

    Four Florida Air National Guardsmen from the 125th Fighter Wing Medical Group recently participated in a Health Disaster Management Seminar in Guyana as part of Florida's State Partnership Program. Col. John Gallagher, Maj. Patrick Lanaghan, Master Sgt. Steven Viesselmann and Master Sgt. Brenda

  • Col. Jim Eifert assumed command of the 125th Fighter Wing Jan. 9.

    Brig. Gen. Bob Branyon relinquished command of the 125th Fighter Wing to Col. James Eifert during a change-of-command ceremony on Jan. 9 in front of servicemembers, family and friends, and distinguished guests.Branyon was recently promoted and became the chief of staff for the Florida Air National

  • Florida Air Guard’s Branyon promoted to brigadier general

    During an afternoon ceremony at the historic St. Francis Barracks in downtown St. Augustine, Branyon was pinned with the new rank by his wife Leslie, and Adjutant General of Florida Maj. Gen. Emmett Titshaw Jr.Branyon, who has served as commander of the 125th Fighter Wing in Jacksonville since 2008,

  • Playing with 'Attitude'

    The Guardsmen from the Florida Air National Guard's 125th Fighter Wing thought their hard-rock cover band would only provide some much-needed entertainment at the Jacksonville F-15 base, and with the base commander's permission they started playing unit parties and events.Now, after a few years of

  • Continuous Process Improvement at the 125th Fighter Wing

    Known by different terms in different industries, CPI is the ongoing effort to reduce unnecessary effort while also reducing errors. Basically, CPI aims to take the shortest path to the best results.While the Air Force as a whole has taken steps to become more efficient, the 125th Fighter Wing has

  • Guard's first F-35 pilot ready for action at new squadron

    Florida Air National Guard pilot Maj. Jay Spohn arrived at the 58th Fighter Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base this summer, and said he is ready to begin training and honing the skills it will take to master the F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter.As the only National Guardsman at the Air Force's

  • Florida National Guard welcomes the new adjutant general

    STARKE, Fla. -- Soldiers and Airmen from all over the state stood with the sun shining on their shoulders, defying the heat with nothing but a slight breeze to take the edge off. With the light of summer blazing down on Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, these servicemembers remained steadfast

  • Operation Unified Response-Haiti Relief

    January 12, 2010, a 7.7 magnitude devastated the city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. While the epicenter was located 25 miles to the west, the destruction suffered by the city was tremendous. The Haitian government initially estimated the death toll in the 230,000 range. Over 300,000 people were injured

  • New F-15 radar debuts at Florida's 125th Fighter Wing

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 13, 2010) - The Air National Guard unveiled an upgrade to the radar system for its F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft during a ceremony at Florida's 125th Fighter Wing, April 12, giving the jets greater capabilities while reducing maintenance costs.The new Raytheon radar system

  • Order from Chaos: 601st AOC supports Haiti relief

    On Jan. 12 at 4:53 p.m., the most destructive earthquake ever recorded on the small island nation of Haiti occurred and brought widespread devastation to more than three quarters of a million people. Port-au-Prince's main seaport was destroyed and most roads were impassible, leaving airlift into