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  • 601st Airman named Air Force Female Athlete of the Year

    When she was just 5 years old, Karrie Warren was already learning to hit softballs in her family's Fort Lauderdale, Fla., backyard. The balls were pitched patiently, one after the other, by an encouraging father who saw something special in his little girl's extraordinary ability to connect a bat

  • Fla. Air National Guard's 101st AOG enhances Haiti air operations

    Florida Guardsmen have been working to assist the Haitian government, Federal Aviation Administration, and U.S. Southern Command in coordinating the flow of supplies into Port-Au-Prince Airport in Haiti since Friday.The unique capabilities of the Fla. AOG were relied upon to establish the Haitian

  • 125th Fighter Wing is on the short list for basing the F-35A Lightning II

    This is the first time in history that the Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve has been considered as a "concurrent and proportional" candidate for a brand new fighter. In years past, the Air Force normally based its newest jets exclusively at active duty bases."We are truly a Total Force and

  • Guard Bureau Chief returns to roots for Florida F-16 dedication

    As an F-16 instructor pilot at the Florida Air National Guard's 125th Fighter Wing he helped train a force of pilots ready to counter airborne threats from the Soviet military, and protect a nation during the last years of the Cold War. On Sunday, Oct. 4, the lasting legacy of the F-16 fighter jet

  • Florida honors Airmen of the Year for 2009

    Aug. 22. The Airmen - selected as the 2009 Outstanding Airmen of the Year - were presented awards for their dedication and achievement during the annual ceremony by Commander of the Florida Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Joseph Balskus. The general called the Airmen the "best of the best" and asked

  • Raptors and Eagles fly together for Jacksonville training

    Fighter pilots from the Florida Air National Guard are conducting joint training between F-22s from Tyndall Air Force Base's 325th Fighter Wing and F-15 Eagles from the Jacksonville-based 125th Fighter Wing. The joint training exercise between the F-22s and the F-15s is a first for the 125th Fighter

  • Air Guard's 290th communicators prepare for missions in 'harm's way'

    The Airmen were honored during a pre-deployment ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base, Aug. 16, where Florida Air National Guard Commander Brig. Gen. Joseph Balskus called the 290th JCSS the "most outstanding communications squadron in the nation last year." During the ceremony the general lauded the

  • 202nd RED HORSE completes rigorous inspection

    That was the assessment of Florida Air National Guard Commander Brig. Gen. Joseph Balskus on a Unit Compliance Inspection (UCI) completed this week on the 202nd RED HORSE Squadron. Brig. Gen. Balskus said RED HORSE had "zero areas that did not comply! Only one other time in RED HORSE history did

  • Combat weather Airmen test out new initiative

    The TFI proposes the need to consolidate training locations and resources for combat weather Airmen. The 30-day "Cyclogenesis" exercise will put the initiative to work by using the resources available at the Camp Blanding Joint Training Center and instructors from the Florida National Guard to

  • Florida Air National Guard Recruiters are now community based.

    Assistant Adjutant General and Florida Air National Guard Commander, Brig. Gen. Joseph G. Balskus, was on hand for the festivities. After cutting the ribbon and touring the new office, Brig. Gen. Balskus said the more accessible facility "gives recruiting that community connection and is ushering in