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Tampa Bay Times1y
Florida State Guard unit received weapons training for migrant responses
The training sessions, authorized this summer following a surge in migrant arrivals by boat to the Keys, mostly from Cuba and Haiti, were for a specialized unit of the Florida State Guard ...
Miami Herald1y
To respond to migrants, Florida sought weapons training for special State Guard unit
The training sessions, authorized this summer following a surge in migrant arrivals by boat to the Keys, mostly from Cuba and Haiti, were for a specialized unit of the Florida State Guard ...
Military Times1y
Florida expands state defense force, establishes it as permanent unit
The recent bill requires the director to organize a specialized unit within the Florida State Guard, all members of which will be “vested with authority to bear arms, detect, and apprehend while ...
Orlando Sentinel2y
Prison A/C advocates press on as state shares few details from portable cooler pilot
The demonstration followed a campaign from State ... South Unit of the Central Florida Reception Center in Orlando, on Friday, May 14, 2021. Advocates say a lack of A/C at most Florida prison ...