National Guard to assist with COVID-19 vaccinations at Regency site
Jacksonville’s only state-run vaccination site to get aid
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The National Guard is sending airmen from the 125th Fighter Wing to assist with COVID-19 vaccinations at Jacksonville’s only state run-site.
Sixty airmen will help vaccinate those eligible to get the shot at Regency Square Mall. More than 7,000 vaccines were administered at the site in the first seven days.
“As we’ve seen since last year, our airmen are poised and ready to react at a moment’s notice,” said Col. Matthew French, 125th Fighter Wing commander. “We are proud to continue the fight against this virus as the state looks to use all its available resources to distribute vaccines and expand testing capacity.”
The Guard isn’t going home. Leaders fear retention may suffer January 28 Hundreds of National Guard troops hold inside the Capitol Visitor s Center to reinforce security at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. The House of Representatives is pursuing an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump for his role in inciting an angry mob to storm the Capitol last week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) On the morning of Jan. 20, two divisions’ worth of National Guard troops around 26,000, according to National Guard Bureau data shared with Military Times from 50 states and three territories stood watch in the nation’s capital for the inauguration of President Joseph Biden. Some even rode the Metro to their posts, helmets on and rifles slung.
National Guard soldiers recalled from D.C as governors slam conditions while protecting Capitol for Biden inauguration
23 Jan 2021, 23:34
REPUBLICAN governors are pulling their National Guard troops sent to Washington D.C. for Joe Biden s inauguration back home after images of troops sleeping on cold floors spread across social media.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ordered the Florida National Guard troops sent to the Capitol back home - and blamed Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi for their horrible sleeping conditions.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ordered the Florida National troops back home after images showed them sleeping in garagesCredit: Getty Images - Getty
Gov. DeSantis orders Florida National Guard to return home from U.S. Capitol
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered the Florida National Guard soldiers stationed at the U.S. Capitol to return home.
Gov. DeSantis said he ordered Floridaâs Adjutant General to bring the soldiers home Thursday night.
Last night, I ordered our Adjutant General to bring Florida National Guard soldiers home from the National Capital Region. Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) January 22, 2021
The announcement comes after POLITICO, who first broke the news, Washington Post and CNN reported that thousands of National Guard troops were forced to vacate congressional office buildings at the Capitol on Thursday, the order from Capitol Police allegedly forcing them to rest in nearby parking structures.