Article: FLORIDA NATIONAL GUARD READY TO ASSIST AFTER TORNADO STRIKE

The U.S. Department of Defense's American Forces Information Service issued the following press release:

By Gerry J. GilmoreAmerican Forces Press Service

More than 8,000 Florida National Guard members are ready to assist local authorities after a tornado touched down in the central part of the state early this morning, a Florida National Guard spokesman said today.

A Florida Air National Guard helicopter is flying Gov. Charlie Crist over the damage area, which includes DeLand, Fla., about 30 to 50 miles northeast of Orlando, Florida National Guard spokesman Lt. Col. Ron Tittle said.

Tittle said Florida National Guard headquarters in St. Augustine has been communicating all day with the ...

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