Article: FLORIDA NATIONAL GUARD PREPARES FOR TROPICAL STORM FAY

The U.S. Army issued the following news release:

By John MyattTech. Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa

The Florida National Guard activated about 125 Soldiers and Airmen for its planning cells and alerted other units in preparation for Tropical Storm Fay as the storm approached Cuba over the weekend.

The Joint Emergency Operations Center was activated in St. Augustine, unit-planning cells were established across the state, and senior leaders were moved to the State Emergency Operations Center here as Florida Gov. Charlie Crist signed an executive order Aug. 16 to support operations in advance of Tropical Storm Fay.

The executive order placed the Florida National Guard under control of the state ...

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