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The unit is headquartered in Orlando, Florida on the site of the former McCoy Air Force Base and is composed of two air defense artillery battalions and one field artillery battalion located at 12 National Guard armories across Central Florida.
The Orlando Armory of the Florida Army National Guard is located within the grounds of the former McCoy AFB, having converted the former McCoy AFB Officers Club into the 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade (FL ARNG) Headquarters.
The 124th Infantry Regiment is a parent regiment of the United States Army, represented in the Florida Army National Guard by the 1st Battalion headquartered in Miramar and 2nd Battalion at Orlando. The two Battalions are elements of the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
The Florida National Guard is the National Guard force of the state of Florida.It comprises the Florida Army National Guard and the Florida Air National Guard.. The United States Constitution charges the National Guard with dual federal and state missions.
Pages in category "Armories in Florida" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. F. Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory
The predecessor of the Florida Army National Guard was a Spanish Florida militia formed in 1565 in the newly established presidio town of St. Augustine.On September 20, 1565, Spanish admiral and Florida's first governor, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, attacked and defended Florida from an attempted French settlement at Fort Caroline, in what is now Jacksonville. [2]
A new 216,424-square-foot (20,106.4 m 2) joint reserve facility to be built at Gateway Center in Pinellas Park was planned as a replacement of three existing outdated and overcrowded facilities, including Fort Hesterly, the J.F. Campbell National Guard Armory in Clearwater, and the Lovejoy U.S. Army Reserve Center in Tampa. Construction of the ...
Armories on the National Register of Historic Places (1 C, 18 P) A. Armories in Alabama (2 P) Armories in Arkansas (1 C, 3 P) Armories in Utah (2 P) C.